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Simply, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2004 September (Form 10-Q)

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10 - Q


 

QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004.

 

005-79915

(Commission File Number)

 

InfoSonics Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

33-0599368

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

5880 Pacific Center Blvd
San Diego, CA 92121

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

(858) 373-1600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ý     No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes o     No ý

 

As of November 15, 2004, the Registrant had 5,212,000 shares outstanding of its $.001 par value common stock.

 



 

InfoSonics Corporation

 

Quarterly Report on FORM 10-Q For The Period Ended

 

September 30, 2004

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2004 (unaudited) and December 31, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 (unaudited) and 2003 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 (unaudited) and 2003 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings.

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securites.

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

 

 

 

 

Signatures.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.1

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

 

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Part I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1Financial Statements

 

InfoSonics Corporation and subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

6,477,766

 

$

2,570

 

Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $258,011 (unaudited) and $359,990

 

6,333,053

 

8,633,284

 

Inventory, net of reserves of $168,539 (unaudited), and $76,820

 

5,002,281

 

1,575,999

 

Prepaid expenses

 

1,547,363

 

188,513

 

Net assets of discontinued operations

 

545,778

 

1,559,207

 

Deferred tax assets

 

365,650

 

515,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

20,271,891

 

12,475,223

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

176,282

 

37,312

 

Deferred offering costs

 

 

162,913

 

Other assets

 

71,609

 

22,767

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

20,519,782

 

$

12,698,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 See accompanying notes.

 

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InfoSonics Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Line of credit

 

$

4,031,227

 

$

5,236,432

 

Book Overdraft

 

 

867,555

 

Accounts payable

 

3,404,506

 

2,211,563

 

Accrued expenses

 

254,400

 

144,278

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

821,982

 

Notes payable - related party

 

 

30,000

 

Net liabilities of discontinued operations

 

463,185

 

988,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

8,153,318

 

10,300,715

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

8,153,318

 

10,300,715

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value 10,000,000 shares authorized 0 and 0 shares issued and outstanding

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value 40,000,000 shares authorized 5,212,000 (unaudited) and 3,200,000 shares issued and outstanding

 

5,212

 

3,200

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

10,529,652

 

528,263

 

Retained earnings

 

1,831,600

 

1,866,037

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

12,366,464

 

2,397,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

20,519,782

 

$

12,698,215

 

 

 See accompanying notes.

 

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InfoSonics Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

17,393,081

 

$

17,075,934

 

$

53,816,308

 

$

42,185,216

 

Cost of sales

 

16,116,974

 

15,691,655

 

49,582,109

 

38,988,652

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

1,276,107

 

1,384,279

 

4,234,199

 

3,196,564

 

Operating expenses

 

1,076,520

 

867,908

 

3,114,304

 

2,302,536

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

199,587

 

516,371

 

1,119,895

 

894,028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income (expense)

 

11,759

 

(18,123

)

(74,356

)

(85,464

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes

 

211,346

 

498,248

 

1,045,539

 

808,564

 

Provision for income taxes

 

(117,302

)

229,952

 

118,633

 

323,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

328,648

 

268,296

 

926,906

 

485,134

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations (note 9)

 

(788,635

)

(75,532

)

(961,344

)

(106,048

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(459,987

)

$

192,764

 

$

(34,438

)

$

379,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From continuing operations

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.08

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.15

 

Discontinued

 

$

(0.15

)

$

(0.02

)

$

(0.24

)

$

(0.03

)

Net Income

 

$

(0.09

)

$

0.06

 

$

(0.01

)

$

0.12

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From continuing operations

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.07

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.12

 

Discontinued

 

$

(0.15

)

$

(0.02

)

$

(0.24

)

$

(0.03

)

Net Income

 

$

(0.09

)

$

0.05

 

$

(0.01

)

$

0.09

 

Basic weighted-average number of shares outstanding

 

5,212,000

 

3,200,000

 

3,977,197

 

3,200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding

 

5,212,000

 

3,908,098

 

3,977,197

 

3,908,098

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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InfoSonics Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net income from continuing operations

 

$

926,906

 

$

485,134

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

17,973

 

6,577

 

Loss on disposal of fixed assets

 

43,554

 

 

Provision for bad debt

 

(101,979

)

266,089

 

Provision for obsolete inventory

 

90,059

 

75,110

 

(Increase) decrease in

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts receivable

 

2,402,210

 

(5,108,973

)

Inventory

 

(3,516,341

)

(1,250,367

)

Prepaid expenses

 

(1,358,850

)

(578,558

)

Other assets

 

(48,842

)

 

Increase (decrease) in

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

1,192,943

 

2,008,134

 

Accrued expenses

 

110,122

 

351,858

 

Income tax liabilities

 

(821,982

)

(16,700

)

Deferred tax liability

 

150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash used in continuing operations

 

(914,227

)

(3,761,695

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash used in discontinued operations

 

(473,632

)

(399,786

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(1,387,859

)

(4,161,486

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

$

(200,497

)

$

(7,349

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

$

(200,497

)

$

(7,349

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Bank overdraft

 

(867,555

)

 

Borrowings from line of credit

 

19,562,625

 

15,759,782

 

Payments on line of credit

 

(20,767,832

)

(12,559,833

)

Payments on subordinated notes payable — related parties

 

(30,000

)

(67,746

)

Cash paid for deferred offering costs

 

 

(195,522

)

Offering costs

 

(1,887,686

)

 

Cash received for stock

 

12,054,000

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

8,063,552

 

2,936,681

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

6,475,196

 

(1,232,154

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

2,570

 

1,240,451

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

6,477,766

 

$

8,297

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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InfoSonics Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2004

 

NOTE 1 - Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results are likely to differ from those estimates, but management does not believe such differences will materially affect the financial position or results of operations of InfoSonics Corporation (the “Company”). The Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments considered, in the opinion of the Company, necessary to fairly present the results for the periods. Such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

 

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, Axcess Mobile and InfoSonics de Mexico, both of which are wholly-owned. Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

The Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2003 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. The unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004  and September 30, 2003 and the unaudited Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and September 30, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results or cash flows that may be expected for the entire year.

 

Due to seasonal factors, the Company’s interim results may not be indicative of annual results.

 

The Company has not changed its significant accounting policies from those disclosed in its financial statements as of and  for the year ended December 31, 2003 as included in its Registration Statement on Form S-1 that became effective on June 17, 2004.   For further information, reference is made to the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2003 as included in its Registration Statement on Form S-1 that became effective on June 17, 2004.

 

                Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material to the financial statements

 

                Consolidation Policy

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of InfoSonics Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary corporations, Axcess Mobile, LLC. and InfoSonics de Mexico, since their respective acquisition dates, and after elimination of all material intercompany accounts, transactions, and profits.

 

NOTE 2.  Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company has elected to follow APB Opinion No. 25 and related interpretations in accounting for its stock options and grants since the alternative fair market value accounting provided for under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123 requires use of grant valuation models that were not developed for use in valuing employee stock options and grants. Under APB Opinion No. 25, if the exercise price of the Company’s stock grants and options equals or exceeds the fair value of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation expenses are recognized.

 

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If compensation cost for the Company’s stock-based compensation plans had been determined based on the fair value at the grant dates for awards under those plans consistent with the method of SFAS No. 123, then the Company’s net income for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and September 30, 2003, respectively, would have been adjusted to the pro forma amounts indicated below:

 

 

 

Three Months ended September 30,

 

Nine Months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

Net income as reported

 

$

(459,987

)

$

192,764

 

$

(34,438

)

$

379,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based employee compensation cost, net of related tax effects, that would have been included in the determination of net income if the fair value method had been applied

 

(183,453

)

(

)

(183,453

)

(

)

Pro forma

 

$

(643,440

)

$

192,764

 

$

(217,891

)

$

379,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share as reported

 

$

(0.09

)

$

0.06

 

$

(0.01

)

$

0.12

 

Stock-based employee compensation cost, net of related tax effects, that would have been included in the determination of net income if the fair value method had been applied

 

$

(0.03

)

$

(0.00

)

$

(0.03

)

$

(0.00

)

Pro forma

 

$

(0.12

)

$

0.06

 

$

(0.04

)

$

0.12

 

Diluted earning per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

(0.09

)

$

0.05

 

$

(0.01

)

$

0.10

 

Stock-based employee compensation cost, net of related tax effects, that would have been included in the determination of net income if the fair value method had been applied

 

$

(0.03

)

$

(0.00

)

$

(0.03

)

$

(0.00

)

Pro forma

 

$

(0.12

)

$

0.05

 

$

(0.04

)

$

0.10

 

 

NOTE 3.  Earnings Per Share

 

The Company utilizes SFAS No. 128, ‘‘Earnings per Share.’’ Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is computed similar to basic earnings per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. Common equivalent shares are excluded from the computation if their effect is anti-dilutive. The Company’s common share equivalents consist of stock options.

 

The following table represents a reconciliation of the shares used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share for the respective periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator: Net Income (Loss)

 

$

(459,987

)

$

192,764

 

$

(34,438

)

$

379,086

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for basic earnings pershare — weighted average shares

 

5,212,000

 

3,200,000

 

3,977,197

 

3,200,000

 

Effect of dilutive securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee stock options

 

 

708,098

 

 

708,098

 

Denominator for diluted earnings pershare — adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversion

 

5,212,000

 

3,908,098

 

3,977,197

 

3,908,098

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share

 

$

(0.09

)

$

0.06

 

$

(0.01

)

$

0.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

$

(0.09

)

$

0.05

 

$

(0.01

)

$

0.09

 

 

 

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NOTE 4.  Income Taxes

 

SFAS No. 109, “ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES”, establishes financial accounting and reporting standards for the effect of income taxes. The objectives of accounting for income taxes are to recognize the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred tax liabilities and assets for the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. Judgment is required in assessing the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in our financial statements or tax returns. Fluctuations in the actual outcome of these future tax consequences could materially impact our financial position or our results of operations.

 

NOTE 5.  Inventory

 

Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market using standard costs that approximate average cost.  Inventories are reviewed periodically and items considered to be slow-moving or obsolete are reduced to estimated net realizable value through an appropriate reserve.  Inventory consists of the following:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Finished goods

 

$

5,170,820

 

$

1,652,819

 

Inventory reserve

 

(168,539

)

(76,820

)

Net inventory

 

5,002,281

 

1,575,999

 

 

NOTE 6.  Revolving Bank Loan Agreements and Notes Payable

 

The Company has available a line of credit from a bank, which allows the Company and its subsidiaries to borrow up to a maximum of $7,500,000. The line of credit provides for advances not to exceed 85% of eligible domestic accounts receivable and 70% to 90% of foreign insured accounts depending on the country of the debtor.  The majority of the debtors are domestic.  As of September 30, 2004, the Company’s available borrowing capacity is $4,661,940, which represents the maximum line of credit less restricted receivables.

 

Interest is payable on a monthly basis at prime (4.75% at September 30, 2004) or at the London Inter-Bank Offering Rate (1.25% at September 30, 2004), plus 2.25% for the first $500,000 and 2.5% for amounts over $500,000.  The line of credit is collateralized by substantially all of the assets of the Company, personally guaranteed by the Company’s majority stockholder, and expires in May 2005.  In addition to reporting and other non financial covenants, the line of credit contains certain financial covenants which require the Company to maintain a tangible net worth of not less than $1,050,000, a quick ratio of not less than 0.7-to-1, a debt-to-net worth ratio of not greater than 5-to-1 and quarterly net income after taxes of at least $1(excluding losses from discontinued operations).  At December 31, 2003 and September 30, 2004, the amounts drawn against the line of credit were $5,236,432, and $4,031,227 (unaudited), respectively.

 

 

NOTE 7.  Equity Transactions

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2004, in connection with the Company’s initial public offering, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $12,000,000.  The Company paid commissions and fees of $2,050,599 in connection with the offering.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with an advisor related to certain financial and advisory services. This agreement as amended in March 2004, provides for such services to be rendered for a twelve month period following the initial public offering date. In connection with such financial and advisory services the Company will be obligated to compensate the consultant in the amount of $5,000 per month for a period of twelve months. In addition, the Company will issue options to purchase 125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of 120% of the initial public offering price. The options will be exercisable for a period of three years following the effective date of the initial public offering. This agreement was subsequently amended in April, 2004, at which time the Company cancelled the consulting agreement and hired the consultant as an employee of the Company and all of the compensation terms remained the same.

 

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On June 17, 2004, the Company issued options to purchase 200,500 shares of the Company’s common stock to employees with an exercise price of $6.00 per share. One-third of the options become exercisable on June 17, 2005, and the remaining options will vest on a pro rata basis thereafter. A compensation charge was not recorded in connection with the issuance of such options as the exercise price of the stock options granted was not less than the fair market value of the Company’s stock price as of the date of grant.

 

NOTE 8.  Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“FIN 46”). This interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” addresses consolidation by business enterprises of variable interest entities with certain characteristics. FIN 46 is effective immediately for all enterprises with variable interests in variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and is effective beginning with the September 30, 2003, quarterly financial statements for all variable interests in a variable interest entity created before February 1, 2003. The adoption of this interpretation did not have any impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In April 2003, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 149, “Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 149”). SFAS 149 amends Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 133”) for certain decisions made as part of the Derivatives Implementation Group process. SFAS 149 also amends SFAS 133 to incorporate clarifications of the definition of a derivative. This statement is effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003, and for hedging relationships designated after June 30, 2003. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of SFAS 149 will have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In May 2003, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity” (“SFAS 150”). SFAS 150 establishes standards for the classification and measurement of certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. This Statement is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and is effective for all affected financial instruments beginning with the September 30, 2003, quarterly financial statements. The adoption of this statement did not have any impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

NOTE 9.  Discontinued Operations.

 

During the quarter ended September 30, 2004, the Company and its Board of directors discussed Axcess Mobile, LLC and its mall-based kiosk locations and the Company began to implement actions necessary to close those mall-based kiosk locations.  On October 28, 2004, the Company assigned the leases for six of the mall-based kiosk locations to a third party; however, the assignment did not release the Company from the future lease obligations.  The third party assignee operates approximately 400 mall-based kiosks in 28 states.  A third party is holding in escrow two months rent for the locations from the assignee, and in the event of default by the assignee those funds will be released to the Company.  The other lease locations were closed in October 2004.  The results of the discontinued operations are as follows:

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

Net Sales

 

$

475,188

 

$

1,160,844

 

$

2,224,307

 

$

3,040,184

 

Gross profit

 

221,596

 

757,581

 

1,325,609

 

1,694,527

 

Operating income (loss)

 

$

(656,365

)

$

20,296

 

$

(825,544

)

$

(55,417

)

Identifiable assets

 

$

545,778

 

$

1,439,312

 

$

545,778

 

$

1,439,312

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

1,474

 

$

15,733

 

$

44,928

 

$

17,400

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

5,774

 

$

3,990

 

$

13,516

 

$

11,969

 

 

As of September 30, 2004, the plans for the discontinued operations were substantially complete, however the Company expects to continue to record adjustments and expenses through discontinued operations as necessary.

 

 

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NOTE 10.  Segment Information

 

SFAS No. 131 “Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” requires that the Company disclose certain information about its operating segments where operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Generally, financial information is required to be reported on the basis that is used internally for evaluating segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources to segments.

 

Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments is shown in the following tables for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003.

 

Geographical revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and September 30, 2003.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2004

 

September 30, 2003

 

September 30, 2004

 

September 30, 2003

 

United States

 

$

16,608,797

 

$

16,636,682

 

$

51,117,177

 

$

38,676,369

 

Latin America

 

784,284

 

316,599

 

2,611,394

 

1,849,160

 

Asia Pacific

 

 

653

 

 

1,517,687

 

Europe

 

 

122,000

 

87,737

 

142,000

 

 

Item 2Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes.  Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of any contingent liabilities at the financial statement date and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis we review our estimates and assumptions. Our estimates were based on our historical experience and other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results are likely to differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions, but we do not believe such differences will materially affect our financial position or results of operations. Our critical accounting policies, the policies we believe are most important to the presentation of our financial statements and require the most difficult, subjective and complex judgments, are outlined below in “—Critical Accounting Policies,’’ and have not changed significantly.

 

In addition, certain statements made in this report may constitute “forward-looking statements”.  These forward-looking statements involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of InfoSonics to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Specifically, 1) the actions of competitors and customers and our ability to execute our business plans; and 2) our ability to increase revenues and operating income is dependent upon our ability to continue to expand our current businesses and to enter new business areas, general economic conditions, and other factors. You can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continues” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.

 

Overview

 

InfoSonics is one of the largest distributors of wireless handsets and accessories in the United States and Latin America.  We distribute products of a number of manufacturers, including Audiovox, Kyocera, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony-Ericsson and others. Our distribution services include the purchasing, marketing, selling, warehousing, order assembly, programming, packing, shipping, and delivery of handsets for wireless telecommunications from manufacturers to agents, resellers, distributors, independent dealers and retailers in the United States and to wireless network operators and resellers in Latin America.

 

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As a part of our distribution activities, we perform value added services when requested by the customer. These services include but are not limited to programming, locking, software loading, packaging, and quality assurance testing.   We operate distribution hubs in San Diego, California and Miami, Florida. The San Diego facility primarily serves the needs of our West Coast and Midwest customers and the Florida location services customers primarily on the East Coast and in Latin America.

 

Since our founding in 1994, we have grown our business by focusing on the needs of our customers, developing and maintaining close relationships with manufacturers, entering new markets, and sourcing new and innovative products, while maintaining close attention to operational efficiencies and costs.

 

We successfully completed an initial public offering of our shares of common stock in June 2004 and became a reporting company.  We are currently listed on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol “IFO”.

 

Due to seasonal and other factors, our interim results may not be indicative of annual results.  Our operating results are influenced by several seasonal factors, which may cause our revenues and operating results to fluctuate on a quarterly basis.  These fluctuations are a result of several factors, including but not limited to the timing and introduction of new products by our suppliers and competitors, promotions and subsidies by wireless network operators, purchasing patterns of customers and the timing of holidays and other events effecting consumer demand.

 

Areas of Management Focus and Performance Indicators

 

We manage our business by focusing on the needs of our customers, developing and maintaining close relationships with manufacturers, entering new markets, and sourcing new and innovative products, while maintaining close attention to operational efficiencies and costs. The desired results of this focus are increased shipping volumes and improved efficiencies to enable higher levels of profitability and earnings growth. Other areas that we focus on include management execution, employee development, customer service, risk management, legal and ethical compliance and corporate governance.

 

Performance indicators which are key for the monitoring and management of our business include operating and net income, cost of sales and gross profit percentage, operating expenses as a percent of revenues, and overall net sales growth. These items are specifically discussed further in this section. We make extensive use of our customized information system to closely monitor all aspects of our business, including customer relationship management, intelligent purchasing, inventory control, inventory flow, line item margin control for every order, and weighted average cost and statistical data for every product, customer and supplier. We believe a strong focus on providing better service to customers leads to increased customer satisfaction and resulting customer retention and potential increases in sales.

 

Industry Trends, Challenges, Risks and Growth Opportunities

 

According to Merrill Lynch “Wireless Handsets” dated June 4, 2004, in 2003 wireless handset sales in North and Latin America increased by 17% and 25% respectively, and are forecasted to increase 16% and 16% respectively in 2004. This 2004 projection is based on worldwide sales of 600 million handsets sold for the full year 2004; January to June 2004 sales are estimated to have been just under 300 million.  A rapid decline in wireless handset sales growth could negatively impact our net sales. Higher than anticipated growth in demand could strain our resources and affect our ability to meet these unanticipated demands.

 

Excess supply conditions can reduce the market prices of the products we sell and therefore affect our ability to generate net sales and gross profit at historical levels and could affect the value of our inventory. Conversely, should manufacturers be unable to respond to an unanticipated increase in demand on a timely basis, we, along with others in our industry, could experience supply constraints that would affect our ability to deliver product. We are unable to quantify these effects, as it is difficult to predict future supply conditions and demand patterns which affect our ability to meet customer demand or sell handsets at an acceptable gross profit.

 

Company Specific Trends, Challenges, Risks and Growth Opportunities

 

In 2003, net sales increased by 39.5%, and handsets sold increased by 12.7% compared with 2002.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, net sales increased 27.6% and handsets sold increased 9.4% compared with

 

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the nine months ended September 30, 2003. Although we have incorporated growth into our strategy, there can be no assurance these trends will continue. Similarly, while we have experienced high levels of growth in income from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 (29.3%), we cannot anticipate future growth to be at the same levels. Our strategy incorporates overall growth elements for each aspect of our business, which we hope will result in continued earnings growth; however there can be no assurance this trend will continue. Potential investment in growth opportunities and assumed additional risks could alter our earnings trend.

 

Our operating results may vary significantly, which may cause our stock price to fluctuate.

 

Our operating results are influenced by a number of factors, which may cause our revenue and operating results to fluctuate. These factors include:

 

                  promotions and subsidies by wireless network operators.

                  the timing of introduction of new products by our suppliers and competitors;

                  purchasing patterns of customers in different markets;

                  general economic conditions; and

                  product availability and pricing.

 

Both our wholesale distribution and retail businesses historically have experienced increased sales during the third and the fourth quarters of the calendar year due to holiday gift buying. In addition, if unanticipated events occur, including delays in securing adequate inventories of competitive products at times of peak sales or significant decreases in sales during these periods, it could result in a material decrease in our revenues and losses or lower profits.

 

We buy a significant amount of our products from a limited number of suppliers, who may not provide us with competitive products at reasonable prices when we need them in the future.

 

We purchase wireless handsets and accessories principally from wireless communications equipment manufacturers and distributors. We depend on these suppliers to provide us with adequate inventories of currently popular brand name products on a timely basis and on favorable pricing and other terms. Our agreements with our principal suppliers are non-exclusive, require us to satisfy minimum purchase requirements, can be terminated on short notice and provide for certain territorial restrictions, as is common in our industry. Our suppliers may not offer us competitive products on favorable terms or with timely delivery. From time to time, we have been unable to obtain sufficient product supplies. Any failure or delay by our suppliers in supplying us with products on favorable terms may severely diminish our ability to obtain and deliver products to our customers on a timely and competitive basis. If we lose any of our principal suppliers, or if these suppliers are unable to fulfill our product needs, or if any principal supplier imposes substantial price increases and alternative sources of supply are not readily available, it would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

 

Our continuing liabilities on leases from our former mall-based retail kiosk locations could have a negative impact on earnings and cash flow.

 

Although we have assigned our six remaining retail leases to a third party and we have received indemnification from the third party, we also remain liable to the lessor for the respective remaining lease terms of one to three years, if the third party does not fulfill its obligations under the leases.  As of September 30, 2004 the total potential liability under these leases was $1,771,018, not including a $95,044 escrow deposit held for the benefit of InfoSonics to the extent that the third party should default on any of the assigned leases. This escrow is not reflected on InfoSonics financial statements.

 

The loss or reduction in orders from principal customers or a reduction in prices we are able to charge these

customers will have a negative impact upon our revenues and could cause our stock price to decline.

 

Our three largest customers in the three months ended September 30, 2004 accounted for approximately 18.5%, 10.5% and 10.5%, respectively, of our product sales.  Our largest customer for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 accounted for 14.1% of our product sales, and no other customers accounted for 10% or greater of our product sales.  The markets we serve are subject to severe price competition. Additionally, our customers are not contractually obligated to purchase product from us. For these and other reasons such as competitive pricing and competitive pressures, customers may seek to obtain products or services from us at lower prices than we have been able to obtain from these customers in the past. This could occur, for example, in the case of a customer purchasing

 

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large quantities of a product from us, who then terminates this relationship because the customer can obtain a lower price by buying directly from the manufacturer. The loss of any of our principal customers, a reduction in the amount of product or services our principal customers order from us or the inability to maintain current terms, including price, with these or other customers could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. We have experienced losses of certain customers through industry consolidation and ordinary course of business and there can be no assurance that any of our customers will continue to purchase products or services from us or that their purchases will be at the same or greater levels than in prior periods.

 

Our future profitability depends on our ability to maintain existing margins and our ability to increase our sales, which we may not be able to do.

 

The gross margins that we realize on sales of wireless handsets could be reduced due to increased competition or a growing industry emphasis on cost containment. Therefore, our future profitability will depend on our ability to maintain our margins or to increase our sales to help offset potential future declines in margins. We may not be able to maintain existing margins for products or services offered by us or increase our sales. Our ability to generate sales is based upon demand for wireless telecommunications products and our having an adequate supply of these products. Even if our sales rates do increase, the gross margins that we receive from our sales may not be sufficient to make our future operations profitable or as profitable.

 

Our business depends on the continued tendency of wireless equipment manufacturers and network operators to outsource aspects of their business to us.

 

Our business depends in large part on wireless equipment manufacturers and network operators outsourcing some of their business functions to us. We provide functions such as distribution, inventory management, customized packaging, activation management and other services. Certain wireless equipment manufacturers and network operators have elected, and others may elect, to undertake these services internally. Additionally, our customer service levels, industry consolidation, competition, deregulation, technological changes or other factors could reduce the degree to which members of the wireless telecommunications industry rely on outsourced services such as the services we provide. Any significant change in the market for these services could have a material adverse effect on our current and planned business.

 

We may not be able to effectively compete in our industry if consolidation of wireless network operators continues.

 

The past several years have witnessed a consolidation within the wireless network operator community. If this trend continues, it could result in a reduction or elimination of promotional activities by the remaining wireless network operators as they seek to reduce their expenditures which could, in turn, result in decreased demand for our products or services. Moreover, consolidation of wireless network operators reduces the number of potential contracts available to us. We could also lose business if wireless network operators, which currently are our customers, are acquired by other wireless network operators which are not our customers. Wireless operators may also change their policy regarding sales to their agents by independent distributors, such as requiring those agents to purchase products from the wireless operator or manufacturer, rather than from distributors such as InfoSonics. This type of requirement could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

 

Our sales and inventory risk may be materially affected by fluctuations in regional demand patterns and economic factors for which we cannot plan.

 

The demand for our products and services has fluctuated and may continue to vary substantially within the regions served by us. We believe the roll-out of third generation, or 3G, cellular telephone systems and other new technologies, which has been delayed and could further be delayed, has had and will continue to have an effect on overall subscriber growth and handset replacement demand. Economic slow-downs in regions served by us or changes in promotional programs offered by wireless network operators may lower consumer demand for our products and create higher levels of inventories which could decrease our gross and operating margins. We could face a substantial inventory risk due to depreciation and equipment price erosion if our products are not sold in a timely manner. We believe our operations were adversely affected by an economic slow-down in the United States starting in the fourth quarter of 2000. A prolonged economic slow-down in the United States or any other regions in which we have significant operations could negatively impact our results of operations and financial position.

 

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We may not be able to adequately respond to rapid technological changes in the wireless telecommunications industry, which could cause us to lose customers.

 

The technology relating to wireless telecommunications equipment changes rapidly resulting in product obsolescence or short product life cycles. We are required to anticipate future technological changes in our industry and to continually identify, obtain and market new products in order to satisfy evolving industry and customer requirements. Competitors or manufacturers of wireless equipment may market products which have perceived or actual advantages over products that we handle or which otherwise render those products obsolete or less marketable. We have made and continue to make significant capital investments in accordance with evolving industry and customer requirements including maintaining levels of inventories of currently popular products that we believe are necessary based on current market conditions. This utilization of capital for inventory buildup of this nature increases our risk of loss due to product obsolescence.

 

Substantial defaults by our customers on accounts receivables could have a significant negative impact on our

cash flow and financial condition.

 

We currently offer and intend to offer open account terms to certain of our customers, which may subject us to credit risks, particularly to the extent that our receivables represent sales to a limited number of customers or are concentrated in particular geographic markets. Although we have an accounts receivable insurance policy, this policy carries a substantial deductible and may not cover us in all instances. We also have an accounts receivable credit facility in order to reduce our working capital requirements. The extent of our ability to use our accounts receivable credit facility is dependent on the amount of and collection cycle of our accounts receivable. Adverse changes in our ability to use accounts receivable financing could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, cash flows and results of operations.

 

We rely on our suppliers to provide trade credit facilities to adequately fund our on-going operations and product purchases, and without those facilities, our ability to procure products could be reduced.

 

Our business is dependent on our ability to obtain adequate supplies of currently popular products on favorable pricing and other terms. Our ability to fund our product purchases is dependent on our principal suppliers providing favorable payment terms that allow us to maximize the efficiency of our capital usage. The payment terms we receive from our suppliers are dependent on several factors, including, but not limited to, our payment history with the supplier, the suppliers’ credit granting policies, contractual provisions, our overall credit rating as determined by various credit rating agencies, industry conditions, our recent operating results, financial position and cash flows and the supplier’s ability to obtain credit insurance on amounts that we owe them. Adverse changes in any of these factors, certain of which may not be wholly in our control, could have a material adverse effect on our

operations.

 

Approximately 4.5% of our revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2004 and approximately 5.0% of our revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 were generated outside of the United States in countries that may have political or other risks.

 

We engage in sales activities in territories and countries outside of the United States. The fact that we distribute products into a number of countries exposes us to increased credit risks, customs duties, import quotas and other trade restrictions, potentially greater inflationary pressures, and shipping delays. Changes may occur in social, political, regulatory and economic conditions or in laws and policies governing foreign trade and investment in the territories and countries where we currently distribute products. United States laws and regulations relating to investment and trade in foreign countries could also change to our detriment. Any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our business and operations. Although we purchase and sell products and services in United States Dollars and do not engage in exchange swaps, futures or options contracts or other hedging techniques, fluctuations in currency exchange rates could reduce demand for products sold in United States dollars. We cannot predict the effect that future exchange rate fluctuations will have on our operating results. We may in the future engage in currency hedging transactions, which could result in our incurring significant additional losses.

 

We rely on our information system technology to function efficiently, without interruptions, and if it does not,

customer relationships could be harmed.

 

We have focused on the application of our information system technology to provide customized services to wireless communications equipment manufacturers and network operators. Our ability to meet our customers’

 

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technical and performance requirements is highly dependent on the effective functioning of our information technology systems, which may experience interruptions. These business interruptions could cause us to fall below acceptable performance levels pursuant to our customers’ requirements and could result in the loss of the related business relationship.

 

We have outstanding indebtedness, which is secured by substantially all our assets and which could prevent us from borrowing additional funds, if needed.

 

We have outstanding debt in the amount of approximately $4.0 million and $5.2 million at September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively, in the form of a bank line of credit which is based on accounts receivable. If we violate our loan covenants, default on our obligations or become subject to a change of control, our indebtedness would become immediately due and payable. Our credit facility is secured by substantially all of our assets and borrowing availability is based primarily on a percentage of eligible accounts receivable. Consequently, any significant decrease in eligible accounts receivable will limit our ability to borrow additional funds to adequately finance our operations and expansion strategies. The terms of our credit facility could substantially prohibit us from incurring additional indebtedness, which could limit our ability to expand our operations. The terms of our credit facility also include negative covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to sell certain assets and make certain payments, including but not limited to, dividends, repurchases of common stock and other payments outside the normal course of business as well as prohibiting us from merging or consolidating with another corporation or selling all or substantially all of our assets.

 

The wireless telecommunications industry is intensely competitive and we may not be able to continue to compete against well established competitors with greater financial and other resources.

 

We compete for sales of wireless telecommunications equipment and accessories, and expect that we will continue to compete, with numerous well-established wireless network operators, distributors and manufacturers, including our own suppliers. Many of our competitors possess greater financial and other resources than we do and may market similar products or services directly to our customers. Distribution of wireless telecommunications equipment and accessories has generally had low barriers to entry. As a result, additional competitors may choose to enter our industry in the future. The markets for wireless handsets and accessories are characterized by intense price competition and significant price erosion over the life of a product. Many of our competitors have the financial resources to withstand substantial price competition and to implement extensive advertising and promotional programs, both generally and in response to efforts by additional competitors to enter into new markets or introduce new products. Our ability to continue to compete successfully will depend largely on our ability to maintain our current industry relationships. We may not be successful in anticipating and responding to competitive factors affecting our industry, including new or changing outsourcing requirements, the entry of additional well-capitalized competitors, new products which may be introduced, changes in consumer preferences, demographic trends, international, national, regional and local economic conditions and competitors’ discount pricing and promotion strategies. As wireless telecommunications markets mature and as we seek to enter into new markets and offer new products in the future, the competition that we face may change and grow more intense.

 

Our continued growth depends on retaining our current key employees and attracting additional qualified personnel, and we may not be able to continue to do so.

 

Our success depends in large part on the abilities and continued service of our executive officers and other key employees, particularly Joseph Ram, our Chief Executive Officer. Although we have entered into employment agreements with several of our officers and employees, including Mr. Ram, we may not be able to retain their services under applicable law. The loss of executive officers or other key personnel could have a material adverse effect on us. In addition, in order to support our continued growth, we will be required to effectively recruit, develop and retain additional qualified management. If we are unable to attract and retain additional necessary personnel, it could delay or hinder our plans for growth.

 

We rely on trade secret laws and agreements with our key employees and other third parties to protect our proprietary rights, and there is no assurance that these laws or agreements adequately protect our rights.

 

We rely on trade secret laws to protect our proprietary knowledge, particularly our database of customers and suppliers and business terms such as pricing. In general, we also have non-disclosure agreements with our key employees and limit access to and distribution of our trade secrets and other proprietary information. These

 

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measures may prove difficult to enforce and may not prove adequate to prevent misappropriation of our proprietary information.

 

We may become subject to suits alleging medical risks associated with our wireless handsets, and the cost of these suits could be substantial, and divert funds from our business.

 

Lawsuits or claims have been filed or made against manufacturers of wireless handsets over the past years alleging possible medical risks, including brain cancer, associated with the electromagnetic fields emitted by wireless communications handsets. There has been only limited relevant research in this area, and this research has not been conclusive as to what effects, if any, exposure to electromagnetic fields emitted by wireless handsets has on human cells. Substantially all of our revenues are derived, either directly or indirectly, from sales of wireless handsets. We may become subject to lawsuits filed by plaintiffs alleging various health risks from our products. If any future studies find possible health risks associated with the use of wireless handsets or if any damages claim against us is successful, it could have a material adverse effect on our business. Even an unsubstantiated perception that health risks exist could adversely affect our ability or the ability of our customers to market wireless handsets.

 

Risks Related To Our Common Stock

 

Stockholders may be diluted as a result of future offerings or other financings.

 

We may need to raise additional capital through one or more future public offerings, private placements or other financings involving our securities. As a result of these financings, none of which is currently planned, ownership interests in our company may be greatly diluted.

 

Our common stock, and our stock price could be volatile and could decline, resulting in a substantial loss on your investment.

 

Prior to our initial public offering in June 2004, there was not a public market for our common stock. An active trading market for our common stock may never develop or be sustained, which could affect the ability of our stockholders to sell their shares and could depress the market price of their shares.  The stock market in general, and the market for telecommunications-related stocks in particular, has been highly volatile. As a result, the market price of our common stock is likely to be similarly volatile, and investors in our common stock may experience a decrease in the value of their stock, including decreases unrelated to our operating performance or prospects. The price of our common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to a number of factors, including those listed in this ‘‘Risk Factors’’ section of this Form 10-Q.  In the past, securities class action litigation has often been instituted against companies following periods of volatility in their stock price. This type of litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention and resources.

 

Shares of common stock that are issuable pursuant to our stock option plans and our outstanding warrants, when issued, could result in dilution to existing stockholders and could cause the market price of our common stock to fall.

 

We have reserved shares of common stock that may be issuable pursuant to our stock option plans and our outstanding options outside those plans. These securities, when issued and outstanding, may reduce earnings per share under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, to the extent that they are exercised and shares of common stock are issued, dilute percentage ownership to existing stockholders which could have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.

 

The ability of our stockholders to control our policies or effect a change in control of our company is limited, which may not be in our stockholders’ best interests.

 

Some provisions of our charter and bylaws and the General Corporation Law of Maryland, where we are incorporated, may delay or prevent a change in control of our company or other transactions that could provide our common stockholders with a premium over the then-prevailing market price of our common stock or that might otherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders. These include the ability of our Board of Directors to authorize the issuance of preferred stock without stockholder approval, which preferred stock may have voting provisions that could delay or prevent a change in control or other transaction that might involve a premium price or otherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders. Maryland law imposes restrictions on some business combinations and requires compliance with statutory procedures before some mergers and acquisitions can occur. These provisions

 

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of Maryland law may have the effect of discouraging offers to acquire us even if the acquisition would be advantageous to our stockholders.

 

Our current controlling stockholders may have strategic interests that differ from those of our other stockholders.

 

Two of our stockholders, in the aggregate, beneficially own approximately 61.6% of our outstanding common stock. For the foreseeable future, to the extent that these stockholders vote similarly, they will be able to exercise control over many matters requiring approval by the board of directors or our stockholders. As a result, they will be able to:

 

                  control the composition of our board of directors;

                  control our management and policies;

                  determine the outcome of significant corporate transactions, including changes in control that may be beneficial to stockholders; and

                  act in their mutual interests, which may conflict with, or be different from, the interests of other stockholders.

 

Results of Operations:

 

                Discontinued Operations

 

                During the quarter ended September 30, 2004, the Company and its Board of directors discussed Axcess Mobile, LLC and it’s mall-based kiosk locations and the Company began to implement actions necessary to close those mall-based kiosk locations.  Due to the changing environment for mall-based kiosks, and the challenges associated with AT&T related to the Cingular transaction, management felt it was necessary to take decisive actions to mitigate further losses.  Another contributing factor to the decision was the lack of synergies and operational efficiencies between the mall-based kiosks and our core distribution business.  The loss during the quarter of $789,000, included non-cash charges of $182,000 to write-off of goodwill and $135,000 related to the reduction of a deferred tax asset. During the month of October four of the mall-based kiosk location leases were terminated without any financial implications, current or future.  On October 28, 2004, the Company assigned the leases for six of the mall-based kiosk locations to a third party; however, the assignment did not release the Company from the future lease obligations.  The third party assignee operates approximately 400 mall-based kiosks in 28 states.  A third party is holding in escrow two months rent for the locations from the assignee, and in the event of default by the assignee those funds will be released to the Company.  As of September 30, 2004, the plans for the discontinued operations were substantially complete, however the Company expects to continue to record adjustments and expenses through the discontinued operations as necessary.

 

Quarter ended September 30, 2004 Compared with Quarter ended September 30, 2003

 

Net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2004 were $17.4 million, compared with $17.1 million in net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2003, an increase of 1.9%.  The increase in net sales is due to an increase of $317,000 in distribution revenues.  The increase in distribution revenues is primarily due to a 15.5% increase in average unit selling price, and a 75% increase in sales personnel, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2003.  In 2004, the availability of feature-rich wireless devices, wireless network operator promotional activity and compelling pricing by manufacturers induced subscribers to upgrade their wireless devices, creating end-user demand.  Our revenues in the United States were 95% and 97% of total sales, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2004 and September 30, 2003.

 

Cost of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2004 was $16.1 million, or 92.7% of net sales, compared with $15.7 million, or 91.9% of net sales, for the three months ended September 30, 2003.  The 2.7% dollar increase in cost of sales is primarily attributable to our purchase of products necessary to meet our customers’ increased demand, as well as increased carrier promotional activity, and competitive pricing in the regions we operate.  In addition there were certain products which needed to be written down in order to be sold at competitive prices.

 

Gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2004 was $1.3 million, or 7.3% of net sales, compared with $1.4 million, or 8.1% of net sales, for the three months ended September 30, 2003.  The 7.8% dollar decrease in gross profit is a result of increased end-user demand which resulted in more competitive pricing pressures and less margin opportunity during the quarter.

 

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Operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2004 were $1.1 million, or 6.2% of net sales, compared with $.87 million, or 5.1% of net sales, for the three months ended September 30, 2003.  The $208,000 increase is primarily due to increased personnel (executive, sales, warehouse and back office) to support our anticipated sales increases, larger office and warehouse facilities, as well as additional costs (including legal and accounting) associated with being a publicly-traded company.

 

Income from continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2004 was $200,000, representing a decrease of $317,000 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2003.  As a percentage of net sales, income from continuing operations was 1.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2004 compared with 3.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2003.  This decrease in income from continuing operations, both in dollars and as a percentage of net sales, is the result of the factors discussed above.

 

Net income from continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2004 was $329,000, or $0.06 earnings per diluted share, compared to net income of $268,000, or $0.07 earnings per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2003, representing an increase of 22.5%.  The increase in net income from continuing operations is due to the tax provision adjustment for the quarter.  Net income from continuing operations before tax provision for the three months ended September 30, 2004 was $211,000 compared to $498,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2003, this decrease was due to both a decrease in gross profit dollars as well as an increase in operating expense dollars for the three months ended September 30, 2004 as compared with gross profit and operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2003.

 

For the quarter ended September 30, 2004 we incurred a loss of $ 789,000 from discontinued operations, as compared to a loss of $76,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2003.  The loss was primarily a result of decreased cellular activations in our mall-based kiosks, the shift in retail sales and activations from mall-based to on-line sales, our write-off of the goodwill ($182,000) associated with these operations, and a tax adjustment ($135,000) to reduce our deferred asset related to these operations.

 

Nine Months ended September 30, 2004 Compared with Nine Months ended September 30, 2003

 

Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 were $53.8 million compared with $42.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003, representing an increase of 27.6 %.  The increase in net sales is primarily due to an increase in distribution revenues of $11.6 million which result from increased end-user demand.

 

 The increase in distribution revenues is primarily due to a 9.4% increase in units sold, a 17.4% increase in average unit selling price, and a 75% increase in sales personnel as compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2003.  Our revenues in the United States were 95% and 92% of total sales, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and September 30, 2003.

 

Cost of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 was $49.6 million, or 92.1% of net sales, compared with $39.0 million, or 92.4% of net sales, for the nine months ended September 30, 2003.  The 27.2% dollar increase in cost of sales is attributed to our purchase of products necessary to meet our customers’ increased demand and is consistent with our increase in net sales.

 

Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 was $4.2 million, or 7.9% of net sales, compared with $3.2 million, or 7.6% of net sales, for the nine months ended September 30, 2003.  The 32.5% dollar increase in gross profit is in excess of our 27.6% dollar increase in net sales for the same period, in addition to increased gross profit as a percentage of net sales by 0.3%.  The increase in gross profit reflects management’s ability to leverage buying efficiencies, when the opportunities arise, while still increasing net sales.

 

Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 were $3.1 million, or 5.8% of net sales, compared to $2.3 million, or 5.5% of net sales, for the nine months ended September 30, 2003.  The $812,000 increase is primarily due to increased personnel (executive, sales and back office) to support the increased sales levels, larger office and warehouse facilities, as well as additional costs (including legal and accounting costs) associated with being a publicly traded company.

 

Income from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 was $1,120,000, representing an increase of 25.3% compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2003.  As a percentage of net sales, income from continuing operations was 2.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, which

 

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remained unchanged from the nine months ended September 30, 2003.  The increase in dollars is the result of the factors discussed above as well as the operational efficiency of the Company, which has allowed us to increase sales volumes at a high rate while we increase cost of sales at a lower rate and thus have maintained a consistent level of operating income as a percentage of net sales.

 

Net income from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 was $927,000, or $0.20 earnings per diluted share, as compared with $485,000, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2003.  The 91.1% increase is due to increased net sales, increased gross profits in dollars, increased gross margins and decreased tax provisions.

 

Sales increased 27.6%, gross profit increased 32.5%, income from continuing operations increased 25.3%, and net income from continuing operations increased 91.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 as compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2003.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, we incurred a loss of $961,000 from discontinued operations, as compared to a loss of $106,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2003.  The loss in the nine months ended September 30, 2004 was due to a more challenging mall-based retail environment and was affected by our selling AT&T products and services, with AT&T having been recently acquired by Cingular.  These factors contributed to decreased net activations for our mall-based kiosk locations, resulting in the losses incurred.

 

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

                Cash

 

                At September 30, 2004, we had cash and cash equivalents of $6,477,766, and at December 31, 2003, we had cash and cash equivalents of $2,570.

 

                Cash Flows

 

                Cash from our initial public offering, together with our line of credit, continue to help finance our continuing operations.  The net cash used by operating activities was $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, compared with $3.8 million, for the nine months ended September 30, 2003. The decrease in net cash used by operations in 2004 was primarily due to a decrease in accounts receivable offset by increased levels of inventory and prepaid expenses as well as decreased income tax liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2004.  The increase in inventory and prepaid expense was due to anticipated higher levels of sales as the Company continues to grow.  The decrease in accounts receivable is due to shifting payment patterns of customers, and the addition of new customers, many of which have short credit terms.  The decrease in income taxes payable is a result of the profitability achieved in fiscal 2003, whose taxes were paid in 2004.   The increase in inventory ($3.5 million) and increase in prepaid expenses ($1.4 million) was funded primarily by the decrease in accounts receivable ($2.4 million) and an increase in accounts payable ($1.2 million).  Allowance for doubtful accounts at September 30, 2004 decreased approximately $100,000 to $258,000.  This decrease was a result of a few accounts becoming insolvent during the nine months ended September 30, 2004, some of which was covered under our accounts receivable insurance policy, and the reduction was to absorb our deductible related to the policy.  We believe that at September 30, 2004, our reserve for doubtful accounts is adequate.  Cash used by discontinued operations was $473,000 and $400,000, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, and September 30, 2003.

 

                                Day’s sales outstanding at September 30, 2004 were 31 days compared with 37 days at June 30, 2004.  Normal payment terms require our customer payments on a net 30 day basis.  We are constantly working with our customers to reduce our day’s sales outstanding.

 

                The net cash used in investing activities was $200,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 compared with $7,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2003.  This increase is primarily the result of expenditures for new furniture and fixtures related to increased office and warehouse space and additional headcount.

 

                The net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 of $8.1 million is primarily the result of our completed initial public offering.

 

                Our working capital at September 30, 2004 was $12.1 million, compared with $2.2 million at December 31,

 

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2003. This change was due primarily to the completion of our initial public offering.   In addition, we have a $7.5 million revolving line of credit, and as of September 30, 2004 we had $4.7 million available (based on a borrowing base calculation), and $4.0 million drawn from the line of credit, leaving net availability of $700,000.  As of October 31, 2004 our net availability was approximately $ 3.5 million.

 

On June 17, 2004, we issued and sold to the public 2,000,000 shares of common stock, listed on the American Stock Exchange.  Our initial public offering increased our outstanding shares to 5,212,000.  Proceeds from the public offering to us before expenses were $12 million.

 

Borrowings

 

 

We utilize a bank line of credit which is based upon eligible accounts receivable. As of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, amounts advanced against that line were approximately $4,031,000 and $5,236,000, respectively. This credit line has been an important part of growing our business, and market changes affecting accounts receivable could diminish the borrowing base of available funds. As of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, advances were 86% and 88% respectively, of the available borrowing base. This current facility expires May 2005.

 

 We believe that our existing cash resources, together with our projected cash flow from operations and the net proceeds from our initial public offering, will be sufficient to allow us to implement our strategy and growth plan

 

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

We believe the following critical accounting policies are important to the presentation of our financial condition and results, and require management’s judgments often as a result of the need to make estimates about the affect of matters that are inherently uncertain.

 

Revenue Recognition and Accrued Chargebacks

 

Revenues are recognized upon (1) shipment of the products to customers, (2) when collection of the outstanding receivables are probable, and (3) the final price of the product is determined.  Commission revenue on phone activations is recorded at the time of the activation and may be charged back to us in future periods. The carrier has nine months from date of activation to charge back amounts previously credited to us if the customer terminates its service. We provide an allowance for estimated returns based on our experience, which estimate is recorded as a contra asset against accounts receivable. A provision for returns is provided in the same period in which the related commission revenue is recorded. Customer credit-worthiness and economic conditions may change and increase the risk of collectibility and contract terminations and may require additional provisions, which would negatively impact our operating results.

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Sales Return Reserve

 

Credit evaluations are undertaken for all major sale transactions before shipment is authorized.  Normal payment terms require payment on a net 90 day basis. On an ongoing basis, we analyze the payment history of customer accounts, including recent customer purchases. We evaluate aged items in the accounts receivable aging and provide reserves for doubtful accounts and estimated sales returns.  Customer credit worthiness and economic conditions may change and increase the risk of collectibility and sales returns, and may require additional provisions, which would negatively impact our operating results.

 

Inventory Write-Off and Effect on Gross Margin

 

We regularly monitor inventory quantities on hand and record a provision for excess and obsolete inventories based primarily on historical usage rates and our estimated forecast of product demand for a period of time, generally nine months. Because of obsolescence, we will generally provide a full reserve for the costs of our inventories in excess of our relevant forecast for the applicable period.  We attempt to control our inventory levels so that we do not hold inventories in excess of demand for the succeeding nine months. However, because we need to place non-cancelable orders with significant lead time and because it is difficult to estimate product demand, it is possible that we will build inventories in excess of demand for the future periods. If we have inventories in excess of estimated product

 

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demand, we will provide a reserve, which could have a material adverse effect on our reported results of operations and financial position.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

During the quarter ended September 30, 2004 we did not enter into any new lease contracts.

 

Item 3Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

We are subject to market risks with respect to interest rates because our line of credit has a floating interest rate.  We can choose among the bank’s prime rate, which was 4.75% at September 30, 2004, and the one-, two-, and three-month LIBOR rates plus (with respect to the LIBOR rate) 2.25% for the first $500,000 of borrowings and 2.5% for borrowing above $500,000.  As of September 30, 2004, we had zero LIBOR borrowings, rather funds borrowed are at the bank’s prime rate.  If the full $7,500,000 available under our credit facility were outstanding for a full year, each increase of 1% in the applicable interest rate would result in an additional $75,000 in interest expense for that year.

 

Our business outside the United States is conducted in United States dollars.  Although we purchase and sell products and services in United States dollars and do not engage in exchange swaps, futures or options contracts or other hedging techniques, fluctuations in currency exchange rates could reduce demand for products sold in United States dollars.  We cannot predict the effect that future exchange rate fluctuations will have on our operating results.  We believe our exposure to market risks, including exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and commodity price risk, is not material at the present time.  We may in the future engage in currency hedging transactions, which could result in our incurring significant additional losses.

 

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)).  Based on this evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules and forms.  There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings

 

None

 

 

Item 2.  Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Recent Sales of Securities

 

Effective September 2, 2004, we issued options to purchase an aggregate of 12,000 shares of our common stock to employees at an exercise price of $6.00 per share. For each optionee, options covering one-third of the number of shares underlying options granted to that individual will become exercisable one year from the date of grant.  Thereafter, options covering one thirty-sixth of the shares underlying options granted to each individual will become exercisable on the first day of each calendar month.  The options were issued pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

 

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Use of Proceeds

 

None

 

Item 3Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

None.

 

Item 5.  Other Information.

 

None.

 

Item 6.    Exhibits And Reports On Form 8-K

 

(a)                                  Exhibits.

 

                                3.1           Certificate of Incorporation (1)

 

                                3.2           Bylaws (1)

 

                                10            Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Assets between Axcess Mobile and TMS (2).

 

                                                                31.1         Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

                                                                32.1         Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

                                                (1)  Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed on January 30, 2004.

(2)  Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 3, 2004.

 

(b)                                 Reports on Form 8-K.

 

None.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

InfoSonics Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

November 15, 2004

 

 

 

By:

/S/ Joseph Ram

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joseph Ram

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Date:

November 15, 2004

 

 

 

By:

/S/ Jeffrey Klausner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeffrey Klausner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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