SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC - Annual Report: 2020 (Form 10-K)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13
OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the fiscal year ended June 30,
2020
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For
the transition period from _______ to________
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Commission file number 0-6658
SCIENTIFIC
INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant in Its Charter)
Delaware
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04-2217279
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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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80 Orville Drive, Suite 102, Bohemia, New York
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11716
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(631) 567-4700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area
code)
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The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
non-affiliates computed by reference to the average bid and asked
prices of such stock, as of October 2, 2020 is
$7,436,000.
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common
stock, par value $.05 per share (“Common Stock”) as
of October 2, 2020 is 2,861,263 shares.
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SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
Table of Contents
PART I
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Item 1.
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BUSINESS
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Item 1A.
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RISK
FACTORS
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Item 2.
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PROPERTIES
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Item 3.
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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Item 4.
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SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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PART II
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Item 5.
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MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY
SECURITIES
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Item 7.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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Item 8.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
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Item 9.
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CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
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Item 9A.
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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Item 9B.
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OTHER
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PART III
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Item 10.
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DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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Item 11.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
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Item 12.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
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Item 13.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
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Item 14.
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PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
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PART IV
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Item 15.
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EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
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SIGNATURES
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EXHIBIT 31.0
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CERTIFICATION
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EXHIBIT 32.0
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CERTIFICATION
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Forward Looking
Statements. The Company and its
representatives may from time to time make written or oral
forward-looking statements with respect to the Company’s
annual or long-term goals, including statements contained in its
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in its
reports to stockholders.
The
words or phrases "will likely result", “will be”,
“will”, "are expected to", "will continue to", "is
anticipated", "estimate", "project" or similar expressions identify
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are
subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from historical earnings and those
presently anticipated or projected. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date made.
PART I
Item 1. Business.
General. Incorporated in 1954, Scientific Industries, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (which along with its subsidiaries, the
“Company”) is engaged in the design, manufacture, and
marketing of standard benchtop laboratory equipment
(“Benchtop Laboratory Equipment”), customized catalyst
research instruments (“Catalyst Research Instruments”)
under its wholly-owned subsidiary, Altamira Instruments, Inc.
(“Altamira”) and through its wholly-owned subsidiary
Scientific Bioprocessing, Inc. (“SBI”), the licensing
and development of bioprocessing systems and products
(“Bioprocessing Systems”). The Company’s products
are used primarily for research purposes by universities,
pharmaceutical companies, pharmacies, national laboratories,
medical device manufacturers, petrochemical companies and other
industries performing laboratory-scale
research.
Operating
Segments. The Company views its
operations as three segments: the manufacture and marketing of
standard Benchtop Laboratory Equipment for research and sample
preparation in university, pharmacy and industrial laboratories
sold primarily through laboratory equipment distributors and
online; the manufacture and marketing of custom-made Catalyst
Research Instruments for universities, government laboratories, and
chemical and petrochemical companies; and the development and
sublicensing of bioprocessing products. For certain financial
information regarding the Company’s operating segments, see
Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included under Item
8.
Products.
Benchtop Laboratory
Equipment. The Company’s
Benchtop Laboratory Equipment products consist of mixers and
shakers, rotators/rockers, refrigerated and shaking incubators, and
magnetic stirrers sold under the “Genie ™” brand,
and pharmacy and laboratory balances and scales, force gauges, and
moisture analyzers under the “Torbal®” brand.
Sales of the Company’s principal product, the
Vortex-Genie® 2 Mixer, excluding accessories, represented
approximately 36% and 32% of the Company’s total net revenues
for each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 (“fiscal
2020”) and June 30, 2019 (“fiscal 2019”), and 45%
and 46% of the segment’s sales for fiscal 2020 and fiscal
2019, respectively.
The
Company’s vortex mixer is used to mix the contents of test
tubes, beakers, and other various containers by placing such
containers on a rotating cup or other attachments which cause the
contents to be mixed at varying speeds.
The
Company’s additional mixers and shakers include a high-speed
touch mixer, a mixer with an integral timer, a patented cell
disruptor, microplate mixers, two vortex mixers incorporating
digital control and display, a large capacity multi-vessel vortex
mixer and a line of various orbital shakers.
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The
Company also offers various benchtop multi-purpose rotators and
rockers, designed to rotate and rock a wide variety of containers,
and a refrigerated incubator and incubated shakers, which are
multi-functional benchtop environmental chambers designed to
perform various shaking and stirring functions under controlled
environmental conditions.
Its
line of magnetic stirrers includes a patented high/low programmable
magnetic stirrer, a four-place high/low programmable magnetic
stirrer, a large volume magnetic stirrer, and a four-place general
purpose stirrer.
The
Company’s Torbal brand line of products includes pharmacy,
laboratory, and industrial digital scales, mechanical balances,
moisture analyzers, pill counters, and force gauges.
Catalyst Research
Instruments. The Catalyst
Research Instrument products are offered through the
Company’s subsidiary, Altamira. Its flagship product is the
AMI-300™, which is used to perform traditional catalyst
characterization experiments on an unattended basis. The product
also features a stand-alone personal computer to control the
instrument and incorporates proprietary LabVIEW®-based
software. The Company’s AMI-300™ Catalyst
Characterization Instrument incorporates a sophisticated data
handling package and is designed to perform dynamic
temperature-programmed catalyst characterization experiments. All
AMI model instruments are designed or adapted to a customer’s
individual requirements.
Altamira’s
other Catalyst Research Instrument products include reactor
systems, high throughput systems and micro-activity reactors,
including the Company’s BenchCAT™ custom reactor
systems. They are available with single and multiple reactor paths
and with reactor temperatures up to 1,200 degrees Celsius. The
systems feature multiple gas flows, are available in gas and
gas/liquid configurations, and feature one or more stand-alone
personal computers with the LabVIEW®-based control
software.
Bioprocessing
Systems. The Company, through
SBI, sublicenses the patents and technology it holds relating to
bioprocessing products exclusively under a license with the
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (“UMBC”), for
which it receives royalties for patents expiring through December
2023. The Company is also engaged in the design and development of
bioprocessing products, principally products incorporating
disposable sensors which includes coaster systems and other shaking
products using vessels such as T-Flasks and shake
flasks.
Product
Development. The Company
designs and develops substantially all of its products. Company
personnel formulate plans and concepts for new products and
improvements or modifications of existing products. The Company
engages outside consultants to augment its internal engineering
capabilities in areas such as industrial and electronics
design.
Major
Customers. Sales to three
customers, principally of the Vortex-Genie 2 Mixer, represented 17%
and 15% of total net revenues for fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019,
respectively, and 21% of Benchtop Laboratory Equipment product
sales, for both fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019. Sales of Catalyst
Research Instrument products are generally pursuant to a few large
orders amounting on average to over $50,000 to a limited number of
customers. In fiscal 2020, sales to two customers accounted for 25%
of the segment’s sales (2% of total net revenues) and in
fiscal 2019 sales to two other customers accounted for 27% of the
segment’s sales (5% of total net
revenues).
Marketing.
Benchtop
Laboratory Equipment. The
Company’s Benchtop Laboratory Equipment products sold under
the “Genie” brand are generally distributed and
marketed through an established network of domestic and overseas
laboratory equipment distributors who sell the Company’s
products through printed catalogs, websites and sales
force.
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The
Company’s “Torbal” brand products are primarily
marketed and sold online, and primarily on a direct basis, with
only a few distributors. The Company also markets products through
attendance at industry trade shows, trade publication advertising,
brochures and catalogs, the Company’s websites, one sales
manager in the U.S. and a consultant in Europe.
In
general, due to the reliance on sales through distribution, it
takes two to three years for a new Genie brand Benchtop Laboratory
Equipment product to begin generating meaningful
sales.
Catalyst
Research Instruments. The
Company’s Catalyst Research Instrument products are sold
directly worldwide to universities, government laboratories, and
chemical and petrochemical companies through its sales personnel
and independent representatives engaged on a commission basis. Its
marketing efforts include attendance at various trade shows,
Altamira’s website, outside sales representatives and printed
materials.
Bioprocessing
Systems. The Company’s
Bioprocessing Systems products are currently under development as
well as its sales and marketing activities for these products. The
Company recently hired a Chief Commercial Officer as well as
several application scientists and a sales and marketing consultant
to implement a sales and marketing strategy for the Bioprocessing
Systems products that the Company plans to offer for sale in the
near future. Its marketing efforts include a new website, trade
shows, online marketing campaigns, and membership in various
organizations. The products, once available, will be offered for
sale both directly and through distribution
worldwide.
Assembly
and Production. The Company has
an operating facility in Bohemia, New York and a small facility in
Orangeburg, New York at which its Benchtop Laboratory Equipment
operations are conducted and one in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at
which its Catalyst Research Instruments operations are conducted.
The Company also has a small facility in Pittsburgh where it
conducts product development and plans to operate future
small-scale production for the Bioprocessing Systems operations.
The Company’s production operations principally involve
assembly of components supplied by various domestic and
international independent suppliers. The Company has not commenced
production of bioprocessing products, but anticipates that its
current facilities will be adequate for such purpose, although no
assurances can be provided.
Patents, Trademarks
and Licenses.
The
Company holds several patents relating to its benchtop laboratory
products which include a United States patent expiring in November
2022 on the MagStir Genie® and on the MultiMagStir
Genie
®, another
patent that relates to its Vortex-Genie Pulse expiring in January
2036, and a newly issued patent relating to Torbal’s
VIVID® automated pill counter which expires in March 2039. Two
additional patents held by the Company relating to Bioprocessing
Systems expire in January 2029 for a biocompatible bag with
integral sensors and another patent expiring in 2036 on an
apparatus for detecting PH and dissolved oxygen. The Company has
several patent applications pending, related primarily to
bioprocessing technology. The Company does not anticipate any
material adverse effect on its operations following the expiration
of the patents.
The Company has various proprietary trademarks, including
AMI™, BenchCAT™, Biocoaster™, BioGenie®,
Cellphase®, Cellstation®, Disruptor Beads™,
Disruptor Genie®, Enviro-Genie®, Genie™, Genie
Temp-Shaker™,
ID.Developer’s Kit™, ID.Rocker™,
ID.Shaker™, Incubator Genie™, MagStir
Genie®, MegaMag Genie®, MicroPlate Genie®,
MultiMagStir Genie®, Multi-MicroPlate Genie®, Orbital
Genie®, QuadMag Genie®, Rotator Genie®, SBI®,
Roto-Shake Genie®, Torbal®, TurboMix™, VIVID®, and Vortex-Genie®, each of which it considers important to the
success of the related product. The Company also has several
trademark applications pending. No representation can be made that
any application will be granted or as to the protection that any
existing or future trademark may provide.
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The Company has an exclusive license
from UMBC with respect to rights and know-how under a patent held
by UMBC related to disposable sensor technology, on a United States
patent through December 2023 and a European Union patent that
terminated in December 2019 which the Company further sublicenses
on an exclusive basis to a German company, and non-exclusive rights
held by the Company as it relates to the use of the technology with
vessels of sizes ranging from 250 milliliters to 5 liters. Net
total license fees paid or owed to the Company under this license
for fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019 amounted to $1,286,800 and
$1,035,400, respectively.
Foreign
Sales. The Company’s
sales to overseas customers, principally in Asia and Europe,
accounted for approximately 49% and 50% of the Company’s net
revenues for fiscal 2020 and 2019, respectively. Payments are in
United States dollars and are therefore not subject to risks of
currency fluctuation, foreign duties and
customs.
Seasonality.
The Company does not consider its business to be
seasonal.
Backlog.
Backlog for Benchtop Laboratory
Equipment products is not a significant factor because this line of
products is comprised of standard catalog items requiring lead
times which usually are not longer than two weeks. There is no
backlog for Bioprocessing Systems. The backlog for Catalyst
Research Instrument products as of June 30, 2020 was $176,500, all
of which is expected to be filled by June 30, 2021, as compared to
a backlog of $124,200 as of June 30, 2019, all of which was filled
in fiscal 2020.
Competition.
Most of the Company's principal competitors are substantially
larger and have greater financial, production and marketing
resources than the Company. Competition is generally based upon
technical specifications, price, and product recognition and
acceptance. The Company’s main competition for its Benchtop
Laboratory Equipment products derives from private label brand
mixers offered by laboratory equipment distributors in the United
States and Europe and products exported from
China.
The
Company's major competitors for its Genie brand Benchtop Laboratory
Equipment are Henry Troemner, Inc. (a private label supplier to the
two largest laboratory equipment distributors in the U.S. and
Europe), IKA-Werke GmbH & Co. KG, a German company, Benchmark
Scientific, Inc., (a United States importer of China-produced
products), and Heidolph Instruments GmbH, a German company. The
Company’s main competitors for its Torbal brand products are
Ohaus Corporation, an American company, A&D Company Ltd., a
Japanese company, and Adam Equipment Co., Ltd., a British
company.
The
primary competition for the Company’s Catalyst Research
Instrument products is in the form of instruments produced
internally by research laboratory staff of potential customers.
Major competitors in the United States include Anton Paar (formerly
Quantachrome Instruments) and Micromeritics Instrument Corporation,
each a privately held company. The Company sells instruments to
Anton Paar.
The potential major competitors for the
Company’s Bioprocessing Systems are Applikon Biotechnology,
B.V. (Netherlands), PreSens GmbH (Germany), DASGIP Technology GmbH
(Germany), and Sartorius AG (Germany).
Research and
Development. The Company
incurred research and development expenses, the majority of which
related to its Bioprocessing Systems of $1,140,000 during fiscal
2020 compared to $530,500 during fiscal 2019. The Company expects
that research and development expenditures in the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2021 will continue to increase due to increased
product development efforts for the Bioprocessing
Systems.
Government and
Environmental Regulation. The
Company’s products and claims with respect thereto have not
required approval of the Food and Drug Administration or any other
government approval. The Company's manufacturing operations, like
those of the industry in general, are subject to numerous existing
and proposed, if adopted, federal, state, and local regulations to
protect the environment, establish occupational safety and health
standards and cover other matters. The Company believes that its
operations are in compliance with existing laws and regulations and
the cost to comply is not significant to the
Company.
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Employees.
As of September 4, 2020, the Company employed 44 persons (27 for
the Benchtop Laboratory Equipment operations, 8 for the Catalyst
Research Instruments operations, and 9 for the Bioprocessing
Systems operations) of whom 39 were full-time, including its five
executive officers. In addition, certain activities of the
Bioprocessing Systems operations are being performed by employees
of the Company’s other operations and consultants. None of
the Company's employees are represented by any
union.
Available
Information. The
Company’s Annual Report to Stockholders for fiscal 2020,
includes its Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Annual Report will be
mailed to security holders together with the Company’s proxy
material and solicitation as it relates to the Company’s 2020
Annual Meeting of Stockholders. All the Company’s reports,
including Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other information filed with,
or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC” or the “Commission”), including
amendments to such reports, are available on the SEC’s
website that contains such reports, proxy and information
statements, and other information regarding companies that file
electronically with the Commission. This information is available
at www.sec.gov. In addition, all the Company’s public filings
can be accessed through the Company’s website at
https://www.scientificindustries.com/sec-filings.
Item 1A. Risk
Factors.
In connection with the “safe harbor” provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, important risk
factors are identified below that could affect the Company’s
financial performance and could cause the Company’s actual
results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions
or statements expressed with respect to such future periods in any
current statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to
publicly revise any forward-looking announcements to reflect future
events or circumstances.
Dependence on Major Customers
Although
the Company does not depend on any one single major customer, sales
to the top three Benchtop Laboratory Equipment operations customers
accounted for a combined aggregate of 21% of the segment’s
total sales for each of fiscal 2020 and 2019 (17% and 15% of its
total net revenues for fiscal 2020 and 2019,
respectively).
No
representation can be made that the Company will be successful in
retaining any of these customers, or not suffer a material
reduction in sales, either of which could have an adverse effect on
future operating results of the Company.
One Benchtop Laboratory Equipment Product Accounts for a
Substantial Portion of Revenues
The
Company has a limited number of Benchtop Laboratory Equipment
products with one product, the Vortex-Genie 2 Mixer, accounting for
approximately 45% and 46% of Benchtop Laboratory Equipment sales,
for fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019, (36% and 32% of total net revenues
for fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019, respectively).
The Company is a Small Participant in Each of the Industries in
Which It Operates
The
Benchtop Laboratory Equipment industry is a highly competitive
mature industry. Although the Vortex-Genie 2 Mixer has been widely
accepted, the annual sales of the Benchtop Laboratory Equipment
products ($6,783,600 for fiscal 2020 and $7,078,800 for fiscal
2019) are significantly lower than the annual sales of many of its
competitors in the industry. The principal competitors are
substantially larger with much greater financial, production and
marketing resources than the Company. There are constant new
entrants into the vortex mixer market, including those offering
products imported from China, which the Company is unable to
compete with on price. The Torbal line of products is also a small
market participant in its industry with significant competition
from well-known brands.
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The
production and sale of Catalyst Research Instruments products is
highly competitive. Altamira’s competitors include several
companies with greater resources and many laboratories which
produce their own instruments.
The Company’s Bioprocessing Systems
operation is a participant in the laboratory-scale sector of the
larger bioprocessing products industry, which is dominated by
several companies that are many times larger than SBI, which is
still in its start-up phase of operations.
The Company’s Ability to Grow and Compete Effectively Depends
In Part on Its Ability to Develop and Effectively Market New
Products
The
Company continuously invests in development and marketing of new
Benchtop Laboratory Equipment products with a view to increase
revenues and reduce the Company’s dependence on the
Vortex-Genie 2 Mixer, including the acquisition of the Torbal line
of products in fiscal 2014. However, gross revenues derived from
non Vortex-Genie Benchtop Laboratory Equipment products including
Torbal products only amounted to $3,712,800 (55% of the
segment’s sales and 43% of total revenues) for fiscal 2020;
and $3,843,500, (54% of the segment’s sales and 38% of total
revenues) for fiscal 2019. The segment’s ability to compete
will depend upon the Company’s success in continuing to
develop and market new laboratory equipment as to which no
assurance can be given.
The
Company relies heavily on distributors and their catalogs to market
the majority of its Benchtop Laboratory Equipment products, as is
customary in the industry. Accordingly, sales of new products are
heavily dependent on the distributors’ decision to include
and retain a new product in their catalogs and on their websites.
It may be at least 24 to 36 months between the completion of
development of a product and the distribution of the catalog in
which it is first offered; furthermore, not all distributors
feature the Company’s products in their
catalogs.
The
Company’s line of Catalyst Research Instruments consists of
only a few products. The ability of the Company to compete in this
segment and expand the line will depend on its ability to make
engineering improvements to existing products and develop and add
new products incorporating more current technology. Over the last
few years the Company has introduced two new catalyst research
products to increase its product offerings and has recently
expanded its outside sales force.
The
success of the Company’s Bioprocessing Systems operation will
be heavily dependent on its ability to successfully develop,
produce, and market new products. Commencing in the last quarter of
fiscal 2019, the Company began to commit substantial resources to
its Bioprocessing Systems operations in the form of employees,
materials, supplies, marketing, and facilities to accelerate its
new product development efforts and marketing activities. Such
products are of a complex nature in an industry that the Company
has not traditionally operated in and have taken much longer to
develop than previously anticipated. In addition, they will be
subject to beta testing by end users, which could result in design
and/or production changes which could further delay development
time. The Company expects the sale and marketing of these new
products, at least initially, to be through the Company’s
website, online marketing, direct selling efforts, and some
distributors. The Company is incurring substantial product
development and marketing expenditures for its bioprocessing
products.
No
assurance can be given that the Company will be successful with its
new product development or that its sales and marketing programs
will be sufficient to develop additional commercially feasible
products which will be accepted by the marketplace, or that any
distributor will include or retain any such products in its
catalogs and websites.
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The Company May Be Subject to General Economic, Political and
Social Factors
Orders
for the Company’s products, particularly its Catalyst
Research Instruments products, depend in part, on the
customer’s ability to secure funds to finance purchases,
especially government funding. Availability of funds can be
affected by budgetary constraints. Factors including a general
economic recession, a European crisis, slowdown in Asian economies,
or a major terrorist attack may have a negative impact on the
availability of funding including government or academic grants to
potential customers. Please also see the separate COVID-19 pandemic
related discussion in this “Risk Factors” section
below.
As
discussed in Item 1, sales to overseas customers, including sales
in China, account for approximately 49% of the Company’s net
revenues. The high value of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign
currencies has a negative impact on sales because the
Company’s products, which are paid in U.S. dollars, become
more expensive to overseas customers.
The
current political situation as it pertains to tariffs has not had a
material impact on the Company, other than higher component costs
which affects gross margins and somewhat lower sales to China due
to tariffs on the Company’s products. Continuation of tariffs
and/or increased trade tensions could have a negative effect on the
Company’s gross margins and level of future exports, because
the Company is unable to pass such cost increases to its customers,
and may not be able to replace lost revenues to customers in
China.
The Company’s ability to secure new
Catalyst Research Instruments orders can also be affected by
changes in domestic and international policies pertaining to energy
and the environment, which could affect funding of potential
customers.
The Company Has Been Adversely Affected and Could Be Materially
Adversely Impacted in the Future by the COVID-19
pandemic
The challenges
posed by the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy began to take
effect and impact the Company’s operations at the end of the
third quarter of the year ended June 30, 2020. At that
time, the Company took appropriate action and put plans in place to
diminish the effects of COVID-19 on its operations, enabling the
Company to continue to operate with minor or temporary disruptions
to its operations. The Company took immediate action as it pertains
to COVID-19 preparedness by implementing the Center for Disease
Control’s guidelines for employers in order to protect the
Company’s employees’ health and safety, with actions
such as implementing work from home, social distancing in the
workplace, requiring self quarantine for any employee showing
symptoms, wearing face coverings, and training employees on
maintaining a healthy work environment. However, if an employee
becomes infected in the future, and the Company is forced to shut
down for a period of time, it could have a short-term negative
impact on operations. At the beginning of the pandemic, the
Catalyst Research Instruments and Bioprocessing Systems Operations
were shut down due to state mandates, however, the impact on
operations was immaterial, and the Company has been able to retain
its employees without furloughs or layoffs, in part, due to the
Company’ receipt of $563,800 loan under the Federal
Government’s Paycheck Protection Program. The Company has not
experienced and does not anticipate any material impact on its
ability to collect its accounts receivable due to the nature of its
customers, which are primarily distributors of laboratory equipment
and supplies that have the ability to pay. However, there were some
delays in receiving some accounts receivable due for catalyst
research instruments due to customer shutdowns, and there was a
material negative impact on the revenues of the Catalyst Research
Instruments. The Company has not experienced and does not
anticipate any material impairment to its tangible and intangible
assets, system of internal controls, supply chain, or delivery and
distribution of its products as a result of COVID-19, however
the ultimate impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s business,
results of operations, financial condition and cash flows is
dependent on future developments, including the duration or
worsening of the pandemic and the related length of its impact on
the global economy, which are uncertain and cannot be predicted at
this time.
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As
further discussed in Item 7 below, in April 2020, the Company
received loan proceeds of $563,800 under the Paycheck Protection
Program (“PPP”). The application for these funds
required the Company to, in good faith, certify that the current
economic uncertainty made the loan request necessary to support its
ongoing operations at the time without need to furlough its
employees, especially for the Catalyst Research Instruments, which
was negatively impacted by customer shutdowns and its own temporary
shutdown. This certification further required the Company to take
into account its current business activity and its ability to
access other sources of liquidity sufficient to support ongoing
operations in a manner that is not significantly detrimental to the
business. The receipt of these loan proceeds, and the forgiveness
of the related note payable, is dependent on the Company having
initially qualified for the loan and qualifying for the forgiveness
of such loan based on our future adherence to the forgiveness
criteria.
Under
the terms of the CARES Act, the use of the proceeds of the loan is
restricted to payroll costs (as defined in the CARES Act), covered
rent, covered utility payments and certain other expenditures that,
while permitted, would not result in forgiveness of a corresponding
portion of the loan. Following recent amendments to the PPP, after
an eight- or twenty-four-week period starting with the disbursement
of the respective loan proceeds, the Company may, and intends to,
apply for forgiveness of some or all of the loan, with the amount
which may be forgiven equal to the sum of eligible payroll costs,
covered rent, and covered utility payments, in each case incurred
during the eight- or twenty-four-week period following the date of
first disbursement. Certain reductions in the Company’s
payroll costs or full-time equivalent employees (when compared
against the applicable measurement period) could reduce the amount
of the loan eligible for forgiveness, although it is not
anticipated. Further, any future amendment to the CARES Act or
rules by The U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Small Business
Administration (“SBA”) as it pertains to the PPP could
have an impact on the loan’s forgiveness with no guarantee
that the Company will receive forgiveness for any amount, and
forgiveness will be subject to the Company’s submission to
its lender of information and documentation as required by SBA and
the lender.
The
Company is Heavily Dependent on Outside Suppliers for the
Components of Its Products
The
Company purchases all its components from outside suppliers and
relies on a few suppliers for some components, mostly due to cost
considerations. Most of the Company’s suppliers, including
United States vendors, produce the components directly or
indirectly in overseas factories, and orders are subject to long
lead times and potential other risks related to production in a
foreign country, such as current and potential future tariffs, and
the COVID-19 pandemic. To minimize the risk of supply shortages,
the Company keeps more than normal quantities on hand of the
critical components that cannot easily be procured or, where
feasible and cost effective, purchases are made from more than one
supplier. The Company seeks to mitigate the effect of the tariffs
on its component costs through supplier negotiations, however,
alternate suppliers are not always feasible for various reasons
including complexity and cost of toolings. A shortage of such
components could halt production and have a material negative
effect on the Company’s operations.
The Company’s Ability to Compete Depends in Part on Its
Ability To Secure and Maintain Proprietary Rights to its
Products
The
Company has no patent protection for its principal Benchtop
Laboratory Equipment product, the Vortex-Genie 2 Mixer, the Torbal
balances other than the VIVID pill counter, or for its Catalyst
Research Instruments products, and limited patent protection on a
few other Benchtop Laboratory Equipment products. There are several
competitive products available in the marketplace possessing
similar technical specifications and design.
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As part of the asset purchase by SBI during fiscal 2012, the
Company acquired the rights to various patents for bioprocessing
products which it licenses from UMBC, however these United States
patents expire in December 2023, and it lost European patent
protection as of end of December 2019, which was originally due to
expire in August 2021. Hence, the Company will not
receive any further license fees on the European Union patent for
calendar year 2020 or thereafter and will receive license fees on
the United States patent through December 2023
There can be no assurance that any patent issued,
licensed or sublicensed to the Company provides or will provide the
Company with competitive advantages or will not be challenged by
third parties. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that others
will not independently develop similar products or design around
the patents. Any of the foregoing activities could have a material
adverse effect on the Company. Moreover, the enforcement by the Company of its
patent or license rights may require substantial litigation
costs.
The
Company Has Limited Management Resources
The
loss of services from either of Ms. Helena Santos, the
Company’s President, Chief Executive, Financial Officer and
Treasurer, Mr. Robert Nichols, the President of the Company’s
Genie Products Division of the Benchtop Laboratory operations, Mr.
Karl Nowosielski, the President of the Torbal Products Division of
the Benchtop Laboratory operations, Mr. Anthony Mitri, the
President of Altamira, or Mr. John A. Moore, President of SBI, or
any material expansion of the Company’s operations could
place a significant additional strain on the Company’s
limited management resources and could be materially adverse to the
Company’s operating results and financial
condition.
The
Common Stock of the Company is Thinly Traded and is Subject to
Volatility
As
of October 2, 2020, there were 2,861,263 shares of Common Stock of
the Company outstanding, of which 1,856,378 (65%) were held by
affiliates or Directors and Officers of the Company. The Common
Stock of the Company is traded on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin
Board and, historically, has been thinly traded. There have been a
number of trading days during fiscal 2020 on which no trades of the
Company’s Common Stock were reported. Accordingly, the market
price for the Common Stock is subject to great
volatility.
Item 2.
Properties.
The
Company’s executive office and principal manufacturing
facility for its Benchtop Laboratory Equipment operations comprises
approximately 19,000 square feet. This facility is located in
Bohemia, New York and is held under a lease which expires in
February 2025. The Company’s Catalyst Research Instruments
operations are conducted from an approximately 9,000 square foot
facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania under a lease which expires in
November 2020. The Bioprocessing Systems operations are conducted
from an approximately a 1,400 square foot laboratory facility in
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania under a lease which expires in May 2021.
The Company has a 1,200 square foot facility in Orangeburg, New
York from where it conducts its sales and marketing functions,
primarily for the Torbal Products Division of the Benchtop
Laboratory Equipment operations expiring in October 2022. See Note
11 to the consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8. The leased
facilities are suitable and adequate for each of the
Company’s operations. In the opinion of management, all
properties are adequately covered by insurance.
Item 3. Legal
Proceedings.
The
Company is not a party to any pending legal
proceedings.
Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote
of Security Holders.
No
matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2020.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for the Registrant's
Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities.
The
Company's Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market.
The following table sets forth the low and high bid quotations at
the end of each quarter of fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2020, as reported
by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Electronic
Bulletin Board. Such quotations reflect inter-dealer prices,
without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not
represent actual transactions:
For Fiscal Quarter Ended
|
Low
Bid
|
High
Bid
|
09/30/18
|
2.82
|
3.24
|
12/31/18
|
2.99
|
4.00
|
03/31/19
|
3.50
|
4.50
|
06/30/19
|
3.88
|
4.75
|
09/30/19
|
4.00
|
6.88
|
12/31/19
|
6.01
|
9.10
|
03/31/20
|
6.56
|
10.20
|
06/30/20
|
5.55
|
10.61
|
As
of September 6, 2020, there were 261 record holders of the
Company's Common Stock.
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Item 7. Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
Forward-Looking
statements. Certain statements contained
in this report are not based on historical facts, but are
forward-looking statements that are based upon various assumptions
about future conditions. Actual events in the future could differ
materially from those described in the forward-looking information.
Numerous unknown factors and future events could cause such
differences, including but not limited to, product demand, market
acceptance, success of marketing strategy, success of expansion
efforts, impact of competition, adverse economic conditions, and
other factors affecting the Company’s business that are
beyond the Company’s control, which are discussed elsewhere
in this report. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be
guaranteed. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. This Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be
read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements
and the related notes included elsewhere in this
report.
Overview.
The Company reflected a loss before
income tax benefit of $1,139,900 for fiscal 2020 compared to income
before income tax expense of $770,200 for fiscal 2019, primarily
due to increased operating expenses as a result of the
Company’s investment in its Bioprocessing Systems operations,
decreased sales of catalyst research products, a non-recurring
charge for the termination of a management employee, and other
corporate expenses. Commencing in the last quarter of the
Company’s fiscal year 2019, the Company began to invest
heavily in its bioprocessing business by hiring a new President of
SBI, engineering staff, application scientists, sales and marketing
personnel, which is expected to continue at increased levels into
fiscal 2021. In June 2020 the Company raised approximately $6
million through the sale of its Common Stock and warrants to
purchase Common Stock to finance these efforts. The Company’s
results also suffered from a material decrease in sales of Catalyst
Research Instruments due mostly to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to a
lesser extent, decreased sales of Benchtop Laboratory Equipment in
the last quarter of fiscal 2020, also due to the pandemic. The
results reflect total non-cash amounts for depreciation,
amortization, and adjustments to contingent consideration
liabilities of approximately $273,500 for fiscal 2020 and
approximately $778,500 for fiscal 2019.
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The
challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy
began to take effect and impact the Company’s operations at
the end of the third quarter of the year ended June 30,
2020. At that time, the Company took appropriate action
and put plans in place to diminish the effects of COVID-19 on its
operations, enabling the Company to continue to operate with minor
or temporary disruptions to its operations. The Company took
immediate action as it pertains to COVID-19 preparedness by
implementing the Center for Disease Control’s guidelines for
employers in order to protect the Company’s employees’
health and safety, with actions such as implementing work from
home, social distancing in the workplace, requiring self quarantine
for any employee showing symptoms, wearing face coverings, and
training employees on maintaining a healthy work environment.
However, if an employee becomes infected in the future, and the
Company is forced to shut down for a period of time, it could have
a short-term negative impact on operations. At the beginning of the
pandemic, the Catalyst Research Instruments and Bioprocessing
Systems Operations were shut down due to state mandates, however,
the impact on operations was immaterial, and the Company has been
able to retain its employees without furloughs or layoffs, in part,
due to the Company’ receipt of $563,800 loan under the
Federal Government’s Paycheck Protection Program. The Company
has not experienced and does not anticipate any material impact on
its ability to collect its accounts receivable due to the nature of
its customers, which are primarily distributors of laboratory
equipment and supplies that have the ability to pay. However, there
were some delays in receiving some accounts receivable due for
catalyst research instruments due to customer shutdowns, and there
was a material negative impact on the revenues of the Catalyst
Research Instruments. The Company has not experienced and does not
anticipate any material impairment to its tangible and intangible
assets, system of internal controls, supply chain, or delivery and
distribution of its products as a result of COVID-19, however
the ultimate impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s business,
results of operations, financial condition and cash flows is
dependent on future developments, including the duration or
worsening of the pandemic and the related length of its impact on
the global economy, which are uncertain and cannot be predicted at
this time.
Results of
Operations. Net revenues for
fiscal 2020 decreased $1,629,500 (15.9%) to $8,570,300 from
$10,199,800 for fiscal 2019, reflecting a decrease of $1,029,000 in
net sales of Catalyst Research Instruments, due mostly to COVID-19;
a decrease of $305,300 in royalties earned by the Bioprocessing
Systems operations due to lack of royalties under a previous
European patent, and a decrease of $295,200 in sales of Benchtop
Laboratory Equipment due to COVID-19.
Sales of Catalyst Research Instruments are
comprised of a small number of large orders, while sales of
Benchtop Laboratory Equipment are comprised of a large number of
small orders. As of June 30, 2020, the order backlog for Catalyst
Research Instruments was $176,500, all of which is expected to be
shipped during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, compared to
$124,200 as of June 30, 2019.
The gross profit percentage for fiscal 2020 was
44.9% compared to 42.8% for fiscal 2019. The current year reflected
higher gross profit margin percentage for the Bioprocessing Systems
operations, a slightly lower gross margin percentage for the
Benchtop Laboratory Equipment Operations due in part to higher
material costs including tariffs and fixed overhead, and a negative
gross profit margin percentage for the Catalyst Research
Instruments due to materially lower sales.
General and administrative expenses for fiscal
2020 increased by approximately $489,500 (25.4%) to $2,413,900
compared to $1,924,400 for fiscal 2019 due primarily to
non-recurring termination costs for a management employee, director
fees, and increased administrative costs incurred by the
Bioprocessing Systems operations.
Selling
expenses for fiscal 2020 increased approximately $300,300 (26.4%)
to $1,436,400 from $1,136,100 for fiscal 2019, primarily due to
increased sales and marketing expenses incurred by the
Bioprocessing Systems operations.
Research
and development expenses amounted to $1,140,000 for fiscal 2020
compared to $530,500 for fiscal 2019, due to increased product
development expenditures of both labor and materials by the
Bioprocessing Systems operations. During the last quarter of fiscal
2019, the Company's Bioprocessing Systems operations began to
expand its product development efforts with the hiring of several
engineers.
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Total
other income (loss), net was $(3,600) for fiscal 2020 compared to
$(5,900) in fiscal 2019.
The
Company reflected income tax benefit of $436,600 for fiscal 2020
compared to income tax expense of $124,600 for fiscal 2019,
primarily due to the loss incurred.
As
a result of the foregoing, the Company recorded a net loss of
$703,300 for fiscal 2020 compared to net income of $645,600 for
fiscal 2019.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources. Cash and cash
equivalents increased by $5,957,200 to $7,559,700 as of June 30,
2020 from $1,602,500 as of June 30, 2019.
Net
cash used in operating activities was 168,100 for fiscal 2020
compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $1,159,500
for fiscal 2019, primarily due to the net loss for the current
year. Net cash used in investing activities was $84,100 for
fiscal 2020 compared to $218,400 for fiscal 2019 due mainly to
decreased capital expenditures in the current year. Net cash
provided by financing activities was $6,209,400 for fiscal 2020
compared to $391,700 used by the Company during fiscal 2019 due
mainly to the equity financing and the proceeds from the Payroll
Protection Program loan.
The
Company's working capital increased by $5,003,300 to $10,099,100 as
of June 30, 2020 compared to $5,005,800, as of June 30, 2019,
primarily due to the cash received from the equity
financing.
The
Company has a Demand Line of Credit through December 2020 with
First National Bank of Pennsylvania which provides for borrowings
of up to $300,000 for regular working capital needs, bearing
interest at prime, currently 3.25% at June 30, 2020. Advances on
the line are secured by a pledge of the Company’s assets
including inventory, accounts receivable, chattel paper, equipment
and general intangibles of the Company. As of June 30, 2020, no
borrowings were outstanding under such line. On April 14, 2020 the
Company received a loan, all of which is outstanding, under the
Federal Government’s Paycheck Protection Program with its
bank, First National Bank, amounting to $563,700 at an interest
rate of 1% with a maturity date of April 17, 2022, a majority of
which is expected to be forgiven under the program.
In
June 2020, the Company raised $6,004,400 (net of issuance costs)
through the sale of 1,349,850 shares of the Company’s common
stock and 1,349,850 warrants to purchase Common Stock. The sale was
made in a private placement transaction, pursuant to the exemption
provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and certain rules
and regulations promulgated under that section and pursuant to
exemptions under state securities laws, as a sale to
“accredited investors” as defined in Rule 501(a) of the
Securities Act. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from
the sale of the securities for the development of the business of
its Bioprocessing Systems operations.
Management
believes that the Company will be able to meet its cash flow needs
during the next 12 months from its available financial resources
including the cash raised in June, cash from operations, its
investments, and the line of credit. Commencing in the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2019 the Company began committing significant
resources to the Bioprocessing Systems operations for staffing,
sales and marketing, and administration.
Capital
Expenditures. During fiscal
2020, the Company incurred $50,900 in capital expenditures. The
Company expects that based on its current operations, its capital
expenditures will be approximately the same for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2021.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements.
None.
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Item 8. Financial Statements
and Supplementary Data.
The
consolidated Financial Statements required by this item are
attached hereto on pages F1-F25.
Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements
With Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure.
Not
applicable.
Item 9A. Controls and
Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and
Procedures. As of the end of the period covered by this
Annual Report on Form 10-K, based on an evaluation of the Company's
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e)
and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company has
concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are
effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by
the Company in its Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the applicable time periods
specified by the SEC’s rules and forms. The Company also
concluded that information required to be disclosed in such reports
is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management,
including its principal executive and principal financial officer,
as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
Management’s Annual
Report on Internal Control Over Financial
Reporting. Management is
responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over the Company’s financial reporting, as such term
is defined in Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f).
The Company’s internal controls over financial reporting are
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.
The
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company
conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s
internal controls over financial reporting as of June 30, 2020
based on the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control
– Integrated Framework.
This annual report does not include an
attestation report of the Company's 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 the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to
provide only management's report in this annual
report.
Changes in Internal Control
Over Financial Reporting. Except as otherwise discussed above, there was no
change in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting
that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that materially
affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect the Company's
internal controls over financial reporting.
Inherent Limitations on
Effectiveness of Controls. The
Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer, believes that its disclosure on
controls and procedures and internal controls over financial
reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving
their objectives and are effective at the reasonable assurance
level. However, management does not expect that its disclosure on
controls and procedures or its internal control over financial
reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system,
no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only
reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the
control system are met. Further, the design of a control system
must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the
benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs.
Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no
evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all
control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected.
These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in
decision making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur
because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be
circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion
of two or more people or by management override of the controls.
The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon
certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and
there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving
its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time,
controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or
the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may
deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost
effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may
occur and not be detected.
Item
9B. Other Information.
Not
applicable.
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PART
III
Item 10. Directors, Executive
Officers and Corporate
Governance.
Directors
The
Company has the following six Directors:
Joseph G. Cremonese
(age 85), a Director since November
2002 and Chairman of the Board from February 2006 to January 2020,
has been, through his affiliate, a consultant to the Company since
1996. Mr. Cremonese has been since 1991, President of his
affiliate, Laboratory Innovation Company, Ltd, which is a vehicle
for the consulting services for the Company.
Marcus Frampton (age 40), a Director
since March 2019 is the Chief Investment Officer of the Alaska
Permanent Fund Corporation and serves on the Board of Directors of
Managed Funds Association and Nyrada, Inc., a drug development
company. He served as Director of Investments, Real Assets and
Absolute Return of the Alaska Permanent Fund from 2016 to 2018 and
Director of Investments, Private Markets of the Alaska Permanent
Fund from 2012 to 2016 for the Alaska Permanent Fund
Corporation.
John A. Moore (age 55), a Director
since January 2019 and Chairman of the Board since January 2020, is
also the President of SBI since January 2020 and had been providing
consulting services to SBI since March 2019. Mr. Moore serves as
Chairman of Nyrada, Inc., a drug development company since July
2019 and prior to that served as a director with Noxopharm Limited,
a drug development company, and is also the Chairman of Trialogics,
a clinical trial software provider. Mr. Moore was President, Chief
Executive Officer and director of Acorn Energy, Inc. from 2006 to
2016.
Helena R. Santos
(age 56), a Director since 2009, has
been employed by the Company since 1994, and has served since
August 2002 as its President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer. She had served as Vice President,
Controller from 1997 and as Secretary from May
2001.
Reinhard Vogt
(age 64), a Director since August
2020, served as Executive Vice President and on the Executive Board
of Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH for the 10 years prior to his
retirement in July 2019.
John F.F. Watkins
(age 53), a Director since January
2017, is a corporate and securities attorney and has been a member
of Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLC since
2002.
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The
Directors are elected to three-year staggered terms. The current
terms of the Directors expire at the annual meeting of stockholders
of the Company as follows: the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 -
two directors (Mr. Cremonese and Mr. Watkins, Class C), the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2021 - two directors (Ms. Santos and Mr. Vogt,
Class A), and the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022 – two
directors (Mr. Frampton and Mr. Moore, Class B).
Board Committees
The
Company has two committees – The Compensation Committee and
the Audit Committee. The Compensation Committee is comprised of Mr.
Frampton and Mr. Watkins. The Audit Committee is comprised of the
entire Board of Directors.
Executive Officers
See
above for the employment history of Ms. Santos and Mr. Moore.
Robert P. Nichols
(age 59), is the President of the
Genie Products Division of the Benchtop Laboratory Equipment
operations and Corporate Secretary and has been employed by the
Company since February 1998. Previously, he had been since May
2001, the Company’s Vice President of
Engineering.
Karl D. Nowosielski
(age 42), is the President of the
Torbal Products Division of the Benchtop Laboratory Equipment
operations and Director of Marketing for the Company. He was Vice
President of Fulcrum, Inc. (the seller of the Torbal Products
Division assets) from 2004 until February 2014.
Anthony J. Mitri (age 38), has been the
President of Altamira since May 2017. Prior to that he had been
Director of Operations and Engineer since he began his employment
with the Company in 2004.
Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
The
Company believes that, for fiscal 2020, its officers, directors and
10% stockholders timely complied with all filing requirements of
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
Code of Ethics
The
Company has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Executive
Officers and Directors. A copy of the code of ethics can be found
on the Company’s website.
Item 11. Executive
Compensation.
Compensation
Discussion and Analysis. The
Compensation Committee reviews and recommends to the Board of
Directors the compensation to be paid to each executive officer.
Executive compensation, in all instances except for the
compensation for the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”),
is based on recommendations from the CEO. The CEO makes a
determination by comparing the performance of each executive being
reviewed with objectives established at the beginning of each
fiscal year and with objectives established during the business
year with regard to the success of the achievement of such
objectives and the successful execution of management targets and
goals.
With
respect to the compensation of the CEO, the Committee considers
performance criteria, 50% of which is related to the direction, by
the CEO, of the reporting executives, the establishment of
executive objectives as components for the successful achievement
of Company goals and the successful completion of programs leading
to the successful completion of the Business Plan for the Company
and 50% is based on the achievement by the Company of its financial
and personnel goals tempered by the amount of the income or loss of
the Company during the fiscal year.
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The
compensation at times includes grants of options under its stock
option plan to the named executives. Each officer is employed
pursuant to a long-term employment agreement, containing terms
proposed by the Compensation Committee and approved as reasonable
by the Board of Directors. The Board is cognizant that as a
relatively small company, the Company has limited resources and
opportunities with respect to recruiting and retaining key
executives. Accordingly, the Company has relied upon long-term
employment agreements and grants of stock options to retain
qualified personnel.
Compensation
for each of its executive officers provided by their employment
agreements were based on the foregoing factors and the operating
and financial results of the segments under their
management.
The
following table summarizes all compensation paid by the Company to
each of its executive officers for the fiscal years ended June 30,
2020 and 2019.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Name
and Principal Position
(a)
|
Fiscal
Year (b)
|
Salary
($)
(c)
|
Bonus
($)
(d)
|
Stock
Awards ($)
(e)
|
Option
Awards ($)
(f)
|
Non-
Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)
(g)
|
Non-
Qualified Deferred Compensation
Earnings
($)
(h)
|
Changes
in Pension Value and Non-Qualified Deferred
Compensation Earnings
|
All
Other Compensation ($)
(i)
|
Total
($)
(j)
|
Helena
R. Santos,
CEO,
President, CFO
|
2020
|
185,700
|
50,000
|
0
|
13,100(1)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9,400(6)
|
258,200
|
Helena
R. Santos,
CEO,
President, CFO
|
2019
|
180,300
|
0
|
0
|
13,100(1)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4,900(6)
|
198,300
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John
A. Moore,
President
of
SBI
|
2020
|
145,000
|
50,000
|
0
|
36,000(2)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
28,900(7)
|
259,900
|
John
A. Moore,
President
of
SBI
|
2019
|
40,000
|
0
|
0
|
12,000(2)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9,800(7)
|
61,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anthony
Mitri,
President
of Altamira
|
2020
|
130,000
|
0
|
0
|
6,500(3)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5,200(6)
|
141,700
|
Anthony
Mitri,
President
of Altamira
|
2019
|
120,000
|
0
|
0
|
6,500(3)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4,800(6)
|
131,300
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robert
P. Nichols,
President
of Genie Division
|
2020
|
162,300
|
5,000
|
0
|
3,900(4)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6,700(6)
|
177,900
|
Robert
P. Nichols,
President
of Genie Division
|
2019
|
157,600
|
0
|
0
|
3,900(4)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6,800(6)
|
168,300
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Karl
D. Nowosielski
President
of Torbal Division and Director of Marketing
|
2020
|
169,800
|
10,000
|
0
|
6,300(5)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7,200(6)
|
193,300
|
Karl
D. Nowosielski
President
of Torbal Division and Director of Marketing
|
2019
|
163,300
|
10,000
|
0
|
7,400(5)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6,400(6)
|
187,100
|
(1)
The
amounts represent compensation expense for the stock options
granted on July 1, 2017 valued utilizing the Black-Scholes-Merton
options pricing model, disregarding estimates of forfeitures
related to service-based vesting considerations. The option was
valued at a total of $39,200 of which $13,100 was expensed in each
of fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019. On June 23, 2020, the Company
awarded Ms. Santos options to purchase 215,366 shares of Common
Stock, subject to amendment of the Company’s 2012 Stock
Option Plan.
(2)
The amounts
represent consulting expense for the stock options granted from
March 2019 through June 2020 valued at $3,000 per month utilizing
the Black-Scholes-Merton options pricing model, of which $36,000
was expensed in fiscal 2020 and $12,000 in fiscal
2019.
(3)
The
amounts represent compensation expense for the stock options
granted on June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 valued utilizing the
Black-Scholes-Merton options pricing model. The option was valued
at a total of $10,000 and $9,500, respectively, utilizing the
Black-Scholes-Merton options pricing model, of which a total of
$6,500 was expensed in each of fiscal 2020 and fiscal
2019.
(4)
The amounts
represent compensation expense for the July 1, 2017 stock options
granted valued utilizing the Black-Scholes-Merton options pricing
model, disregarding estimates of forfeitures related to
service-based vesting considerations. The option was valued at a
total of $11,800, of which $3,900 was expensed in each of fiscal
2020 and 2019.
(5)
The
amounts represent compensation expense for the stock options
granted on July 1, 2017, and February 26, 2017, valued utilizing
the Black-Scholes-Merton options pricing model, disregarding
estimates of forfeitures related to service-based vesting
considerations. The stock options were granted as part of his
employment agreement. The options were valued at a total of
$11,800, and $10,500, respectively, of which $6,300 and $7,400 was
expensed in fiscal 2020 and 2019, respectively.
(6)
The
amounts represent the Company’s matching contribution under
the Company’s 401(k).
(7)
The amounts
represent director and chairman fees paid to Mr. Moore through June
30, 2020. On July 1, 2020 Mr. Moore became an employee of the
Company and thereafter will not be paid any director
fees.
20
GRANTS
OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS IN FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,
2020
Name
(a)
|
Grant
Date
(b)
|
Estimate Future
Payouts
Under
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
$
(c)
|
Estimated
Future
Payouts
Under
Equity
Incentive
Plan
$
(d)
|
All
Other
Stock
Awards
Number
Of
Shares
Of
Stock
Or
Units
(#)
(e)
|
All
Other
Option
Awards:
Number
Of
Securities
Underlying
Options
(#)
(f)
|
Exercise
Or
Base
Price
Of
Option
Awards
($/Sh)
(g)
|
Grant
Date
Fair
Value of
Stock
And
Option
Awards
(h)
|
John A.
Moore
|
07/01/19-
06/30/20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5,881
|
5.35-11.30
|
36,000
|
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END
Option Awards
|
|||||
Name
(a)
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#) Exercisable
(b)
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable
(c)
|
Equity
Incentive Plan Awards
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options
(#)
(d)
|
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
(e)
|
Option
Expiration
Date
(f)
|
Helena
Santos
|
8,666
|
8,334
|
0
|
3.08
|
07/2027
|
Anthony
Mitri
|
6,668
|
3,332
|
0
|
3.05-3.15
|
12/2027-06/2028
|
John
A. Moore
|
1,902
|
10,684
|
0
|
4.50-11.30
|
03/2029-06/2030
|
Robert
Nichols
|
5,000
|
2,500
|
0
|
3.08
|
12/2023-07/2027
|
Karl
Nowosielski
|
22,000
|
2,500
|
0
|
3.05-4.05
|
02/2024-07/2027
|
Employment Agreements
On July 1, 2017, the Company entered into a new
employment agreement with Ms. Helena R. Santos through June 30,
2020 with the option to extend for two additional one-year
periods, with the first
one-year option exercised through June 30, 2021. The agreement
provides for an annual base salary for the fiscal year ended June
30, 2018 of $175,000 with annual increases thereafter of 3% per
annum or the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price
Index, whichever is higher. The agreement also provided for a bonus
of $25,000 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 and on a
discretionary basis thereafter. A bonus of $50,000 was granted for fiscal 2020 and
none in 2019. The agreement also provided for a grant of options to
purchase 25,000 shares of the Company’s stock which were
granted during the year ended June 30, 2018. The agreement does not
provide for the grant of stock options in 2019. On June 23, 2020
the Board of Directors authorized to be granted to Ms. Santos
options to purchase 215,366
shares of the Company’s stock, subject to amendment of the
Company’s 2012 Stock Option Plan.
On
July 1, 2017, the Company entered into a new employment agreement
with Mr. Robert P. Nichols through June 30, 2020 with the option to
extend for two additional one-year periods, with the first one-year
option exercised through June 30, 2021. The agreement provided for
an annual base salary for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 of
$153,000 with annual increases thereafter of 3% per annum or the
percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index, whichever
is higher. The agreement also provided for a bonus of $10,000 for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 and on a discretionary basis
thereafter. A bonus of $5,000 was granted for fiscal 2020 and none
in 2019. The agreement also provided for a grant of options to
purchase 7,500 shares of the Company’s stock which were
granted during the year ended June 30, 2018. The agreement does not
provide for the grant of stock options in 2019 or
2020.
21
On
July 1, 2017, the Company entered into a new employment agreement
with Mr. Karl Nowosielski through June 30, 2020 with the option to
extend for two additional one-year periods, with the first one-year
option exercised through June 30, 2021. The agreement provided for
an annual base salary for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 of
$157,000 with annual increases thereafter of 4% per annum. The
agreement also provided for a bonus of $10,000 for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2018 and $10,000 for each subsequent year, provided
a minimum 5% increase in the EBITDA of the Torbal Products Division
is achieved. A bonus of $10,000 was awarded during fiscal 2020 and
fiscal 2019. The agreement also provided for a grant of options to
purchase 7,500 shares of the Company’s stock which were
granted during the year ended June 30, 2018. The agreement does not
provide for the grant of stock options in 2019 or
2020.
On
July 1, 2020, the Company entered into a new employment agreement
with Mr. John A. Moore through June 30, 2023 with the option to
extend for two additional one-year periods. The agreement provides
for an annual base salary for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021
of $175,000 with annual increases thereafter of 3% per annum or the
percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index, whichever
is higher. The agreement also provides for discretionary bonuses as
determined by the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee. A
bonus of $50,000 was granted for fiscal 2020 and none in 2019.
The agreement also provides for
a grant of options to purchase 215,366 shares of the
Company’s stock, subject to amendment of the Company’s
2012 Stock Option Plan. Mr. Moore had been providing consulting
services to the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Scientific
Bioprocessing, Inc., since March 2019 pursuant to a consulting
agreement through June 30, 2020, at which time he became an
employee of the Company. The agreement provided for a monthly cash
fee of $10,000 through August 2019 and $12,500 from September 2019
through June 2020 plus the monthly issuance of stock options valued
at $3,000 per month. The agreement contained confidentiality and
non-competition covenants. The Company paid fees of $40,000 and
granted options with a value of $12,000 for fiscal
2019.
On
May 16, 2017, the Company entered into a new employment agreement
with Mr. Anthony Mitri through June 30, 2019 with the option to
extend for one additional year period, which was exercised by
mutual agreement through June 30, 2020 at an annual salary of
$130,000. The agreement provided for an annual base salary for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 of $120,000 and $110,000 for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 plus incentive pay based on
achievement of certain sales and income levels of Altamira
Instruments, Inc. No incentive pay was earned for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2020 or 2019. The agreement also provided for the
grant of stock options to purchase up to an aggregate of 10,000
shares, all of which were granted during the fiscal year ended June
30, 2018. No shares were granted during the years ended June 30,
2019 or June 30, 2020.
The employment agreements for Ms. Santos, Mr.
Nichols, Mr. Moore, Mr. Nowosielski, and Mr. Mitri contain
confidentiality and non-competition covenants. The employment
agreements for Ms. Santos, Mr. Nichols and Mr. Nowosielski, contain
termination provisions stipulating that if the Company terminates
the employment other than for death, disability, or cause (as such
term is defined therein), or if the relevant employee resigns for
“good reason” (as such term is defined therein), the
Company shall pay severance payments equal to one year’s
salary at the rate of the compensation at the time of termination,
and continue to pay the regular benefits provided by the Company
for a period of one year from termination. The employment agreement
for Mr. Moore contains termination provisions stipulating that if
the Company terminates the employment other than for death,
disability, or cause (as such term is defined therein), or if Mr.
Moore resigns for “good reason” (as such term is
defined therein), the Company shall pay severance payments equal to
either one year’s salary at the rate of the compensation at
the time of termination if Mr. Moore is terminated within 12 months
of the date of his agreement or six months’ salary if Mr.
Moore is terminated after 12 months of the date of his agreement,
continue to pay the regular benefits provided by the Company for
the period equal to the length of the severance payments and pay a
pro rata portion of any bonus achieved prior to such termination of
employment. Ms. Santos’ employment agreement also contains a
provision that within one year of a change of control, if either
the Company terminates her employment for any reason other than for
“cause” or she terminates her employment for
“good reason”, she will have the right to receive a
lump sum payment equal to three times the average of her total
annual compensation paid for the last five years immediately
preceding such termination, minus $1.00.
22
Directors’
Compensation and Options
DIRECTORS’ COMPENSATION
For the Year Ended June 30, 2020
Name
(a)
|
Fees
Earned
or Paid
in Cash
($)
(b)
|
Stock Awards
($)
(c)
|
Option Awards
($)
(d)
|
Non-Equity Incentive Plan
Comp-
Ensation
($)
(e)
|
Changes
in
Pension Value and Non-qualified Deferred Compensation
Earnings
($)
(f)
|
Non-qualified Deferred Comp-sensation
Earnings
($)
(g)
|
All
Other
Comp- ensation
($)
(h)
|
Total
($)
(i)
|
Joseph
G. Cremonese
|
36,700
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
76,200(1)
|
112,900
|
Marcus
Frampton
|
24,800
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
24,800
|
John A. Moore (2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grace
S. Morin
|
6,400
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8,400(3)
|
14,800
|
James
S. Segasture
|
16,800
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
16,800
|
John
F.F. Watkins
|
24,800
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
24,800
|
(1)
Represents amount paid to him and his affiliate pursuant to a
consulting agreement (see Items 12 and 13).
(2) Director is
also a named officer. Refer to Compensation Table in Item
11.
(3)
Represents compensation received for her administrative services as
a consultant for Altamira through March 2020, upon termination of
her consulting agreement. Ms. Morin’s directorship terminated
in January 2020.
The
Company paid each Director who is not an employee of the Company or
a subsidiary a quarterly retainer fee of $2,200 and a meeting fee
of $2,000 for each meeting attended for each of fiscal 2020 and
fiscal 2019. In addition, the Company reimburses each Director for
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at
board meetings. From July 2019 through January 2020, Mr. Cremonese,
and from February 2020 through June 2020, Mr. Moore, as Chairman of
the Board, each received an additional fee of $1,700 per month.
During fiscal 2020, total director compensation to non-employee
Directors aggregated $418,000, including the consulting fees paid
to Mr. Cremonese’s affiliate, Mr. Moore, and Ms.
Morin.
23
On
June 23, 2020, Mr. Cremonese was awarded 20,000 options in
connection with his consulting agreement. Prior to that, Mr.
Cremonese, had been awarded a total of 45,000 stock options under
the Company's 2002 and 2012 Stock Option Plans of which 5,000
remain unexercised. None of the other directors have options
outstanding.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters.
The
following table sets forth, as of June 30, 2020, the number of
shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by (i) each person known
to the Company to beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock, (ii) each director of the Company, (iii)
each named executive officer of the Company, and (iv) all directors
and executive officers as a group. Shares not outstanding but
deemed beneficially owned by virtue of the right of any individual
to acquire shares within 60 days are treated as outstanding only
when determining the amount of and percentage of outstanding shares
of Common Stock owned by such individual. Each person has sole
voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown,
except as noted. Except as indicated in the table, the address for
each of the following is c/o Scientific Industries, Inc., 80
Orville Drive, Bohemia, New York 11716.
Name
|
Amount and Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership
|
%
of Class
|
Roy
T. Eddleman, Trustee, Roy T. Eddleman Trust UAD
8-7-2000
Troy
Gould PC
1801
Century Park East Suite 1600
Los
Angeles, CA 900067
|
1,495,686(1)
|
42.2%
|
|
|
|
Christopher
Cox
One
World Financial Center
New
York, NY 10281
|
444,000(2)
|
14.4%
|
|
|
|
Lyon
Polk
1585 Broadway 22nd
Floor
New
York, NY 10036
|
444,000(3)
|
14.4%
|
|
|
|
Joseph
G. Cremonese
|
136,062(4)
|
4.7%
|
|
|
|
Marcus
Frampton
|
81,812(5)
|
2.9%
|
|
|
|
John
A. Moore
|
34,786(6)
|
1.2%
|
|
|
|
Helena
R. Santos
|
38,252(7)
|
1.3%
|
|
|
|
John
F. F. Watkins
|
0
|
(*)
|
|
|
|
Karl
D. Nowosielski
|
34,183(8)
|
1.2%
|
|
|
|
Anthony
J. Mitri
|
10,000(9)
|
(*)
|
|
|
|
Robert
P. Nichols
|
27,085(10)
|
1.0%
|
|
|
|
All
directors and executive officers as a group (8
persons)
|
362,180(11)
|
12.2%
|
24
(1) Based upon form Schedule
13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) on June 24, 2020. Includes 683,850 shares
issuable upon exercise of warrants.
|
(2) Based upon from Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on June
29, 2020. Includes 222,000 shares issuable upon exercise of
warrants.
|
(3) Based upon form Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on July
9, 2020. Includes 222,000 shares issuable upon exercise of
warrants.
|
(4) 126,262 shares are owned
jointly with his wife, 7,000 shares are owned by his wife, and
5,000 shares are issuable upon exercise of
options.
|
(5) 2,250 shares are owned by Mr. Frampton. Mr. Frampton has
voting power over 77,085 shares.
|
(6) Includes 12,586 shares
issuable upon exercise of options.
|
(7) Includes 17,000 shares
issuable upon exercise of options.
|
(8) Includes 9,683 stock issued
in connection with the acquisition of the Torbal Division in
February 2014.
|
(9) Represents shares issuable upon exercise of
options.
|
(10) Includes 7,500 shares
issuable upon exercise of options.
|
(11) Includes 96,586 shares issuable upon exercise of
options.
|
|
(*) - %
of Class is less than 1%.
|
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
The
following table sets forth information with respect to Company
options, warrants and rights as of June 30, 2020.
Plan
Category
|
Number
of
Securities
to
be Issued Upon Exercise
of
Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights
(a)
|
Weighted-Average
Exercise
Price
of
Outstanding
Options, Warrants
and
Rights
($)
(b)
|
Number of Securities Remaining Available for
Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding
Securities Reflected in
Column
(a)
(c)
|
Equity
Compensation plans
approved
by security holders
|
96,600
|
4.35
|
147,400
|
Equity
Compensation plans
not
approved by security holders
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Total
|
96,600
|
4.35
|
147,400
|
25
Item 13. Certain Relationships and
Related Transactions and Director Independence.
Mr.
Joseph G. Cremonese, a Director since November 2002, through his
affiliate, Laboratory Innovation Company, Ltd., provides consulting
services to the Company under a consulting agreement expiring on
December 31, 2020 at a monthly retainer of $9,000. The agreement
contains confidentiality and non-competition covenants. The Company
paid fees of $76,200 and $43,200 for fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019,
respectively.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The
following is a description of the fees incurred by the Company for
services by the firm of Nussbaum Berg Klein & Wolpow, CPAs LLP
(the “Firm”) during fiscal 2020 and fiscal
2019.
The
Company incurred for the services of the Firm fees of approximately
$77,500 and $73,000 for fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019, respectively,
in connection with the audit of the Company’s annual
consolidated financial statements and quarterly reviews; and $7,500
and $7,500 for the preparation of the Company’s corporate tax
returns for fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019, respectively.
In
approving the engagement of the independent registered public
accounting firm to perform the audit and non-audit services, the
Board of Directors as the Company’s audit committee evaluates
the scope and cost of each of the services to be performed
including a determination that the performance of the non-audit
services will not affect the independence of the firm in the
performance of the audit services.
PART
IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
Financial
Statements. The required
financial statements of the Company are attached hereto on pages
F1-F-25.
Exhibits.
The following Exhibits are filed as part of this report on Form
10-K:
26
Exhibit
Number
|
Exhibit
|
|
|
3
|
Articles
of Incorporation and By-Laws:
|
|
|
3(a)
|
Certificate
of Incorporation of the Company as amended (filed as Exhibit 1(a-1)
to the Company's General Form for Registration of Securities on
Form 10 dated February 14, 1973 and incorporated by reference
thereto.)
|
|
|
3(b)
|
Certificate
of Amendment of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation,
as filed on January 28, 1985 (filed as Exhibit 3(a) to the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1985 and incorporated by reference
thereto.)
|
|
|
By-Laws
of the Company, as restated and amended (filed as Exhibit 3(ii) to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 6,
2003 and Exhibit 3(ii) to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on December 5, 2007 and incorporated by reference
thereto).
|
|
|
|
Second
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Scientific Industries, Inc. (filed
as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on August 10, 2020 and incorporated by reference
thereto).
|
|
|
|
4
|
Instruments
defining the rights of security holders:
|
|
|
2002
Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 99-1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 25, 2002 and
incorporated by reference thereto).
|
|
|
|
2012
Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 23, 2012 and
incorporated by reference thereto).
|
|
|
|
|
Amendment
to the Company’s 2012 Stock Option Plan (Filed as Exhibit
4(c) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on
May 12, 2016 and incorporated by reference thereto).
4(d)
Form of Warrant issued by the Company to Investors (Filed as
Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on June 19, 2020, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Material
Contracts:
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Lease
between Registrant and AIP Associates, predecessor-in-interest of
current lessor, dated October, 1989 with respect to Company's
offices and facilities in Bohemia, New York (filed as Exhibit 10(a)
to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed on
September 28, 2005 and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Amendment
to lease between Registrant and REP A10 LLC, successor in interest
of AIP Associates, dated September 1, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 10A-1
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
September 2, 2004, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Second
amendment to lease between Registrant and REP A10 LLC dated
November 5, 2007 (filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 8, 2007, and
incorporated by reference thereto).
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Lease
agreement dated August 8, 2014 by and between the Company and 80
Orville Drive Associates LLC.
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Employment
Agreement dated January 1, 2003, by and between the Company and Ms.
Santos (filed as Exhibit 10(a) to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on January 22, 2003, and incorporated by
reference thereto).
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Employment
Agreement dated September 1, 2004, by and between the Company and
Ms. Santos (filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on September 1, 2004, and incorporated by
reference thereto).
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Employment
Agreement dated December 29, 2006, by and between the Company and
Ms. Santos (filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2006, and incorporated by
reference thereto).
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Employment
Agreement dated July 31, 2009 by and between the Company and Ms.
Santos (filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on August 7, 2009, and incorporated by
reference thereto).
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Employment
Agreement dated May 14, 2010 by and between the Company and Ms.
Santos (filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2010, and incorporated by
reference thereto).
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Employment
Agreement dated September 13, 2011 by and between the Company and
Ms. Santos (filed as exhibit 10(b)-5 to the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, and
incorporated by reference thereto).
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Amended
Employment Agreement dated May 20, 2013 by and between the Company
and Ms. Santos (filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2013, and incorporated
by reference thereto).
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Agreement
extension dated June 9, 2015 to amend employment agreement by and
between the Company and Ms. Santos (filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 9, 2015,
and incorporated by reference thereto)
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Agreement
extension dated May 25, 2016 to amend employment agreement by and
between the Company and Ms. Santos (filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 31, 2016,
and incorporated by reference thereto).
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Employment
agreement dated July 1, 2017 by and between the Company and Ms.
Santos (filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, and incorporated by
reference thereto).
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Employment
Agreement dated January 1, 2003, by and between the Company and Mr.
Robert P. Nichols (filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 22, 2003, and
incorporated by reference thereto).
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Employment
Agreement dated September 1, 2004, by and between the Company and
Mr. Nichols (filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on September 1, 2004, and incorporated by
reference thereto).
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Employment
Agreement dated December 29, 2006, by and between the Company and
Mr. Nichols (filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2006, and incorporated by
reference thereto).
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Employment
Agreement dated July 31, 2009 by and between the Company and Mr.
Nichols (filed as Exhibit 10A-2 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on August 7, 2009, and incorporated by
reference thereto).
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Employment
Agreement dated May 14, 2010 by and between the Company and Mr.
Nichols (filed as Exhibit 10A-2 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2010, and incorporated by
reference thereto).
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Employment
Agreement dated September 13, 2011 by and between the Company and
Mr. Nichols (filed as Exhibit 10(c)-5 to the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, and
incorporated by reference thereto).
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Amended
Employment Agreement dated May 20, 2013 by and between the Company
and Mr. Nichols (filed as Exhibit 10A-2 to the Company’s
current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2013, and incorporated
by reference thereto).
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Agreement
extension dated June 9, 2015 to amend employment agreement with Mr.
Nichols (filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on June 9, 2015, and incorporated by
reference thereto).
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Agreement
e Agreement extension dated May 25, 2016 to amend employment
agreement with Mr. Nichols (filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 31, 2016,
and incorporated by reference thereto).
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Employment
agreement dated July 1, 2017 by and between the Company and Mr.
Nichols (filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, and incorporated by
reference thereto).
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Consulting
Agreement dated January 1, 2003 by and between the Company and Mr.
Cremonese and his affiliate, Laboratory Innovation Company, Ltd.
(filed as Exhibit 10(b) to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on January 6, 2003, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Amended
and Restated Consulting Agreement dated March 22, 2005, by and
between the Company and Mr. Cremonese and Laboratory Innovation
Company, Ltd. (filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 23, 2005, and
incorporated by reference thereto).
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Second
Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement dated March 15, 2007, by
and between the Company and Mr. Cremonese and Laboratory Innovation
Company Ltd. (filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on March 16, 2007, and incorporated by
reference thereto).
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Third
Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement dated September 23, 2009,
by and between the Company and Mr. Cremonese and Laboratory
Innovation Company, Ltd. (filed as Exhibit 10 to the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K field on September 24,
2009, and incorporated by reference thereto).
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Fourth
Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement dated January 7, 2011
(filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K (filed on January 18, 2011, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Fifth
Amendment and Restated Consulting Agreement dated January 20, 2012
(filed as Exhibit 10 to the Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K (filed on January 23, 2012, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Agreement
extension dated November 29, 2012 to Amended and Restated
Consulting Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 4, 2012, and
incorporated by reference thereto).
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Agreement
extension dated December 12, 2013 to Amended and Restated
Consulting Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 12, 2013, and
incorporated by reference thereto).
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Agreement
extension dated January 14, 2015 to Amended and Restated Consulting
Agreement by and between the Company and Mr. Cremonese and
affiliates (filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on January 15, 2015, and incorporated with
reference thereto).
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Agreement
extension dated January 7, 2016 to Amended and Restated Consulting
Agreement by and between the Company and Mr. Cremonese and
affiliates (filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on January 26, 2016, and incorporated with
reference thereto).
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Agreement
extension dated February 16, 2018 to Amended and Restated
Consulting Agreement by and between the Company and Mr. Cremonese
and affiliates (filed as Exhibit 10-A1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 9, 2018, and incorporated
with reference thereto).
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Agreement
extension dated January 23, 2019 to Amended and Restated Consulting
Agreement by and between the Company and Mr. Cremonese and
affiliates (filed as Exhibit 10-1 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2019, and incorporated with
reference thereto).
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10(d)-12
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Monthly
Retainer Agreement between Scientific Bioprocessing, Inc. and Mr.
Cremonese and affiliates (filed as Exhibit 10(d)-12 to the
Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on February 13, 2020,
and incorporated by reference thereto).
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Sublicense
from Fluorometrix Corporation (filed as Exhibit 10(a)1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2006,
and incorporated by reference thereto).
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Stock
Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2006, by and among the
Company and Grace Morin, Heather H. Haught and William D. Chandler
(filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K filed on December 5, 2006, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Escrow
Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2006, by and among the Company
and Grace Morin, Heather H. Haught and William D. Chandler (filed
as Exhibit 10(a) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on December 5, 2006, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2006, by and among the
Company and Grace Morin, Heather H. Haught and William D. Chandler
(filed as Exhibit 10(b) to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on December 5, 2006, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Employment
Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2006, between Altamira
Instruments, Inc. and Brookman P. March (filed as Exhibit 10(c) to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 5,
2006, and incorporated by reference thereto).
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Employment
Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2008, between Altamira
Instruments, Inc. and Brookman P. March (filed as Exhibit 10A-2 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 30,
2008, and incorporated by reference thereto).
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Employment
Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2010, between Altamira
Instruments, Inc., and Brookman P. March (filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 13,
2010, and incorporated by reference thereto).
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Employment
Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2012 between Altamira Instruments,
Inc. and Brookman P. March (filed as Exhibit 10(i)-3 to the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 27,
2012, and incorporated by reference thereto).
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Agreement
Extension, dated as of May 21, 2014 between Altamira Instruments,
Inc. and Brookman P. March (filed as Exhibit 10 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 21, 2014,
and incorporated by reference thereto).
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Agreement
extension dated June 9, 2015 to amend employment agreement (filed
as Exhibit 10A-1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on June 9, 2015, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Agreement
extension dated May 25, 2016 to amend employment agreement (filed
as Exhibit 10A-1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on May 31, 2016, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Employment
agreement dated July 1, 2017 by and between the Company and Mr.
March (filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K filed on June 30, 2017, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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10(i)-8
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Termination notice
dated February 14, 2020 to Mr. March (filed as Exhibit 10(I-8) to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February
18, 2020, and incorporated by reference thereto).
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Indemnity
Agreement, dated as of April 13, 2007 by and among the Company and
Grace Morin, Heather H. Haught and William D. Chandler (filed as
Exhibit 10(j) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
filed on September 28, 2007 and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Lease
between Altamira Instruments, Inc. and Allegheny Homes, LLC, with
respect to the Company’s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania facilities
(filed as Exhibit 10(k) to the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB filed on September 28, 2007 and incorporated by
reference thereto).
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Lease
between Altamira Instruments, Inc. and Allegheny Homes, LLC, with
respect to the Company’s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania facilities
(filed as Exhibit 10(k)-1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q filed on February 14, 2013, and incorporated by
reference thereto).
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Line
of Credit Agreements dated October 30, 2008, by and among the
Company and Capital One, N.A. (filed as Exhibits 10-A1(a) through
(f) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
October 30, 2008, and incorporated by reference
thereto.
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Restated
Promissory Note Agreement dated January 20, 2010 by and among the
Company and Capital One N.A. (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 20,
2010, and incorporated by reference thereto).
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Consulting
Agreement dated April 1, 2009 by and between the Company and Grace
Morin (filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed on April 1, 2009, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Agreement
dated January 12, 2015 to extend Consulting Agreement (filed as
Exhibit 10A-2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on January 15, 2015, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Agreement
dated January 7, 2016 to extend Consulting Agreement (filed as
Exhibit 10A-2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on January 26, 2016, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Agreement
dated February 16, 2018 to extend Consulting Agreement (filed as
Exhibit 10A-2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on March 9, 2018, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Agreement
dated January 23, 2019 to extend Consulting Agreement (filed as
Exhibit 10-2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on January 25, 2019, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Line
of Credit Agreements dated June 14, 2011, by and among the Company
and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (filed as Exhibits 99.1 through 99.3
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 16,
2011, and incorporated by reference thereto).
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Promissory
Note dated June 5, 2013 by and among the Company and JP Morgan
Chase Bank, N.A. (filed as Exhibit 99 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 7, 2013, and incorporated
by reference thereto).
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Purchase
Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2011, by and among the Company,
Scientific Bioprocessing, Inc., and Fluorometrix Corporation (filed
as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on November 17, 2011, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Escrow
Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2011, by and among the Company,
Scientific Bioprocessing, Inc., and Fluorometrix Corporation (filed
as Exhibit 10(A) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on November 17, 2011, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Research
and Development Agreement dated as of November 14, 2011, by and
between Scientific Bioprocessing, Inc. and Biodox R&D
Corporation (filed as Exhibit 10(B) to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on November 17, 2011, and incorporated by
reference thereto).
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Notice
of termination of Research and Development Agreement dated June 12,
2013 (filed as Exhibit 99 to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on June 27, 2013, and incorporated by reference
thereto)
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Non-Competition
Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2011, by and among the Company,
Scientific Bioprocessing, Inc., and Joseph E. Qualitz (filed as
Exhibit 10(D) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on November 17, 2011, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Promissory
Note, dated as of November 14, 2011, by and between the Company and
the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (filed as Exhibit
10(c) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
November 17, 2011, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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License
Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2001 by and between University
of Maryland, Baltimore County and Fluorometrix Corporation (filed
as Exhibit 10(E) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on November 21, 2011, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Line
of Credit Agreements dated June 25, 2014, by and among the Company
and Bank of America Merrill Lynch (filed as Exhibits 99.1 through
99.2 (to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
July 2, 2014, and incorporated by reference thereto).
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Asset
Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2014, by and among the
Company and Fulcrum, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28,
2014, and incorporated by reference thereto).
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Escrow
Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2014, by and among the Company,
and Fulcrum, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10(e) to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2014, and
incorporated by reference thereto).
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Non-Competition
Agreements, dated as of February 26, 2014, by and among the
Company, and James Maloy and Karl Nowosielski (filed as Exhibits
10(b) and 10(c) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on February 28, 2014, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Registration Rights Agreement,
dated as of February 26, 2014, by and among the Company, and
Fulcrum, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10(d) to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2014, and
incorporated by reference thereto).
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Supply
Agreement, dated as of February 20, 2014, by and among the Company,
and Axis Sp 3.O.O. (filed as Exhibit 10(g) to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2014, and
incorporated by reference thereto).
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Line
of Credit Agreements dated June 26, 2015, by and among the Company
and First National Bank of Pennsylvania (filed as Exhibit 10.1
through 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on June 30, 2015, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Commercial
Security Agreement dated July 5, 2016 by and among the Company, and
First National Bank of Pennsylvania.
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Note
Purchase Agreements with James Maloy dated May 7, 2015 (filed as
Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on June 30, 2015, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Note
Purchase Agreements with Grace March dated May 19, 2015 (filed as
Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on June 30, 2015, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Consulting
Agreement dated March 1, 2019 between the Company and Mr. John A.
Moore (filed as Exhibit 10A-1 to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2019, and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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10(aa)-1 | Amendment to Consulting Agreement dated November 7, 2019 between the Company and Mr. John A. Moore (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 11, 2019, and incorporated by reference thereto). |
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10(aa)-2 |
Employment
Agreement dated July 1, 2020 between Scientific Bioprocessing, Inc.
and John A. Moore (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 25, 2020, and incorporated
by reference thereto).
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Consulting
Agreement dated July 20, 2020 between the Company and Mr. Reinhard
Vogt and his affiliate Societat Reinhard and Noah Vogt AG (filed as
Exhibit 10A-1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on July 22, 2020, and incorporated by reference
thereto.)
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10(cc)
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Employment
Agreement dated July 1, 2020 between Scientific Bioprocessing, Inc.
and James Polk (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 25, 2020, and incorporated
by reference thereto).
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10(dd)
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Securities
Purchase Agreement dated June 18, 2020 between the Company and
Investors (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on June 19, 2020, and incorporated by
reference thereto).
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10(ee)
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Loan
Agreement under the U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck
Protection Program dated April 14, 2020 between the Company and
First National Bank (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 21, 2020, and
incorporated by reference thereto).
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Code
of Ethics (filed as Exhibit 14 to the Company’s Annual 10KSB
filed on September 28, 2007 and incorporated by reference
thereto).
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Subsidiaries
of the Registrant
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Altamira
Instruments, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company.
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Scientific
Bioprocessing, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company since November 2011.
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Scientific
Packaging Industries, Inc., a New York corporation, is a
wholly-owned inactive subsidiary of the Company.
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31.01
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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32.01
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
Date: October 09, 2020
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SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Registrant)
/s/Helena
R. Santos
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Helena R. Santos
President, Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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Pursuant to the requirements of 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 dates
indicated.
Name
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Title
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Date
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Helena R. Santos
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President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
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October 09, 2020
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Joseph G. Cremonese
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Director
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October 09, 2020
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Marcus Frampton
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Director
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October 09, 2020
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John A. Moore
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Chairman of the Board
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October 09, 2020
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Reinhard Vogt
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Director
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October 09, 2020
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John
F.F. Watkins
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Director
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October
09, 2020
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35
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
CONTENTS
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Page
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Report
of independent registered public accounting firm
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F-1
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Consolidated
financial statements:
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Balance
sheets
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F-2
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Statements of
operations
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F-3
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Statements of
changes in stockholders’ equity
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F-4
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Statements of cash
flows
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F-5
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Notes
to financial statements
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F-6
– F-25
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
Board
of Directors and Stockholders’
Scientific
Industries, Inc.
Bohemia,
New York
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
Scientific Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the
“Company”) as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, the related
consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders'
equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related
notes to the consolidated financial statements and schedules
(collectively, the “financial statements”). In our
opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2020
and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for
the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the
Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a
public accounting firm registered with the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”)
and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in
accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and
the PCAOB.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the auditing standards of
the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error
or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged
to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial
reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an
understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not
for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of
the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our
audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of
material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to
error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those
risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis,
evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
We have
served as the Company’s auditor since 1991.
Melville,
New York
October
9, 2020
F-1
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
ASSETS
|
2020
|
2019
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
$7,559,700
|
$1,602,500
|
Investment
securities
|
331,800
|
330,900
|
Trade accounts
receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $11,600 and
$15,000, respectively
|
1,064,000
|
1,974,200
|
Inventories
|
2,884,700
|
2,592,300
|
Income tax
receivable
|
334,800
|
-
|
Prepaid expenses
and other current assets
|
112,300
|
91,200
|
|
|
|
Total current
assets
|
12,287,300
|
6,591,100
|
|
|
|
Property and
equipment, net
|
279,700
|
318,800
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets,
net
|
128,700
|
175,000
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
705,300
|
705,300
|
|
|
|
Operating lease
right-of-use assets
|
803,300
|
-
|
|
|
|
Other
assets
|
56,000
|
54,700
|
|
|
|
Deferred
taxes
|
537,100
|
431,100
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
$14,797,400
|
$8,276,000
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
$354,700
|
$569,000
|
Accrued expenses
and taxes
|
799,700
|
608,300
|
Contract
liabilities
|
89,000
|
-
|
Contingent
consideration, current portion
|
111,000
|
268,000
|
Bank
overdraft
|
43,100
|
140,000
|
Lease liabilities,
current portion
|
226,900
|
-
|
Payroll Protection
Program loan
|
563,800
|
-
|
|
|
|
Total current
liabilities
|
2,188,200
|
1,585,300
|
|
|
|
Lease liabilities,
less current portion
|
640,800
|
-
|
Contingent
consideration payable, less current portion
|
247,000
|
350,000
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
3,076,000
|
1,935,300
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’
equity:
|
|
|
Common stock, $.05 par value;
7,000,000 shares authorized; 2,881,065 and 1,513,914 shares issued; 2,861,263
and 1,494,112 shares outstanding in 2020 and 2019,
respectively
|
144,100
|
75,700
|
Additional paid-in
capital
|
8,608,300
|
2,592,700
|
Retained
earnings
|
3,021,400
|
3,724,700
|
|
11,773,800
|
6,393,100
|
Less common stock
held in treasury at cost, 19,802 shares
|
52,400
|
52,400
|
|
|
|
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
11,721,400
|
6,340,700
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
and stockholders’ equity
|
$14,797,400
|
$8,276,000
|
See
notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-2
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
$8,570,300
|
$10,199,800
|
|
|
|
Cost of
revenues
|
4,716,900
|
5,832,700
|
|
|
|
Gross
profit
|
3,853,400
|
4,367,100
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
General and
administrative
|
2,412,300
|
1,924,400
|
Selling
|
1,436,400
|
1,136,100
|
Research and
development
|
1,140,000
|
530,500
|
|
|
|
Total operating
expenses
|
4,988,700
|
3,591,000
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from
operations
|
(1,136,300)
|
776,100
|
|
|
|
Other income
(expense):
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
12,600
|
3,400
|
Other income
(expense), net
|
(16,200)
|
(7,800)
|
Interest
expense
|
-
|
(1,500)
|
|
|
|
Total other income
(expense), net
|
(3,600)
|
(5,900)
|
|
|
|
Income (loss)
before income tax expense (benefit)
|
(1,139,900)
|
770,200
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense
(benefit):
|
|
|
Current
|
-
|
166,600
|
Deferred
|
(436,600)
|
(42,000)
|
|
|
|
Total income tax
expense (benefit)
|
(436,600)
|
124,600
|
|
|
|
Net income
(loss)
|
$(703,300)
|
$645,600
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings
(loss) per common share
|
$(.46)
|
$.43
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings
(loss) per common share
|
$(.46)
|
$.43
|
|
|
|
Weighted average
common shares, basic
|
1,515,103
|
1,494,112
|
|
|
|
Weighted average
common shares outstanding, assuming dilution (in 2019)
|
1,515,103
|
1,512,178
|
See
notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-3
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
|
|
Additional
|
Accumulated
Other
|
|
|
Total
|
||
|
Common
Stock
|
Paid-in
|
Comprehensive
|
Retained
|
Treasury
Stock
|
Stockholders’
|
||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Income
(Loss)
|
Earnings
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, July 1,
2018
|
1,513,914
|
$75,700
|
$2,545,900
|
$1,200
|
$3,131,800
|
19,802
|
$52,400
|
$5,702,200
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative effect
of the adoption of Accounting Standards Update
(“ASU”) 2016-01 - Financial
Instruments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(22,000)
|
22,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
645,600
|
-
|
-
|
645,600
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividend
declared and paid, $.05
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(74,700)
|
-
|
-
|
(74,700)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Holding loss on
investment securities, net of tax
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
20,800
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
20,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
-
|
-
|
46,800
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
46,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, June 30,
2019
|
1,513,914
|
75,700
|
2,592,700
|
-
|
3,724,700
|
19,802
|
52,400
|
6,340,700
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(703,300)
|
-
|
-
|
(703,300)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of Common
Stock and Warrants, net of issuance costs (Note 15)
|
1,349,850
|
67,500
|
5,936,900
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
6,004,400
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock options
exercised
|
17,301
|
900
|
12,900
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
13,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
-
|
-
|
65,800
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
65,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, June 30,
2020
|
2,881,065
|
$144,100
|
$8,608,300
|
$-
|
$3,021,400
|
19,802
|
$52,400
|
$11,721,400
|
See
notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-4
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
Operating
activities:
|
|
|
Net income
(loss)
|
$(703,300)
|
$645,600
|
Adjustments to
reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by
(used in) operating
activities:
|
|
|
(Gain) loss on sale
of investment securities
|
(4,400)
|
13,200
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
160,900
|
257,300
|
Deferred income tax
(benefit) expense
|
(106,000)
|
(38,500)
|
Unrealized holding
(gain) loss on investment securities
|
12,400
|
(3,000)
|
Bad debt
recovery
|
3,400
|
-
|
Gain on sale of
fixed assets
|
(300)
|
-
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
65,800
|
46,800
|
Change in fair
value of contingent consideration
|
112,600
|
521,200
|
Changes in
operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
Trade accounts
receivable
|
906,800
|
(6,500)
|
Inventories
|
(292,400)
|
(324,400)
|
Income tax
receivable
|
(334,800)
|
-
|
Prepaid expenses
and other assets
|
(22,400)
|
(60,100)
|
Right-of-use
assets
|
(803,300)
|
-
|
Accounts
payable
|
(214,400)
|
141,000
|
Lease
liabilities
|
867,700
|
-
|
Accrued expenses
and taxes
|
191,500
|
(109,300)
|
Contract
liabilities
|
89,000
|
(63,800)
|
Bank
overdraft
|
(96,900)
|
140,000
|
|
|
|
Total
adjustments
|
535,200
|
513,900
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in)
provided by operating activities
|
(168,100)
|
1,159,500
|
|
|
|
Investing
activities:
|
|
|
Purchase of
investment securities
|
(63,400)
|
(157,900)
|
Redemption of
investment securities
|
55,000
|
151,900
|
Proceeds from sale
of fixed assets
|
1,000
|
-
|
Capital
expenditures
|
(50,900)
|
(187,800)
|
Purchase of
intangible assets
|
(25,800)
|
(24,600)
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in
investing activities
|
(84,100)
|
(218,400)
|
|
|
|
Financing
activities:
|
|
|
Principal payments
on notes payable
|
-
|
(5,800)
|
Cash dividend
declared and paid
|
-
|
(74,700)
|
Proceeds from
Payroll Protection Program loan
|
563,800
|
-
|
Line of credit
proceeds
|
-
|
50,000
|
Issuance of common
stock and warrants, net of issuance costs
|
6,004,400
|
-
|
Line of credit
repayments
|
-
|
(50,000)
|
Proceeds from
exercise of stock options
|
13,800
|
-
|
Payments for
contingent consideration
|
(372,600)
|
(311,200)
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided
by (used in) financing activities
|
6,209,400
|
(391,700)
|
|
|
|
Net increase in
cash and cash equivalents
|
5,957,200
|
549,400
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents, beginning of year
|
1,602,500
|
1,053,100
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents, end of year
|
$7,559,700
|
$1,602,500
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosures:
|
|
|
Cash paid during
the period for:
|
|
|
Income
taxes
|
$40,900
|
$56,700
|
Interest
|
$-
|
$1,500
|
See
notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-5
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
1.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Scientific
Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”)
design, manufacture, and market a variety of benchtop laboratory
equipment, bioprocessing products and catalyst research
instruments. The Company is headquartered in Bohemia, New York
where it produces benchtop laboratory equipment. Additionally, the
Company has two other locations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where
it produces a variety of custom-made catalyst research instruments
and designs bioprocessing products, and an administrative facility
in Orangeburg, New York related to sales and marketing. The
products, which are sold to customers worldwide, include mixers,
shakers, stirrers, refrigerated incubators, pharmacy balances and
scales, force gauges, catalyst characterization instruments,
reactor systems and high throughput systems. The Company also
sublicenses certain patents and technology under a license with the
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and receives royalty fees
from the sublicenses.
COVID-19 Pandemic
The
challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy
began to take effect and impact the Company’s operations at
the end of the third quarter of the year ended June 30,
2020. At that time, the Company took appropriate action
and put plans in place to diminish the effects of COVID-19 on its
operations, enabling the Company to continue to operate with minor
or temporary disruptions to its operations. The Company took
immediate action as it pertains to COVID-19 preparedness by
implementing the Center for Disease Control’s guidelines for
employers in order to protect the Company’s employees’
health and safety, with actions such as implementing work from
home, social distancing in the workplace, requiring self quarantine
for any employee showing symptoms, wearing face coverings, and
training employees on maintaining a healthy work environment.
However, if an employee becomes infected in the future, and the
Company is forced to shut down for a period of time, it could have
a short-term negative impact on operations. At the beginning of the
pandemic, the Catalyst Research Instruments and Bioprocessing
Systems Operations were shut down due to state mandates, however,
the impact on operations was immaterial, and the Company has been
able to retain its employees without furloughs or layoffs, in part,
due to the Company’ receipt of $563,800 loan under the
Federal Government’s Paycheck Protection Program. The Company
has not experienced and does not anticipate any material impact on
its ability to collect its accounts receivable due to the nature of
its customers, which are primarily distributors of laboratory
equipment and supplies that have the ability to pay. However, there
were some delays in receiving some accounts receivable due for
catalyst research instruments due to customer shutdowns, and there
was a material negative impact on the revenues of the Catalyst
Research Instruments. The Company has not experienced and does not
anticipate any material impairment to its tangible and intangible
assets, system of internal controls, supply chain, or delivery and
distribution of its products as a result of COVID-19, however
the ultimate impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s business,
results of operations, financial condition and cash flows is
dependent on future developments, including the duration or
worsening of the pandemic and the related length of its impact on
the global economy, which are uncertain and cannot be predicted at
this time.
F-6
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
1.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Principles of Consolidation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts
of Scientific Industries, Inc., Scientific Packaging Industries,
Inc., an inactive wholly-owned subsidiary, Altamira Instruments,
Inc. (“Altamira”), a Delaware corporation and
wholly-owned subsidiary, and Scientific Bioprocessing, Inc.
(“SBI”), a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned
subsidiary, (all collectively referred to as the
“Company”). All material intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated.
Revenue Recognition
On July 1, 2018 the Company adopted Accounting
Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606 “Revenue
from Contracts with Customers, as amended” (“ASC Topic
606”), using the modified retrospective method applied to
those contracts which were not completed as of the adoption
date. The adoption of the
standard did not have a material impact on how the Company
recognizes its revenues. In accordance with Topic 606, the Company
accounts for a customer contract when both parties have approved
the contract and are committed to perform their respective
obligations, each party’s rights can be identified, payment
terms can be identified, the contract has commercial substance, and
it is probable that the Company will collect substantially all of
the consideration to which it is entitled. Revenue is recognized
when, or as, performance obligations are satisfied by transferring
control of a promised product or service to a
customer.
Nature of Products and Services
We
generate revenues from the following sources: (1) Benchtop
Laboratory Equipment, (2) Catalyst Research Instruments, and (3)
Royalties.
|
Benchtop
Laboratory
Equipment
|
Catalyst
Research
Instruments
|
Bioprocessing
Systems
|
Corporate
and
Other
|
Consolidated
|
June 30,
2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
$6,783,600
|
$785,900
|
$1,000,800
|
$-
|
$8,570,300
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
Sales
|
2,589,800
|
586,500
|
1,000,400
|
-
|
4,176,700
|
|
Benchtop
Laboratory
Equipment
|
Catalyst
Research
Instruments
|
Bioprocessing
Systems
|
Corporate
and
Other
|
Consolidated
|
June 30,
2019:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
$7,078,800
|
$1,814,900
|
$1,306,100
|
$-
|
$10,199,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
Sales
|
2,680,300
|
1,102,300
|
1,301,200
|
-
|
5,083,800
|
F-7
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
1.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Revenue Recognition (Continued)
Nature of Products and Services (Continued)
Benchtop
laboratory equipment sales comprise primarily of standard benchtop
laboratory equipment from its stock to laboratory equipment
distributors, or to end users primarily via e-commerce. The sales
cycle from time of receipt of order to shipment is very short
varying from a day to a few weeks. Customers either pay by credit
card (online sales) or Net 30-90, depending on the customer. Once
the item is shipped under the FOB terms specified in the order,
which is primarily “FOB Factory”, other than a standard
warranty, there are no other obligations to the customer. Warranty
usually comprises of one to two year parts and labor and is deemed
immaterial.
Catalyst
research instrument sales comprise primarily of large instruments
which begin with a standard model and then are customized to a
customer’s specifications. The sales cycle can be quite long,
typically ranging from one to three months, from the time an order
is received to the time the instrument is shipped to the customer.
Payment terms vary from customer to customer and can include
advance payments which are recorded as contract liabilities. Some
contracts call for training and installation, which is considered
ancillary and not a material part of the contract. Due to the size
and nature of the instruments, the Company subjects the instruments
to an extensive factory acceptance testing process prior to
shipment to ensure that they are fully operational once they reach
the customer’s site. Normally, the Company warrantees its
instruments for a period of twelve months for parts and labor which
normally consists of replacement of small components or software
support. Catalyst research instruments are never returned for
repairs.
Royalty
revenues pertain to royalties earned by the Company, which are paid
to the Company on a calendar year basis, under a licensing
agreement from a single licensee and its sublicensees. The license
pertained to royalties received under a United States patent and a
European Union patent. As of January 2020, the European Union
patent which was due to expire in August 2021, was terminated and
the Company will only receive royalties under the United States
patent, which will have a material reduction in total royalties
expected to be received. The Company is then obligated to pay 50%
of all royalties received to the entity that licenses the
intellectual property to the Company. During the year, the
Company’s management uses its best judgement to estimate the
royalty revenues earned during the period.
The
Company determines revenue recognition through the following
steps:
●
Identification of
the contract, or contracts, with a customer
●
Identification of
the performance obligations in the contract
●
Determination of
the transaction price
●
Allocation of the
transaction price to the performance obligations in the
contract
●
Recognition of
revenue when, or as, a performance obligation is
satisfied
F-8
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
1.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Revenue Recognition (Continued)
Nature of Products and Services (Continued)
The
Company has made the following accounting policy elections and
elected to use certain practical expedients, as permitted by the
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), in
applying ASC Topic 606: 1) All revenues are recorded net of
returns, allowances, customer discounts, and incentives; 2)
Although sales and other taxes are immaterial, the Company accounts
for amounts collected from customers for sales and other taxes, if
any, net of related amounts remitted to tax authorities; 3) the
Company expenses costs to obtain a contract as they are incurred if
the expected period of benefit, and therefore the amortization
period, is one year or less; 4) the Company accounts for shipping
and handling activities that occur after control transfers to the
customer as a fulfillment cost rather than an additional promised
service and these fulfillment costs fall within selling expenses;
5) the Company is always considered the principal and never an
agent, because it has full control and responsibility until title
is transferred to the customer; 6) the Company does not assess
whether promised goods or services are performance obligations if
they are immaterial in the context of the contract with the
customer such as is the case with catalyst
instruments.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with
original maturities of 90 days or less to be cash equivalents. At
times, cash balances may be in excess of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance limit. As of
June 30, 2020, and 2019, $6,729,300 and $1,328,600, respectively of
cash balances were in excess of such limit.
Accounts Receivable
In
order to record the Company’s accounts receivable at their
net realizable value, the Company must assess their collectability.
A considerable amount of judgment is required in order to make this
assessment, including an analysis of historical bad debts and other
adjustments, a review of the aging of the Company’s
receivables, and the current creditworthiness of the
Company’s customers. The Company has recorded allowances for
receivables which it considered uncollectible, including amounts
for the resolution of potential credit and other collection issues
such as disputed invoices, customer satisfaction claims and pricing
discrepancies. However, depending on how such potential issues are
resolved, or if the financial condition of any of the
Company’s customers was to deteriorate and its ability to
make required payments became impaired, increases in these
allowances may be required. The Company actively manages its
accounts receivable to minimize credit risk. The Company does not
obtain collateral for its accounts receivable. Based on its
assessment, the Company concluded that there are no collection
issues related to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
F-9
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
1.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Contract Liabilities
Contract
liabilities consists of billings or payments received in advance of
revenue recognition and is recognized as the revenue recognition
criteria are met. Amounts that have been invoiced are initially
recorded in accounts receivable and contract liabilities. The
Company invoices its customers in accordance with the terms of the
underlying contract. Accordingly, the contract liabilities balance
does not represent the total contract value of outstanding
arrangements. Contract liabilities that are expected to be
recognized during the subsequent 12-month period are recorded as
current and the remaining portion as noncurrent.
Contract liabilities amounted to $89,000 and $0 at June 30, 2020
and 2019, respectively.
Investment Securities
Investment
securities consist of equity securities and mutual funds with
realized gains and losses recorded using the specific
identification method. Changes in fair value are recorded as
unrealized holding gains or losses in other income (loss), net on
the statement of operations. We determine the cost of the
investment sold based on an average cost basis at the individual
security level, and record the interest income and realized gains
or losses on the sale of these investments in other income (loss),
net.
Inventories
Inventories are
valued at the lower of cost (determined on a first-in, first-out
basis) or net realizable value, and have been reduced by an
allowance for excess and obsolete inventories. The estimate is
based on management’s review of inventories on hand compared
to estimated future usage and sales. Cost of work-in-process and
finished goods inventories include material, labor and
manufacturing overhead.
Property and Equipment
Property and
equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation of property and
equipment is provided for primarily by the straight-line method
over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Leasehold
improvements are amortized by the straight-line method over the
remaining term of the related lease or the estimated useful lives
of the assets, whichever is shorter.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets
consist primarily of acquired technology, customer relationships,
non-compete agreements, patents, licenses, websites, intellectual
property and research and development (“IPR&D”),
trademarks and trade names. All intangible assets are amortized on
a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the
respective assets, generally 3 to 10 years. The Company continually
evaluates the remaining estimated useful lives of intangible assets
that are being amortized to determine whether events or
circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of
amortization.
F-10
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
1.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Goodwill and Long-Lived Assets
Goodwill represents
the excess of purchase price over the fair value of identifiable
net assets acquired in a business combination. Goodwill and
long-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment at least
annually in accordance with the provisions of ASC No. 350,
“Intangibles-Goodwill and Other” (“ASC No.
350”). ASC No. 350 requires that goodwill be tested for
impairment at the reporting unit level (operating segment or one
level below an operating segment) on an annual basis and between
annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would
more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit
below its carrying value. Application of the goodwill impairment
test requires judgment, including the identification of reporting
units, assignment of assets and liabilities to reporting units,
assignment of goodwill to reporting units, and determination of the
fair value of each reporting unit. The Company tests goodwill and
long-lived assets annually as of June 30, the last day of its
fiscal year, unless an event occurs that would cause the Company to
believe the value is impaired at an interim date. The Company
concluded as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, there was no impairment of
goodwill.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The
Company follows the provisions of ASC No. 360-10, “Property,
Plant and Equipment - Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets
(“ASC No. 360-10”). ASC No. 360-10 which requires
evaluation of the need for an impairment charge relating to
long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable. If an evaluation for impairment is required, the
estimated future undiscounted cash flows associated with the asset
would be compared to the asset’s carrying amount to determine
if a write down to a new depreciable basis is required. If
required, an impairment charge is recorded based on an estimate of
future discounted cash flows. The Company concluded as of June 30,
2020 and 2019, there was no impairment of long-lived
assets.
Income Taxes
The
Company and its subsidiaries file a consolidated U.S. federal
income tax return. Income taxes are accounted for under the asset
and liability method. The Company provides for federal, and state
income taxes currently payable, as well as for those deferred due
to timing differences between reporting income and expenses for
financial statement purposes versus tax purposes. Deferred tax
assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax
consequences attributed to temporary differences between the
financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and
liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are measured using enacted income tax rates expected to
apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary
differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of
a change in income tax rates is recognized as income or expense in
the period that includes the enactment date.
The
Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those
positions are more likely than not of being sustained. Recognized
income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is
greater than 50% likely of being realized. Changes in recognition
or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in
judgment occurs.
F-11
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
1.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Advertising
Advertising costs
are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense amounted to $218,700
and $207,500 for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively.
Research and Development
Research and
development costs consisting of expenses for activities that are
useful in developing and testing new products, as well as expenses
that may significantly improve existing products, are expensed as
incurred.
Stock Compensation Plan
The
Company has a ten-year stock option plan (the “2012
Plan”) which provides for the grant of options to purchase up
to 250,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value
$.05 per share (“Common Stock”), plus up to 57,000
shares under options previously granted under the 2002 Stock Option
Plan of the Company (the “Prior Plan”).
The
2012 Plan provides for the granting of incentive or non-incentive
stock options as defined in the 2012 Plan and options under the
2012 Plan may be granted until 2022. Incentive stock options may be
granted to employees at an exercise price equal to 100% (or 110% if
the optionee owns directly or indirectly more than 10% of the
outstanding voting stock) of the fair market value of the shares of
Common Stock on the date of the grant. Non-incentive stock options
shall be granted at the fair market value of the shares of Common
Stock on the date of grant. At June 30, 2020 and 2019, 147,414 and
20,795 shares respectively, of Common Stock were available for
grant of options under the 2012 Plan.
The Company has a ten-year stock option plan (the "2012 Plan")
which provided for the grant of options to purchase up to 100,000
shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.05 per share
("Common Stock") and was further amended in January 2020 to
increase the number of options to 250,000 shares of common
stock.
Stock-based
compensation is accounted for in accordance with ASC No. 718
“Compensation-Stock Compensation” (“ASC No.
718”) which requires compensation costs related to
stock-based payment transactions to be recognized. With limited
exceptions, the amount of compensation cost is measured based on
the grant-date fair value of the equity or liability instruments
issued. In addition, liability awards are measured at each
reporting period. Compensation costs are recognized over the period
that an employee provides service in exchange for the award. During
the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company granted 25,881
and 6,705 options, respectively, to employees that had a fair value
of $144,500 and $12,000, respectively. The fair value of the
options granted during the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, were
determined using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model. The
weighted average assumptions used for the years ended June 30, 2020
and 2019, was an expected life of 10 years; risk free interest rate
of .89%% and 2.44%; volatility of 74% and 35%, and dividend yield
of .08% and 1.29%, respectively. The Company declared a dividend of
$0.05 per share during the year ended June 30, 2019 and none in
2020. The weighted-average value per share of the options granted
during the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, was $5.58 and $1.79,
respectively, and total stock-based compensation costs were $65,800
and $46,800 for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively. Stock-based compensation costs related to nonvested
awards expected to be recognized in the future are $113,400 and
$38,600 as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
F-12
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018
1.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Use of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America and
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission requires management to make estimates and
judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial
statements and accompanying notes. Estimates are used for, but not
limited to, the allowance for doubtful accounts, slow-moving
inventory reserves, depreciation and amortization, assumptions made
in valuing equity instruments issued for services, and the fair
values of intangibles and goodwill. The actual results experienced
by the Company may differ materially from management’s
estimates.
Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share
Basic
earnings or loss per common share is computed by dividing net
income (loss) by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding.
Diluted earnings per common share includes the dilutive effect of
stock options, if any.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU")
2018-13, "Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework
Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement",
which is part of the FASB disclosure framework project to improve
the effectiveness of disclosures in the notes to the financial
statements. The amendments in the new guidance remove, modify, and
add certain disclosure requirements related to fair value
measurements covered in Topic 820, "Fair Value Measurement." The
new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December
15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for either the entire
standard or only the requirements that modify or eliminate the
disclosure requirements, with certain requirements applied
prospectively, and all other requirements applied retrospectively
to all periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating the
impact of adopting this guidance.
In
December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Simplifying the
Accounting for Income Taxes, which is designed to simplify the
accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the
general principles in Topic 740. ASU No. 2019-12 is effective for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim
periods within those fiscal years; this ASU allows for early
adoption in any interim period after issuance of the update. The
Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this
guidance.
Adopted Accounting Pronouncement
In
February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases, which
replaces previous lease guidance in its entirety with ASC 842 and
requires lessees to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities
for those arrangements classified as operating leases under
previous guidance, with the exception of leases with a term of
twelve months or less. The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02 on July
1, 2019 using the additional transition method, which allows prior
periods to be presented under previous lease accounting guidance.
Refer to Note 11, "Leases", for related disclosures.
F-13
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
2.
Segment Information
The
Company views its operations as three segments: the manufacture and
marketing of standard benchtop laboratory equipment for research in
university, hospital and industrial laboratories sold primarily
through laboratory equipment distributors and laboratory and
pharmacy balances and scales (“Benchtop Laboratory Equipment
Operations”), the manufacture and marketing of custom-made
catalyst research instruments for universities, government
laboratories, and chemical and petrochemical companies sold on a
direct basis (“Catalyst Research Instruments
Operations”) and the design and marketing of bioprocessing
systems and products and related royalty income
(“Bioprocessing Systems”).
Segment
information is reported as follows:
|
Benchtop
Laboratory
Equipment
|
Catalyst
Research
Instruments
|
Bioprocessing
Systems
|
Corporate
and
Other
|
Consolidated
|
June 30,
2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
$6,783,600
|
$785,900
|
$1,000,800
|
$-
|
$8,570,300
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
Sales
|
2,589,800
|
586,500
|
1,000,400
|
-
|
4,176,700
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (Loss) From
Operations
|
449,700
|
(472,800)
|
(727,500)
|
(385,700)
|
(1,136,300)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
12,232,600
|
1,149,800
|
546,100
|
868,900
|
14,797,400
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-Lived Asset
Expenditures
|
36,000
|
-
|
40,700
|
-
|
76,700
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
Amortization
|
116,900
|
1,300
|
42,700
|
-
|
160,900
|
|
Benchtop
Laboratory
Equipment
|
Catalyst
Research
Instruments
|
Bioprocessing
Systems
|
Corporate
and
Other
|
Consolidated
|
June 30,
2019:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
$7,078,800
|
$1,814,900
|
$1,306,100
|
$-
|
$10,199,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
Sales
|
2,680,300
|
1,102,300
|
1,301,200
|
-
|
5,083,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (Loss) From
Operations
|
449,800
|
(130,600)
|
365,000
|
91,900
|
776,100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
5,280,700
|
1,443,200
|
790,100
|
762,000
|
8,276,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-Lived Asset
Expenditures
|
194,500
|
2,200
|
15,700
|
-
|
212,400
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
Amortization
|
217,800
|
1,000
|
38,500
|
-
|
257,300
|
F-14
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
3.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The
FASB defines the fair value of financial instruments as the amount
that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a
liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at
the measurement date. Fair value measurements do not include
transaction costs.
The
accounting guidance also expands the disclosure requirements around
fair value and establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation
inputs. The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three levels
based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value
are observable in the market. Each fair value measurement is
reported in one of the three levels, which is determined by the
lowest level input that is significant to the fair value
measurement in its entirety. These levels are described
below:
Level
1
Inputs that are
based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments
traded in active markets.
Level
2
Quoted prices in
markets that are not considered to be active or financial
instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either
directly or indirectly.
Level
3
Prices or valuation
that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value
measurement and unobservable.
In
valuing assets and liabilities, the Company is required to maximize
the use of quoted market prices and minimize the use of
unobservable inputs. The Company calculated the fair value of its
Level 1 and 2 instruments based on the exchange traded price of
similar or identical instruments where available or based on other
observable instruments. These calculations take into consideration
the credit risk of both the Company and its counterparties. The
Company has not changed its valuation techniques in measuring the
fair value of any financial assets and liabilities during the
period.
The
fair value of the contingent consideration obligations is based on
a probability weighted approach derived from the estimates of
earn-out criteria and the probability assessment with respect to
the likelihood of achieving those criteria. The measurement is
based on significant inputs that are not observable in the market,
therefore, the Company classifies this liability as Level 3 in the
following table.
The
following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy
the Company’s financial assets that were accounted for at
fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2020 and 2019 according
to the valuation techniques the Company used to determine their
fair values:
|
|
Fair
Value Measurements Using Inputs Considered as
|
||
|
Fair Value
at
June 30,
2020
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
$7,559,700
|
$7,559,700
|
$-
|
$-
|
Investment
securities
|
331,800
|
331,800
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
$7,891,500
|
$7,891,500
|
$-
|
$-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Contingent
consideration
|
$358,000
|
$-
|
$-
|
$358,000
|
F-15
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
3.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)
|
|
Fair
Value Measurements Using Inputs Considered as
|
||
|
Fair Value
at
June 30,
2019
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
$1,602,500
|
$1,602,500
|
$-
|
$-
|
Investment
securities
|
330,900
|
330,900
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
$1,933,400
|
$1,933,400
|
$-
|
$-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Contingent
consideration
|
$618,000
|
$-
|
$-
|
$618,000
|
The
following table sets forth an analysis of changes during the years
ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, in Level 3 financial
liabilities of the Company:
|
2020
|
2019
|
|
|
|
Beginning
balance
|
$618,000
|
$408,000
|
Increase in
contingent consideration liability
|
112,600
|
521,200
|
Payments and
accruals
|
(372,600)
|
(311,200)
|
|
|
|
Ending
balance
|
$358,000
|
$618,000
|
The
Company’s contingent obligations require cash payments to the
sellers of certain acquired operations based on royalty payments
received or operating results achieved. These contingent
considerations are classified as liabilities and the liabilities
are remeasured to an estimated fair value at each reporting date.
During the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company
recorded an increase in the estimated fair value of contingent
liabilities of approximately $112,600 and $521,200, respectively
related to its Bioprocessing Systems Operations
segment.
Investments in
marketable securities classified as available-for-sale by security
type at June 30, 2020 and 2019 consisted of the
following:
|
Cost
|
Fair
Value
|
Unrealized
Holding
Gain
(Loss)
|
At June 30,
2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
securities
|
$77,600
|
$101,900
|
$24,300
|
Mutual
funds
|
250,300
|
229,900
|
(20,400)
|
|
|
|
|
|
$327,900
|
$331,800
|
$3,900
|
|
Cost
|
Fair
Value
|
Unrealized
Holding
Gain
(Loss)
|
At June 30,
2019:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
securities
|
$47,100
|
$72,000
|
$24,900
|
Mutual
funds
|
292,300
|
258,900
|
(33,400)
|
|
|
|
|
|
$339,400
|
$330,900
|
$(8,500)
|
F-16
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
4.
Inventories
|
2020
|
2019
|
|
|
|
Raw
materials
|
$1,838,500
|
$1,738,300
|
Work-in-process
|
228,600
|
106,400
|
Finished
goods
|
817,600
|
747,600
|
|
|
|
|
$2,884,700
|
$2,592,300
|
5.
Property and Equipment
|
Useful
Lives
|
|
|
|
(Years)
|
2020
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
Automobiles
|
5
|
$22,000
|
$22,000
|
Computer
equipment
|
3-5
|
247,900
|
233,900
|
Machinery and
equipment
|
3-7
|
1,010,600
|
986,500
|
Furniture and
fixtures
|
4-10
|
209,700
|
205,900
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
3-10
|
53,300
|
45,300
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,543,500
|
1,493,600
|
Less accumulated
depreciation and amortization
|
|
1,263,800
|
1,174,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$279,700
|
$318,800
|
Depreciation
expense was $88,900 and $67,300 for the years ended June 30, 2020
and 2019, respectively.
6.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill represents
the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net
assets acquired in connection with the Company’s
acquisitions. Goodwill amounted to $705,300 at June 30, 2020 and
2019, all of which is expected to be deductible for tax
purposes.
The
components of other intangible assets are as follows:
|
Useful
Lives
|
Cost
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
Net
|
At June 30,
2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technology,
trademarks
|
5/10
yrs.
|
$664,700
|
$662,000
|
$2,700
|
Trade
names
|
6 yrs.
|
140,000
|
140,000
|
-
|
Websites
|
5 yrs.
|
210,000
|
210,000
|
-
|
Customer
relationships
|
9/10
yrs.
|
357,000
|
321,400
|
35,600
|
Sublicense
agreements
|
10
yrs.
|
294,000
|
253,600
|
40,400
|
Non-compete
agreements
|
5 yrs.
|
384,000
|
384,000
|
-
|
IPR&D
|
3 yrs.
|
110,000
|
110,000
|
-
|
Other intangible
assets
|
5 yrs.
|
246,600
|
196,600
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$2,406,300
|
$2,277,600
|
$128,700
|
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SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
6.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Continued)
|
Useful
Lives
|
Cost
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
Net
|
At June 30,
2019:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technology,
trademarks
|
5/10
yrs.
|
$663,800
|
$661,700
|
$2,100
|
Trade
names
|
6 yrs.
|
140,000
|
124,400
|
15,600
|
Websites
|
5 yrs.
|
210,000
|
210,000
|
-
|
Customer
relationships
|
9/10
yrs.
|
357,000
|
308,100
|
48,900
|
Sublicense
agreements
|
10
yrs.
|
294,000
|
224,100
|
69,900
|
Non-compete
agreements
|
5 yrs.
|
384,000
|
384,000
|
-
|
IPR&D
|
3 yrs.
|
110,000
|
110,000
|
-
|
Other intangible
assets
|
5 yrs.
|
221,700
|
183,200
|
38,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$2,380,500
|
$2,205,500
|
$175,000
|
Total
amortization expense was $72,000 and $190,000 in 2020 and 2019,
respectively.
Estimated future
amortization expense of intangible assets as of June 30, 2020 is as
follows:
Year Ended June
30,
|
|
|
|
2021
|
$59,800
|
2022
|
36,800
|
2023
|
20,200
|
2024
|
8,400
|
2025
|
3,500
|
|
|
Total
|
$128,700
|
7.
Line of Credit
The
Company has a Demand Line of Credit through December 2020 with
First National Bank of Pennsylvania which provides for borrowings
of up to $300,000 for regular working capital needs, bearing
interest at prime, currently 3.25%. The agreement does not contain
a financial covenants and borrowings are also secured by a pledge
of the Company’s assets including inventory, accounts
receivable, chattel paper, equipment and general intangibles of the
Company. As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, there were no
borrowings outstanding under the line.
8.
Payroll Protection Program Loan
The
Company has a $563,800 Payroll Protection Program loan for proceeds
received in April 2020 pursuant to the Paycheck Protection
Program loan (“PPP”) administered by the U.S. Small
Business Administration through its bank. The loan bears interest
at 1% per annum and matures in April 2022 and contains no
collateral or guarantee requirements. The Company expects to apply
and receive forgiveness for the majority of the
loan, for which it will
apply in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.
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SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
9.
Employee Benefit Plans
The
Company has a 401(k) profit sharing plan covering all its
employees, which provides for voluntary employee salary
contributions not to exceed the statutory limitations provided by
the Internal Revenue Code. The plan provides for Company matching
contribution equal to 100% of employee’s deferral up to 3% of
pay, plus 50% of employee’s deferral over 3% of pay up to 5%.
Total matching contributions amounted to $84,100 and $69,600 for
the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
10.
Commitments and Contingencies
The Company has a three-year
employment contract with its President, effective July 1, 2017,
which was extended by mutual agreement for a one year period ending
June 30, 2021. The agreement provided for an annual base salary of
$175,000 for the year ended June 30, 2018, with subsequent annual
increases of 3% or percentage increase in Consumer Price Index
(“CPI”), whichever is higher, plus $25,000 cash bonus
for the year ended June 30, 2018, and a discretionary bonus for
subsequent years. A bonus of $50,000 was awarded for the year ended
June 30, 2020 and none in 2019. The agreement also provided for a
grant of options to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company’s
stock, which were granted during the year ended June 30, 2018. No
shares were granted during the year ended June 30, 2019, and
215,366 shares were authorized to be granted by the Board of
Directors during the year ended June 30, 2020 which are subject to
amendment to the Company’s 2012 Stock Option Plan.
The agreement also contains a provision that within one year of a
change of control, if either the Company terminates the employment
for any reason other than for "cause" or the Presidents terminates
her employment for "good reason", the President will have the right
to receive a lump sum payment equal to three times the average of
her total annual compensation paid for the last five years
preceding such termination, minus $1.00.
The Company has a
three-year employment contract with its President of the Genie
Products Division of the Benchtop Laboratory Equipment Operations
and Corporate Secretary effective July 1, 2017, which was extended
by mutual agreement for a one year period ending June 30, 2021. The
agreement provides for an annual base salary of $153,000 for the
year ended June 30, 2018, with subsequent annual increases of 3% or
percentage increase in the CPI, whichever is higher, plus $10,000
cash bonus for the year ended June 30, 2018, and a discretionary
bonus for subsequent years. A bonus of $5,000 was awarded for the
year ended June 30, 2020 and none in 2019. The agreement also
provides for a grant of options to purchase 7,500 shares of the
Company’s stock, which were granted during the year ended
June 30, 2018. No options were granted during the year ended June
30, 2020 or 2019.
The
Company has a three-year employment contract with its President of
Torbal Products Division of the Benchtop Laboratory Equipment
Operations and Director of Marketing effective July 1, 2017, which
was extended by mutual agreement for a one year period ending June
30, 2021. The agreement provides for an annual base salary of
$157,000 for the year ended June 30, 2018, with subsequent annual
increases of 4% or percentage increase in the CPI, whichever is
higher, plus $10,000 cash bonus for the year ended June 30, 2018
and subsequent years, subject to a minimum increase of 5% in the
divisions’ EBITDA for the related year. The agreement also
provides for a grant of options to purchase 7,500 shares of the
Company’s stock, which were granted during the year ended
June 30, 2018. No options were granted during the year ended June
30, 2020 or 2019. A performance-based bonus of $10,000 was awarded
for each of the years ended June 30, 2018, 2019, and
2020.
F-19
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
10.
Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)
The
Company has a three-year employment contract with its President of
Scientific Bioprocessing, Inc., effective July 1, 2020. The
agreement provides for an annual base salary of $175,000 for the
year ended June 30, 2021, with subsequent annual increases of 3% or
percentage increase in Consumer Price Index (“CPI”),
whichever is higher, plus discretionary bonuses. The agreement also
provides for a grant of options to purchase 215,366 shares which
were authorized to be granted by the Board of Directors during the
year ended June 30, 2020, and are subject to amendment to the
Company’s 2012 Stock Option Plan. Prior to July 1, 2020, the
officer had a consulting agreement through June 30, 2020.
Consulting fees paid under this agreement amounted to $145,000 and
$40,000 for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
In addition stock options valued at $36,000 and $12,000 were
granted as part of the total compensation under the consulting
agreement, for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively.
In addition to the fees paid and stock options granted under
the consulting agreement, a bonus of $50,000 was awarded during the
year ended June 30, 2020 and none in 2019. The agreement contains
termination provisions stipulating that if the Company terminates
the employment other than for death, disability, or cause (as such
term is defined therein), or if employee resigns for "good reason"
(as such term is defined there), the Company shall pay severance
payments equal to either one year's salary at the rate of the
compensation at the time of termination is employee is terminated
within 12 months of the date of the agreement or six months' salary
is the employee is terminated after 12 months of the date of the
agreement, continue to pay the regular benefits provided by the
Company for the period equal tot he length of the severance
payments and pay a pro rata portion of any bonus achieved prior to
such termination of
employment.
The
Company had a two-year agreement with its President of Altamira
Instruments, Inc. effective July 1, 2017, which was extended by
mutual agreement through June 30, 2020, and has not yet been
renewed. The agreement provided for an annual base salary of
$130,000 and $120,000 for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively, plus incentive pay based on achievement of certain
revenue and income levels, which were not achieved in both fiscal
years and therefore there was no incentive pay. The agreement also
provided for a grant of options for an aggregate of 10,000 shares
of the Company’s common stock, which were granted during the
year ended June 30, 2018. No shares were granted during the year
ended June 30, 2020 or 2019.
The
Company had a three-year employment contract with its Vice
President of Corporate Development and Strategy and Vice president
of Sales and Marketing of Altamira Instruments, Inc. effective July
1, 2017. This agreement was terminated by the Company in February
2020 with termination costs of $180,700, of which $110,900 remains
unpaid as of June 30, 2020 and is expected to be paid by February
2021.
The
Company has a consulting agreement, which expires on December 31,
2020, with a Director of the Company and his affiliate for product
development consulting services. The agreement provides that the
consultant be paid a monthly retainer fee of $9,000, plus a grant
of 20,000 options during the year ended June 30, 2020. Consulting
expense related to this agreement amounted to $76,200 and $43,200
for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively.
On July
20, 2020, the Company entered into a two-year consulting agreement
with a new member of the Board of Directors and his affiliate for
consulting on strategic matters of the Company’s wholly-owned
SBI’s operations. The agreement provides that the consultant
be paid a monthly retainer of 5,000 euros, an annual bonus of up to
2% of net sales of the subsidiary’s net sales over mutually
agreed upon sales targets, plus the issuance of 125,000 stock
options of the Company.
The
Company is required to make payments of 30% of the net royalties
received from the license and sublicense acquired in the SBI
acquisition in fiscal 2014. Total contingent consideration payments
made for this acquisition amounted to $372,600 and $311,200 for the
years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
F-20
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
10.
Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)
The
fair value of contingent consideration estimated to be paid as of
June 30, 2020 is as follows:
Year ended June
30,
|
Amount
|
|
|
2021
|
$111,000
|
2022
|
95,000
|
2023
|
82,000
|
2024
|
70,000
|
|
|
|
$358,000
|
11.
Leases
On July
1, 2019, the Company adopted the new accounting pronouncement as it
relates to its leases which requires a lessee to recognize all
long-term leases on its balance sheet as a liability for its lease
obligation, measured at the present value of lease payments not yet
paid, and a corresponding asset representing its right to use the
underlying asset over the lease term and expands disclosure of key
information about leasing arrangements.
The
Company leases certain properties consisting principally of a
facility in Bohemia, New York (headquarters) through January 2025,
a facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for its Catalyst Research
Instrument Operations through November 2020 and on a month to month
thereafter, and another facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for
its Bioprocessing Systems Operations through May 2021. In addition,
the Company had a lease for its Torbal Division of the Benchtop
Laboratory Equipment Operations which was mutually terminated early
effective as of October 31, 2019 and a new lease for a similar
sales and administration office in Orangeburg, New York was entered
into as of November 1, 2019 through October 2022. There are no
renewal options with any of the leases, no residual values or
significant restrictions or covenants other than those customary in
such arrangements, and no non-cash activities, and any rent
escalations incorporated within the leases are included in the
calculation of the future minimum lease payments, as further
described below. All of the Company’s leases are deemed
operating leases.
The
Company determines whether an agreement contains a lease at
inception based on the Company’s right to obtain
substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the
identified asset and its right to direct the use of the identified
asset. Lease liabilities represent the present value of future
lease payments and the Right-Of-Use (“ROU”) assets
represent the Company’s right to use the underlying assets
for the respective lease terms. ROU assets and lease liabilities
are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present
value of the lease payments over the lease term. The ROU asset is
further adjusted to account for previously recorded lease expenses
such as deferred rent and other lease liabilities. As the
Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company
used its incremental borrowing rate of 5.0% as the discount rate to
calculate the present value of future lease payments, which was the
interest rate that its bank would charge for a similar
loan.
F-21
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
11.
Leases (Continued)
The
Company elected not to recognize a ROU asset and a lease liability
for leases with an initial term of twelve months or less. In
addition to minimum lease payments, certain leases require payment
of a proportionate share of real estate taxes and certain building
operating expenses or payments based on an excess of a specified
base. These variable lease costs are not included in the
measurement of the ROU asset or lease liability due to
unpredictability of the payment amount and are recorded as lease
expenses in the period incurred. The Company’s lease
agreements do not contain residual value guarantees.
The
Company elected available practical expedients for existing or
expired contracts of lessees wherein the Company is not required to
reassess whether such contracts contain leases, the lease
classification or the initial direct costs. The Company is not
utilizing the practical expedient which allows the use of hindsight
by lessees and lessors in determining the lease term and in
assessing impairment of its ROU assets. The Company utilized the
transition method allowing entities to only apply the new lease
standard in the year of adoption.
As of
June 30, 2020, the weighted-average remaining lease term for
operating lease liabilities was approximately 3.85 years and the
weighted-average discount rate was 5.0%. Total cash payments under
these leases were $295,700 for the year ended June
30, 2020, of which $293,500 was recorded as leases
expense.
The
Company’s approximate future minimum rental payments under
all leases existing at June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively,
through January 2025 are as follows:
Year ended June
30,
|
Amount
|
|
|
2021
|
$265,800
|
2022
|
210,600
|
2023
|
198,900
|
2024
|
195,900
|
2025
|
91,600
|
|
|
|
$962,800
|
12.
Income Taxes
The
reconciliation of the provision for income taxes at the federal
statutory rate of 21% to the actual tax expense or benefit for the
applicable fiscal year was as follows:
|
2020
|
2019
|
|
|
|
Computed
“expected” income tax (benefit)
|
$(239,400)
|
$161,700
|
Research and
development credits
|
(89,400)
|
(24,300)
|
Rate changes and
NOL carrybacks
|
(122,600)
|
-
|
Other,
net
|
14,800
|
(12,800)
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense
(benefit)
|
$(436,600)
|
$124,600
|
F-22
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
12.
Income Taxes (Continued)
Deferred tax assets
and liabilities consist of the following:
|
2020
|
2019
|
Deferred tax
assets:
|
|
|
Amortization of
intangible assets
|
$329,700
|
$303,900
|
Research and
development credits
|
89,400
|
-
|
Various
accruals
|
150,700
|
173,600
|
Other
|
19,400
|
13,300
|
|
589,200
|
490,800
|
Deferred tax
liability:
|
|
|
Depreciation of
property and amortization of goodwill
|
(52,100)
|
(59,700)
|
|
|
|
Net deferred tax
assets
|
$537,100
|
$431,100
|
ASC No.
740 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes
recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and
prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for
the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax
position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC No. 740
also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest
and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and
transition. As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company did not have
any unrecognized tax benefits related to various federal and state
income tax matters.
The
Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties on
any unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense.
The Company does not have any accrued interest or penalties
associated with any unrecognized tax benefits. The Company is
subject to U.S. federal income tax, as well as various state
jurisdictions. The Company is currently open to audit under the
statute of limitations by the federal and state jurisdictions for
the years ended June 30, 2017 and after. The Company does not
anticipate any material amount of unrecognized tax benefits within
the next 12 months.
13.
Stock Options
Option
activity is summarized as follows:
|
June 30,
2020
|
June 30,
2019
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-
|
|
Weighted-
|
|
|
Average
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
Exercise
|
|
Shares
|
Price
|
Shares
|
Price
|
Shares under
option:
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding,
beginning of year
|
97,205
|
$3.24
|
92,000
|
$3.15
|
Granted
|
25,881
|
7.47
|
6,705
|
4.54
|
Exercised
|
(24,000)
|
3.35
|
-
|
-
|
Forfeited
|
(2,500)
|
3.08
|
1,500
|
3.27
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, end of
year
|
96,586
|
$4.35
|
97,205
|
$3.24
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercisable
at year-end
|
49,236
|
$3.29
|
50,167
|
$3.29
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average
fair value per share of options granted during the fiscal
year
|
|
$5.58
|
|
$1.79
|
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SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
13.
Stock Options (Continued)
|
As
of June 30, 2020
Options
Outstanding
|
As
of June 30, 2020
Exercisable
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
Weighted-
|
|
Weighted-
|
Range
|
|
Remaining
|
Average
|
|
Average
|
Exercise
|
Number
|
Contractual
|
Exercise
|
Number
|
Exercise
|
Prices
|
Outstanding
|
Life
(Years)
|
Price
|
Outstanding
|
Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$5.35 - $ 11.30
|
25,881
|
9.87
|
$7.47
|
-
|
$0.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$2.91 - $
4.65
|
70,705
|
6.46
|
$3.33
|
49,236
|
$3.29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
96,586
|
|
|
49,236
|
|
|
As
of June 30, 2019
Options
Outstanding
|
As
of June 30, 2019
Exercisable
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
Weighted-
|
|
Weighted-
|
Range
|
|
Remaining
|
Average
|
|
Average
|
Exercise
|
Number
|
Contractual
|
Exercise
|
Number
|
Exercise
|
Prices
|
Outstanding
|
Life
(Years)
|
Price
|
Outstanding
|
Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$2.91 - $
3.08
|
70,500
|
7.81
|
$3.07
|
30,167
|
$2.80
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$3.65 - $
4.65
|
26,705
|
5.57
|
$4.02
|
20,000
|
$3.84
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
97,205
|
|
|
50,167
|
|
14.
Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share
Earnings (loss) per
common share data was computed as follows:
|
2020
|
2019
|
|
|
|
Net income
(loss)
|
$(703,300)
|
$645,600
|
|
|
|
Weighted average
common shares outstanding
|
1,515,103
|
1,494,112
|
Effect of dilutive
securities
|
-
|
18,066
|
|
|
|
Weighted average
dilutive common shares outstanding
|
1,515,103
|
1,512,178
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted
earnings (loss) per common share
|
$(.46)
|
$.43
|
Approximately
54,513 and 1,349,850 shares of the Company's common stock issuable
upon the exercise of stock options and warrants, respectively, were
excluded from the calculation because the effect would be
anti-dilutive due to the loss for the year ended June 30,
2020. Approximately 1,600 shares of the Company's common
stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options were
excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the
year ended June 30, 2019, because they were
anti-dilutive.
F-24
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
15.
Equity
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