UNIROYAL GLOBAL ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, INC. - Quarter Report: 2015 October (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

Commission file number:  000-50081

UNIROYAL GLOBAL ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, INC.

(Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1800 2nd Street, Suite 970

Sarasota, FL 34236

(Address of principal executive offices)

(941) 906-8580

(Issuer’s telephone number)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) 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 þ  No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes þ  No ¨

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

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

The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 4, 2015 was 14,168,102.

UNIROYAL GLOBAL ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, INC.

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Except for statements of historical fact, certain information contained herein constitutes forward-looking statements including, without limitation, statements containing the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “expects,” as well as all references to future results. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results or achievements of Uniroyal Global Engineered Products, Inc. to be materially different from any future results or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the following: risks involved in implementing our business strategy, our ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms, competition, our ability to manage growth, risks of technological change, currency fluctuations, our dependence on key personnel, our ability to protect our intellectual property rights, risks relating to customer plans and commitments, the pricing and availability of equipment, materials and inventory, the Company’s ability to successfully integrate acquired operations, risks of new technology and new products, and government regulation. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any such forward-looking statements to reflect events, developments or circumstances after the date hereof.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Continued)

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Continued) 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements. 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements. 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the Nine Months Ended October 4, 2015

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 

(Unaudited)

For noncash transactions and supplemental disclosure of cash flow information see Note 2.

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

October 4, 2015

(Unaudited) 

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared based upon U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules that permit reduced disclosure for interim periods. Therefore, they do not include all information and footnote disclosures necessary for a complete presentation of Uniroyal Global Engineered Products, Inc.’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Uniroyal Global Engineered Products, Inc. (the “Company,” “Uniroyal Global,” “we,” or “us”) filed audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, which included all information and notes necessary for such complete presentation in conjunction with its 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

On April 29, 2015, the Board of Directors adopted an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to change the Company’s name from Invisa, Inc. to Uniroyal Global Engineered Products, Inc. On June 25, 2015, the stockholders approved the amendment. The amended and restated Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Nevada Secretary of State and became effective on July 15, 2015.

The results of operations for the interim period ended October 4, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period or the entire fiscal year. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014, which are contained in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

On November 10, 2014 the Company acquired all of the ownership interests in Uniroyal Engineered Products, LLC (“Uniroyal”), a U.S. manufacturer of textured coatings, and all of the ordinary common stock of Engineered Products Acquisition Limited (“EPAL”), the holding company for Wardle Storeys (Group) Limited (“Wardle Storeys”), a European manufacturer of textured coatings and polymer films. At that time the Company’s fiscal year was January 1 to December 31. Prior to their acquisitions these companies had been on a 52/53-week year depending on the nearest Sunday to December 31. Effective with the current year, the Company is changing its fiscal year to correspond to the reporting periods of its subsidiaries. The current fiscal year will be a 53-week year and will end on January 3, 2016. The current year’s interim quarters ended or will end on April 5, 2015, July 5, 2015 and October 4, 2015. The prior year comparative financial statements have been adjusted to conform with a 52/53-week reporting cycle. This change will not have any material effect on the previously filed Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014; information set forth herein under the date of “December 28, 2014” is only a date change based on the new reporting periods for the 2015 fiscal year.

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring items) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of October 4, 2015, the results of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows for the interim periods ended October 4, 2015 and September 28, 2014.

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company uses the US dollar as the reporting currency for financial reporting. The financial position and results of operations of the Company’s UK-based operations are measured using the British Pound Sterling as the functional currency. Foreign currency translation gains and losses are recorded as a change in other comprehensive income. Transaction gains and losses generated from the remeasurement of assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of our foreign operations are included in other (expense) / income on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

October 4, 2015

(Unaudited) 

During the nine months ended October 4, 2015 and September 28, 2014 the Company had reduced borrowings on its line of credit by converting dollars to additional borrowings on its term loans with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC of $359,002 and $573,972, respectively. During the nine months ended October 4, 2015 and nine months ended September 28, 2014, the Company paid down its term loans using available borrowings on its various lines of credit of $351,063 and $448,723, respectively.

The Company entered into new equipment leases with a value of $800,970 and $392,584 for the nine months ended October 4, 2015 and September 28, 2014, respectively, which are accounted for as capital leases. The fair value was added to property and equipment and a corresponding amount to capital lease obligations.

Supplemental disclosure of cash paid for:

The Company recognizes all of its derivative instruments, which consist of interest rate swaps, as either assets or liabilities in the balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and further, whether the hedge is a cash flow hedge or a fair value hedge.

The Company incurs foreign currency risk on sales and purchases denominated in other currencies, primarily the British Pound Sterling and the Euro. Foreign currency exchange contracts are used by the Company principally to limit the exchange rate fluctuations of the Euro. The Euro risk is partially limited due to natural cash flow offsets. Currency exchange contracts are purchased for approximately 25% of the net risk. These contracts are not designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes. Changes in fair value of these contracts are reported in net earnings as part of other income and expense.

The Company’s short term financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable and the line of credit. The Company adjusts the carrying value of financial assets denominated in other currencies such as cash, receivables, accounts payable and the lines of credit using the appropriate exchange rates at the balance sheet date. The Company believes that the carrying values of these short term financial instruments approximate their estimated fair values.

The fair value of the Company’s long term debt is estimated based on current rates for similar instruments with the same remaining maturities. In determining the current interest rates for similar instruments the Company takes into account its risk of nonperformance. The Company believes that the carrying value of its long term debt approximates its estimated fair value.

The fair value of the Company’s interest rate swaps is the estimated amounts that the Company would receive, or pay, to sell or transfer the swaps to a third party, taking into account current and future interest rates and the nonperformance risk of the Company and the counterparty. At October 4, 2015 and December 28, 2014 the Company did not have any interest rate swaps.

The Company uses foreign currency exchange contracts which are recorded at their estimated fair values in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The fair values of the currency exchange contracts are based upon observable market transactions of spot and forward rates.

For the nine months ended October 4, 2015, there have been no changes in the application of valuation methods applied to similar assets and liabilities.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

October 4, 2015

(Unaudited) 

The financial position and results of operations of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are measured using the local currency as the functional currency. Assets and liabilities of operations denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date, while revenues and expenses are translated at the weighted average exchange rates during the year. The resulting translation gains and losses on assets and liabilities are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), and are excluded from net income until realized through a sale or liquidation of the investment.

Inventories consist of the following:

Other current assets consist of the following:

Other long-term assets consist of the following:

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

October 4, 2015

(Unaudited) 

Other long-term liabilities consist of the following:

The Company’s Uniroyal subsidiary has available a $30,000,000 revolving line of credit financing agreement with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, which matures on October 17, 2019. Interest is payable monthly at the Eurodollar rate plus 2.25% or Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC's prime rate at the Company's election on outstanding balances up to $6,000,000 and prime rate on amounts in excess of $6,000,000. The outstanding balance on the line of credit (“Uniroyal Line of Credit”) was $8,892,211 and $8,775,684 as of October 4, 2015 and December 28, 2014, respectively. The Company has classified the outstanding balance on this line of credit within current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The Company’s Wardle Storeys subsidiary has available a £8,500,000 (approximately $13.2 million) revolving line of credit financing agreement with Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited, which agreement can be terminated on six months’ notice by either party. The line has several tranches based on currency or underlying security. Interest is payable monthly at the base rate (UK LIBOR) plus 1.95% to 2.45% depending on the tranche. The outstanding balance on the line of credit (“Wardle Storeys Line of Credit”) was £5,832,457 and £4,888,972 ($8,846,181 and $7,620,622) as of October 4, 2015 and December 28, 2014, respectively. The Company has classified the outstanding balance on this line of credit within current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. 

Long-term debt consists of the following:

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

October 4, 2015

(Unaudited) 

On May 11, 2015 the Company entered into a lease financing arrangement with Balboa Capital Corporation and received a payment of $410,921. The arrangement accrues interest at 5.72% and requires quarterly principal and interest payments of $37,169 beginning August 15, 2015. The arrangement matures in May 2018 and is secured by certain equipment at the Company’s Stoughton, WI facility.

Long-term debt to related parties consists of the following:

The Company has a lease financing obligation under which it leases its main manufacturing facility and certain other property from a related party lessor entity, accrues interest at 18.20% and requires monthly principal and interest payments of $31,800, which are adjusted annually based on the consumer price index. This lease was modified to add new property in November 2014. The additional lease payment of $1,500 per month is included in the $31,800. The lease financing obligation matures on October 31, 2033. The Company has security deposits aggregating $267,500 held by the lessor entity. For the years 2014 through 2016 the amount of interest owed exceeds the amount of payments made, resulting in a net increase to the outstanding principal balance of the lease financing obligation. This obligation is shown in the accompanying financial statements as Related Party Lease Financing Obligation which has a balance of $2,165,550 (which includes the current portion of $1,190) and $2,162,393 as of October 4, 2015 and December 28, 2014,, respectively.

The Company has several capital leases on equipment which expire from September 2015 through March 2020 with monthly lease payments ranging from approximately $1,176 to $20,979 per month. The capital lease obligations are secured by the related equipment. As of October 4, 2015 and December 28, 2014, assets recorded under capital leases are included in property and equipment in the accompanying balance sheets. Amortization of items under capital lease obligations has been included with depreciation expense on owned property and equipment in the accompanying statements of operations.

The Company constructed a new manufacturing line at its UK facility at a cost of approximately $2,378,000 commencing in 2014 and completed in March 2015. The Company entered into a financing lease in March 2015 and received a payment of £1,136,697 (approximately $1,720,589) from the leasing company. The financing lease has 60 monthly payments of £20,979 (approximately $31,000) with an interest rate of 4.09%.

The Company entered into a financing lease in August 2015 to finance the acquisition of production equipment in the amount of £455,000 (approximately $697,495). The financing lease has 60 monthly payments of £8,607 (approximately $13,195) after an initial payment of £45,500 (approximately $69,752) with an interest rate of 9.53%.

The principal balances of the capital lease obligations were $2,618,566 and $334,907 as of October 4, 2015 and December 28, 2014, respectively, with interest rates ranging from 3.84% to 14.47%.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

October 4, 2015

(Unaudited) 

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) were as follows:

The gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into income is recorded to the following income statement line items:

On June 25, 2015 the Company’s stockholders approved the adoption of the 2015 Stock Option Plan. This plan provides for the granting of options to purchase the Company’s common stock to employees and directors. The options granted are subject to a vesting schedule as set forth in each individual option agreement. Each option expires on the tenth anniversary of its date of grant unless an earlier termination date is provided in the grant agreement. The maximum aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be optioned and sold under the plan shall be 6% of the shares outstanding on the date of grant. The shares that may be optioned under the plan may be authorized but unissued or may be treasury shares.

On July 30, 2015 the Board of Directors approved the granting of options to purchase 665,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to certain key employees and Company directors. The exercise price was $2.37 per share. The options will vest in three annual installments beginning on July 30, 2016. All options will expire on July 30, 2025. Compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over a three-year vesting period from date of grant.

The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of its option awards. The following table summarizes the significant assumptions used in the model for the July 30, 2015 grant:

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

October 4, 2015

(Unaudited) 

We based the expected volatility on comparable companies’ volatility because we determined that this was more reflective and a better indicator the Company’s expected volatility than our historical volatility. The historical stock price and volatility prior to the November 10, 2014 acquisition were based on revenues and operations that were significantly different from the current business activities.

On a quarterly basis, we assess changes to our estimate of expected option award forfeitures based on our review of recent forfeiture activity and expected future employee turnover. We recognize the effect of adjustments made to the forfeiture rates, if any, in the period that we change the forfeiture estimate. For the nine months ended October 4, 2015 there were no forfeiture rate adjustments and future adjustments are not expected to be significant.

Stock option activity for the nine months ended October 4, 2015 are as follows:

There was no intrinsic value to the options at October 4, 2015, since the closing price of the Company’s common stock was less than the exercise price. Option expense recognized was $39,426 for the three and nine months ended October 4, 2015. There were no option plans outstanding during the year ended December 28, 2014 and therefore no expense was recognized for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2014. As of October 4, 2015, there was $670,259 in unrecognized compensation cost related to the options granted under the 2015 Stock Option Plan. We expect to recognize those costs over the remaining 34 months of the vesting term.

Standards Board issued a new standard ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers." Under ASU 2014-09 recognition of revenue occurs when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2018. The Company is in the process of determining what impact, if any, the adoption of this ASU will have on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

On February 18, 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a new standard ASU No. 2015-02, "Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis." The new standard affects reporting entities that are required to evaluate whether they should consolidate certain legal entities. It will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2016. The Company is in the process of determining what impact, if any, the adoption of this ASU will have on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

On April 7, 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a new standard ASU No. 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs” which requires debt issuance costs to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the associated debt liability. It will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2016. The Company is in the process of determining what impact, if any, the adoption of this ASU will have on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

October 4, 2015

(Unaudited) 

On July 22, 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a new standard ASU No. 2015-11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory”. The new standard requires entities to measure most inventory at the lower of cost and net realizable value, which is a change from the current guidance under which an entity must measure inventory at the lower of cost or market with market defined as replacement cost, net realizable value or net realizable value less a normal profit margin. The ASU will not apply to inventories that are measured by using either the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method or the retail inventory method. It will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2017. The Company is in the process of determining what impact, if any, the adoption of this ASU will have on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

The Company calculates basic net income per common share by dividing net income after the deduction of preferred stock or preference dividends by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. The calculation of diluted net income per share is consistent with that of basic net income per common share but gives effect to all potential common shares (that is, securities such as options, warrants or convertible securities) that were outstanding during the period, unless the effect is antidilutive. At October 4, 2015 and December 28, 2014, the Company’s 28,541 shares of convertible preferred stock Series A, Series B and Series C can be converted into 4,756,833 common shares. The shares subject to the Stock Option Plan were not considered in the calculation of the earning per share for the nine months ended October 4, 2015 since their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. The market price at October 4, 2015 was less that the exercise price of the options. This amount was added to the weighted average common shares to calculate the diluted earnings per share.

The Company has evaluated subsequent events occurring through the date that the financial statements were issued, for events requiring recording or disclosure in the October 4, 2015 financial statements. There were no material events or transactions occurring during this period requiring recognition or disclosure.

Business Description

We are a leading provider of manufactured vinyl coated fabrics. Our best known brand, Naugahyde, is the product of many improvements on rubber-coated fabrics developed a century ago in Naugatuck, Connecticut. We design, manufacture and market a wide selection of vinyl coated fabric products under a portfolio of recognized brand names. We believe that our business has continued to be a leading supplier in its marketplace because of our ability to provide specialized materials with performance characteristics customized to the end-user specifications, complemented by technical and customer support for the use of our products in manufacturing.

Our products have undergone considerable evolution and today are distinguished by superior performance in a wide variety of applications as alternatives to leather, cloth and other synthetic fabric coverings. Our standard product lines consist of more than 600 SKUs with combinations of colors, textures, patterns and other properties. Our products are differentiated by unique protective top finishes, adhesive back coatings and transfer print capabilities. Additional process capabilities include embossing grains and patterns, and rotogravure printing, which imparts character prints and non-registered prints, lamination and panel cutting.

Our vinyl coated fabrics products have various high performance characteristics and capabilities. They are durable, stain resistant, easily processed, more cost-effective and better performing than traditional leather or fabric coverings. Our products are frequently used in applications that require rigorous performance characteristics such as automotive and non-automotive transportation, certain indoor/outdoor furniture, commercial and hospitality seating, healthcare facilities and athletic equipment. Materials that we manufacture come in a wide range of colors and textures and can be hand or machine sewn, laminated to an underlying structure, thermoformed to cover various substrates or made into a variety of shapes for diverse end-uses. We are a long-established supplier to the global automotive industry and manufacture products for interior soft trim components from floor to headliner which are produced to meet specific component production requirements such as cut and sew, vacuum forming/covering, compression molding, and high frequency welding. Some products are supplied with micro perforations, which are necessary on most compression molding processes. Materials can also be combined with polyurethane or polypropylene foam laminated with either flame or hot melt adhesive for seating, fascia and door applications.

Products are developed and marketed based upon the performance characteristics required by end-users. For example, for recreational products used outdoors, such as boats, personal watercraft, golf carts and snowmobiles, a product designed primarily for water-based durability and weatherability is used. We also manufacture a line of products with our proprietary BeautyGard topcoats that contain agents to protect against staining and bacterial and fungal micro-organisms and can withstand repeated cleaning, a necessity in the restaurant and health care industries. These topcoats are environmentally friendlier than solvent-based topcoats. The line is widely used in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Flame and smoke retardant vinyl coated fabrics are used for a variety of commercial and institutional furniture applications, including hospitals, restaurants and residential care centers and seats for school busses and aircraft.

We currently conduct our operations in manufacturing facilities that are located in Stoughton, Wisconsin and Earby, England.

On April 29, 2015, the Board of Directors adopted an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to change the Company’s name from Invisa, Inc. to Uniroyal Global Engineered Products, Inc. On June 25, 2015, the stockholders approved the amendment. On July 13, 2015, the Company filed Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to change its name. The Certificate of Amendment became effective on July 15, 2015. The name change was approved by FINRA and became effective at the opening of trading on July 16, 2015 under our new ticker symbol “UNIR”. In addition to the Company’s new symbol, the Company’s new CUSIP number is 90916U107. The new address for the Company’s Web site is www.uniroyalglobal.com.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect our reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions based upon historical experience and various other factors and circumstances. Management believes that our estimates and assumptions are reasonable under the circumstances; however, actual results may vary from these estimates and assumptions under different future circumstances. For further discussion of our significant accounting policies, refer to Note 1 — “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to the Consolidated Financial Statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 16 – “Recent Accounting Pronouncements” to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of recent accounting guidance.

Overview:

On November 10, 2014, the Company acquired through its subsidiary UEP Holdings LLC (“UEPH”) all of the ownership interests in Uniroyal Engineered Products, LLC (“Uniroyal”), and acquired directly all of the ordinary common stock of Engineered Products Acquisition Limited (“EPAL”) the holding company for Wardle Storeys (Group) Limited (“Wardle Storeys”). As further explained in the 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K, this transaction was treated as a combination between entities under common control and was accounted for in a manner similar to the pooling-of-interests method.

Effective with the current year, the Company changed its fiscal year to correspond to the reporting periods of its subsidiaries. The current fiscal year will be a 53-week year and will end on January 3, 2016. The current year’s interim quarters ended or will end on April 5, 2015, July 5, 2015 and October 4, 2015. The extra reporting week occurred during the first quarter ended April 5, 2015.

Wardle Storeys’ functional currency is the British Pound Sterling. Wardle Storeys also has sales and purchases transactions that are denominated in currencies other than its functional currency, principally the Euro. Approximately 28% of the Company’s global revenues and 32% of its global raw material purchases are derived from these transactions. The average exchange rates for the Pound Sterling to the U.S. Dollar and the Euro to the Pound Sterling were approximately 8.2% and 11.7%, respectively, lower in 2015 compared to 2014. Although these lower exchange rates affected and decreased net sales by $1.5 million and $5.8 million for the three and nine months ended October 4, 2015, respectively, it also decreased each line item in 2015. As a result, the overall negative effect on net income was reduced to approximately of $250,000 and $1,030,000 for the three and nine months ended October 4, 2015, respectively, compared to the corresponding period of 2014.

Three Months Ended October 4, 2015 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 28, 2014

The following table sets forth, for the three months ended October 4, 2015 (“three months 2015”) and September 28, 2014 (“three months 2014”), certain operations data including their respective percentage of net sales:

Revenue:

Total revenue for the three months 2015 decreased $702,956 or 2.9% to $23,225,199 from $23,928,155 for the three months 2014. This decrease was principally caused by a $1.5 million unfavorable impact of currency exchange rate changes. Excluding this impact, revenues for the three months 2015 would have increased by approximately $830,000 or 3.5% over the three months 2014 as a result of increased sales volumes and higher average unit selling prices in 2015. The favorable pricing variance was due to the rolling off of lower margin automotive platforms which were replaced with higher margin platforms.

Gross Profit:

Total gross profit for the three months 2015 increased $519,116 or 10.7% to $5,383,728 from $4,864,612 for the three months 2014. The gross profit percentage was 23.2% of sales for the three months 2015 compared to 20.3% for the three months 2014. The gross profit percentage increased in 2015 primarily due to the rolling off of lower margin automotive platforms which were replaced with higher margin platforms and the positive results of cost efficiency programs implemented during 2014. The gross profit increase was offset by approximately $400,000 of unfavorable impact of currency exchange rate changes.

Operating Expenses:

Selling expenses for the three months 2015 increased $140,711 or 12.5% to $1,268,656 from $1,127,945 for the three months 2014. The increase resulted primarily due to increases in commissions and additional support staff expenses added during the second half of 2014.

General and administrative expenses for the three months 2015 decreased by $256,900 or 10.5% to $2,192,559 from $2,449,459 for the three months 2014. This decrease was principally due to 2014 pre-acquisition expenses incurred in the three months 2014. This was partially offset by slightly higher administrative expenses of 2015.

Research and development expenses for the three months 2015 increased by $87,561 or 24.8% to $440,257 from $352,696 for the three months 2014. The increase was due to increased expenditures for new product development.

Operating Income:

Operating income for the three months 2015 increased by $547,744 or 58.6% to $1,482,256 from $934,512 for the three months 2014. The operating income percentage was 6.4% of sales for the three months 2015 compared to 3.9% for the three months 2014. The operating income increased primarily due to the gross margin improvements as stated above and a reduction in general and administrative expenses. The amount of increase was offset by approximately $300,000 of unfavorable impact of currency exchange rates and increased selling expenses.

Interest expense:

Interest expense for the three months 2015 increased by $10,115 or 2.6% to $406,242 from $396,127 for the three months 2014. The increase attributable to average higher debt balances in 2015 was partially offset by a lower weighted average effective rate for 2015 compared to 2014 and a favorable impact of the foreign exchange rates.

Other Income (Expense):

Other income decreased $191,837 to an expense of $103,051 from income of $88,786. The decrease is principally due to net losses on the settlement and changes in fair values of financial instruments related to currency translations from Euro to the British Pound in the subsidiary for the three months 2015 compared to net gains for the three months 2014.

Tax provision:

The Company files income tax returns in the United States as a C-Corporation, and in several state jurisdictions and in the United Kingdom. The Company’s subsidiary, Uniroyal, is a limited liability company (LLC) for federal and state income tax purposes and as such, its income, losses, and credits are allocated to its members. Uniroyal’s income is allocated entirely to UEPH as its sole member. Uniroyal Global then receives this income allocation as a member of UEPH less the dividends paid on the preferred units held by the former members of Uniroyal. For federal income tax purposes UEPH is a pass through entity and the Company’s share of its taxable income is reported on its tax return. The taxable income applicable to the distribution for the preferred ownership interests is reported to the members who report it on their respective individual tax returns.

The Company has a deferred tax asset resulting from accumulated net operating losses which was partially reserved at December 28, 2014. The Company expects a benefit from a reduction in the valuation allowance in 2015 that will offset the federal provision on the U.S. taxable income. Therefore, the provision for fiscal 2015 will be comprised of EPAL’s U.K. tax plus a state and local tax provision on the Company’s U.S. income less the UEPH preferred dividends to the former Uniroyal members. The provision for the nine months ended October 4, 2015 includes the EPAL U.K. tax and the Company’s state and local tax.

The income tax provision for the three months 2014 is related to EPAL. There is no U.S. provision since Uniroyal prior to the November 10, 2014 acquisition was a pass-through LLC for tax purposes with the members being responsible to pay any federal and state income taxes and Uniroyal Global as a separate company, had a net operating loss and therefore did not incur a tax liability.

Preferred stock dividend:

The terms of the acquisitions in November 2014 resulted in the issuance of preferred ownership units/stock of UEP Holdings, LLC and EPAL to the sellers. These preferred units carried quarterly dividend requirements on a total value of $55,000,000 at rates ranging from 5% to 5.5%. The dividends reflected in the financial statements for 2015 are the dividend for the three months ended October 4, 2015. There was no corresponding preferred dividend obligation during the three months 2014.

Nine Months Ended October 4, 2015 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 28, 2014

The following table sets forth, for the nine months ended October 4, 2015 (“nine months 2015”) and September 28, 2014 (“nine months 2014”), certain operations data including their respective percentage of net sales:

Revenue:

Total revenue for the nine months 2015 increased $2,787,787 or 3.8% to $76,486,188 from $73,698,401 for the nine months 2014. Sales volumes and pricing for the nine months 2015 were ahead of the corresponding prior year period. The increase was primarily due to new automotive platform launches and the additional reporting week included in 2015. The increase would have been approximately $8.6 million or 11.4% but it was offset by $5.8 million of unfavorable impact of currency exchange rates for 2015 compared to 2014.

Gross Profit:

Total gross profit for the nine months 2015 increased $2,391,334 or 16.8% to $16,594,746 from $14,203,412 for the nine months 2014. The gross profit percentage was 21.7% of sales for the nine months 2015 compared to 19.3% for the nine months 2014. The gross profit percentage increased in 2015 primarily due to the rolling off of lower margin automotive platforms which were replaced with higher margin platforms and the positive results of cost efficiency programs implemented during 2014. The gross profit increase was offset by approximately $1.7 million of unfavorable impact of currency exchange rate changes.

Operating Expenses:

Selling expenses for the nine months 2015 increased $571,488 or 16.4% to $4,065,951 from $3,494,463 for the nine months 2014. The increase resulted primarily due to increases in commissions and additional support staff expenses added during the second half of 2014.

General and administrative expenses for the nine months 2015 decreased by $542,558 or 8.5% to $5,850,880 from $6,393,438 for the nine months 2014. The expense decrease is principally due to $460,000 of statutory severance payments for the nine months 2014 as a result of labor reduction programs at our U.K. facility. This decrease was partially offset by higher labor and administrative costs in 2015 to prepare the Company to become a multinational SEC reporting company.

Research and development expenses for the nine months 2015 increased by $80,420 or 7.3% to $1,185,051 from $1,104,631 for the nine months 2014. The increase was due to increased expenditures for new product development.

Operating Income:

Operating income for the nine months 2015 increased by $2,281,984 or 71.1% to $5,492,864 from $3,210,880 for the nine months 2014. The operating income percentage was 7.2% of sales for the nine months 2015 compared to 4.4% for the nine months 2014. The increase was primarily due to the gross margin improvements and a reduction in general and administrative expenses. The amount of increase was offset by approximately $1,250,000 of unfavorable impact of currency exchange rate changes and increased selling expenses.

Interest expense:

Interest expense for the nine months 2015 decreased by $55,429 or 4.4% to $1,199,008 from $1,254,437 for the nine months 2014. This decrease was attributable to a lower weighted average effective rate for 2015 compared to 2014.

Other Income:

Other income decreased $128,780 or 64.9% to $69,653 from $198,433. The decrease is principally due to lower net gains on the settlement and changes in fair values of financial instruments related to currency translations from Euro to the British Pound in the subsidiary for the nine months 2015 compared to net gains for the nine months 2014.

Tax provision:

The Company has a deferred tax asset resulting from accumulated net operating losses which was partially reserved at December 28, 2014. The Company expects a benefit from a reduction in the valuation allowance in 2015 that will offset the federal provision on the U.S. taxable income. The provision for the nine months 2015 includes the EPAL U.K. tax and the Company’s state and local tax.

The income tax provision for the nine months 2014 is related to EPAL. There is no U.S. provision since Uniroyal prior to the November 10, 2014 acquisition was a pass-through LLC for tax purposes with the members being responsible to pay any federal and state income taxes and Uniroyal Global as a separate company, had a net operating loss and therefore did not incur a tax liability.

Preferred stock dividend:

The terms of the acquisitions in November 2014 resulted in the issuance of preferred ownership units/stock of UEP Holdings, LLC and EPAL to the sellers. These preferred units carried quarterly dividend requirements on a total value of $55,000,000 at rates ranging from 5% to 5.5%. The dividends reflected in the financial statements for 2015 are the dividend for the nine months 2015. There was no corresponding preferred dividend obligation during the nine months 2014.

Liquidity and Sources of Capital

Cash as it is needed is provided by using the Company’s lines of credit. These lines provide for a total borrowing commitment in excess of $40,000,000 subject to the underlying borrowing base specified in the agreements. Of the total outstanding borrowings of $17,738,392 at October 4, 2015, $14.7 million of the lines bears interest at LIBOR plus a range of 1.95% to 2.45%, depending on the underlying borrowing base, or, at our option, at the bank's prime or base lending rate and $2.8 million bears interest at the bank’s prime or base lending rate which was 3.25% at October 4, 2015. At October 4, 2015 the lines provided an additional availability of approximately $5.11 million. We plan to use this availability to help finance our cash needs for the remaining months of fiscal 2015 and future periods. The balances due under the lines of credit are recorded as current liabilities on the balance sheet.

Given our capital resources in the U.S. and the potential for increased investment and acquisitions in foreign jurisdictions, we do not have a history of repatriating a significant portion of our foreign cash. Accordingly, we have not recognized a deferred tax liability for these unremitted earnings. In the event that circumstances should change in the future and we decide to repatriate these foreign amounts to fund U.S. operations, the Company would record a tax expense and pay the applicable U.S. taxes on these repatriated foreign amounts.

The ratio of current assets to current liabilities, including the amount due under our lines of credit, was 1.17 at October 4, 2015 and 1.15 at December 28, 2014.

Cash balances increased $1,454,300, after the negative effects of currency translation of $23,697, to $2,058,534 at October 4, 2015 from $604,234 at December 28, 2014. Of the above noted amounts, $1,470,423 and $480,803 were held outside the U.S. by our foreign subsidiaries as of October 4, 2015 and December 28, 2014, respectively.

Cash provided by operations was $2,689,182 for the nine months 2015 compared to $1,995,323 for the nine months 2014. Cash provided by operations during 2015 was primarily due to operating income offset by increases in accounts receivable and inventory. Cash provided by operations during 2014 was primarily due to operating income and increased accounts payable due to the timing of vendor payments offset by increases in accounts receivable.

Cash used in investing activities was $2,568,689 for the nine months 2015 compared to $1,751,019 for the nine months 2014. During 2015, cash used for investing activities was principally for purchases of machinery and equipment at our manufacturing locations. Of the $2,504,220 total capital expenditures for 2015, $1,834,996 was for the U.K. manufacturing facility and of this amount, $843,091 was for the completion of a new production line. The total cost of the line was approximately $2.5 million. The Company arranged a financing lease for $1.7 million which was funded in March 2015. The proceeds from this lease were used to reduce the Company’s U.K. line of credit. Included in cash used for investing activities was $64,469 and $8,758 for premiums paid on company owned life insurance for the nine months 2015 and 2014, respectively.

For the nine months 2015, financing activities provided $1,357,504 as compared to $143,567 used in financing activities for the nine months 2014. As mentioned above, the Company received in March 2015 $1.7 million related to a financing lease. Also included in the increase was a new financing arrangement which provided $410,922 on equipment previously owned by the Company not previously financed. During the nine months 2015, the Company paid $1,785,710 of preferred dividends. During the nine months 2014, cash used in financing activities included distributions to the former members of Uniroyal of $478,494, for taxes payable by the members as required by the member agreement. Included in 2014 was an increase in long-term debt of $567,449 which primarily was from the term loan on equipment previously owned by the Company not previously financed.

Our credit agreements contain customary affirmative and negative covenants. We were in compliance with our debt covenants as of October 4, 2015 and through the date of filing of this report.

We currently have several on-going capital projects that are important to our long term strategic goals. Machinery and equipment will also be added as needed to increase capacity or enhance operating efficiencies in our manufacturing plants. We will use a combination of financing arrangements to provide the necessary capital. We believe that our existing resources, including cash on hand and our credit facilities, together with cash generated from operations and additional bank borrowings, will be sufficient to fund our cash flow requirements through at least the next twelve months. However, there can be no assurance that additional financing will be available on favorable terms, if at all.

We have no material off balance sheet arrangements.

None.

The Company maintains “disclosure controls and procedures” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Board of Directors, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired objectives, and we necessarily are required to apply our judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures.

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of October 4, 2015 and concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of October 4, 2015.

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

During the three months ended October 4, 2015, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting

None.