SMITH MIDLAND CORP - Annual Report: 2007 (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
For
the
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2007
Commission
File Number 1-13752
SMITH-MIDLAND
CORPORATION
(Name
of
Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
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or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(I.R.S.
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P.O.
Box 300, 5119 Catlett Road,
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Midland,
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22728
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(540)
439-3266
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Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities
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by check mark if the issuer is not required to file reports pursuant to Section
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by check mark whether the issuer: (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days.
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by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best
of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this
Form 10-K. o
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by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
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The
aggregate market value of the shares of Common Stock, held by non-affiliates,
based upon the closing price for such stock on June 30, 2007, was $
10,039,171.
As
of
April 10, 2008, the Company had outstanding 4,629,962 shares of Common Stock,
$.01 par value per share.
Documents
Incorporated By Reference
None.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
Annual Report and related documents include “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange
Act. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors which could cause the Company’s actual results, performance
(financial or operating) or achievements expressed or implied by such forward
looking statements not to occur or be realized. Such forward looking statements
generally are based upon the Company’s best estimates of future results,
performance or achievement, based upon current conditions and the most recent
results of operations. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the
use
of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,”
“estimate,” “anticipate,” “continue,” or similar terms, variations of those
terms or the negative of those terms. Potential risks and uncertainties include,
among other things, such factors as:
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high level of indebtedness and ability to satisfy the
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continued availability of financing in the amounts, at the times,
and on
the terms required, to support our future business and capital
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extent to which we are successful in developing, acquiring, licensing
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in economic conditions specific to any one or more of our markets
(including the availability of public funds and grants for
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material construction projects, our ability to produce and install
product
that conforms to contract specifications and in a time frame that
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Board of Directors, which is composed of four members, has only one
outside, independent director,
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the
Company does not have an audit committee; the Board of Directors
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Company’s Board of Directors does not have a member that qualifies as an
audit committee financial expert as defined in the
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the
Company has experienced a high degree of employee turnover,
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other factors and information disclosed and discussed in other sections
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Investors
and shareholders should carefully consider such risks, uncertainties and other
information, disclosures and discussions which contain cautionary statements
identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those provided in the forward-looking statements. We undertake
no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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PART
I
Item
1.
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Business
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General
Smith-Midland
Corporation (the "Company") invents, develops, manufactures, markets, leases,
licenses, sells, and installs a broad array of precast concrete products for
use
primarily in the construction, utilities and farming industries. The Company's
customers are primarily general contractors and federal, state, and local
transportation authorities located in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, and
Midwestern regions of the United States. The Company's operating strategy has
involved producing innovative and proprietary products, including Slenderwall
Ô
, a
patented, lightweight, energy efficient concrete and steel exterior wall panel
for use in building construction; J-J Hooks Ô
Highway
Safety Barrier, a patented, positive-connected highway safety barrier; Sierra
Wall, a sound barrier primarily for roadside use; and Easi-Set® transportable
concrete buildings, also patented. In addition, the Company produces custom
order precast concrete products with various architectural surfaces, as well
as,
generic highway sound barriers, utility vaults, and farm products such as
cattleguards and water and feed troughs.
The
Company was incorporated in Delaware on August 2, 1994. Prior to a corporate
reorganization completed in October 1994, the Company conducted its business
primarily through Smith-Midland Virginia, which was incorporated in 1960 as
Smith Cattleguard Company, a Virginia corporation, and which subsequently
changed its name to Smith-Midland Corporation in 1985. The Company’s principal
offices are located at 5119 Catlett Road, Midland, Virginia 22728 and its
telephone number is (540) 439-3266. As used in this report, unless the context
otherwise requires, the term the “Company” refers to Smith-Midland Corporation
and its subsidiaries. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries consist of
Smith-Midland Corporation, a Virginia corporation; Smith-Carolina Corporation,
a
North Carolina corporation; Easi-Set Industries, Inc., a Virginia corporation;
Concrete Safety Systems, Inc., a Virginia corporation; and Midland Advertising
and Design, Inc., a Virginia corporation doing business as Ad Ventures and
Smith-Columbia Corporation, a South Carolina corporation.
Market
The
Company's market primarily consists of general contractors performing public
and
private construction contracts, including the construction of commercial
buildings, public and private roads and highways, and airports; municipal
utilities; and federal, state, and local transportation authorities, primarily
located in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, and Midwestern states. Due to the
lightweight characteristics of the Slenderwall Ô
exterior
cladding system, the Company has expanded its competitive service area into
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Midwestern and Southeastern states. The Company also licenses its proprietary
products to precast concrete manufacturers nationwide and internationally in
Canada, Belgium, New Zealand, Australia, Mexico, Spain, and Chile.
The
precast concrete products market is affected by the cyclical nature of the
construction industry. In addition, the demand for construction varies depending
upon weather conditions, the availability of financing at reasonable interest
rates, overall fluctuations in the national and regional economies, past
overbuilding, labor relations in the construction industry, and the availability
of material and energy supplies. A substantial portion of the Company's business
is derived from local, state, and federal building projects, which are further
dependent upon budgets and, in many cases, voter-approved bonds.
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Products
Precast
concrete products are cast at a manufacturing facility and delivered to a site
for installation, as contrasted to ready-mix concrete, which is produced in
a
"batch plant," put into a mixer truck where it is mixed thoroughly and delivered
to a construction site to be poured and set at the site. Precast concrete
products are used primarily as parts of buildings or highway structures, and
may
be used architecturally, as in a decorative wall of a building, or structurally.
Structural uses include building walls, frames, floors, or roofs. The Company
currently manufactures and sells a wide variety of products for use in the
construction, transportation and utility industries.
Easi-Set
Slenderwall Ô Lightweight
Construction Panels
Each
Slenderwall Ô
system
is a prefabricated, energy-efficient, lightweight exterior cladding system
that
is offered as a cost-effective alternative to the traditional, piecemeal
construction of the exterior walls of buildings. The Company's Slenderwall
system combines the essential components of a wall system into a single unit
ready for interior dry wall mounting immediately upon installation. The base
design of each Slenderwall panel
consists of a galvanized or stainless steel stud frame with an exterior sheath
of approximately two-inch thick, steel-reinforced, high-density, precast
concrete, with various available architectural surfaces. The exterior concrete
sheath is attached to the interior frame by strategically placed epoxy coated
steel connectors that suspend the exterior concrete approximately one-half
inch
away from the steel frame.
Slenderwall
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panels
are approximately one-half the weight of brick walls of equivalent size,
permanence and durability, and are also significantly improved as to permance
and durability. The lighter weight translates into reduced construction costs
resulting from less onerous structural and foundation requirements as well
as
lower shipping costs. Additional savings result from reduced installation time
and ease of erection and from the use of smaller cranes for
installation.
The
Company custom designs and manufactures each Slenderwall Ô
exterior
cladding system. The exterior of the Slenderwall Ô
system
can be produced in a variety of attractive architectural finishes, such as
concrete, exposed stone, granite or thin brick.
Easi-Set
Sierra Wall Ô
The
Easi-Set Sierra Wall Ô
(the
"Sierra Wall") combines the strength and durability of precast concrete with
a
variety of finishes to provide an effective and attractive sound and sight
barrier for use around residential, industrial, and commercial properties and
alongside highways. With additional reinforcement, the Sierra Wall Ô
can also
be used as a retaining wall to retain earth in both highway and residential
construction. The Sierra Wall Ô
is
typically constructed of four-inch thick, steel-reinforced concrete panels
that
are securely joined at an integral column by a tongue and groove connection
system. This tongue and groove connection system makes the Sierra Wall
Ô
easy to
install and move if boundaries change or highways are relocated after the
completion of a project.
The
Company custom designs and manufactures each Sierra Wall Ô
to
conform to the specifications provided by the contractor. The width, height,
strength, and exterior finish of each wall vary depending on the terrain and
application. The Company also produces post and panel design sound barrier
wall
systems. These systems are constructed of steel or precast concrete columns
(the
Company manufactures the precast columns) with precast concrete panels which
slide down into the groove in each column. In the past, the Company utilized
sound absorbing materials from Durisol Resources, Inc. in the construction
of
these soundwalls, but the Company chose to discontinue its relationship with
Durisol in order to pursue several alternative sound absorptive
systems.
The
Sierra Wall Ô
is used
primarily for highway projects as a noise barrier as well as for residential
purposes, such as privacy walls between homes, security walls or windbreaks,
and
for industrial or commercial purposes, such as to screen and protect shopping
centers, industrial operations, institutions or highways. The variety of
available finishes enables the Company to blend the Sierra Wall Ô
with
local architecture, creating an attractive, as well as functional,
barrier.
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Easi-Set
J-J Hooks Ô Highway
Safety Barrier
The
Easi-Set J-J Hooks Ô
highway
safety barrier (the "J-J Hooks Barrier") is a crash-tested and patented,
positively connected, safety barrier that the Company sells, rents, delivers,
installs and licenses for use on roadways to separate lanes of traffic, either
temporarily for construction work zone purposes or permanently for traffic
control. Barriers are deemed to be positively connected when the connectors
on
each end of the barrier sections are interlocked with one another. The J-J
Hooks
Barriers interlock without the use of a separate locking device. The primary
advantage of a positive connection is that a barrier with such a connection
can
withstand vehicle crashes at higher speeds without separating. The Federal
Highway Administration (the "FHWA") requires that states use only positively
connected barriers, which meet NCHRP-350 test level 3 crash test requirements.
J-J Hooks Barrier meets the requirements and is NCHRP-350 approved. The Company
has recently filed for a provisional patent which contains a modified and
improved J-J Hooks connection system. It describes a taller Hook coupled with
deflection limitation blocks which will improve the J-J Hooks connection
performance.
The
proprietary feature of the J-J Hooks Barrier is the design of its positive
connection. Protruding from each end of a J-J Hooks Barrier section is a
fabricated bent steel connector, rolled in toward the end of the barrier (it
resembles the letter "J" when viewed from directly above). The connector
protruding from each end of the barrier is rolled identically so that when
one
end of a barrier faces the end of another, the resulting "hooks" face each
other. To connect one section of a J-J Hooks Barrier to another, a contractor
merely positions the hook of an elevated section of the barrier above the hook
of a set section and lowers the elevated section into place. The positive
connection is automatically engaged.
The
Company believes that the J-J Hooks Barrier connection design is superior to
those of earlier highway safety barriers that were positively connected through
the "eye and pin" technique. Barriers incorporating this technique have eyes
or
rings protruding from each end of the barrier, which must be aligned during
the
setting process. Once set, a crew inserts pins through the eyes and bolts the
barrier sections together. Compared to this technique, the J-J Hooks Barrier
is
easier and faster to install and remove, requires a smaller crew, and eliminates
the need for loose hardware to make the connection.
In
November 1990, the FHWA approved the J-J Hooks Barrier for use on federally
aided highway projects following the successful completion of crash testing
based on criteria from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program. The
J-J Hooks Barrier has also been approved for use in state funded projects by
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states, plus Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. The Company is in various stages
of the application process in 11 states and believes that approval in some
of
the states will be granted; however no assurance can be given that approval
will
be received from any or all of the remaining states or that such approval will
result in the J-J Hooks Barrier being used in such states. In addition, the
J-J
Hooks Barrier has been approved by the appropriate authorities for use in the
countries of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Germany
and Chile.
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Easi-Set
Precast Building and Easi-Span Ô
Expandable
Precast Building
The
Easi-Set Precast Building is a transportable, prefabricated, single-story,
concrete utility building designed to be adaptable to a variety of uses ranging
from housing communications operations, traffic control systems, mechanical
and
electrical stations, to inventory or supply storage, restroom facilities or
kiosks. The Easi-Set Precast Building is available in a variety of exterior
finishes and in five standard sizes, or it can be custom sized. The roof and
floor of each Easi-Set Precast Building are manufactured using the Company's
patented post-tensioned system, which helps seal the buildings against moisture.
As a freestanding unit, the Easi-Set Precast Building requires no poured
foundations or footings and can be easily installed within a few hours. After
installation the building can be moved, if desired, and reinstalled in a new
location.
The
Company also offers Easi-Span Ô
, a line
of expandable precast concrete buildings. Easi-Span Ô
is
identical to and incorporates the technology of the Easi-Set Precast Building,
but is available in larger sizes and, through its modular construction, can
be
combined in varied configurations to permit expansion capabilities.
The
Company has sold its Easi-Set and Easi-Span Ô
Precast
Buildings for the following uses:
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Communications
Operations —
to house
fiber optics regenerators, switching stations and microwave transmission
shelters, cellular phone sites, and cable television repeater
stations.
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Government
Applications—
to federal, state and local authorities for uses such as weather
and
pollution monitoring stations; military storage, housing and operations;
park vending enclosures; rest rooms; kiosks; traffic control systems;
school maintenance and athletic storage; airport lighting control
and
transmitter housing; and law enforcement evidence and ammunition
storage.
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Utilities
Installations—
for electrical switching stations and transformer housing, gas control
shelters and valve enclosures, water and sewage pumping stations,
and
storage of contaminated substances or flammable materials which require
spill containment.
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Commercial
and Industrial Locations—
for electrical and mechanical housing, cemetery maintenance storage,
golf
course vending enclosures, mechanical rooms, rest rooms, emergency
generator shelters, gate houses, automobile garages, hazardous materials
storage, food or bottle storage, animal shelters, and range
houses.
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Easi-Set
Utility Vault
The
Company produces a line of precast concrete underground utility vaults ranging
in size from 27 to 1,008 cubic feet. Each Easi-Set utility vault normally comes
with a manhole opening on the top for ingress and egress and openings around
the
perimeter, in accordance with the customer's specifications, to access water
and
gas pipes, electrical power lines, telecommunications cables, or other such
media of transfer. The utility vaults may be used to house equipment such as
cable, telephone or traffic signal equipment, and for underground storage.
The
Company also manufactures custom-built utility vaults for special
needs.
Beach
Prisms TM
In
2006,
the Company began production and launched full-scale advertising and promotional
efforts for its newest product, Beach Prisms™, a shoreline erosion control
product that uses the preferred natural "soft" approach as opposed to the "hard"
approach of seawalls and jetties, to solve this worldwide problem. This product
is expected to provide a higher margin than many of the Company’s other products
lines. Beach Prisms™ work by reducing the amount of energy in incoming waves
before the waves reach the shoreline. Waves pass through the specially designed
slots in the triangular 3 - 4 foot tall by 10 foot long Beach Prisms™. The
success of a Beach Prisms ™ installation is dependent on the prevailing wind in
relation to the shoreline, the tides, the fetch and the availability of sand
in
the surf. Beach Prisms ™ are for river- and bay-front property owners who want
an alternative to traditional armor stone, or groins and jetties.
The
Company is currently accepting orders with deposits for the Beach Prism product,
and the Company is working with the states of Virginia and Maryland to secure
approval of each state’s environmental agency. Such approval is taking longer
than expected, but approval is anticipated.
H2Out TM
In
2006,
the Company completed research and development and a patent application was
submitted to the US Patent Office for H2Out™, the first "in the caulk joint"
secondary drainage and street level leak detection product for panelized
exterior cladding. A second line of caulking and drainage strip located behind
the exterior line of caulking exits all water leakage to the exterior of the
building preventing moisture and mold, and hence detering lawsuits from tenants
and owners of buildings. H2Out™ is currently ready for production and
implementation and the Company has received many inquiries for this new
innovative product. This product is expected to become a significant value-added
option to the Company’s Slenderwall product line.
Although
the Company is optimistic about the success of Beach Prisms ™and H2Out™, there
can be no assurance of the commercial acceptance of these products.
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Sources
of Supply
All
of
the raw materials necessary for the manufacture of the Company's products are
available from multiple sources. To date, the Company has not experienced
significant delays in obtaining materials and believes that it will continue
to
be able to obtain required materials from a number of suppliers at commercially
reasonable prices.
Licensing
The
Company presently grants licenses, through its wholly-owned subsidiary
Easi-Set
Industries, for the manufacturing and distribution rights of certain proprietary
products, such as the J-J Hooks barrier, Easi-Set TM
and
Easi-Span TM
Precast
Buildings, Slenderwall TM
and
Beach Prisms TM
as well
as certain non-proprietary products, such as the Company's cattleguards,
and
water and feed troughs. Generally, licenses are granted for a point of
manufacture. The Company receives an initial one-time license administration
and
training fee ranging from approximately $25,000 to $50,000. License royalties
vary depending upon the product licensed, but the range is typically from
4% to
6% of the net sales of the licensed product. In addition, Easi-Set TM
,
Easi-Span TM
and
Slenderwall TM
licensees pay the Company a flat monthly fee for co-op advertising and
promotion
programs. The Company produces and distributes advertising materials and
promotes the licensed products through its own advertising subsidiary,
Ad
Ventures.
The
Company has entered into 37 licensing agreements in the United States; has
established seven licensees in Canada; one each in Belgium, New Zealand and
Mexico; and sub-licensees in Canada and Australia, for a total of 49 total
licensees worldwide.
The
Company is currently negotiating several new license arrangements and, although
no assurance can be given, expects to increase its licensing activities.
Additional licensees were added in 2007 with initial licensee fees amounting
to
approximately $125,000, compared to $65,000 for 2006.
Marketing
and Sales
The
Company uses an in-house sales force and, to a lesser extent, independent sales
representatives to market its precast concrete products through trade show
attendance, sales presentations, advertisements in trade publications, and
direct mail to end users.
The
Company has also established a cooperative advertising program in which the
Company and its Easi-Set and Easi-Span licensees combine resources to promote
certain precast concrete products. Licensees pay a flat monthly fee and the
Company pays any additional amounts required to advertise the products across
the country. Although the Company advertises nationally, the Company's marketing
efforts are concentrated on the region within a 250-mile radius from its
facilities, which includes most of Virginia, Delaware, the District of Columbia,
Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and parts of Pennsylvania, New York,
New Jersey and West Virginia.
The
Company's sales result primarily from the submission of estimates or proposals
to general contractors who then include the estimates in their overall bids
to
various government agencies and other end users that solicit construction
contracts through a competitive bidding process. In general, these contractors
solicit and obtain their construction contracts by submitting the most
attractive bid to the party desiring the construction. The Company's role in
the
bidding process is to provide estimates to the contractors desiring to include
the Company's products or services in the contractor's bid. If a contractor
who
accepts the Company's bid is selected to perform the construction, the Company
provides the agreed upon products or services. In many instances, the Company
provides estimates to more than one of the contractors bidding on a single
project. The Company also occasionally negotiates with and sells directly to
end-users.
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Competition
The
precast concrete industry is highly competitive and consists of a few large
companies and many small to mid-size companies, several of which have
substantially greater financial and other resources than the Company.
Nationally, several large companies dominate the precast concrete market.
However, due to the weight and costs of delivery of precast concrete products,
competition in the industry tends to be limited by geographical location and
distance from the construction site and is fragmented with numerous
manufacturers in a large local area.
The
Company believes that the principal competitive factors for its products are
price, durability, ease of use and installation, speed of manufacture and
delivery time, ability to customize, FHWA and state approval, and customer
service. The Company believes that its plants in Midland, Virginia and
Reidsville, North Carolina compete favorably with respect to each of these
factors in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States and
also
in the newly added markets in the Midwest and Southeast. Finally, the Company
believes it offers a broad range of products that are very competitive in these
markets.
Patents
and Proprietary Information
The
Company holds U.S. and Canadian patents for the J-J Hooks® Barrier and the
Easi-Set® Precast Building, and a U.S. patent for the Slenderwall™ exterior
cladding system. The European patent for J-J Hooks Barrier was allowed in
December 1997 and has been registered in eleven European countries. The earliest
of the issued patents considered material to the Company's business will expire
in 2009. The Company also owns three U.S. registered trademarks
(Easi-Setâ
, Smith
Cattleguard®, and Smith-Midland Excellence in Precast Concrete â
) and
one Canadian registered trademark (Easi-Set â).
While
the
Company intends to vigorously enforce its patent rights against infringement
by
third parties, no assurance can be given that the patents or the Company's
patent rights will be enforceable or provide the Company with meaningful
protection from competitors or that its patent applications will be allowed.
Even if a competitor's products were to infringe patents held by the Company,
enforcing the patent rights in an enforcement action would be very costly,
and
assuming the Company has sufficient resources, would divert funds and resources
that otherwise could be used in the Company's operations. No assurance can
be
given that the Company would be successful in enforcing such rights, that the
Company's products or processes do not infringe the patent or intellectual
property rights of a third party, or that if the Company is not successful
in a
suit involving patents or other intellectual property rights of a third party,
that a license for such technology would be available on commercially reasonable
terms, if at all.
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Government
Regulation
The
Company frequently supplies products and services pursuant to agreements with
general contractors who have entered into contracts with federal or state
governmental agencies. The successful completion of the Company’s obligations
under such contracts is often subject to the satisfactory inspection or approval
of such products and services by a representative of the contracting agency.
Although the Company endeavors to satisfy the requirements of each such contract
to which it is a party, no assurance can be given that the necessary approval
of
its products and services will be granted on a timely basis or at all and that
the Company will receive any payments due to it. Any failure to obtain such
approval and payment may have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business.
The
Company's operations are subject to extensive and stringent governmental
regulations including regulations related to the Occupational Safety and Health
Act (OSHA) and environmental protection. The Company believes that it is
substantially in compliance with all applicable regulations. The cost of
maintaining such compliance is not considered by the Company to be
significant.
The
Company's employees in its manufacturing division operate complicated machinery
that may cause substantial injury or death upon malfunction or improper
operation. The Company's manufacturing facilities are subject to the workplace
safety rules and regulations of OSHA. The Company believes that it is in
compliance with the requirements of OSHA.
During
the normal course of its operations, the Company uses and disposes of materials,
such as solvents and lubricants used in equipment maintenance, that are
classified as hazardous by government agencies that regulate environmental
quality. The Company attempts to minimize the generation of such waste as much
as possible, and to recycle such waste where possible. Remaining wastes are
disposed of in permitted disposal sites in accordance with applicable
regulations.
In
the
event that the Company is unable to comply with the OSHA or environmental
requirements, the Company could be subject to substantial sanctions, including
restrictions on its business operations, monetary liability and criminal
sanctions, any of which could have a material adverse effect upon the Company's
business.
Employees
As
of
March 30, 2008, the Company had 127 full-time and 8 part-time employees, 119
of
which are located at the Company's Midland Virginia facility, and 16 of which
are located at the Company's facility located in Reidsville, North Carolina.
None of the Company's employees are represented by labor organizations and
the
Company is not aware of any activities seeking such organization. The Company
considers its relationships with its employees to be satisfactory.
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Item
2.
|
Property
|
Facilities
The
Company operates two manufacturing facilities. The primary manufacturing
operations are conducted in a 44,000 square foot manufacturing plant on
approximately 22 acres of land in Midland, Virginia, of which the Company owns
approximately 19 acres and three acres are leased from Rodney I. Smith, the
Company's President, at an annual rental rate of $24,000. The manufacturing
facility houses two concrete mixers and one concrete blender. The plant also
includes two environmentally controlled casting areas, two batch plants, a
form
fabrication shop, a welding and metal fabrication facility, a carpentry shop,
and a quality control center. The Company's Midland facility also includes
a
large storage yard for inventory and stored materials.
The
Company's second manufacturing facility is located in Reidsville, North Carolina
on nine acres of owned land and includes an 8,000 square foot manufacturing
plant and administrative offices.
The
Company believes that its present facilities are adequate for its current needs
and that they are adequately covered by insurance. Substantially all of the
Company’s facilities and equipment are used as collateral for long-term notes,
which as of December 31, 2007 had a balance of $4.6 million (see “Liquidity and
Capital Resources”).
Item
3.
|
Legal
Proceedings
|
The
Company is not presently involved in any litigation of a material nature.
Item
4.
|
Submission
of Matters to Vote of Security
Holders.
|
None.
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PART
II
Item
5.
|
Market
for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Small
Business Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities.
|
The
Company's Common Stock trades on the Boston Stock Exchange and on the OTC
Bulletin Board System under the symbol "SMID".
As
of
April 14, 2008, there were approximately 69 record holders of the Company’s
Common Stock. Management believes that there are at least 400 beneficial
owners
of the Company’s Common Stock.
The
following table sets forth the high and low closing prices on the OTC Bulletin
Board System for the Company's Common Stock for the periods indicated. Such
information was obtained from Yahoo Finance. These market quotations reflect
inter-dealer prices, without retail markup, markdown, or commission.
2007 |
High
|
Low
|
|||||
First
Quarter
|
$
|
2.10
|
$
|
1.65
|
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Second
Quarter
|
$
|
2.35
|
$
|
1.40
|
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Third
Quarter
|
$
|
2.48
|
$
|
1.80
|
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Fourth
Quarter
|
$
|
2.35
|
$
|
1.60
|
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|
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2006
|
|||||||
First
Quarter
|
$
|
3.40
|
$
|
2.50
|
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Second
Quarter
|
$
|
3.20
|
$
|
2.22
|
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Third
Quarter
|
$
|
2.92
|
$
|
1.21
|
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Fourth
Quarter
|
$
|
2.45
|
$
|
1.36
|
Dividends
The
Company has not paid dividends on its Common Stock since its inception and
may
not pay any dividends to its stockholders in the foreseeable future. The Company
currently intends to reinvest earnings, if any, in the development and expansion
of its business. The declaration of dividends in the future will be at the
election of the Board of Directors and will depend upon earnings, capital
requirements and financial position of the Company, general economic conditions
and other pertinent factors. The Company’s current loan agreement with Greater
Atlantic Bank prohibits the payment of dividends to stockholders without the
bank’s prior written consent, except for dividends paid in shares of the
Company’s Common Stock.
Shareholder
Rights Plan
The
Company’s Board of Directors adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan (the “Plan”) in
January 2003. Under the Plan, preferred stock purchase rights (each, a “Right”)
were distributed as a dividend at the rate of one Right for each share of Common
Stock outstanding as of the close of business on February 11, 2003 and
automatically attach to shares issued thereafter. Each Right entitles the holder
to purchase one one-hundredth of a share of newly created Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock of the Company at an exercise price of $8.00
(the
“Exercise Price”) per Right. In general, the Rights will be exercisable if a
person or group (“Acquiring Person”) becomes the beneficial owner of 15% or more
of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company or announces a tender offer
for
15% or more of the Common Stock of the Company. When the Rights become
exercisable, a holder, other than the Acquiring Person, will have the right
to
receive upon exercise Common Stock having a value equal to two times the
Exercise Price of the Right. If, after the Rights become exercisable, the
Company is acquired in a merger or similar transaction, each Right will entitle
the holder thereof, other than the Acquiring Person, to purchase, at the
Exercise Price, shares of the acquiring corporation having a value equal to
two
times the Exercise Price of the Right. After a person or group becomes an
Acquiring Person, but before an Acquiring Person owns 50% or more of the
outstanding Common Stock of the Company, the Board of Directors of the Company
may extinguish the Rights by exchanging one share of Common Stock or an
equivalent security for each Right, other than Rights held by the Acquiring
Person. The Board of Directors will in general be entitled to redeem the Rights
for $.001 per Right at any time prior to any person or group becoming an
Acquiring Person. The Rights will expire on January 20, 2013.
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Item
6
|
Selected Financial Data |
Not
applicable.
Item
7
|
Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
|
The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated
Financial Statements of the Company (including the Notes thereto) included
elsewhere in this report.
The
Company generates revenues primarily from the sale, shipping, licensing, leasing
and installation of precast concrete products for the construction, utility
and
farming industries. The Company's operating strategy has involved producing
innovative and proprietary products, including Slenderwall Ô
, a
patented, lightweight, energy efficient concrete and steel exterior wall panel
for use in building construction; J-J Hooks Highway Safety Barrier, a patented,
positive-connected highway safety barrier; Sierra Wall , a sound barrier
primarily for roadside use; and transportable concrete buildings. In addition,
the Company produces utility vaults; farm products such as cattleguards, and
water and food troughs; and custom order precast concrete products with various
architectural surfaces.
Overview
The
Company experienced a change in the mix of its project-type sales between
Slenderwall and soundwall contracts, and a significant increase in the
sale of highway barriers and in royalty income during 2007. This change in
mix
and increased production helped reduce the costs associated with the per
unit production, and shipping and installation.
Results
of Operations
Year
ended December 31, 2007 compared to the year ended December 31,
2006
In
June
2006, the Company entered into a non-binding letter of intent to purchase a
manufacturing facility in Columbia, South Carolina and, pursuant to a month
to
month operating and rental agreement, began operating the plant, on an interim
basis, while completing the due diligence and acquisition activities. For the
period from July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006, the Company reported a pre-tax
net loss on operations for the Columbia plant of $362,930. On March 14, 2007,
the Company terminated the agreement and ended negotiations to purchase the
facility. As a result of this decision, the Company recorded a total pre-tax
loss of $613,374 in 2006, which included the loss from operations of
$362,930 and expensing capitalized acquisition related costs and other
costs incurred for the potential acquisition. The Company recorded an additional
pretax loss in 2007 of $72,234 related to termination of the
agreement.
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Overall,
the Company’s performance improved significantly in 2007 with a net income of
$1,252,360 as compared to net loss of $815,812 for 2006.
For
the
year ended December 31, 2007, the Company had total revenue of $31,520,637
compared to total revenue of $29,362,245 for the year ended December 31, 2006,
an increase of $2,158,392, or 7%. Sales include revenues from product sales,
royalty income, barrier rental income, installation income and shipping income.
Total product sales were $24,078,395 for the year ended December 31, 2007,
compared to $22,329,134 for the same period in 2006, an increase of 1,749,261,
or 8%. Slenderwall TM
sales
decreased by $3,644,978, or 66%, in 2007 from $5,501,131 in 2006. Soundwall
sales increased by $2,463,922, or 117%, in 2007 from $2,112,745 in 2006.
Easi-Set building sales increased by $245,450 to or 11%, in 2007 as compared
to
2006. Utility product sales increased $986,512 or 28%, in 2007 as compared
to
2006. Barrier sales increased $2,942,730, or 116%, in 2007 from $2,532,371
in
2006. Management expects Soundwall, barrier and utility products sales to be
strong in 2008. Though the outlook for the construction activity in the
Company’s primary service areas is expected to be strong in 2008, no assurance
can be given.
Barrier
rental revenue increased to $488,753 for the year ended December 31, 2007 from
$400,176 for the year ended December 31, 2006, an increase of $88,577, or 22%.
The increase was mostly due to increased highway construction activity. Shipping
and installation revenue was $ 5,198,166 for the year ended December 31, 2007
and $5,505,814 for the same period in 2006, a decrease of $307,648, or 6%.
The
decrease is due primarily to the timing and mix of the Company’s products from
year to year. Normal shipping and installation activity is highly cyclical
in
nature and fluctuates based on our customers’ schedules. Royalty revenue totaled
$1,755,323 for the year ended December 31, 2007, compared to $1,127,121 for
the
same period in 2006. The increase of $628,092, or 55%, was due primarily to
barrier royalty income. The Company signed five new licensees during
2007.
Highway
construction activity remained strong, while building construction activity
moderated in 2007 in the Company’s primary markets, which was in line with the
general economic condition in the area. The Company’s unfilled order backlog for
products increased during 2007. This was due primarily to the increased demand
for highway barriers and soundwall. The Company’s bid activity remained high
through the first quarter 2008. The Company’s management expects to aggressively
pursue opportunities to continue to increase the backlog during 2008, although
no assurances can be given.
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Total
cost of goods sold for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $23,861,906, a
decrease of $888,608, or 4%, from $24,750,514 for the year ended December 31,
2006. Total cost of goods sold, as a percentage of total revenue, decreased
to
76% for the year ended December 31, 2007 from 84% for the year ended December
31, 2006. The decrease in cost of goods sold as a percentage of total revenue
was due mostly to approximately $887,767 in reduced Direct Labor Cost of Sales
plus a reduction in product costs and greater than normal Slenderwall-related
installation charges in 2006. The Company also had product repair and
project-related charges that were recorded in accrued liabilities for the
Company as of December 31, 2006. These decreases were partially offset by
residual effects from higher fuel costs.
For
the
year ended December 31, 2007, the Company's general and administrative expenses
decreased $332,951, or 10%, to $3,167,593 from $3,500,544 during the same period
in 2006. The decrease related mostly to general and administrative expenses
in
2006 of $314,146 which was recognized due to the Company terminating the
Columbia agreement for acquisition. No guarantee can be made that 2008 will
improve over 2007. General and administrative expense as a percentage of total
revenue decreased to 10.0% for the year ended December 31, 2007, from 11.9%
for
the year ended December 31, 2006.
Selling
expenses for the year ended December 31, 2007 decreased $46,951, or 2%, to
$1,942,684 from $1,989,636 for the year ended December 31, 2006. The decrease
was primarily due to management’s decision to more aggressively use existing
resources across product lines for more effective results.
The
Company had an operating profit for the year ended December 31, 2007 of
$2,548,453 compared to operating loss of $878,449 for the year ended December
31, 2006, an increase of $3,426,902. The increased operating income was
primarily the result a change in product mix from Slenderwall sales to
Soundwall, increased highway barrier sales, and increased royalty income.
Contributing to the improved performance was the recognition in 2006 of the
termination of the Columbia agreement, with substantially all the resultant
expenses in 2006.
Interest
expense was 430,048 for the year ended December 31, 2007, compared to $396,509
for the year ended December 31, 2006. The increase of $33,539, or 8%, was due
primarily to new equipment loans added over the past 12 months.
The
Company had an income tax expense of $876,000 for the year ended December 31,
2007 compared to income tax benefit of $444,000 for the year ended December
31,
2006.
The
Company had net income of $1,252,360 for the year ended December 31, 2007,
compared to a net loss of $815,812 for the same period in 2006. Basic and
diluted net income per share for 2007 was $.27 and $.26, respectively, compared
to basic and diluted net loss per share of $.18 for the year ended December
31,
2006 with 4,646,733 basic and 4,793,715 diluted weighted average shares
outstanding in the 2007 period and 4,621,513 basic and diluted weighted average
shares outstanding in the 2006 period.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
Company has financed its capital expenditures and operating requirements in
2007
primarily with proceeds provided by operating activities and proceeds from
long-term borrowings.
The
Company has a $3,168,126 note payable with Greater Atlantic Bank (the
“Bank”), headquartered in Reston, Virginia. The note had an original term of
twenty-three years beginning on June 25, 1998 with an interest rate of .5%
above
prime, secured by equipment and real estate. The loan is guaranteed in part
by
the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business-Cooperative Service’s loan
guarantee. Under the terms of the note, the Bank will permit chattel mortgages
on purchased equipment not to exceed $250,000 for any one individual loan so
long as the Company is not in default. Also, the Company is limited to $600,000
for annual capital expenditures. At December 31, 2007, the Company was
in compliance with
all
covenants except for a required waiver obtained for new capital
leases
in
excess of the $250,000 limit.
The
Company has a second note payable with Greater Atlantic Bank in the amount
of
$253,317. The note bears interest at the 5-year Treasury rate plus 3.25%,
matures on October 15, 2010, and is collateralized by a second priority lien
on
all accounts receivable, inventory and certain other assets of the
Company.
The
Company also has a $1,500,000 line of credit with Greater Atlantic Bank of
which
there was $200,000 outstanding balance at December 31, 2007. The line matures
June 15, 2008, bears interest at the prime rate, as published by the Wall Street
Journal, and is collateralized by a second priority lien on all accounts
receivable, inventory, and certain other assets of the Company.
At
December 31, 2007, the Company had cash totaling $282,440 compared to cash
totaling $482,690 at December 31, 2006. During 2007, the Company’s operating
activities provided $838,207 due mainly to the profit in operations and royalty
revenues. During 2007, investing activities absorbed $559,571 primarily for
the
purchase of equipment. During 2007, financing activities absorbed
$478,847 in cash, which resulted mainly from proceeds from new notes used
to purchase new equipment, cranes, and tractors, offset by payments made on
borrowings.
Capital
spending increased to $1,097,821 in 2007, from $901,142 in 2006, including
capital leases totalling $518,250 for a crane and a forklift for precast
operations, other equipment and rental barriers, plus various improvements
in
the plant and the existing infrastructure. In 2008, the Company intends to
continue to make capital improvements including upgrades to its shipping
equipment and batch plants as necessary in 2008.
As
a
result of the Company's debt burden, the Company is especially sensitive to
changes in the prevailing interest rates. Increases in such interest rates
may
materially and adversely affect the Company's ability to finance its operations
either by increasing the Company's cost to service its current debt, or by
creating a more burdensome refinancing environment.
The
Company’s cash flow from operations is affected by production schedules set by
contractors, which generally provide for payment 45 to 75 days after the
products are produced. This payment schedule has resulted in liquidity problems
for the Company because it must bear the cost of production for its products
before it receives payment. Although no assurance can be given, the Company
believes that anticipated cash flow from operations with adequate project
management on jobs would be sufficient to finance the Company’s operations and
necessary capital expenditures for at least the next 12 months.
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Significant
Accounting Policies and Estimates
The
Company’s significant accounting policies are more fully described in its
Summary of Accounting Policies to the Company’s consolidated financial
statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted within the United States requires
management to make estimates and assumptions in certain circumstances that
affect amounts reported in the accompanying financial statements and related
notes. In preparing these financial statements, management has made its best
estimates and judgments of certain amounts included in the financial statements,
giving due consideration to materiality. The Company does not believe there
is a
great likelihood that materially different amounts would be reported related
to
the accounting policies described below, however, application of these
accounting policies involves the exercise of judgment and the use of assumptions
as to future uncertainties and as a result, actual results could differ from
these estimates.
The
Company evaluates the adequacy of its allowance for doubtful accounts at the
end
of each quarter. In performing this evaluation, the Company analyzes the payment
history of its significant past due accounts, subsequent cash collections on
these accounts and comparative accounts receivable aging statistics. Based
on
this information, along with other related factors, the Company develops what
it
considers to be a reasonable estimate of the uncollectible amounts included
in
accounts receivable. This estimate involves significant judgment by the
management of the Company. Actual uncollectible amounts may differ from the
Company’s estimate.
The
Company recognizes revenue on the sale of its standard precast concrete products
at shipment date, including revenue derived from any projects to be completed
under short-term contracts. Installation services for precast concrete products,
leasing and royalties are recognized as revenue as they are earned on an accrual
basis. Licensing fees are recognized under the accrual method unless
collectibility is in doubt, in which event revenue is recognized as cash is
received. Certain sales of Soundwall, Slenderwall, and other architectural
concrete products are recognized upon completion of units produced under
long-term contracts. When necessary, provisions for estimated losses on these
contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. Changes
in
job performance, conditions and contract settlements that affect profit are
recognized in the period in which the changes occur. Unbilled trade accounts
receivable represents revenue earned on units produced and not yet
billed.
Seasonality
The
Company services the construction industry primarily in areas of the United
States where construction activity may be inhibited by adverse weather during
the winter. As a result, the Company may experience reduced revenues from
December through February and realize the substantial part of its revenues
during the other months of the year. The Company may experience lower profits,
or losses, during the winter months, and as such, must have sufficient working
capital to fund its operations at a reduced level until the spring construction
season. The failure to generate or obtain sufficient working capital during
the
winter may have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Inflation
Management
believes that the Company's operations were not materially affected by inflation
in 2007, except for the effect of increased fuel prices, which affected the
cost
of some raw materials and delivery costs of manufactured products.
17
As
of
March 28, 2008 the Company's production backlog was approximately $15,700,000
(unaudited) as compared to approximately $8,100,000 (unaudited) at the same
time
in 2007. The Company has seen a significant increase in its Soundwall and
structural product sales, including barrier and utility vaults, which have
traditionally been some of the Company’s more profitable product lines. The
majority of the projects relating to the backlog as of March 28, 2008 are
scheduled to be produced and erected during 2008. The Company also has projects
equal to approximately $1,400,000 (unaudited) of additional production for
which
the Company has received letters of intent. The Company traditionally does
not
include projects in its production backlog calculation until the customer signs
a complete contract. Accordingly, the Company has not included these amounts
in
its production backlog amount.
The
Company also maintains a regularly occurring repeat customer business, which
should be considered in addition to the ordered production backlog described
above. These orders typically have a quick turn around and represent purchases
of a significant portion of the Company’s inventoried standard products, such as
highway safety barrier, utility and Easi-Set® building products. Historically,
this regularly occurring repeat customer business is equal to approximately
$7,000,000 (unaudited) annually.
The
Company has seen significant increases in the demand and sale of its Soundwall
product line, which makes up a significant portion of the Company’s current
backlog along with the J-J Hooks barrier product line.
However,
the risk still exists that current industry economic conditions may not continue
and future sales levels of specific products may be adversely affected. To
mitigate these economic and other risks the Company has a broader product
offering than most competitors and has historically been a leader in innovation
and new product development in the industry. The Company is continuing this
strategy through the development, marketing and sales efforts for two still
emerging products for the industry:
First,
the Company has completed research and development and a patent application
has
been submitted to the US Patent Office for our new H2Out™, the world’s first "in
the caulk joint" secondary drainage and street level leak detection product
for
panelized exterior cladding. A second line of caulking and drainage strip
located behind the exterior line of caulking exits all water leakage to the
exterior of the building preventing moisture and mold and hence deterring
lawsuits from tenants and owners of buildings. H2Out is currently ready for
production and implementation and the Company has received many inquiries for
this new innovative product.
Second,
the Company has begun production and launched advertising and promotional
efforts for its newest product, Beach Prisms™, a shoreline erosion control
product that uses the preferred natural "soft" approach as opposed to the "hard"
approach of seawalls and jetties, to solve this worldwide problem. This product
is expected to provide a higher margin than many of the Company’s other products
lines. Beach Prisms™ are also available for production at all Easi-Set®
licensees. At this time, the Company is in the process of securing the approval
and support of the appropriate environmental agencies in neighboring
states.
Although
the Company is optimistic about the success of Beach Prisms ™and H2Out™, there
can be no assurance of the commercial acceptance of these products.
The
Company is continuing to review the opening of an Engineering Office in the
Philippines. This new office would ultimately provide engineering, drafting
and
design services for all subsidiaries of the Company and its licensees. Once
fully operational, the lower cost of such an off-shore engineering office would
be expected to contribute to the profitability of the Company and expand
overseas opportunities for our licensees.
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, increased fuel costs continued to cause the
costs of shipping for both raw materials and produced goods to be greater than
estimated on some projects. Additionally, various vendors and suppliers
continued charging fuel surcharges, which caused some raw materials to cost
more
than originally estimated in ongoing projects.
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Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
February 2006, FASB issued SFAS No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial
Instruments, which amends SFAS No. 133 and SFAS No. 140, and improves the
financial reporting of certain hybrid financial instruments by requiring more
consistent accounting that eliminates exemptions and simplifies the accounting
for those instruments. SFAS No. 155 allows financial instruments that have
embedded derivatives to be accounted for as a whole (eliminating the need to
bifurcate the derivative from its host) if the holder elects to account for
the
whole instrument on a fair value basis. SFAS No. 155 is effective for all
financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s
first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The adoption of this
standard in 2007 did not have a material impact on our financial condition
or
results of operations.
In
June
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation
No. 48 (“FIN 48”), Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
. FIN 48
prescribes detailed guidance for the financial statement recognition,
measurement and disclosure of uncertain tax positions recognized in an
enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109,
Accounting
for Income Taxes
. Tax
positions must meet a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold at the
effective date to be recognized upon the adoption of FIN 48 and in subsequent
periods. FIN 48 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December
15,
2006 and the provisions of FIN 48 will be applied to all tax positions under
Statement No. 109 upon initial adoption. The cumulative effect of applying
the
provisions of this interpretation will be reported as an adjustment to the
opening balance of retained earnings for that fiscal year. The adoption of
this
standard in 2007 did not have a material impact on our financial condition
or
results of operations.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” (SFAS 157).
This statement establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally
accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and expands disclosures about fair
value measurements. While the Statement applies under other accounting
pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, it does not
require any new fair value measurements. SFAS 157 defines fair value as the
price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability
(an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the
measurement date. In addition, the Statement establishes a fair value hierarchy,
which prioritizes the inputs to the valuation techniques used to measure fair
value into three broad levels. Lastly, SFAS 157 requires additional disclosures
for each interim and annual period separately for each major category of assets
and liabilities. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued
for
fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within
those
fiscal years. In
February 2008, FASB Staff Position (FSP)FAS 157-2 was issued, which defers
the
effective date of SFAS 157 until January 1, 2009 for nonfinancial assets and
liabilities except those items recognized or disclosed at fair value on an
annual or more frequently recurring basis. Management does not believe the
adoption of this Statement will have a material effect on the Company’s
financial statements. Management
does not expect the adoption of this Statement to have a material impact on
the
Company’s financial statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - including an amendment of FASB
Statement 115”. SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many
financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective
is to
improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to
mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets
and
liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting
provisions. This Statement is expected to expand the use of fair value
measurement, which is consistent with the Board’s long-term measurement
objectives for accounting for financial instruments. This Statement is effective
as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November
15, 2007, with exception for nonfinancial assets and liabilities.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141 (R), “Business Combinations”, to create
greater consistency in the accounting and financial reporting of business
combinations. SFAS 141 (R) requires a company to recognize the assets acquired,
the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquired entity
to be measured at their fair values as of the acquisition date. SFAS 141 (R)
also requires companies to recognize and measure goodwill acquired in a business
combination or a gain from a bargain purchase and how to evaluate the nature
and
financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141 (R) applies to fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2008 and is adopted prospectively. Earlier
adoption is prohibited. Management does not expect the adoption of this
statement will have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations or
financial position.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements - an Amendment of ARB 51”, to establish
accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a
subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. SFAS 160 requires the
company to clearly identify and present ownership interests in subsidiaries
held
by parties other than the company in the consolidated financial statements
within the equity section but separate from the company’s equity. It also
requires the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and
to
the noncontrolling interest be clearly identified and presented on the face
of
the consolidated statement of income; changes in ownership interest be accounted
for similarly, as equity transactions; and when a subsidiary is deconsolidated,
any retained noncontrolling equity investment in the former subsidiary and
the
gain or loss on the deconsolidation of the subsidiary be measured at fair value.
SFAS160 applies to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. Earlier
adoption is prohibited. Management does not expect the adoption of this
Statement will have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations or
financial position.
Item 7A. |
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk
|
Not
applicable.
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Item
8.
|
Financial
Statements and Supplementary
Data
|
The
following consolidated financial statements, which appear at the back portion
of
the report, are filed as part of this report:
|
Page
|
|||
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accountants
|
F-3
|
|||
|
||||
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
F-4-5
|
|||
|
||||
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2007
and
2006
|
F-6
|
|||
|
||||
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the years ended
December
31, 2007 and 2006
|
F-7
|
|||
|
||||
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2007
and
2006
|
F-8-9
|
|||
|
||||
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
|
F-10-14
|
|||
|
||||
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-15-21
|
Item
9.
|
Changes
In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
|
None.
Item
9A(T).
|
Controls
and Procedures.
|
Management’s
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management
is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Our internal control over financial
reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of the financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. This process includes those policies and procedures
that
(i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately
and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; (ii) provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only
in
accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and (iii)
provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of
unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have
a
material effect on our financial statements.
Because
of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may
not
prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of the
internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to
risk
that the internal control may become inadequate because of changes in
conditions, or that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may
deteriorate.
Our
management conducted an initial phase evaluation of the effectiveness of our
internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in “Internal
Control - Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”), as of December 31, 2007. This
initial phase consisted of a top-down approach to risk assessment as provided
for by SEC guidance and did not identify any material weaknesses. However,
based
on the stage of completion of our assessment, in particular, the lack of the
testing phase of the operating effectiveness of our internal controls, we cannot
conclude that as of December 31, 2007, our internal control over financial
reporting was effective.
The
Company was unable to complete the testing phase of the operating effectiveness
of our internal controls due to the unexpected departure of our Chief Financial
Officer and our controller going on medical leave. The Company secured the
services provide financial management while the Company aggressively searches
for a permanent CFO.
Since
the
completion of the internal control design phase of our evaluation of the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, we have been
working with our consulting firm to develop a plan which will be designed to
test the operating effectiveness of our internal controls. We anticipate that
this phase of the project will be completed by the end of 2008, in order to
be
in a position to provide a full and complete evaluation of the effectiveness
of
our internal control over financial reporting to be filed as part of the Form
10-K filing for the year ending December 31, 2008.
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 such
attestation pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that require only
management’s report.
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Disclosure
controls and procedures
We
carried out our evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation
of
our management, including our chief executive officer, of the effectiveness
of
our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered
by
this report, pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based on that evaluation and the remaining
testing phase to be completed, our principal executive officer and
principal financial officer can not conclude that our disclosure
controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report,
were
effective.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
has
been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during
the quarter ended December 31, 2007 that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial
reporting except as disclosed above.
Item
9B.
|
Other
Information.
|
None.
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PART
III
Item
10.
|
Directors,
Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons; Compliance with
Section
16(a) of the Exchange
Act
|
Certain
information with respect to our Directors, executive officers, and a key
employee is set forth below..
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Director
Or Executive Officer
Since |
|
Position
|
Rodney
I. Smith
|
|
69
|
|
1970
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer, President,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
Chairman of the Board of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Directors
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ashley
B. Smith
|
|
45
|
|
1994
|
|
Vice
President of Sales and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketing
and Director
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wesley
A. Taylor
|
|
60
|
|
1994
|
|
Vice
President of Administration,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Secretary,
Treasurer, and Director
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Andrew
G. Kavounis
|
|
82
|
|
1995
|
|
Director
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Steve
Ott
|
|
41
|
|
2005
|
|
Vice
President of Engineering
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Smith-Midland
Corp. (Virginia)
|
Background
The
following is a brief summary of the background of each Director, executive
officer and key employee of the Company:
Rodney
I. Smith. Chairman
of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and
President.
Rodney
I. Smith co-founded the Company in 1960 and became its President and Chief
Executive Officer in 1965. He has served on the Board of Directors and has
been
its Chairman since 1970. Mr. Smith is the principal developer and inventor
of
the Company’s proprietary and patented products. He is the past President of the
National Precast Concrete Association. Mr. Smith has served on the Board of
Trustees of Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Virginia since
1986.
Ashley
B. Smith.
Vice
President of Sales and Marketing and Director
. Ashley
B. Smith has served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing of the Company
since 1990 and as a Director since 1994. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in Business Administration from Bridgewater College. Mr. Ashley B. Smith
is the son of Mr. Rodney I. Smith.
Wesley
A. Taylor. Vice
President of Administration, Secretary, Treasurer, and
Director .
Wesley
A. Taylor has served as Vice President of Administration of the Company since
1989 and as a Director since 1994, and previously held positions as Controller
and Director of Personnel and Administration. Mr.
Taylor holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern State
University.
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Andrew
Kavounis.
Director
. Andrew
Kavounis has served as a Director of the Company since December 1995. Mr.
Kavounis was President of Core Development Co., Inc., a privately held
construction and development concern, from 1991 until he retired in 1995. From
1989 to 1991, Mr. Kavounis was the Executive Vice President of the Leadership
Group, a Maryland based builder and developer. Prior to that time, Mr. Kavounis
spent 37 years as an executive at assorted construction and development
companies, which included a position as the National Vice President of Ryland
Homes, a privately held company, in which capacity he was directly responsible
for the construction of 17,000 homes annually, nationwide. Mr. Kavounis received
a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Presbyterian College,
a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil and Mechanical Engineering from Wofford
College, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of
South Carolina.
Steve
Ott. Vice
President of Engineering, Smith Midland Corp.(Virginia).
Mr. Ott
joined the Company in October 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ott served
as Engineering Manager for the Shockey Precast Group in Fredericksburg, Virginia
from June 2001 to October 2005. Mr. Ott worked at Shockey Precast Group’s
Winchester plant from 1998 to 2001. From 1991 through 1997 Mr. Ott worked in
Belgium for a consulting structural engineering firm and for a precast concrete
manufacturer. From 1988 to 1991 Mr. Ott worked at Brandow and Johnston
Structural Engineers in Los Angeles California. Mr. Ott holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Structural Engineering from the University of California
at
San Diego and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Mary
Washington.
Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section
16(a) (“Section 16(a)”) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), requires executive officers and Directors and persons who
beneficially own more than ten percent (10%) of the Company’s Common Stock to
file initial reports of ownership on Form 3 and reports of changes in ownership
on Form 4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and any
national securities exchange on which the Corporation’s securities are
registered.
Based
solely on a review of the copies of such forms furnished to the Company, the
Company believes that all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to its
executive officers, Directors and greater than ten percent (10%) beneficial
owners were satisfied during 2007 except as follows: (1) Messrs. Rodney Smith,
Ashley Smith, Wesley Taylor, and Lawrence Crews (former CFO) filed late by
one
day the reporting of the grant of stock options and (2) Ashley Smith filed
late
by one day the reporting of his exercise of stock options and the sale of shares
owned.
Code
of Ethics
The
Company adopted a code of ethics that applies to the principal executive
officer, Chief Financial Officer, Controller and persons performing similar
functions. The Board of Directors approved the code of ethics at their meeting
on December 17, 2003. A copy of the code of ethics was filed as an exhibit
to
the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003, and a copy may
be obtained by requesting one in writing from Secretary, Smith-Midland
Corporation, P.O. Box 300, 5119 Catlett Road, Midland, VA 22728.
Audit
Committee
The
Company does not have an Audit Committee of the Board of Directors; the entire
Board of Directors serves the functions of the Audit Committee. No member of
the
Board of Directors qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert”. As a
small company, the Company has not had the resources to recruit a person that
so
qualifies.
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Item
11.
|
Executive
Compensation.
|
The
following table sets forth the compensation paid by the Company for services
rendered for the past two completed fiscal years to the principal executive
officer and to the Company’s most highly compensated executive officers
other than the principal executive officer (the “named executive officers”)
whose cash compensation exceeded $100,000 during 2007:
Summary
Compensation Table
Name
and Principal Position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)(1)
|
Bonus
($)(2)
|
Stock
Awards ($)
|
Option
Awards
($)(3)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan Compensation
($)
|
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation Earnings($)
|
All
Other Compensation
($)
|
Total
($)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Rodney
I. Smith
|
2007
|
99,000
|
—
|
—
|
29,000
|
—
|
—
|
104,400
|
(4)
|
232,400
|
||||||||||||||||||
President,
Chief
|
2006
|
99,750
|
16,000
|
—
|
30,400
|
—
|
—
|
347,563
|
(4)
|
493,713
|
||||||||||||||||||
Executive
Officer
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
and
Chairman of the
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Board.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ashley
B. Smith
|
2007
|
117,389
|
—
|
—
|
10,150
|
—
|
—
|
4,923
|
132,462
|
|||||||||||||||||||
VP
of Sales and
|
2006
|
104,683
|
2,508
|
—
|
10,640
|
—
|
—
|
5,804
|
123,635
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Marketing
and Director
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wesley
A. Taylor
|
2007
|
95,200
|
—
|
—
|
10,150
|
—
|
—
|
4,970
|
110,320
|
|||||||||||||||||||
VP
of Administration,
|
2006
|
100,630
|
3,320
|
—
|
10,640
|
—
|
—
|
5,390
|
119,980
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Secretary,
Treasurer,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
and
Director
|
(1)
Represents salaries and commissions paid or accrued in 2007 and 2006 for
services provided by each named executive officer serving in the capacity
listed.
(2)
Represents amounts paid and accrued in 2006 for annual performance-based bonuses
related to operations in 2006. No annual performance-based bonuses were approved
by the Board of Directors for payment in 2007.
(3)
The
Company used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value
of all option grants. All stock options vest on a prorated basis annually over
three years from the date of grant.
Stock
options granted in 2007 were granted on May 22, 2007, which the Company valued
based on the following assumptions:
Dividend
Yield (per share)
|
$
|
0.00
|
||
Volatility
|
73
|
%
|
||
Risk-free
Interest Rate
|
4.42
|
%
|
||
Expected
Life
|
6
years
|
Accordingly,
the fair value per option at the date of grant for the options granted in 2007
is $1.45.
(4)
For
2006, $242,276 of the amount shown was for a non-cash (except for the portion
related to the payment of taxes) payment to Rodney Smith to pay down an officer
receivable due the Company, which includes a grossed up amount for income tax
consequences. The receivable originated in 1968 and 1969, prior to the Company
going public, and included two $30,000 loans to Rodney Smith, in lieu of salary,
during two less profitable years. See “Employment Contracts and Termination of
Employment and Change in Control Arrangements.” In addition, in 2007 and 2006,
$99,000 was paid to Mr. Smith for an annual royalty fee paid under his
employment agreement.
24
Executive
Officer Outstanding Equity Awards At Fiscal Year-End
The
following table sets forth information for the named executive officers
regarding any common share purchase options, stock awards or equity incentive
plan awards that were outstanding as of December 31, 2007.
Name |
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Exercisable
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#)Unexercisable
|
Option
Exercise
Price
($/Sh)
|
Option
Expiration
Date
|
|||||||||
Rodney
I. Smith
|
10,000
|
—
|
1.00
|
7/30/08
|
|||||||||
|
10,000
|
—
|
1.00
|
8/3/08
|
|||||||||
|
20,000
|
—
|
0.5625
|
12/28/09
|
|||||||||
|
20,000
|
—
|
0.8000
|
4/22/11
|
|||||||||
|
80,000
|
—
|
0.8100
|
5/3/11
|
|||||||||
|
20,000
|
—
|
1.3900
|
12/25/11
|
|||||||||
|
20,000
|
—
|
0.8300
|
12/16/13
|
|||||||||
|
13,333
|
6,667
|
2.52
|
9/29/15
|
|||||||||
|
6,667
|
13,333
|
2.25
|
5/21/16
|
|||||||||
—
|
20,000
|
2.15
|
5/21/17
|
||||||||||
TOTAL
|
200,000
|
40,000
|
|||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Ashley
B. Smith
|
4,800
|
—
|
1.00
|
8/3/08
|
|||||||||
|
7,000
|
—
|
0.5625
|
12/28/09
|
|||||||||
|
10,000
|
—
|
0.8000
|
4/22/11
|
|||||||||
|
10,000
|
—
|
1.3900
|
12/25/11
|
|||||||||
|
10,000
|
—
|
0.8300
|
12/16/13
|
|||||||||
|
6,667
|
3,333
|
2.52
|
9/29/15
|
|||||||||
|
2,333
|
4,667
|
2.25
|
5/21/16
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
—
|
7,000
|
2.15
|
5/21/17
|
|||||||
|
|||||||||||||
TOTAL
|
50,800
|
15,000
|
|||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Wesley
A. Taylor
|
6,667
|
—
|
0.8300
|
12/16/13
|
|||||||||
|
6,667
|
3,333
|
2.52
|
9/29/15
|
|||||||||
|
2,333
|
4,667
|
2.25
|
5/21/16
|
|||||||||
—
|
7,000
|
2.15
|
5/21/17
|
||||||||||
TOTAL
|
15,667
|
15,000
|
|||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
TOTAL
|
266,467
|
70,000
|
All
stock
options vest on a prorated basis annually over three years from the date of
grant and expire ten years from the date of grant.
25
Compensation
of Directors
All
non-employee Directors receive $1,000 per meeting as compensation for their
services as Directors and are reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection
with the performance of their duties. All employee Directors, except Rodney
I.
Smith, receive $250 per meeting as compensation for their services and are
reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their
duties. Rodney I. Smith receives no compensation as a Director, but is
reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with the performance of his
duties as a Director. For
the year ended December 31, 2007, total payments made to all Directors was
$55,300.
Director
Compensation Table
Name |
Fees
Earned or Paid in Cash ($)
|
Stock
Awards ($)
|
Option
Awards ($)(1)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation
|
Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation Earnings
|
All
Other Compensation ($)
|
Total
($)
|
|||||||||||||||
Rodney
I. Smith (2)
|
—
|
—
|
29,000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
29,000
|
|||||||||||||||
Andrew
G. Kavounis (3)
|
4,500
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
4,500
|
|||||||||||||||
Ashley
B. Smith (4)
|
750
|
—
|
10,150
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
10,900
|
|||||||||||||||
Wesley
A. Taylor (5)
|
750
|
—
|
10,150
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
10,900
|
(1)
|
Also
disclosed in the “Summary Compensation Table” above.
|
|
|
(2)
|
240,000
options were outstanding as of December 31, 2007, of which 200,000
were
exercisable as of December 31, 2007.
|
|
|
(3)
|
4,000
options were outstanding as of December 31, 2007, of which 3,000
were
exercisable as of December 31, 2007.
|
|
|
(4)
|
65,800
options were outstanding as of December 31, 2007, of which 50,800
were
exercisable as of December 31, 2007.
|
|
|
(5)
|
30,667
options were outstanding as of December 31, 2007, of which 15,667
were
exercisable as of December 31,
2007.
|
Employment
Contracts and Termination of Employment and Change in Control
Arrangements.
The
Company entered into a four-year Employment Agreement with Rodney I. Smith,
its
current President and Chief Executive Officer, effective as of September 30,
2002. The term of employment automatically renews commencing on the date one
year after the effective date, and on an annual basis thereafter, for an
additional one year, unless earlier terminated or not renewed as provided for
therein. The agreement provides for an annual base salary of $99,000 (“Base
Salary”), which will be reviewed at least annually and adjusted from time to
time at the determination of the Board of Directors. It also provides for an
annual royalty fee of $99,000 payable as consideration for Mr. Smith’s
assignment to the Company of all of his rights, title and interest in and to
the
Patents (as defined in the agreement). Payment of the royalty continues only
for
as long as the Company is using the inventions underlying the non-expired
Patents. Mr. Smith is also entitled to bonuses as follows (the “Bonus”): (i) a
performance-based bonus as determined by the Board each calendar year, and
(ii)
a $27,000 quarterly bonus equal to one-twentieth of the then outstanding
principal balance on the loan (the “Loan”) made by the Company to Mr. Smith in
the aggregate amount of $540,000, at the date of the employment agreement,
and
the unpaid interest accrued thereon during the quarter, and a cash amount which
reimburses Mr. Smith for certain taxes payable by him as a result of such
quarterly bonus. Payment of the Bonuses that are equal to one-twentieth of
the
Loan and the quarterly interest thereon are paid in the form of forgiveness
of
such principal and interest. With respect to repayment of the Loan, the
loan was paid in full during 2006.
26
Mr.
Smith’s employment agreement provides further that if Mr. Smith (i) voluntarily
leaves the employ of the Company within six months of his becoming aware of
a
Change of Control (as defined in the agreement) of the Company, then he shall
be
entitled to receive a lump sum amount equal to three times the five-year average
of his combined total annual compensation, which includes the Base Salary and
Bonus, less one dollar ($1.00), and certain other unpaid accrued amounts as
of
the date of his termination, or (ii) is terminated by the Company without Cause
(as defined in the agreement) or leaves the Company with Good Reason (as defined
in the agreement), Mr. Smith shall be entitled to a lump sum payment equal
to
three times the combined Base Salary and Bonus paid during the immediately
preceding calendar year, and such other unpaid accrued amounts. In any of such
cases, the Company will provide Mr. Smith with certain Company fringe benefits
for two years, subject to certain conditions as provided for in the agreement,
and all of Mr. Smith’s unvested options to purchase Company stock shall become
fully vested and exercisable on the date of termination. Mr. Smith will be
entitled to exercise all such options for three years from the date of
termination. The Company will have no further obligations to Mr. Smith, other
than with respect to the payment of royalties.
In
the
event Mr. Smith’s employment by the Company is terminated as a result of Mr.
Smith’s (i) death, his estate shall be entitled to a lump sum payment of one
times the combined Base Salary and Bonus, and certain other accrued and unpaid
amounts, or (ii) disability, Mr. Smith shall be entitled to Base Salary and
Bonus for a period of one year commencing with the date of termination, and
all
other unpaid accrued amounts.
In
the
event Mr. Smith’s employment is terminated for cause or Mr. Smith voluntarily
leaves the employ of the Company for no reason, Mr. Smith shall be entitled
to
accrued but unpaid Base Salary and Bonus up to the date of termination, and
all
other unpaid amounts. The Company shall have no further obligations to Mr.
Smith.
The
employment agreement also contains Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation covenants
for one year following Mr. Smith’s termination of employment for any
reason.
27
Item
12.
|
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters.
|
The
following table sets forth, as of December 31, 2007, certain information
concerning ownership of the Company’s Common Stock by (i) each person known by
the Company to own of record or be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent (5%) of the Company’s Common Stock, (ii) named Executive Officers and
Directors, and (iii) all Directors and Executive Officers as a group. Except
as
otherwise indicated, the Stockholders listed in the table have sole voting
and
investment powers with respect to the shares indicated.
Name
and Address of
Beneficial
Owner(1)
|
Number
of Shares
Beneficially
Owned(2)
|
Percentage
of
of Class
|
|||||
Rodney
I. Smith (1)(3)(4)(5)
|
715,798
|
14.7
|
|||||
|
|
|
|||||
Ashley
B. Smith (1)(3)(4)(6)
|
148,417
|
3.1
|
|||||
|
|
|
|||||
Wesley
A. Taylor (1)(7)
|
40,750
|
*
|
|||||
|
|
|
|||||
Andrew
G. Kavounis (1)(8)
|
3,000
|
*
|
|||||
|
|
|
|||||
AL
Frank Asset Management, Inc. (9)
|
684,814
|
14.7
|
|||||
|
|
|
|||||
All
directors and executive officers
|
|
|
|||||
as
a group (4 persons)(2)(10)
|
907,965
|
18.4
|
*
Less
than 1%
(1)
|
The
address for each of Messrs. Rodney I. Smith, Ashley B. Smith, Wesley
A.
Taylor, and Andrew G. Kavounis is c/o Smith-Midland Corporation,
P.O. Box
300, 5119 Catlett Road, Midland, Virginia
22728.
|
(2)
|
Pursuant
to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
shares of Common Stock that an individual or group has a right to
acquire
within 60 days pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants are
deemed
to be outstanding for the purposes of computing the percentage ownership
of such individual or group, but are not deemed to be outstanding
for the
purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person
shown in
the table.
|
(3)
|
Ashley
B. Smith is the son of Rodney I. Smith. Each of Rodney I. Smith and
Ashley
B. Smith disclaims beneficial ownership of the other’s shares of Common
Stock.
|
(4)
|
Does
not include options to purchase 5,000 shares held by Matthew Smith
and an
aggregate of 86,489 shares of Common Stock held by Matthew Smith
and
Roderick Smith. Matthew Smith and Roderick Smith are sons of Rodney
I.
Smith, and brothers of Ashley B. Smith. Also, does not include shares
held
by Merry Robin Bachetti, sister of Rodney I. Smith and aunt of Ashley
B.
Smith, for which each of Rodney I. Smith and Ashley B. Smith disclaims
beneficial ownership.
|
(5)
|
Includes
50,000 shares of Common Stock held by Hazel Bowling, former wife
of Rodney
I. Smith, and mother of Mr. Smith’s children. Mr. Smith disclaims
beneficial ownership of the shares held by Hazel Bowling. Includes
options
to purchase 200,000 shares.
|
(6)
|
Includes
options to purchase 50,800 shares.
|
(7)
|
Includes
options to purchase 15,667 shares.
|
28
(8) |
Includes
options to purchase 3,000
shares.
|
(9) |
Address
of holder is 32392 Coast Highway, Suite 260, Laguna Beach, CA
92651
|
(10) |
Includes
options to purchase 269,467 shares for all directors, executive
officers
and key employees as a
group.
|
EQUITY
COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
Number
of securities to
be
issued upon exercise
of
outstanding options,
warrants
and rights
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price of
outstanding
options,
warrants
and rights
|
Number
of securities
remaining
available
for
future issuance
under
equity
compensation
plans
|
||||||||
Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders
|
542,157
|
$
|
1.26
|
380,430
|
||||||
Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
0
|
||||||
Total
|
542,157
|
$
|
1.26
|
380,430
|
Item
13.
|
Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence.
|
At
December 31, 2005, the Company owned an unsecured note receivable with a balance
of approximately $143,750 from Mr. Rodney I. Smith, the Company’s President,
accruing interest at a rate of 6% per annum. This note was extended by the
Board
of Directors at their July 22, 2002 meeting to mature on December 31, 2007.
The
Board also approved the use of bonuses to pay off the loan and any applicable
taxes (more fully described in Item 11). Principal received on the note was
$143,730 for the year ended December 31, 2006, which included a one-time
Board-approved bonus declared of $24,094 to repay the note in full. Total
interest received on this note was approximately $15,396 for the year ended
December 31, 2006. The loan has been paid in full.
The
sole
independent director of the Company is Andrew G. Kavounis. The test utilized
for
the determination of independence is that of the New York Stock
Exchange.
Item
14.
|
Principal
Accountant Fees and
Services
|
The
aggregate fees billed for each of the past two fiscal years for professional
services rendered by BDO Seidman, LLP, the principal accountant for the audit
of
the Company for assurance and related services related to the audit; for tax
compliance, tax advice, and tax planning; and for all other fees for products
and services are shown in the table below.
Audit
Fees. Fees charged as audit fees are for the audit of the Company’s annual
financial statements and review of financial statements included in the
Company’s Forms 10-QSB or services that are normally provided by the accountant
in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
Audit-Related
Fees. There were no audit related fees paid in either of the two most recent
fiscal years.
Tax
Fees.
Tax fees are for professional services rendered by BDO Seidman, LLP for tax
compliance, tax advice, and tax planning. These fees related to services for
preparation of taxes for 2006 and the estimated tax payments for both
years.
The
Company does not have an Audit Committee. The Board of Directors has the
responsibility normally assigned to the Audit Committee. The Board of Directors
has not adopted any blanket pre-approval policies and procedures. Instead,
the
Board will pre-approve the provision by BDO Seidman, LLP of all audit or
non-audit services.
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Audit
Fees
|
$
|
141,578
|
$
|
114,886
|
|||
Tax
Fees
|
25,840
|
26,425
|
|||||
Total
|
167,418
|
141,311
|
29
Item
15.
|
Exhibits
and Financial Statement
Schedules
|
(1)
|
The
following exhibits are filed
herewith:
|
Exhibit
Number
|
|
Description
|
3.1
|
|
Certificate
of Incorporation, as amended (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 33-89312) declared effective
by
the Commission on December 13, 1995).
|
|
|
|
3.2
|
|
Bylaws
of the Company adopted on January 21, 2003 (Incorporated by reference
to
the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (No. 000-25964)
filed with
the Commission on January 24, 2003).
|
|
|
|
4.1
|
|
Specimen
Common Stock Certificate (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 33-89312) declared effective
by
the Commission on December 13,
1995).
|
30
4.2
|
|
Rights
Agreement, dated as of January 21, 2003, between the Company and
Computershare Trust Company, Inc., as rights agent, including the
Form
of Certificate of Designations, the Form of Rights Certificate and
the Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Shares attached thereto
as Exhibits A, B, and C, respectively
(Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form
8-A (No. 000-25964) filed with the Commission on January 24,
2003).
|
|
|
|
10.1
|
|
Lease
Agreement, dated January 1, 1995, between the Company and Rodney
I.
Smith (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement
on Form
SB-2 (No. 33-89312) declared effective by the Commission on December
13, 1995).
|
|
|
|
10.2
|
|
Collateral
Assignment of Letters Patent, dated between the Company and Rodney
I. Smith (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s
Registration Form SB-2 (No. 33-89312) declared effective by the
Commission on December 13, 1995).
|
|
|
|
10.3
|
|
Form
of License Agreement between the Company and its Licensee (Incorporated
by
reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 33-
89312) declared effective by the Commission on December 13,
1995).
|
|
|
|
10.4
|
|
Promissory
Note from Rodney I. Smith to the Company, dated as of December 31,
1997
(Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB
for the year ended December 31, 1997).
|
|
|
|
10.5
|
|
First
National Bank of New England Loan Agreement, assumed by UPS Capital,
dated
June 25, 1998 (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s
Quarterly Report
on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 1998).
|
|
|
|
10.6
|
|
First
National Bank of New England Loan Note, dated June 25, 1998 (Incorporated
by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the
quarter ended June 30, 1998).
|
|
|
|
10.8
|
|
First
National Bank of New England Commercial Loan Agreement dated December
20,
1999 (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1999).
|
|
|
|
10.9
|
|
First
National Bank of New England Commercial Term Promissory Note dated
December 20, 1999 (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual
Reporton Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,
1999).
|
|
|
|
10.10
|
|
Employment
Agreement, dated September 30, 2002, between the Company and Rodney
I.
Smith. (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003).
|
|
|
|
10.11
|
|
1994
Stock Option Plan (as amended through October 1, 2002) (Incorporated
by
reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No.:
333-102892) filed with the Commission on January 31,
2003).
|
|
|
|
10.12
|
|
2004
Stock Option Plan (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,
2004).
|
|
|
|
10.13
|
|
UPS
Capital Business Credit Loan Note dated December 16, 2004 (Incorporated
by
reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the
year ended
December 31, 2004).
|
|
|
|
10.14
|
|
Commercial
Loan Agreement, dated June 15, 2006, by and between Smith- Midland
Corporation, a Virginia corporation and a subsidiary of the Company
(the
“Borrower”) and Greater Atlantic Bank (the “Lender”) contemplating a
single advance term loan in the amount of $365,000 and addendum thereto
(
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21,
2006).
|
31
10.15
|
|
Promissory
Note, dated June 15, 2006, in the amount of $365,000 issued by the
Borrower to the Lender (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on
June 21, 2006).
|
|
|
|
10.16
|
|
Commercial
Loan Agreement, dated June 15, 2006, by and between the Borrower
and the
Lender contemplating a multiple advance draw loan up to the aggregate
amount of $500,000 and addendum thereto (Incorporated by reference
to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 21, 2006).
|
|
|
|
10.17
|
|
Commercial
Loan Agreement, dated June 15, 2006, by and between the Borrower
and the
Lender contemplating a revolving multiple advance draw loan up to
the
aggregate amount of $1,500,000 and addendum thereto (Incorporated
by
reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21, 2006).
|
|
|
|
10.18
|
|
Promissory
Note, dated June 15, 2006, in the amount of $1,500,000 issued by
the
Borrower to the Lender (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on
June 21, 2006).
|
|
|
|
10.19
|
|
Security
Agreement, dated June 15, 2006, by and between the Borrower and the
Lender
securing the Promissory Note in the amount of $365,000 (Incorporated
by
reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21, 2006).
|
|
|
|
10.20
|
|
Security
Agreement, dated June 15, 2006, by and between the Borrower and the
Lender
securing any promissory note(s) the Borrower may issue to evidence
any
advance(s) under the Commercial Loan Agreement by and between Borrower
and
the Lender contemplating a multiple advance draw loan up to the aggregate
amount of $500,000 (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on
June 21, 2006).
|
|
|
|
10.21
|
|
Security
Agreement, dated June 15, 2006, by and between the Borrower and the
Lender
securing the Promissory Note in the amount of $1,500,000 (Incorporated
by
reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21, 2006).
|
|
|
|
10.22
|
|
Form
of Guaranty, dated June 15, 2006, given by the Company and subsidiaries
(except the Borrower) with respect to each of (i) the Promissory
Note in
the amount of $365,000; (ii) any promissory note(s) that the Borrower
may
issue to evidence any advance(s) under the Commercial Loan Agreement
by
and between the Borrower and the Lender contemplating a multiple
advance
draw loan up to the aggregate amount of $500,000; and (iii) the Promissory
Note in the amount of $1,500,000 issued by the Borrower to the Lender
(Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21,
2006).
|
|
|
|
10.23
|
|
Omnibus
Modification of Lender Loan Documents Agreement, dated June 15, 2006
(Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21,
2006).
|
|
|
|
10.24
|
|
Omnibus
Modification of UPS Capital Loan Documents Agreement, dated June
15, 2006
(Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21,
2006).
|
10.25
|
Commercial
Loan Agreement, dated August 7, 2007, by and between the Borrower
and the
Lender contemplating a multiple advance draw loan up to the aggregate
amount of $700,000 and addendum thereto (incorporated by reference
to the
Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30,
2007).
|
|
10.26
|
Commercial
Debt Modification Agreement, dated August 7, 2007, by and between
the
Borrower and the Lender to extend the maturity date of the Working
Capital
Line of Credit to June 15, 2008, (incorporated by reference to
the
Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30,
2007).
|
|
10.27
|
Commercial
Security Agreement, dated August 7, 2007 by and between the Borrower
and
the Lender securing any promissory note(s) the Borrower may issue
to
evidence any advance(s) under the Commercial Loan Agreement by
and between
Borrower and Lender contemplating a multiple advance draw loan
up to the
aggregate amount of $700,000, (incorporated by reference to the
Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30,
2007).
|
|
10.28
|
Form
of Guaranty, dated August 7, 2007 given by the Company and each
of its
subsidiaries (except the Borrower) with respect to any promissory
note(s)
that the Borrower may issue to evidence any advance(s) under the
Commercial Loan Agreement by and between the Borrower and the Lender
contemplating a multiple advance draw loan up to the aggregate
amount of
$700,000, (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30,
2007).
|
14
|
|
Code
of Professional Conduct (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,
2003).
|
32
21
|
|
List
of Subsidiaries of the Company (Incorporated by reference to the
Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,
1995).
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
Consent
of BDO Seidman, LLP.
|
|
|
|
31.1
|
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer.
|
|
|
|
31.2
|
|
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer.
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
Certification
pursuant 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adapted pursuant to Section 906
of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
33
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Ac of
1934t, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SMITH-MIDLAND
CORPORATION
|
||
|
|
|
Date:
April 14, 2008
|
By: | /s/ Rodney I. Smith |
Rodney
I. Smith, President
|
||
(principal
executive officer)
|
Date:
April 14, 2008
|
By: |
/s/
Wesley A. Taylor
|
Wesley
A. Taylor
|
||
(principal financial
officer)
|
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 in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name
|
Capacity
|
Date
|
||
/s/
Rodney I. Smith
Rodney
I. Smith |
Director
|
April
14, 2008
|
||
/s/
Wesley A. Taylor
Wesley A. Taylor |
Director
|
April
14, 2008
|
||
/s/
Ashley B. Smith
Ashley B. Smith |
Director
|
April
14, 2008
|
||
/s/
Andrew G. Kavounis
Andrew G. Kavounis |
Director
|
April
14, 2008
|
34
Smith-Midland
Corporation
and
Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
Smith-Midland
Corporation
and
Subsidiaries
Contents
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accountants
|
|
F-3
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Financial Statements
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
Sheets
|
|
F-4-5
|
|
|
|
Statements
of Operations
|
|
F-6
|
|
|
|
Statements
of Stockholders' Equity
|
|
F-7
|
|
|
|
Statements
of Cash Flows
|
|
F-8-9
|
|
|
|
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
|
|
F-10-14
|
|
|
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
|
F-15-21
|
F-2
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accountants
To
the
Board of Directors
Smith-Midland
Corporation
Midland,
Virginia
We
have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Smith-Midland
Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows
for
the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of
the
Corporation's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board. Those standards require that we plan and perform
the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are
free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were
we
engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.
Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting
as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, 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. An audit also includes examining,
on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In
our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of Smith-Midland Corporation
and subsidiaries at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
BDO
Seidman, LLP
Richmond,
Virginia
April
14,
2008
F-3
Smith-Midland
Corporation
and
Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
December
31,
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Assets (Note 2) | |||||||
Current assets | |||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
282,440
|
$
|
482,690
|
|||
Accounts
receivable
|
|||||||
Trade
- billed, (less allowance for doubtful
|
|||||||
accounts
of $243,318
and $208,108)
|
5,900,684
|
5,417,475
|
|||||
Trade
- unbilled
|
316,059
|
825,524
|
|||||
Inventories
|
|||||||
Raw
materials
|
825,328
|
903,674
|
|||||
Finished
goods
|
1,968,978
|
2,213,798
|
|||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
152,289
|
123,710
|
|||||
Refundable
income taxes (Note 4)
|
322,835
|
392,732
|
|||||
Deferred
taxes (Note 4)
|
367,000
|
351,000
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Total
current assets
|
10,135,613
|
10,710,603
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Property
and equipment, net
(Note 1)
|
4,102,181
|
3,729,537
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Total
other assets
|
200,090
|
214,703
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
14,437,884
|
$
|
14,654,843
|
See
accompanying summary of accounting policies
and
notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-4
Smith-Midland
Corporation
and
Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
(continued)
December
31 ,
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Liabilities
and Stockholders’ Equity
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|||||
Current
liabilities
|
|
|
|||||
Accounts
payable - trade
|
$
|
1,776,594
|
$
|
2,733,974
|
|||
Accrued
income taxes payable (Note 4)
|
656,370
|
-
|
|||||
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
|
587,399
|
1,884,386
|
|||||
Current
maturities of notes payable (Note 2)
|
605,376
|
677,022
|
|||||
Customer
deposits
|
643,509
|
614,127
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
4,269,248
|
5,909,509
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Notes
payable - less current maturities
(Note 2)
|
3,991,036
|
3,918,041
|
|||||
Deferred
tax liability (Note 4)
|
175,000
|
221,000
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Total
liabilities
|
8,435,284
|
10,048,550
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Commitments
and contingencies
(Notes 3, 5 and 7)
|
|||||||
|
|||||||
Stockholders’
equity
(Note 6)
|
|||||||
Preferred
stock, $.01 par value; authorized 1,000,000
|
|||||||
shares,
none outstanding
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Common
stock, $.01 par value; authorized 8,000,000
|
|||||||
shares;
4,670,882 and 4,635,282 issued and outstanding
|
46,709
|
46,346
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
4,558,947
|
4,415,363
|
|||||
Retained
earnings
|
1,499,244
|
246,884
|
|||||
|
|||||||
|
6,104,900
|
4,708,593
|
|||||
Treasury
stock, at cost, 40,920 shares
|
(102,300
|
)
|
(102,300
|
)
|
|||
|
|||||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
6,002,600
|
4,606,293
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$
|
14,437,884
|
$
|
14,654,843
|
See
accompanying summary of accounting policies
and
notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-5
Smith-Midland
Corporation
and
Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
Year
Ended December 31,
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Revenue
|
|
|
|||||
Products
sales and leasing
|
$
|
24,567,148
|
$
|
22,729,310
|
|||
Shipping
and installation revenue
|
5,198,166
|
5,505,814
|
|||||
Royalties
|
1,755,323
|
1,127,121
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Total
revenue
|
31,520,637
|
29,362,245
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Cost
of goods sold
|
23,861,906
|
24,750,514
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Gross
profit
|
7,658,731
|
4,611,731
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Operating
expenses
|
|||||||
General
and administrative expenses
|
3,167,593
|
3,500,544
|
|||||
Selling
expenses
|
1,942,685
|
1,989,636
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
5,110,278
|
5,490,180
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
2,548,453
|
(878,449
|
)
|
||||
|
|||||||
Other
income (expense)
|
|||||||
Interest
expense
|
(430,048
|
)
|
(396,509
|
)
|
|||
Interest
income (Note 3)
|
22,858
|
29,200
|
|||||
Loss
on sale of assets
|
(13,892
|
)
|
(10,418
|
)
|
|||
Other,
net
|
989
|
(3,636
|
)
|
||||
|
|||||||
Total
other income (expense)
|
(420,093
|
)
|
(381,363
|
)
|
|||
|
|||||||
Income
(loss) before income tax expense (benefit)
|
2,128,360
|
(1,259,812
|
)
|
||||
Income
tax expense (benefit) (Note 4)
|
876,000
|
(444,000
|
)
|
||||
|
|||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
1,252,360
|
$
|
(815,812
|
)
|
||
|
|||||||
Basic
earnings (loss) per share
(Note 8)
|
$
|
.27
|
$
|
(.18
|
)
|
||
Diluted
earnings (loss) per share
(Note 8)
|
$
|
.26
|
$
|
(.18
|
)
|
See
accompanying summary of accounting policies
and
notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-6
Smith-Midland
Corporation
and
Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders' Equity
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Common
|
Paid-In
|
Retained
|
Treasury
|
|
|||||||||||
|
Stock
|
Capital
|
Earnings
|
Stock
|
Total
|
|||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2005
|
$
|
46,102
|
$
|
4,326,548
|
$
|
1,062,696
|
$
|
(102,300
|
)
|
$
|
5,333,046
|
|||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Stock
options exercised
|
244
|
23,180
|
-
|
-
|
23,424
|
|||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Stock
option compensation
|
65,635
|
65,635
|
||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
(815,812
|
)
|
-
|
(815,812
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
46,346
|
4,415,363
|
246,884
|
(102,300
|
)
|
4,606,293
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Stock
options exercised
|
363
|
37,691
|
-
|
-
|
38,054
|
|||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Stock
option compensation
|
-
|
105,893
|
-
|
-
|
105,893
|
|||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
1,252,360
|
-
|
1,252,360
|
|||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
$
|
46,709
|
$
|
4,558,947
|
$
|
1,499,244
|
$
|
(102,300
|
)
|
$
|
6,002,600
|
See
accompanying summary of accounting policies
and
notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-7
Smith-Midland
Corporation
and
Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
Year
Ended December 31,
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Reconciliation
of net income (loss) to net cash provided
(absorbed)
|
|
|
|||||
by
operating activities
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
1,252,360
|
$
|
(815,812
|
)
|
||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income
(loss) to net cash provided (absorbed) by operating
activities
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
735,218
|
600,639
|
|||||
Deferred
taxes
|
62,000
|
(150,000
|
)
|
||||
Stock
option compensation expense
|
105,893
|
65,635
|
|||||
Loss
on sale of fixed assets
|
13,892
|
10,418
|
|||||
Expenses
(net) related to pay down on officer note receivable
|
-
|
143,730
|
|||||
(Increase)
decrease in
|
|||||||
Accounts
receivable - billed
|
(483,209
|
)
|
(655,757
|
)
|
|||
Accounts
receivable - unbilled
|
509,465
|
(691,449
|
)
|
||||
Inventories
|
323,166
|
(500,212
|
)
|
||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
(42,066
|
)
|
72,925
|
||||
Refundable
income taxes
|
(69,897
|
)
|
(392,732
|
)
|
|||
Increase
(decrease) in
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable - trade
|
(957,380
|
)
|
1,485,223
|
||||
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
|
(1,296,987
|
)
|
1,005,829
|
||||
Accrued
income taxes payable
|
656,370
|
(327,825
|
)
|
||||
Customer
deposits
|
29,382
|
137,649
|
|||||
Net
cash provided (absorbed) by operating activities
|
$
|
838,207
|
$
|
(11,739
|
)
|
F-8
Smith-Midland
Corporation
and
Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
(continued)
Year
Ended December 31,
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities
|
|
|
|||||
Purchases
of property and equipment
|
(579,571
|
)
|
(901,142
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from sale of fixed assets
|
19,961
|
14,142
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Net
cash absorbed by investing activities
|
(559,610
|
)
|
(887,000
|
)
|
|||
|
|||||||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities
|
|||||||
Proceeds
(repayments) on Line of Credit, net
|
(50,000
|
)
|
250,000
|
||||
Proceeds
from long-term borrowings
|
46,126
|
763,851
|
|||||
Repayments
of long-term borrowings and capital leases
|
(513,027
|
)
|
(659,636
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from options exercised
|
38,054
|
23,424
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Net
cash provided (absorbed) by financing activities
|
(478,847
|
)
|
377,639
|
||||
|
|||||||
Net decrease
in cash
|
(200,250
|
)
|
(521,100
|
)
|
|||
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents,
beginning of year
|
482,690
|
1,003,790
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents,
end of year
|
$
|
282,440
|
$
|
482,690
|
|||
|
|||||||
Supplemental
Disclosure of Cash Flow information
|
|||||||
Noncash
Bonus to repay officer note receivable
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
143,730
|
|||
Noncash investing and financing - capital lease additions |
$
|
518,250
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Cash payments for interest |
$
|
430,048
|
$
|
396,059
|
|||
Cash payments for income taxes |
$
|
211,733
|
$
|
427,157
|
See
accompanying summary of accounting policies
and
notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-9
Smith-Midland
Corporation
and
Subsidiaries
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
Nature
of Business
|
|
Smith-Midland
Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Company”) develop,
manufacture, license, sell and install precast concrete products
for the
construction, transportation and utilities industries in the Mid-Atlantic,
Northeastern, and Midwestern regions of the United
States.
|
|
|
|
Principles
of
Consolidation
|
|
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts
of
Smith-Midland Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries. The
Company’s
wholly owned subsidiaries consist of Smith-Midland Corporation, a
Virginia
corporation, Smith-Carolina Corporation, a North Carolina corporation,
Easi-Set Industries, Inc., a Virginia corporation, Concrete Safety
Systems, Inc., a Virginia corporation, Midland Advertising and Design,
Inc., doing business as Ad Ventures, a Virginia corporation, and
Smith-Columbia Corporation, a South Carolina corporation. All material
intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
|
|
|
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
|
|
The
Company considers all unrestricted cash and money market accounts
purchased with an original maturity of three months or less as cash
and
cash equivalents.
|
|
|
|
Inventories
|
|
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost, using the first-in, first-out (FIFO)
method, or market.
|
|
|
|
Property
and
Equipment
|
|
Property
and equipment is stated at cost. Expenditures for ordinary maintenance
and
repairs are charged to income as incurred. Costs of betterments,
renewals,
and major replacements are capitalized. At the time properties are
retired
or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and allowance for depreciation
are eliminated from the accounts and any gain or loss on disposition
is
reflected in income.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated
useful lives:
|
|
Years
|
|||
Buildings
|
10-33
|
|||
Trucks
and automotive equipment
|
3-10
|
|||
Shop
machinery and equipment
|
3-10
|
|||
Land
improvements
|
10-15
|
|||
Office
equipment
|
3-10
|
F-10
Smith-Midland
Corporation
and
Subsidiaries
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
(continued)
Income
Taxes
|
|
Deferred
tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences
attributable to 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 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 on
deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized
in income in the period that includes the enactment
date.
|
Stock
Options
|
|
Effective
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions
of SFAS No. 123(R) (“SFAS 123R”), “Share-Based
Payment,”
using the modified prospective method. SFAS 123R requires stock based
compensation to be measured based on the fair value of the award
on the
date of grant and the corresponding expense to be recognized over
the
period during which an employee is required to provide services in
exchange for the award. The fair value of each stock option award
is
estimated using a Black-Scholes option pricing model based on certain
assumptions including expected term, risk-free interest rate, stock
price
volatility, and dividend yield. The assumption for expected term
is based
on evaluations of historical and expected future employee exercise
behavior. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury
rates
at the date of grant with maturity dates approximately equal to the
expected term at the grant date. The historical volatility of the
Company’s stock is used as the basis for the volatility assumption. The
Company has never paid cash dividends, and does not currently intend
to
pay cash dividends, and thus assumed a 0% dividend yield. The fair
value
of restricted stock unit grants is based on the closing share price
for
our common stock as quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board Market on the
date of
grant. See Note 6 of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for
additional information related to stock based compensation. The adoption
of SFAS 123R was not material to the financial
statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
Company granted 92,500 and 108,000 stock options during the years
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The fair value of
each
option on the date of grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes
option
pricing model with the following assumptions: no dividend yield,
expected
volatility of 73%, risk-free interest rate of 4.42% and expected
lives of
six years. The weighted average per share fair value of options granted
during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 were $1.45 and
$1.52,
respectively. Substantially all options become vested and exercisable
ratably over a three-year period.
|
F-11
Smith-Midland
Corporation
and
Subsidiaries
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
(continued)
Revenue
Recognition
|
|
The
Company recognizes revenue on the sale of its standard precast concrete
products at shipment date, including revenue derived from any projects
to
be completed under short-term contracts. Installation services for
precast
concrete products, leasing and royalties are recognized as revenue
as they
are earned on an accrual basis. Licensing fees are recognized under
the
accrual method unless collectibility is in doubt, in which event
revenue
is recognized as cash is received.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Certain
sales of architectural, soundwall, Slenderwall Ô
and barrier concrete products are recognized upon completion of units
produced under long-term contracts. When necessary, provisions for
estimated losses on these contracts are made in the period in which
such
losses are determined. Changes in job performance, conditions and
contract
settlements, which affect profit, are recognized in the period in
which
the changes occur. Unbilled trade accounts receivable represents
revenue
earned on units produced and not yet billed. Billings in advance
of units
produced are included in customer deposits.
|
|
|
|
Shipping
and Handling
|
|
Amounts
billed to customers are recorded in sales and the costs associated
with
the shipping and handling are recorded as cost of goods
sold.
|
|
|
|
Risks
and Uncertainties
|
|
The
Company sells products to highway contractors operating under government
funded highway programs and other customers and extends credit based
on an
evaluation of the customer's financial condition, generally without
requiring collateral. Exposure to losses on receivables is principally
dependent on each customer's financial condition. The Company monitors
its
exposure to credit losses and maintains allowances for anticipated
losses.
Management reviews accounts receivable on a monthly basis to determine
the
probability of collection. Any accounts receivable that are deemed
to be
uncollectible along with a general reserve, which is calculated based
upon
the aging category of the receivable, is included in the overall
allowance
for doubtful accounts. Management believes the allowance for doubtful
accounts at December 31, 2007 is adequate. However, actual write-offs
may
exceed the recorded allowance.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Due
to inclement weather, the Company may experience reduced revenues
from
December through February and may realize the substantial part of
its
revenues during the other months of the
year.
|
F-12
Smith-Midland
Corporation
and
Subsidiaries
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
(continued)
Fair
Value of
Financial
Instruments
|
|
The
carrying value for each of the Company’s financial instruments (consisting
of cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable and notes payable)
approximates fair value because of the short-term nature of those
instruments. The estimated fair value of the long-term debt approximates
carrying value based on current rates offered to the Company for
debt of
the same maturities.
|
|
|
|
Estimates
|
|
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
at
the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues
and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ
from
those estimates.
|
|
|
|
Advertising
Costs
|
|
The
Company expenses all advertising costs as incurred. Advertising expense
was approximately $264,000 and $314,000 in 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
|
|
|
|
Earnings
(Loss) Per Share
|
|
Earnings
(loss) per share is based on the weighted average number of shares
of
common stock and dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding. Basic
(loss) earnings per share is computed by dividing income available
to
common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share reflects
the
potential dilution of securities that could share in earnings of
an
entity.
|
|
|
|
Long-Lived
Assets
|
|
The
Company reviews the carrying values of its long-lived and identifiable
intangible assets for possible impairment whenever events or changes
in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of assets may not
be
recoverable based on undiscounted estimated future operating cash
flows.
When any such impairment exists, the related assets will be written
down
to fair value. No impairment losses have been recorded through December
31, 2007.
|
|
|
|
Recent
Accounting
Pronouncements
|
|
In
February 2006, FASB issued SFAS No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid
Financial Instruments, which amends SFAS No. 133 and SFAS No. 140,
and
improves the financial reporting of certain hybrid financial instruments
by requiring more consistent accounting that eliminates exemptions
and
simplifies the accounting for those instruments. SFAS No. 155 allows
financial instruments that have embedded derivatives to be accounted
for
as a whole (eliminating the need to bifurcate the derivative from
its
host) if the holder elects to account for the whole instrument on
a fair
value basis. SFAS No. 155 is effective for all financial instruments
acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year
that begins after September 15, 2006. The adoption of this standard
in
2007 did not have a material impact on our financial condition or
results
of operations.
In
June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
.
FIN 48 prescribes detailed guidance for the financial statement
recognition, measurement and disclosure of uncertain tax positions
recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB
Statement No. 109, Accounting
for Income Taxes
.
Tax positions must meet a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold
at
the effective date to be recognized upon the adoption of FIN 48 and
in
subsequent periods. FIN 48 will be effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2006 and the provisions of FIN 48 will be applied
to
all tax positions under Statement No. 109 upon initial adoption.
The
cumulative effect of applying the provisions of this interpretation
will
be reported as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings
for that fiscal year. The adoption of this standard in 2007 did not
have a
material impact on our financial condition or results of
operations.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” (SFAS
157). This statement establishes a framework for measuring fair value
in
generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and expands disclosures
about fair value measurements. While the Statement applies under
other
accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements,
it does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS 157 defines
fair
value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid
to
transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between
market participants at the measurement date. In addition, the Statement
establishes a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs
to the
valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad
levels.
Lastly, SFAS 157 requires additional disclosures for each interim
and
annual period separately for each major category of assets and
liabilities. This Statement is effective for financial statements
issued
for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods
within those fiscal years. In February 2008, FASB
Staff Position (FSP)FAS 157-2 was issued, which defers the effective
date
of SFAS 157 until January 1, 2009 for nonfinancial assets and liabilities
except those items recognized or disclosed at fair value on an annual
or
more frequently recurring basis. Management
does not expect the adoption of this Statement to have a material
impact
on the Company’s financial statements.
|
F-13
Smith-Midland
Corporation
and
Subsidiaries
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
(continued)
Recent
Accounting
Pronouncements
(continued)
|
|
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - including an amendment
of
FASB Statement 115”. SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure
many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value.
The
objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities
with the
opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by
measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having
to
apply complex hedge accounting provisions. This Statement is expected
to
expand the use of fair value measurement, which is consistent with
the
Board’s long-term measurement objectives for accounting for financial
instruments. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of an
entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. Early
adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins
on
or before November 15, 2007, provided the entity also elects to apply
the
provisions of FASB Statement 157, Fair Value Measurements. Management
does
not believe the adoption of this Statement will have a material effect
on
the Company’s financial statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141 (R), “Business Combinations”, to
create greater consistency in the accounting and financial reporting
of
business combinations. SFAS 141 (R) requires a company to recognize
the
assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling
interest
in the acquired entity to be measured at their fair values as of
the
acquisition date. SFAS 141 (R) also requires companies to recognize
and
measure goodwill acquired in a business combination or a gain from
a
bargain purchase and how to evaluate the nature and financial effects
of
the business combination. SFAS 141 (R) applies to fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2008 and is adopted prospectively. Earlier adoption
is
prohibited. Management has not determined the effect, if any, the
adoption
of this statement will have on the Company’s results of operations or
financial position.
|
|
|
|
|
|
In
December 2007, the FASB issued FAS 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements - an Amendment of ARB 51”, to establish
accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest
in a
subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. SFAS 160
requires
the company to clearly identify and present ownership interests in
subsidiaries held by parties other than the company in the consolidated
financial statements within the equity section but separate from
the
company’s equity. It also requires the amount of consolidated net income
attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest be
clearly
identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statement
of
income; changes in ownership interest be accounted for similarly,
as
equity transactions; and when a subsidiary is deconsolidated, any
retained
noncontrolling equity investment in the former subsidiary and the
gain or
loss on the deconsolidation of the subsidiary be measured at fair
value.
SFAS160 applies to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008.
Earlier
adoption is prohibited. Management has not determined the effect,
if any,
the adoption of this Statement wil have on the Company’s results of
operations or financial position.
|
|
|
|
Reclassifications
|
|
Certain
immaterial reclassifications have been made in the prior year consolidated
financial statements and notes to conform to the December 31, 2007
presentation.
|
F-14
and
Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
1.
|
Property
and Equipment
|
Property
and equipment consist of the following:
December
31,
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Land
and land improvements
|
$
|
514,601
|
$
|
421,833
|
|||
Buildings
|
2,739,460
|
2,699,724
|
|||||
Machinery
and equipment
|
7,189,672
|
6,404,932
|
|||||
Rental
equipment
|
711,368
|
634,777
|
|||||
|
|||||||
|
11,155,101
|
10,161,266
|
|||||
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
7,052,920
|
6,431,729
|
|||||
|
|||||||
|
$
|
4,102,181
|
$
|
3,729,537
|
Depreciation
expense was approximately $707,000 and $580,000 for the year ended December
31,
2007 and 2006, respectively.
F-15
Smith-Midland
Corporation
and
Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(continued)
2.
|
Notes
Payable
|
Notes
payable consist of the following:
December
31,
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Note
payable to Greater Atlantic Bank, maturing June 2021; with monthly
payments of approximately $36,000 of principal and interest at
prime plus
.5% (7.75% at December 31, 2007); collateralized by principally
all assets
of the Company. This note was assigned on June 15, 2006 from a
note
previously held by UPS Capital.
|
$
|
3,168,126
|
$
|
3,275,333
|
|||
Note
payable to Greater Atlantic Bank, maturing on October 15, 2010;
with
monthly payments of approximately $8,400 of principal and interest
at
5-year treasury plus 3.25% (9.00% at December 31, 2007); collateralized
by
a second priority lien on Company assets.
|
253,317
|
323,229
|
|||||
The
Company also has a $1,500,000 line of credit with Greater Atlantic
Bank.
The line matures June 15, 2008 and bears interest at the prime
rate (7.25%
at December 31, 2007); collateralized by a second priority lien
on all
accounts receivable, inventory, and certain other assets of the
Company.
|
200,000
|
250,000
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Capital
Lease obligations, for machinery and equipment maturing
through 2012, with interest at 7% through 10%.
|
505,354
|
33,475
|
|||||
Installment
notes, collateralized by certain machinery and equipment maturing
at
various dates, primarily through 2010, with interest at 7.25% through
11.07%.
|
469,615
|
713,026
|
|||||
|
|||||||
|
4,596,412
|
4,595,063
|
|||||
Less
current maturities
|
605,376
|
677,022
|
|||||
|
$
|
3,991,036
|
$
|
3,918,041
|
The
Company’s note payable, with a balance of $3,168,126 at December 31, 2007, is
guaranteed in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business -
Cooperative Services (USDA). The loan agreement includes certain restrictive
covenants, which require the Company to maintain minimum levels of tangible
net
worth and limits on annual capital expenditures. At
December 31, 2007, the Company was in compliance with all covenants except
for a
required waiver obtained for new capital leases in excess of
$250,000.
F-16
Smith-Midland
Corporation
and
Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(continued)
2.
|
Notes
Payable (continued)
|
The
aggregate amounts of notes payable including capital leases maturing in each
of
the next five years and thereafter are as follows:
Year
Ending December 31,
|
Amount
|
|||
|
|
|||
2008
|
$
|
605,376
|
||
2009
|
416,129
|
|||
2010
|
411,628
|
|||
2011
|
310,302
|
|||
2012
|
278,904
|
|||
Thereafter
|
2,574,073
|
|||
|
$
|
4,596,412
|
The
aggregate amounts of capitalized lease payments in each of the next five years
and thereafter are as follows:
Year
Ending December 31,
|
Amount
|
|||
|
|
|||
2008
|
$
|
128,124
|
||
2009
|
128,124
|
|||
2010
|
122,724
|
|||
2011
|
122,724
|
|||
2012
|
113,184
|
|||
Total
payments
|
614,880
|
|||
Less
amounts representing interest
|
109,526
|
|||
|
$
|
505,354
|
Fixed
assets under capital lease at December 31, 2007 are
approximately $510,000, net of accumulated depreciation of approximately
$18,000.
3.
|
Related
Party Transactions
|
The
Company currently leases three and one half acres of its Midland, Virginia
property from its President, on a month-to-month basis, as additional storage
space for the Company's finished work product. The lease agreement calls for
an
annual rent of $24,000.
At
December 31, 2005, the Company owned an unsecured note receivable for
approximately $143,730 from Mr. Rodney I. Smith, the Company’s President,
accruing interest at a rate of 6% per annum. This note was extended by the
Board
of Directors at their July 22, 2002 meeting to mature on December 31, 2007.
The
Board also approved the use of bonuses to pay off the loan and any applicable
taxes. Principal on the note was satisfied in the amount of $143,730 as
of December 31, 2006, which included a Board-approved bonus declared of
$24,094 to repay the note in full. Total interest received on this note was
approximately $15,396 for the year ended December 31, 2006.
F-17
Smith-Midland
Corporation
and
Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(continued)
4.
|
Income
Taxes
|
Income
tax expense (benefit) is comprised of the following:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Current
|
$
|
938,000
|
$
|
(294,000
|
)
|
||
|
|||||||
Deferred
|
(62,000
|
)
|
(150,000
|
)
|
|||
|
|||||||
|
$
|
876,000
|
$
|
(444,000
|
)
|
The
provision (benefit) for income taxes differs from the amount determined by
applying the federal statutory tax rate to pre-tax income as a result of the
following:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||
|
Amount
|
Percent
|
Amount
|
Percent
|
|||||||||
Income
taxes at statutory rate
|
$
|
724,000
|
34
|
%
|
$
|
(428,000
|
)
|
(34
|
%)
|
||||
Increase
(decrease) in taxes resulting from:
|
|||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
State
income taxes,
|
|||||||||||||
net
of federal benefit
|
77,000
|
4
|
%
|
(50,000
|
)
|
(4
|
)
|
||||||
Other
|
75,000
|
3
|
%
|
34,000
|
2
|
||||||||
|
$
|
876,000
|
41
|
%
|
$
|
(444,000
|
)
|
(36
|
%)
|
Refundable
income taxes at December 31, 2007 and 2006
relates to amounts due from federal and state tax authorities for carryback
of
2006 net operating losses. Refunds had not been received as of December 31,
2007. Accrued income taxes at December 31, 2007 represent liability for
amounts owed related to 2007 results from operations.
Deferred
tax assets (liabilities) are as follows:
December
31,
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Net
operating loss and AMT carryforwards
|
$
|
66,000
|
$
|
40,000
|
|||
Depreciation
|
(241,000
|
)
|
(221,000
|
)
|
|||
Provision
for doubtful accounts
|
95,000
|
81,000
|
|||||
Vacation
accrued
|
84,000
|
59,000
|
|||||
Deferred
income
|
120,000
|
82,000
|
|||||
Other
|
68,000
|
89,000
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Net
deferred tax asset (liability)
|
192,000
|
130,000
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Current
portion, net
|
367,000
|
351,000
|
|||||
Long-term
portion, net
|
(175,000
|
)
|
(221,000
|
)
|
|||
|
$
|
192,000
|
$
|
130,000
|
F-18
Smith-Midland
Corporation
and
Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(continued)
5.
|
Employee
Benefit Plans
|
The
Company has a 401(k) retirement plan (the "Plan") covering substantially all
employees. Participants may contribute up to 10% of their compensation to the
Plan. The Company contributes 50% of the participant's contribution, up to
4% of
the participant's compensation, as a matching contribution. Total contributions
for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 were approximately $51,000 and
$61,000, respectively.
6.
|
Stock
Options
|
Under
a
1994 Stock Option Plan, (“1994 Plan”) up to 1,025,000 options were available for
grant. Options outstanding under the 1994 Plan at December 31, 2007 were
277,991. The 1994 Plan expired in 2004 and no more options can be granted under
this plan. All options outstanding at December 31, 2007 will remain outstanding
until the expiration date, which is ten years from the date of grant. On
September 9, 2004, the Board of Directors and Stockholders of the Company
adopted the 2004 Stock Option Plan (the "2004 Plan"), which allows the Company
to grant up to 500,000 options to employees, officers, directors and consultants
to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock. Options granted under the
plan
may be either Incentive Stock Options or Non-Qualified Stock Options. Incentive
Stock Options may be granted only to employees of the Company, while
Non-qualified options may be issued to non-employee directors, consultants,
and
others, as well as to employees of the Company. The Company granted 92,500
stock
options during the year ended December 31, 2007, of which 7,000 were also
forfeited during 2007.
Options
generally vest over a three year period. The Company recorded stock option
expense of $105,893 and $65,635
included in general and administrative expense for the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The Company estimates approximately
$188,000 of remaining expense to be recognized over the next three years for
options oustanding at December 31, 2007.
The
intrinsic value for exercisable options exercised for
the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 was approximately $41,000 and
$47,000, respectively. The intrinsic value for oustanding and exercisable
options at December 31, 2007 is approximately $214,000.
The
following tables summarize activity under the stock option plans of the Company
and the stock options outstanding at December 31, 2007:
|
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
|
|
Options
Outstanding
|
|
Vested
and Exercisable
|
|||||
Balance,
December 31, 2005
|
$
|
1.37
|
473,153
|
313,852
|
||||||
Granted
|
2.25
|
108,000
|
-
|
|||||||
Forfeited
|
2.33
|
(45,305
|
)
|
(5,828
|
)
|
|||||
Exercised
|
.96
|
(24,424
|
)
|
(24,424
|
)
|
|||||
Vested
|
2.24
|
-
|
70,549
|
|||||||
|
||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
1.49
|
511,424
|
354,149
|
|||||||
Granted
|
2.15
|
92,500
|
-
|
|||||||
Forfeited
|
2.25
|
(25,500
|
)
|
(10,500
|
)
|
|||||
Exercised
|
1.05
|
(36,267
|
)
|
(36,267
|
)
|
|||||
Vested
|
2.40
|
-
|
65,231
|
|||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
$
|
1.26
|
542,157
|
372,613
|
F-19
Smith-Midland
Corporation
and
Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(continued)
The
following table summarizes options outstanding and exercisable at December
31,
2007:
|
Options
Outstanding
|
|
Options
Exercisable
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Number
of
|
|
Remaining
Contractual
|
|
Number
|
|
|||
Exercise
Prices
|
|
Shares
|
|
Life
(Years)
|
|
of
Shares
|
|
|||
$.5625
|
27,000
|
1.99
|
27,000
|
|||||||
.80
-
.83
|
174,666
|
4.73
|
174,666
|
|||||||
1.00
-
1.39
|
76,325
|
2.76
|
76,325
|
|||||||
2.25
|
73,500
|
8.39
|
24,476
|
|||||||
2.33
|
8,000
|
7.87
|
5,336
|
|||||||
2.52
|
97,166
|
7.75
|
64,810
|
|||||||
2.15
|
85,500
|
9.39
|
-
|
|||||||
|
542,157
|
372,613
|
7.
|
Commitments and
Contingencies
|
In
June
2006 the Company entered into a non-binding letter of intent to purchase a
manufacturing facility in Columbia, South Carolina and began operating the
plant, on an interim basis, while completing the due diligence and acquisition
activities. For the period from July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006, the Company
reported a pre-tax net loss on operations for the Columbia plant of $362,930.
On
March 14, 2007, the Company terminated the agreement and ended negotiations
to
purchase the facility. As a result of this decision the Company recorded a
total
pre-tax loss of $613,374 in 2006, which included the loss from operations of
$362,930 and expensing capitalized acquisition related costs and other costs
incurred for the potential acquisition. The Company incurred losses in 2007
related to this operation of $72,234 primarily during the quarter ended March
31, 2007.
The
Company is party to legal proceedings and disputes which arise in the ordinary
course of business. In the opinion of the Company, it is unlikely that
liabilities, if any, arising from legal disputes will have a material adverse
effect on the consolidated financial position of the Company.
F-20
Smith-Midland
Corporation
and
Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(continued)
8.
|
Earnings
(Loss) Per Share
|
Earnings
(loss) per share is calculated as
follows with 264,166 and 511,424 options excluded from the 2007 and 2006 diluted
earnings per share calculation due to the anti-dilutive effect,
respectively.
Year
ended December 31,
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Basic
earnings (loss)
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|||||
Income
(loss) available to common shareholder
|
$
|
1,252,360
|
$
|
(815,812
|
)
|
||
|
|||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
4,646,733
|
4,621,513
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Basic
earnings (loss) per share
|
$
|
.27
|
$
|
(.18
|
)
|
||
|
|||||||
Diluted
earnings per share
|
|||||||
|
|||||||
Income
(loss) available to common shareholder
|
$
|
1,252,360
|
$
|
(815,812
|
)
|
||
|
|||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
4,646,733
|
4,621,513
|
|||||
Dilutive
effect of stock options
|
146,982
|
—
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Total
weighted average shares outstanding
|
4,793,715
|
4,621,513
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Diluted
earnings per share
|
$
|
.26
|
$
|
(.18
|
)
|
F-21