R F INDUSTRIES LTD - Annual Report: 2009 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 10-K
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SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
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the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009
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Commission
File Number 0-13301
RF
INDUSTRIES, LTD.
(Name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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88-0168936
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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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7610
Miramar Road, Bldg. 6000, San Diego, California 92126-4202
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(858)
549-6340
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common
Stock, $.01 par value.
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State the
aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by
non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was
last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the
last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal
quarter. $9,722,364.
On January 19,
2010, the Registrant had 2,850,928 outstanding shares of
Common Stock, $.01 par value.
DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
None.
Forward-Looking
Statements:
Certain
statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other oral and written
statements made by the Company from time to time are “forward looking
statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, including those that discuss strategies, goals, outlook or
other non-historical matters, or projected revenues, income, returns or other
financial measures. In some cases forward-looking statements can be identified
by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “except,” “plan,” “anticipate,”
“believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue,” the negative of
such terms or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are
subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in such statements. Among the most
important of these risks and uncertainties are the ability of the Company to
continue to source its raw materials and products from its suppliers and
manufacturers, the market demand for its products, which market demand is
dependent to a large part on the state of the telecommunications industry, the
Company’s dependence on the success of its largest division, and
competition.
Important
factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward
looking statements are described in the Section entitled “Risk Factors” in the
Form 10-K, and other risks identified from time to time in the Company’s filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases and other
communications. The Company assumes no obligation to update these
forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in factors or
assumptions affecting such forward-looking statements.
PART
I
ITEM
1. BUSINESS
General
RF
Industries, Ltd. (hereinafter the “Company”) is a provider of interconnect
products and systems for radio frequency (RF) communications devices and
wireless digital transmission systems. For internal operational
purposes, and for marketing purposes, the Company currently classifies its
operations into the following six related divisions: (i) The Connector and Cable
Assembly Division designs, manufactures and distributes coaxial connectors and
cable assemblies that are integrated with coaxial connectors; (ii) the Aviel
Electronics Division designs, manufactures and distributes specialty and custom
RF connectors primarily for aerospace and military customers, (iii) the Worswick
Division sells coaxial and other connectors and cable assemblies primarily on a
retail basis to local multi-media and communications customers; (iv) the
Bioconnect Division manufactures and distributes cabling and interconnect
products to the medical monitoring market; (v) the Neulink Division is engaged
in the design, manufacture and sales of RF data links and wireless modems for
receiving and transmitting control signals for remote operation and monitoring
of equipment, personnel and monitoring services; and (vi) the RadioMobile
Division is an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) provider of end-to-end
mobile management solutions implemented over wireless networks that supplement
the operations of the Company’s Neulink division.
The
Company’s principal executive office is located at 7610 Miramar Road, Building
#6000, San Diego, California. The Company was incorporated in the State of
Nevada on November 1, 1979, completed its initial public offering in March 1984
under the name Celltronics, Inc. and changed its name to RF Industries, Ltd. in
November 1990. Unless the context requires otherwise, references to the
“Company” in this report include RF Industries, Ltd. and its
divisions.
The
Company maintains an Internet website at http://www.rfindustries.com. The
Company’s annual reports, quarterly reports, current reports on Form 8-K and
amendments to such reports filed or furnished pursuant to section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and
other information related to the Company, are available, free of charge, on our
website as soon as we electronically file those documents with, or otherwise
furnish them to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company’s Internet
website and the information contained therein, or connected thereto, are not and
are not intended to be incorporated into this Annual Report on Form
10-K.
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Operating
Divisions
Connector and Cable
Division The Connector and Cable Division is engaged in the
design, manufacture and distribution of coaxial connector solutions for
companies that design, build, operate, maintain and use wireless voice, data,
messaging, and location tracking systems. Coaxial connector products
consist primarily of connectors which, when attached to a coaxial cable,
facilitate the transmission of analog and digital signals in various
frequencies. Although most of the connectors are designed to fit standard
products, the Company also sells custom connectors specifically designed and
manufactured to suit its customers’ requirements such as the Wi-Fi and broadband
wireless markets. The Company’s Connector and Cable Division typically carries
over 1,200 connectors, adapters, tools, and assembly, test and measurements
kits. The Company’s RF connectors are used in thousands of different
devices, products and types of equipment. While the models and types of devices,
products and equipment may change from year to year, the demand for the types of
connectors used in such products and offered by the Company does not fluctuate
with the changes in the end product incorporating the connectors. In addition,
since the Company’s standard connectors can be used in a number of different
products and devices, the discontinuation of one product does not make the
Company’s connectors obsolete. Accordingly, most connectors carried by the
Company can be marketed for a number of years and are only gradually phased out.
Furthermore, because the Company’s connector products are not dependent on any
line of products or any market segment, the Company’s overall sales of
connectors do not fluctuate materially when there are changes to any product
line or market segment. Sales of the Company’s connector products are more
dependent upon the overall economy, infrastructure build out by large
telecommunications firms and on the Company’s ability to market its
products. Sales of the Company’s connectors and cable assemblies
decreased in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 compared to the prior fiscal
year as the economy and the overall market demand for our wireless products
decreased. However, the Company believes that sales of its connector
and cable products will again increase if, and when, the overall demand for new
wireless products increases.
Third
party foreign manufacturers located in Asia manufacture a significant portion of
the Company’s RF connectors for the Company. The Company also manufactures RF
connectors (primarily specialty connectors) in its Las Vegas
facility.
The
Company has been designing, producing and selling coaxial connectors since 1987
and the Connector and Cable Division therefore represents the Company’s oldest
and most established division. The Connector and Cable Division has during all
of the recent fiscal years, generated the majority of the Company’s
revenues.
Cable
assembly products consist of various types of coaxial cables that are attached
to connectors (usually the Company’s connectors) for use in a variety of
communications applications. Cable assemblies are manufactured at the Company’s
California facilities using state of the art automation equipment and are sold
through distributors or directly to major OEM accounts. Cable assemblies consist
of both standard cable assemblies and assemblies that are custom manufactured
for the Company’s clients. The Company offers a line of cable assemblies with
over 100,000 cable products. The Company launched its cable assembly operations
in 2000, and cable assembly products constituted the second largest source of
revenues for the Company during the fiscal year ended October 31,
2009.
Aviel Electronics
Division The Company acquired the business and all of the
assets of Aviel Electronics in August 2004. Aviel has a 50 year history of
serving the microwave transmission industries, and is an approved vendor to
leading aerospace, electronics, OEM’s and government agencies in the United
States and abroad. Aviel complements the Company’s Connector and Cable
Division’s capabilities by providing additional custom design and manufacturing
capabilities, thereby expanding the Company’s products in the military and
commercial aerospace markets, and expanding the Company’s overall client
base. Aviel’s operations are based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Worswick
Division The Company acquired the assets of Worswick
Industries, Inc., a privately held 20 year old California company based in San
Diego, in September 2005 as another complementary operation to the Connector and
Cable Division. Worswick Industries sells coaxial connector solutions and
manufactures RF cable assemblies for both individual customers and companies
that design, build, operate, and maintain personal and private multi-media,
wireless voice, data and messaging systems. Worswick Industries
primarily sells its products on a retail basis at its retail outlet in San
Diego, California. Worswick, however, also sells its products on-line
under the e-commerce brand OddCables.com.
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Bioconnect
Division The Bioconnect Division is engaged in product
development, design, manufacture and sale of cables and interconnects for
medical monitoring applications, such as disposable ECG cables, EEG leads,
infant apnea monitors in hospitals, patient leads, snap leads and connecting
wires. The Company acquired the Bioconnect operations in
2000.
RF Neulink
Division The RF Neulink Division designs and manufactures,
through outside contractors, wireless data products commonly known as RF data
links and wireless modems since 1984. These radio modems and receivers provide
high-speed wireless connections over longer distances where wire connections may
not be desirable or feasible. In addition to selling its own radio modem, RF
Neulink also distributes antennas, transceivers and related products of other
manufacturers. The RF Neulink Division also offers complete turn-key packages
for numerous remote data transmission applications.
RadioMobile
Division The Company acquired substantially all of the assets
and assumed certain liabilities of RadioMobile Inc., a privately held San Diego,
California on September 1, 2007. The RadioMobile Division is an OEM provider of
end-to-end mobile management solutions implemented over wireless networks.
Although the RadioMobile Division operates as a separate division, its
operations supplement the operations of the Company’s Neulink
division.
For
financial reporting purposes, the Company aggregates its operations into three
segments. Connector and Cable Assembly, Aviel Electronics, and
Worswick divisions are aggregated into one reporting segment (the RF Connector
and Cables Assembly segment) because they have similar economic characteristics,
while RF Neulink and RadioMobile are aggregated in the RF Wireless
segment. Bioconnect makes up the Company’s newest segment, the
Medical Cabling and Interconnector segment.
Product
Description
The
Company produces a broad range of interconnect products and assemblies. The
products that are offered and sold by the Company’s various divisions consist of
the following:
Connector
and Cable Products
The
Company’s Connector and Cable Division designs and distributes coaxial
connectors and coaxial cable assemblies for the numerous products, devices and
instruments. Coaxial connectors have applications in commercial, industrial,
automotive, scientific and military markets. The types of connectors offered by
the RF Connector Division include 2.4mm and 3.5mm, 7-16 DIN, BNC, MCX, MHV,
Mini-UHF, MMCX, N, SMA, SMB, TNC, QMA and UHF. These connectors are offered in
several configurations for both plugs and jacks. There are hundreds of
applications for these connectors, some of which include digital applications,
cellular and PCS telephones, Wi-Fi and broadband wireless applications, cellular
and PCS infrastructure, GPS (Global Positioning Systems), mobile radio products,
aircraft, video surveillance systems, cable assemblies and test equipment. Users
of the Company’s connectors include telecommunications companies, circuit board
manufacturers, OEM, consumer electronics manufacturers, audio and video product
manufacturers and installers, and satellite companies. The Connector Division
markets over 1,200 types of connectors, adapters, tools, assembly, test and
measurement kits, which range in price from under $1 to over $1,000 per
unit. The kits satisfy a variety of applications
including, but not limited to, lab operations, site requirements, and adapter
needs.
The
Connector Division designs and sells a variety of connector tools and
hand tools that are assembled into kits used by lab and field technicians,
R&D technicians and engineers. The Company also designs and now offers some
of its own tools, which differ from those offered elsewhere in the market. These
tools are manufactured for the Company by outside contractors. Tool products are
carried as an accommodation to the Company’s customers and have not materially
contributed to the Company’s revenues.
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The Cable
Assembly component of the Connector and Cable Division markets and manufactures
cable assemblies in a variety of sizes and combinations of RF coaxial connectors
and coax cabling. Cabling is purchased from a variety of major unaffiliated
suppliers and is assembled with the Company’s connectors as complete cable
assemblies. Coaxial cable assemblies have thousands of applications including
local area networks, wide area networks, Internet systems, PCS/cellular systems,
TV/dish network systems, test equipment, military/aerospace (mil-standard and
COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf)) and entertainment systems. Most cable
assemblies are manufactured to the purchaser’s specifications.
Aviel
Electronics Products
The Aviel
Electronics Division designs, manufactures and sells specialized and custom
designed RF coaxial connectors. Aviel’s standard configuration and custom
connectors include connectors ranging from standard, miniature, sub-miniature
and unique interfaces. Aviel also specializes in the design and manufacture of
custom and non-standard configurations required for specific applications as
well as hard to locate and discontinued connectors for commercial, aerospace,
military and other unique applications.
Worswick
Products
Worswick
sells coaxial connectors and cable assemblies for numerous multi-media products,
devices and instruments in the local San Diego area. Worswick also produces and
markets cable assemblies in a variety of sizes and combinations of RF coaxial
connectors and coaxial cabling. Cabling is purchased from a variety of major
unaffiliated suppliers and is assembled with the Company’s connectors or third
party connectors as complete cable assemblies. Coaxial cable assemblies have
thousands of applications including local area networks, wide area networks,
Internet systems, PCS/cellular systems, TV/dish network systems, test equipment,
military/aerospace (mil-standard and COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf)) and
entertainment systems. Most cable assemblies are manufactured to the purchaser’s
specifications.
Bioconnect
Products
Bioconnect
designs, manufactures, sells and provides product development services to OEMs
for Standard and custom cable assemblies, adapters and electromechanical wiring
harnesses for medical market and computer industries These products
consist primarily of patient monitoring cables, ECG cables, snap leads, and
molded safety leads for neonatal monitoring electrodes. The products, which are
used in hospitals, clinics, doctor offices, ambulances and at home are
frequently replaced in order to ensure maximum performance of medical diagnostic
equipment.
RF
Neulink Products
The
wireless data products available from the RF Neulink Division come in a variety
of configurations to satisfy the requirements of certain high-speed wireless
connection markets. Transmitter and receiver modules come in a wide range of
power output and frequency ranges and are used to transmit data, video or voice
information from point to point. Additionally, standard or smart programmable
modems are available in a wide range of speeds and frequency/price ranges.
Accessory modules have been developed for remotely controlling and monitoring
electrical devices.
The
products sold by the RF Neulink Division include both its own products and
products of other manufacturers that are distributed by the Neulink Division.
The products offered by the Neulink Division include:
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NL5000 - (replaced
the RF 9600) as a cost effective, high performance telemetry
modem
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NL5500
- The NL5500 Transceiver Series is a price/performance leader both the VHF
and UHF frequency range & NL6000
compatible
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NL6000
- UHF and VHF feature, high performance wireless
modem
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NL900
- 900 MHz Spread Spectrum point to point wireless
modem
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Teledesign
high-speed wireless modems in VHF, UHF and 900 MHz
frequencies
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BlueWave,
Maxrad, and Antenex antennas
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NL
900S – High-speed, high performance wireless 900 MHz data modem. Software
Defined Radio employing FPGA
technology.
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Current
applications in use worldwide for Neulink products are various and include
seismic and volcanic monitoring, industrial remote censoring/control in oil
fields, pipelines and warehousing, lottery remote terminals, various military
applications, remote camera control and tracking, perimeter and security system
control/monitoring, water and waste management, inventory control, HVAC remote
control and monitoring, biomedical hazardous material monitoring, fish farming
automation of food dispensing, water aeration and monitoring, remote emergency
generator startup and monitoring, and police usage for mobile warrant database
access.
RadioMobile
Products
RadioMobile
provides complete hardware and software solutions for wireless mobile data
management application. Most of RadioMobile systems are custom engineered and
designed for specific markets. Accordingly, RadioMobile sales consist of
hardware, software and networking products as well as design and installation
services. The primary markets include public safety (police, fire, and
emergency medical services) and utilities and transportation (rail, bus, taxi
and courier services). Software applications for both host (Computer Aided
Dispatch, CAD) and mobile environments are developed by in house engineers and
contractors. Current and new products that RadioMobile offers
include:
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IQ
CAD911 – a host based call-taking, dispatch and resource management
application suite utilizing the IQ Locator mapping module for integrated
control and management functions. RadioMobile is initially
focusing this product on Fire, Police and EMS
markets.
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IQ
Mobile V6 - is the latest mobile or client application that supports
computing needs for receiving priority messages, sending timely status,
text messages, file transfers and location data. Version 6 can
utilize a combination of any wireless network facility via IP or private
protocols.
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IQ
Mobile V4, V5 - a mobile or client application that supports computing
needs for receiving priority messages, sending timely status, text
messages, file transfers and location data. IQ Mobile can
utilize any wireless network facility via IP or private
protocols.
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IQ
Map is an option that works with IQ Mobile to provide the mobile operator
map functions to show current location, destination or a combination of
both as well as groups of predefined
vehicles.
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IQ
Locator – a host based mapping application allowing agencies to track and
oversee fleet location and status.
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IQ
Gateway and Link - a host based networking concentrator and manager for
all wireless network interfaces including the customer’s private
conventional data channels.
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MCT8000-
a rugged mobile computing platform that utilizes all off the shelf
components for CPU, display, keyboard and network modules maintaining full
upgradeability for all elements.
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CMX6000-
a status and short message terminal capable of standalone interface to the
network facilities.
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IQ
Liberator – a software defined modem capable of emulating legacy protocols
as well as generic IP packets operating at data rates from 2400 to
22,000bps.
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Foreign
Sales
Direct
export sales by the Company to customers in South America, Canada, Mexico,
Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and Asia accounted for $2,397,000 or
approximately 17% of Company’s sales for the fiscal year ended October 31,
2009. Foreign sales accounted for $2,724,000 or approximately
15% of Company’s sales for the fiscal year ended October 31,
2008. The majority of the export sales during these periods were to
Israel, Canada and Mexico. Foreign sales orders from individual
customers tend to be larger than U.S. product orders and therefore have a larger
impact on the Company’s foreign sales.
The
Company does not own, or directly operate any manufacturing operations or sales
offices in foreign countries.
Distribution,
Marketing and Customers
Sales
methods vary greatly between its divisions. The Connector and Cable Assembly
Division currently sell their products primarily through warehousing
distributors and OEM customers who utilize coaxial connectors and cable
assemblies in the manufacture of their products. Since there are many OEMs who
are not served by any of the Company’s distributors, the Company’s goal is to
increase the number of OEMs that purchase connectors directly from the
Company.
The Aviel
Division sells its products to its current customer base with the addition of
customers referred through the Connector and Cable Division. The Aviel and
Connector and Connector divisions sell to similar customer market segments and
combine marketing efforts where economically advantageous.
The
Worswick Division operates from a single store-front location in San Diego and
sells primarily to walk-in or local multi-media (video, voice, gaming, etc.) and
communications systems customers. This division also operates an e-commerce
website called OddCables.com that it launched in 2007 for the distribution of
its products.
The
Bioconnect group markets its products to the medical market through major
hospital suppliers, dealers and distributors. The Bioconnect Division also sells
its products to OEMs who incorporate the leads and cables into their product
offerings.
The
Neulink Division sells its products directly or through manufacturers
representatives, system integrators and OEM’s. System integrators and OEMs
integrate and/or mate Company’s products with their hardware and software to
produce turnkey wireless systems. These systems are then either sold or leased
to other companies, including utility companies, financial institutions,
petrochemical companies, government agencies, and irrigation/water management
companies.
The
RadioMobile division sells its products direct and through value added resellers
and dealers. Customers include police, fire, emergency medical services, rail,
bus, taxi and courier services.
Manufacturing
The
Company contracts with outside third parties for the manufacture of a
significant portion of its coaxial connectors and for all the components of its
Neulink products. However, virtually all of RF cable assemblies sold
by the Connector and Cable Assembly Division during the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2009 were assembled by that division at the Company’s facilities in
California, and the Neulink products are assembled at the Company’s California
facilities. The Connector and Cable Division has its cables manufactured at
numerous International Standards Organization (ISO) approved factories with
plants in Japan, Korea, the United States and Taiwan. The Company is
dependent on a few manufacturers for its coaxial connectors and cable
assemblies. Although the Company does not have manufacturing agreements with
these manufacturers for its connectors, cable and Neulink products, the Company
does have long-term purchasing relationships with these manufacturers. The
Company has in-house design engineers who create the engineering drawings for
fabrication and assembly of connectors and cable assemblies and certain of the
components of its Neulink products. Accordingly, the manufacturers are not
primarily responsible for design work related to the manufacture of the
connectors and cable assemblies. However, the third party manufacturers of the
Neulink products are solely responsible for design work related to the
manufacture of the Neulink Division’s products. Neulink products are
manufactured by numerous manufacturers in the United States, and the Company is
not dependent on one or a few manufacturers for its Neulink
products.
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The
Bioconnect Division has designed and manufactured its own products for over 21
years (including as an unaffiliated company before being acquired by the Company
in 2000). Bioconnect products are manufactured by the Company at its
own California facilities. The manufacturing process for the
Bioconnect medical cables includes all aspects of the product, from the design
to mold design, mold fabrication, assembly and testing. The Bioconnect product
line produces its medical interconnect products in both high volume
manufacturing and for custom or low volume uses.
The Aviel
Electronics Division manufactures all its connectors at its Las Vegas, Nevada
manufacturing facility. The Aviel Electronics Division has designed and
manufactured its own products for 51 years (including as an unaffiliated company
before being acquired by the Company in August 2004). The manufacturing process
for the Aviel connectors includes all aspects of the product from design,
tooling, fabrication, assembly and testing. The Aviel Electronics product line
produces its connector products for low volume custom manufacturing uses, for
the military, aerospace, communications and other unique
applications.
The
Worswick Division designs and produces low to medium volume connector and cable
assemblies for local and niche customers, as well as a few medium and large
market customers. These services are conducted in San Diego,
California.
The
RadioMobile Division products are purchased from various U.S. and overseas
suppliers. Some products are designed and manufactured by third party
manufactures to RadioMobile’s specifications. The Company designs
much of the software used in its RadioMobile systems.
There are
certain risks associated with the Company’s dependence on third party
manufacturers for some of its products, including reduced control over delivery
schedules, quality assurance, manufacturing costs, and the potential lack of
adequate capacity during periods of excess demand and increases in prices. See
“Risk Factors” below.
Raw
Materials
Connector
materials are typically made of commodity metals such as copper, brass and zinc
and include small applications of precious materials, including silver and gold.
The Connector and Cable Division purchases most of its connector products from
contract manufacturers located in Asia and the United States. The Company
believes that the raw materials used in its products are readily available and
that the Company is not currently dependent on any supplier for its raw
materials. The Company does not currently have any long-term purchase or supply
agreements with its connector or Neulink product suppliers. The RF Connector and
Cable assembly division obtains coaxial connectors from RF Connector. The
Company believes there are numerous domestic and international suppliers of
coaxial connectors.
Neulink
purchases its electronic products from various U.S. suppliers, and all Neulink
wireless modem transceivers are built in the United States. The Company believes
electronic components used in these products are readily available from a number
of domestic suppliers and from other foreign suppliers.
Aviel
connector materials are typically made of commodity metals and include some
application of precious materials, including silver and gold. The Aviel
Electronic Division purchases almost all of its connector material from vendors
in Asia and the United States. The Company believes the connector materials used
in the manufacturing of its connector products are readily available from a
number of foreign and domestic suppliers.
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Worswick
connectors and cable are typically acquired from the Connector and Cable
Division or purchased from other high quality manufacturers and
distributors.
Bioconnect
cable assembly materials are typically made of commodity materials such as
plastics, rubber, resins and wire. The Company believes materials and components
used in these products are readily available from a number of domestic suppliers
and from other foreign suppliers.
RadioMobile
purchases its electronic products from various U.S. and overseas
suppliers.
Employees
As of
October 31, 2009, the Company employed 87 full-time employees, of
whom 29 were in accounting, administration, sales and management, 54
were in manufacturing, distribution and assembly, and four were engineers
engaged in design, engineering and research and development. The Company also
occasionally hires part-time employees. The Company believes that it has a good
relationship with its employees and, at this time, no employees are represented
by a union.
Research
and Development
The
Company’s research and development activities are intended to produce new
proprietary products that it can market to the wireless connectivity industry.
The Company engaged in approximately $243,000 of research and development
activities in fiscal year ended October 31, 2009, primarily related to the RF
Wireless segment. Research and development expense during the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2008 were approximately $256,000.
In
addition to research and development activities, the Company also invested
approximately $1,602,000 during the past two fiscal years on
engineering. Engineering activities consist of the design and
development of new products for specific customers, as well as the design and
engineering of new or redesigned products for in the industry in
general. Engineering work often is carried out in collaboration with
the Company’s customers.
Patents,
Trademarks and Licenses
The
Company does not own any patents on any of its products, nor has it registered
any product trademarks. Because of the Company carries thousands of separate
types of connectors and other products, most of which are available to the
Company’s customers from other sources, the Company does not believe that its
business or competitive position is dependent on patent protection.
Warranties
and Terms
The
Company warrants its products to be free from defects in material and
workmanship for varying warranty periods, depending upon the product. Products
are generally warranted to the dealer for one year, with the dealer responsible
for any additional warranty it may make. Certain Neulink products are sold
directly to end-users and are warranted to those purchasers. The RF Connector
products are warranted for the useful life of the connectors. Although the
Company has not experienced any significant warranty claims to date, there can
be no assurance that it will not be subjected to such claims in the
future.
The
Company usually sells to customers on 30-day terms pursuant to invoices and does
not generally grant extended payment terms. Sales to most foreign customers are
made on cash terms at time of shipment. Customers may delay, cancel, reduce, or
return products after shipment subject to a restocking charge.
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Competition
Management
estimates that the Connector and Cable Divisions has over 50 competitors in the
RF connector market. The RF connector market is estimated at $1.5 - $2.0 billion
worldwide, with North America sales estimated at $400 - $450
million. Management believes no one competitor has over 15% of the
total market. Many of the competitors of the Connector and Cable
Division have significantly greater financial resources and broader product
lines. The Connector and Cable division competes on the basis of product
quality, product availability, price, service, delivery time and value-added
support to its distributors and OEM customers. Since the Company’s strategy is
to provide a broad selection of products in the areas in which it competes and
to have a ready supply of those products available at all times, the Company
normally has a significant amount of inventory of its connector products. The
Bioconnect division competes with numerous other companies in all areas of its
operations, including the manufacture of OEM custom products and medical cable
products. Most of the competitors of Bioconnect are larger and have
significantly greater financial resources than Bioconnect.
Aviel
Electronics has specialized in microwave and radio frequency (RF) custom
connectors which lowers the number of its direct competitors. Because Aviel
Electronics is an approved vendor of leading aerospace, electronics, OEM and
government agencies in the United States and abroad, competition is limited to
those manufacturers who have received formal certification or
approval.
Major
competitors for Neulink include Microwave Data Systems and Data Radio. Although
a number of larger firms could enter Neulink’s markets with similar products,
Neulink’s strategy is focused on serving and providing specific hardware and
software combinations with the goal of maintaining a strong position in selected
“niche” wireless applications. While the Neulink Division’s competitors offer
products that are substantially similar to Neulink’s radio modems, the Neulink
Division tries to enhance its competitive position by offering additional
product support services before, during, and after the sale.
RadioMobile
competitors include Motorola, Intergraph, Northrup Gumman, Panasonic, and
cellular providers including Verizon Wireless and
AT&T. Radiomobile’s strategy is focusing on providing cost
effective mobile data solutions to small to medium size customers.
Government
Regulations
The
Company’s products are designed to meet all known existing or proposed
governmental regulations. Management believes that the Company currently meets
existing standards for approvals by government regulatory agencies for its
principal products. Because the products designed and sold by the Aviel
Electronics Division are used in commercial and military aerospace products, its
products are regulated by various government agencies in the United States and
abroad.
Neulink
products are subject to the regulations of the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) in the United States, the Department of Communications (D.O.C.) in Canada,
and the E.C.C. Radio Regulation Division in Europe. The Company’s
present equipment is “type-accepted” for use in the United States and Canada.
Neulink offers products that comply with current FCC, Industry Canada, and some
European Union regulations. The system integrator, or end user, is responsible
for compliance with applicable government regulations.
Bioconnect
products are subject to the regulations of the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration.
ITEM
1.A RISK
FACTORS
Investors
should carefully consider the risks described below and all other information in
this Form 10-K. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only
ones facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known
to the Company or that it currently deems immaterial may also impair the
Company’s business and operations.
If any of
the following risks actually occur, the Company’s business, financial condition
or results of operations could be materially adversely affected. In such case,
the trading price of the Company’s common stock could decline and investors may
lose all or part of the money they paid to buy the Company’s common
stock.
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The
Company Is Highly Dependent Upon The RF Connector and Cable Assembly Segment,
And Any Major Decline In That Division’s Operations Would Negatively Affect The
Company As A Whole.
Of the
Company’s three operating segments, the RF Connector and Cable Assembly segment
is the largest; accounting for approximately 86% of the Company’s total sales
for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 compared to 79% of total sales for
the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008. The Company expects the RF Connector and
Cable Assembly segment products will continue to account for the majority of the
Company’s revenues for the near future. Accordingly, an adverse change in the
operations of that segment could materially adversely affect the Company’s
business, operating results and financial condition. Factors that could
adversely affect the RF Connector and Cable segment are described
below.
Difficult
Conditions In The Global Economy In General Have Adversely Affected the
Company’s Business And Results Of Operations And It Is Uncertain If These
Conditions Will Improve In The Near Future, And They May Worsen.
The
economic downturn during the past fiscal year has substantially reduced the
Company’s sales and net income. A prolonged economic downturn, both
in the U.S. and worldwide, may continue to lead to lower sales or reduced sales
growth, reduced prices, lower gross margins, and increased bad debt risks, all
of which could adversely affect the Company’s results of operations, financial
condition and cash flows. Slowing economic activity, particularly in
the telecommunication and data communication and wireless communications
industries that represent the Company’s largest target market, may adversely
impact the demand for the Company’s products. Although the Company
has been able to operate profitably despite the factors noted above, if the
current economic downturn continues or intensifies, the Company’s results could
be more adversely affected in the future. There could be a number of
other adverse follow-on effects from the credit crisis on the Company’s
business, including insolvency of certain key distributors, key suppliers,
contract manufacturers and customers.
The
Company Depends On Third-Party Contract Manufacturers For A Majority Of Its
Connector Manufacturing Needs. If They Are Unable To Manufacture A Sufficient
Quantity Of High-Quality Products On A Timely And Cost-Efficient Basis, The
Company’s Net Revenue And Profitability Would Be Harmed And Its Reputation May
Suffer.
Substantially
all of the Company’s RF Connector products are manufactured by third-party
contract manufacturers. The Company relies on them to procure components for RF
Connectors and in certain cases to design, assemble and test its products on a
timely and cost-efficient basis. If the Company’s contract manufacturers are
unable to complete design work on a timely basis, the Company will experience
delays in product development and its ability to compete may be harmed. In
addition, because some of the Company’s manufacturers have manufacturing
facilities in Taiwan and China, their ability to provide the Company with
adequate supplies of high-quality products on a timely and cost-efficient basis
is subject to a number of additional risks and uncertainties, including
earthquakes and other natural disasters and political, social and economic
instability. If the Company’s manufacturers are unable to provide it with
adequate supplies of high-quality products on a timely and cost-efficient basis,
the Company’s operations would be disrupted and its net revenue and
profitability would suffer. Moreover, if the Company’s third-party contract
manufacturers cannot consistently produce high-quality products that are free of
defects, the Company may experience a higher rate of product returns, which
would also reduce its profitability and may harm the Company’s reputation and
brand.
The
Company does not currently have any agreements with any of its contract
manufacturers, and such manufacturers could stop manufacturing products for the
Company at any time. Although the Company believes that it could locate
alternate contract manufacturers if any of its manufacturers terminated their
business, the Company’s operations could be impacted until alternate
manufacturers are found.
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The
Company’s Dependence On Third-Party Manufacturers Increases The Risk That It
Will Not Have An Adequate Supply Of Products Or That Its Product Costs Will Be
Higher Than Expected.
The risks
associated with the Company’s dependence upon third parties which develop and
manufacture and assemble the Company’s products, include:
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reduced
control over delivery schedules and
quality;
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risks
of inadequate manufacturing yields and excessive
costs;
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potential lack of adequate capacity during periods of excess demand;
and
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potential
increases in prices due to raw material and/or labor
costs.
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These
risks may lead to increased costs or delay product delivery, which would harm
the Company’s profitability and customer relationships.
If
The Manufacturers of the Company’s Coaxial Connectors Or Other Products
Discontinue The Manufacturing Processes Needed To Meet The Company’s Demands Or
Fail To Upgrade Their Technologies, the Company May Face Production
Delays.
The
Company’s coaxial connector and other product requirements typically represent a
small portion of the total production of the third-party manufacturers. As a
result, the Company is subject to the risk that a third party manufacturer will
cease production of some of the Company’s products or fail to continue to
advance the process design technologies on which the manufacturing of the
Company’s products are based. Each of these events could increase the Company’s
costs, harm its ability to deliver products on time, or develop new
products.
The
Company’s Dependence Upon Independent Distributors To Sell And Market The
Company’s Products Exposes The Company To The Risk That Such Distributors May
Decrease Their Sales Of The Company’s Products Or Terminate Their Relationship
With The Company.
The
Company’s sales efforts are primarily affected through independent distributors,
of which there were more than 70 as of the end of fiscal 2009. Sales
through independent distributors accounted for approximately 51% the net sales
of the Company for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009. Although
the Company has entered into written agreements with most of the distributors,
the agreements are nonexclusive and generally may be terminated by either party
upon 30-60 days’ written notice. The Company’s distributors are not within the
control of the Company, are not obligated to purchase products from the Company,
and may also sell other lines of products. There can be no assurance that these
distributors will continue their current relationships with the Company or that
they will not give higher priority to the sale of other products, which could
include products of competitors. A reduction in sales efforts or discontinuance
of sales of the Company’s products by its distributors would lead to reduced
sales and could materially adversely affect the Company’s financial condition,
results of operations and business. Selling through indirect channels such as
distributors may limit the Company’s contact with its ultimate customers and the
Company’s ability to assure customer satisfaction.
A
Portion Of The Company’s Sales Is Dependent Upon A Few Principal Customers, The
Loss Of Whom Could Materially Negatively Affect The Company’s Total
Sales.
One
customer accounted for approximately 15% of the total sales of the Company for
the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009. Although this customer has been an
on-going major customer of the Company for at least the past ten years and the
Company has entered into a written distributor agreement with this customer,
this customer does not have any minimum purchase obligations and could stop
buying the Company’s products at any time. A reduction, delay or cancellation of
orders from this customer or the loss of this customer could significantly
reduce the Company’s revenues and profits. The Company cannot provide assurance
that this customer or any of its current customers will continue to place
orders, that orders by existing customers will continue at current or historical
levels or that the Company will be able to obtain orders from new
customers.
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Certain
of The Company’s Markets Are Subject To Rapid Technological Change, So the
Company’s Success In These Markets Depends On Its Ability To Develop And
Introduce New Products.
Although
most of the Company’s products have a stable market and are only gradually
phased out, certain of the new and emerging markets, such as the wireless
digital transmission markets, are characterized by:
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rapidly
changing technologies;
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evolving
and competing industry standards;
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short
product life cycles;
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changing
customer needs;
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emerging
competition;
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frequent
new product introductions and enhancements;
and
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rapid
product obsolescence.
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To
develop new products for the connector and wireless digital transmission
markets, the Company must develop, gain access to and use new technologies in a
cost-effective and timely manner. In addition, the Company must maintain close
working relationship with key customers in order to develop new products that
meet customers’ changing needs. The Company also must respond to changing
industry standards and technological changes on a timely and cost-effective
basis.
Products
for connector applications are based on industry standards that are continually
evolving. The Company’s ability to compete in the future will depend on its
ability to identify and ensure compliance with these evolving industry
standards. If the Company is not successful in developing or using new
technologies or in developing new products or product enhancements, its future
revenues may be materially affected. The Company’s attempt to keep up with
technological advances may require substantial time and expense.
Because
The Markets In Which The Company Competes Are Highly Competitive, A Failure To
Effectively Compete Could Result In An Immediate And Substantial Loss Of Market
Share.
The
markets in which the Company operates are highly competitive and the Company
expects that competition will increase in these markets. In particular, the
connector and communications markets in which the Company’s products are sold
are intensely competitive. A failure to effectively compete in this market could
result in an immediate and substantial loss of revenues and market share.
Because most of the Company’s sales are derived from products that are not
proprietary or that can be used to distinguish the Company from its competitors,
the Company’s ability to compete successfully in these markets depends on a
number of factors, including:
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product
quality;
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reliability;
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customer
support;
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time-to-market;
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price;
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market
acceptance of competitors’ products;
and
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general
economic conditions.
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In
addition, the Company’s competitors or customers may offer enhancements to its
existing products or offer new products based on new technologies, industry
standards or customer requirements that have the potential to replace or provide
lower-cost or higher performance alternatives to the Company’s products. The
introduction of enhancements or new products by the Company’s competitors could
render its existing and future products obsolete or unmarketable.
Many of
the Company’s competitors have significantly greater financial and other
resources. In certain circumstances, the Company’s customers or potential
customers have internal manufacturing capabilities with which the Company may
compete.
If
The Industries Into Which The Company Sells Its Products Experience Recession Or
Other Cyclical Effects Impacting The Budgets Of Its Customers, The Company’s
Operating Results Could Be Negatively Impacted.
The
primary customers for the Company’s coaxial connectors are in the communications
industries. Any significant downturn in the Company’s customers’ markets, in
particular, or in general economic conditions which result in the cut back of
budgets would likely result in a reduction in demand for the Company’s products
and services and could harm the Company’s business. Historically, the
communications industry has been cyclical, affected by both economic conditions
and industry-specific cycles. Depressed general economic conditions and cyclical
downturns in the communications industry have each had an adverse effect on
sales of communications equipment, OEMs and their suppliers, including the
Company. No assurance can be given that the connector industry will not
experience a material downturn in the near future. Any cyclical downturn in the
connector and/or communications industry could have a material adverse effect on
the Company.
Because
The Company Sells Its Products To Foreign Customers, The Company Is Exposed To
All Of The Risks Associated With International Sales, Including Foreign Currency
Exposure.
Sales to
customers located outside the United States, either directly or through U.S. and
foreign distributors, accounted for approximately 17% and 15% of the net sales
of the Company during the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008 respectively.
International revenues are subject to a number of risks, including:
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longer
accounts receivable payment cycles;
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difficulty
in enforcing agreements and in collecting accounts
receivable;
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tariffs
and other restrictions on foreign
trade;
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economic
and political instability; and the
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burdens
of complying with a wide variety of foreign
laws.
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The
Company’s foreign sales are also affected by general economic conditions in its
international markets. A prolonged economic downturn in its foreign markets
could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business. There can be no
assurance that the factors described above will not have an adverse material
effect on the Company’s future international revenues and, consequently, on the
financial condition, results of operations and business of the
Company.
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Since
sales made to foreign customers or foreign distributors have historically been
in U.S. dollars, the Company has not been exposed to the risks of foreign
currency fluctuations. However, if the Company in the future is required to
accept sales denominated in the currencies of the countries where sales are
made, the Company will thereafter also be exposed to currency fluctuation
risks.
The
Loss Of Key Personnel Could Adversely Affect The Company’s
Operations.
The
Company’s success will depend to a significant extent on the continued service
of the Company’s senior executives including Howard Hill, its President and
Chief Executive Officer, and certain other key employees, including certain
technical and marketing personnel. The Company’s employment agreement with Mr.
Hill expires by its terms on June 20, 2011. If the Company lost the
services of Mr. Hill or one or more of the Company’s key executives or employees
(including if one or more of the Company’s officers or employees decided to join
a competitor or otherwise compete directly or indirectly with the Company), this
could materially adversely affect the Company’s business, operating results, and
financial condition.
The
Company May Make Future Acquisitions, Which Will Involve Numerous
Risks.
Since
August 2004, the Company has purchased the operations of three smaller
businesses (it purchased Aviel Electronics in Las Vegas, Nevada, in August 2004,
Worswick Industries Inc. in San Diego, California, in September 2005, and
Radiomobile, Inc. in San Diego, California, in September 2007). The Company
periodically considers potential acquisitions of other companies that could
expand the Company’s product line or customer base and may in the future make
additional acquisitions. Accordingly, the Company may in the future acquire one
or more additional companies. The risks involved with such future acquisitions
include:
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diversion
of management’s attention;
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the
effect on the Company’s financial statements of the amortization of
acquired intangible assets;
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the
cost associated with acquisitions and the integration of acquired
operations;
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the
Company may not be able to secure capital to finance future acquisitions
to the extent additional debt or equity is needed;
and
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assumption
of unknown liabilities, or other unanticipated events or
circumstances.
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Any of
these risks could materially harm the Company’s business, financial condition
and results of operations. There can be no assurance that any business that the
Company acquires will achieve anticipated revenues or operating
results.
The
Company Has No Patent Rights In The Technology Employed In Its Products, Which
May Limit the Company’s Ability To Compete.
The
Company does not hold any United States or foreign patents and does not have any
patents pending. The Company does not seek to protect its rights in the
technology that it develops or that the Company’s third-party contract
manufacturers develop by means of the patent laws, although it does protect some
aspects of its proprietary products and technologies by means of copyright and
trade secret laws. Accordingly, competitors can and do sell many of
the same products as the Company, and the Company cannot prevent or restrict
such competition.
Volatility
of Trading Prices Of The Company’s Stock Could Result In A Loss On An Investment
In The Company’s Stock.
In the
past several years the market price of the Company’s common stock has varied
greatly, and the volume of the Company’s common stock traded has fluctuated
greatly as well. These fluctuations often occur independently of the Company’s
performance or any announcements by the Company. Factors that may result in such
fluctuations include:
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any
shortfall in revenues or net income from revenues or net income expected
by securities analysts
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fluctuations
in the Company’s financial results or the results of other connector and
communications-related companies, including those of the Company’s direct
competitors
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changes
in analysts’ estimates of the Company’s financial performance, the
financial performance of the Company’s competitors, or the financial
performance of connector and communications-related public companies in
general
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general
conditions in the connector and communications
industries
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changes
in the Company’s revenue growth rates or the growth rates of the Company’s
competitors
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sales
of large blocks of the Company’s common
stock
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conditions
in the financial markets in general
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In
addition, the stock market may from time to time experience extreme price and
volume fluctuations, which may be unrelated to the operating performance of any
specific company. Accordingly, the market prices of the Company’s common stock
may be expected to experience significant fluctuations in the
future.
Future
Goodwill Impairment Could Impair Our Future Profitability Or Increase Any Future
Losses.
As of
October 31, 2009, the Company’s remaining goodwill balance relates solely to the
Aviel division. This goodwill balance could be impaired in the future if the
Aviel division were to experience a recurring decrease in sales and or recurring
losses. Such events could cause a write down or complete write off of the
goodwill balance.
ITEM
1B.
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UNRESOLVED
STAFF COMMENTS
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Not
applicable.
ITEM 2.
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DESCRIPTION
OF PROPERTY
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The
Company leases its corporate headquarters building at 7610 Miramar Road,
Building 6000, San Diego, California. The building consists of approximately
13,000 square feet which houses its corporate administration, sales and
marketing, and engineering plus production and warehousing for the Company’s
Connector and Cable Assembly and Bioconnect Divisions. The lease for this
facility expires on March 31, 2014. In addition, the Company also leases the
following facilities:
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The
cable assembly manufacturing portion of the Connector and Cable Assembly
Division operates in a separate 3,180 square foot facility that is located
adjacent to the Company’s corporate headquarters. The lease for this space
expires on March 31, 2014.
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The
Neulink and Radiomobile Divisions operate from a separate building that is
located near the Company’s corporate headquarters at 7606 Miramar Road,
Building 7200. Neulink’s building consists of approximately 2,500 square
feet of administrative and manufacturing space and houses the production
and sales staff of the Neulink Division. The lease for this space expires
on March 31, 2014.
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The
Aviel Electronics Division currently leases approximately 3,000 square
feet of a facility located at 5530 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite 103, Las
Vegas, Nevada. The lease for this space expires March 31, 2010. During
fiscal 2009, Aviel entered into an additional facility lease agreement for
space at 3060 Post Road, Suite 100 Las Vegas Nevada. The lease term
commenced September 1, 2009 and will expire March 31,
2015.
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The
Worswick Division entered into a new facility lease agreement during
fiscal 2009, which commenced March 1, 2009. The new facility is
approximately 4,000 square foot facility located at 7642 Clairmont Mesa
Boulevard Suite 211, San Diego, California. The lease for this space
expires December 31, 2013.
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The
aggregate monthly rental for all the Company’s facilities currently was
approximately $30,100 per month, plus utilities, maintenance and insurance as of
October 31, 2009.
The
Company currently believes that its facilities are sufficient to meet its
foreseeable needs. However, should the Company require additional space; the
Company believes that suitable additional space is available near the Company’s
current facilities. In addition, the Company believes that it will be able to
renew its existing leases upon the expiration of the current leases or, if
desirable or necessary, relocate to alternate facilities on substantially
similar terms.
ITEM
3.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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From time
to time, the Company is involved in legal proceedings that are related to its
business operations. The Company is not currently a party to any legal
proceedings that could have a material adverse effect upon its financial
position or results of operations.
ITEM
4.
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SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS
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We did
not submit any matters to the vote of our shareholders in the fourth quarter of
fiscal 2009.
PART
II
ITEM
5.
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MARKET
FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND SMALL BUSINESS
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY
SECURITIES
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The
Company’s Common Stock is listed and trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under
the symbol “RFIL.”
For the
periods indicated, the following tables set forth the high and low sales prices
per share of Common Stock. These prices represent inter-dealer quotations
without retail mark-up, markdown or commission and may not necessarily represent
actual transactions.
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Fiscal 2009
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November
1, 2008 - January 31, 2009
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February
1, 2009 - April 30, 2009
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May
1, 2009 - July 31, 2009
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August
1, 2009 - October 31, 2009
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November
1, 2007 - January 31, 2008
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February
1, 2008 - April 30, 2008
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May
1, 2008 - July 31, 2008
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August
1, 2008 - October 31, 2008
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Stockholders.
As of October 31, 2009 there were 447 holders of the Company’s Common Stock
according to the records of the Company’s transfer agent, Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, New York, New York, not including holders who hold
their stock in “street name”.
Dividends. The
Company paid dividends of $0.03 per share, for a total of $94,780, during fiscal
2009. The Board of Directors may resume dividends in the future depending on the
Company’s financial condition and its financial needs.
Recent Sales of Unregistered
Securities. There were no previously unreported sales of equity
securities by the Company that were not registered under the Securities Act
during fiscal 2009.
Repurchase of
Securities. In March 2009, Company announced that our Board of
Directors had authorized a stock repurchase program to repurchase up to 300,000
shares of the Company’s common stock. Repurchases under this program were made
in open market transactions in compliance with the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the “Exchange Act”) Rule 10b-18. The following table sets forth
repurchases made on a monthly basis during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year
ending October 31, 2009.
Period:
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Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
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Average
Price Paid
per Share
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Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of
Publicly
Announced
Plans of
Programs
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Approximate
Dollar Value
of Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the
Plans or
Programs
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September 1, 2009
through September 31, 2009
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4.10
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EQUITY
COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
The
following table provides information as of October 31, 2009 with respect to the
shares of Company common stock that may be issued under the Company’s existing
equity compensation plans.
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Plan Category
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Number of Securities to
be Issued Upon Exercise
of Outstanding Options
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Weighted Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options ($)
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Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance Under
Equity Compensation
Plans (Excluding
Securities Reflected in
Column A)
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|||||||||
Equity
Compensation Plans Approved by Stockholders (1)
|
742,435 | $ | 5.23 | 364,604 | ||||||||
Equity
Compensation Plans Not Approved by Stockholders (2)
|
500,871 | $ | 1.53 | 0 | ||||||||
Total
|
1,243,306 | $ | 3.74 | 364,604 |
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(1)
|
Consists
of options granted under the R.F. Industries, Ltd. (i) 2000 Stock Option
Plan, (ii) the 1990 Incentive Stock Option Plan, and (iii) the 1990
Non-qualified Stock Option Plan. The 1990 Incentive Stock Option Plan and
Non-qualified Stock Option Plan have expired, and no additional options
can be granted under these plans. Accordingly, all 364,604 shares remaining
available for issuance represent shares under the 2000 Stock Option
Plan.
|
(2)
|
Consists
of options granted to six officers and/or key employees of the Company
under employment agreements entered into by the Company with each of these
officers and employees.
|
ITEM
6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Not
applicable to a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of SEC
Regulation S-K.
ITEM
7. MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Our
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial
statements requires us to make significant estimates and judgments that affect
the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We evaluate our estimates,
including those related to bad debts, inventory reserves and contingencies on an
ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various
other assumptions that are believed to be appropriate under the circumstances,
the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying
values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other
sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different
assumptions or conditions.
One of
the accounting policies that involves significant judgments and estimates
concerns our inventory valuation. Inventories are valued at the weighted average
cost value. Certain items in the inventory may be considered obsolete or excess
and, as such, we establish an allowance to reduce the carrying value of these
items to their net realizable value. Based on estimates, assumptions and
judgments made from the information available at the time, we determine the
amounts of these allowances. Because inventories have, during the past few
years, represented approximately one-third of our total assets, any reduction in
the value of our inventories would require us to take write-offs that would
affect our net worth and future earnings.
Another
accounting policy that involves significant judgments and estimates is our
accounts receivable allowance valuation. The Company routinely assesses the
financial strength of its customers and maintains an allowance for doubtful
accounts that management believes will adequately provide for credit
losses.
Another
critical accounting policy that involves significant judgments and estimates is
management’s assessment of goodwill for impairments. We review our goodwill for
impairment annually in the fourth quarter at the reporting unit level. We also
analyze each quarter whether any indicators of impairment exist.
The
Company uses the Black-Scholes model to value the stock option grants which
involves significant judgments and estimates.
RECENTLY
ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
For
recently issued accounting pronouncements that may affect us, see Note 1 of
Notes to Financial Statements.
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OVERVIEW
The
Company markets connectors and cables to numerous industries for use in
thousands of products, primarily for the wireless market. The Company aggregates
operating divisions into operating segments which have similar economic
characteristics and divisions are similar in the majority of the following
areas: (1) the nature of the product and services; (2) the nature of the
production process; (3) the type or class of customer for their products and
services; (4) the methods used to distribute their products or services; (5) if
applicable, the nature of the regulatory environment. The Company has three
segments - RF Connector and Cable Assembly segment, Medical Cabling and
Interconnector segment, and RF Wireless segment- based upon this
evaluation.
The RF
Connector and Cable Assembly segment is comprised of three divisions; the
Medical Cabling and Interconnector segment is comprised of one division, while
the RF Wireless segment is comprised of two divisions. The three divisions that
meet the quantitative thresholds for segment reporting are Connector / Cable
Assembly, Bioconnect and RF Neulink. Each of the other divisions aggregated into
these segments that have similar products that are marketed to their respective
customer base; production and product development processes are similar in
nature. The specific customers are different for each division; however, there
is some overlapping of product sales to them. The methods used to distribute
products are similar within each division aggregated.
Management
identifies the Company’s segments based on strategic business units that are, in
turn, based along market lines. These strategic business units offer products
and services to different markets in accordance with their customer base and
product usage. For segment reporting purposes, the Company aggregates Connector
and Cable Assembly, Aviel Electronics and Worswick divisions into the RF
Connector Cable Assembly segment while RF Neulink and RadioMobile are part of
the RF Wireless segment. The Bioconnect division makes up the Company’s
Medical Cabling and Interconnector segment. Prior to 2008, the Company
aggregated BioConnect within the RF Connector and Cable Assembly segment as it
represented only a small portion and had similar economic characteristics of the
overall segment. However, during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008,
the BioConnect division met one of the quantitative threshold required for
separate segment reporting.
Historically,
over 79% of the Company’s revenues are generated from the sale of RF connector
products and connector cable assemblies (the Connector and Cable Assembly
division accounted for approximately 86% of the Company’s total sales for the
fiscal year ended October 31, 2009). Sales of connectors are expected to
continue to be the largest portion of revenues in the future. Accordingly,
Company revenues are heavily dependent upon sales of RF connectors and cable
assemblies. However, the Company sells thousands of connector products for uses
in thousands of end products and sales are not dependent upon any one industry
sector or any single product. The Company’s sales do, however, track sales
in the wireless industry as a whole. Accordingly, the Company’s sales in
2009 decreased as a result of industry wide sales decreases.
Notwithstanding
the decrease in sales in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 compared to
sales in the prior year, the Company generated net income for the fiscal year
ended October 31, 2009. The net income in fiscal 2009 represented the 16th
consecutive year that the Company has been profitable.
The
Company generated cash from operations of $1,703,000, but used $1,707,000 to pay dividends
and repurchase shares of its common stock. Overall, the amount of cash and
cash equivalents, and short-term investments held by the Company as of October
31, 2009 decreased approximately $222,000 from $7,925,000 at October 31, 2008 to
$7,703,000 at October 31, 2009. Since the Company has no debt other than
normal accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other long-term liabilities, the
Company will continue to have sufficient cash to fund all of its anticipated
financing and liquidity needs for the foreseeable future.
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Financial
Condition
The
following table presents certain key measures of financial condition as of
October 31, 2009 and 2008:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||||
Amount
|
% Total Assets
|
Amount
|
% Total Assets
|
|||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, CDs and short-term investments
|
$ | 7,702,908 | 46.4 | % | $ | 7,924,549 | 44.6 | % | ||||||||
Current
assets
|
15,769,656 | 95.0 | % | 16,705,149 | 94.0 | % | ||||||||||
Current
liabilities
|
973,188 | 5.9 | % | 1,323,198 | 7.4 | % | ||||||||||
Working
capital
|
14,796,468 | 89.1 | % | 15,381,951 | 86.6 | % | ||||||||||
Property
and equipment - net
|
565,804 | 3.4 | % | 565,860 | 3.2 | % | ||||||||||
Total
assets
|
16,598,200 | 100.0 | % | 17,767,773 | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||
Stockholders’
equity
|
15,253,482 | 91.9 | % | 16,121,690 | 90.7 | % |
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Management
believes that its existing current assets and the amount of cash it anticipates
it will generate from current operations will be sufficient to fund the
anticipated liquidity and capital resource needs of the Company for the fiscal
year ending October 31, 2010. The Company does not, however, currently have any
commercial banking arrangements providing for loans, credit facilities or
similar matters should the Company need to obtain additional capital. Management
believes that its existing assets and the cash it expects to generate from
operations will be sufficient during the current fiscal year based on the
following:
|
·
|
As
of October 31, 2009, the amount of cash and cash equivalents and
short-term investments was equal to $7,702,908 in the aggregate.
Accordingly, the Company believes that it has sufficient cash available to
operate its current business and fund its currently anticipated capital
expenditure for the upcoming year.
|
|
·
|
As
of October 31, 2009, the Company had $15,769,656 in current
assets and only $973,188 in current
liabilities.
|
Management
believes that based on the Company’s financial condition at October 31, 2009,
the absence of outstanding bank debt, and its recent operating results, there
are sufficient capital resources to fund its operations and future acquisitions
for at least the next twelve months. Should the Company need to obtain
additional funds for its unexpected acquisitions of assets or other expansion
activities, based on its balance sheet and its history of profitability, the
Company believes that it would be able to obtain bank loans to finance these
expenditures. However, there can be no assurance any bank loan would be
obtainable, or if obtained, would be on favorable terms or
conditions.
The
Company is not a party to off-balance sheet arrangements and does not engage in
trading activities involving non-exchange traded contracts. In addition, the
Company has no financial guarantees, debt or lease agreements or other
arrangements that could trigger a requirement for an early payment or that could
change the value of the Company’s assets.
As part
of its business strategy, and because of its offshore manufacturing
arrangements, the Company normally maintains a significant level of inventory.
As described elsewhere in this Annual Report, one of the Company’s competitive
advantages and strategies is to maintain customer satisfaction by having
sufficient inventory on hand to fulfill most customer orders on short notice.
Accordingly, the Company maintains a significant amount of inventory, which
increases or decreases to reflect the Company’s sales and lead times for
products. Due to sales decreasing by 20% during fiscal 2009 compared to sales of
prior year, the Company’s year end inventory balance decreased by 16% compared
to prior year’s year end inventory balance. The Company continuously
monitors its inventory levels and product costs. For pricing purposes, the
Company may, however, increase its inventory levels from time to time to protect
against future increases in raw material costs or to obtain volume
discounts.
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Net cash
provided by operating activities for the year ended October 31, 2009 was
$1,703,000. The Company’s net cash from operations was more than its net
income of $656,000 due primarily to a $965,000 decrease in inventory. In fiscal
year ended October 31, 2008, net cash provided by operating activities was
$1,144,000.
During
fiscal 2009, net cash provided by investing activities was $169,000, which
represents the difference between the proceeds the Company received from the
sale of its treasury bills and the re-investment of its funds in certificates of
deposit, less $217,000 that the Company invested in additional capital equipment
(primarily for the Connector and Cable division). During fiscal 2008, net cash
used in investing activities was $2,793,000, of which $2,332,000 was for the
purchase of treasury bills and other available-for-sale securities. The balance
represents $461,000 invested in additional capital equipment (primarily for the
Aviel division).
In fiscal
2009, financing activities decreased the Company’s net cash by $1,707,000 due to
dividends paid of $95,000 and $1,613,000 used to repurchase 385,358 shares of
its own common stock. In fiscal 2008, financing activities decreased the
Company’s net cash by $691,000 due to dividends paid of $394,000 and $533,000
used to repurchase 100,000 shares of its own common stock of which expenditures
were partially offset by the receipt of $190,000 from the exercise of stock
options.
Results
of Operations
The
following summarizes the key components of the results of operations for the
fiscal years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||||
Amount
|
% of Net
Sales
|
Amount
|
% of Net
Sales
|
|||||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | 14,213,045 | 100 | % | $ | 17,695,146 | 100 | % | ||||||||
Cost
of sales
|
7,308,479 | 51 | % | 8,789,604 | 50 | % | ||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
6,904,566 | 49 | % | 8,905,542 | 50 | % | ||||||||||
Engineering
expenses
|
1,050,398 | 7 | % | 1,050,574 | 6 | % | ||||||||||
Selling
and general expenses
|
4,738,265 | 33 | % | 5,341,576 | 30 | % | ||||||||||
Goodwill impairment | 209,763 | 1 | % | |||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
906,140 | 6 | % | 2,513,392 | 14 | % | ||||||||||
Other
income
|
193,429 | 1 | % | 258,381 | 1 | % | ||||||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
1,099,569 | 8 | % | 2,771,773 | 16 | % | ||||||||||
Income
taxes
|
443,602 | 3 | % | 1,212,540 | 7 | % | ||||||||||
Net
income
|
655,967 | 5 | % | 1,559,233 | 9 | % |
Net sales
of the Company decreased by approximately $3,482,000 or 20%, for the fiscal year
ended October 31, 2009 (“fiscal 2009”) compared to the fiscal year ended October
31, 2008 (“fiscal 2008”). Net sales decreased in fiscal 2009 due to
decreases in net sales at all three of the Company’s financial reporting
segments. Net sales at the Connector and Cable Assembly segment decreased
from fiscal 2008 by approximately $1,783,000. The Company believes that
the decrease was primarily due to the negative effects of the current global
recession in general, and in a decrease in sales in the wireless industry in
particular. The largest sales decreases were in the Connector and Cable
Assembly segment, which experienced a $1,783,000 decrease in sales, and in the
RF Wireless segment, which decreased by $1,385,000. Net sales in the
Medical Cabling and Interconnect division also decreased by approximately
$314,000. The substantial decrease in net sales at the RF Wireless segment
was attributable to a decrease of $621,000 in sales generated by the Radiomobile
Division and a decrease of $764,000 in sales generated by the Neulink
division. Unlike the Connector and Cable Assembly segment that has many
smaller customers and a wide variety of products, the RF Wireless segment has
few products and few customers. Accordingly, the failure by the RF
Wireless segment to make a few larger sales to its customers resulted in a
substantial decrease in sales. The Company is evaluating the operations of
the RF Wireless segment and may reorganize the operations of one or more of the
RF Wireless divisions.
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The
Company’s gross profit decreased by $2,001,000 or by 22% to $6,905,000 in 2009
from $8,906,000 in 2008 due to the decrease in net sales. As a percentage
of net sales, gross profit decreased to 49% in fiscal 2009, down slightly from
50% in fiscal 2008 because the Company was not able to reduce its fixed labor
costs in line with the decrease in sales.
Engineering
expenses, which include research and development expenses, incurred at the
Company’s three segments and relating to the design, re-design or development of
products for specific customers remained consistent with that of prior year at
$1,050,000 in fiscal 2009 compared to $1,051,000 in fiscal 2008. As a percentage
of net sales, engineering expenses increased slightly to 7% in fiscal 2009 from
6% in fiscal 2008. Engineering expense
(including research and development) during fiscal 2009 related primarily to the
continued development of new wireless products. RadioMobile and Neulink, which
constitute the RF Wireless segment, collectively incurred approximately $243,000
of research and development expenses in fiscal 2009 in the development of new
products compared to $256,000 of research and development expenses at the RF
Wireless segment in fiscal 2008.
Selling
and general expenses decreased by $604,000 or 11%, to $4,738,000 during fiscal
2009 from $5,342,000 in fiscal 2008. This decrease is directly related to
the decrease in revenues and cost cutting measures implemented by the Company.
Stock based compensation expense decreased significantly by $347,000 to $153,000
in fiscal 2009 from $500,000 in fiscal 2008 primarily due to fewer options being
granted and also an increase in the vesting period of options granted in fiscal
2009 compared to fiscal 2008. Sales commission expense
decreased by $60,000 or 42% to $81,000 in fiscal 2009 from
$141,000 in fiscal 2008 due to the significant decrease in sales from fiscal
2008. Accounting and legal fees decreased by $114,000 to $436,000 in
fiscal 2009 from $550,000 in fiscal 2008 primarily due to reductions in expenses
related to Management’s assessment and testing of internal controls over
financial reporting and external audit and review work. Advertising costs
increased by $56,000 to $254,000 in fiscal 2009 from $198,000 in fiscal 2008 due
to an increase in marketing efforts in fiscal 2009 compared to prior
year.
Due to
current negative effects of the global recession and related triggers, during
the third quarter of 2009, the Company experienced a significant decrease in
sales in general, and at the Radiomobile and Worswick divisions in particular.
The sales generated by these divisions were significantly lower than expected
and the expected third quarter improvements did not occur. As such, triggers
were evident at these two divisions in the third quarter of 2009 and management
performed a goodwill impairment review. Prior to management’s review, the
Company had a total of $347,091 of goodwill of which $137,328 was allocated to
the acquisition of the Aviel division and the balance was allocated to the more
recent acquisitions of the Radiomobile and Worswick businesses. As a result of
its review, management recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $209,763 for the
third quarter of fiscal 2009, which is included in operating expenses in the
statement of income. There were no such triggering events at the Aviel division
and its goodwill was not affected.
Due to
the significant decrease in sales and the decrease of $2,001,000 in gross profit
compared to prior year, operating income decreased by $1,607,000 or 64% to
$906,000 in fiscal 2009. Total operating expenses decreased by $394,000 or 6% as
a result of decreases in selling and general administrative
expenses.
Interest
income decreased by approximately $65,000 from prior year due to a decrease in
interest rates on the funds held by the Company in its interest bearing accounts
compared to the rates received during fiscal 2008. During fiscal 2009, the
Company continued to invest primarily in CDs and money market
funds.
Income
before taxes in fiscal 2009 decreased by 60% or by $1,672,000 to $1,100,000
compared to income before taxes of $2,772,000 in fiscal 2008. Net income for
fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 decreased by $903,000 or 58% to $656,000
compared to $1,559,000 in fiscal year ended October 31, 2008.
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ITEM
7A.
|
QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
|
Not
applicable to a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of SEC
Regulation S-K.
ITEM
8.
|
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
|
The
following Financial Statements of the Company with related Notes and Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm are attached hereto as pages F-1
to F-22 and filed as part of this Annual Report:
|
·
|
Report
of J.H. Cohn LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
|
|
·
|
Balance
Sheets as of October 31, 2009 and
2008
|
|
·
|
Statements
of Income for the years ended October 31, 2009 and
2008
|
|
·
|
Statements
of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended October 31, 2009 and
2008
|
|
·
|
Statements
of Cash Flows for the years ended October 31, 2009 and
2008
|
|
·
|
Notes
to Financial Statements
|
ITEM
9.
|
CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
|
None
ITEM
9A(T)
|
CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
|
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule
13a-15(e)) that are designed to assure that information required to be disclosed
in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s
rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to
management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosures.
In
designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management
recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and
operated, can provide reasonable assurance only of achieving the desired control
objectives, and management necessarily is required to apply its judgment in
weighting the costs and benefits of possible new or different controls and
procedures. Limitations are inherent in all control systems, so no
evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues
and any fraud have been detected.
As
required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b), as of the end of the period covered by
this report, management, under the supervision and with the participation of our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness
of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation,
management concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective
as of that date.
Management’s
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting, and for performing an assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of October 31,
2009. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles.
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Our
system of internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and
procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable
detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our
assets; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures
are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and
directors; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely
detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's
assets that could have a material effect on the financial
statements.
Under the
supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have conducted an evaluation
of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on
the framework in “Internal Control—Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Based on
the above evaluation, our management has concluded that, as of October 31, 2009,
we did not have any material weaknesses in our internal control over financial
reporting and our internal control over financial reporting was
effective.
This
annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over
financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the
Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only
management’s report in this annual report.
Changes
in Internal Controls
There was
no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the
most recent fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2009 that materially affected, or
is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
ITEM
9B
|
OTHER
INFORMATION
|
Not applicable
PART
III
ITEM
10.
|
DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
|
Set forth
below is information regarding the Company’s directors, including information
furnished by them as to their principal occupations for the last five years, and
their ages as of October 31, 2009. A majority of the Directors are “independent
directors” as defined by the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market, and
the Board of Directors has determined that such independent directors have no
relationship with the Company that would interfere with the exercise of their
independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. The
independent Directors are Messrs. Ehret, Fink, Jacobs, Kester and
Reynolds.
Name
|
Age
|
Director Since
|
||
John R.
Ehret
|
72
|
1991
|
||
Marvin
H. Fink
|
73
|
2001
|
||
Howard
F. Hill
|
69
|
1979
|
||
William
Reynolds
|
74
|
2005
|
||
Robert
Jacobs
|
57
|
1997
|
||
Linde
Kester
|
64
|
2001
|
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John R.
Ehret has been the President of TPL Electronics of Los Angeles, California,
since 1982. He holds a B.S. degree in Industrial Management from the University
of Baltimore. He has been in the electronics industry for over 36
years.
Marvin H.
Fink served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board
of Recom Managed Systems, Inc. from October 2002 to March 2005. Prior thereto,
Mr. Fink was President of Teledyne’s Electronics Group. Mr. Fink was employed at
Teledyne for 39 years. He holds a B.E.E. degree from the City College of New
York, an M.S.E.E. degree from the University of Southern California and a J.D.
degree from the University of San Fernando Valley. He is a member of the
California Bar.
Howard F.
Hill, a founder of the Company in 1979, has credits in Manufacturing
Engineering, Quality Engineering and Industrial Management. He has been the
President of the Company since July 1993. He has held various positions in the
electronics industry over the past 42 years.
Robert
Jacobs has been an Account Executive at Neil Berkman Associates since 1988. Neil
Berkman Associates is the Company’s investor relations firm, and Mr. Jacobs is
the Account Executive for the Company. He holds an MBA from the University of
Southern California and has been in the investor relations industry for over 27
years.
Linde
Kester has been the Proprietor of Oregon’s Chateau Lorane Winery since 1992. He
was formerly Chairman and CEO of Xentek, an electronics power conversion
manufacturer that he co-founded in 1972. Mr. Kester was also a co-founder of
Hidden Valley National Bank in Escondido, California. He holds an A.A. in
Electron-Mechanical Design from Fullerton College and has over two decades of
experience in the electronics industry.
William
Reynolds joined the Board of Directors on April 26, 2005. He was the former VP
of Finance and Administration for Teledyne Controls from 1994 until his
retirement in 1997. Prior thereto, for 22 years he was the
Vice-President of Finance and Administration of Teledyne Microelectronics. Mr.
Reynolds also was a program finance administrator of Teledyne Systems Company
for five years. He has a B.B.A. degree in Accounting from Woodbury
University.
Management
Howard F.
Hill is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He co-founded
the Company in 1979. Mr. Hill has credits in Manufacturing Engineering, Quality
Engineering and Industrial Management. He has been the President of the Company
since July 1993. He has held various positions in the electronics industry over
the past 42 years.
Effective
February 1, 2007, RF Industries appointed James Doss as Acting Chief Financial
Officer and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Doss was appointed to Chief Financial
Officer on January 25, 2008. Mr. Doss joined the Company as its full-time
Director of Accounting on February 13, 2006. Mr. Doss, 41, was most recently a
private consultant to a number of Software and High-Tech companies, providing
Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and general accounting support. Previously, he was
Director of Finance for San Diego-based HomeRelay Communications, Inc., an
Internet Service Provider (ISP). From 1996 to 2000, Doss was Controller for
CliniComp, International, a San Diego medical software developer and hardware
manufacturer of hospital critical care units. In 1995 Mr. Doss joined
Denver-based Merrick & Company as Senior Staff Accountant. Mr. Doss received
his B.S. in Finance and Economics from San Diego State University in 1993 and
completed graduate and advanced financial management studies, receiving his MBA
from San Diego State University in 2005.
Board
of Director Meetings
During
the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009, the Board of Directors held six
meetings. All members of the Board of Directors hold office until the next
Annual Meeting of Stockholders or the election and qualification of their
successors. Executive officers serve at the discretion of the Board of
Directors.
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During
the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009, each Board of Directors members attended
at least 50% of the meetings of the Board of Directors and at least 50% of the
meetings of the committees on which he served.
Board
Committees
During
fiscal 2009, the Board of Directors maintained two committees, the Compensation
Committee and the Audit Committee.
The Audit
Committee meets periodically with the Company’s management and independent
registered public accounting firm to, among other things, review the results of
the annual audit and quarterly reviews and discuss the financial statements. The
audit committee also hires the independent registered public accounting firm,
and receives and considers the accountant’s comments as to controls, adequacy of
staff and management performance and procedures. The Audit Committee is also
authorized to review related party transactions for potential conflicts of
interest. As of the end of fiscal 2009, the Audit Committee was composed of Mr.
Reynolds, Mr. Ehret and Mr. Fink. Each of these individuals was a
non-employee director and was independent as defined under the Nasdaq Stock
Market’s listing standards. Each of the members of the Audit Committee has
significant knowledge of financial matters, and Mr. Reynolds currently serves as
the “audit committee financial expert” of the Audit Committee. The
Company believes that the current members of the Audit Committee can competently
perform the functions required of them as members of the Audit Committee. The
Audit Committee met four times during fiscal 2009. The Audit Committee operates
under a formal charter that governs its duties and conduct.
The
Compensation Committee currently consists of Messrs. Ehret, Fink, and Kester,
each of whom is non-employee director and is independent as defined under the
Nasdaq Stock Market’s listing standards. The Compensation Committee is
responsible for considering and authorizing remuneration arrangements for senior
management. The Compensation Committee held one formal meeting during fiscal
2009, which was attended by all committee members.
Code
Of Business Conduct And Ethics
The
Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) that
applies to all of the Company’s Directors, officers and employees, including its
principal executive officer and principal financial officer. The Code is posted
on the Company’s website at www.rfindustries.com.
The Company intends to disclose any amendments to the Code by posting such
amendments on its website. In addition, any waivers of the Code for Directors or
executive officers of the Company will be disclosed in a report on Form
8-K.
Compliance
With Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company’s executive
officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class
of the Company’s equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in
ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Executive
officers, directors and greater than 10% stockholders are required by SEC
regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they
file.
Based
solely on its review of the copies of reporting forms received by the Company,
the Company believes that during its most recent fiscal year ended October 31,
2009, its officers and directors complied with the filing requirements under
Section 16(a).
ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Summary of Cash and Other
Compensation. The following table sets forth compensation for
services rendered in all capacities to the Company for each person who served as
an executive officer during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 (the “Named
Executive Officers”). No other executive officer of the Company received salary
and bonus, which exceeded $100,000 in the aggregate during the fiscal year,
ended October 31, 2009:
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Annual Compensation
|
Long-Term Compensation Awards
|
|||||||||||||||||
Name and Principal Position
|
Year
|
Salary ($)
|
Bonus ($)
|
Securities
Underlying
Options/SARs (#)
|
Any Other
Compensation
|
|||||||||||||
Howard
F. Hill, President
|
||||||||||||||||||
Chief
Executive Officer,
|
2009
|
205,677 | 65,100 | 6,000 | $ | 23,075 | (1) | |||||||||||
Director
|
2008
|
211,730 | 50,000 | 4,000 | $ | 24,366 | ||||||||||||
James
S. Doss,
|
||||||||||||||||||
Chief
Financial Officer
|
2009
|
102,402 | 6,100 | 104,000 | $ | 11,021 | (2) | |||||||||||
2008
|
111,458 | 6,000 | 2,000 | $ | 9,914 |
(1)
Mr. Hill’s other compensation consisted of
$9,488 of accrued
vacation not taken in fiscal 2009 and $13,587 for vehicle and apartment rental
costs. Because Mr. Hill does not live in San Diego, the Company has maintained
an apartment in San Diego for Mr. Hill and some of the other managers since
1994. The compensation
attributable to the use of a Company vehicle represents the value of his
personal use of a Company vehicle.
(2)
Mr. Doss’s other compensation consisted of
$768 of accrued vacation not taken in fiscal 2009 and $10,253 for vehicle
costs.
Option Grants. The
following table contains information concerning the stock option grants to the
Company’s Named Executive Officers for the fiscal year ended October 31,
2009.
Option Grants in Last Fiscal
Year
Name
|
Securities
Underlying
Options
Granted (#)
|
% of Total
Options Granted
to Employees in
Fiscal Year
|
Base Price
($/Share)
|
Expiration
Date
|
|||||||||
Howard F. Hill, President
|
|||||||||||||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
|||||||||||||
Incentive
Stock Option
|
2,000 | 0.89 | $ | 4.05 |
January 2014
|
||||||||
Incentive
Stock Option
|
4,000 | 1.79 | 4.05 |
October 2014
|
|||||||||
James
S. Doss,
|
|||||||||||||
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|||||||||||||
Non-Qualified
Stock Option
|
2,000 | 0.89 | $ | 4.05 |
January
2014
|
||||||||
Non-Qualified
Stock Option
|
10,000 | 4.47 | 3.95 |
June 2019
|
|||||||||
Incentive
Stock Option
|
90,000 | 40.19 | 4.05 |
October
2019
|
|||||||||
Incentive
Stock Option
|
2,000 | 0.89 | 4.05 |
October
2014
|
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Option Exercises and
Holdings. The following table sets forth information concerning
option exercises and option holdings and the value, at October 31, 2009, of
unexercised options held by the Named Executive Officers:
Aggregated Options/SAR
Exercises in Last Fiscal Year
and Fiscal Year-End
Option/SAR Values
Shares
Acquired
|
Value Realized
Market Price at
Exercise Less
Exercise Price
|
Number of Unexercised
Options/SARs at Fiscal Year-
End (#)
|
Value of
Unexercised In-
the-Money
Options/SARs at
Fiscal Year-End
($) Exercisable/
|
|||||||||||||||||
Name
|
Exercise #
|
($)
|
Exercisable
|
Unexercisable
|
Unexercisable
(1)
|
|||||||||||||||
Howard
F. Hill, President,
|
0 | $ | 0 | 255,204 | 6,667 | $ | 947,490/ | |||||||||||||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
$ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
James
S. Doss, Chief
|
0 | $ | 0 | 45,583 | 93,333 | $ | 1,000/ | |||||||||||||
Financial
Officer
|
$ | 0 |
(1)
Represents the closing price per share of the
underlying shares on the last day of the fiscal year less the option exercise
price multiplied by the number of shares. The closing value per share was $4.05
on the last trading day of the fiscal year as reported on the Nasdaq Capital
Market.
During
the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009, the Company did not adjust or amend the
exercise price of stock options awarded to the Named Executive
Officers.
Employment
Agreement
The
Company has no employment or severance agreements with any of its executive
officers other than with Mr. Howard Hill, the Company’s President and Chief
Executive Officer. Mr. Hill has been the President/Chief Executive Officer of
the Company since 1994. On June 6, 2008 the Company entered into a new
employment agreement with Mr. Hill. Under the new employment agreement, Mr. Hill
agreed to serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer for up to
three one-year periods. The new employment agreement provides for an annual
salary of $210,000. Either Mr. Hill or the Company can terminate the employment
agreement at each of the first and second anniversaries of the agreement. The
employment agreement will expire on June 20, 2011.
Compensation
of Directors
The
Company compensates its directors with an annual grant of options to purchase
2,000 shares of common stock. Options to purchase 2,000 shares of common stock
were granted to each of the directors on January 15, 2009. The Chairman of
the Board, Mr. Fink, was granted an additional 2,000 shares on January 15, 2009
as compensation for his service as the Chairman. All of these options
vested immediately upon grant and had an exercise price of $4.05 per share,
which was the closing stock price on January 15, 2009. The directors are also
eligible for reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with attendance at
Board meetings and Board committee meetings.
In
addition to the foregoing grant of options, all non-employee members of the
Board of Directors receive an annual cash payment of $4,750 per director, and
the non-employee Chairman of the Board receives an annual payment of
$9,500.
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ITEM
12.
|
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
|
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the ownership of the
Company’s Common Stock as of October 31, 2009 for each director; (ii) the
Company’s Named Executive Officers; (iii) all executive officers and directors
of the Company as a group; and (iv) all those known by the Company to be
beneficial owners of more than 5% of the Common Stock.
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner
|
Number of Shares (1)
Beneficially Owned
|
Percentage
Beneficially Owned
|
||||||
Howard
H. Hill
7610
Miramar Road, Ste. 6000
San
Diego, CA 92126-4202
|
258,704 | (2) | 8.3 | % | ||||
James
Doss
7610
Miramar Road, Ste. 6000
San
Diego, CA 92126-4202
|
45,583 | (3) | 1.6 | % | ||||
John
R. Ehret
7610
Miramar Road, Ste. 6000
San
Diego, CA 92126-4202
|
26,000 | (4) | 0.9 | % | ||||
Robert
Jacobs
7610
Miramar Road, Ste. 6000
San
Diego, CA 92126-4202
|
12,000 | (5) | 0.4 | % | ||||
Marvin
H. Fink
7610
Miramar Road, Ste. 6000
San
Diego, CA 92126-4202
|
38,165 | (6) | 1.3 | % | ||||
Linde
Kester
7610
Miramar Rd., Ste. 6000
San
Diego, CA 92126-4202
|
97,472 | (7) | 3.3 | % | ||||
William
Reynolds
7610
Miramar Rd., Ste. 6000
San
Diego, CA 92126-4202
|
26,300 | (8) | 0.9 | % | ||||
All
Directors and Officers as a Group (7 Persons)
|
505,224 | (9) | 15.5 | % | ||||
Hytek
International, Ltd
PO
Box 10927 APO
George
Town
Cayman
Islands
|
450,930 | 15.8 | % | |||||
Walrus
Partners, LLC
8014
Olson Memorial, #232
Golden
Valley, MN 55427
|
184,300 | (10) | 6.5 | % |
(1)
Shares of Common Stock, which were not
outstanding but which could be acquired upon exercise of an option within 60
days from the date of this filing, are considered outstanding for the purpose of
computing the percentage of outstanding shares beneficially owned. However, such
shares are not considered to be outstanding for any other
purpose.
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(2)
Includes 255,204 shares that Mr. Hill has the right
to acquire upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days plus 3,500 shares
purchased on the open market.
(3)
Includes 45,583 shares that Mr. Doss has the right to
acquire upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days.
(4)
Includes 16,000 shares that Mr. Ehret has the right
to acquire upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days plus 10,000
shares purchased on the open market.
(5)
Consists of 12,000 shares, which Mr. Jacobs
have the right to acquire upon exercise of options exercisable within 60
days.
(6)
Includes 33,165 shares that Mr. Fink
has the right to acquire upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days
plus 5,000 shares purchased on the open market.
(7)
Includes 36,170 shares that Mr.
Kester has the right to acquire upon exercise of options exercisable within 60
days plus 61,302 shares purchased on the open market.
(8)
Consists of 22,000 shares, which Mr. Reynolds
has the right to acquire upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days
plus 4,300 shares purchased on the open market.
(9)
Includes 420,122 shares, which the directors and
officers have the right to acquire upon exercise of options exercisable within
60 days plus 85,102 shares purchased on the open market.
(10)
Information is based on a report on Schedule 13G filed
February 13, 2009. Represents shares owned by
clients of Walrus Partners, LLC, which is an investment adviser. Walrus
Partners, LLC is deemed to possess sole voting and dispositive power over
securities held by its clients. Walrus Partners, LLC disclaims beneficial
ownership of these securities held by these clients.
ITEM
13.
|
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
|
On April
1, 1997, the Company loaned to Howard Hill, its President and Chief Executive
Officer, $70,000 pursuant to a Promissory Note which provides for interest at
the rate of 6% per annum and which has no specific due date for principal
repayment. The principal balance still outstanding on the loan is $66,980. Mr.
Hill pays interest on the loan annually. The loan is evidenced by a promissory
note that is secured by a lien on certain of Mr. Hill’s personal
property.
Mr.
Jacobs, a director of the Company, is an employee of the Company’s public
relations firm. For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2009 and October 31,
2008, the Company paid the firm $52,668 and $52,781, respectively, for services
rendered.
ITEM
14.
|
PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
|
Audit-Related
Fees
The
following is a summary of the fees billed to the Company by J.H. Cohn LLP for
professional services rendered related to the fiscal years ended October 31,
2009 and 2008:
Fee
Category
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||
Audit
Fees
|
$ | 146,000 | $ | 173,500 | ||||
Audit-Related
Fees
|
- | 21,100 | ||||||
Total
Fees
|
$ | 146,000 | $ | 194,600 |
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Audit
Fees. Consists of fees billed and estimated for professional
services rendered for the audit of the Company’s financial statements and review
of the interim financial statements included in quarterly reports and services
that are normally provided by J.H. Cohn LLP in connection with statutory and
regulatory filings or engagements.
Audit-Related
Fees. Consists of fees billed and estimates for assurance and
related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit and
review of the Company’s financial statements and are not reported under “Audit
Fees.” These services include professional services requested by the Company in
connection with its preparation for compliance with Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, accounting consultations in connection with
acquisitions and consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting
standards.
ITEM
15. EXHIBITS
The
following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
3.1
|
Articles
of Incorporation, as amended (1)
|
3.2.1
|
Company
Bylaws as Amended through August, 1985 (2)
|
3.2.2
|
Amendment
to Bylaws dated January 24, 1986 (2)
|
3.2.3
|
Amendment
to Bylaws dated February 1, 1989 (3)
|
3.2.4
|
Amendment
to Bylaws dated June 9, 2006(6)
|
3.2.5
|
Amendment
to Bylaws dated September 7, 2007(7)
|
10.1
|
Form
of 2000 Stock Option Plan (4)
|
10.2
|
Directors’
Nonqualified Stock Option Agreements (2)
|
10.3
|
Employment
Agreement, dated June 5, 2008, between the Company and Howard
Hill (8)
|
10.4
|
Multi-Tenant
Industrial Gross Lease, effective March 31, 2009, between RF Industries,
Ltd. and Walton CWCA Miramar GL 74, LLC regarding the Company’s facilities
in San Diego.
|
10.5
|
Second
Amendment to Lease, dated August 25, 2009, to Multi-Tenant Industrial
Gross Lease, effective March 31, 2009, between RF Industries, Ltd. and
Walton CWCA Miramar GL 74, LLC.
|
10.6
|
Single
Tenant Commercial Lease, dated August 2009, between Eagle Americank LLC
and RF Industries, Ltd. regarding the Company’s lease in Las Vegas,
Nevada.
|
14.1
|
Code
of Ethics (5)
|
23.1
|
Consent
of J.H. Cohn LLP
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
32.1
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350
|
32.2
|
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350
|
99.1
|
Press
release issued January 29, 2010 announcing the financial results for
fiscal year ended October 31,
2009.
|
(1) Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the year ended October 31,
2000, which exhibit is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
(2) Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10- KSB for the year ended October 31,
1987, which exhibit is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
(3) Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10- KSB for the year ended October 31,
1992, which exhibit is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
(4) Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended January
31, 2001, which exhibit is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
(5) Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10- KSB for the year ended October 31,
2003, which exhibit is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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(6) Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K, dated June 9, 2006, which exhibit
is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
(7) Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10- KSB for the year ended October 31,
2007, which exhibit is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
(8) Previously
filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K, dated June 5, 2008, which exhibit
is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Shareholders
of the Company may obtain a copy of any exhibit referenced in this 10-K Report
by writing to: Secretary, RF Industries, Ltd., 7610 Miramar Road, Bldg. 6000,
San Diego, CA 92126. The written request must specify the shareholder’s good
faith representation that such shareholder is a stockholder of record of common
stock of the Company. A charge of forty-four cents ($.44) per page will be made
to cover Company expenses in furnishing the requested documents.
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Index
[Attachment
to Item 8]
Page
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-2
|
|
Balance
Sheets
|
||
October
31, 2009 and 2008
|
F-3
|
|
Statements
of Income
|
||
Years
Ended October 31, 2009 and 2008
|
F-4
|
|
Statements
of Stockholders’ Equity
|
||
Years
Ended October 31, 2009 and 2008
|
F-5
|
|
Statements
of Cash Flows
|
||
Years
Ended October 31, 2009 and 2008
|
F-6
|
|
Notes
to Financial Statements
|
F-7-F-22
|
* * *
F -
1
Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the
Stockholders
RF
Industries, Ltd.
We have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of RF Industries, Ltd. as of October 31,
2009 and 2008, and the related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and
cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of RF Industries, Ltd. as of October
31, 2009 and 2008, and its results of operations and cash flows for the years
then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.
As
discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, effective November 1, 2007, the
Company adopted standards on accounting for uncertainty in income
taxes.
/s/ J.H.
COHN LLP
San
Diego, California
January
29, 2010
F -
2
RF
INDUSTRIES, LTD.
BALANCE
SHEETS
OCTOBER
31, 2009 AND 2008
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current
assets:
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 1,225,927 | $ | 1,060,838 | ||||
Certificates
of deposit
|
6,476,981 | 6,315,864 | ||||||
Short-term
investments
|
547,847 | |||||||
Trade
accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $52,892 and
$46,775
|
2,263,265 | 2,071,349 | ||||||
Inventories
|
4,984,921 | 5,949,708 | ||||||
Other
current assets
|
340,362 | 217,443 | ||||||
Deferred
tax assets
|
478,200 | 542,100 | ||||||
Total
current assets
|
15,769,656 | 16,705,149 | ||||||
Equipment
and furnishings:
|
||||||||
Equipment
and tooling
|
2,365,160 | 2,205,525 | ||||||
Furniture
and office equipment
|
425,389 | 377,286 | ||||||
2,790,549 | 2,582,811 | |||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation
|
2,224,745 | 2,016,951 | ||||||
Totals
|
565,804 | 565,860 | ||||||
Goodwill
|
137,328 | 347,091 | ||||||
Amortizable
intangible assets, net
|
27,156 | 54,311 | ||||||
Note
receivable from stockholder
|
66,980 | 66,980 | ||||||
Other
assets
|
31,276 | 28,382 | ||||||
Totals
|
$ | 16,598,200 | $ | 17,767,773 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$ | 224,974 | $ | 329,509 | ||||
Accrued
expenses
|
673,080 | 760,762 | ||||||
Income
taxes payable
|
75,134 | 232,927 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
973,188 | 1,323,198 | ||||||
Deferred
tax liabilities
|
50,500 | 105,700 | ||||||
Other
long-term liabilities
|
321,030 | 217,185 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
|
1,344,718 | 1,646,083 | ||||||
Commitments
and contingencies
|
||||||||
Stockholders'
equity:
|
||||||||
Common
stock - authorized 10,000,000 shares at $.01 par value;
2,848,313 and 3,226,264 shares issued and
outstanding
|
28,483 | 32,263 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
6,502,447 | 6,411,810 | ||||||
Retained
earnings
|
8,722,552 | 9,677,617 | ||||||
Total
stockholders' equity
|
15,253,482 | 16,121,690 | ||||||
Totals
|
$ | 16,598,200 | $ | 17,767,773 |
See Notes
to Financial Statements.
F -
3
RF
INDUSTRIES, LTD.
STATEMENTS
OF INCOME
YEARS
ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | 14,213,045 | $ | 17,695,146 | ||||
Cost
of sales
|
7,308,479 | 8,789,604 | ||||||
Gross
profit
|
6,904,566 | 8,905,542 | ||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||
Engineering
|
1,050,398 | 1,050,574 | ||||||
Selling
and general
|
4,738,265 | 5,341,576 | ||||||
Goodwill
impairment
|
209,763 | |||||||
Totals
|
5,998,426 | 6,392,150 | ||||||
Operating
income
|
906,140 | 2,513,392 | ||||||
Other
income – interest
|
193,429 | 258,381 | ||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
1,099,569 | 2,771,773 | ||||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
443,602 | 1,212,540 | ||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 655,967 | $ | 1,559,233 | ||||
Earnings
per share:
|
||||||||
Basic
|
$ | .22 | $ | .47 | ||||
Diluted
|
$ | .20 | $ | .42 |
See Notes
to Financial Statements.
F -
4
RF
INDUSTRIES, LTD.
STATEMENTS
OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
YEARS
ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
Common Stock
|
Additional
Paid-In
|
Retained
|
Total
Stockholders’
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Earnings
|
Equity
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance,
November 1, 2007
|
3,285,969 | $ | 32,860 | $ | 5,700,362 | $ | 9,207,571 | $ | 14,940,793 | |||||||||||
Effect
of adoption of accounting for uncertainty in income taxes November 1,
2007
|
(187,075 | ) | (187,075 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
1,559,233 | 1,559,233 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
499,564 | 499,564 | ||||||||||||||||||
Excess
tax benefits from stock-based compensation
|
46,041 | 46,041 | ||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
40,295 | 403 | 189,843 | 190,246 | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends
|
(394,343 | ) | (394,343 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Treasury
stock purchased and retired
|
(100,000 | ) | (1,000 | ) | (24,000 | ) | (507,769 | ) | (532,769 | ) | ||||||||||
Balance,
October 31, 2008
|
3,226,264 | 32,263 | 6,411,810 | 9,677,617 | 16,121,690 | |||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
655,967 | 655,967 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
153,197 | 153,197 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock
issuance related to contingent liability
|
7,407 | 74 | 29,926 | 30,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends
|
(94,780 | ) | (94,780 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Treasury
stock purchased and retired
|
(385,358 | ) | (3,854 | ) | (92,486 | ) | (1,516,252 | ) | (1,612,592 | ) | ||||||||||
Balance,
October 31, 2009
|
2,848,313 | $ | 28,483 | $ | 6,502,447 | $ | 8,722,552 | $ | 15,253,482 |
See Notes
to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
YEARS
ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Operating
activities:
|
||||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 655,967 | $ | 1,559,233 | ||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
|
||||||||
Bad
debt expense
|
8,110 | 6,781 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
239,777 | 211,389 | ||||||
Goodwill
impairment
|
209,763 | |||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
8,700 | (184,700 | ) | |||||
Loss
on disposal of equipment
|
4,826 | |||||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
153,197 | 499,564 | ||||||
Excess
tax benefits from stock based compensation
|
(46,041 | ) | ||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
Trade
accounts receivable
|
(200,026 | ) | (178,101 | ) | ||||
Inventories
|
964,787 | (994,406 | ) | |||||
Income
taxes payable
|
(157,793 | ) | 111,340 | |||||
Other
current assets
|
(122,919 | ) | 24,552 | |||||
Other
long-term assets
|
(2,894 | ) | 2,552 | |||||
Accounts
payable
|
(104,535 | ) | 124,373 | |||||
Accrued
expenses
|
(57,682 | ) | 63,824 | |||||
Other
long-term liabilities
|
103,845 | (56,166 | ) | |||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
1,703,123 | 1,144,194 | ||||||
Investing
activities:
|
||||||||
Purchases
of short term investments and certificates of deposit
|
(7,015,184 | ) | (11,779,828 | ) | ||||
Sales
of short term investments and certificates of deposit
|
7,401,914 | 9,447,797 | ||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(217,392 | ) | (461,066 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
169,338 | (2,793,097 | ) | |||||
Financing
activities:
|
||||||||
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options
|
190,246 | |||||||
Purchases
of treasury stock
|
(1,612,592 | ) | (532,769 | ) | ||||
Dividends
paid
|
(94,780 | ) | (394,343 | ) | ||||
Excess
tax benefits from stock based compensation
|
46,041 | |||||||
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
(1,707,372 | ) | (690,825 | ) | ||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
165,089 | (2,339,728 | ) | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
1,060,838 | 3,400,566 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of year
|
$ | 1,225,927 | $ | 1,060,838 | ||||
Supplemental
cash flow information - income taxes paid
|
$ | 550,000 | $ | 1,283,000 | ||||
Noncash
investing and financing activities:
|
||||||||
Retirement
of treasury stock
|
$ | 1,612,592 | $ | 532,769 | ||||
Additional
goodwill related to acquisition
|
$ | 38,612 | ||||||
Stock
issuance related to contingent liability
|
$ | 30,000 |
See Notes
to Financial Statements.
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NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
1 - Business activities and summary of significant accounting
policies
Business
activities
The
Company’s business is comprised of the design, manufacture and/or sale of
communications equipment primarily to the radio and other professional
communications related industries. The Company currently conducts its operations
through six related business divisions: (i) RF Connector and Cable Division is
engaged in the design, manufacture and distribution of coaxial connectors and
cable assemblies used primarily in radio and other professional communications
applications; (ii) Aviel Division is engaged in the design, manufacture and
sales of radio frequency, microwave and specialized connectors and connector
assemblies for aerospace, original electronics manufacturers and military
electronics applications; (iii) Worswick Division is engaged in sales of
microwave and radio frequency connectors and cable assemblies to end users in
multi-media, radio and other communications applications; (iv) Bioconnect
Division is engaged in the design, manufacture and sales of cable interconnects
for medical monitoring applications; (v) Neulink Division is engaged in the
design, manufacture and sales of radio links for receiving and transmitting
control signals for remote operation and monitoring of equipment, personnel and
monitoring services; and (vi) RadioMobile Division is engaged as an OEM provider
of end-to-end mobile management solutions implemented over wireless networks.
RadioMobile Division operates as a separate division and supplements the
operations of the Company’s Neulink division (see Note 11).
Use
of estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures.
Actual results may differ from those estimates.
Cash
equivalents
The
Company considers all highly-liquid investments with a maturity of three months
or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
Revenue
recognition
Four
basic criteria must be met before revenue can be recognized: (1) persuasive
evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred or services
rendered; (3) the fee is fixed and determinable; and (4) collectability is
reasonably assured. The Company recognizes revenue from product sales after
purchase orders are received which contain a fixed price and the products are
shipped. Most of the Company’s products are sold to continuing customers with
established credit histories.
Inventories
Inventories,
consisting of materials, labor and manufacturing overhead, are stated at the
lower of cost or market. Cost has been determined using the weighted average
cost method.
Equipment
and furnishings
Equipment,
tooling and furniture are recorded at cost and depreciated over their estimated
useful lives (generally 3 to 7 years) using the straight-line
method.
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NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Short
Term Investments
The
Company’s short-term investments were in U.S. Treasury Bills and, accordingly,
were valued at fair value at the end of each period. If there is other than
temporary decline in fair value, the cost basis of the individual security would
have been written down to fair value through a charge to earnings. Unrealized
holding gains or losses were immaterial for the periods presented.
Goodwill
We review
our goodwill for impairment annually in the fourth quarter at the reporting unit
level. We also analyze whether any indicators of impairment exist each quarter.
A significant amount of judgment is involved in determining if an indicator of
impairment has occurred. Such indicators may include a sustained, significant
decline in our share price and market capitalization, a decline in our expected
future cash flows, a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the
business climate, unanticipated competition, the testing for recoverability of
our long-lived assets, and/or slower growth rates, among others.
We
performed valuation analyses, utilizing an income approach in our goodwill
assessment process. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its net book
value, goodwill is not impaired, and no further testing is necessary. If the net
book value of our reporting units exceeds their fair value, we perform a second
test to measure the amount of impairment loss, if any. The
following describes the valuation methodologies used to derive the fair value of
our reporting units.
|
•
|
Income Approach: To
determine its estimated fair value, we discount the expected cash flows of
our reporting units. We estimate our future cash flows after considering
current economic conditions and trends; estimated future operating
results, our views of growth rates, anticipated future economic and
regulatory conditions; and the availability of necessary technology. The
discount rate used represents the estimated weighted average cost of
capital, which reflects the overall level of inherent risk involved in our
operations and the rate of return an outside investor would expect to
earn. To estimate cash flows beyond the final year of our model, we use a
terminal value approach. Under this approach, we use estimated operating
income before depreciation and amortization in the final year of our
model, adjust it to estimate a normalized cash flow, apply a perpetuity
growth assumption and discount by a perpetuity discount factor to
determine the terminal value. We incorporate the present value of the
resulting terminal value into our estimate of fair
value.
|
Due to
negative effects of the global recession and related triggers, during the third
quarter of fiscal 2009, the Company experienced a significant decrease in sales
in general, and at the RadioMobile and Worswick reporting units in particular.
The sales generated by these reporting units were significantly lower than
expected and the expected third quarter improvements did not occur. As such,
triggers were evident at these two divisions in the third quarter of fiscal 2009
and management performed a goodwill impairment review. Prior to management’s
review, the Company had a total of $347,091 of goodwill of which $137,328 was
allocated to the acquisition of the Aviel division and the balance was allocated
to the more recent acquisitions of the RadioMobile and Worswick businesses. As a
result of its review, management recorded a goodwill impairment charge of
$209,763 in the third quarter of fiscal 2009, which is included in operating
expenses in the statement of income. There were no such triggering events in the
third quarter at the Aviel reporting unit and its goodwill was not affected. No
impairment was recorded as part of our annual impairment test conducted in the
fourth quarter for the Aviel reporting unit.
As of
October 31, 2009, the goodwill balance related solely to the Aviel division.
Management believes this goodwill balance is not currently impaired. However, at
October 31, 2009 the estimated fair value of the goodwill balance exceeded the
carrying value of the Aviel reporting unit by only 2%. This indicates that the
fair value could be less than the associated carrying value at some point in the
future. The key assumptions that drive the fair value estimate are sales. For
the year ended October 31, 2009, primarily due to the current effects of the
global recession, the Aviel reporting unit experienced a net loss of
approximately $70,000. Management believes that future years for this division
will be profitable; however, there is no assurance that this will in fact be the
case. Future recurring losses at the Aviel reporting unit could cause an
impairment charge to goodwill in the future.
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INDUSTRIES, LTD.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
changes in the carrying amounts of segment goodwill for fiscal 2009 and 2008 are
as follows:
RF Connectors
and Cable Assembly
|
RF Wireless
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Balance
at November 1, 2007
|
$ | 200,848 | $ | 107,631 | $ | 308,479 | ||||||
Addition
due to contingency earn out
|
- | 38,612 | 38,612 | |||||||||
Balance
at October 31, 2008
|
200,848 | 146,243 | 347,091 | |||||||||
Impairment
charge
|
(63,520 | ) | (146,243 | ) | (209,763 | ) | ||||||
Balance
at October 31, 2009
|
$ | 137,328 | $ | - | $ | 137,328 |
No
goodwill is allocated to the Medical Cabling and Interconnector
segment.
Long-lived
assets
The
Company assesses potential impairments to its long-lived assets when there is
evidence that events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of an asset may not be recovered. An impairment loss is recognized when
the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by an asset (or group of
assets) is less than its carrying amount. Any required impairment loss is
measured as the amount by which the assets carrying value exceeds its fair
value, and is recorded as a reduction in the carrying value of the related asset
and a charge to operations.
Amortizable
Intangible assets
Amortizable
intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives of three
years. Amortization expense is expected to be $27,156 for the year ending
October 31, 2010.
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Software
|
$ | 47,522 | $ | 47,522 | ||||
Accumulated
amortization
|
(31,681 | ) | (15,841 | ) | ||||
15,841 | 31,681 | |||||||
Customer
list
|
33,945 | 33,945 | ||||||
Accumulated
amortization
|
(22,630 | ) | (11,315 | ) | ||||
11,315 | 22,630 | |||||||
Totals
|
$ | 27,156 | $ | 54,311 |
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NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Advertising
The
Company expenses the cost of advertising and promotions as incurred. Advertising
costs charged to operations were approximately $254,000 and $198,000 in 2009 and
2008, respectively.
Research
and development
The
Company expenses research and development costs as incurred. Research and
development costs charged to operations and included in engineering were
approximately $243,000 and $256,000 in 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Income
taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, based on
the income tax laws and rates in the jurisdictions in which operations are
conducted and income is earned. This approach requires the recognition of
deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of
temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets
and liabilities. Developing the provision for income taxes requires significant
judgment and expertise in federal, international and state income tax laws,
regulations and strategies, including the determination of deferred tax assets
and liabilities and, if necessary, any valuation allowances that may be required
for deferred tax assets. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to
reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Management’s
judgments and tax strategies are subject to audit by various taxing
authorities.
The
Company adopted new accounting guidance on the accounting for uncertainty in
income taxes on November 1, 2007. In accordance with its accounting policy,
the Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized
tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. (See Note
6.)
Stock
options
For stock
option grants to employees, the Company recognizes compensation expense based on
the estimated fair values of the options at date of grant. Stock based employee
compensation expense is recognized on the straight-line basis over the requisite
service period. The Company issues previously unissued common shares upon
exercise of stock options.
For the
fiscal years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008, charges related to stock based
compensation amounted to approximately $153,000 and $500,000,
respectively. For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008,
stock based compensation classified in cost of sales amounted to $13,000 and
$100,000 and stock based compensation classified in selling and general expense
amounted to $140,000 and $400,000 respectively.
Earnings
per share
Basic
earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income applicable to common
stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during
the period. The calculation of diluted earnings per share is similar to that of
basic earnings per share, except that the denominator is increased to include
the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all
potentially dilutive common shares, principally those issuable upon the exercise
of stock options, were issued and the treasury stock method had been applied
during the period. The greatest number of shares potentially issuable by the
Company upon the exercise of stock options in any period for the years ended
October 31, 2009 and 2008, that were not included in the computation because
they were anti-dilutive, totaled 476,710 and 237,183, respectively.
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INDUSTRIES, LTD.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
following table summarizes the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per
share:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Numerators:
|
||||||||
Net
income (A)
|
$ | 655,967 | $ | 1,559,233 | ||||
Denominators:
|
||||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding for basic earnings per share
(B)
|
2,951,002 | 3,293,820 | ||||||
Add
effects of potentially dilutive securities - assumed exercise of stock
options
|
297,902 | 421,670 | ||||||
Weighted
average shares for diluted earnings per share (C)
|
3,248,904 | 3,715,490 | ||||||
Basic
net earnings per share (A)÷(B)
|
$ | 0.22 | $ | 0.47 | ||||
Diluted
net earnings per share (A)÷(C)
|
$ | 0.20 | $ | 0.42 |
New
accounting pronouncements
The
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) has codified a single source of
authoritative nongovernmental U.S. GAAP, the “Accounting Standards
Codification” (“Codification”). While
the Codification does not change U.S. GAAP, it introduces a new structure
that is organized in an easily accessible, user-friendly on-line research
system. The Codification supersedes all existing accounting standards documents.
All other accounting literature not included in the Codification will be
considered nonauthoritative. Unless needed to clarify a point to readers, we
will refrain from citing specific section references when discussing application
of accounting principles or addressing new or pending accounting rule
changes.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued new accounting guidance on business combinations.
The new guidance establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer
recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets
acquired, the liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree
and the goodwill acquired. The new accounting guidance also establishes
disclosure requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature and financial
effects of the business combination. The new guidance is effective as of the
beginning of an entity’s fiscal year that begins after December 15, 2008,
and will be adopted by us in the first quarter of Fiscal
2010.
In April
2008, the FASB issued new accounting guidance regarding the determination of
useful lives of intangible assets that amends the factors that should be
considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used for purposes of
determining the useful life of a recognized intangible asset. This guidance is
intended to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized
intangible asset under accounting guidance related to goodwill and other
intangible assets and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair
value of the asset under accounting guidance related to business combinations
and other U.S. GAAP. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2008, and will be adopted by us in the first quarter of
Fiscal 2010. Earlier application is not permitted. We do not expect adoption of
this guidance to have a material effect on our results of operations and
financial condition.
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INDUSTRIES, LTD.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In June
2008, the FASB issued new accounting guidance regarding share-based payment
transactions that addresses whether instruments granted in share-based payment
transactions are participating securities prior to vesting and therefore need to
be included in the earnings allocation in calculating earnings per share under
the two- class method. This new accounting guidance requires companies to treat
unvested share-based payment awards that have non-forfeitable rights to
dividends or dividend equivalents as a separate class of securities in
calculating earnings per share. This guidance is effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2008, and will be adopted by us in the first
quarter of Fiscal 2010. Earlier application is not permitted. We do not expect
the adoption of this guidance to have an effect on our earnings per
share.
In April
2009, the FASB issued new accounting guidance addressing the interim disclosures
about the fair value of financial instruments, which amended the previous
disclosures regarding the fair value of financial instruments, and interim
financial reporting. This new guidance requires disclosures about the fair value
of financial instruments in interim financial statements, in addition to the
annual financial statements as already required. This new accounting guidance
became effective for interim periods ending after June 15, 2009, and was
adopted by us in the third quarter of Fiscal 2009. The adoption of this new
guidance had no material impact on our consolidated financial
statements.
In April
2009, the FASB issued new accounting guidance regarding the accounting for
assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination due to
contingencies. This new guidance clarifies the initial and subsequent
recognition, subsequent accounting and disclosure of assets and liabilities
arising from contingencies in a business combination. This new guidance requires
that assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination that
arise from contingencies be recognized at fair value, if the acquisition date
fair value can be reasonably estimated. If the acquisition-date fair value of an
asset or liability cannot be reasonably estimated, the asset or liability would
be measured at the amount that would be recognized using the accounting guidance
related to accounting for contingencies or the guidance for reasonably
estimating losses. This new accounting guidance becomes effective for us on
November 1, 2010; however, as the provision of the guidance will be applied
prospectively to business combinations with an acquisition date on or after the
guidance becomes effective, the impact to us cannot be determined until a
transaction occurs.
In April
2009, the FASB issued new accounting guidance regarding the determination of
fair value when the volume and level of activity for assets or liabilities have
significantly decreased, and identifying transactions that are not orderly. This
guidance requires an evaluation of whether there has been a significant decrease
in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability in relation to
normal market activity for the asset or liability. If there has, transactions or
quoted prices may not be indicative of fair value and a significant adjustment
may need to be made to those prices to estimate fair value. Additionally, an
entity must consider whether the observed transaction was orderly (that is, not
distressed or forced). If the transaction was orderly, the obtained price can be
considered a relevant observable input for determining fair value. If the
transaction is not orderly, other valuation techniques must be used when
estimating fair value. This new accounting guidance must be applied
prospectively for interim periods ending after June 15, 2009, and was
adopted by us effective June 30, 2009, but currently has no impact on our
financial statements.
In May
2009, the FASB issued new accounting guidance, “Subsequent Events”, which
established general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that
occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are
issued or available to be issued. The guidance requires new disclosure in
financial statements of the date through which reporting entities have evaluated
events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before the
financial statements are issued or available to be issued. The guidance requires
public entities, including the Company, to evaluate subsequent events through
the date that the financial statements are issued. Financial statements are
considered issued when they are widely distributed to stockholders and other
financial statement users for general use and reliance in a form and format that
complies with U.S. GAAP. The guidance is effective for interim and annual
financial periods ending after June 15, 2009 and shall be applied on a
prospective basis. The Company has evaluated its financial statements as of
October 31, 2009 for subsequent events through January 29, 2010, the date the
financial statements were issued. The Company is not aware of any subsequent
events which would require recognition or disclosure in the financial
statements.
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INDUSTRIES, LTD.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Reclassifications
Certain
amounts in the financial statements have been reclassified from amounts in the
financial statements we originally filed to conform to the current presentation.
The investments in available-for sale securities of $6,863,711 at October 31,
2008 have been reclassified as certificates of deposit of $6,315,864 and
short-term investments of $547,847.
Note
2 - Concentration of credit risk and sales to major customers
Financial
instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit
risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The
Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments with an original maturity
of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company
maintains its cash and cash equivalents with high-credit quality financial
institutions. At October 31, 2009, the Company had cash and cash equivalent
balances in excess of Federally insured limits in the amount of approximately
$2,471,000.
Accounts
receivable are financial instruments that also expose the Company to
concentration of credit risk. Such exposure is limited by the large number of
customers comprising the Company's customer base and their dispersion across
different geographic areas. In addition, the Company routinely assesses the
financial strength of its customers and maintains an allowance for doubtful
accounts that management believes will adequately provide for credit
losses.
Sales to
one customer represented 15% and 18% of total sales, and 26% and 10% of
total accounts receivable in 2009 and 2008, respectively. The Company has a
standard written distributor agreement with this customer and, therefore, this
customer does not have any minimum purchase obligations and could stop buying
the Company’s products at any time. A reduction, delay or cancellation of orders
from this customer or the loss of this customer could significantly reduce the
Company’s revenues and profits.
Note
3 - Inventories and major vendors
Inventories
consist of the following as of October 31:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Raw
materials and supplies
|
$ | 1,355,504 | $ | 1,496,364 | ||||
Work
in process
|
8,105 | 31,131 | ||||||
Finished
goods
|
3,685,950 | 4,502,890 | ||||||
Less
inventory reserve
|
(64,638 | ) | (80,677 | ) | ||||
Totals
|
$ | 4,984,921 | $ | 5,949,708 |
Purchases
of connector products from three major vendors represented 23%, 10%, and 8% of
total inventory purchases in 2009 and 23%, 5%, and 11% in 2008, respectively.
The Company has arrangements with these vendors to purchase product based on
purchase orders periodically issued by the Company.
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INDUSTRIES, LTD.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
4 - Commitments
The
Company leases its facilities in San Diego, California and Las Vegas, Nevada
under non-cancelable operating leases. The Company amended its San Diego lease
in March 2009 extending the term of the lease and again in September 2009 adding
additional square feet. The amended lease expires in March 2014 and
requires minimum annual rental payments that are subject to fixed annual
increases. The minimum annual rentals under this lease are being charged to
expense on the straight-line basis over the lease term. Deferred rents were
$80,000 as of October 31, 2009 and $40,000 at October 31, 2008. The San Diego
lease also requires the payment of the Company's pro rata share of the real
estate taxes and insurance, maintenance and other operating expenses related to
the facilities. The Worswick division operations include a warehouse and retail
space. The Aviel division leases two facilities in Las Vegas, the first of
which is a three year lease expiring in March 2010 and the second was
entered into and commenced in September 2009 and expires in March 2015. The
Company also leases certain automobiles under operating leases which expire at
various dates through October 2013.
Rent
expense under all operating leases totaled approximately $459,000 and $440,000
in 2009 and 2008, which is net of sublease income of $16,000 in fiscal
2008.
Minimum
lease payments under these non-cancelable operating leases in each of the years
subsequent to October 31, 2009 and thereafter are as follows:
Year
Ending
October
31,
|
Amount
|
|||
2010
|
$ | 406,000 | ||
2011
|
398,000 | |||
2012
|
392,000 | |||
2013
|
400,000 | |||
2014
|
172,000 | |||
Thereafter
|
13,000 | |||
Total
|
$ | 1,781,000 |
The
Company has an employment agreement with the President and Chief Executive
Officer for a term of up to three consecutive one year periods commencing on
June 20, 2008, and ending on June 20, 2011, which expires at the end of each
employment year on June 19 and may be extended by the Company for an additional
employment year on the anniversary dates thereafter. The aggregate amount of
compensation to be provided over the remaining term of the employment agreement
amounted to approximately $349,000 at October 31, 2009.
Note
5 - Segment information
The
Company aggregates operating divisions into operating segments which have
similar economic characteristics and divisions are similar in the majority of
the following areas: (1) the nature of the product and services; (2) the nature
of the production process; (3) the type or class of customer for their products
and services; (4) the methods used to distribute their products or services; (5)
if applicable, the nature of the regulatory environment. The Company has three
segments - RF Connector and Cable Assembly, Medical Cabling and Interconnector
and RF Wireless based upon this evaluation.
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The RF
Connector and Cable Assembly segment is comprised of three divisions, the
Medical Cabling and Interconnector is comprised of one division while the RF
Wireless segment is comprised of two. The three divisions that meet
the quantitative thresholds for segment reporting are Connector / Cable
Assembly, Bioconnect and RF Neulink. Each of the other divisions
aggregated into these segments have similar products that are marketed to their
respective customer base; production and product development processes are
similar in nature. The specific customers are different for each division;
however, there is some overlapping of product sales to them. The methods used to
distribute products are similar within each division aggregated.
Management
identifies the Company’s segments based on strategic business units that are, in
turn, based along market lines. These strategic business units offer products
and services to different markets in accordance with their customer base and
product usage. For segment reporting purposes, the Company aggregates Connector
and Cable Assembly, Aviel Electronics, and Worswick divisions into the RF
Connector and Cable Assembly segment while RF Neulink and RadioMobile are part
of the RF Wireless segment. The Bioconnect Division makes up the Company’s
Medical Cabling and Interconnector segment.
As
reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker, the Company evaluates
the performance of each segment based on income or loss before income taxes. The
Company charges depreciation and amortization directly to each division within
the segment. All stock based compensation is attributed to the RF Connector and
Cable Assembly segment. Inventory, fixed assets, goodwill and intangible assets
are the only assets identified by segment. Except as discussed above, the
accounting policies for segment reporting are the same as for the Company as a
whole.
Substantially
all of the Company’s operations are conducted in the United States; however, the
Company derives a portion of its revenue from export sales. The Company
attributes sales to geographic areas based on the location of the customers. The
following table presents the sales of the Company by geographic area for the
years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
United
States
|
$ | 11,816,306 | $ | 14,971,575 | ||||
Foreign
countries:
|
||||||||
Israel
|
1,175,744 | 911,031 | ||||||
All
other
|
1,220,995 | 1,812,540 | ||||||
Totals
|
$ | 14,213,045 | $ | 17,695,146 |
Net
sales, income before provision for income taxes and other related segment
information as of October 31, 2009 and 2008, and for the years then ended
follows:
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|
RF
Connector
and Cable
Assembly
|
Medical
Cabling and
Interconnector
|
RF
Wireless
|
Corporate
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | 12,153,597 | $ | 1,323,640 | $ | 735,808 | $ | $ | 14,213,045 | |||||||||||
Income
(loss) before provision for income taxes
|
1,604,193 | 114,333 | (812,386 | ) | 193,429 | 1,099,569 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
193,512 | 13,613 | 32,652 | 239,777 | ||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
4,505,866 | 289,911 | 919,432 | 10,882,991 | 16,598,200 | |||||||||||||||
Additions
to equipment and furnishings
|
187,417 | 16,820 | 13,155 | 217,392 | ||||||||||||||||
2008
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | 13,936,241 | $ | 1,638,010 | $ | 2,120,895 | $ | $ | 17,695,146 | |||||||||||
Income
before provision for income taxes
|
2,123,740 | 287,922 | 101,280 | 258,831 | 2,771,773 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
155,878 | 24,669 | 30,842 | 211,389 | ||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
5,355,248 | 441,946 | 1,119,775 | 10,850,804 | 17,767,773 | |||||||||||||||
Additions
to equipment and furnishings
|
438,010 | 21,968 | 1,088 | 461,066 |
Note
6 - Income taxes
The
provision (benefit) for income taxes consists of the following:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Current:
|
||||||||
Federal
|
$ | 323,716 | $ | 1,092,864 | ||||
State
|
111,186 | 304,376 | ||||||
434,902 | 1,397,240 | |||||||
Deferred:
|
||||||||
Federal
|
21,200 | (140,300 | ) | |||||
State
|
(12,500 | ) | (44,400 | ) | ||||
8,700 | (184,700 | ) | ||||||
Totals
|
$ | 443,602 | $ | 1,212,540 |
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Income
tax at the Federal statutory rate is reconciled to the Company's actual net
provision for income taxes as follows:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||||
Amount
|
%
of Pretax
Income
|
Amount
|
%
of Pretax
Income
|
|||||||||||||
Income
tax at Federal statutory rate
|
$ | 373,900 | 34.0 | % | $ | 942,600 | 34.0 | % | ||||||||
State
tax provision, net of Federal tax benefit
|
65,133 | 5.9 | 171,584 | 6.2 | ||||||||||||
Nondeductible
differences:
|
||||||||||||||||
ISO
stock options
|
17,700 | 1.6 | 110,100 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||
Other
|
52,700 | 4.8 | (3,300 | ) | (0.1 | ) | ||||||||||
Federal
tax credits
|
(75,944 | ) | (6.9 | ) | (33,000 | ) | (1.2 | ) | ||||||||
Other
|
10,113 | 0.9 | 24,556 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
$ | 443,602 | 40.3 | % | $ | 1,212,540 | 43.7 | % |
The
Company's total deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at October 31,
2009 and 2008 are as follows:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Current Assets:
|
||||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
$ | 21,100 | $ | 18,600 | ||||
Inventory
obsolescence
|
25,700 | 32,100 | ||||||
Accrued
vacation
|
79,500 | 77,400 | ||||||
State
income taxes
|
41,000 | 100,300 | ||||||
Stock
based compensation awards
|
171,900 | 131,600 | ||||||
Section
263A costs
|
103,300 | 160,500 | ||||||
Other
|
35,700 | 21,600 | ||||||
Total
current assets
|
478,200 | 542,100 | ||||||
Long-Term Assets:
|
||||||||
Intangible
assets
|
82,500 | |||||||
Long-Term Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Equipment
and furnishings
|
(133,000 | ) | (105,700 | ) | ||||
Net
deferred tax assets
|
$ | 427,700 | $ | 436,400 |
The Company adopted new accounting
guidance on the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes on November 1,
2007. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax
benefits is as follow:
Balance
at November 1, 2007
|
$ | 187,075 | ||
Lapse
of statute of limitations- tax positions in prior period
|
(43,471 | ) | ||
Gross
increase – tax positions in current period
|
38,489 | |||
Balance
at November 1, 2008
|
182,093 | |||
Lapse
of statute of limitations - tax positions in prior period
|
(49,259 | ) | ||
Gross
increase – tax positions in current period
|
108,511 | |||
Balance
at October 31, 2009
|
$ | 241,345 |
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NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As a
result of the implementation of new accounting guidance on the accounting for
uncertainty in income taxes and assessment of prior tax positions, the Company’s
total gross liability for unrecognized tax benefits at October 31, 2009 was
$241,345, including $59,765 of interest and penalties. At November 1, 2007 the
Company’s total gross liability for unrecognized tax benefits was $187,075,
including $54,000 of interest and penalties. The Company recorded a change upon
adoption to retained earnings on November 1, 2007. During the year ended October
31, 2008, a reduction of $4,982 of interest and penalties as a result of a
revaluation of prior year balances was recorded as a component of income tax
expense in the statement of income.
The
Company does not expect any material changes to the estimated amount of the
liability associated with its uncertain tax positions within the next 12 months.
During the year ended October 31, 2009, a net increase of $7,457 of interest and
penalties as a result of a revaluation of prior year balances was recorded as a
component of income tax expense in the statement of income. As of October 31,
2009, $59,765 of accrued interest and penalties are included in other long-term
liabilities in the balance sheet. As of October 31, 2008, $50,100 of accrued
interest and penalties were included in other long-term liabilities in the
balance sheet.
The
Company is currently not undergoing any tax examinations. Tax fiscal years ended
October 31, 2006 through 2009 remain subject to examinations.
Note
7 - Stock options
Incentive
and Non-Qualified Stock Option Plans
The Board
of Directors approved an Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "1990 Incentive Plan")
during fiscal 1990 that provides for grants of options to employees to purchase
up to 500,000 shares of common stock of the Company. Under its terms, the 1990
Incentive Plan terminated in 2000, and no additional options can be granted
under that option plan. However, options previously granted under the 1990
Incentive Plan remain outstanding and continue in effect until they either
expire, are forfeited or are exercised. As of October 31, 2009, options for a
total of 313 shares were still outstanding under the 1990 Incentive Plan, all of
which are currently exercisable.
The Board
of Directors also approved a Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the "1990
Non-Qualified Plan") during fiscal 1990 that provides for grants of options to
purchase up to 200,000 shares of common stock to officers, directors and other
recipients selected by the Board of Directors. Under its terms, the 1990
Non-Qualified Plan terminated in 2000, and no additional options can be granted
under that option plan. However, options previously granted under the 1990
Non-Qualified Plan remain outstanding and continue in effect until they expire,
are forfeited or are exercised. As of October 31, 2009, options for a total
of 4,000 shares were still outstanding under the 1990 Non-Qualified Plan,
all of which are currently exercisable.
In May
2000, the Board of Directors adopted the Company’s 2000 Stock Option Plan (the
“2000 Option Plan”). Under the 2000 Option Plan, the Company may grant options
to purchase shares of common stock to officers, directors, key employees and
others providing services to the Company. The number of shares of common stock
that the Company is authorized to issue under options granted under the 2000
Option Plan initially was 300,000, which number automatically increases on
January 1 of each year by the lesser of (i) 4% of the total number of shares of
common stock then outstanding or (ii) 10,000 shares. In May 2003, the Board of
Directors and Shareholders approved an increase to the 2000 Option Plan of
100,000 options. In June 2006, the Company’s shareholders approved an increase
to the 2000 Option Plan of 250,000 options. In May 2007, the shareholders
approved an increase to the 2000 Option Plan of 100,000 options. In May 2008,
the shareholders approved an increase to the 2000 Option Plan of 500,000
options. Accordingly, as of October 31, 2009, the aggregate number of shares of
common stock that were authorized to be issued under the 2000 Option Plan was
1,310,000, of which options for the purchase of 742,435 shares were still
outstanding and 364,604 option shares were still available to be granted. Under
the 2000 Option Plan, the Company is authorized to grant both incentive stock
options and non-qualified stock options. Incentive and non-qualified stock
options are granted at an exercise price no less than the fair value of the
common stock on the date of grant.
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Additional
disclosures related to stock option plans
The fair
value of each option granted in 2009 and 2008 was estimated on the date of grant
using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following
assumptions:
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||
Expected
volatility
|
53.7%-60.4%
|
49.0%
|
||||||
Weighted-average
volatility
|
56.1%
|
49.0%
|
||||||
Expected
dividends
|
0.6%
|
2.7%
|
||||||
Expected
term (in years)
|
2.5-7.5
|
3.5-6.0
|
||||||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
1.0%-3.0%
|
1.8%-4.3%
|
||||||
Weighted
average fair market value of options granted during the
year
|
$ | 1.97 | $ | 1.42 | ||||
Weighted
average fair market value of options vested during the
year
|
$ | 1.70 | $ | 3.44 |
Expected
volatilities are based on historical volatility of the Company’s stock. During
2009, the Company granted options for the purchase of 90,000 shares with a
vesting period of nine years and an option life of ten years, options for the
purchase of 10,000 shares that vested immediately with an option life of ten
years, options for the purchase of 16,000 that vested immediately with an option
life of five years, and options for the purchase of 107,955
shares with a vesting period of three years and an option life of
five years. Since the Company has little historical experience in determining
the expected life of these new option terms the Company used the simplified
method to calculate the expected life of these option grants. The expected life
represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be
outstanding. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury rate with a
maturity date corresponding to the options’ expected life. The dividend yield is
based upon the historical dividend yield. The Company estimates forfeiture rates
based upon historical exercise behavior.
Additional
information regarding all of the Company's outstanding stock options at October
31, 2009 and 2008 and changes in outstanding stock options in 2009 and 2008
follows:
2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Shares
or
Price
Per
Share
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Shares
or
Price
Per
Share
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|||||||||||||
Options
outstanding at beginning of year
|
1,067,041 | $ | 3.77 | 1,011,442 | $ | 3.81 | ||||||||||
Options
granted
|
223,955 | 4.05 | 127,183 | 4.67 | ||||||||||||
Options
exercised
|
(40,295 | ) | 4.72 | |||||||||||||
Options
forfeited
|
(47,690 | ) | 5.79 | (31,289 | ) | 7.22 | ||||||||||
Options
outstanding at end of year
|
1,243,306 | $ | 3.74 | 1,067,041 | $ | 3.77 | ||||||||||
Options
exercisable at end of year
|
877,909 | $ | 3.73 | |||||||||||||
Options
vested and expected to vest at end of year
|
1,232,501 | $ | 3.71 | |||||||||||||
Option
price range at end of year
|
$ | 0.10 - 7.56 | $ | 0.10 - 7.56 | ||||||||||||
Aggregate
intrinsic value of options exercised during year:
|
$ | 0.00 | $ | 108,472 |
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Included
in the options outstanding are 500,871 in both 2009 and 2008 previously granted
to six officers and/or key employees of the Company under employment agreements
entered into by the Company with each of these officers and
employees.
Weighted
average remaining contractual life of options outstanding at October 31, 2009:
5.16 years.
Weighted
average remaining contractual life of options exercisable at October 31, 2009:
5.01 years.
Weighted
average remaining contractual life of options vested and expected to vest at
October 31, 2009: 5.12 years.
Aggregate
intrinsic value of options outstanding at October 31, 2009:
$1,390,994
Aggregate
intrinsic value of options exercisable at October 31, 2009:
$1,248,994
Aggregate
intrinsic value of options vested and expected to vest at October 31, 2009:
$1,378,905
As of
October 31, 2009, $599,951 of expense with respect to nonvested share-based
arrangements has yet to be recognized and is expected to be recognized over a
weighted average period of 4.17 years.
Note
8 - Retirement plan
The
Company sponsors a deferred savings and profit sharing plan under Section 401(k)
of the Internal Revenue Code. Substantially all of its employees may participate
in and make voluntary contributions to this defined contribution plan after they
meet certain eligibility requirements. The Board of Directors of the Company can
authorize additional discretionary contributions by the Company. The Company did
not make contributions to the plan in 2009 or 2008.
Note
9 - Related party transactions
The note
receivable from stockholder of $66,980 at October 31, 2009 and 2008 is due from
the President of the Company, bears interest at 6%, payable annually, and has no
specific due date. The note is collateralized by personal property owned by the
President.
A
director of the Company is an employee of the Company’s public relations firm.
For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company paid the firm
$52,668 and $52,781, respectively, for services rendered by that
firm.
Note
10- Legal proceedings
From time
to time, the Company is involved in legal proceedings that are related to its
business operations. The Company is not currently a party to any legal
proceedings that could have a material adverse effect upon its financial
position or results of operations.
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INDUSTRIES, LTD.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
11- Business acquisition
The
Company acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities
of RadioMobile Inc. (“RadioMobile”), a privately held San Diego, California
company on September 1, 2007. RadioMobile Inc. is an OEM provider of end-to-end
mobile management solutions implemented over wireless networks. RadioMobile has
developed software and hardware used by police departments and transportation
vehicles to receive and transfer electronic data. The RadioMobile purchase
agreement contains certain provisions containing contractual and/or legal rights
that could potentially create intangible assets apart from goodwill. The asset
purchase agreement has an earn out provision over three years based upon
revenues earned by RadioMobile operating as a separate division. As of October
31, 2009, the maximum future consideration is $75,000. The purchase price
for the RadioMobile asset purchase included $166,667 in cash payments and
$175,000 in stock issuance, representing 30,919 shares at $5.66 and totaling
$35,665 of guaranteed minimum future consideration. Upon the resolution of a
contingency based on earnings, any additional consideration paid will be
recorded by the acquiring enterprise as an additional cost of the acquired
enterprise. Minimum contingent consideration amounts per the Asset Purchase
Agreement were recorded upon closing at their net present value, using an 8%
discount rate. Any future contingent consideration based on meeting certain
earnings levels will be accounted for as additional consideration when the
amounts are determined.
The
purpose of the acquisition was to combine Neulink’s industry leading modem
products, which enabled the Company to enter and compete in the design and
marketing of mobile wireless communications systems. Goodwill recorded upon the
purchase acquisition is fully deductible for tax purposes.
During
the year ended October 31, 2008, an additional amount of $38,612 was recorded as
goodwill due to the division reaching the next level of sales beyond the minimum
contingent earn-out provision included in the Radiomobile Asset Sales agreement.
Total Radiomobile goodwill at October 31, 2008 was $146,243. During the year
ended October 31, 2009, all goodwill associated with this acquisition was
written off due to a triggering event – see Note 1.
Note
12- Dividends declaration
The
Company paid dividends of $0.03 and $0.12 per share for a total of $94,780 and
$393,343 during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
Note
13- Accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities
Accrued
expenses consist of the following as of October 31:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Wages
payable
|
$ | 426,596 | $ | 430,851 | ||||
Accrued
receipts
|
183,212 | 198,701 | ||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
63,272 | 131,210 | ||||||
Totals
|
$ | 673,080 | $ | 760,762 |
Accrued
receipts represent purchased inventory for which invoices have not been
received.
Other
long-term liabilities consist of the following as of October
31:
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INDUSTRIES, LTD.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Tax
related liabilities
|
$ | 241,344 | $ | 182,093 | ||||
Deferred
lease liabilities
|
79,686 | 15,815 | ||||||
Other
long-term liabilities
|
- | 19,277 | ||||||
Totals
|
$ | 321,030 | $ | 217,185 |
See Note
6 for discussion of the tax-related liabilities. Deferred lease
liabilities represent the excess of recognized rent expense over scheduled lease
payments.
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SIGNATURE
In
accordance with Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
RF
INDUSTRIES, LTD.
|
||
Date:
January 29, 2010
|
||
By: |
/s/ Howard F. Hill
|
|
Howard F. Hill, President/CEO | ||
(Principal Executive Officer) |
In
accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed
below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities
and on the date indicated.
Date:
January 29, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/ James S. Doss
|
James S. Doss, Chief Financial Officer | ||
(Principal Accounting Officer) | ||
Date:
January 29, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/ Howard F. Hill
|
Howard F. Hill, President/CEO | ||
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||
Date:
January 29, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/ John Ehret
|
John Ehret, Director | ||
Date:
January 29, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/ Marvin Fink
|
Marvin Fink, Director | ||
Date:
January 29, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/ William Reynolds
|
William Reynolds, Director | ||
Date:
January 29, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/ Robert Jacobs
|
Robert Jacobs, Director | ||
Date:
January 29, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/ Linde Kester
|
Linde Kester, Director |