LGL GROUP INC - Quarter Report: 2008 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark
One)
xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION
13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
quarterly period ended March 31,
2008
or
¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION
13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
transition period from
to
Commission
File Number: 1-106
THE
LGL GROUP, INC.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Delaware
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38-1799862
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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2525
Shader Rd., Orlando, Florida
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32804
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(407)
298-2000
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(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
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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
¨
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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated
filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
Large
accelerated filer ¨
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Accelerated
filer ¨
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Non-accelerated
filer ¨ (Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller
reporting company x
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable
date.
Class
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Outstanding at May 16,
2008
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Common
Stock, $0.01 par value
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2,171,709
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INDEX
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PART I
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Item 1 —
Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements.
THE LGL GROUP,
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS — UNAUDITED
(In
thousands)
March
31,
2008
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December
31,
2007
(A)
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ASSETS
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Current
Assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 5,510 | $ | 5,233 | ||||
Investments
- marketable securities
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39 | 48 | ||||||
Accounts
receivable, less allowances of $419 and $415, respectively
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6,145 | 6,382 | ||||||
Inventories
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5,260 | 5,181 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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397 | 381 | ||||||
Assets
of Discontinued Operations
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4 | 5 | ||||||
Total
Current Assets
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17,355 | 17,230 | ||||||
Property,
Plant and Equipment:
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Land
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698 | 698 | ||||||
Buildings
and improvements
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5,028 | 5,020 | ||||||
Machinery
and equipment
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12,537 | 12,541 | ||||||
Gross
Property, Plant and Equipment
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18,263 | 18,259 | ||||||
Less:
Accumulated Depreciation
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(13,420 | ) | (13,196 | ) | ||||
Net
Property, Plant and Equipment
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4,843 | 5,063 | ||||||
Deferred
Income Taxes
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111 | 111 | ||||||
Other
Assets
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420 | 472 | ||||||
Total
Assets
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$ | 22,729 | $ | 22,876 |
THE LGL GROUP,
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS — UNAUDITED, continued
(In
thousands, except share and per share amounts)
March
31,
2008
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December
31,
2007
(A)
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LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current
Liabilities:
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Note
payable to bank
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$ | 1,621 | $ | 1,035 | ||||
Trade
accounts payable
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2,172 | 2,535 | ||||||
Accrued
compensation expense
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1,766 | 1,481 | ||||||
Accrued
professional fees
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262 | 51 | ||||||
Swap
liability on hedge contracts
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182 | 80 | ||||||
Other accrued expenses
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482 | 640 | ||||||
Current
maturities of long-term debt
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403 | 419 | ||||||
Liabilities
of Discontinued Operations
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185 | 231 | ||||||
Total
Current Liabilities
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7,073 | 6,472 | ||||||
Long-term
debt
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3,954 | 4,035 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities
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11,027 | 10,507 | ||||||
Commitments
and Contingencies
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Shareholders’
Equity:
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Common
stock, $0.01 par value - 10,000,000 shares authorized; 2,188,510 shares
issued; 2,171,709 and 2,167,202 shares outstanding,
respectively
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22 | 22 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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20,868 | 20,921 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(8,656 | ) | (8,066 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
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(211 | ) | (101 | ) | ||||
Treasury
stock, at cost, 16,801 and 21,308 shares, respectively
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(321 | ) | (407 | ) | ||||
Total
Shareholders’ Equity
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11,702 | 12,369 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
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$ | 22,729 | $ | 22,876 |
(A)
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The
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2007 has been derived
from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include
all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.
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See
accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
THE LGL GROUP,
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS — UNAUDITED
(In
thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
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2008
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2007
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REVENUES
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$ | 9,783 | $ | 9,377 | ||||
Cost
and expenses:
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Manufacturing
cost of sales
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7,154 | 7,416 | ||||||
Selling
and administrative
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3,085 | 2,651 | ||||||
OPERATING
LOSS
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(456 | ) | (690 | ) | ||||
Other
income (expense):
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Investment
income
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-- | 1,526 | ||||||
Interest
expense
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(63 | ) | (89 | ) | ||||
Other
income (expense)
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(32 | ) | 163 | |||||
Total
Other Income
(Expense)
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(95 | ) | 1,600 | |||||
INCOME
(LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
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(551 | ) | 910 | |||||
Provision
for income taxes
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(49 | ) | (58 | ) | ||||
INCOME (LOSS)
FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
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(600 | ) | 852 | |||||
Income
(loss) from Discontinued Operations
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10 | (204 | ) | |||||
NET
INCOME
(LOSS)
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$ | (590 | ) | $ | 648 | |||
Weighted
average shares outstanding, basic and diluted.
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2,167,563 | 2,154,702 | ||||||
BASIC
AND DILUTED INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING
OPERATIONS
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$ | (0.28 | ) | $ | 0.40 | |||
BASIC
AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
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0.01 | (0.10 | ) | |||||
BASIC
AND DILUTED NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
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$ | (0.27 | ) | $ | 0.30 |
See
accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
THE LGL GROUP,
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS — UNAUDITED
(In
thousands)
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
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2008
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2007
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OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
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Net
income (loss)
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$ | (590 | ) | $ | 648 | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating
activities:
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Depreciation
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255 | 280 | ||||||
Stock
based compensation
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33 | 21 | ||||||
Amortization
of finite-lived intangible assets
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15 | 29 | ||||||
Gain
realized on sale of marketable securities
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-- | (1,526 | ) | |||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Receivables
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237 | 444 | ||||||
Inventories
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(79 | ) | 818 | |||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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(23 | ) | (1,076 | ) | ||||
Other
assets/liabilities
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20 | (152 | ) | |||||
Net cash used in operating
activities of continuing operations
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(132 | ) | (514 | ) | ||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities of discontinued
operations
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(45 | ) | 231 | |||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
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(177 | ) | (283 | ) | ||||
INVESTING
ACTIVITIES
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Capital
expenditures
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(35 | ) | (38 | ) | ||||
Restricted
cash
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-- | (1,100 | ) | |||||
Proceeds
from sale of marketable securities
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-- | 2,292 | ||||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by investing activities of continuing
operations
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(35 | ) | 1,154 | |||||
Net
cash used in investing activities of discontinued
operations
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-- | (5 | ) | |||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by investing activities
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(35 | ) | 1,149 | |||||
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
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Net
borrowings on note payable to bank
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586 | 324 | ||||||
Repayments
of long-term debt
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(97 | ) | (307 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities of continuing
operations
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489 | 17 | ||||||
Net
cash used in financing activities of discontinued
operations
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-- | (650 | ) | |||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
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489 | (633 | ) | |||||
Increase
in cash and cash equivalents
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277 | 233 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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5,233 | 4,429 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$ | 5,510 | $ | 4,662 | ||||
Supplemental
Disclosure:
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Cash
paid for interest
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$ | 98 | $ | 134 | ||||
Cash
paid for taxes
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$ | 230 | $ | 183 | ||||
Noncash
Financing Transactions:
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Issuance
of treasury shares for vested restricted
stock
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$ | 86 | $ | -- |
See
accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
THE LGL GROUP,
INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
A.
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Subsidiaries
of the Registrant
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As of
March 31, 2008, the Subsidiaries of the Company are as follows:
Owned By LGL
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M-tron
Industries,
Inc.
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100.0 | % | ||
M-tron
Industries,
Ltd.
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100.0 | % | ||
Piezo
Technology,
Inc.
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100.0 | % | ||
Piezo
Technology India Private
Ltd.
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99.9 | % | ||
Lynch
Systems,
Inc.
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100.0 | % |
The
Company operates through its principal subsidiary, M-tron Industries, Inc.
(“Mtron”), which includes the operations of M-tron Industries, Ltd. and Piezo
Technology, Inc. (“PTI”). The combined operations are referred to herein as
“MtronPTI.” MtronPTI has operations in Orlando, Florida, Yankton,
South Dakota and Noida, India. In addition, MtronPTI has a sales
office in Hong Kong. During 2007, the Company sold the operating
assets of Lynch Systems, Inc. (“Lynch Systems”), a subsidiary of the Company, to
an unrelated third party.
On June
19, 2007, in accordance with the Purchase Agreement dated May 17, 2007, as
amended, (the "Purchase Agreement") by and between Lynch Systems and Olivotto
Glass Technologies S.p.A. ("Olivotto"), Lynch Systems completed the sale of
certain of its assets to Lynch Technologies, LLC (the "Buyer"), the assignee of
Olivotto's rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement (see
Note K).
B.
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Basis
of Presentation
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The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of
Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting
of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation
have been included. Operating results for the three-month period ended March 31,
2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the
full year ending December 31, 2008.
The
balance sheet at December 31, 2007 has been derived from the audited financial
statements at that date but does not include all of the information and
footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements. The financial results presented for the
three-month period ended March 31, 2007 have been reclassified to present the
operations of Lynch Systems as discontinued operations (see Note
K).
For
further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and
footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2007.
C.
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Investments
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The
following is a summary of marketable securities (investments) held by the
Company (in thousands):
Cost
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Gross
Unrealized
(Loss)
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Fair
Value
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March
31, 2008
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$ | 68 | $ | (29 | ) | $ | 39 | |||||
December
31, 2007
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$ | 68 | $ | (20 | ) | $ | 48 |
D.
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Inventories
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Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost or market value. At MtronPTI,
inventories are valued using the first-in first-out (“FIFO”) method for 74.5%
and 70.5% of the inventory, as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007,
respectively, and the remaining 25.5% and 29.5% as of March 31, 2008 and
December 31, 2007, respectively, is valued using last-in first-out
(“LIFO”). The Company reduces the value of its inventory to market
value when the market value is believed to be less than the cost of the
item.
March
31,
2008
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December
31,
2007
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(in
thousands)
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Raw
materials
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$ | 2,410 | $ | 2,306 | ||||
Work
in process
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1,582 | 1,498 | ||||||
Finished
goods
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1,268 | 1,377 | ||||||
Total
Inventories
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$ | 5,260 | $ | 5,181 |
Current
cost exceeded the LIFO value of inventory by $287,000 and $266,000 at March 31,
2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.
E.
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Note
Payable to Banks and Long-Term Debt
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March
31, 2008
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December
31,
2007
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Note
Payable:
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(in
thousands)
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Mtron
revolving loan (First National Bank of Omaha (“FNBO”)) at 30-day LIBOR
plus 2.1% (5.18% at March 31, 2008), due June 2008
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$ | 1,621 | $ | 1,035 | ||||
Long-Term
Debt:
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Mtron
term loan (RBC) due October 2010. The note bears interest at
LIBOR Base Rate plus 2.75%. Interest rate swap converts loan to
a fixed rate, at 7.51% at March 31, 2008
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$ | 2,875 | $ | 2,894 | ||||
Mtron
term loan FNBO at 30-day LIBOR plus 2.1%. Interest rate swap converts loan
to a fixed rate, at 5.60% at March 31, 2008, due January
2013
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1,369 | 1,430 | ||||||
Rice
University Promissory Note at a fixed interest rate of 4.5%, due August
2009
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113 | 130 | ||||||
4,357 | 4,454 | |||||||
Current
maturities
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(403 | ) | (419 | ) | ||||
Long
-Term Debt
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$ | 3,954 | $ | 4,035 |
MtronPTI
maintains its own short-term line of credit facility. In general, the
credit facilities are collateralized by property, plant and equipment,
inventory, receivables and common stock of certain subsidiaries and contain
certain covenants restricting distributions to the Company as well as various
financial covenant restrictions. At March 31, 2008, the Company was
in compliance with these covenants.
At March
31, 2008, Mtron’s short-term credit facility with First National Bank of Omaha
(“FNBO”) is $5,500,000, under which there is a
revolving credit loan for $1,621,000. The Revolving Loan bears
interest at 30-day LIBOR plus 2.1% (5.18% at March 31,
2008). On August 1, 2007, Mtron amended its credit agreement
with FNBO which adjusted the interest rate and has a due date for its revolving
loan principal amount of June 30, 2008 with interest only payments due
monthly. The Company is in the process of considering financing options,
including extending this revolving loan with FNBO. There can be no
assurance that such an extension will be obtained if sought.
The
Company had $3,879,000 of unused borrowing capacity under its revolving line of
credit at March 31, 2008, compared to $4,465,000 at December 31,
2007.
On
September 30, 2005, MtronPTI entered into a Loan Agreement with RBC Centura Bank
(“RBC”). The RBC Term Loan Agreement provided for a loan in the
amount of $3,040,000 (the “RBC Term Loan”). The RBC Term Loan bears
interest at LIBOR Base Rate plus 2.75% and is to be repaid in monthly
installments based on a twenty year amortization, with the then remaining
principal balance to be paid on the fifth anniversary of the RBC Term
Loan. The RBC Term Loan is collateralized by a mortgage on the
Company’s Orlando facilities. In connection with this RBC Term Loan,
MtronPTI entered into a five-year interest rate swap from which it receives
periodic payments at the LIBOR Base Rate and make periodic payments at a fixed
rate of 7.51% with monthly settlement and rate reset dates. The
Company has designated this swap as a cash flow hedge in accordance with FASB
133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities.” The fair value of the interest rate swap at March 31,
2008 and December 31, 2007 is ($155,000) and ($80,000), respectively, net of any
tax effect, and is included in “swap liability on hedge contracts” on the
condensed consolidated balance sheets. The value is reflected in
other comprehensive loss, net of any tax effect.
All
outstanding obligations under the RBC Term Loan Agreement are collateralized by
security interests in the assets of MtronPTI. The Loan Agreement
contains a variety of affirmative and negative covenants of types customary in
an asset-based lending facility. The Loan Agreement also contains
financial covenants relating to maintenance of levels of minimal tangible net
worth and working capital, and current, leverage and fixed charge ratios,
restricting the amount of capital expenditures. At March 31, 2008,
the Company was in compliance with these covenants.
On
October 14, 2004, MtronPTI, entered into a Loan Agreement with
FNBO. The FNBO Loan Agreement provided for a loan in the amount of
$2,000,000 (the “Term Loan”). The FNBO Term Loan has been
subsequently amended, with the most recent amendment dated January 24,
2008. Under the recent amendment, the Term Loan was for $1,410,000
and had an interest rate that became fixed through a separate interest rate swap
agreement with FNBO fixing the interest rate at 5.60% through the life of the
Term Loan amendment. The fair value of the interest rate swap at
March 31, 2008 is ($26,000), net of any tax effect, and is included in “swap
liability on hedge contracts” on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The
value is reflected in other comprehensive loss, net of any tax
effect.
F.
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Stock
Based Compensation
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The
Company utilizes the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
123R, “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123-R”) to measure the cost of employee
services in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date
fair value of the award and to recognize cost over the requisite service
period. Compensation expense is recognized for all share-based
payments granted under SFAS 123-R, and all awards granted under SFAS 123 to
employees prior to the effective date that remain unvested on the effective
date. The Company recognizes compensation expense on fixed awards
with pro rata vesting on a straight-line basis over the service
period.
On March
20, 2007, the Company granted 10,000 restricted shares to an executive
officer. This officer subsequently resigned prior to December 31,
2007 without vesting in any shares. On December 31, 2007, the Board
of Directors granted restricted shares to eight of its members at 1,471 shares
each. On January 22, 2008, the Board of Directors granted 1,250
restricted shares to one of its members. All of these shares to the Board
members are to vest ratably over 2008 at the end of each respective
quarter. Total stock compensation related expense for all outstanding
grants for the three month period ended March 31, 2008 was $33,000.
The
Company estimates the fair value of stock based compensation on the date of
grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model for stock option
grants. The Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model requires
subjective assumptions, including future stock price volatility and expected
time to exercise, which greatly affect the calculated values. There
is no expected dividend rate. Historical Company information was the
primary basis for the expected volatility assumption. Prior years
grants were calculated using historical volatility as the Company believes that
the historical volatility over the life of the option is more indicative of the
options expected volatility in the future. The risk-free interest
rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon rates with a remaining term equal
to the expected term of the option. SFAS 123-R also requires forfeitures to be
estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods
if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Based on past
history of actual performance, a zero forfeiture rate has been assumed.
G.
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Earnings
(Loss) Per Share
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The
Company computes earnings (loss) per share in accordance with SFAS
No. 128, “Earnings Per Share.” Basic earnings (loss) per
share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number
of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per
share adjusts basic earnings per share for the effects of stock options,
restricted common stock, and other potentially dilutive financial instruments,
only in the periods in which the effects are dilutive.
The
following securities have been excluded from the diluted earnings (loss) per
share computation because the impact of the assumed exercise of stock options
and unvested restricted stock would have been anti-dilutive:
Three
Months Ended March 31,
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2008
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2007
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Options
to purchase common stock
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200,000 | 200,000 | ||||||
Unvested
restricted stock
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12,264 | 30,000 | ||||||
Total
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212,264 | 230,000 |
H.
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Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
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Other
comprehensive income (loss) includes the changes in fair value of investments
classified as available for sale and the changes in fair values of derivatives
designated as cash flow hedges.
For the
three months ended March 31, 2008, total comprehensive loss was ($700,000),
comprised of net loss of ($590,000) and change in Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss of ($110,000), compared to total comprehensive loss of
($1,140,000) in the three months ended March 31, 2007, which was comprised of
net income of $648,000 and change in Other Comprehensive Loss of
($1,788,000).
The
change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of related tax, for
the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, and components of
accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of related tax at March 31,
2008 and December 31, 2007, are as follows:
March
31,
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2008
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2007
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(in
thousands)
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Balance
beginning of
period
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$ | (101 | ) | $ | 1,790 | |||
Deferred
loss on swap hedge
contracts
|
(101 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||
Unrealized
(loss) gain on available-for-sale securities
|
(9 | ) | 18 | |||||
Reclassification
adjustment for gains included in net income
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-- | (1,796 | ) | |||||
Balance
end of
period
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$ | (211 | ) | $ | 2 |
March
31, 2008
|
December
31, 2007
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(in
thousands)
|
||||||||
Deferred
loss on swap hedge
contracts
|
$ | (182 | ) | $ | (78 | ) | ||
Unrealized
loss on available-for-sale securities
|
(29 | ) | (23 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive
loss
|
$ | (211 | ) | $ | (101 | ) |
I.
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Fair
Value Measurements
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Effective
January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value
Measurements” (“SFAS 157”), which provides a framework for measuring fair value
within generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about
fair value measurements. SFAS 157 defines fair value as the price that would be
received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly
transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS 157
identifies three primary valuation techniques: the market approach, the income
approach and the cost approach. The market approach uses prices and other
relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or
comparable assets or liabilities. The income approach uses valuation
techniques to convert future amounts such as cash flows or earnings, to a single
present amount. The measurement is based on the value indicated by current
market expectations about those future amounts. The cost approach is based
on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity
of an asset.
SFAS 157
establishes a fair value hierarchy and prioritizes the inputs to valuation
techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The fair value
hierarchy gives the highest priority to observable inputs such as quoted prices
in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest
priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The maximization of observable
inputs and the minimization of the use of unobservable inputs are
required. Classification within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the
objectivity of the inputs that are significant to the valuation of an asset or
liability as of the measurement date. The three levels within the fair
value hierarchy are characterized as follows:
Level 1 - Quoted prices
(unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the
Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2 - Inputs other than
quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or
liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include: quoted prices
for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical
or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other
than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and inputs
that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by
correlation or other means.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs
for the asset or liability for which there is little, if any, market activity
for the asset or liability at the measurement date. Unobservable inputs reflect
the Company’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price
the asset or liability. These inputs may include internally developed pricing
models, discounted cash flow methodologies, as well as instruments for which the
fair value determination requires significant management judgment.
The
Company measures financial assets and liabilities at fair value in accordance
with SFAS 157. These measurements involve various valuation techniques and
assume that the transactions would occur between market participants in the most
advantageous market for the Company. The following is a summary of
valuation techniques utilized by the Company for its significant financial
assets and liabilities:
Assets
To
estimate the market value of its marketable securities, the Company obtains
current market pricing from quoted market sources or using pricing for similar
securities. Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized
below.
Quoted
Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level
1)
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Significant
Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
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Significant
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
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March
31, 2008
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Marketable
securities
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$ | 39 | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 39 |
Liabilities
To
estimate the fair of the swap liability on hedge contracts as of the measurement
date, the Company obtains inputs other than quoted prices that are observable
for the liability. Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are
summarized below.
Quoted
Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level
1)
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Significant
Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
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Significant
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
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March
31, 2008
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Swap
liability on hedge contracts
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$ | -- | $ | 181 | $ | -- | $ | 181 |
J.
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Significant
Foreign Sales
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For the
three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, significant foreign revenues to
specific countries were as follows:
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
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Foreign
Revenues:
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2008
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2007
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Malaysia
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$ | 1,587 | $ | 669 | ||||
China
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1,106 | 651 | ||||||
Canada
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518 | 646 | ||||||
Mexico
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430 | 605 | ||||||
Thailand
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423 | -- | ||||||
All
other foreign countries
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1,317 | 1,904 | ||||||
Total
foreign revenues
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$ | 5,381 | $ | 4,475 |
K.
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Discontinued
Operations
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In June
2007, the Company finalized its sale of certain assets and liabilities of Lynch
Systems to a third party. The assets sold under the Purchase
Agreement, as amended, included certain accounts receivable, inventory,
machinery and equipment. The Buyer also assumed certain liabilities of Lynch
Systems, including accounts payable, customer deposits and accrued warranties.
The assets retained by Lynch systems include the land, buildings and some
equipment. The Company intends to sell the land, buildings and remaining
equipment in separate transactions.
As a
result of the sale of Lynch Systems, certain reclassifications of assets,
liabilities, revenues, costs, and expenses have been made to the prior period
financial statements to conform to the March 31, 2008 financial statement
presentation. Specifically, we have reclassified the results of
operations of Lynch Systems for all periods presented to “Loss from Discontinued
Operations” within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations. In addition, the remaining assets and liabilities of the
business divested in 2007 have been reclassified to “Assets of Discontinued
Operations” and “Liabilities of Discontinued Operations” and the assets of the
divested business held for separate sale continue to be classified as held and
used in accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal
of Long-Lived Assets,” and are included within
“Land and Buildings and Improvements.”
Revenues
from discontinued operations were $0 and $1,290,000 for the three months ended
March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Income (loss) from
discontinued operations was $10,000 and ($204,000) for the three months ended
March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
L.
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Commitments
and Contingencies
|
In the
normal course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries may become
defendants in certain product liability, worker claims and other
litigation. The Company and its subsidiaries have no litigation
pending at this time.
M.
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Income
Taxes
|
The
Company files consolidated federal income tax returns, which includes all U.S.
subsidiaries. The Company has a total net operating loss (“NOL”)
carry-forward of $5,378,000 as of December 31, 2007. This NOL expires
through 2027 if not utilized prior to that date. The Company has
research and development credit carry-forwards of approximately $743,000 at
December 31, 2007 that can be used to reduce future income tax liabilities and
expire principally between 2020 and 2027. In addition, the Company
has foreign tax credit carry-forwards of approximately $230,000 at December 31,
2007 that are available to reduce future U.S. income tax liabilities subject to
certain limitations. These foreign tax credit carry-forwards expire
at various times through 2017.
The
Company provided $49,000 for foreign income taxes and $-0- for state taxes in
the three month period.
Due to the uncertainty surrounding the
realization of the favorable U.S. tax attributes in future tax returns, we
continue to record a full valuation allowance against our otherwise recognizable
U.S. net deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, except
for the Company’s $111,000 in AMT deferred tax assets which do not
expire.
N.
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Related
Party Transactions
|
At March
31, 2008, the Company had $5,510,000 of cash and cash equivalents. Of
this amount, $1,103,000 is invested in United States Treasury money market funds
for which affiliates of the Company serve as investment managers to the
respective funds, compared with $1,095,000 of $5,233,000 at December 31,
2007.
Item 2. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Forward
Looking Statements
Information
included or incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may
contain forward-looking statements. This information may involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual
results, performance or achievements to be materially different than the future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and
describe our future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally
identifiable by use of the words “may,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,”
“estimate,” “believe,” “intend” or “project” or the negative of these words or
other variations on these words or comparable terminology.
Results
of Operations
Three
months ended March 31, 2008 compared to three months ended March 31,
2007
Consolidated
Revenues and Gross Margin
Consolidated
revenues from continuing operations increased by $406,000, or 4.3%, to
$9,783,000 for the first quarter 2008 from $9,377,000 for the comparable period
in 2007. The increase is due primarily to an increase in foreign
sales of $906,000 over the comparable period in 2007 offset by a decrease in
domestic sales of $500,000. This growth in foreign sales is driven by
the Company’s customer’s continuing migration of manufacturing into low labor
cost regions.
Consolidated
gross margin from continuing operations as a percentage of revenues for the
first quarter 2008 increased to 26.9% from 20.9% for the comparable period in
2007. The improvement in gross margin reflects the Company’s
continuing efforts to improve upon the yield losses and rework costs at
MtronPTI’s manufacturing operations experienced in 2007.
Operating
Loss
Operating
loss from continuing operations of $456,000 for the first quarter 2008 is an
improvement of $234,000 from the $690,000 operating loss for the comparable
period in 2007. The $234,000 improvement was caused by a 6%, or
$668,000 improvement in gross margin reflecting the Company’s continuing efforts
to improve upon the yield losses and rework costs at MtronPTI’s Orlando
facility, offset by an increase in professional fees of approximately $390,000
primarily due to the Company’s restatement of its financial statements for the
first two quarters of 2007, fiscal 2006 and prior years and its continuing
compliance requirements under Sarbanes-Oxley.
Other
Income (Expenses)
Investment
income from continuing operations decreased $1,526,000 to $0 for the first
quarter 2008. This was due to the sale of substantially all of the
marketable securities that were held for sale during the first quarter
2007. Net interest expense for the first quarter 2008 was $63,000,
compared with $89,000 for the comparable period in 2007 due to the overall
reduction in Company debt in the first quarter of 2008 in relation to the
comparable period in 2007. In the first quarter of 2007, MtronPTI
recognized $173,000 in other income relating to the remeasurement process of
consolidating one of its foreign subsidiaries.
Income
Taxes
The
Company files consolidated federal income tax returns, which includes all
subsidiaries. The income tax provision for the three-month period
ended March 31, 2008 included federal, state and foreign taxes. The
provision gives effect to our estimated tax liability at the end of the
year.
Due to
the uncertainty surrounding the realization of the favorable U.S. tax attributes
in future tax returns, we continue to record a full valuation allowance against
our otherwise recognizable U.S. net deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2008 and
December 31, 2007.
Results
of Discontinued Operations
As a
result of the sale of Lynch Systems in the second quarter of 2007, we have
reclassified the results of operations of Lynch Systems for all periods
presented to “Discontinued Operations” within the Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Operations, in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States.
For the
quarter ended March 31, 2008, the revenues from discontinued operations were $0
and income from discontinued operations was $10,000 compared with revenues of
$1,290,000 and loss from discontinued operations of $204,000 for the first
quarter of 2007.
Net
Loss
Net loss
for the first quarter 2008 was $590,000 compared to net income of $648,000 for
the comparable period in 2007. The first quarter 2008 loss was comprised of a
$600,000 loss from continuing operations and $10,000 income from discontinued
operations. The decrease in income is due to the recognition of $1,526,000 in
investment income during the first quarter of 2007 compared to $0 for
2008.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
Company’s cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities at
March 31, 2008 was $5,549,000 as compared to $5,281,000 at December 31,
2007. MtronPTI had unused borrowing capacity of $3,879,000 under
MtronPTI’s revolving line of credit at March 31, 2008, as compared to $4,465,000
at December 31, 2007. At March 31, 2008, MtronPTI had $1,621,000
outstanding in its revolving loan, compared with $1,035,000 at December 31,
2007.
At March
31, 2008, the Company’s net working capital was $10,461,000 as compared to
$10,984,000 at December 31, 2007 after taking into account the reclassification
of Lynch Systems assets into “Assets or Liabilities of Discontinued
Operations.” At March 31, 2008, the Company had current assets of
$17,351,000 and current liabilities of $6,890,000. After taking
into account the reclassification of Lynch Systems assets into “Assets or
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations,” at December 31, 2007, the Company had
current assets of $17,225,000 and current liabilities of
$6,241,000. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was
2.52 to 1.00 at March 31, 2008, compared to 2.76 to 1.00 at December 31,
2007.
Cash used
in operating activities from continuing operations was $132,000 for the three
months ended March 31, 2008, compared to cash used in operating activities from
continuing operations of $514,000 for the three months ended March 31,
2007. The decrease in cash used in operating activities is due to
cash used in the three months ended March 31, 2007 to pay down accounts payable
and accrued liabilities of $1,076,000 compared to $23,000 for the three months
ended March 31, 2008.
Cash used
in investing activities from continuing operations was $35,000 for the three
months ended March 31, 2008, versus cash provided of $1,154,000 for
the three months ended March 31, 2007. The cash from investing
activities came primarily from the sale of securities in March
2007. The proceeds of that sale were $2,292,000.
Cash
provided by financing activities from continuing operations was $489,000 for the
three months ended March 31, 2008, compared with $17,000 for the three months
ended March 31, 2007. The increase in cash provided by financing
activities is due primarily to an increase in net borrowings on the Company’s
note payable offset by a decrease in scheduled repayments of its long-term
debt.
At March
31, 2008, total debt of $5,978,000 was $489,000 more than the total debt at
December 31, 2007 of $5,489,000. The debt increased due to the increase in
Mtron’s borrowing on its revolving loan, which was partially offset by a
decrease in term loans outstanding due to scheduled repayments. At
March 31, 2008, the Company had $403,000 in current maturities of long-term debt
compared with $419,000 at December 31, 2007. The increase in
consolidated debt was offset by the increase in cash and cash equivalents of
$277,000.
The
Company believes that existing cash and cash equivalents, cash generated from
operations, available borrowings on its revolver, and proposed renewals, will be
sufficient to meet its ongoing working capital and capital expenditure
requirements for the foreseeable future.
In
general, the credit facilities are collateralized by property, plant and
equipment, inventory, receivables and common stock of certain subsidiaries and
contain certain covenants restricting distributions to the Company as well as
various financial covenant restrictions. At March 31, 2008, the
Company was in compliance with these covenants.
At March
31, 2008, Mtron’s short-term credit facility with First National Bank of Omaha
(“FNBO”) is $5,500,000, under which there is a revolving credit loan for
$1,621,000. The Revolving Loan bears interest at 30-day LIBOR plus
2.1% (5.18% at March 31, 2008). On August 1, 2007, Mtron
amended its credit agreement with FNBO which adjusted the interest rate and has
a due date for its revolving loan principal amount of June 30, 2008 with
interest only payments due monthly. The Company is in the process of considering
financing options, including extending this revolving loan with FNBO.
There can be no assurance that such an extension will be obtained if
sought.
The
Company had $3,879,000 of unused borrowing capacity under its revolving lines of
credit at March 31, 2007, compared to $4,465,000 at December 31,
2007.
On
September 30, 2005, MtronPTI entered into a Loan Agreement with RBC Centura Bank
(“RBC”). The RBC Term Loan Agreement provided for a loan in the
amount of $3,040,000 (the “RBC Term Loan”). The RBC Term Loan bears
interest at LIBOR Base Rate plus 2.75% and is to be repaid in monthly
installments based on a twenty year amortization, with the then remaining
principal balance to be paid on the fifth anniversary of the RBC Term
Loan. The RBC Term Loan is collateralized by a mortgage on PTI’s
premises. In connection with this RBC Term Loan, MtronPTI entered
into a five-year interest rate swap from which it receives periodic payments at
the LIBOR Base Rate and make periodic payments at a fixed rate of 7.51% with
monthly settlement and rate reset dates. The Company has designated
this swap as a cash flow hedge in accordance with FASB 133 “Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”. The fair value of the
interest rate swap at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 is
($155,000) and ($80,000), respectively, net of any tax effect, and is
included in “swap liability on hedge contracts” on the condensed consolidated
balance sheets. The value is reflected in other comprehensive loss,
net of any tax effect.
All
outstanding obligations under the RBC Term Loan Agreement are collateralized by
security interests in the assets of MtronPTI. The Loan Agreement
contains a variety of affirmative and negative covenants of types customary in
an asset-based lending facility. The Loan Agreement also contains
financial covenants relating to maintenance of levels of minimal tangible net
worth and working capital, and current, leverage and fixed charge ratios,
restricting the amount of capital expenditures. At March 31, 2008,
the Company was in compliance with these covenants.
On
October 14, 2004, MtronPTI, entered into a Loan Agreement with
FNBO. The FNBO Loan Agreement provided for a loan in the amount of
$2,000,000 (the “Term Loan”). The FNBO Term Loan has been
subsequently amended, with the most recent amendment dated January 24,
2008. Under the recent amendment, the Term Loan was for $1,410,000
and had an interest rate that became fixed through a separate interest rate swap
agreement with FNBO fixing the interest rate at 5.60% through the life of the
Term Loan amendment. The fair value of the interest rate swap at
March 31, 2008 is ($26,000) net of any tax effect, and is included in “swap
liability on hedge contracts” on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The
value is reflected in other comprehensive loss, net of any tax
effect.
Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangements
The Company does not have any
off-balance sheet arrangements.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures About Market Risk
Not
applicable.
Item 4T. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of our Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the
supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of
the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
under Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of March 31, 2008. Based on this
evaluation, management has concluded that as of March 31, 2008, such disclosure
controls and procedures were not effective.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The
Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate
internal control over financial reporting. Under the supervision and
with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer, management assessed the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007 based on the guidance
for smaller companies in using the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Controls – Integrated
Framework as it relates to the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting. Based on that assessment, management had
concluded that the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting were not
effective as of December 31, 2007 to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of its financial reporting and the preparation of its financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with United States generally
accepted accounting principles. As a result of its assessment of our internal
control over financial reporting, management identified material weaknesses in
the areas of: inadequate entity-level controls, enterprise-wide risk oversight,
financial statement close and reporting process, inventory controls and
information technology company-level controls.
There
were no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting,
other than those stated below, that occurred during the most recent fiscal
quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Remediation
Efforts to Address Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial
Reporting
Throughout
the process to report on the operations for the three months ended March 31,
2008, management made progress in the implementation of a remediation plan to
address the material weaknesses identified as of December 31, 2007.We have
implemented controls and procedures that have addressed and corrected the
previously reported control deficiencies related to material weaknesses in
internal control over financial reporting with respect to inadequate
entity-level controls, enterprise-wide risk oversight and the financial
statement close
and
reporting process. The primary changes made by the Company to remedy
the identified material weaknesses are its hiring of a new Chief Financial
Officer and a new Corporate Controller who have accounting, internal control and
financial reporting expertise. The Company’s management has also
engaged external consultants to assist in reviewing and assessing our internal
controls with regards to their effectiveness with the intent of improving the
design and operating effectiveness of the controls and processes in
place. In addition, management continuously identifies and
communicates in a timely manner to the responsible personnel across the Company
changes to its compliance program and actively follows up on its appropriate
implementation.
Management
has continued to identify material weaknesses in the areas of inventory controls
and information technology company-level controls.
We will
continue to implement process changes to address the material weaknesses
previously noted regarding the internal controls over financial reporting for
fiscal 2007. We are currently undergoing a comprehensive effort to remedy the
control deficiencies identified. This effort, under the direction of the
Company’s senior management, includes the documentation, testing and review of
our internal controls. During the course of these activities, we may identify
other potential improvements to our internal controls over financial reporting
that we will evaluate for possible future implementation. We expect to continue
such documentation, testing and review and may identify other control
deficiencies, possibly including additional material weaknesses, and other
potential improvements to our internal controls in the future.
Evaluation
of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Based on
management’s continuing assessment of the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting, management has concluded that the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting was not effective as of March 31, 2008 to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of its financial
reporting and the preparation of its financial statements for external purposes
in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles.
PART II
OTHER
INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal
Proceedings
In the
normal course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries may become
defendants in certain product liability, worker claims and other
litigation. There is no litigation pending currently.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
We
found material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and
concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal control
over financial reporting were not effective as of December 31, 2007 and March
31, 2008.
As
disclosed in Part II, Item 9A(T), “Controls and Procedures,” of our Annual
Report on Form 10-K, and updated herein in Part I, Item 4T, “Controls and
Procedures,” of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and
procedures and our internal control over financial reporting were not effective
as of December 31, 2007 and not effective as of March 31, 2008. Our
failure to successfully implement our plans to remediate the material weaknesses
discovered could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, to produce
timely and reliable financial information, and to effectively prevent
fraud. Additionally, such failures could cause investors to lose
confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative
impact on our financial condition and stock price.
Item 5. Other
Information
On
January 24, 2008, Mtron and PTI amended and restated that certain promissory
note, dated August 1, 2007, by and among Mtron, PTI and First National Bank of
Omaha (the “Promissory Note”) in order to extend the term of the Promissory Note
to January 24, 2013 and account for the principal amount paid to
date.
Item 6. Exhibits
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No.
|
Description
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10(a)*
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Promissory
Note, dated January 24, 2008, by and among M-tron Industries, Ltd., Piezo
Technology, Inc. and First National Bank of Omaha.
|
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31(a)*
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Certification
by Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
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31(b)*
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Certification
by Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
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32(a)*
|
Certification
by Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
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32(b)*
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Certification
by Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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* filed
herewith
The
Exhibits listed above have been filed separately with the Securities and
Exchange Commission in conjunction with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or
have been incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Upon request, The LGL Group, Inc. will furnish to each of its stockholders a
copy of any such Exhibit. Requests should be addressed to the Office of the
Secretary, The LGL Group, Inc., 2525 Shader Rd., Orlando, Florida
32804.
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.
THE
LGL GROUP, INC.
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Date:
May 20, 2008
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BY:
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/s/
Robert Zylstra
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Robert
Zylstra
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
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Date:
May 20, 2008
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BY:
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/s/
Harold D. Castle
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Harold
D. Castle
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Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial Officer)
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