SUPERIOR GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC. - Annual Report: 2005 (Form 10-K)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005

Commission File Number 1-5869-1

SUPERIOR UNIFORM GROUP, INC.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known, seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 (d) of the Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate 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.    x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer  ¨                     Accelerated filer  x                     Non-accelerated filer   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Company is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2d of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of March 3, 2006, 7,153,054 common shares were outstanding, and the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common shares held by non-affiliates was approximately $76 million (based on the closing sale price of the registrant’s common shares on the American Stock Exchange on the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter (June 30, 2005) ). Shares of common stock held by each executive officer and director have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. The determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

Documents Incorporated by Reference:

Portions of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement to be filed on or before March 30, 2006, for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 5, 2006, are incorporated by reference to furnish the information required by Items 10, 11, 12,13 and 14 of Part III.

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PART I

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

References in this report to “the Company”, “Superior”, “we”, “our”, or “us” mean Superior Uniform Group, Inc. together with its subsidiary, except where the context otherwise requires. Certain matters discussed in this Form 10-K are “forward-looking statements” intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as we “believe,” “anticipate”,” expect” or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe our future plans, objectives, strategies or goals are also forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that may materially adversely affect the anticipated results. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited, to the following: general economic conditions in the areas of the United States in which the Company’s customers are located; changes in the healthcare, resort and commercial industries where uniforms and service apparel are worn; the impact of competition; our ability to successfully integrate operations following consummation of acquisitions the availability of manufacturing materials and those risks discussed under Item 1A of this report entitled “Risk Factors.” Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements made herein and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made herein are only made as of the date of this Form 10-K and we disclaim any obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Item 1. Business

Superior Uniform Group, Inc. was organized in 1920 and was incorporated in 1922 as a New York company under the name Superior Surgical Mfg. Co., Inc. In 1998, the Company changed its name to Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and its state of incorporation to Florida.

Superior, through its Signature marketing brands – Fashion Seal^®, Fashion Seal Healthcare™, Martin’s^®, Worklon^®, Universal^®, Sope Creek^® and UniVogue™ – manufactures and sells a wide range of uniforms, corporate I.D., career apparel and accessories for the hospital and healthcare fields; hotels; fast food and other restaurants; and public safety, industrial, transportation and commercial markets, as well as corporate and resort embroidered sportswear. There are no significant distinct segments or lines of business. Approximately 95% of its business consists of the sale of uniforms and service apparel, and miscellaneous products directly related thereto.

Products

Superior manufactures and sells a wide range of uniforms, corporate I.D., career apparel and accessories for the medical and health fields as well as for the industrial, commercial, leisure, and public safety markets. Its principal products are:

Uniforms and service apparel account for in excess of 95% of total sales and revenues; no other single class of product listed above accounts for more than 10% of total sales and revenues.

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Competition

Superior competes with national and regional manufacturers and also with local firms in most major metropolitan areas. Superior competes with more than three dozen firms including divisions of larger corporations. The nature and degree of competition varies with the customer and market where it occurs. Industry statistics are not available, but we believe that Superior is one of the leading suppliers of garments to hospitals and industrial clean rooms, hotels and motels, food service establishments and uniforms to linen suppliers. Superior experiences competition primarily in the areas of product development, styling and pricing. We believe that the strength of our brands and marketing, coupled with the quality of our products, allow us to compete effectively.

Customers

Superior has a substantial number of customers, the largest of which accounted for only 5% of its 2005 sales.

Backlog

Although Superior at all times has a substantial backlog of orders, we do not consider this significant since our backlog of orders at any time consists primarily of recurring firm orders being processed and filled.

Superior normally completes shipments of orders from stock between one and two weeks after their receipt. As of March 3, 2006, the backlog of all orders that we believe to be firm was approximately $6.9 million, compared to approximately $8.9 million in the previous year.

Inventory

Superior markets itself to its customers as a “stock house”. Therefore, Superior at all times carries substantial inventories of raw materials (principally piece goods) and finished garments which requires substantial working capital. Superior’s principal raw materials are textile products. In 2005, 2004, and 2003, approximately 73%, 70% and 75%, respectively, of our products were obtained from suppliers located in Central America. Superior does not believe that it is dependent upon any of its suppliers, despite the concentration of its purchasing from a few sources, as other suppliers of the same or similar products are readily available.

Intellectual Property

While Superior owns and uses several trademarks, its mark “Fashion Seal Uniforms” (presently registered until August 7, 2007, subject to renewal) is important since more than 50% of Superior’s products are sold under that name.

Environmental Matters

In view of the nature of our business, compliance with federal, state, or local laws regulating the discharge of materials into the environment, or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, has had no material effect upon our operations or earnings and we do not expect it to have a material impact in the future.

Employees

Superior employed 722 persons as of December 31, 2005.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Our business, operations and financial condition are subject to various risks, and many of those risks are driven by factors that we cannot control or predict. The following discussion addresses those risks that management believes are the most significant, and you should take these risks into account in evaluating us or any investment decision involving us. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known or that we currently believe to be less significant may also adversely affect us.

Risks Relating To Our Industry

We face intense competition within our industry and our revenue may decrease if we are not able to respond to this competition accordingly.

Customers in the uniform and corporate identity apparel industry choose suppliers primarily based upon the quality, price and breadth of products offered. We encounter competition from a number of companies in the geographic areas we serve. Major

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competitors include publicly held companies such as ARAMARK (a division of ARAMARK Corporation), Cintas Corporation, Unifirst Corporation and G&K Services. We also compete with a multitude of regional and local competitors that vary by market. If our existing or future competitors seek to gain or retain market share by reducing prices, we may be required to lower our prices, which would adversely affect our operating results. In addition, our competitors generally compete with us for acquisition candidates, which can increase the price for acquisitions and reduce the number of acquisition candidates available to us.

Regional or national economic slowdowns and high unemployment levels will likely have an adverse effect on our revenues and operating results.

National or regional economic slowdowns or certain industry specific slowdowns resulting in higher unemployment levels and overall weak economic conditions generally result in reductions of customers’ employees in uniform that, in turn, adversely affect our revenues. If we are unable to offset this effect through the addition of new customers (through acquisition or otherwise) or the penetration of existing customers with a broader mix of product and service offerings, our revenue growth rates will be negatively impacted. Events or conditions in a particular geographic area, such as adverse weather and other factors, could also hurt operating results. While we do not believe that our exposure is greater than that of our competitors, we could be adversely affected by increases in the prices of fabric, natural gas, gasoline, wages, employee benefits, insurance costs and other components of product cost unless we can recover such increases through increases in the prices for our products and services. Competitive and general economic conditions might limit our ability and that of our competitors to increase prices to cover such increases.

The uniform and corporate identity apparel industry is subject to pricing pressures that may cause us to lower the prices we charge for our products and adversely affect our financial performance.

Prices in the uniform and corporate identity apparel industry have been declining over the past several years primarily as a result of the trend to move sewing operations offshore, the introduction of new manufacturing technologies, and increased competition. Products sewn offshore generally cost less to manufacture than those made domestically primarily because labor costs are lower offshore. Many of our competitors source their product requirements from developing countries to achieve a lower cost operating environment, possibly in environments with lower costs than our offshore facilities, and those manufacturers may use these cost savings to reduce prices. To remain competitive, we must adjust our prices from time to time in response to these industry-wide pricing pressures. Moreover, increased customer demands for allowances, incentives and other forms of economic support reduce our gross margins and affect our profitability. Our financial performance may be negatively affected by these pricing pressures if we are forced to reduce our prices and if we cannot reduce our production costs or if our production costs increase and we cannot increase our prices.

Increases in the price of raw materials used to manufacture our products could materially increase our costs and decrease our profitability.

The principal fabrics used in our business are made from cotton, wool, silk, synthetic and cotton-synthetic blends. The prices we pay for these fabrics are dependent on the market price for the raw materials used to produce them, primarily cotton and chemical components of synthetic fabrics. These raw materials are subject to price volatility caused by weather, supply conditions, government regulations, economic climate and other unpredictable factors. Fluctuations in petroleum prices may also influence the prices of related items such as chemicals, dyestuffs and polyester yarn. Any raw material price increase could increase our cost of sales and decrease our profitability unless we are able to pass higher prices on to our customers. In addition, if one or more of our competitors is able to reduce their production costs by taking advantage of any reductions in raw material prices or favorable sourcing agreements, we may face pricing pressures from those competitors and may be forced to reduce our prices or face a decline in net sales, either of which could have a materially adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Changing international trade regulation and the elimination of quotas on imports of textiles and apparel may increase competition in our industry. Future quotas, duties or tariffs may increase our costs or limit the amount of products that we can import.

A portion of our operations are subject to quotas imposed by bilateral textile agreements between the countries from which we procure raw materials, and the countries where our products are manufactured. These quotas limit the amount of products that may be imported from a particular country.

In addition, the countries in which our products are manufactured or into which they are imported may from time to time impose additional new quotas, duties, tariffs and requirements as to where raw materials must be purchased, additional workplace regulations, or other restrictions on our imports or adversely modify existing restrictions. Adverse changes in these costs and restrictions could harm our business. We cannot assure you that future trade agreements will not provide our competitors an advantage over us, or increase our costs, either of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

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Our operations are also subject to various international trade agreements and regulations such as the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Caribbean Basin Initiative, and the activities and regulations of the World Trade Organization (“WTO”). Generally, these trade agreements benefit our business by reducing or eliminating the duties and/or quotas assessed on products manufactured in a particular country. However, trade agreements can also impose requirements that negatively affect our business, such as limiting the countries from which we can purchase raw materials and setting quotas on products that may be imported into the United States from a particular country. In addition, increased competition from developing countries could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

The corporate identity apparel and uniform industry is subject to changing fashion trends and if we misjudge consumer preferences, the image of one or more of our brands may suffer and the demand for our products may decrease.

We believe our products are, in general, less subject to fashion trends compared to many other apparel manufacturers because we manufacture and sell uniforms, corporate identity apparel and other accessories. However, the apparel industry, including uniforms and corporate identity apparel is subject to shifting customer demands and evolving fashion trends and our success is also dependent upon our ability to anticipate and promptly respond to these changes. Failure to anticipate, identify or promptly react to changing trends or styles may result in decreased demand for our products, as well as excess inventories and markdowns, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. In addition, if we misjudge consumer preferences, our brand image may be impaired.

RISKS RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS

Our success depends upon the continued protection of our trademarks and other intellectual property rights and we may be forced to incur substantial costs to maintain, defend, protect and enforce our intellectual property rights.

Our registered and common law trademarks, as well as certain of our licensed trademarks, have significant value and are instrumental to our ability to market our products. While we own and use several trademarks, our mark “Fashion Seal Uniforms” (presently registered until August 7, 2007, subject to renewal) is important to our business, as more than 50% of our products are sold under that name. We cannot assure you that third parties will not assert claims against any such intellectual property or that we will be able to successfully resolve all such claims. In addition, although we seek international protection of our intellectual property, the laws of some foreign countries may not allow us to protect, defend or enforce our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. We could also incur substantial costs to defend legal actions relating to use of our intellectual property, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

In addition, some of our license agreements with third parties will expire by their terms over the next several years. There can be no assurance that we will be able to negotiate and conclude extensions of such agreements on similar economic terms or at all.

Our customers may cancel or decrease the quantity of their orders, which could negatively impact our operating results.

Although we have long-standing customer relationships, we do not have long-term contracts with many of our customers. Sales to many of our customers are on an order-by-order basis. If we cannot fill customers’ orders on time, orders may be cancelled and relationships with customers may suffer, which could have an adverse effect on us, especially if the relationship is with a major customer. Furthermore, if any of our customers experience a significant downturn in their business, or fail to remain committed to our programs or brands, the customer may reduce or discontinue purchases from us. The reduction in the amount of our products purchased by several of our major customers could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

In addition, some of our customers have experienced significant changes and difficulties, including consolidation of ownership, increased centralization of buying decisions, restructurings, bankruptcies and liquidations. A significant adverse change in a customer relationship or in a customer’s financial position could cause us to limit or discontinue business with that customer, require us to assume more credit risk relating to that customer’s receivables or limit our ability to collect amounts related to previous purchases by that customer, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

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We may undertake acquisitions to expand our business, which may pose risks to our business.

We selectively pursue acquisitions from time to time as part of our growth strategy. We compete with others within our industry for suitable acquisition candidates. This competition may increase the price for acquisitions and reduce the number of acquisition candidates available to us. As a result, acquisition candidates may not be available to us in the future on favorable terms. Even if we are able to acquire businesses on favorable terms, managing growth through acquisition is a difficult process that includes integration and training of personnel, combining plant and operating procedures, and additional matters related to the integration of acquired businesses within our existing organization. Unanticipated issues related to integration may result in additional expense or in disruption to our operations, either of which could negatively impact our ability to achieve anticipated benefits. While we believe we will be able to fully integrate acquired businesses, we can give no assurance that we will be successful in this regard.

We are subject to local laws and regulations.

We are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations affecting our business, including those promulgated under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Consumer Product Safety Act, the Flammable Fabrics Act, the Textile Fiber Product Identification Act, the rules and regulations of the Consumer Products Safety Commission and various labor, workplace and related laws, as well as environmental laws and regulations. Failure to comply with such laws may expose us to potential liability and have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

Shortages of supply of sourced goods from suppliers or interruptions in our manufacturing could adversely affect our results of operations.

We utilize multiple supply sources and manufacturing facilities. However, an unexpected interruption in any of the sources or facilities could temporarily adversely affect our results of operations until alternate sources or facilities can be secured. In 2005, 2004 and 2003 approximately 73%, 70% and 75%, respectively, of our products were obtained from suppliers located in Central America. If we are unable to continue to obtain our products from Central America, it could significantly disrupt our business. Because we source products in Central America, we are affected by economic conditions in Central America, including increased duties, possible employee turnover, labor unrest and lack of developed infrastructure.

Certain of our existing stockholders have significant control.

At December 31, 2005, our executive officers and certain of their family members collectively beneficially owned 26.4% of our outstanding common stock, of which Gerald M. Benstock, our Chairman of the Board, beneficially owned 20.8%. As a result, our executive officers and certain of their family members have significant influence over the election of our Board of Directors, the approval or disapproval of any other matters requiring stockholder approval, and the affairs and policies of our company.

The success of our business depends on our ability to attract and retain qualified employees.

We need talented and experienced personnel in a number of areas including our core business activities. An inability to retain and attract qualified personnel, especially our key executives, could harm our business.

None.

Item 2. Properties

The Company has an ongoing program designed to maintain and improve its facilities. Generally, all properties are in satisfactory condition. The Company’s properties are currently fully utilized (except as otherwise noted), and have aggregate productive capacity to meet the Company’s present needs as well as those of the foreseeable future. The material manufacturing locales are rented for nominal amounts due to cities providing incentives for manufacturers to locate in their area—all such properties may be purchased for nominal amounts. As a result, it is believed that the subject lease expirations and renewal terms thereof are not material. Set forth below are the locations of our facilities:

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Item 3. Legal Proceedings

We are a party to certain lawsuits in the ordinary course of business. We do not believe that these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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

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Item 5. Market Price For Superior’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Superior Purchases of Equity Securities.

The principal market on which Superior’s common shares are traded is the American Stock Exchange; said shares have also been admitted to unlisted trading on the Midwest Stock Exchange.

The table below presents, for our common shares, dividend information and the quarterly high and low sales prices as reported in the consolidated transaction reporting system of the American Stock Exchange.

Our long-term debt agreements include covenants that, among other things, restrict dividends payable by us. Under the most restrictive debt agreement, retained earnings of approximately $5,379,000 were available at December 31, 2005 for declaration of dividends. We have declared cash dividends of $0.135 per share in each of the quarters for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2004 and 2005. We expect that, so long as earnings and business conditions warrant, we will continue to pay dividends and that the amount thereof, as such conditions permit, and as the Directors approve, will increase from time to time.

On March 3, 2006, registrant had 232 shareholders of record and the closing price for registrant’s common shares on the American Stock Exchange was $11.36 per share.

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table provides information about our common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of options, warrants, rights and restricted stock under all our existing equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2005, including the 1993 Incentive Stock Option Plan and the 2003 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan:

The table below sets forth the information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. or any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act), of our common shares during the three months ended December 31, 2005.

The following selected data are derived from our consolidated financial statements. This data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto incorporated into Item 8, and with Item 7— Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Earnings

Years Ended December 31,

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Item 7. Management’ s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

OPERATIONS: In 2005, net sales decreased 7.1% in comparison to 2004 and in 2004, net sales increased 4.5% in comparison to 2003. The 2005 decrease is attributed to several factors. First, the Company experienced shipping difficulties through the first quarter of 2005 as a result of issues created in the implementation of its new warehouse management system at its central distribution center. As a result of these difficulties, certain customers reduced the amount of purchases that they made with the Company through the remainder of 2005. Additionally, the Company and its customers were adversely affected by several major hurricanes later in the year. These hurricanes disrupted the Company’s supply lines for several months and more significantly affected certain of our customers operations and purchasing patterns. The 2004 increase is primarily attributed to the acquisition of UniVogue during the first quarter of 2004, (+5.0%) which was offset by continuing soft demand from existing customers (-0.5%).

As a percentage of sales, cost of goods sold was 70.2% in 2005, 67.1% in 2004, and 65.8% in 2003. The percentage increase in 2005 is primarily attributed to the following items. First, standard cost of goods sold increased 0.6% as a percentage of net sales as a result of increased product costs as well as the competitive pricing market in which we operated in 2005. Secondly, reductions in sales and production volumes without corresponding decreases in overheads added approximately 2.0% to our cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales. Finally, increased obsolescence in the current year, associated with the release of the new Defining Uniforms catalog and related product line changes, added 0.5% to cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales. The percentage increase in 2004 was due to increased freight costs in 2004 of approximately $1,610,000 while the amounts invoiced to customers (included in net sales) for freight and handling charges only increased $651,000. Additionally, competitive pricing pressures in the market contributed to reduced margins in 2004.

As a percentage of sales, selling and administrative expenses were 28.2% in 2005, 26.8% in 2004, and 27.3% in 2003. The increase in this percentage is primarily attributed to the significant reductions in sales with less significant reductions in selling and administrative expenses. 2005 selling and administrative expenses included increased depreciation, associated primarily with the new warehouse system, of approximately $476,000; $299,000 in pension settlement losses associated with staff reductions and corresponding lump sum pension payments to employees; and $206,000 in increased severance costs associated with the staff reductions. These increases were offset by a $355,000 reduction in professional fees, primarily associated with outside consulting fees for Sarbanes-Oxley section 404 compliance work and a $665,000 reduction in medical insurance expense as a result of lower headcounts and various modifications to the Company’s medical plans. The decrease in this percentage in 2004 is attributed to the increase in sales volume, the impact of 2003 staffing and other cost reductions including the consolidation of our Martins division into our corporate offices. Additionally, we experienced a net recovery in bad debts in 2004 of $12,000 versus net bad debt expense of $218,000 in 2003. The impact of these cost savings were offset by approximately $690,000 in outside consulting costs incurred in association with our efforts to prepare for compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Interest expense as a percentage of sales was 0.5% in 2005, 0.4% in 2004, and 0.5% in 2003. The increase in 2005 is due to lower sales volume and increased borrowings outstanding during the year on the Company’s revolving debt agreement. The decrease in 2004 was due to lower average borrowings outstanding and lower interest rates.

The effective income tax rate in 2005 was 16.7%; 2004 was 33.9%; and in 2003 it was 35.2%. The decrease in 2005 is primarily attributed to a reduction in the accrual for tax contingencies during the year (-12.4%) and due to other permanent differences between book and tax income (-4.6%) due to a decrease in taxable income. The decrease in 2004 is primarily attributed to a smaller addition to the accrual for tax contingencies in 2004 as compared to 2003 relative to state income taxes.

In 2005, the Company reported net income of 0.9% of sales with a return of 1.5% on average shareholders’ equity. In 2004, the Company reported net income of 3.7% of sales with a return of 6.3% on average shareholders’ equity. In 2003, the Company reported net income of 4.2% of sales with a return of 6.9% on average shareholders’ equity.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES: The Company uses a number of standards for its own purposes in measuring its liquidity, such as: working capital, profitability ratios, long-term debt as a percentage of long-term debt and equity, and activity ratios.

Accounts receivable decreased 4.6% from $26,938,861 on December 31, 2004 to $25,706,970 as of December 31, 2005. This decrease is primarily attributed to the decrease in sales in the current period.

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

Inventories decreased 18.7% from $45,741,410 on December 31, 2004 to $37,186,779 as of December 31, 2005. This decrease is attributed to improved inventory management procedures and a focused effort by management to reduce inventory levels.

Accounts payable decreased 31.7% from $8,852,713 on December 31, 2004 to $6,046,575 on December 31, 2005 primarily due to the lower inventory levels discussed above.

Other current liabilities decreased 15.4% from $3,761,660 on December 31, 2004 to $3,182,159 on December 31, 2005. The decrease is primarily attributed to a decrease of $278,000 in accrued workers’ compensation liabilities as a result of a shift from a self-insured workers’ compensation program in 2004 to a fully insured plan in 2005 and a reduction of $230,000 in the liability related to the Company’s interest rate swap agreement.

The working capital of the Company at December 31, 2005 was approximately $57,968,000 and the working capital ratio, 6.3:1; for 2004, our working capital was approximately $61,256,000 and the working capital ratio, 5.3:1. The Company has operated without hindrance or restraint with its present working capital, believing that income generated from operations and outside sources of credit, both trade and institutional, are more than adequate to fund the Company’s operations.

In 2005, the Company’s percentage of total debt to total debt and equity was 6.5% and in 2004 it was 7.7%. The decrease is attributed primarily to decreased borrowings under the Company’s borrowing agreements as a result of scheduled repayments in 2005.

The Company has an on-going capital expenditure program designed to maintain and improve its facilities. Capital expenditures were approximately $2,157,000, $6,162,000, and $2,051,000, in the years 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. The significant increase in 2004, and subsequent decrease in 2005, was primarily attributed to an upgrade of the Company’s central warehouse distribution system in Eudora, Arkansas. This project was completed in January of 2005. Total capitalized expenditures for this project in 2005 and 2004, were approximately $830,000 and $5,237,000, respectively. During 2005 the Company also sold its warehouse and distribution facility in Tampa, Florida generating proceeds of approximately $3,093,000. Additionally, in 2004, the Company purchased certain software for approximately $990,000 that was 100% financed via long-term debt. The Company at all times evaluates its capital expenditure programs in light of prevailing economic conditions.

During the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, the Company paid cash dividends of approximately $3,993,000 and $4,015,000, respectively, on a quarterly dividend of $.135 per share. In July 2002, our Board of Directors reset the common stock repurchase program authorization so that the Company may make future repurchases of up to 750,000 of its common shares. The Company reacquired and retired 295,124 and 94,950 of its common shares in the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, with costs of $3,620,000 and $1,312,000, respectively. At December 31, 2005, we had approximately 309,000 shares remaining on our common stock repurchase authorization. Shares purchased under our share repurchase program are constructively retired and returned to unissued status. We consider several factors in determining when to make share repurchases, including among other things, our cost of equity, our after-tax cost of borrowing, our debt to total capitalization targets and our expected future cash needs. There is no expiration date or other restriction governing the period over which we can make our share repurchases under the program. The Company anticipates that it will continue to pay dividends and that it will repurchase additional shares of its common stock in the future as financial conditions permit.

In 2005, cash and cash equivalents increased by approximately $3,069,000. This increase is attributed to approximately $11,239,000 in cash provided from operations, approximately $475,000 provided from investing activities and approximately $8,645,000 utilized in financing activities. Financing activities consisted primarily of dividends paid and common stock repurchases, as discussed above, as well as scheduled debt payments of approximately $1,594,000. These amounts were offset by approximately $562,000 in proceeds for the exercise of employee stock options.

In 2004, cash and cash equivalents decreased by approximately $14,765,000. This decrease is attributed to approximately $2,714,000 in cash provided from operations, offset by approximately $12,633,000 utilized in investing activities and approximately $4,846,000 utilized in financing activities. Investing activities consisted primarily of $6,272,000 utilized in the acquisition of UniVogue in the first quarter of 2004 and $6,162,000 utilized for fixed asset additions, primarily for the central warehouse distribution system.

On March 26, 1999, the Company entered into a 3-year credit agreement with Wachovia Bank that made available to the Company up to $15,000,000 on a revolving credit basis. Interest is payable at LIBOR plus 0.60% based upon the one-month LIBOR rate for U.S. dollar based borrowings (5.0% at December 31, 2005). The Company pays an annual commitment fee of 0.15% on the average unused portion of the commitment. The available balance under the credit agreement is reduced by outstanding letters of credit. As of December 31, 2005, approximately $117,000 was outstanding under letters of credit. On

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

March 27, 2001, and again on April 27, 2004, the Company entered into agreements with Wachovia Bank to extend the maturity of the revolving credit agreement. The revolving credit agreement matures on June 30, 2007. At the option of the Company, any outstanding balance on the agreement at that date will convert to a one-year term loan. The remaining terms of the original revolving credit agreement remain unchanged. The Company also entered into a $12,000,000 10-year term loan on March 26, 1999 with the same bank. The term loan is an amortizing loan, with monthly payments of principal and interest, maturing on April 1, 2009. The term loan carries a variable interest rate of LIBOR plus 0.80% based upon the one-month LIBOR rate for U.S. dollar based borrowings. Concurrent with the execution of the term loan agreement, the Company entered into an interest rate swap with the bank under which the Company receives a variable rate of interest on a notional amount equal to the outstanding balance of the term loan from the bank and the Company pays a fixed rate of 6.75% on a notional amount equal to the outstanding balance of the term loan to the bank.

The credit agreement and the term loan with Wachovia Bank contain restrictive provisions concerning debt to net worth ratios, other borrowings, capital expenditures, rental commitments, tangible net worth ($73,379,000 at December 31, 2005); working capital ratio (2.5:1), fixed charges coverage ratio (2.5:1), stock repurchases and payment of dividends. At December 31, 2005, under the most restrictive terms of the debt agreements, retained earnings of approximately $5,379,000 were available for declaration of dividends. The Company is in full compliance with all terms, conditions and covenants of the various credit agreements.

With funds from the credit agreement, anticipated cash flows generated from operations and other credit sources readily available, the Company believes that its liquidity is satisfactory, its working capital adequate and its capital resources sufficient for funding its ongoing capital expenditure program and its operations, including planned expansion for 2006.

The following table summarizes our fixed cash obligations as of December 31, 2005 for the following periods:

The Company does not engage in any off-balance sheet financing arrangements. In particular, we do not have any interest in variable interest entities, which include special purpose entities and structured finance entities.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of the financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate the estimates that we have made. These estimates are based upon our historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The Company records revenue as products are shipped and title passes. A provision for estimated returns and allowances is recorded based on historical experience and current allowance programs. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the

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collectability of accounts receivable. The Company analyzes specific accounts receivable and historical bad debt experience, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and the age of outstanding balances when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. Management judgments and estimates are used in connection with establishing the allowance in any accounting period. Changes in estimates are reflected in the period they become known. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market value. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the likelihood that goods on hand can be sold to customers. Historical inventory usage and current revenue trends are considered in estimating both excess and obsolete inventories. If actual product demand and market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory write-downs may be required.

Insurance

The Company self-insures for certain obligations related to health and workers’ compensation programs. The Company also purchases stop-loss insurance policies to protect it from catastrophic losses. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the potential value associated with reported claims and for losses that have occurred, but have not been reported. The Company’s estimates consider historical claim experience and other factors. The Company’s liabilities are based on estimates, and, while the Company believes that the accrual for loss is adequate, the ultimate liability may be in excess of or less than the amounts recorded. Changes in claim experience, the Company’s ability to settle claims or other estimates and judgments used by management could have a material impact on the amount and timing of expense for any period.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements:

In December 2004, the FASB issued FAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment.” FAS 123(R) addresses the accounting for share-based payment transactions in which an enterprise receives employee services in exchange for (a) equity instruments of the enterprise or (b) liabilities that are based on the fair value of the enterprise’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments. Statement 123(R) requires an entity to recognize the grant-date fair-value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees in the income statement. The revised Statement generally requires that an entity account for those transactions using the fair-value-based method, and eliminates the intrinsic value method of accounting in APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, which was permitted under Statement 123, as originally issued.

The revised Statement requires entities to disclose information about the nature of the share-based payment transactions and the effects of those transactions on the financial statements. FAS 123(R) is effective for public companies that do not file as small business issuers as of the beginning of the first interim period of the first annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005 (i.e., first quarter 2006 for the Company). All public companies must use either the modified prospective or the modified retrospective transition method. All share-based compensation awards granted by the Company are fully vested at the date of grant. The Company will utilize the modified prospective transition method to implement this standard. The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of its share-based compensation awards as disclosed in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The impact of adopting this standard is expected to be consistent with the pro-forma amounts shown in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, assuming that the share-based compensation awards granted in the future are consistent with recent grants.

In November 2004, the FASB issued FAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs - an Amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4,” to provide clarification that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material be recognized as current-period charges. In addition, this standard requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. The provisions of this standard are effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company does not expect this standard to have any significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently under study by standard-setting organizations and various regulatory agencies. Because of the tentative and preliminary nature of these proposed standards, management has not determined whether implementation of such proposed standards would be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks

The Company is exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates, which may adversely affect its results of operations and financial condition. The Company seeks to minimize the risks from these interest rates when considered appropriate, through the limited use of derivative financial instruments. The Company’s policy is to not use financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes and is not a party to any leveraged financial instruments. The Company has debt obligations with variable interest rates tied to LIBOR which are described in “Liquidity and Capital Resources” as well as Note 7 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company estimates that a hypothetical increase in interest rates of 1% would have resulted in an insignificant increase in the Company’s interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2005.

The Company has one interest rate swap agreement to hedge against the potential impact on earnings from increases in market interest rates of a variable rate term loan. Under the interest rate swap agreement, the Company receives or makes payments on a monthly basis, based on the differential between a specified interest rate and one month LIBOR. A term loan of $5,002,350 is designated as a hedged item for the interest rate swap at December 31, 2005.

This interest rate swap is accounted for as a cash flow hedge in accordance with FAS 133 and FAS 138. As of the report date, the swap met the effectiveness test, and as such no gains or losses were included in net income during the year related to hedge ineffectiveness and there was no income adjustment related to any portion excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. A gain of $230,000 associated with this interest rate swap agreement was included in other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2005. A gain of $317,000 associated with this interest rate swap agreement was included in other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2004. A gain of $256,000 associated with this interest rate swap agreement was included in other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2003. The fair market values of the interest rate swap of $101,000 and $331,000 are included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The original term of the contract is ten years.

The Company is also exposed to changes in prevailing market interest rates affecting the return on its investments but does not consider this interest rate market risk exposure to be material to its financial condition or results of operations. The Company invests primarily in highly liquid debt instruments with strong credit ratings and short-term (less than three months) maturities.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Earnings

Years Ended December 31,

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Years Ended December 31,

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

Years Ended December 31,

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Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31,

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and Subsidiary

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

NOTE 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

a) Business description

Superior Uniform Group^®, through its Signature marketing brands – Fashion Seal^®, Fashion Seal Healthcare™, Martin’s^®, Worklon^®, Sope Creek^® and UniVogue™ – manufactures and sells a wide range of uniforms, image apparel and accessories, primarily in domestic markets. Superior specializes in managing comprehensive uniform programs, and is dedicated to servicing the Healthcare, Hospitality, Restaurant/Food Services, Retail Employee I.D., Governmental/Public Safety, Entertainment, Commercial, Transportation, Cleanroom, Corporate Identity and Resortwear markets.

b) Basis of presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Fashion Seal Corporation (collectively, the “Company”). Intercompany items have been eliminated in consolidation.

c) Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.

d) Revenue Recognition and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The Company recognizes revenue as products are shipped and title passes. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the collectability of accounts receivable. The Company analyzes specific accounts receivable and historical bad debt experience, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and the age of outstanding balances when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. Management judgments and estimates are used in connection with establishing the allowance in any accounting period. Changes in estimates are reflected in the period they become known. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.

e) Advertising expenses

The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising costs for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively were $171,041, $227,194 and $143,296.

f) Shipping and handling fees and costs

The Company follows EITF 00-10, Accounting for Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs, which requires shipping and handling fees billed to customers to be classified as revenue and shipping and handling costs to be either classified as cost of sales or disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. The Company includes shipping and handling fees billed to customers in net sales. Shipping and handling costs associated with in-bound and out-bound freight are generally recorded in cost of goods sold. Other shipping and handling costs are included in selling and administrative expenses and totaled $8,451,407, $7,521,935 and $6,624,113 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

g) Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market value. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the likelihood that goods on hand can be sold to customers. Historical inventory usage and current revenue trends are considered in estimating both excess and obsolete inventories. If actual product demand and market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory write-downs may be required.

h) Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Major renewals and improvements are capitalized, while replacements, maintenance and repairs which do not improve or extend the life of the respective assets are expensed currently. Costs of assets sold or retired and the related accumulated depreciation and amortization are eliminated from accounts and the net gain or loss is reflected in the statement of earnings.

i) Goodwill and other intangible assets

The Company follows FAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” which addresses the financial accounting and reporting standards for the acquisition of intangible assets outside of a business combination and for goodwill and other intangible assets subsequent to their acquisition. This accounting standard requires that goodwill be separately disclosed from other intangible assets in the statement of financial position, and no longer be amortized but tested for impairment on a periodic basis. We annually evaluate the recoverability of goodwill and take into account events or circumstances that warrant revised estimates of useful lives or indicate that an impairment exists. The Company has completed the annual impairment test at December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 which indicated no impairment of the remaining goodwill. Amortization expense for other intangible assets was $238,159, $178,619 and $0, for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Other intangible assets were recorded in the year ended December 31, 2004 as the Company completed its valuation of the UniVogue acquisition. Other intangible assets include the value assigned to the customer list acquired in this acquisition of $1,667,111 less accumulated amortization of $416,778. The customer list is being amortized over 7 years.

j) Depreciation and amortization

Plant and equipment are depreciated on the straight-line basis at 2-1/2% to 5% for buildings, 2-1/2% to 20% for improvements, 10% to 20% for machinery, equipment and fixtures and 20% to 33-1/3% for transportation equipment. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the terms of the leases inasmuch as such improvements have useful lives of at least the terms of the respective leases.

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k) Employee benefits

Pension plan costs are funded currently based on actuarial estimates, with prior service costs amortized over 20 years. The Company recognizes settlement gains and losses in its financial statements when the cost of all settlements in a year is greater than the sum of the service cost and interest cost components of net periodic pension cost for the plan for the year.

l) Insurance

The Company self-insures for certain obligations related to health and workers’ compensation programs. The Company also purchases stop-loss insurance policies to protect it from catastrophic losses. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the potential value associated with reported claims and for losses that have occurred, but have not been reported. The Company’s estimates consider historical claim experience and other factors. The Company’s liabilities are based on estimates, and, while the Company believes that the accrual for loss is adequate, the ultimate liability may be in excess of or less than the amounts recorded. Changes in claim experience, the Company’s ability to settle claims or other estimates and judgments used by management could have a material impact on the amount and timing of expense for any period.

m) Taxes on income

Income taxes are provided for under the liability method in accordance with FAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”, whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.

n) Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

In accordance with FAS No. 144, Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets, long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of the asset is measured by comparison of its carrying amount to future net cash flows the asset is expected to generate. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair market value.

o) Stock based compensation

The Company continues to apply APB No. 25 for the method used to account for stock-based employee compensation arrangements, where applicable, but has adopted the disclosure requirements of FAS No. 148 beginning with its first quarter ending March 31, 2003. The Company estimated the fair value of options utilizing the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

The following table illustrates the effect on net earnings and net earnings per common share as if the fair value based method had been applied to all awards in each period:

p) Earnings per share

Basic per share data is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding. Diluted per share data is reconciled by adding to weighted average shares outstanding the dilutive impact of the exercise of outstanding stock options.

q) Comprehensive Income

FAS No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income” requires disclosure of total comprehensive income . Other comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the change in equity during a period, from transactions and other events, excluding changes resulting from investments by owners (e.g., supplemental stock offering) and distributions to owners (e.g., dividends).

r) Operating Segments

FAS No. 131 “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” requires disclosures of certain information about operating segments and about products and services, and geographic areas in which the Company operates, and their major customers. The Company has evaluated the effect of this standard and has determined that currently it operates in one segment, as defined in this statement.

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s) Risks and Concentrations

In 2005, 2004 and 2003 approximately 73%, 70% and 75%, respectively, of the Company’s products were obtained from suppliers located in Central America. Any inability by the Company to continue to obtain its products from Central America could significantly disrupt the Company’s business. Because the Company manufactures and sources products in Central America, the Company is affected by economic conditions in those countries, including increased duties, possible employee turnover, labor unrest and lack of developed infrastructure. Included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2005 and 2004 are receivable balances from contractors in Central America totaling approximately $5.2 million and $4.5 million, respectively.

t) Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company follows FAS No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” as amended by FAS No. 138, “Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities —an Amendment to FAS Statement No. 133.” The Company has only limited involvement with derivative financial instruments. The Company has one interest rate swap agreement to hedge against the potential impact on earnings from increases in market interest rates of a variable rate term loan. Under the interest rate swap agreement, the Company receives or makes payments on a monthly basis, based on the differential between a specified interest rate and one month LIBOR. A term loan of $5,002,350 is designated as a hedged item for the interest rate swap at December 31, 2005. This interest rate swap is accounted for as a cash flow hedge in accordance with FAS No. 133 and FAS No. 138. As of the report date, the swap met the effectiveness test, and as such no gains or losses were included in net earnings during the year related to hedge ineffectiveness and there was no income adjustment related to any portion excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. Gains of $230,000, $317,000 and $256,000 were included in other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The fair market values of the interest rate swap of $101,000 and $331,000 are included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The original term of the contract is ten years.

u) Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent 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 materially from those estimates.

v) New Accounting Standards

In December 2004, the FASB issued FAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment.” FAS No. 123(R) addresses the accounting for share-based payment transactions in which an enterprise receives employee services in exchange for (a) equity instruments of the enterprise or (b) liabilities that are based on the fair value of the enterprise’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments. FAS No. 123(R) requires an entity to recognize the grant-date fair-value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees in the income statement. The revised Statement generally requires that an entity account for those transactions using the fair-value-based method, and eliminates the intrinsic value method of accounting in APB Opinion No. 25, which was permitted under FAS No. 123, as originally issued.

The revised Statement requires entities to disclose information about the nature of the share-based payment transactions and the effects of those transactions on the financial statements. FAS No. 123(R) is effective for public companies that do not file as small business issuers as of the beginning of the first interim period of the first annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005 (i.e., first quarter 2006 for the Company). All public companies must use either the modified prospective or the modified retrospective transition method. All share-based compensation awards granted by the Company are fully vested at the date of grant. The Company will utilize the modified prospective transition method to implement this standard. The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of its share-based compensation. The impact of adopting this standard is expected to be consistent with the pro-forma amounts shown in subsection (m) of this Note, assuming that the level of share-based compensation awards granted in the future are consistent with recent grants.

In November 2004, the FASB issued FAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs - an Amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4,” to provide clarification that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material be recognized as current-period charges. In addition, this standard requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. The provisions of this standard are effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company does not expect this standard to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently under study by standard-setting organizations and various regulatory agencies. Because of the tentative and preliminary nature of these proposed standards, management has not determined whether implementation of such proposed standards would be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

w) Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications to the 2004 and 2003 consolidated financial statements have been made to conform to the 2005 presentation.

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NOTE 2 – Acquisitions:

On February 27, 2004, the Company acquired substantially all of the net assets of UniVogue, Inc. (“UniVogue”), a supplier of uniforms with a strong national presence, particularly in the hospitality, lodging, food service and culinary markets, with revenues for the year ended December 2003 of approximately $9,300,000. The acquisition has been accounted for utilizing the purchase method of accounting. The purchase price for this acquisition was approximately $6,293,000 and was allocated as follows:

Revenue and expenses of UniVogue are included in the consolidated financial statements beginning March 1, 2004.

NOTE 3 -Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable:

The activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable was as follows:

NOTE 4 - Inventories:

NOTE 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment:

Depreciation and amortization charges were approximately $3,699,000, $3,311,000, and $3,602,000, in 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.

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NOTE 6 – Long-Term Debt:

On March 26, 1999, the Company entered into a 3-year credit agreement with Wachovia Bank that made available to the Company up to $15,000,000 on a revolving credit basis. Interest is payable at LIBOR plus 0.60% based upon the one-month LIBOR rate for U.S. dollar based borrowings (5.0% at December 31, 2005). The Company pays an annual commitment fee of 0.15% on the average unused portion of the commitment. The available balance under the credit agreement is reduced by outstanding letters of credit. As of December 31, 2005, approximately $117,000 was outstanding under letters of credit. On March 27, 2001 and again on April 27, 2004, the Company entered into agreements with Wachovia Bank to extend the maturity of the revolving credit agreement. The revolving credit agreement matures on June 30, 2007. At the option of the Company, any outstanding balance on the agreement at that date will convert to a one-year term loan. The remaining terms of the original revolving credit agreement remain unchanged.

The Company also entered into a $12,000,000 10-year term loan on March 26, 1999 with the same bank. The term loan carries a variable interest rate of LIBOR plus 0.80% based upon the one-month LIBOR rate for U.S.dollar based borrowings. Concurrent with the execution of the term loan agreement, the Company entered into an interest rate swap with the bank under which the Company receives a variable rate of interest on a notional amount equal to the outstanding balance of the term loan from the bank and the Company pays a fixed rate of 6.75% on a notional amount equal to the outstanding balance of the term loan to the bank.

The credit agreement and the term loan with Wachovia Bank contain restrictive provisions concerning debt to net worth ratios, other borrowings, capital expenditures, tangible net worth ($73,379,000 at December 31, 2005); working capital ratio (2.5:1), fixed charges coverage ratio (2.5:1), stock repurchases and payment of dividends. At December 31, 2005, under the most restrictive terms of the debt agreements, retained earnings of approximately $5,379,000 were available for declaration of dividends. The Company is in full compliance with all terms, conditions and covenants of the various credit agreements.

Scheduled principal payments on long-term obligations are $1,683,000 in 2006; $1,778,000 in 2007, $1,551,000 in 2008, and $651,000 in 2009.

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NOTE 7 – Taxes on Income:

Aggregate income tax provisions consist of the following: