UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS INC - Quarter Report: 2007 December (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
x QUARTERLY
REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the
Quarterly period ended December 31, 2007
OR
o TRANSITION
REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission
file number 001-31747
UNIVERSAL
SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
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52-0898545
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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7-A
Gwynns Mill Court
Owings
Mills, Maryland
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21117
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (410)
363-3000
Inapplicable
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year if changed from last
report.)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the 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
o
Indicate
by check mark if 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 o
Accelerated
filer o
Non-Accelerated
Filer x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o
No
x
At
February 13, 2008, the number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common
stock was 2,489,132.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Part I - Financial Information
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Page
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Item
1.
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Consolidated
Financial Statements (unaudited):
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets at December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2007
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3
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Consolidated
Statements of Earnings for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2007
and
2006
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4
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Consolidated
Statements of Earnings for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2007
and
2006
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5
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2007
and
2006
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6
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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7
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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12
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
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16
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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16
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Part II - Other Information
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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18
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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18
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Signatures
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20
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2
PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
UNIVERSAL
SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
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December
31, 2007
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March
31, 2007
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CURRENT
ASSETS
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Unaudited
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Audited
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|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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4,278,484
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$
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240,545
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Accounts
receivable:
Trade
less allowance for doubtful accounts of $55,978
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2,273,410
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2,555,895
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Employees
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20,400
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22,073
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2,293,810
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2,577,968
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Amount
due from factor
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5,594,034
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7,158,597
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Inventories,
net of allowance for obsolete inventory of $40,000
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9,063,823
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11,318,734
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|||||
Prepaid
expenses
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320,098
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237,666
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TOTAL
CURRENT ASSETS
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21,550,249
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21,533,510
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DEFERRED
TAX ASSET
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637,421
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808,566
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|||||
INVESTMENT
IN JOINT VENTURE
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10,627,300
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9,072,284
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|||||
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT - NET
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4,721,565
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3,030,060
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GOODWILL
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-
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1,732,562
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OTHER
ASSETS
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15,486
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18,486
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|||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
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$
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37,552,021
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$
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36,195,468
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LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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|||||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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|||||||
Notes
payable
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$
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5,053,499
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$
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2,254,966
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Current
portion of lease obligation
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110,747
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74,394
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Accounts
payable
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6,519,077
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6,777,283
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Accrued
liabilities:
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Litigation
reserve
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583,829
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703,193
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|||||
Payroll
and employee benefits
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239,524
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622,083
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|||||
Commissions
and other
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585,297
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691,981
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|||||
TOTAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES
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13,091,973
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11,355,525
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LONG-TERM
OBLIGATIONS:
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Capital
lease obligations, net of current portion
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96,720
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168,062
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Long-term
obligations
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86,000
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-
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|||||
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
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-
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-
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|||||
Minority
interest
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-
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-
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|||||
SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY
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|||||||
Common
stock, $.01 par value per share; authorized 20,000,000 shares;
issued and
outstanding 2,489,132 and 2,475,612 shares at December 31, 2007 and
March
31, 2007, respectively
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24,912
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24,756
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|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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13,454,967
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13,214,025
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Retained
earnings
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11,036,884
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11,545,304
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|||||
Other
comprehensive (loss)
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(239,435
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)
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(112,204
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)
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TOTAL
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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24,277,328
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24,671,881
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TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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$
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37,552,021
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$
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36,195,468
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
3
UNIVERSAL
SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended December 31, | |||||||
2007
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2006
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||||||
Net
sales
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$
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9,120,408
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$
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8,620,893
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Cost
of goods sold
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6,795,273
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5,825,551
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GROSS
PROFIT
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2,325,135
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2,795,342
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|||||
Research
and development expense
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94,143
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85,599
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Selling,
general and administrative expense
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2,389,664
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1,949,952
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|||||
Impairment
of goodwill
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1,926,696
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-
|
|||||
Loss
on currency translation
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10,267
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17,906
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|||||
Operating
(loss) income
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(2,095,635
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)
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741,885
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Other
income (expense):
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|||||||
Interest
income
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18,370
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3,141
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|||||
Interest
expense
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(101,434
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)
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(51,663
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)
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(LOSS)
INCOME BEFORE EARNINGS FROM AFFILIATES
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(2,178,699
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)
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693,363
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||||
Equity
in earnings of Joint Venture
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688,017
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995,097
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NET
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE TAXES AND MINORITY INTEREST
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(1,490,682
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)
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1,688,460
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Provision
for income tax expense (benefit)
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145,107
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(731
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)
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NET
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST
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(1.635,789
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)
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1,689,191
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Minority
interest
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-
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23,692
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NET
(LOSS) INCOME
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$
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(1,635,789
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)
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$
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1,712,883
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Net
(loss) income per common share amounts:
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|||||||
Basic
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$
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(0.66
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)
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$
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0.71
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Diluted
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$
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(0.66
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)
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$
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0.68
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Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding:
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|||||||
Basic
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2,489,132
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2,417,972
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Diluted
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2,489,132
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2,514,536
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See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
4
UNIVERSAL
SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended December 31, | |||||||
2007
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2006
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Net
sales
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$
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35,754,833
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$
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24,655,342
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Cost
of goods sold
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28,412,896
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16,479,066
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GROSS
PROFIT
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7,341,937
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8,176,276
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|||||
Research
and development expense
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254,811
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223,539
|
|||||
Selling,
general and administrative expense
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6,456,910
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5,528,408
|
|||||
Impairment
of goodwill
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1,926,696
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-
|
|||||
Loss
on currency translation
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146,061
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17,906
|
|||||
Operating
(loss) income
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(1,442,541
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)
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2,406,423
|
||||
Other
income (expense):
|
|||||||
Interest
income
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18,370
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31,217
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|||||
Interest
expense
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(298,226
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)
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(51,663
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)
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|||
(LOSS)
INCOME BEFORE EARNINGS FROM AFFILIATES
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(1,722,397
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)
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2,385,977
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||||
Equity
in earnings of Joint Venture
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1,878,733
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3,164,817
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|||||
NET
INCOME BEFORE TAXES and MINORITY INTEREST
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156,336
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5,550,794
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|||||
Provision
for income tax expense
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682,983
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875,224
|
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NET
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST
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(526,647
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)
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4,675,570
|
||||
Minority
interest
|
-
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23,692
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|||||
NET
(LOSS) INCOME
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$
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(526,647
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)
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$
|
4,699,262
|
||
Net
(loss) income per common share amounts:
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|||||||
Basic
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$
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(0.21
|
)
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$
|
1.97
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||
Diluted
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$
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(0.21
|
)
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$
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1.88
|
||
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding:
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|||||||
Basic
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2,484,254
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2,380,163
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|||||
Diluted
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2,484,254
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2,499,175
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
5
UNIVERSAL
SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended December 31, | |||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
|
|||||||
Net
(loss) income
|
$
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(526,647
|
)
|
$
|
4,699,262
|
||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating
activities:
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
239,091
|
108,538
|
|||||
Impairment
of goodwill
|
1,926,696
|
-
|
|||||
Earnings
of the Joint Venture
|
(1,878,732
|
)
|
(3,164,817
|
)
|
|||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Decrease
in accounts receivable and amounts due from factor
|
2,441,403
|
302,094
|
|||||
Decrease
(increase) in inventories and prepaid expenses
|
2,203,775
|
(3,853,840
|
)
|
||||
(Decrease)
increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
(1,454,185
|
)
|
695,424
|
||||
Decrease
(increase) in deferred tax asset and other asset
|
171,145
|
(458,596
|
)
|
||||
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
3,122,546
|
(1,671,935
|
)
|
||||
INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(1,930,597
|
)
|
(468,453
|
)
|
|||
Dividends
received from Joint Venture
|
323,716
|
1,274,266
|
|||||
Acquisition
of subsidiaries
|
-
|
(1,784,120
|
)
|
||||
NET
CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
(1,606,881
|
)
|
(978,307
|
)
|
|||
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|||||||
Tax
benefit from exercise of stock options
|
92,926
|
739,000
|
|||||
Borrowings
net of repayments from Commercial Bank
|
2,798,533
|
148,475
|
|||||
Payments
of notes payable acquired in acquisition
|
(231,625
|
)
|
(1,043,389
|
)
|
|||
Payments
of lease obligation
|
(34,989
|
)
|
(31,092
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock from exercise of employee stock
options
|
140,729
|
451,845
|
|||||
Other
long-term obligations
|
86,000
|
-
|
|||||
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
2,851,574
|
264,839
|
|||||
Impact
of foreign currency on cash
|
(329,300
|
)
|
(96,206
|
)
|
|||
INCREASE
(DECREASE) IN CASH
|
4,037,939
|
(2,481,609
|
)
|
||||
Cash
at beginning of period
|
240,545
|
3,015,491
|
|||||
CASH
AT END OF PERIOD
|
$
|
4,278,484
|
$
|
533,882
|
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Supplemental
information:
|
|||||||
Interest
paid
|
298,226
|
51,663
|
|||||
Income
taxes
|
$
|
200,000
|
$
|
-
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
6
UNIVERSAL
SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Statement
of Management
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Universal Security
Instruments, Inc. (USI or the Company) and its majority owned subsidiaries.
Significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the interim
consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of only
normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results
for the interim periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally
included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States of America have been condensed or
omitted. The interim consolidated financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the Company’s March 31, 2007 audited financial statements filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K. The interim operating
results are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full
fiscal year.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported
in
the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the accompanying financial
statements include estimates of allowances for doubtful accounts receivable
and
inventory obsolescence, impairment of long-lived assets and tax valuation
allowances.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all investments with an original maturity of three months
or
less to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash in foreign banks to
support its operations in Canada and Hong Kong. As of December 31, 2007 and
March 31, 2007, $191,273 and $244,510 was held in foreign banks.
Goodwill
Goodwill
represents the excess of the purchase price of our Canadian subsidiary above
the
fair value of the net assets acquired. Goodwill is evaluated for impairment
annually or when events or circumstances occur indicating that goodwill might
be
impaired. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (SFAS No. 142),” the evaluation
is a two-step process that begins with an estimation of the fair value of the
reporting units. The first step assesses potential impairment and the second
step measures that impairment. The measurement of possible impairment is based
on the comparison of the fair value of each reporting unit with the book value
of its assets.
Due
to
lower than forecast sales of mechanical tubing products in the U.S. and Canadian
markets, operating and cash flow losses have continued at our Canadian
subsidiary throughout the quarter ended December 31, 2007. Based on that trend,
future operating results and cash flow forecasts were revised. Accordingly,
in
accordance with SFAS No. 142, an impairment loss of $1,926,696 is recognized
for
the quarter ended December 31, 2007, and goodwill recorded by our Canadian
subsidiary has been reduced to zero at December 31, 2007.
Income
Taxes
A
provision for federal and state income taxes of $145,107 and $682,983 has been
provided for the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2007. For
income tax purposes, this provision is reduced by a $48,748 and $92,926 benefit
derived from deductions associated with the exercise of employee stock options
for the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2007. Under SFAS No.
123R, “Share-Based Payment,” the tax benefit of this deduction has been treated
as a credit to additional paid in capital and will not require a cash payment
for income taxes. For the three month and nine month periods ended December
31,
2006, federal and state income taxes (benefit) are $(731) and $875,224,
respectively.
On
April
1, 2007, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation
No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48
prescribes a recognition threshold that a tax position is required to meet
before recognition in the financial statements and provides guidance on
derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting
in interim periods, disclosure and transition issues.
7
In
connection with the adoption of FIN 48, the Company recorded a liability of
approximately $86,000 for income taxes, interest and penalties related to
unrecognized tax benefits. Simultaneously, the Company recorded a reduction
to
retained earnings. With the adoption of FIN 48, the Company has chosen to treat
interest and penalties related to uncertain tax liabilities as income tax
expense.
Joint
Venture
The
Company and its co-venturer, a Hong Kong corporation, each owns a 50% interest
in a Hong Kong joint venture, Eyston Company Limited (the “Joint Venture”), that
has manufacturing facilities in the People’s Republic of China, for the
manufacturing of security products. The following represents summarized balance
sheet and income statement information of the Joint Venture as of and for the
nine month periods ended December 31, 2007 and 2006:
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Net
sales
|
$
|
23,722,803
|
$
|
31,566,816
|
|||
Gross
profit
|
6,078,838
|
10,859,898
|
|||||
Net
income
|
2,991,477
|
7,096,898
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
15,962,261
|
13,832,205
|
|||||
25,793,201
|
24,958,330
|
||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
5,803,207
|
7,601,540
|
During
the nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, the Company
purchased $15,157,285 and $12,837,511 of products from the Joint Venture. At
December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2007, the Company had amounts payable to the
Joint Venture of $2,319,470 and $3,827,445, respectively. For the quarters
ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company has adjusted its equity in earnings
of
the Joint Venture to reflect a reduction of $127,900 and $288,896 of
inter-company profit in inventory as required by US GAAP.
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
The
Company evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets and intangible assets
whenever certain events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of an asset may not be recoverable. When indicators of impairment exist,
the estimated future net undiscounted cash flows associated with the asset
are
compared to the asset's carrying amount to determine if impairment has occurred.
If such assets are deemed impaired, an impairment loss equal to the amount
by
which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the assets is recognized.
If
quoted market prices for the assets are not available, the fair value is
calculated using the present value of estimated net cash flows. The Company did
not record an impairment charge other than the impairment to goodwill, as
previously discussed, during the nine months ended December 31, 2007 or
2006.
Foreign
Currency Translation
The
financial statements of the Company’s foreign subsidiary acquired in October
2006 have been translated into U.S. dollars in accordance with SFAS No. 52,
“Foreign Currency Translation” and SFAS No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive
Income.” Translation adjustments are included in other comprehensive income. All
balance sheet accounts of the foreign subsidiary are translated into U.S.
dollars at the current exchange rate at the balance sheet date. Statement of
operations items are translated at the average foreign currency exchange rates.
Capital accounts are translated at historical exchange rates. The resulting
foreign currency translation adjustment is recorded in accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss). The Company has no other components of
comprehensive income (loss). Gains and losses from foreign currency
transactions, such as those resulting from the settlement of payables and
receivables, are included in the consolidated statements of income.
Business
Segments
The
Company conducts its business through two operating segments based on geographic
location.
Historically,
the combined U.S. operations of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary,
USI
Electric, Inc., are operated from the Baltimore, Maryland and Naperville,
Illinois offices, respectively, marketing a line of home safety devices such
as
smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, and ground fault circuit interrupter
(GFCI) devices to retail customers and to the electrical distribution
trade.
The
Company’s Canadian operations consist of the operations of its majority-owned
subsidiary, International
Conduits Ltd. (“Icon”),
acquired by the Company in October 2006 and operated from offices in Toronto,
Ontario, with sales in both Canada and the United States. The primary product
line of the Canadian segment is electrical mechanical tubing (EMT) steel conduit
sold to the electrical distribution trade. Icon also sells home safety devices
purchased primarily from the Company.
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For
the
three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2007, USI had sales of EMT
conduit of $247,947 and $1,188,068 through its distribution network. Icon’s
sales of safety products during the same period totaled $255,932 and $420,736,
respectively.
For
the
period ended December 31, 2007, no inter-company allocation of expenses has
been
made between the Company and Icon.
The
following chart provides segmental information on the U.S. and Canadian
operations of the Company for the three and nine month periods ended December
31, 2007 (all figures are presented in U.S. dollars):
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2007
|
Nine Months Ended
December 31, 2007
|
||||||||||||
U.S.
|
Canada
|
U.S.
|
Canada
|
||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$
|
7,776,986
|
$
|
1,343,422
|
$
|
27,152,181
|
$
|
8,602,652
|
|||||
Cost
of sales
|
5,951,500
|
843,773
|
20,662,492
|
7,750,404
|
|||||||||
Gross
profit
|
1,825,486
|
499,649
|
6,489,689
|
852,248
|
|||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative, and research and development
|
1,663,909
|
2,756,861
|
4,900,182
|
3,884,296
|
|||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
161,577
|
(2,257,212
|
)
|
1,589,507
|
(3,032,048
|
)
|
|||||||
Equity
in earnings of Joint Venture
|
688,017
|
-
|
1,878,733
|
-
|
|||||||||
Interest
income (expense)
|
18,370
|
(101,434
|
)
|
(52,491
|
)
|
(227,365
|
)
|
||||||
Net
income (loss) before taxes
|
867,964
|
(2,358,646
|
)
|
3,415,749
|
(3,259,413
|
)
|
|||||||
Provision
for income taxes (benefit)
|
87,757
|
57,350
|
625,633
|
57,350
|
|||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
780,207
|
(2,415,996
|
)
|
2,790,116
|
(3,316,763
|
)
|
Net
Income Per Common Share
Basic
earnings per common share is computed based on the weighted average number
of
common shares outstanding during the periods presented. Diluted earnings per
common share is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding plus the effect of stock options and other potentially dilutive
common stock equivalents. The dilutive effect of stock options and other
potentially dilutive common stock equivalents is determined using the treasury
stock method based on the Company’s average stock price during the
period.
A
reconciliation of the weighted average shares of common stock utilized in the
computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three month period
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 is as follows:
Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
Nine Months Ended
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding for basic EPS
|
2,489,132
|
2,417,972
|
2,484,254
|
2,380,163
|
|||||||||
Shares
issued upon the assumed exercise of outstanding stock
options
|
-
|
96,564
|
-
|
119,012
|
|||||||||
Weighted
average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding
for
diluted EPS
|
2,489,132
|
2,514,536
|
2,484,254
|
2,499,175
|
Due
to
the loss incurred during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2007,
no
incremental shares related to stock options are included in the calculation
of
Diluted EPS because the effect would be anti-dilutive. The total of 88,921
potentially dilutive shares related to outstanding stock options were not
included in the EPS calculation at December 31, 2007 since their effect would
be
anti-dilutive.
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Credit
Facility
In
June
2007, Icon entered into a credit agreement with CIT Financial, Ltd. to provide
a
term loan and a line of credit facility.
The
term
loan in the original principal amount of US$3,000,000 is repayable in thirty-six
(36) equal monthly principal installments of US$83,333 plus interest at the
Canadian prime rate plus .25% (6.25% at December 31, 2007). The loan is
collateralized by all of the assets of Icon and by the corporate guarantees
of
the Company. The balance outstanding at December 31, 2007 is US
$2,724,627.
The
line
of credit facility is in the maximum amount of US$7,000,000, with borrowings
based on specified percentages of accounts receivable and inventory of Icon.
Amounts borrowed under the facility bear interest at the Canadian prime rate
plus .25% (6.25% at December 31, 2007) and are payable with interest upon
demand. The facility is collateralized by all of the assets of Icon and by
the
corporate guarantee of the Company. The balance outstanding at December 31,
2007
is US $2,328,872.
Management
has classified the entire amount of the term loan as current, due to the bank
exercising a subjective acceleration clause, as noted in the subsequent events
note below.
Stock
Based Compensation
As
of
December 31, 2007, under the terms of the Company’s Non-Qualified Stock Option
Plan, as amended, 877,777 shares of our common stock are reserved for the
granting of stock options, of which 873,545 have been issued, leaving 4,232
available for issuance.
Adoption
of SFAS No. 123R. In
December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS
No. 123 (revised 2004),
Share-Based Payment,
which
requires compensation costs related to share-based payment transactions to
be
recognized in financial statements. SFAS No. 123R eliminates the intrinsic
value method of accounting available under Accounting Principles Board (APB)
Opinion No. 25,
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,
which
generally resulted in no compensation expense being recorded in the financial
statements related to the grant of stock options to employees if certain
conditions were met.
Effective
April 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS No. 123R using the modified prospective
method. Under this method, compensation costs for all awards granted after
the
date of adoption and the unvested portion of previously granted awards will
be
measured at an estimated fair value and included in operating expenses or
capitalized as appropriate over the vesting period during which an employee
provides service in exchange for the award. Accordingly, prior period amounts
presented have not been restated to reflect the adoption of SFAS No. 123R.
As
a
result of adopting SFAS No. 123R, net income for the three months and nine
months ended December 31, 2007 was reduced by $3,494 and $16,369, respectively.
No portion of stock compensation expense, was capitalized during the period.
During
the nine month period ended December
31,
2007,
13,520 shares of our common stock have been issued as a result of the exercise
of the options granted under the plan. A tax benefit, for income tax purposes,
of $92,926 from the exercise of these stock options is presented as a cash
flow
from financing activities.
Fair
Value Determination.
Under
SFAS No. 123R, we have elected to continue using the Black-Scholes option
pricing model to determine fair value of our awards on date of grant. We will
reconsider the use of the Black-Scholes model if additional information becomes
available in the future that indicates another model would be more appropriate,
or if grants issued in future periods have characteristics that cannot be
reasonably estimated under this model.
Stock
Option Activity.
During
the three month and nine month periods ended December 31, 2007, no stock options
were granted.
Stock
Compensation Expense.
We
utilize the straight-line amortization of stock-based compensation expense
over
the requisite service period. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, we
recognized the effect of forfeitures in our pro forma disclosures as they
occurred. In accordance with the new standard, we have estimated forfeitures
and
are only recording expense on shares we expect to vest. For the three and nine
months ended December 31, 2007, we recorded $6,438 and $19,314 of stock-based
compensation cost as general and administrative expense in our statement of
operations. No forfeitures have been estimated. No portion of employees’
compensation including stock compensation expense was capitalized during the
period.
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As
of
December 31, 2007, there was $8,285 of unrecognized compensation cost related
to
share-based compensation arrangements that we expect to vest. This cost will
be
fully amortized within two quarters. The aggregate intrinsic value of currently
exercisable options was less than zero at December 31, 2007.
Subsequent
Events
On
January 29, 2008, Icon received notice dated January 29, 2008 from CIT
Financial, Ltd. (CIT Canada), Icon’s principal and secured lender, that Icon was
in default under the terms of the Credit Agreement dated June 22, 2007 between
Icon and CIT Canada and demanding immediate payment of all of Icon’s obligations
to CIT Canada under the Credit Agreement. Pursuant to the CIT Canada notice,
the
indebtedness owed by Icon to CIT Canada is CAD $4,957,327 (US $5,053,499).
As
previously mentioned, the Company, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, USI
Electric, Inc., have guaranteed the obligations of Icon under the terms of
the
aforementioned Credit Agreement.
Icon
has
ceased operations as of February 11, 2008. On February 11, 2008, a receiver
was
appointed to manage the disposition of assets in settlement of the indebtedness
owned by Icon to CIT Canada. This process is in the initial stage, and the
Company is currently unable to determine the net realizable value of the assets
of Icon or the extent of additional losses that may be recorded as a result
of
the settlement of the obligations of the Canadian subsidiary.
Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Fair
Value Measurements:
In
September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No.
157, Fair
Value Measurement (SFAS 157).
This
standard clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the
assumptions that market participants would use when pricing an asset or
liability. Additionally, it establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes
the information used to develop those assumptions. SFAS 157 is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.
The Company has not yet determined the impact that the implementation of SFAS
157 will have on its results of operations or financial condition.
The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities:
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities,
including an amendment of FASB Statements No. 115 (SFAS No. 159). SFAS No.
159
permits entities to choose, at specified election dates, to measure eligible
items at fair value (the “fair value option”). A business entity shall report
unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been
elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting period. This accounting
standard is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that
begins after November 15, 2007. The effect, if any, of adopting SFAS No. 159
on
the Company’s financial position and results of operations has not been
finalized.
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ITEM 2. |
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
|
As
used
throughout this Report, “we,” “our,” “the Company” “USI” and similar words
refers to Universal Security Instruments, Inc.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements
reflecting our current expectations with respect to our operations, performance,
financial condition, and other developments. These
forward-looking statements may generally be identified by the use of the words
“may”, “will”, “believes”, “should”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “estimates”, and
similar expressions. These
statements are necessarily estimates reflecting management’s best judgment based
upon current information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
We
caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date made, and readers are advised that
various factors could affect our financial performance and could cause our
actual results for future periods to differ materially from those anticipated
or
projected. While
it
is impossible to identify all such factors, such factors include,
but are not limited to, those risks identified in our periodic reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
Overview
We
are in
the business of marketing and distributing safety and security products which
are primarily manufactured through our 50%-owned Hong Kong Joint Venture. Our
financial statements detail our sales and other operational results only, and
report the financial results of the Hong Kong Joint Venture using the equity
method. Accordingly, the following discussion and analysis of the three and
nine
month periods ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 relate to the operational results
of the Company only. A discussion and analysis of the Hong Kong Joint Venture’s
operational results for these periods is presented below under the heading
“Joint Venture.”
For
the
three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2007, we realized overall
increases in sales of our core product lines. However, while our sales to the
retail trade increased largely due to sales to a national home improvement
retailer, our sales of our core product lines to the electrical distribution
trade decreased significantly as U.S. economic conditions saw a slowdown in
new
home construction and sales. In addition, we were not able to import ground
fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) devices because the manufacturer has not yet
received certifications for mandated changes to the devices.
During
October 2006, we acquired a majority interest in International
Conduits
Ltd.
(“Icon”), our Canadian subsidiary which manufactures and distributes electrical
mechanical tubing (EMT) steel conduit. For the three and nine month periods
ended December 31, 2007, our U.S. operations had sales of $247,947 and
$1,188,068 from EMT conduit products, while our Canadian subsidiary generated
$2,115,673 and $9,553,549 in EMT conduit sales and $255,932 and $420,736 in
safety product sales. For the quarter, our Canadian operations had a gross
profit margin of (37.2%) and reported an operating loss of $2,257,212 and a
net
loss of $2,415,996. Included in the net loss of our Canadian operations is
a
charge of $1,926,696 for impairment of goodwill taken in the quarter,
in
accordance with SFAS No. 142, based on the downward operating trend and revised
future operating results and cash flow forecasts.
For the
nine month period, our Canadian operations had a gross profit margin of 9.9%
and
reported an operating loss of $3,032,048 and a net loss of $3,316,763 of which
$1,926,696 represents the recorded impairment of goodwill. Our Canadian
subsidiary’s losses for the three and nine month periods were primarily due to
an insufficient volume of sales because of lower
than forecast sales of mechanical tubing products in the Canadian
markets
and an
increase in the Canadian dollar that impacted sales to the U.S.
market.
Results
of Operations
Three
Months Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
Sales.
Net
sales for the three months ended December 31, 2007 were $9,120,408 compared
to
$8,620,893 for the comparable three months in the prior fiscal year, an increase
of $499,515 (5.8%). The primary reasons for the increase in net sales volumes
was that our sales included $2,831,301 of sales by our U.S. operations to a
national home improvement retailer, partially offset by a decline in sales
of
our Canadian subsidiary. Sales of our core product lines to the electrical
distribution trade, including smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms and GFCI
units, decreased by $2,724,924 due to a decrease in new home construction during
the current quarter and due to the inability to import GFCI units as previously
indicated.
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Gross
Profit Margin.
Gross
profit margin is calculated as net sales
less cost of goods sold expressed as a percentage of net
sales.
Our
gross
profit margin was 25.5% and 32.4% of sales for the quarters ended December
31,
2007 and 2006, respectively. The decrease in gross profit margin was primarily
due to lower gross margins on high volume sales to a national home improvement
retailer.
Expenses.
Research
and development, and selling, general and administrative expenses, including
currency losses, are comparable to the corresponding three months in the prior
year. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended
December 31, 2007 include $393,240 of other selling, general and administrative
expenses of our Canadian operations and a charge of $170,014 to write off
specifically identified uncollectible trade accounts receivables. As a
percentage of sales, these expenses were 27.3% for the three month period ended
December 31, 2007 and 23.8% for the comparable 2006 period.
Interest
Expense and Income.
Our
interest expense net of interest income was $83,064 for the three months ended
December 31, 2007, compared to net interest expense of $48,522 for the three
months ended December 31, 2006. This increase in interest expense resulted
primarily from borrowings by our Canadian subsidiary incurred to expand
production capacity.
Income
Taxes.
During
the three months ended December 31, 2007, the Company recorded an income tax
expense of $145,107. For the corresponding 2006 period, the Company has a tax
benefit of $731. The increase in income tax expense resulted from an increase
in
taxable income on U.S. operations and the elimination of deferred tax assets
in
Canada.
Net
(Loss) Income.
We
reported a net loss of $1,635,789 for the three months ended December 31, 2007
compared to net income of $1,712,883 for the corresponding period of the prior
fiscal year. The primary reasons for the decrease in net income are the
operating losses incurred in our Canadian operations and lower net income from
our Hong Kong Joint Venture (discussed below). While net sales of our core
product line increased (as discussed above), the increase in sales was primarily
due to sales by our U.S. operations to a national home improvement retailer
for
which we realized lower gross profit margins (as discussed above). Accordingly,
this increase in net sales did not produce a corresponding increase in net
income. Our reported net loss included the recorded impairment of goodwill
of
$1,926,626 for the three months ended December 31, 2007.
Nine
Months Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
Sales.
Net
sales for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 were $35,754,833 compared
to
$24,655,342 for the comparable nine months in the prior fiscal year, an increase
of $11,099,491 (45.0%). The primary reason for the increase in sales was that
our sales included $8,602,652 in sales by our Canadian operations and
$10,131,752 of sales by our U.S. operations to a national home improvement
retailer. Sales of our core product lines to the electrical distribution trade,
including smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms and GFCI units, decreased by
$7,634,913 due to a decrease in new home construction during the period and
due
to the inability to import GFCI devices as previously indicated.
Gross
Profit Margin.
The
gross profit margin is calculated as net sales
less cost of goods sold expressed as a percentage of net
sales.
The
Company’s gross profit margin decreased from 33.2% for the period ended December
31, 2006 to 20.5% for the current period ended December 31, 2007. The decrease
in gross profit margin was primarily due to a lower gross profit margin realized
by our Canadian operations and lower gross margins on sales to a national home
improvement retailer.
Expenses.
Research
and development, and selling, general and administrative expenses increased
by
$1,087,929 from the corresponding nine months in the prior year. Selling,
general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended December 31,
2007
include $1,957,600 selling, general and administrative expenses of our Canadian
operations and a charge of $170,014 to write off specifically identified
uncollectible trade accounts receivables. As a percentage of sales, these
expenses were 19.2% for the nine month period ended December 31, 2007 and 19.2%
for the comparable 2006 period.
Interest
Expense and Income.
Our
interest expense net of interest income was $279,856 for the nine months ended
December 31, 2007, compared to net interest expense of $20,446 for the nine
months ended December 31, 2006. The
increase in interest expense resulted primarily from borrowings by our Canadian
subsidiary.
Income
Taxes.
During
the nine months ended December 31, 2007, the Company recorded an income tax
expense of $682,983. For the corresponding 2006 period, the Company had a tax
expense of $875,224. Income taxes result primarily from taxable income in the
U.S. and are not offset by losses recorded by the Canadian
subsidiary.
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Net
(Loss) Income.
We
reported a net loss of $526,647 for the nine months ended December 31, 2007
compared to net income of $4,699,262 for the corresponding period of the prior
fiscal year. The primary reasons for the decrease in net income are the
operating losses incurred in our Canadian operations and lower net income from
our Hong Kong Joint Venture (discussed below). While net sales of our core
product line increased (as discussed above), the increase in sales was primarily
due to sales by our U.S. operations to a national home improvement retailer
for
which we realized lower gross profit margins (as discussed above). Accordingly,
this increase in net sales did not produce a corresponding increase in net
income. Our reported net loss included the recorded impairment of goodwill
of
$1,926,626 for the nine months ended December 31, 2007.
Financial
Condition and Liquidity
The
Company has a Factoring Agreement which supplies both short-term borrowings
and
letters of credit to finance foreign inventory purchases. The maximum amount
available under the Factoring Agreement is currently $10,000,000. Based on
specified percentages of our accounts receivable and inventory and letter of
credit commitments and reduced by $3,000,000 representing the Company’s
guarantee of the term loan facility of Icon, we had $3,403,000 available under
the Factoring Agreement. There were no amounts borrowed by our U.S. operations.
The interest rate under the Factoring Agreement on the uncollected factored
accounts receivable and any additional borrowings is equal to the prime rate
of
interest charged by our lender. At December 31, 2007, the prime rate was 8.0%.
Borrowings are collateralized by all of our accounts receivable and
inventory.
Icon,
our
majority-owned Canadian subsidiary, has a line of credit facility with CIT
Group/Commercial Services, Inc. This facility, in the amount of US$7,000,000
is
payable on demand, bears interest at the bank’s prime rate of interest plus .25%
(effective rate 6.25% at December 31, 2007) and is collateralized by all of
the
assets of the Canadian subsidiaries and by the guarantees of the Company and
its
wholly owned subsidiary, 2113824 Ontario, Inc. Advances under the line of credit
facility are based on specified percentages of trade accounts receivable and
inventory. At December 31, 2007, the Canadian subsidiaries had borrowed CAD
$4,957,327 (U.S. $5,053,499) of the total amount available under the terms
of
the line of credit facility.
Our
non-factored accounts receivable at December 31, 2007 (net of allowances for
doubtful accounts) were $2,273,410, and were $2,555,895 as of March 31, 2007.
The decrease in non-factored trade accounts receivable during the first nine
months of the current fiscal year is due to the reduction of accounts receivable
of our acquired Canadian subsidiaries. Our prepaid expenses as of the end of
our
last fiscal year were $237,666, and were $320,098 as of December 31, 2007.
The
increase in prepaid expenses during the first nine months of the current fiscal
year is due to the timing of premium payments to various insurance carriers,
and
the prepayment of estimated federal and state income taxes.
Operating
activities provided cash of $3,122,546 for the nine months ended December 31,
2007. This was primarily due to an decrease in accounts receivable and due
from
factor of $2,441,403, a decrease in inventory of $2,203,775, and depreciation,
amortization and an impairment to goodwill amounting to $2,165,787, offset
by
net earnings of the Joint Venture of $1,878,732 and a decrease in accounts
payable and accrued expense of $1,454,185. For the same period last year,
operating activities used cash of $1,671,935, primarily as a result of
unremitted earnings of the Hong Kong Joint Venture and increases in accounts
receivable, inventory and prepaid expenses.
Investing
activities used cash of $1,606,881 during the nine months ended December 31,
2007 as a result of the acquisition of property and equipment, offset by
dividends received from the Hong Kong Joint Venture. In the same period of
the
prior year, investing activities provided cash of $978,307.
Financing
activities provided cash of $2,851,574 principally as a result of financing
provided by a commercial lending corporation, net of loan repayments, of
$266,614 and the issuance of common stock and associated tax benefit from the
exercise of employee stock options of $233,655. In the comparable nine months
in
the prior year, financing activities provided $264,839 from the issuance of
common stock from the exercise of employee stock options, partially offset
by
principal payments on notes payable.
We
believe that funds available under the Factoring Agreement, distributions from
the Joint Venture, and our line of credit facilities provide us with sufficient
resources to meet our requirements for liquidity and working capital in the
ordinary course of our business over the next twelve months and over the long
term.
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Joint
Venture
Net
Sales.
Net
sales of the Joint Venture for the three and nine months ended December 31,
2007
were $7,949,391 and $23,722,803, respectively, compared to $16,622,579 and
$31,566,816, respectively, for the comparable periods in the prior fiscal year.
Although the Joint Venture’s sales to the Company increased, primarily for
products purchased by the Company for sale to the Company’s new national home
improvement retailer customer, the 52.2% and 24.8% respective decreases in
net
sales by the Joint Venture for the three and nine month periods were due to
decreased sales of smoke alarm products to non-related customers. The Joint
Venture’s management believes that these decreases in net sales were due to a
decrease in new home construction in the U.S. market and lower sales to the
European market..
Gross
Margins.
Gross
margins of the Joint Venture for the three month period ended December 31,
2007
decreased to 24.8% from 33.6% for the 2006 corresponding period. For the nine
month period ended December 31, 2007, gross margins decreased to 25.6% from
the
34.4% gross margin of the prior year’s corresponding period. Since gross margins
depend on sales volume of various products, with varying margins, increased
sales of lower margin products and decreased sales of higher margin products
affect the overall gross margins. The decline in the Joint Venture’s gross
margins for the three and nine month periods were due to the increase in the
sale of products to the Company for resale to the Company’s new national home
improvement retail customer.
Expenses.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses were $982,291 and $3,279,276, respectively,
for the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2007, compared to
$1,205,107 and $3,395,189 in the prior year’s respective periods. As a
percentage of sales, expenses were 12.4% and 13.8% for the three and nine month
periods ended December 31, 2007, compared to 10.8% and 11.1% for the three
and
nine month periods ended December 31, 2006. The increase in selling, general
and
administrative expense as a percent of sales was due to variable costs that
remained constant despite lower net sales.
Interest
Income and Expense.
Interest
expense, net of interest income, was $4,519 and $20,088, respectively, for
the
three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2007, compared to net interest
expense of $14,192 and $41,430, respectively, for the prior year’s periods. The
reduction in net interest expense resulted from a decrease in the Joint
Venture’s borrowings.
Net
Income.
Net
income for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2007 was $1,120,235
and
$2,991,477, respectively, compared to $1,990,194 and $6,329,634, respectively,
in the comparable periods last year. The 43.7% and 52.7% respective decreases
in
net income for the three and nine month periods were due primarily to decreased
sales volume and gross margins as noted above.
Liquidity.
Cash
needs of the Joint Venture are currently met by funds generated from operations.
During the nine months ended December 31, 2007, working capital increased by
$3,928,388 from $6,230,666 on March 31, 2006 to $10,159,054 on December 31,
2007.
Subsequent
Event
On
January 29, 2008, Icon received
notice from CIT Financial Ltd., Icon’s principal and secured lender (CIT
Canada), that Icon is in default under the terms of the Credit Agreement dated
June 22, 2007 between Icon and CIT Canada and demanding immediate payment of
all
of Icon’s obligations to CIT Canada under the Credit Agreement. Icon’s
obligations under the Canada Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company
and
our wholly-owned subsidiary, USI Electric, Inc., pursuant to the terms of a
Guaranty
made by the Company and
USI
Electric, Inc., in favor of CIT Canada, dated June 22, 2007. Icon
has
ceased operations as of February 11, 2008.
The
indebtedness owed by Icon to CIT Canada under the Credit Agreement is
CN$4,998,094 (US $5,039,578). On February 11, 2008, a receiver was appointed
to
manage the disposition of assets in settlement of the indebtedness owned by
Icon
to CIT Canada. This process is in the initial stage, and the Company is
currently unable to determine the net realizable value of the assets of Icon
or
the extent of additional losses that may be recorded as a result of the
settlement of the obligations of the Canadian subsidiary.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Management’s
discussion and analysis of our consolidated financial statements and results
of
operations are based on our Consolidated Financial Statements included as part
of this document. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements
requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported
amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures
of
contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate these
estimates, including those related to bad debts, inventories, income taxes,
and
contingencies and litigation. We base these estimates on historical experiences
and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the
circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about
the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily available
from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under
different assumptions or conditions.
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We
believe the following critical accounting policies affect management’s more
significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its consolidated
financial statements. For a detailed discussion on the application on these
and
other accounting policies, see Note A to the consolidated financial statements
included in Item 8 of the Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2007. Certain
of our accounting policies require the application of significant judgment
by
management in selecting the appropriate assumptions for calculating financial
estimates. By their nature, these judgments are subject to an inherent degree
of
uncertainty and actual results could differ from these estimates. These
judgments are based on our historical experience, terms of existing contracts,
current economic trends in the industry, information provided by our customers,
and information available from outside sources, as appropriate. Our critical
accounting policies include:
Our
revenue recognition policies are in compliance with Staff Accounting Bulletin
No. 101, “Revenue
Recognition in Financial Statements”
issued
by the Securities and Exchange Commission. We recognize sales upon shipment
of
products net of applicable provisions for any discounts or allowances. We
believe that the shipping date from our warehouse is the appropriate point
of
revenue recognition since upon shipment we have substantially completed our
obligations which entitle us to receive the benefits represented by the
revenues, and the shipping date provides a consistent point within our control
to measure revenue. Customers may not return, exchange or refuse acceptance
of
goods without our approval. We have established allowances to cover anticipated
doubtful accounts based upon historical experience.
Inventories
are valued at the lower of market or cost. Cost is determined on the first-in
first-out method. We have recorded a reserve for obsolescence or unmarketable
inventory equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the
estimated market value based upon assumptions about future demand and market
conditions. Management reviews the reserve quarterly.
We
are
subject to lawsuits and other claims, related to patents and other matters.
Management is required to assess the likelihood of any adverse judgments or
outcomes to these matters, as well as potential ranges of probable losses.
A
determination of the amount of reserves required, if any, for these
contingencies is based on a careful analysis of each individual issue with
the
assistance of outside legal counsel. The required reserves may change in the
future due to new developments in each matter or changes in approach such as
a
change in settlement strategy in dealing with these matters.
We
generally provide warranties from one to ten years to the non-commercial end
user on all products sold. The manufacturers of our products provide us with
a
one-year warranty on all products we purchase for resale. Claims for warranty
replacement of products beyond the one-year warranty period covered by the
manufacturers are immaterial and we do not record estimated warranty expense
or
a contingent liability for warranty claims.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
No
material changes have occurred in our quantitative and qualitative market risk
disclosures as presented in our Annual Report Form 10-K for the year ended
March
31, 2007.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
We
maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures that is designed to
provide reasonable assurance that information, which is required to be disclosed
by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and is accumulated and communicated to management in a timely
manner. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated
this system of disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period
covered by this quarterly report, and believe that the system is effective.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting
during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
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Management
is aware that there is a lack of segregation of duties at the Company due
to the small number of employees dealing with general administrative and
financial matters. However, at this time management has decided that considering
the employees involved and the control procedures in place, the risks associated
with such lack of segregation are insignificant and the potential benefits
of
adding employees to clearly segregate duties do not justify the expenses
associated with such increases. Management will periodically reevaluate this
situation.
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
On
June
11, 2003, Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc. (“Kidde”) filed a civil suit
against the Company in the United States District Court for the Middle District
of North Carolina (Case No. 03cv00537), alleging that certain of the Company’s
AC powered/battery backup smoke detectors infringe on a patent acquired by
Kidde. Kidde is seeking injunctive relief and damages to be determined at trial.
On March 31, 2006, following numerous procedural and substantive rulings which
the Company believes were favorable to the Company, Kidde obtained dismissal,
without prejudice, of its suit. On November 28, 2005, prior to the March 31,
2006 dismissal of the original suit, Kidde filed a second lawsuit based on
virtually identical infringement allegations as the earlier case. Discovery
is
now closed in this second case. Although the asserted patent is now expired,
prior to its expiration, the Company sought and has now successfully obtained
re-examination of the asserted patent in the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) largely based on the references cited and analysis presented
by
the Company which correspond to defenses raised in the litigation. This
development supports and strengthens the Company’s substantive position and its
defenses to Kidde. The Company and its counsel believe that the Company has
significant defenses relating to the patent in suit. In the event of an
unfavorable outcome, the amount of any potential loss to the Company is not
yet
determinable.
On
August
16, 2007, Pass & Seymour, Inc. filed a complaint under section 337 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, 19 U.S.C. § 1337, in the United States International Trade
Commission against a number of respondents including the Company. Pass &
Seymour asserted infringement of a number of different patents by the
Respondents for certain ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) technologies.
The allegations against the Company are limited to specific claims of only
a few
of the asserted patents. On September 18, 2007, the International Trade
Commission instituted an investigation into the matter (Investigation
337-TA-615). The relief requested by Pass & Seymour, Inc. from the
International Trade Commission action includes (1) a permanent exclusion order
pursuant to section 337(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, excluding
from
entry into the United States of GFCI units that infringe any of the asserted
patents, and (2) a permanent cease and desist order pursuant to section 337(f)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, directing respondents, with respect
to
their domestic inventories, to cease and desist from marketing, advertising,
warehousing inventory for distribution, and offering for sale, selling or
distributing GFCI units that infringe any of the asserted patents.
Notwithstanding that the Company and its counsel believe that the Company has
significant defenses relating to the patents in suit, in the meantime due to
market factors, the Company has discontinued sales of GFCIs. In view of the
Company’s current discontinuation of sales and importation of GFCIs, any
decision from the International Trade Commission would have very limited, if
any, impact on the Company. However, in the event of an unfavorable outcome,
the
amount of any potential loss to the Company is not determinable.
From
time
to time, the Company is involved in various lawsuits and legal matters. It
is
the opinion of management, based on the advice of legal counsel, that these
matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial
statements.
Exhibit
No.
3.1
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Articles
of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 1988, File
No.
1-31747)
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3.2
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Articles
Supplementary, filed October 14, 2003 (incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 31,
2002, File No. 1-31747)
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3.3
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Bylaws,
as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 13, 2007, File No.
1-31747)
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10.1
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Non-Qualified
Stock Option Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
December 31, 2003, File No. 1-31747)
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10.2
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Hong
Kong Joint Venture Agreement, as amended (incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 10.2 to Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A to the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2006, File No.
1-31747)
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10.3
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Amended
and Restated Factoring Agreement between the Registrant and The
CIT Group
Commercial Services Inc. (“CIT”), dated June 22, 2007 (substantially
identical agreement entered into by the Registrant’s wholly-owned
subsidiary, USI Electric, Inc.) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 26, 2007, File No.
1-31747)
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10.4
|
Amended
and Restated Inventory Security Agreement between the Registrant
and CIT,
dated June 22, 2007 (substantially identical agreement entered
into by the
Registrant’s wholly-owned subsidiary, USI Electric, Inc.) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed June 26, 2007, File No. 1-31747)
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10.5
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Credit
Agreement between International Conduits Ltd. (“Icon”) and CIT Financial
Ltd. (“CIT Canada”), dated June 22, 2007 (“CIT Canada Credit Agreement”)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed June 26, 2007, File No. 1-31747)
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10.6
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General
Security Agreement between CIT Canada and Icon, dated June 22,
2007, with
respect to the obligations of Icon under the CIT Canada Credit
Agreement
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed June 26, 2007, File No. 1-31747)
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10.7
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Guaranty
made by the Registrant and USI Electric Inc., in favor of CIT Canada,
dated June 22, 2007, with respect to the obligations of Icon under
the CIT
Canada Credit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5
to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 26, 2007, File No.
1-31747)
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10.8
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Lease
between Universal Security Instruments, Inc. and National Instruments
Company dated October 21, 1999 for its office and warehouse located
at 7-A
Gwynns Mill Court, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117 (incorporated by
reference
to Exhibit 10.19 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2000, File No. 1-31747)
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10.9
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Amended
and Restated Employment Agreement dated July 18, 2006 between the
Company
and Harvey B. Grossblatt (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.7 to the
Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31,
2006, File No. 1-31747)
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31.1
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Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive
Officer*
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31.2
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Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial
Officer*
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Section
1350 Certifications*
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99.1
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Press
Release dated February 13,
2008*
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*Filed
herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
UNIVERSAL
SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC.
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(Registrant)
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Date:
February 13, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Harvey B. Grossblatt
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Harvey
B. Grossblatt
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President,
Chief Executive Officer
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By:
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/s/
James B. Huff
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James
B. Huff
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Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer
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