RELIV INTERNATIONAL INC - Quarter Report: 2007 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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For
the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007
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OR
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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For
the transition period from _________to_________
Commission
File Number
1-11768
RELIV’
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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371172197
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
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incorporation
or organization)
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136
Chesterfield Industrial Boulevard
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Chesterfield,
Missouri
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63005
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(636)
537-9715
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
Large
accelerated filer o Accelerated
filer x Non-accelerated
filer o
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
The
number of shares outstanding of the Registrant’s common stock as of May 1, 2007
was 16,198,205 (excluding treasury shares).
INDEX
PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
No. 1
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Financial
Statements
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1
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Item
No. 2
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of
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Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
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7
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Item
No. 3
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Market Risk
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12
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Item
No. 4
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Controls
and Procedures
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12
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
No. 1A
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Risk
Factors
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13
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Item
No. 2
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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13
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Item
No. 6
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Exhibits
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13
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PART
I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
No. 1 - Financial Statements
Reliv
International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets
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March
31
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December
31
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2007
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2006
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(unaudited)
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Assets
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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10,228,771
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$
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9,332,810
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Short-term
investments
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8,864,000
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7,864,000
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Accounts
and notes receivable, less allowances of
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$7,000
in 2007 and $6,200 in 2006
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988,379
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669,379
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Accounts
due from employees and distributors
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216,319
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223,246
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Inventories
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Finished
goods
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2,727,581
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2,752,770
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Raw
materials
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1,616,802
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1,337,661
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Sales
aids and promotional materials
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789,709
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687,790
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Total
inventories
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5,134,092
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4,778,221
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Refundable
income taxes
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-
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279,096
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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1,601,509
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1,103,996
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Deferred
income taxes
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489,430
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594,430
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Total
current assets
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27,522,500
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24,845,178
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Other
assets
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2,950,835
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2,639,537
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Accounts
due from employees and distributors
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341,028
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362,959
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Property,
plant and equipment:
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Land
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829,222
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829,222
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Building
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9,588,011
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9,565,221
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Machinery
& equipment
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3,975,958
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4,199,714
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Office
equipment
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1,528,545
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1,520,297
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Computer
equipment & software
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2,420,076
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2,441,264
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18,341,812
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18,555,718
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Less:
Accumulated depreciation
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9,048,814
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9,121,172
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Net
property, plant and equipment
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9,292,998
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9,434,546
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Total
assets
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$
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40,107,361
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$
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37,282,220
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See
notes to financial statements.
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1
Reliv
International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets
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March
31
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December
31
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2007
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2006
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(unaudited)
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Liabilities
and stockholders' equity
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses:
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Trade
accounts payable and other accrued expenses
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$
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4,830,191
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$
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3,824,951
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Distributors
commissions payable
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4,492,138
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3,449,687
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Sales
taxes payable
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464,961
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421,923
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Payroll
and payroll taxes payable
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1,064,097
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918,695
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Total
accounts payable and accrued expenses
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10,851,387
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8,615,256
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Income
taxes payable
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1,063,087
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Total
current liabilities
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11,914,474
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8,615,256
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Noncurrent
liabilities:
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Deferred
income taxes
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34,000
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42,000
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Other
non-current liabilities
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1,083,265
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891,113
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Total
noncurrent liabilities
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1,117,265
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933,113
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Stockholders'
equity:
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Preferred
stock, par value $.001 per share; 3,000,000
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shares
authorized; -0- shares issued and outstanding
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in
2007 and 2006
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-
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Common
stock, par value $.001 per share; 30,000,000
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authorized;
16,736,238 shares issued and 16,273,788
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shares
outstanding as of 3/31/2007; 16,730,465 shares
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issued
and 16,605,523 shares outstanding as of 12/31/2006
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16,737
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16,731
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Additional
paid-in capital
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34,798,886
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34,732,421
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Accumulated
deficit
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(2,716,617
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(5,336,866
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Accumulated
other comprehensive loss:
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Foreign
currency translation adjustment
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(534,616
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(540,653
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Treasury
stock
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(4,488,768
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(1,137,782
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Total
stockholders' equity
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27,075,622
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27,733,851
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Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$
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40,107,361
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$
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37,282,220
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See
notes to financial statements.
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2
Reliv
International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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Consolidated
Statements of Income
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(unaudited)
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Three
months ended March 31
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2007
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2006
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Product
sales
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$
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31,397,966
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$
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28,041,335
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Handling
& freight income
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3,565,679
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3,154,017
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Net
sales
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34,963,645
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31,195,352
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Costs
and expenses:
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Cost
of products sold
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6,061,392
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5,082,181
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Distributor
royalties and commissions
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13,928,563
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12,627,032
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Selling,
general and administrative
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11,029,850
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9,466,741
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Total
costs and expenses
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31,019,805
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27,175,954
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Income
from operations
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3,943,840
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4,019,398
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Other
income (expense):
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Interest
income
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212,602
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84,676
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Interest
expense
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(126
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(34,441
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Other
income
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96,933
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60,636
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Income
before income taxes
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4,253,249
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4,130,269
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Provision
for income taxes
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1,633,000
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1,680,000
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Net
income
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$
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2,620,249
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$
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2,450,269
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Earnings
per common share - Basic
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$
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0.16
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$
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0.16
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Weighted
average shares
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16,431,000
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15,569,000
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Earnings
per common share - Diluted
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$
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0.16
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$
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0.15
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Weighted
average shares
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16,580,000
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15,981,000
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Cash
dividends declared per common share
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$
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-
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$
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-
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See
notes to financial statements.
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3
Reliv
International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
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(unaudited)
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Three
months ended March 31
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2007
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2006
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Operating
activities:
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Net
income
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$
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2,620,249
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$
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2,450,269
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Adjustments
to reconcile net income to
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net
cash provided by operating activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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248,760
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315,325
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Stock-based
compensation
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20,006
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29,060
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Deferred
income taxes
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97,000
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11,000
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Foreign
currency transaction (gain)/loss
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(35,525
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(10,304
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(Increase)
decrease in accounts and notes receivable
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(288,514
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45,105
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(Increase)
decrease in inventories
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(338,981
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415,004
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(Increase)
decrease in refundable income taxes
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279,096
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-
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(Increase)
decrease in prepaid expenses
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and
other current assets
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(493,676
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(764,700
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(Increase)
decrease in other assets
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(320,424
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(298,705
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Increase
(decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses
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2,415,931
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1,285,994
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Increase
(decrease) in income taxes payable
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1,062,405
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889,022
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Net
cash provided by operating activities
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5,266,327
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4,367,070
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Investing
activities:
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Proceeds
from the sale of property, plant and equipment
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1,192
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5,835
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Purchase
of property, plant and equipment
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(97,087
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(121,764
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Purchase
of investments, net
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(1,000,000
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)
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-
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Net
cash used in investing activities
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(1,095,895
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)
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(115,929
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)
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Financing
activities:
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Principal
payments on long-term borrowings
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-
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(904,339
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Proceeds
from options and warrants exercised
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46,465
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14,510
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Purchase
of stock for treasury
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(3,350,986
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)
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-
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Net
cash used in financing activities
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(3,304,521
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)
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(889,829
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)
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Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
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30,050
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(16,042
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Increase
in cash and cash equivalents
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895,961
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3,345,270
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Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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9,332,810
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5,653,594
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Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$
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10,228,771
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$
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8,998,864
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See
notes to financial statements
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4
Reliv'
International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes
to
Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
March
31,
2007
Note
1--
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Accounting
Policies
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Basis
of Presentation
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The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto
have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form
10-Q and
reflect all adjustments which management believes necessary (which
primarily include normal recurring accruals) to present fairly
the
financial position, results of operations and cash flows. These
statements, however, do not include all information and footnotes
necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results
of
operations and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States. Interim results may not
necessarily be indicative of results that may be expected for any
other
interim period or for the year as a whole. These financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial
statements and footnotes included in the annual report on Form
10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2006, filed March 15, 2007 with the
Securities
and Exchange Commission. The accounting policies used in preparing
these
financial statements are the same as those applied in the prior
year,
except that the Company adopted a new financial accounting standard
at the
beginning of its 2007 fiscal year concerning its income tax accounting
which is discussed in Note 5. This new standard was adopted prospectively
and comparative periods were not restated.
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Note
2--
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Recent
Accounting Standards Pending Adoption
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In
February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")
issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 159, "The
Fair
Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, Including
an
Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115," which will become effective
in 2008.
SFAS No. 159 permits entities to measure eligible financial assets,
financial liabilities, and firm commitments at fair value, on an
instrument-by-instrument basis, that are otherwise not permitted
to be
accounted for at fair value under other generally accepted accounting
principles. The fair value measurement election is irrevocable
and
subsequent changes in fair value must be recorded in earnings.
The Company
will adopt this Statement as of January 1, 2008 and is currently
evaluating if it will elect the fair value option for any of its
eligible
financial instruments and other items.
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In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements"
which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring
fair
value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This
Statement clarifies how to measure fair value as permitted under
other
accounting pronouncements but does not require any new fair value
measurements. The Company will be required to adopt SFAS No. 157
as of
January 1, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact
of SFAS
No. 157 and has not yet determined the impact on its financial
statements.
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Note
3--
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Comprehensive
Income
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Total
comprehensive income was $2,626,286 and $2,448,041 for the three
months
ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The Company's only
component
of other comprehensive income is the foreign currency translation
adjustment.
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5
Reliv'
International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes
to
Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
March
31,
2007
Note
4--
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Basic
and Diluted Earnings per Share
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Basic
earnings per common share are computed using the weighted average
number
of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings
per share
are computed using the weighted average number of common shares
and
potential dilutive common shares that were outstanding during the
period.
Potential dilutive common shares consist of outstanding stock options,
outstanding stock warrants, and convertible preferred
stock.
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The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share: |
Three
months ended March 31
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2007
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2006
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Numerator:
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Net
income
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$
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2,620,249
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$
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2,450,269
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Denominator:
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Denominator
for basic earnings per
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share--weighted
average shares
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16,431,000
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15,569,000
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Dilutive
effect of employee stock options
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and
other warrants
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149,000
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412,000
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Denominator
for diluted earnings per
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share--adjusted
weighted average shares
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16,580,000
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15,981,000
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Basic
earnings per share
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$
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0.16
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$
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0.16
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Diluted
earnings per share
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$
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0.16
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$
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0.15
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Warrants
to purchase 25,303 of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2007
were not included in the denominator for diluted earnings per share because
their effect would be antidilutive.
Note
5--
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Income
Taxes
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The
Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN No. 48”) on January 1, 2007. As a
result of the implementation of FIN No. 48, the Company recognized
no
material adjustment in its estimated liability for unrecognized
income tax
benefits. At March 31, 2007, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits,
including estimated interest and penalties thereon, totaling $140,000.
This amount is included in “Other non-current liabilities” in the
consolidated balance sheet. There has been no material change in
this
amount during the three months ended March 31, 2007. In 2007, the
Company
is continuing its practice to recognize interest and/or penalties
related
to income tax matters in income tax expense.
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The
Company, including its domestic and foreign subsidiaries, is subject
to
U.S federal income tax as well as income tax of multiple state
and foreign
jurisdictions. The Company has concluded all U.S. federal income
tax
matters for years through 2002 and substantially concluded years
through
2005 with its primary state
jurisdiction.
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6
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
quarterly report includes both historical and “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current
expectations and projections about future results. Words such as “may,”
“should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,”
“estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” or similar words are intended to
identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements
contain these words. Although we believe that our opinions and expectations
reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee
future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements, and our actual
results may differ substantially from the views and expectations set forth
in
this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. We disclaim any intent or obligation to
update any forward-looking statements after the date of this quarterly report
to
conform such statements to actual results or to changes in our opinions or
expectations. These forward-looking statements are affected by risks,
uncertainties and assumptions that we make, including, among other things,
the
factors that are described in “Item No. 1A - Risk Factors” in our 2006 Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March
15, 2007, as the same may be updated or amended in our quarterly reports on
Form
10-Q.
Item
No. 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition
and Results of Operations
The
following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of
operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and
related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The
following discussion and analysis discusses the financial condition and results
of our operations on a consolidated basis, unless otherwise indicated.
Overview
We
are a
developer, manufacturer and marketer of a proprietary line of nutritional
supplements addressing basic nutrition, specific wellness needs, weight
management and sports nutrition. We also offer a line of skin care products.
We
sell our products through an international network marketing system using
independent distributors. Sales in the United States represented approximately
91.2% of worldwide net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and
91.5%
of worldwide net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2006. Our
international operations currently generate sales through distributor networks
in Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, the
Philippines, Singapore and the United Kingdom. We also operate on a limited
basis in Austria and the Netherlands from our German office.
We
derive
our revenues principally through product sales made by our global independent
distributor base, which, as of March 31, 2007, consisted of approximately 68,690
distributors. Our sales can be affected by several factors, including our
ability to attract new distributors and retain our existing distributor base,
our ability to properly train and motivate our distributor base and our ability
to develop new products and successfully maintain our current product line.
All
of
our sales to distributors outside the United States are made in the
respective local currency; therefore, our earnings and cash flows are subject
to
fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency rates as compared to the
U.S. dollar. As a result, exchange rate fluctuations may have an effect on
sales and gross margins. Accounting practices require that our results from
operations be converted to U.S. dollars for reporting purposes.
Consequently, our reported earnings may be significantly affected by
fluctuations in currency exchange rates, generally increasing with a weaker
U.S. dollar and decreasing with a strengthening U.S. dollar. Products
manufactured by us for sale to our foreign subsidiaries are transacted in
U.S. dollars. From time to time, we enter into foreign exchange forward
contracts to mitigate our foreign currency exchange risk.
Components
of Net Sales and Expense
Net
sales
are comprised of two components. Product sales represent the actual product
purchase price typically paid by our distributors, after giving effect to
distributor allowances, which range from 20% to 40% of suggested retail prices.
Handling and freight income represents the amounts billed to distributors for
shipping costs. We record net sales and the related commission expense when
the
merchandise is shipped.
7
Our
primary expenses include cost of products sold, distributor royalties and
commissions and selling, general and administrative expenses.
Cost
of
products sold primarily consists of expenses related to raw materials, labor,
quality control and overhead directly associated with production of our products
and sales materials, as well as shipping costs relating to the shipment of
products to distributors, and duties and taxes associated with product exports.
Cost of products sold is impacted by the cost of the ingredients used in our
products and the cost of shipping the distributors’ orders, along with our
efficiency in managing the production of our products.
Distributor
royalties and commissions are monthly payments made to Master Affiliates and
above, based on products sold by Master Affiliates and above sponsored by such
Master Affiliates or higher-level distributors. “Master Affiliates and above”
are active distributors that have attained the highest level of discount on
purchases of our products and are eligible for royalties from sales volume
generated by Master Affiliates and above that they sponsor. Based on our
distributor agreements, these expenses typically approximate 23% of sales at
suggested retail. Also, we include other sales leadership bonuses, such as
Ambassador bonuses, in this line item. We generally expect total distributor
royalties and commissions to approximate 40% of our net sales. Distributor
royalties and commissions are directly related to the level of our sales and,
absent any changes in our distributor compensation plan, should continue at
comparable levels as a percentage of net sales as in recent periods.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses include the compensation and benefits paid
to our employees, all other selling expenses, marketing, promotional expenses,
travel and other corporate administrative expenses. These other corporate
administrative expenses include professional fees, depreciation and
amortization, occupancy costs, communication costs and other similar operating
expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses can be affected by a
number of factors, including staffing levels and the cost of providing
competitive salaries and benefits; the amount we decide to invest in distributor
training and motivational initiatives; the cost of regulatory compliance, such
as the costs incurred to comply with the various provisions of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; and other administrative costs.
Results
of Operations
The
following table sets forth selected results of our operations expressed as
a
percentage of net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.
Our
results of operations for the periods described below are not necessarily
indicative of results of operations for future periods.
Three
months ended
March
31,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Net
sales
|
100.0
|
%
|
100.0
|
%
|
|||
Costs
and expenses:
|
|||||||
Cost
of products sold
|
17.3
|
16.3
|
|||||
Distributor
royalties and commissions
|
39.8
|
40.5
|
|||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
31.6
|
30.3
|
|||||
Income
from operations
|
11.3
|
12.9
|
|||||
Interest
expense
|
(0.0
|
)
|
(0.1
|
)
|
|||
Interest
and other income
|
0.9
|
0.5
|
|||||
Income
before income taxes
|
12.2
|
13.3
|
|||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
4.7
|
5.4
|
|||||
Net
income
|
7.5
|
%
|
7.9
|
%
|
8
Net
Sales. Overall
net sales increased by 12.1% in the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared
to the same period in 2006. During the first quarter of 2007, sales in the
United States increased by 11.8%, whereas our international sales increased
by
14.8% over the prior year period.
The
following table summarizes net sales by geographic market ranked by the date
we
began operations in each market for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and
2006.
Three
months ended March 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
Change
from prior year
|
|||||||||||||||||
Amount
|
%
of Net
Sales |
Amount
|
%
of Net
Sales
|
Amount
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
(dollars
in thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
United
States
|
$
|
31,904
|
91.2
|
%
|
$
|
28,530
|
91.5
|
%
|
$
|
3,374
|
11.8
|
%
|
|||||||
Australia/New
Zealand
|
653
|
1.9
|
579
|
1.9
|
74
|
12.8
|
|||||||||||||
Canada
|
441
|
1.3
|
409
|
1.3
|
32
|
7.8
|
|||||||||||||
Mexico
|
410
|
1.2
|
329
|
1.0
|
81
|
24.6
|
|||||||||||||
United
Kingdom/Ireland
|
287
|
0.8
|
273
|
0.9
|
14
|
5.1
|
|||||||||||||
Philippines
|
628
|
1.8
|
493
|
1.5
|
135
|
27.4
|
|||||||||||||
Malaysia/Singapore
|
330
|
0.9
|
458
|
1.5
|
(128
|
)
|
(27.9
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Germany
|
311
|
0.9
|
124
|
0.4
|
187
|
150.8
|
|||||||||||||
Consolidated
total
|
$
|
34,964
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
31,195
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
3,769
|
12.1
|
%
|
The
following table sets forth, as of March 31, 2007 and 2006, the number of our
active distributors and Master Affiliates and above. The total number of active
distributors includes Master Affiliates and above. We define an active
distributor as one that enrolls as a distributor or renews his or her
distributorship during the prior twelve months. Master Affiliates and above
are
distributors that have attained the highest level of discount and are eligible
for royalties generated by Master Affiliates and above in their downline
organization. Growth in the number of active distributors and Master Affiliates
and above is a key factor in continuing the growth of our business.
March
31, 2007
|
March
31, 2006
|
%
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||
Active
Distributors
|
Master
Affiliates and Above
|
Active
Distributors
|
Master
Affiliates and Above
|
Active
Distributors
|
Master
Affiliates and Above
|
||||||||||||||
United
States
|
56,320
|
12,660
|
52,360
|
12,930
|
7.6
|
%
|
(2.1
|
)%
|
|||||||||||
Australia/New
Zealand
|
2,520
|
270
|
2,370
|
180
|
6.3
|
50.0
|
|||||||||||||
Canada
|
1,170
|
150
|
1,160
|
140
|
0.9
|
7.1
|
|||||||||||||
Mexico
|
1,170
|
170
|
1,230
|
200
|
(4.9
|
)
|
(15.0
|
)
|
|||||||||||
United
Kingdom/Ireland
|
940
|
130
|
800
|
110
|
17.5
|
18.2
|
|||||||||||||
Philippines
|
3,750
|
270
|
3,500
|
270
|
7.1
|
0.0
|
|||||||||||||
Malaysia/Singapore
|
2,310
|
260
|
3,100
|
380
|
(25.5
|
)
|
(31.6
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Germany
|
510
|
150
|
180
|
70
|
183.3
|
114.3
|
|||||||||||||
Consolidated
total
|
68,690
|
14,060
|
64,700
|
14,280
|
6.2
|
%
|
(1.5
|
)%
|
In
the
United States, net sales were up 11.8% in the first quarter of 2007 compared
to
the same period in 2006. Sales growth in the United States was driven by the
launch of our new weight loss product line, Slimplicity™. Slimplicity was
launched in early February 2007, and it replaces our Ultrim-Plus meal
replacement product line.
In
addition to the increase in sales, the introduction of Slimplicity has also
helped spur an increase in the number of new distributor enrollments. In the
first quarter of 2007, new distributor enrollments in the United States were
approximately 7,230 compared to 5,160 in the prior year quarter, an increase
of
40.1%. In addition to the momentum created by the new product launch, we ran
a
promotion in which a new distributor that purchased a Slimplicity Weight Loss
Kit received a free month’s supply of the Slimplicity meal replacement product.
Distributor retention was 69.4% for the first three months of 2007 compared
to a
rate of 62.4% for all of 2006. The net number of active Distributors in the
United States as of March 31, 2007 increased by 7.6% to 56,320, compared to
the
number of active Distributors as of March 31, 2006. However, the net number
of
Master Affiliates and above as of March 31, 2007 decreased by 2.1%, as compared
to the net number of Master Affiliates and above as of March 31, 2006. This
was
not unexpected as over the past year, we have emphasized the importance of
bringing in new distributors at all levels, not just directly into the Master
Affiliate level.
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During
the three months ended March 31, 2007, net sales in our international operations
improved in aggregate by 14.8% to $3.06 million compared to
$2.66 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. Sales results were
strong in our Australia/New Zealand, Mexico and Philippine markets, with sales
increases in the first quarter of 2007 of 12.8%, 24.6% and 27.4%, respectively,
compared to the same period in 2006. Foreign currency fluctuation had an impact
on the foreign sales results, as the U.S. dollar weakened against all of the
other currencies of the countries in which we conduct business, except Canada
and Mexico, when compared to the rates over the first three months of 2006.
When
net sales are converted using the 2006 exchange rate for both 2006 and 2007,
international net sales improved 9.4% for the first three months of 2007
compared to the first three months of the prior year.
Net
sales
in Australia/New Zealand increased by 12.8% in the first quarter of 2007
compared to the same period in 2006 as we continue our investment in sales
development in that region by supporting leading U.S. distributors as part
of a
sustained plan to develop more activity in this market.
Net
sales
in Mexico increased by 24.6% in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first
quarter of 2006. In August 2006, we named a new national sales manager for
our
Reliv Mexico operations. Our sales director for the US/Hispanic market also
oversees sales in our Mexico market.
Cost
of Products Sold. Cost
of
products sold as a percentage of net sales was 17.3% for the three months ended
March 31, 2007, compared to 16.3% for the same period in 2006. Gross margins
were adversely impacted by write-offs of expired product in our German market
of
approximately $107,000, higher freight expenses relative to the handling and
freight income collected due in part to the Slimplicity product launch, and
a
slightly lower margin due to the change in the sales mix with the introduction
of the Slimplicity product line.
Distributor
Royalties and Commissions. Distributor
royalties and commissions as a percentage of net sales were 39.8% for the three
months ended March 31, 2007, compared to 40.5% for the same period in 2006.
Due
to the structure of our distributor compensation plan, we do not expect to
experience significant fluctuations in distributor royalties and commissions
as
a percentage of net sales.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses. For
the
three months ended March 31, 2007, selling, general and administrative, or
SGA,
expenses increased by $1.6 million, compared to the same period in 2006. SGA
expenses as a percentage of net sales were 31.6% for the three months ended
March 31, 2007, compared to 30.3% for the same period of 2006.
Sales
and
marketing expenses represented approximately $1.1 million of the increase in
the
first quarter of 2007. The primary components of the increase were increased
promotional bonuses, such as the “Mega Bonus”, and promotional trip expenses
related to sales volume. At our international distributor conference in St.
Louis in late July 2006, we announced a special bonus program, called “Mega
Bonus.” Under the new “Mega Bonus” program, we will award more than $700,000 in
bonuses at our international conference in August 2007. The bonuses will be
awarded to the top 50 distributors in group sales volume between August 1,
2006
and July 31, 2007, with the first-place winner receiving $100,000. The
promotional trip expenses relate to an incentive trip to Germany earned by
our
top 50 distributorships when we reached $15 million in worldwide retail sales
in
two consecutive months. Another significant item in sales and marketing expenses
is costs incurred for our regional leadership conferences which increased by
$130,000 in the first quarter of 2007, compared to the same period in
2006.
Distribution
and warehouse expenses increased by $144,000 due to higher wages and shipping
supply expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by approximately
$298,000, primarily in salaries and bonuses, fringe benefit expenses, and
corporate travel expenses.
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Interest
Income/Expense. Interest
income increased to $213,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2007, compared
to $85,000 for the same period in 2006. Interest expense decreased to $-0-
for
the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to $34,000 for the same period
in
2006. The decrease is the result of having no long-term debt outstanding during
the three-month period ended March 31, 2007, compared to the same period in
2006. In April 2006, we completed a public offering of our common stock, which
yielded $11.9 million in net proceeds to us. A portion of the proceeds was
used
to pay off the remaining balance of $2.2 million on a note we entered into
in
March 2005 to purchase the shares of our common stock owned by a former officer
and director and his wife. The increase in interest income is the result of
the
earnings on the remaining proceeds from the public offering and higher interest
rates compared to the prior year.
Income
Taxes. We
recorded income tax expense of $1.6 million for the first three months of
2007, an effective rate of 38.4%. In the same period in 2006, we recorded income
tax expense of $1.7 million, which represented an effective rate of 40.7%.
The decreased effective rate is the result of the benefit of tax-exempt interest
income, coupled with an increase in the Domestic Manufacturing deduction in
2007.
Net
Income. Our
net
income for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $2.6 million
($0.16 per share basic and diluted), compared to $2.5 million
($0.16 per share basic and $0.15 per share diluted) for the same period in
2006. Profitability improved slightly in the first quarter of 2007 as net sales
increased in the United States as the result of the introduction of our
Slimplicity product line. The improved sales were partially offset by the lower
gross margins and additional sales and marketing expenses, as discussed above.
Financial
Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources
During
the first three months of 2007 we generated $5.3 million of net cash from
operating activities, $1.1 million was used in investing activities, and we
used
$3.3 million in financing activities. This compares to $4.4 million of
net cash provided by operating activities, $116,000 used in investing
activities, and $890,000 used in financing activities in the same period of
2006. Cash and cash equivalents increased by $896,000 to $10.2 million as
of March 31, 2007 compared to December 31, 2006.
Significant
changes in working capital items consisted of an increase in inventories of
$339,000, an increase in prepaid expenses/other current assets of $494,000,
an
increase in other assets of $320,000, an increase in accounts payable and
accrued expenses of $2.4 million, a decrease in refundable income taxes of
$279,000, and an increase in income taxes payable of $1.1 million in the first
three months of 2007. The increase in inventory is a result of the introduction
of the new Slimplicity product line. The increase in prepaid expenses/other
current assets represent the annual premium payments on most of the corporate
insurance policies, which renew in March. The increase in other assets is
primarily due to premiums paid in the first quarter of 2007 on corporate life
insurance policies. The increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses is
due
to the increase in distributor commissions payable at March 31, 2007 compared
to
December 31, 2006, accruals for distributor incentive programs, and other
accrued expenses related to the Slimplicity product launch. The increase in
distributor commissions payable is the result of higher worldwide sales in
March
2007, compared to December 2006. The decrease in refundable income taxes and
the
increase in income taxes payable is the result of our increase in taxable
income, coupled with the timing of estimated tax payments.
Investing
activities during the first three months of 2007 consist of $97,000 for capital
expenditures, along with a net purchase of $1 million in short and long-term
investments.
Financing
activities in the first three months of 2007 included $3.4 million in treasury
stock purchases and $46,000 in proceeds from stock options and warrants
exercised.
Stockholders’
equity decreased to $27.1 million at March 31, 2007 compared with
$27.7 million at December 31, 2006. The decrease is due to the
treasury stock purchases of $3.4 million, offset by our net income during the
first three months of 2007 of $2.6 million. Our working capital balance was
$15.6 million at March 31, 2007 compared to $16.2 million at
December 31, 2006. The current ratio at March 31, 2007 was 2.3 compared to
2.9 at December 31, 2006.
We
also
have a $5 million secured revolving credit facility with our primary lender
that we entered into in June 2006. This facility replaces the previous agreement
which had a $15 million limit, expires in April 2008, and any advances accrue
interest at a variable interest rate based on LIBOR. The credit facility is
secured by all of our assets. The facility includes covenants to maintain total
stockholders’ equity of not less than $10.5 million, and that the ratio of
borrowings under the facility to EBITDA shall not exceed 3.5 to 1.0. At
March 31, 2007, we had not utilized any of the revolving line of credit facility
and were in compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity covenant.
11
Management
believes that our internally generated funds and the borrowing capacity under
the revolving line of credit facility will be sufficient to meet working capital
requirements for the remainder of 2007.
Critical
Accounting Policies
A
summary
of our critical accounting policies and estimates is presented on pages 38
and
39 of our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 15, 2007.
Item
No. 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Market
Risk
We
are
exposed to various market risks, primarily foreign currency risks and interest
rate risks.
Foreign
Currency Risk
Our
earnings and cash flows are subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign
currency rates as we have several foreign subsidiaries and continue to explore
expansion into other foreign countries. As a result, exchange rate fluctuations
may have an effect on sales and gross margins. Accounting practices require
that
our results from operations be converted to U.S. dollars for reporting purposes.
Consequently, our reported earnings in future periods may be significantly
affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates, generally increasing with
a
weaker U.S. dollar and decreasing with a strengthening U.S. dollar. Products
manufactured by us for sale to our foreign subsidiaries are transacted in U.S.
dollars.
From
time
to time, we enter into foreign exchange forward contracts with a financial
institution to sell Canadian dollars in order to protect against currency
exchange risk associated with expected future cash flows. We have accounted
for
these contracts as free standing derivatives, such that gains or losses on
the
fair market value of these forward exchange contracts are recorded as other
income and expense in the consolidated statements of operations. As of March
31,
2007, we had no hedging instruments in place to offset exposure to any foreign
currencies for the countries in which we do business.
There
have been no other material changes in market risk exposures during the first
three months of 2007 that affect the disclosures presented in Item 7A -
“Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Market Risk” on pages 40 and
41 of our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 15, 2007.
Item
No. 4 - Controls and Procedures
Our
management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has reviewed and evaluated the
effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and
procedures as of March 31, 2007. Based on such review and evaluation, our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the disclosure
controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2007, to ensure that
the
information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (a) is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the
SEC’s
rules and forms and (b) is accumulated and communicated to our management,
including the officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure. There were no material changes in our internal control
over
financial reporting during the first quarter of 2007 that have materially
affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls
over financial reporting.
12
PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item
No. 1A - Risk Factors
Risk
factors associated with our business activities have not changed materially
from
those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2006.
Item
No. 2 - Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
ISSUER
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SHARES
Period
|
Total
Number of Shares
Purchased
|
Average
Price Paid
per Share
|
Total
Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced
Programs
|
Approximate
Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans
or
Programs(1)
|
|||||||||
January
1-31, 2007
|
136,420
|
$
|
9.04
|
136,420
|
$
|
5,884,000
|
|||||||
February
1-28, 2007
|
82,635
|
$
|
10.33
|
82,635
|
$
|
5,031,000
|
|||||||
March
1-31, 2007
|
118,453
|
$
|
10.67
|
118,453
|
$
|
3,766,000
|
|||||||
Total
|
337,508
|
337,508
|
(1)
In March 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share
repurchase plan of up to $15 million over the next 36
months.
|
Item
No. 6 - Exhibits
Exhibit
|
|
Number
|
Document
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule
15d-14(a)
of the
|
Securities
Exchange Act, as amended (filed herewith).
|
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule
15d-14(a)
of the
|
Securities
Exchange Act, as amended (filed herewith).
|
|
32
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant
to 18
U.S.C.
|
1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
(filed herewith).
|
13
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
RELIV’
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:
|
|
/s/
Robert L. Montgomery
|
Robert
L. Montgomery, Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and
Chief
Executive Officer
|
||
Date:
May 7, 2007
|
||
By:
|
|
/s/
Steven D. Albright
|
Steven
D. Albright, Chief Financial Officer (and accounting
officer)
|
||
Date: May 7, 2007 |
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Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
|
|
Number
|
Document
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule
15d-14(a)
of the
|
Securities
Exchange Act, as amended (filed herewith).
|
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule
15d-14(a)
of the
|
Securities
Exchange Act, as amended (filed herewith).
|
|
32
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant
to 18
U.S.C.
|
1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
(filed herewith).
|
15