UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS INC - Annual Report: 2009 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
x Annual
report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 or
¨ Transition
report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
for the transition period from _______________ to
_______________.
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
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
incorporation or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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11407 Cronhill Drive, Suite A, 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
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(410)
363-3000
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
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Name of Each Exchange on Which
Registered
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Common
Stock, $0.01 par value
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American
Stock Exchange
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Title of
Class
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in
Rule 405 of the Act). Yes ¨ No x
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate
by check mark 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 ¨ No
x
Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or other information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or
any amendment to this Form 10-K. x
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition
of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting
company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
Accelerated Filer ¨ Accelerated
Filer ¨ Non-Accelerated
Filer ¨ Smaller
Reporting Company x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨ No x
The
aggregate market value of Common Stock, $.01 par value, held by non-affiliates
of the registrant based on the closing sales price of the Common Stock on the
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE AMEX) on September 30, 2008, was $12,419,335.
The
number of shares of common stock outstanding as of June 10, 2009 was
2,387,087.
documents
incorporated by reference
To the
extent specified, Part III of this Form 10-K incorporates information by
reference to the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its 2009 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders (to be filed).
UNIVERSAL
SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC.
2009
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
Table of
Contents
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PART I | ||
Item
1.
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Business
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3
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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6
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Item
1B.
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Unresolved
Staff Comments
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9
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Item
2.
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Properties
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10
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Item
3.
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Legal
Proceedings
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10
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to Vote of Security Holders
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11
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Executive
Officers of the Registrant
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11
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PART II | ||
Item
5.
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Market
for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
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12
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Item
6.
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Selected
Financial Data
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13
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Item
7.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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15
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Item
7A.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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21
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Item
8.
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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22
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Item
9.
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Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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22
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Item
9A(T).
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Controls
and Procedures
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Item
9B.
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Other
Information
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PART III | ||
Item
10.
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Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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24
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Item
11.
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Executive
Compensation
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24
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Item
12.
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters
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24
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Item
13.
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
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24
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Item
14.
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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PART
IV
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Item
15.
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Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules
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25
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Signatures
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PART I
ITEM
1.
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BUSINESS
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General
Universal
Security Instruments, Inc. (“we” or “the Company”) designs and markets a variety
of popularly-priced safety products consisting primarily of smoke alarms, carbon
monoxide alarms and related products. Most of our products require minimal
installation and are designed for easy installation by the consumer without
professional assistance, and are sold through retail stores. We also
market products to the electrical distribution trade through our wholly-owned
subsidiary, USI Electric, Inc. (“USI Electric”). The electrical
distribution trade includes electrical and lighting distributors as well as
manufactured housing companies. Products sold by USI Electric usually
require professional installation.
In 1989
we formed a limited liability company under the laws of Hong Kong, as a joint
venture with a Hong Kong-based partner to manufacture various products in the
Peoples Republic of China (the “Hong Kong Joint Venture”). We
currently own a 50% interest in the Hong Kong Joint Venture and are a
significant customer of the Hong Kong Joint Venture (63.2% and 68.9% of its
sales during fiscal 2009 and 2008 respectively), with the balance of its sales
made to unrelated customers worldwide.
We import
all of our products from various foreign suppliers. For the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2009, approximately 97.3% of our purchases were imported
from the Hong Kong Joint Venture.
Our sales
for the year ended March 31, 2009 were $26,097,596 compared to $33,871,362 for
the year ended March 31, 2008, a decrease of approximately 23.0%. We
reported income from continuing operations of $1,442,336 in fiscal 2009 compared
to income from continuing operations of $2,824,749 in fiscal 2008, a decrease of
48.9%.
The
Company was incorporated in Maryland in 1969. Our principal executive
office is located at 11407 Cronhill Drive, Suite A, Owings Mills, Maryland
21117, and our telephone number is 410-363-3000. Information about us
may be obtained from our website www.universalsecurity.com.
Copies of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and
current reports on Form 8-K, are available free of charge on our website as soon
as they are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through a
link to the SEC’s EDGAR reporting system. Simply select the “Investor
Relations” menu item, then click on the “SEC Filings” link. The SEC’s
EDGAR reporting system can also be accessed directly at www.sec.gov.
Safety
Products
We market
a line of residential smoke alarms under the trade names “USI Electric” and
“UNIVERSAL” both of which are manufactured by the Hong Kong Joint
Venture.
Our line
of smoke alarms consists of battery, electrical and electrical with battery
backup alarms. Our products contain different types of batteries with different
battery lives, and some with alarm silencers. The smoke alarms marketed to the
electrical distribution trade also include hearing impaired and heat alarms with
a variety of additional features. We also market outdoor floodlights
under the name “Lite Aide(TM),” carbon monoxide alarms, door chimes and
ventilation products.
We have
been evaluating and researching new smoke and carbon monoxide detection
technologies in an effort to improve reliability and response time of smoke and
carbon monoxide alarms. This effort has resulted in the development of a new
smoke alarm sensing technology and many new product features, and we have
applied for patents on certain of these technologies and features. We
have also assisted in the development of a new carbon monoxide sensor which will
be capable of detecting several types of gases. We have initiated the
process of obtaining independent certification of a full product line of our
next generation of residential smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. We
plan on completing the certification process and expect to begin shipping the
next generation of products to our customers during the fiscal year ending March
31, 2010. We expect to incur additional engineering, design, and
certification costs of between $500,000 and $900,000 during the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2010.
Our
wholly-owned subsidiary, USI Electric. Inc., focuses its sales and marketing
efforts to maximize safety product sales, especially smoke alarms and carbon
monoxide alarms manufactured by our Hong Kong Joint Venture. USI
Electric, Inc. concentrates on marketing to the electrical distribution and
retail trade.
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Import
Matters
We import
all of our products. As an importer, we are subject to numerous
tariffs which vary depending on types of products and country of origin, changes
in economic and political conditions in the country of manufacture, potential
trade restrictions, and currency fluctuations. We have attempted to
protect ourselves from fluctuations in currency exchange rates to the extent
possible by negotiating commitments in U.S. dollars.
Our
inventory purchases are also subject to delays in delivery due to problems with
shipping and docking facilities, as well as other problems associated with
purchasing products abroad. Substantially all of our safety products,
including products we purchase from our Hong Kong Joint Venture, are imported
from the People’s Republic of China.
Sales and Marketing;
Customers
We sell
our products to various customers, and our total sales market can be divided
generally into two categories; sales by the Company, and sales by our USI
Electric subsidiary.
The
Company markets our products to retailers, including wholesale distributors,
chain, discount, television retailers and home center stores, catalog and mail
order companies and to other distributors (“retailers”). Our products have
historically been retailed to “do-it-yourself” consumers by these
retailers. We do not currently market any significant portion of our
products directly to end users.
The
Company’s retail sales are made directly by our employees and by approximately
17 independent sales organizations which are compensated by
commissions. Our agreements with these sales organizations are
generally cancelable by either party upon 30 days notice. We do not
believe that the loss of any one of these organizations would have a material
adverse effect upon our business. Sales made directly by us are
effected by our officers and full-time employees, seven of whom are also engaged
in sales, management and training. Sales outside the United States
are made by our officers and through exporters, and amounted to less than 7.0%
of total sales in the fiscal years ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.
During
fiscal 2007, we began selling home safety products to The Home Depot, Inc., a
major national home improvement retailer. Total sales to Home Depot
for fiscal 2009 and 2008 represented approximately 46.6% and 40.2% of our
revenues, respectively.
Our USI
Electric subsidiary markets our products to the electrical distribution trade
(primarily electrical and lighting distributors and manufactured housing
companies). USI Electric has established a national distribution
system with 11 regional stocking warehouses throughout the United States which
generally enables customers to receive their orders the next day without paying
for overnight freight charges. USI Electric engages sales personnel
from the electrical distribution trade and has engaged 27 independent sales
organizations which represent approximately 230 sales representatives, some of
which have warehouses where USI Electric products are maintained by our sales
representatives for sale.
We also
market our products through our own sales catalogs and brochures, which are
mailed directly to trade customers, and our website. Our customers,
in turn, may advertise our products in their own catalogs and brochures and in
their ads in newspapers and other media. We also exhibit and sell our
products at various trade shows, including the annual National Hardware
Show.
Our
backlog of orders believed to be firm as of March 31, 2009 was approximately
$458,590. Our backlog as of March 31, 2008 was approximately
$1,863,901. This decrease in backlog is primarily due to lower overall sales of
our safety products.
Hong Kong Joint
Venture
We have a 50% interest in the Hong Kong
Joint Venture which has manufacturing facilities in the People’s Republic of
China, for the manufacturing of certain of our electronic and electrical
products.
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We
believe that the Hong Kong Joint Venture arrangement will ensure a continuing
source of supply for a majority of our safety products at competitive
prices. During fiscal year 2009, 97.3% of our total inventory
purchases were made from the Hong Kong Joint Venture. The products
produced by the Hong Kong Joint Venture include smoke alarms and carbon monoxide
alarms. Changes in economic and political conditions in China or any
other adversity to the Hong Kong Joint Venture will unfavorably affect the value
of our investment in the Hong Kong Joint Venture and would have a material
adverse effect on the Company’s ability to purchase products for
distribution.
Our
purchases from the Hong Kong Joint Venture represented approximately 63.2% of
the Hong Kong Joint Venture’s total sales during fiscal 2009 and 68.9% of total
sales during fiscal 2008, with the balance of the Hong Kong Joint Venture’s
sales being primarily made in Europe and Australia, to unrelated
customers. The Hong Kong Joint Venture’s sales to unrelated customers
were $13,299,688 in fiscal 2009 and $9,378,242 in fiscal 2008. Please
see Note C of the Financial Statements for a comparison of annual sales and
earnings of the Hong Kong Joint Venture.
Discontinued
Operations
In
October 2006, we formed 2113824 Ontario, Inc., an Ontario corporation, as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company for the purpose of acquiring a two-thirds
interest in two Canadian corporations, International Conduits, Ltd. (Icon) and
Intube, Inc. (Intube). Icon and Intube were based in Toronto, Canada
and manufactured and distributed electrical mechanical tubing (EMT) steel
conduit. Icon also sold home safety products, primarily purchased
from the Company, in the Canadian market. The primary purpose of the
Icon and Intube acquisition was to expand our product offerings to include EMT
steel conduit, and to provide this product and service to the commercial
construction market. On April 2, 2007, Icon and Intube were merged
under the laws of Ontario to form one corporation.
In
June 2007, Icon entered into a credit agreement with CIT Financial, Ltd. to
provide a term loan and a line of credit facility. These loans were
secured by all of the assets of Icon and by the corporate guarantees of the
Company and our USI Electric subsidiary.
At the
time of our investment in Icon, we projected that our established U.S. sales
network would allow us to increase sales of EMT to U.S.
customers. Despite our efforts, Icon suffered continuing losses, and
we were not successful in increasing Icon’s sales in the face of competition and
a downturn in the housing market. On January 29, 2008, Icon received
notice 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. On
February 11, 2008, the assets of Icon were placed under the direction of a court
appointed receiver, and the operations of Icon were
suspended. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of Icon are not
consolidated in the financial statements of the Company and are classified as
assets held in receivership. Our consolidated financial
statements and the related note disclosures reflect the operations of Icon as
discontinued operations for all periods presented.
As a
result of continuing losses at Icon, we undertook an evaluation of the goodwill
from our acquisition of Icon during the third quarter of fiscal year 2008 to
determine whether the value of the goodwill has been impaired in accordance with
FAS No. 142, “Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets”. Based on that evaluation, we
determined that the value of the goodwill from our acquisition of Icon was
impaired, and we recognized an impairment charge of US$1,926,696 at December 31,
2007 for the goodwill. In addition, as a result of Icon’s
receivership and the steps taken to liquidate Icon’s assets, the non-cash assets
of Icon were written down to their estimated net realizable value and a further
impairment charge of US$7,087,297 was recognized as of March 31,
2008. These impairments have been recorded in discontinued operations
in the consolidated statements of operations for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2008.
On
September 22, 2008, Icon’s obligations were settled in the receivership action
by Ontario Superior Court order. As a result of the settlement
of Icon’s obligations, a gain of CAD$5,101,674 (US$4,910,718) was realized by
Icon in the quarter ended September 30, 2008. Approximately
US$3,000,000 of the gain related to extinguishment of liabilities due to
unsecured creditors. The company applied guidance in FAS 140,
Accounting for Transfers and
Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities, and
determined that a legal release of the liabilities had been achieved to allow
recognition of the gain on extinguishment of liabilities. This
gain was partially offset in consolidation by the US$1,518,375 after-tax effect
loss recognized by the Company in settlement of its guarantee of Icon’s secured
debt and other losses attributable to the Icon discontinued operation to arrive
at the gain from discontinued operations of $3,423,021 for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2009.
At
March 31, 2009, the remaining asset of Icon held by the receiver consists of
cash of US$202,565. The liabilities of Icon held by the receiver
include a claim by a supplier and other secured amounts payable of
US$202,565. Subsequent to March 31, 2009, the claim by a
supplier was settled for CAD$175,000 (approximately
US$140,000).
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The major
classes of assets and liabilities held in receivership reported as discontinued
operations included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets shown
below.
Assets
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March
31, 2009
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March 31, 2008
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Cash
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$ | 202,565 | $ | 823,550 | ||||
Trade
receivables, net
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0 | 371,793 | ||||||
Inventories
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0 | 817,022 | ||||||
Property,
plant and equipment – net
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0 | 831,555 | ||||||
Other
assets
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0 | 6,811 | ||||||
Assets
of discontinued operations
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$ | 202,565 | $ | 2,850,731 | ||||
Liabilities
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Accounts
payable, trade and other
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$ | 202,565 | $ | 3,344,624 | ||||
Notes
payable – bank
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0 | 4,478,826 | ||||||
Liabilities
of discontinued operations
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$ | 202,565 | $ | 7,823,450 |
In the
accompanying consolidated financial statements, the results of Icon for all
fiscal years included have been restated and are presented as the
results of discontinued operations, and certain other prior year amounts have
been reclassified in order to conform with the current year’s
presentation.
Other
Suppliers
Certain
private label products not manufactured for us by the Hong Kong Joint Venture
are manufactured by other foreign suppliers. We believe that our
relationships with our suppliers are good. We believe that the loss
of our ability to purchase products from the Hong Kong Joint Venture would have
a material adverse effect on the Company. The loss of any of our
other suppliers would have a short-term adverse effect on our operations, but
replacement sources for these other suppliers could be developed.
Competition
In fiscal
year 2009, sales of safety products accounted for substantially all of our total
sales. In the sale of smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms, we
compete in all of our markets with First Alert and Walter Kidde Portable
Equipment, Inc. These companies have greater financial resources and
financial strength than we have. We believe that our safety products
compete favorably in the market primarily on the basis of styling, features and
pricing.
The
safety industry in general involves changing technology. The success
of our products may depend on our ability to improve and update our products in
a timely manner and to adapt to new technological advances.
Employees
As of
March 31, 2009, we had 18 employees, 15 of whom are engaged in administration
and sales, and the balance of whom are engaged in product
development. Our employees are not unionized, and we believe that our
relations with our employees are satisfactory.
ITEM
1A.
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RISK
FACTORS
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An
investment in our Common Stock is subject to risks inherent to our
business. The material risks and uncertainties that management
believes affect the Company are described below. Additional risks and
uncertainties that management is not aware of or focused on or that management
currently deems immaterial may also impair the Company’s business
operations.
Risk Factors Relating To Our
Business Generally
Our
success depends to a very large degree on our relationship with and the success
of our Hong Kong Joint Venture.
During fiscal year 2009, 97.3% of our
total inventory purchases were made from the Hong Kong Joint
Venture. The products produced by the Hong Kong Joint Venture include
smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms, and we are currently pursuing the
development of additional products to be manufactured by the Hong Kong Joint
Venture. Our purchases from the Hong Kong Joint Venture represented
approximately 63.2% of the Hong Kong Joint Venture’s total sales during fiscal
2009, with the balance of the Hong Kong Joint Venture’s sales being primarily
made in Europe and Australia to unrelated customers. If the Hong Kong Joint
Venture does not maintain profitability, our profitability will be adversely
affected.
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In addition, adverse changes in our
relationship with our Hong Kong Joint Venture partners would unfavorably affect
the value of our investment in the Hong Kong Joint Venture and could have a
material adverse effect on our ability to purchase products for
distribution.
Our
reliance on the Hong Kong Joint Venture exposes us to uncertainties and risks
from abroad which could negatively affect our operations and sales.
Our relationship with the Hong Kong
Joint Venture and our and the Hong Kong Joint Venture’s sales in other countries
expose us to particular risks. The following are among the risks that
could negatively affect our imports and our and the Hong Kong Joint Venture’s
sales in foreign markets:
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new
restrictions on access to markets,
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currency
devaluation,
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new
tariffs,
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adverse
changes in monetary and/or tax
policies,
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inflation,
and
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governmental
instability.
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Should any of these risks occur, the
value of our investment in the Hong Kong Joint Venture could be reduced and our
results of operations could be negatively impacted.
The
lack of availability of inventory could adversely affect our financial
results.
We source inventory primarily from
our Hong Kong Joint Venture, which has manufacturing facilities in the People’s
Republic of China. Our purchases of inventory are subject to being
affected by a number of factors, namely, production capacity, labor unrest and
untimely deliveries. Changes in economic and political conditions in
China or any other adversity to the Hong Kong Joint Venture will unfavorably
affect the value of our investment in the Hong Kong Joint Venture and could have
a material adverse effect on the our ability to purchase products for
distribution.
Our
Hong Kong Joint Venture is subject to political and economic factors unique to
China.
The
Chinese government has been reforming the Chinese economic system. In
recent years, the government has also begun reforming the government
structure. These reforms have resulted in significant economic growth
and social progress. Although the majority of the production assets
in China are still state-owned, economic reform policies have emphasized
autonomous enterprises and the utilization of market mechanisms. Our
Hong Kong Joint Venture currently expects that the Chinese government will
continue its reform by further reducing governmental intervention in business
enterprises and allowing market mechanisms to allocate resources. Any
adverse changes in political, economic or social conditions in China could have
a material adverse effect on the Hong Kong Joint Venture’s operations and our
financial results, as well as our ability to purchase products manufactured by
the Hong Kong Joint Venture.
We
are subject to risks in connection with the importation of our products from
foreign countries.
We import
all of our products. As an importer, we are subject to numerous
tariffs which vary depending on types of products and country of origin, changes
in economic and political conditions in the country of manufacture, potential
trade restrictions and currency fluctuations. We have attempted to
protect ourselves from fluctuations in currency exchange rates to the extent
possible by negotiating commitments in U.S. dollars. We are also
subject to strikes or other labor unrest at points of origin and destination, as
well as delays and restrictions which impact shipping and shipping
routes.
We
rely on our key personnel and the loss of one or more of those personnel could
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results
of operations.
Our operations and prospects depend
in large part on the performance of our senior management team. There
can be no assurance that we would be able to find qualified replacements for any
of these individuals if their services were no longer available. The
loss of the services of one or more members of our senior management team could
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results
of operations.
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Our
competition is both intense and varied and our failure to effectively compete
could adversely affect our prospects.
In fiscal year 2009, our sales of
safety products accounted for substantially all of our sales. Many of
our competitors have greater financial resources and financial strength than we
have. Some of our competitors may be willing to reduce prices and
accept lower profit margins to compete with us. While we believe that
our safety products compete favorably with other such products in the market,
primarily on the basis of styling, features, and pricing, the safety industry in
general involves changing technology. The success of our products may
depend on our ability to improve and update our products in a timely manner and
to adapt to new technological advances. As a result of this
competition, we could lose market share and suffer losses, which could have a
material adverse effect on our future financial performance.
Our
reliance on a single large customer exposes the Company to uncertainties and
risk.
During the fiscal year ended March
31, 2009, our sales decreased $7,773,766 due to decreases in new housing
construction in the U.S. domestic market. As our total sales
decreased, the percentage of our sales to a single large customer increased to
46.6% of total sales. Should adverse changes occur in the financial
condition, or purchasing pattern of this single large customer, our sales and
profitability could be negatively impacted.
The
security products marketplace is dynamic and challenging because of the
introduction of new products and services.
We must constantly introduce new
products, services, and product features to meet competitive pressures. We may
be unable to timely change our existing merchandise sales mix in order to meet
these competitive pressures, which may result in increased inventory costs or
loss of market share.
Adverse
changes in national or regional U.S. economic conditions could adversely affect
our financial results.
We market our products nationally to
retailers, including wholesale distributors, chain, discount, and home center
stores, catalog and mail order companies and to other
distributors. Overall consumer confidence, consumer credit
availability, recessionary trends, housing starts and prices, mortgage rates,
and consumers’ disposable income and spending levels directly impact our
sales. Negative trends, whether national or regional in nature, in
any of these economic conditions could adversely affect our financial
results.
Our
products must meet specified quality and safety standards to enter and stay on
the market.
Our
products must meet US. and various international standards before they are
sold. For example, in the United States, our products must be
certified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and similar certifications must be
obtained in each country where we compete for market share. If our
manufacturers’ products or manufacturing facilities (including those of the Hong
Kong Joint Venture) fail to pass periodic inspections, the approval certificates
for the relevant products may be suspended until corrections are
made. Loss of UL or other independent certifications could have a
material adverse affect on our sales and financial results.
Our
products expose us to the potential of product liability claims.
All of our products are manufactured
by the Hong Kong Joint Venture or others. Nevertheless, we could be
named as a defendant in an action arising from damages suffered as a result of
one of our products. While we carry products liability insurance, to
the extent we are found liable for damages for which we are uninsured, our
profitability may be adversely affected. Any suit, even if not meritorious or if
covered by an indemnification obligation, could result in the expenditure of a
significant amount of our financial and managerial resources and could create
significant negative publicity for us and our products.
We
may be unable to successfully execute our merchandising and marketing strategic
initiatives.
Our wholly-owned subsidiary, USI
Electric focuses its sales and marketing efforts and initiatives to maximize
safety product sales, especially smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms
manufactured by our Hong Kong Joint Venture and marketed to the electrical
distribution and retail trade. If we fail to successfully execute
these initiatives, our business could be adversely affected.
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We
are and could become subject to litigation regarding intellectual property
rights, which could seriously harm our business.
We design
most of our security products and contract with suppliers to manufacture those
products and deliver them to us. We have been the subject of lawsuits
by third parties which assert against us infringement claims or claims that we
have violated a patent or infringed upon a copyright, trademark or other
proprietary right belonging to them. If such infringement by our
suppliers or us were found to exist, we could be subject to monetary damages and
an injunction preventing the use of their intellectual property. If
one of our products were found to infringe, we may attempt to acquire a license
or right to use such technology or intellectual property, which could result in
higher manufacturing costs. Any infringement claim, even if not
meritorious and/or covered by an indemnification obligation, could result in the
expenditure of a significant amount of our financial and managerial
resources.
If
governmental regulations change or are applied differently, our business could
suffer.
The sales of our smoke and carbon
monoxide alarms are impacted by local laws and regulations mandating the
installation of these security devices in new and sometimes existing homes and
buildings. Changes in these consumer safety regulations, both in the
United States and abroad, could impact our business.
Risk
Factors Relating to our Articles of Incorporation and our Stock
The
liability of our directors is limited.
Our Articles of Incorporation limit
the liability of directors to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland
law.
It
is unlikely that we will issue dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable
future.
We have not declared or paid cash
dividends on our common stock in over 25 years. We currently
anticipate that we will retain all of our earnings for use in the development of
our business and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable
future. As a result, capital appreciation, if any, of our common
stock would be the only source of gain for stockholders until dividends are
paid, if at all. The payment of dividends in the future will be at the
discretion of our board of directors.
The
exercise of outstanding options will dilute the percentage ownership of our
stockholders, and any sales in the public market of shares of our common stock
underlying such options may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our
common stock.
As of March 31, 2009, there are
outstanding options to purchase an aggregate of 97,422 shares of our common
stock at per share exercise prices ranging from $3.25 to $16.09. The
exercise of such outstanding options would dilute the percentage ownership of
our existing stockholders, and any sales in the public market of shares of our
common stock underlying such options may adversely affect prevailing market
prices for our common stock.
It
may be difficult for a third party to acquire us, which could affect our stock
price.
Our
charter and Bylaws contain certain anti-takeover provisions pursuant to the
Maryland General Corporation Law. This means that we may be a less
attractive target to a potential acquirer who otherwise may be willing to pay a
premium for our common stock above its market price.
ITEM
1B.
|
UNRESOLVED STAFF
COMMENTS
|
Not
applicable.
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ITEM
2.
|
PROPERTIES
|
Effective
January 2009, we entered into a 10 year operating lease for a 12,000 square foot
office and warehouse located in Baltimore County, Maryland. The
current rental, with common area maintenance, approximates $8,667 per month
during the current fiscal year, with increasing rentals at 3% per
year. The Company has the right to terminate the lease after five
years for a one-time payment of $42,000. In June 2009, we amended
this lease to include an additional 3,000 square feet of warehouse space
contiguous to our existing warehouse in Baltimore County, Maryland for occupancy
in August 2009. Monthly rental expense will increase to $9,937 per
month after occupancy of the additional warehouse space.
Effective
March 2003, we entered into an operating lease for an approximately 2,600 square
foot office in Naperville, Illinois. This lease expires in February
2012 and is subject to increasing rentals at 3% per year. The monthly
rental, with common area maintenance, approximates $3,089 per month during the
current fiscal year.
The Hong
Kong Joint Venture currently operates an approximately 100,000 square foot
manufacturing facility in the Guangdong province of Southern China and a 250,000
square-foot manufacturing facility in the Fujian province of Southern
China. The Hong Kong Joint Venture’s offices are leased pursuant to a
five year lease with rental payments of approximately $13,250 per
month.
The
Company believes that its current facilities, and those of the Hong Kong Joint
Venture, are currently suitable and adequate.
ITEM
3.
|
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 a patent acquired by Kidde
(US 4,972,181). Kidde was 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 in the same court (Case No. 05cv1031) 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.
In September 2008, the USPTO rejected all of the claims asserted against the
Company based on the references. Kidde responded to the rejection to which
further action by the USPTO is pending. Kidde also filed for and the
Court granted a stay of the litigation pending the conclusion of the
reexamination. The USPTO action fully supports the Company’s
substantive position and its defenses to Kidde. The Company and its
counsel believe that regardless of the outcome of the reexamination, 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 June 25, 2008, Maple Chase Company
which was acquired in January 2008 by United Technologies Corporation (which
also owns Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc.), filed a civil suit against the
Company in the United States District Court for the Northern District of
Illinois (Case No. 08cv3641) for patent infringement of Re 33920, a patent that
expired in March of 2007. On January 13, 2009, the Court granted permission to
substitute Kidde for Maple Chase as the party plaintiff. This action
involves the same patent that formed the basis of the suit filed by Maple Chase
against the Company in February 2004 (Case No. 03cv07205). In that
case, the Company successfully sought and obtained reexamination of the asserted
patent in the USPTO based on the references cited and analysis presented by the
Company. In April 2005, the Court dismissed the earlier case subject
to the outcome of the reexamination. After pending for more than
three years and after the expiration of the patent, a Reexamination Certificate
was granted confirming patentability of many of the claims and canceling the
remaining claims. The 2008 case asserts infringement of the claims
emerging out of reexamination and is in its preliminary stages where discovery
has just commenced. The Company believes that it has meritorious and
substantial technical defenses to the action and that it is entitled to a number
of legal/equitable defenses due to the long period of inaction and acquiescence
by Kidde/Maple Chase and its predecessors. The amount, if any, of
potential loss to the Company is not yet determinable. The Company
intends to vigorously defend the suit and press its pending
counterclaims.
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On August 21, 2008, Kidde again filed a
civil suit against the Company for patent infringement (Case No. 08cv2202) but
this time in the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland. Kidde alleges that the Company infringes US patent
6,791,453 by communication protocols for interconnected hazardous condition
(smoke, heat and carbon monoxide) alarms sold by the Company. The
Company believes that it has meritorious and substantial technical defenses to
the action. The amount, if any, of potential loss to the Company is
not yet determinable. The Company intends to vigorously defend the suit and
press its pending counter and third party claims.
On September 25, 2008, the Company with
its Answer and Counterclaims to Kidde filed a third-party Complaint against
United Technologies Corporation in the United States District Court for the
District of Maryland in Case No. 08cv2202 for the predatory litigation campaign
by the defendant and its subsidiary, Kidde. On December 17, 2008, the
Company filed a motion to amend its Answer and Counterclaims seeking injunctive
and antitrust damages which was unsuccessfully opposed by both Kidde and UTC. On
March 31, 2009, Kidde filed a defective request for reexamination of the U.S.
patent 6,791,453. On April 9, 2009, after Kidde filed corrected
papers, the re-examination request was formalized and is currently pending
determination by the USPTO. Kidde has also recently filed a motion to stay the
litigation pending the outcome of the reexamination. The Company is
opposing that pending motion. In April 2009, the Court also issued a
schedule requiring the parties to define, present and argue their respective
patent claim interpretations over the summer and into the fall of
2009. Otherwise, the case is in the initial discovery
phase. The Company intends to vigorously prosecute its
claims.
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.
ITEM
4.
|
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS
TO VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
|
There
were no submissions of matters to a vote of security holders during the quarter
ended March 31, 2009.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE
REGISTRANT
Set forth
below is information about the Company’s executive officers.
NAME
|
AGE
|
POSITIONS
|
||
Harvey
B. Grossblatt
|
62
|
President,
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer
|
||
James
B. Huff
|
57
|
Chief
Financial Officer, Secretary and
Treasurer
|
HARVEY B.
GROSSBLATT has been a director of the Company since 1996. He served
as Chief Financial Officer from October 1983 through August 2004, Secretary and
Treasurer of the Company from September 1988 through August 2004, and Chief
Operating Officer from April 2003 through August 2004. Mr. Grossblatt
was appointed Chief Executive Officer in August 2004.
JAMES B.
HUFF was appointed Chief Financial Officer in August 2004 and Secretary and
Treasurer in October 2004. From December 2003 until August 2004, Mr. Huff was
controller of Essex Corporation, a Columbia, Maryland based public company which
provides intelligence engineering services to federal government agencies. From
August 2002 until November 2003, Mr. Huff served as chief financial officer of
Computer Temporaries, Inc., Lanham, Maryland; from August 2000 until July 2002,
he was chief financial officer of HLM Architects and Engineering, Inc., a
Charlotte, North Carolina based public company; and from January 1990 until
November 1999, Mr. Huff was chief financial officer of RMF Engineering, Inc.,
Baltimore, Maryland.
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PART II
ITEM
5.
|
MARKET FOR THE
REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER
PURCHASES OF EQUITY
SECURITIES
|
Market
for Common Stock
Our
common stock, $.01 par value (the “Common Stock”) trades on the American Stock
Exchange under the symbol UUU. As of June 10, 2009, there were 216
record holders of the Common Stock. The closing price for the Common
Stock on that date was $5.40. We have not paid any cash dividends on
our common stock, and it is our present intention to retain all earnings for use
in future operations. The following table sets forth the high and low
prices for the Common Stock for each full quarterly period during the fiscal
years indicated.
Fiscal
Year Ended March 31, 2009
|
|||||
First
Quarter
|
High
|
$ | 7.25 | ||
Low
|
$ | 5.00 | |||
Second
Quarter
|
High
|
$ | 6.65 | ||
Low
|
$ | 4.60 | |||
Third
Quarter
|
High
|
$ | 5.65 | ||
Low
|
$ | 2.28 | |||
Fourth
Quarter
|
High
|
$ | 4.34 | ||
Low
|
$ | 3.01 | |||
Fiscal
Year Ended March 31, 2008
|
|||||
First
Quarter
|
High
|
$ | 36.29 | ||
Low
|
$ | 29.10 | |||
Second
Quarter
|
High
|
$ | 32.60 | ||
Low
|
$ | 17.00 | |||
Third
Quarter
|
High
|
$ | 24.60 | ||
Low
|
$ | 6.65 | |||
Fourth
Quarter
|
High
|
$ | 7.63 | ||
Low
|
$ | 4.69 |
Stock
Repurchase Program
The
following table sets forth information with respect to purchases of common stock
by the Company or any affiliated purchasers during the three months ended March
31, 2009:
Period
|
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
|
Average
Price
Paid per
Share
|
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of
Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
|
Maximum Number
of Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or
Programs
|
||||||||||||
January
2009
|
18,250 | $ | 3.68 | 62,825 | 37,175 | |||||||||||
February
2009
|
3,100 | $ | 3.65 | 65,925 | 34,075 | |||||||||||
March
2009
|
12,922 | $ | 3.51 | 78,847 | 21,153 | |||||||||||
Total
|
34,272 | $ | 3.61 | 78,847 | 21,153 |
In July,
2008, the Company announced a stock buyback program and authorized the purchase
of up to 100,000 shares of common stock. Shares may be purchased from
time to time under this program in the open market, through block trades and/or
in negotiated transactions. As of June 10, 2009, the Company
completed the repurchase program, buying a total of 99,980 shares at an average
cost of $3.71 per share.
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ITEM
6. SELECTED FINANCIAL
DATA
The
following selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction
with, and is qualified by reference to, the consolidated financial statements
and notes thereto and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations” appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K. The Statement of Operations data and the Balance Sheet
data for the years ended, and as at, March 31, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009
and are derived from our audited consolidated financial
statements. These historical results are not necessarily indicative
of results that may be expected in future periods. All share and per
share amounts included in the following financial data have been retroactively
adjusted to reflect the 4-for-3 stock dividend paid on October 16, 2007 to
shareholders of record on September 25, 2007.
Year Ended March 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||||||||||
Statement of
Operations Data:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | 26,097,596 | $ | 33,871,362 | $ | 32,934,388 | $ | 28,894,101 | $ | 23,465,443 | ||||||||||
Income
before equity in earnings of Hong Kong Joint Venture and income
taxes
|
371,966 | 1,351,139 | 3,608,196 | 2,394,258 | 765,742 | |||||||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
|
1,442,336 | 2,824,749 | 6,093,366 | 4,600,352 | 3,417,854 | |||||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations
(net of tax benefit)
|
3,423,021 | (8,393,663 | ) | (560,108 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
4,865,357 | (5,568,914 | ) | 5,533,258 | 4,600,352 | 3,417,854 | ||||||||||||||
Per
common share:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Basic
– from continuing operations
|
0.58 | 1.14 | 2.54 | 2.06 | 1.60 | |||||||||||||||
Basic
– from discontinued operations
|
1.39 | (3.38 | ) | (0.23 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||||
Basic
– net income (loss)
|
1.97 | (2.24 | ) | 2.31 | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Diluted
– from continuing operations
|
0.58 | 1.13 | 2.45 | 1.89 | 1.46 | |||||||||||||||
Diluted
– from discontinued operations
|
1.38 | (3.35 | ) | (0.23 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||||
Diluted
– net income (loss)
|
1.96 | (2.23 | ) | 2.23 | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
2,466,983 | 2,484,192 | 2,398,284 | 2,228,908 | 2,136,599 | |||||||||||||||
Diluted
|
2,471,807 | 2,502,017 | 2,484,606 | 2,432,705 | 2,352,632 | |||||||||||||||
Balance
Sheet Data:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
27,777,678 | 30,468,917 | 36,195,468 | 20,358,603 | 16,049,948 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term
debt (non-current)
|
95,324 | 91,160 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Working
capital (1)
|
11,099,333 | 7,468,547 | 14,678,615 | 9,911,628 | 6,317,231 | |||||||||||||||
Current
ratio (1)
|
3.99:1
|
1.68:1
|
2.27:1
|
4.60:1
|
3.00:1
|
|||||||||||||||
Shareholders’
equity
|
23,965,899 | 19,423,935 | 24,671,881 | 17,606,569 | 12,897,668 |
(1)
|
Working
capital is computed as the excess of current assets over current
liabilities. The current ratio is calculated by dividing current assets by
current liabilities.
|
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Quarterly Results of
Operations (Unaudited)
The
unaudited quarterly results of operations for fiscal years 2009 and 2008 are
summarized as follows:
Quarter Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
June 30,
|
September 30,
|
December 31,
|
March 31,
|
|||||||||||||
2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | 6,192,801 | $ | 8,381,379 | $ | 5,595,049 | $ | 5,928,367 | ||||||||
Gross
profit
|
1,577,066 | 1,891,273 | 1,337,785 | 1,293,846 | ||||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
|
457,139 | 656,301 | 292,513 | 36,383 | ||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations
|
(53,659 | ) | 3,434,913 | - | 41,767 | |||||||||||
Income
per share from continuing
operations:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
0.18 | 0.26 | 0.12 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
|
0.18 | 0.26 | 0.12 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
Income
(loss) per share from discontinued
operations:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
(0.02 | ) | 1.38 | - | 0.02 | |||||||||||
Diluted
|
(0.02 | ) | 1.38 | - | 0.02 | |||||||||||
Net
income – basic
|
0.16 | 1.64 | 0.12 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||
Net
income - diluted
|
0.16 | 1.64 | 0.12 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||
2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
sales
|
10,449,343 | 8,967,740 | 7,776,986 | 6,677,293 | ||||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
2,715,334 | 1,942,354 | 1,825,486 | 1,386,882 | ||||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
|
1,204,844 | 802,107 | 780,207 | 37,591 | ||||||||||||
(Loss)
from discontinued operations
|
(413,842 | ) | (483,977 | ) | (2,415,996 | ) | (5,079,848 | ) | ||||||||
Income
per share from continuing
operations:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
0.49 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
|
0.48 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
(Loss)
per share from discontinued operations:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
(0.17 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.97 | ) | (2.04 | ) | ||||||||
Diluted
|
(0.17 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.97 | ) | (2.04 | ) | ||||||||
Net
income (loss) – basic
|
0.32 | 0.13 | (0.66 | ) | (2.02 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
income (loss) – diluted
|
0.31 | 0.13 | (0.66 | ) | (2.02 | ) |
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ITEM
7.
|
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
|
Forward-Looking
Statements
When used
in this discussion and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the words
or phrases “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is
anticipated,” “estimate,” “project” or similar expressions are intended to
identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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, including the
Risk Factors discussed elsewhere in this Annual Report and other risks, could
affect our financial performance and could cause our actual results for future
periods to differ materially from those anticipated or projected. We
do not undertake and specifically disclaim any obligation to update any
forward-looking statements to reflect occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated
events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
General
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. From October 2006 through January 2008, we also were engaged
in the manufacture and distribution of EMT steel conduit through Icon, our
majority-owned Canadian subsidiary. 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 fiscal years ended March 31, 2009,
2008 and 2007 relate to the operational results of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries only and includes the Company’s equity share of
earnings in the Hong Kong Joint Venture. A discussion and analysis of
the Hong Kong Joint Venture’s operational results for these periods is presented
below under the heading “Hong Kong Joint Venture.”
While we
believe that our overall sales are likely affected by the current global
economic situation, we believe that we are specifically negatively impacted by
the severe downturn in the U.S. housing market. As stated elsewhere
in this report, our USI Electric subsidiary markets our products to the
electrical distribution trade (primarily electrical and lighting distributors
and manufactured housing companies). Every downturn in new home
construction and new home sales negatively impacts sales by our USI Electric
subsidiary. We anticipate that when and as the housing market
recovers, sales by our USI Electric subsidiary will improve, as
well.
Discontinued Canadian
Operations
In
October 2006, we formed 2113824 Ontario, Inc., an Ontario corporation, as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company for the purpose of acquiring a two-thirds
interest in two Canadian corporations, International Conduits, Ltd. (Icon) and
Intube, Inc. (Intube). Icon and Intube were based in Toronto, Canada
and manufactured and distributed electrical mechanical tubing (EMT) steel
conduit. Icon also sold home safety products, primarily purchased
from the Company, in the Canadian market. The primary purpose of the
Icon and Intube acquisition was to expand our product offerings to include EMT
steel conduit, and to provide this product and service to the commercial
construction market. On April 2, 2007, Icon and Intube were merged
under the laws of Ontario to form one corporation.
In
June 2007, Icon entered into a credit agreement with CIT Financial, Ltd. to
provide a term loan and a line of credit facility. These loans were
secured by all of the assets of Icon and by the corporate guarantees of the
Company and our USI Electric subsidiary.
At the
time of our investment in Icon, we projected that our established U.S. sales
network would allow us to increase sales of EMT to U.S.
customers. Despite our efforts, Icon suffered continuing losses, and
we were not successful in increasing Icon’s sales in the face of competition and
a downturn in the housing market. On January 29, 2008, Icon received
notice 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. On
February 11, 2008, the assets of Icon were placed under the direction of a court
appointed receiver, and the operations of Icon were
suspended. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of Icon are not
consolidated in the financial statements of the Company and are classified as
assets held in receivership. Our consolidated financial
statements and the related note disclosures reflect the operations of Icon as
discontinued operations for all periods presented.
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As a
result of continuing losses at Icon, we undertook an evaluation of the goodwill
from our acquisition of Icon to determine whether the value of the goodwill had
been impaired in accordance with FAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets”. Based on that evaluation, we determined that the
value of the goodwill from our acquisition of Icon was impaired, and we
recognized an impairment charge of US$1,926,696 for the
goodwill. In addition, as a result of Icon’s receivership and
the steps taken to liquidate Icon’s assets, the non-cash assets of Icon were
written down to their estimated net realizable value and a further impairment
charge of US$7,087,294 was recognized as of March 31, 2008. These
impairments have been recorded in discontinued operations in the consolidated
statements of operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.
On
September 22, 2008, Icon’s obligations were settled in the receivership action
by Ontario Superior Court order. As a result of the settlement
of Icon’s obligations, a gain of CAD$5,101,674 (US$4,910,718) was realized by
Icon in the quarter ended September 30, 2008. Approximately US$3,000,000
of the gain related to extinguishment of liabilities due to unsecured
creditors. The company applied guidance in FAS 140 , Accounting for Transfers and
Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities, and
determined that a legal release of the liabilities had been achieved to allow
recognition of the gain on extinguishment of liabilities. This gain
was partially offset in consolidation by the US$1,518,375 after-tax effect loss
recognized by the Company in settlement of its guarantee of Icon’s secured debt
and other losses attributable to the Icon discontinued operation to arrive at
the gain from discontinued operations of $3,423,021 for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2009.
At
March 31, 2009, the remaining asset of Icon held by the receiver consists of
cash of $202,565. The liabilities of Icon held by the receiver
include a claim by a supplier and other secured amounts payable of
$202,565.
Assets
|
March 31, 2009
|
March 31, 2008
|
||||||
Cash
|
$ | 202,565 | $ | 823,550 | ||||
Trade
receivables, net
|
0 | 371,793 | ||||||
Inventories
|
0 | 817,022 | ||||||
Property,
plant and equipment – net
|
0 | 831,555 | ||||||
Other
assets
|
0 | 6,811 | ||||||
Assets
of discontinued operations
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$ | 202,565 | $ | 2,850,731 | ||||
Liabilities
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Accounts
payable, trade and other
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$ | 202,565 | $ | 3,344,624 | ||||
Notes
payable – bank
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0 | 4,478,826 | ||||||
Liabilities
of discontinued operations
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$ | 202,565 | $ | 7,823,450 |
In the
accompanying consolidated financial statements, the results of Icon for the
fiscal years ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 have been restated and are presented
as the results of discontinued operations, and certain other prior year amounts
have been reclassified in order to conform with the current year’s
presentation.
Comparison of Results of
Operations for the Years Ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007
Sales. In fiscal
year 2009, our net sales decreased by $7,773,766 (23.0%), from $33,871,362 in
fiscal 2008 to $26,097,596 in fiscal 2009. Sales to the electrical
distribution trade through our USI Electric subsidiary decreased to $8,619,816,
principally due to decreased volume from the U.S. residential construction trade
(from approximately $15,178,930 in 2008) and also due to our inability to import
GFCI devices because the manufacturer has not yet received certifications for
mandated changes to the devices. The Company’s sales to retail and
wholesale customers in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 decreased to
$17,477,780 from $18,692,432 at March 31, 2008, principally as a result of
decreased sales to a national home improvement retailer.
In fiscal
year 2008, sales increased by $936,974 (2.8%) from $32,934,388 in fiscal 2007 to
$33,871,362 in fiscal 2008. Sales to the electrical distribution
trade through our USI Electric subsidiary decreased to $15,178,930, principally
due to decreased volume from the U.S. residential construction trade (from
approximately $19,916,690 in 2007). The Company increased its sales
to retail and wholesale customers in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 to
$18,692,432 from $13,017,698 at March 31, 2007, principally as a result of sales
to a national home improvement retailer.
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Gross Profit. Gross
profit margin is calculated as net sales less cost of goods sold expressed as a
percentage of net sales. Our gross profit margin for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2009 was 23.4% compared to 23.2% and 31.6% in fiscal 2008 and
2007, respectively. The decreases in 2009 and 2008 gross margins from
the respective prior years are attributed to our increased sales to a national
home improvement retailer and our lower gross profit margins on those sales, and
due to significantly lower GFCI sales as previously indicated.
Expenses. Selling,
general and administrative expenses for fiscal 2009 decreased by $826,929
(13.5%), from $6,124,213 in fiscal 2008 to $5,297,284 in fiscal
2009. As a percentage of net sales, these expenses increased to 20.3%
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 from 18.1% for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2008, primarily due to lower absorption of fixed costs due to the
lower sales volume. The decrease in selling, general and
administrative expense in dollars is principally attributable to lower
commissions, selling and freight expenses associated with the reduced volume of
sales to the electrical distribution trade due to the decline in new home
construction during the period.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses for fiscal 2008 decreased by $422,396 (6.5%)
from $6,546,609 in fiscal 2007 to $6,124,213 in fiscal 2008. As a
percentage of net sales, these expenses decreased to 18.1% for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2008 from 19.9% for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2007. The decrease in selling, general and administrative expense as
a percent of sales is attributable to costs that do not increase proportionately
with the higher sales volume and a reduction in legal expenses from the 2007
period. The reduction in legal expense was partially offset by an
increase in commissions and freight charges; the account classification which
was the most significant factor in this dollar increase, due to our higher 2008
sales volume. Commissions and freight charges, as a percentage of
sales, while consistent with commission and freight charges of the prior year,
vary directly with sales volume.
Interest Income and Expense.
Interest expense for fiscal 2009 decreased to $32,198 from $46,349 in
fiscal 2008 primarily due to the timing of activity in our line of
credit. Interest expense for fiscal 2008 increased $46,349 from $0 in
fiscal 2007 primarily due to the timing of activity in our line of
credit. The majority of the Company’s cash balances are maintained on
deposit with the Company’s factor and earn interest at the factor’s prime rate
of interest minus 3%. During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2009
and 2008, the Company earned interest of $37,228 and $16,155,
respectively. The company earned interest of $16,155 for the year
ended March 31, 2008 compared to net interest expense of $21,991 in fiscal
2007.
Income Taxes. For
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, we generated a net operating loss for
federal and state income tax purposes of approximately $600,508. The
loss was generated principally as a result of the payment of the guarantee of
the indebtedness of the discontinued Canadian
subsidiary. Furthermore, we generated foreign tax credits of $157,249
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. We have elected
to carryforward our net operating loss forward to offset future taxable
income. In addition, we have foreign tax credits of approximately
$1,240,239 available to offset future taxes.
For the fiscal year ended March 31,
2008, we generated a net operating loss for federal and state income tax
purposes of approximately $3,320,000. The loss was generated
principally as a result of the payment of the guarantee of the indebtedness of
the discontinued Canadian subsidiary. Furthermore, we generated
foreign tax credits of $132,439 for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2009. We have elected to carryback our net operating loss forward to
offset prior taxable income. In addition, we have foreign tax credits
of approximately $388,744 available to offset future taxes.
During the fiscal year ended 2007, the
Company offset the payment of taxes on $3,265,940 of taxable income with the
difference between the option price and the exercise price recognized as an
employment expense for federal income tax purposes related to employee stock
options. For book purposes, this benefit has been treated as an
addition to paid-in capital. In addition, the Company offset a
portion of its federal taxes of approximately $731,395 with foreign tax credits
available as a result of foreign taxes paid on the repatriated earnings of the
Hong Kong Joint Venture. At March 31, 2007, we had a foreign tax
credit carryforward of $190,887 available to offset future
taxes. After application of the deductions and credits identified
above, we had a net tax liability for federal and state income tax purposes
of approximately $337,000 with respect to our 2007 fiscal year. The
deductions and the income tax credits for foreign income taxes paid resulted in
an effective income tax rate of approximately 19.28% for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2007.
Income from Continuing
Operations. We reported income from continuing operations of
$1,442,336 for fiscal year 2009 compared to income from continuing operations of
$2,824,749 for fiscal year 2008, a $1,382,413 (48.9%) decrease. This
decrease in net income resulted from a reduction in U.S. operating income of
$979,173 due to lower net sales and a reduction of $456,093 in our reported
equity in the earnings of the Hong Kong Joint Venture, partially offset by
a lower provision in 2009 for income taxes. Our equity in the
earnings of the Hong Kong Joint Venture is calculated by reducing our share of
the Hong Kong Joint Venture’s net income by certain items, including our share
of the Hong Kong Joint Venture’s profit on sales of inventory to the Company
which remain in the Company’s inventory at year end. We ended fiscal
2009 with a higher amount of inventory purchased from the Hong Kong Joint
Venture primarily due to higher inventories maintained to service a large
national retailer, and also due to the downturn in the U.S. housing
market.
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We reported income from continuing
operations of $2,824,749 for fiscal year 2008 compared to income from continuing
operations of $6,093,366 for fiscal year 2007, a $3,268,617 (53.6%)
decrease. This decrease in net income resulted from a reduction of
$1,860,115 in our equity in earnings of the Joint Venture, due to lower sales
volume as a result of the downturn in the housing industry, and a reduction in
the earnings from continuing operations of $1,408,502 due to sales of lower
margin products, partially offset by lower selling, general and administrative
expenses of $422,396 as described above, and the income tax effects described
above.
Net Income. We
reported net income of $4,865,357 for fiscal 2009 compared to a net loss of
$5,568,914 for fiscal year 2008 and net income of $5,533,258 for fiscal year
2007. In addition to the discussion above with respect to the
decrease in income from continuing operations, net income increased principally
as a result of the recognition of $4,910,718 of non-cash gain on the
extinguishment of debt in the discontinued Canadian subsidiary. This
gain was partially offset by a loss (net of income tax benefit) recorded by the
Company related to the payment of debt of the Canadian subsidiary guaranteed by
the Company. In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, the net loss
related primarily to impairment charges related to the discontinued Canadian
subsidiary. The increase in net income in fiscal 2008 over fiscal
2007 resulted from increased income of our Hong Kong Joint Venture, partially
offset by higher selling, general and administrative expenses, the income tax
effects thereon, and losses from our discontinued Canadian
subsidiary.
Financial Condition,
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our cash needs are currently met by
funds generated from operations and from our Factoring Agreement with CIT Group,
which supplies both short-term borrowings and letters of credit to finance
foreign inventory purchases. The maximum we may borrow under this
Agreement is $7,500,000. Based on specified percentages of our
accounts receivable and inventory and letter of credit commitments, at March 31,
2009, our maximum borrowing availability under this Agreement is approximately
$7,000,000. Any outstanding principal balance under this Agreement is
payable upon demand. The interest rate on the Factoring Agreement, on the
uncollected factored accounts receivable and any additional borrowings is equal
to the prime rate of interest charged by the factor which, as of March 31, 2009,
was 3.25%. All borrowings are collateralized by all our accounts
receivable and inventory. During the year ended March 31, 2009,
working capital (computed as the excess of current assets over current
liabilities) increased by $3,630,786, from $7,468,547 on March 31, 2008, to
$11,099,333 on March 31, 2009. This increase in working capital is
due to the dissolution of the Canadian subsidiary which increased working
capital by $4,972,719, offset by a decrease in the working capital of the
continuing operations of $1,341.933.
Our operating activities used cash of
$2,503,959 for the year ended March 31, 2009. For the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2008, operating activities provided cash of
$2,349,563. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities was
primarily due to increases in the amount of inventories and the operations of
the discontinued subsidiary. These uses were partially offset by
decreases in accounts receivable, equity in the earnings of the Hong Kong Joint
Venture, amounts due from factor and decreases in accounts payable and accrued
expenses.
Our investing activities provided cash
of $3,386,451 during fiscal 2009 principally as a result of the change in net
assets of the discontinued operations of the Canadian subsidiary and cash
distributions of the Hong Kong Joint Venture. Investing activities
used cash of $543,962 during fiscal 2008. During 2009, as in prior
years, the Company offset a portion of its distributions from the Hong Kong
Joint Venture with amounts due by the Company to the Hong Kong Joint
Venture. The Company offset $0 during fiscal 2009 and $250,000 during
fiscal 2008 of amounts due by it to the Hong Kong Joint Venture in lieu of cash
distributions. The Company discloses these payments as a non-cash
transaction in its statement of cash flows.
Financing activities in 2009 used cash
of $4,462,246. The use of cash for financing activities resulted
principally from the activities associated with the discontinued Canadian
subsidiary. Financing activities in 2008 provided cash of $1,976,693
which was primarily from borrowings from our factor and, to a lesser extent,
from exercise of employee stock options (and the related tax
benefit).
While sales by our USI Electric
subsidiary have been negatively impacted by the severe downturn in the U.S.
housing market, we believe that our capital resources are sufficient for our
operations. We anticipate that when and as the housing market
recovers, sales by our USI Electric subsidiary will improve, as well, thereby
increasing our capital resources.
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Hong Kong Joint
Venture
The financial statements of the Hong
Kong Joint Venture are included in this Form 10-K beginning on page
JV-1. The reader should refer to these financial statements for
additional information. There are no material Hong Kong – US GAAP
differences in the Hong Kong Joint Venture’s accounting policies.
In fiscal year 2009, sales of the Hong
Kong Joint Venture were $36,161,337 compared to $30,144,148 and $41,151,055 in
fiscal years 2008 and 2007, respectively. The increase in sales for
2009 was primarily due to increased sales to non-affiliated customers in
Europe. The decrease in sales for the 2008 period from the 2007
period was primarily due to decreased sales to non-affiliated customers in
Europe.
Net income was $4,011,404 for fiscal
year 2009 compared to net income of $3,270,926 and $8,377,365 in fiscal years
2008 and 2007, respectively. The increase in the current fiscal year
is primarily due to increased sales volume in the European and Asian markets,
partially offset by a $646,140 charge to income in fiscal 2009 due to losses on
foreign currency exchange. The decrease in sales for fiscal 2008 from
fiscal 2007 was primarily due to decreased sales to non-affiliated customers in
Europe.
Gross margins of the Hong Kong Joint
Venture for fiscal 2009 increased to 26.5% from 25.1% in the prior fiscal
year. The primary reason for this increase was due to variation in
product mix. The primary reason for the change in product mix is
attributed to the large volume of higher margin sales to the non-affiliated
customers in Europe. At March 31, 2008, the Hong Kong Joint Venture’s
gross margin decreased to 25.1% from 33.4% at March 31, 2007. The
primary reason for this decrease was lower gross margins on sales to the Company
for the U.S. retail market.
Selling, general and administrative
expenses of the Hong Kong Joint Venture were $5,298,831, $4,408,855 and
$4,789,424 for fiscal years 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. As a
percentage of sales, these expenses were 14.7%, 14.6% and 12.0% for fiscal years
2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The increase in dollars of
selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended March 31, 2009
was due principally to increases in foreign currency exchange losses, insurance,
management bonus, rent expense and sales commissions.
Interest expense net of interest income
was $14,516 for fiscal year 2009, compared to $26,932 and $52,181 in fiscal
years 2008 and 2007, respectively. The decrease in interest expense
net of interest income for 2009 was due to a increase in
investments. The decrease from 2008 to 2007 is due to variations in
the amount of investments in bonds during those fiscal periods.
Cash needs of the Hong Kong Joint
Venture are currently met by funds generated from operations. During
fiscal year 2009, working capital increased by $265,058 from $8,886,141 on March
31, 2008 to $9,151,199 on March 31, 2009.
Contractual Obligations and
Commitments
The
following table presents, as of March 31, 2009, our significant fixed and
determinable contractual obligations to third parties by payment
date. Further discussion of the nature of each obligation is included
in Note F to the consolidated financial statements.
Payment due by period
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Operating
lease obligations
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$ | 1,264,214 | $ | 146,754 | $ | 294,565 | $ | 223,139 | $ | 599,756 |
Critical Accounting
Policies
Management’s discussion and analysis of
our consolidated financial statements and results of operations are based upon
our Consolidated Financial Statement 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, impairment of long-lived assets, 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 that 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 this Annual
Report. 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:
In accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”), No. 94, “Consolidation of All Majority-Owned
Subsidiaries,” the financial statements of the Company’s Canadian
subsidiary, International Conduits, Ltd. (Icon) are not consolidated with the
financial statements of the Company. As a result of the February 11,
2008 court appointed receivership of Icon’s assets, we no longer controlled Icon
as of that date. Accordingly, the accounts and operations of Icon in
our consolidated financial statements are presented as assets and liabilities
held in receivership and as the results of discontinued operations.
Our revenue recognition policies are in
compliance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, “Revenue Recognition in Financial
Statements” issued by the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Revenue is recognized at the time product is shipped and
title passes pursuant to the terms of the agreement with the customer, the
amount due from the customer is fixed and collectability of the related
receivable is reasonably assured. We established allowances to cover
anticipated doubtful accounts and sales returns 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 currently have a foreign tax credit
carryforward and deferred tax assets resulting from deductible temporary
differences, which will reduce taxable income in future periods. We
had previously provided a valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets
associated with the future tax benefits such as foreign tax credits, foreign net
operating losses, capital losses and net operating losses. A
valuation allowance is required when it is more likely than not that all or a
portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. Forming a
conclusion that a valuation allowance is not needed is difficult when there is
negative evidence such as cumulative losses and losses in recent
years. Management has determined that a valuation allowance on the
deferred tax assets is not warranted at March 31, 2009 and 2008.
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.
Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets: The Company’s policy is to review its long-lived
assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that
the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable in accordance with
SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, (“SFAS No. 144”). The Company
recognizes an impairment loss when the sum of the expected undiscounted future
cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. The measurement of the
impairment losses to be recognized is based upon the difference between the fair
value and the carrying amount of the assets. During fiscal 2008, the company
recognized impairment losses on assets held for sale of approximately
$3,750,000, which is included in the loss from discontinued
operations.
Income Taxes: In
July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB
Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes — An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” , which
clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. FIN 48 requires
that the Company recognize the impact of a tax position in the Company’s
financial statements if that position is more likely than not to be sustained on
audit, based on the technical merits of the position. FIN 48 also provides
guidance on derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties,
accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The provisions of
FIN 48 were adopted as of the beginning of the Company’s 2008 fiscal year,
with the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle recorded as an
adjustment to opening retained earnings. See Note F, Income
Taxes.
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Recently Issued Accounting
Pronouncements
Business Combinations: In
December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations,”
(“SFAS No. 141(R)”),which replaces SFAS No. 141 and issued
SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial
Statements,” (“SFAS No. 160”), an amendment of Accounting Research
Bulletin No. 51. These two new standards will change the accounting
for and the reporting for business combination transactions and noncontrolling
(minority) interests in the consolidated financial statements, respectively.
SFAS No. 141(R) will change how business acquisitions are accounted
for and will impact financial statements both on the acquisition date and in
subsequent periods. SFAS No. 160 will change the accounting and
reporting for minority interests, which will be re-characterized as
noncontrolling interests and classified as a component of equity. These two
standards will be effective for the Company for financial statements issued for
fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2008. SFAS 141(R)
applies prospectively to business combinations from which the acquisition date
is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on
or after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is
prohibited. The Company is required to record and disclose business
combinations following existing GAAP until April 2009. SFAS 141R
will have an impact on our accounting for business combinations once adopted,
but the effect on our consolidated results of operations and financial position
will be dependent upon the acquisitions, if any, that we make on or after April
1, 2009.
Fair Value
Measurements: In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157,
Fair Value Measurements,
(“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 establishes a formal framework
for measuring fair value under generally accepted accounting
principles. Although SFAS No. 157 applies (amends) the provisions of
existing FASB and other accounting pronouncements, it does not require any new
fair value measurements nor does it establish valuation
standards. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued
for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. In February 2008,
the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. 157-1 (“FSP 157-1”) which excludes
SFAS No. 13, Accounting for
Leases, and its related pronouncements that address leasing transactions
from the scope of SFAS No. 157. Also in February 2008, the FASB
issued FASB Staff Position No. 157-2 (“FSP 157-2”) which delays
the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all non-financial assets and liabilities,
except those items recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis
(at least annually). FSP 157-2 defers the effective date of SFAS No.
157 for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2008. The FASB has issued a proposed FASB Staff Position No. 157-c,
(“FSP 157-c)”, that
would provide guidance on measuring liabilities under SFAS No.
157. SFAS No. 157 does not have a material impact on the Company’s
consolidated financial position or results of operations.
The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities: In February 2008, 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 was effective for our fiscal year
beginning April 1, 2008. The Company did not elect the fair value
option under SFAS No. 159 for any of the financial instruments upon
adoption.
FASB Statement 165, Subsequent Events,
incorporates the accounting and disclosure requirements for subsequent events
into U.S. GAAP. Statement 165 introduces new terminology, defines a
date through which management must evaluate subsequent events, and lists the
circumstances under which an entity must recognize and disclose events or
transactions occurring after the balance-sheet date. Statement 165 is
effective prospectively for interim or annual reporting periods ending after
June 15, 2009. As Statement 165 is effective for interim periods, the
Company will need to provide the new required disclosures beginning with the
June 30, 2009 interim financial statements. The Company does not
anticipate the adoption of this new standard will have a material impact on its
disclosures.
ITEM
7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE
DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Our principal financial instrument is
our Factoring Agreement which provides for interest at the factor’s prime rate
(3.25% at March 31, 2009). We are affected by market risk exposure
primarily through the effect of changes in interest rates on amounts payable by
us under our Factoring Agreement. A significant rise in the prime
rate could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and
results of operations. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, the
highest amount of borrowing outstanding under the facility was
$772,789. At March 31, 2009, we had no balance outstanding under the
facility. We do not use derivative financial instruments to hedge
against interest rate changes or for any other purpose.
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ITEM
8.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
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The
financial statements and supplementary data required by this Item 8 are included
in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and set forth in the pages
indicated in Item 15(a) of this Annual Report.
ITEM
9.
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CHANGES IN AND
DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
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Not
applicable.
ITEM
9A(T).
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CONTROLS AND
PROCEDURES
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Evaluation
of Disclosure 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 (“Exchange Act”), 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 annual report, and have
concluded that the system is effective.
Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial
reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of our financial
statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Internal
control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
(i) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of
the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
accordance with US GAAP, and that the Company’s receipts and expenditures are
being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of
the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or
timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the
Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting
may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our Chief
Financial Officer (with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer)
conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control — Integrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, management concluded
that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of
March 31, 2009.
Effective
February 11, 2008, the assets, liabilities and operations of Icon were placed in
receivership and thus are presented in discontinued operations as an
unconsolidated subsidiary. Accordingly, internal control
procedures relating to the unconsolidated Canadian subsidiary were not evaluated
as a part of management’s review of internal control over financial reporting as
of March 31, 2009.
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 does
not deem this rises to the level of a material weakness. Management
will periodically review this situation.
This
Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our registered public
accounting firm regarding internal control over financial
reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our
registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities
and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in
this Annual Report.
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Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There
have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
ITEM
9B. OTHER
INFORMATION
Not
applicable.
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PART
III
ITEM
10.
|
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS AND CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
|
The
information with respect to the identity and business experience of the
directors of the Company and their remuneration set forth in the section
captioned “Election of Directors” in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement to
be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A and issued in conjunction with the 2009
Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Proxy Statement”) is incorporated herein by
reference. The information with respect to the identity and business
experience of executive officers of the Company is set forth in Part I of this
Form 10-K. The information with respect to the Company’s Audit
Committee is incorporated herein by reference to the section captioned “Meetings
and Committees of the Board of Directors” in the Proxy Statement. The
information with respect to compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act is
incorporated herein by reference to the section captioned “Compliance with
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act” in the Proxy Statement. The
information with respect to the Company’s Code of Ethics is incorporated herein
by reference to the section captioned “Code of Ethics” in the Proxy
Statement.
ITEM
11.
|
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
|
The
information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the
sections captioned “Director Compensation” and “Executive Compensation” in the
Proxy Statement.
ITEM
12.
|
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF
CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
|
The
information required by this item regarding security ownership is incorporated
herein by reference to the sections captioned “Beneficial Ownership” and
“Information Regarding Share Ownership of Management” in the Proxy
Statement. Information required by this item regarding our equity
compensation plans is incorporated herein by reference to the Section entitled
“Executive Compensation” in the Proxy Statement.
ITEM
13.
|
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED
TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
|
The
information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the
sections captioned “Transactions with Management”, if any, and “Election of
Directors” in the Proxy Statement.
ITEM
14.
|
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT
FEES AND SERVICES
|
The
information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the
section captioned “Independent Registered Public Accountants” in the Proxy
Statement.
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PART
IV
ITEM
15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL
STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a)1. Financial
Statements.
Page
|
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-1
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2009 and 2008
|
F-2
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the Years Ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and
2007
|
F-3
|
Consolidated
Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended March 31, 2009,
2008 and 2007
|
F-4
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and
2007
|
F-5
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-6
|
(a)2.
Financial Statement Schedules.
|
|
Schedule
II – Valuation of Qualifying Accounts
|
S-1
|
(a)3.
Exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
Exhibit
No.
3.1
|
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)
|
3.2
|
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)
|
3.3
|
Bylaws,
as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 13, 2008, file No.
1-31747)
|
10.1
|
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
September 30, 2003, File No.
1-31747)
|
10.2
|
Hong
Kong Joint Venture Agreement, as amended (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended March 31, 2003, File No.
1-31747)
|
10.3
|
Amended
Factoring Agreement with CIT Group (successor to Congress Talcott, Inc.)
dated November 14, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2003,
File No. 1-31747)
|
10.4
|
Amendment
to Factoring Agreement with CIT Group (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal
Year Ended March 31, 2007, File No.
1-31747)
|
10.5
|
Amendment
to Factoring Agreement with CIT Group dated September 28, 2004
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2004, File No.
1-31747)
|
10.6
|
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)
|
10.7
|
Amended
and Restated Inventory Security Agreement between the Registrant and CIT,
dated June 22, 2008 (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, 2008, file No.
1-31747)
|
10.8
|
Lease
between Universal Security Instruments, Inc. and St. John Properties, Inc.
dated November 4, 2008 for its office and warehouse located at 11407
Cronhill Drive, Suites A-D, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended December 31, 2008, File No.
1-31747)
|
10.9
|
Amendment
to Lease between Universal Security Instruments, Inc. and St. John
Properties, Inc. dated June 23,
2009*
|
10.10
|
Amended
and Restated Employment Agreement dated July 18, 2007 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 September 30,
2007, File No. 1-31747)
|
14
|
Code
of Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 to the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2004, File No.
1-31747)
|
21
|
Subsidiaries
of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21 to the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2007,
File No. 1-31747)
|
23.1
|
Consent
of Grant Thornton LLP*
|
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23.2
|
Consent
of Grant Thornton LLP (Hong Kong)*
|
31.1
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive
Officer*
|
31.2
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial
Officer*
|
32.1
|
Section
1350 Certifications (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21 to the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2007,
File No. 1-31747)
|
99.1
|
Press
Release dated June 23, 2009*
|
*Filed
herewith
(c)
|
Financial
Statements Required by Regulation
S-X.
|
Separate
financial statements of the Hong Kong Joint Venture
Independent
Auditors’ Report
|
JV-1
|
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
JV-2
|
|
Consolidated
Income Statement
|
JV-3
|
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
|
JV-4
|
|
Balance
Sheet
|
JV-5
|
|
Consolidated
Statement of Changes in Equity
|
JV-6
|
|
Consolidated
Cash Flow Statement
|
JV-7
|
|
Notes
to Financial Statements
|
JV-8
|
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
|
||
June
23, 2009
|
By:
|
/s/
Harvey B. Grossblatt
|
Harvey
B. Grossblatt
|
||
President
|
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
||
/s/ Harvey B. Grossblatt
|
President,
Chief Executive Officer
|
June
23, 2009
|
||
Harvey
B. Grossblatt
|
and
Director
|
|||
/s/ James B. Huff
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
June
23, 2009
|
||
James
B. Huff
|
||||
/s/ Cary Luskin
|
Director
|
June
23, 2009
|
||
Cary
Luskin
|
||||
/s/ Ronald A. Seff
|
Director
|
June
23, 2009
|
||
Ronald
A. Seff
|
||||
/s/ Ira Bormel
|
Director
|
June
23, 2009
|
||
Ira
Bormel
|
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Shareholders and Board of Directors of Universal Security Instruments,
Inc.
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Universal Security
Instruments, Inc. (a Maryland Corporation) and subsidiaries (the Company) as of
March 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended March 31, 2009. Our audits of the basic financial statements included the
financial statement schedule listed in the index appearing under Item
15(a)(2). These financial statements and financial statement schedule
are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement
schedule based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to
have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit of its internal control over
financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining,
on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of Universal Security
Instruments, Inc. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2009 and 2008, and the
results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in
the period ended March 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our
opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation
to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all
material respects, the information set forth therein.
/s/ GRANT
THORNTON LLP
Baltimore,
Maryland
June 22, 2009
F-1
UNIVERSAL
SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
March
31
|
|||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
CURRENT
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 284,030 | $ | 3,863,784 | ||||
Accounts
receivable:
|
||||||||
Trade
less allowance for doubtful accounts of $95,927 at March 31, 2009 and
$15,000 at March 31, 2008
|
55,779 | 146,022 | ||||||
Other
receivables
|
97,780 | 282,083 | ||||||
Receivable
from Hong Kong Joint Venture
|
312,257 | 115,656 | ||||||
465,816 | 543,761 | |||||||
Amount
due from factor
|
4,610,401 | 5,600,408 | ||||||
Inventories,
net of allowance for obsolete inventory of $204,309 at March 31, 2009
and $40,000 at March 31, 2008
|
8,997,231 | 5,357,488 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
255,745 | 206,197 | ||||||
Assets
held in receivership
|
202,565 | 2,850,731 | ||||||
TOTAL
CURRENT ASSETS
|
14,815,788 | 18,422,369 | ||||||
DEFERRED
TAX ASSET
|
2,141,702 | 1,914,136 | ||||||
INVESTMENT
IN HONG KONG JOINT VENTURE
|
10,550,373 | 9,986,579 | ||||||
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT – NET
|
251,366 | 130,347 | ||||||
OTHER
ASSETS
|
18,449 | 15,486 | ||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ | 27,777,678 | $ | 30,468,917 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
||||||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$ | 794,365 | $ | 777,342 | ||||
Hong
Kong Joint Venture accounts payable
|
1,967,073 | 1,687,950 | ||||||
Accrued
liabilities:
|
||||||||
Litigation
reserve
|
401,592 | 401,592 | ||||||
Payroll
and employee benefits
|
148,071 | 158,057 | ||||||
Commissions
and other
|
202,789 | 105,431 | ||||||
Liabilities
held in receivership
|
202,565 | 7,823,450 | ||||||
TOTAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES
|
3,716,455 | 10,953,822 | ||||||
Long-term
obligation - other
|
95,324 | 91,160 | ||||||
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
|
- | - | ||||||
SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
||||||||
Common
stock, $.01 par value per share; authorized 20,000,000 shares; issued
and outstanding, 2,408,220 shares at March 31, 2009 and 2,487,867
shares at March 31, 2008
|
24,083 | 24,879 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
13,186,436 | 13,453,378 | ||||||
Retained
earnings
|
10,755,380 | 5,890,023 | ||||||
Other
comprehensive income
|
- | 55,655 | ||||||
TOTAL
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
23,965,899 | 19,423,935 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
$ | 27,777,678 | $ | 30,468,917 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-2
UNIVERSAL
SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Years
Ended March 31
|
||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | 26,097,596 | $ | 33,871,362 | $ | 32,934,388 | ||||||
Cost
of goods sold – acquired from Joint Venture
|
19,363,886 | 22,530,867 | 14,870,683 | |||||||||
Cost
of goods sold - other
|
633,740 | 3,470,439 | 7,634,389 | |||||||||
GROSS
PROFIT
|
6,099,970 | 7,870,056 | 10,429,316 | |||||||||
Research
and development expense
|
435,750 | 364,510 | 296,502 | |||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative expense
|
5,297,284 | 6,124,213 | 6,546,609 | |||||||||
Operating
income
|
366,936 | 1,381,333 | 3,586,205 | |||||||||
Other
income (expense):
|
||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(32,198 | ) | (46,349 | ) | - | |||||||
Interest
income
|
37,228 | 16,155 | 21,991 | |||||||||
5,030 | (30,194 | ) | 21,991 | |||||||||
INCOME
BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF JOINT VENTURE
|
371,966 | 1,351,139 | 3,608,196 | |||||||||
Equity
in earnings of Hong Kong Joint Venture
|
1,529,752 | 1,985,845 | 3,845,960 | |||||||||
Income
from continuing operations before income taxes
|
1,901,718 | 3,336,984 | 7,454,156 | |||||||||
Provision
for income tax expense
|
(459,382 | ) | (512,235 | ) | (1,360,790 | ) | ||||||
INCOME
FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
|
1,442,336 | 2,824,749 | 6,093,366 | |||||||||
Discontinued
operations
|
||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from the discontinued Canadian subsidiary (including
impairment loss of $9,013,990 in 2008)
|
2,481,318 | (10,242,663 | ) | (590,139 | ) | |||||||
Income
tax benefit – discontinued operations
|
941,703 | 1,849,000 | 30,031 | |||||||||
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations
|
3,423,021 | (8,393,663 | ) | (560,108 | ) | |||||||
NET
INCOME (LOSS)
|
$ | 4,865,357 | $ | (5,568,914 | ) | $ | 5,533,258 | |||||
Income
(loss) per share:
|
||||||||||||
Basic
– from continuing operations
|
$ | 0.58 | $ | 1.14 | $ | 2.54 | ||||||
Basic
– from discontinued operations
|
$ | 1.39 | $ | (3.38 | ) | $ | (0.23 | ) | ||||
Basic
– net income (loss)
|
$ | 1.97 | $ | (2.24 | ) | $ | 2.31 | |||||
Diluted
– from continuing operations
|
$ | 0.58 | $ | 1.13 | $ | 2.45 | ||||||
Diluted
– from discontinued operations
|
$ | 1.38 | $ | (3.35 | ) | $ | (0.23 | ) | ||||
Diluted
– net income (loss)
|
$ | 1.96 | $ | (2.23 | ) | $ | 2.23 | |||||
Shares
used in computing net income (loss) per share:
|
||||||||||||
Basic
|
2,466,983 | 2,484,192 | 2,398,284 | |||||||||
Diluted
|
2,471,807 | 2,502,017 | 2,484,606 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-3
UNIVERSAL
SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common Stock
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
|
Retained
Earnings
|
Other
Comprehensive
Income
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at March 31, 2007
|
2,475,612 | $ | 24,756 | $ | 13,214,025 | $ | 11,545,304 | $ | (112,204 | ) | $ | 24,671,881 | ||||||||||||
Recognition
of uncertain tax provisions
|
- | - | - | (86,367 | ) | - | (86,367 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock from the exercise of employee stock
options
|
12,255 | 123 | 126,555 | - | - | 126,678 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock
based compensation
|
- | - | 19,863 | - | - | 19,863 | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effect
of currency translation
|
- | - | - | - | 167,859 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | (5,568,914 | ) | - | (5,401,055 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Tax
benefit from exercise of stock options
|
- | - | 92,935 | - | - | 92,935 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at March 31, 2008
|
2,487,867 | $ | 24,879 | $ | 13,453,378 | $ | 5,890,023 | $ | 55,655 | $ | 19,423,935 | |||||||||||||
Stock
based compensation
|
- | - | 11,230 | - | - | 11,230 | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effect
of currency translation
|
- | - | - | - | (55,655 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
- | - | - | 4,865,357 | - | 4,809,702 | ||||||||||||||||||
Repurchase
of common stock
|
(79,647 | ) | (796 | ) | (278,172 | ) | - | - | (278,968 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Balance
at March 31, 2009
|
2,408,220 | $ | 24,083 | $ | 13,186,436 | $ | 10,755,380 | - | $ | 23,965,899 |
F-4
UNIVERSAL
SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years Ended March 31,
|
||||||||||||
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||||||
OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$ | 4,865,357 | $ | (5,568,914 | ) | $ | 5,533,258 | |||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating
activities:
|
||||||||||||
Operations
of discontinued subsidiary
|
(3,431,654 | ) | 7,904,780 | (167,374 | ) | |||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
49,210 | 46,503 | 39,449 | |||||||||
Stock
based compensation
|
11,230 | 19,863 | 29,411 | |||||||||
Increase
in deferred taxes
|
(227,566 | ) | (1,157,711 | ) | (280,040 | ) | ||||||
Earnings
of the Hong Kong Joint Venture
|
(1,529,752 | ) | (1,985,845 | ) | (3,845,960 | ) | ||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
Decrease (increase)
in accounts receivable and amounts due from factor
|
1,067,952 | 2,329,219 | (3,084,166 | ) | ||||||||
(Increase)
decrease in inventories
|
(3,639,743 | ) | 3,347,828 | (4,643,230 | ) | |||||||
(Increase)
decrease in prepaid expenses
|
(49,548 | ) | (64,620 | ) | 55,286 | |||||||
Increase
(decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
383,518 | (2,524,540 | ) | 2,994,038 | ||||||||
(Increase)
decrease in other assets
|
(2,963 | ) | 3,000 | (3,000 | ) | |||||||
NET
CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
(2,503,959 | ) | 2,349,563 | (3,372,328 | ) | |||||||
INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Cash
distributions from Joint Venture
|
965,958 | 1,071,549 | 1,914,535 | |||||||||
Purchase
of equipment
|
(170,229 | ) | (30,778 | ) | (123,309 | ) | ||||||
Activities
of discontinued subsidiary
|
2,590,722 | (1,584,733 | ) | (3,194,185 | ) | |||||||
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
3,386,451 | (543,962 | ) | (1,402,959 | ) | |||||||
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Activities
of discontinued subsidiary
|
(4,187,444 | ) | 4,012,046 | (2,087,661 | ) | |||||||
Repurchase
of common stock
|
(278,968 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Borrowing
from factor
|
- | - | 2,254,966 | |||||||||
Principal
payment of notes payable
|
- | (2,254,966 | ) | - | ||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock from exercise of employee
stock options
|
- | 126,678 | 585,658 | |||||||||
Increase
in long-term debt
|
4,166 | - | - | |||||||||
Tax
benefit from exercise of stock options
|
- | 92,935 | 1,029,189 | |||||||||
NET
CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
(4,462,246 | ) | 1,976,693 | 1,782,152 | ||||||||
Effects
of exchange rate on cash
|
- | 81,490 | (22,356 | ) | ||||||||
(DECREASE)
INCREASE IN CASH
|
(3,579,754 | ) | 3,863,784 | (3,015,491 | ) | |||||||
Cash
at beginning of period
|
3,863,784 | - | 3,015,491 | |||||||||
CASH
AT END OF PERIOD
|
$ | 284,030 | $ | 3,863,784 | $ | - | ||||||
Supplemental
information:
|
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Interest
paid
|
$ | 32,198 | $ | 46,349 | $ | 23,750 | ||||||
Income
taxes recovered (paid)
|
$ | 520,558 | $ | (227,000 | ) | $ | (109,500 | ) | ||||
Non-cash
investing transactions:
|
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Offset
of trade payables due the Hong Kong Joint Venture in lieu of cash
distributions
|
$ | - | $ | 250,000 | $ | 250,000 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-5
UNIVERSAL
SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
A – NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
Nature of Business:
Universal Security Instruments, Inc.’s primary business is the sale of smoke
alarms and other safety products to retailers, wholesale distributors and to the
electrical distribution trade which includes electrical and lighting
distributors as well as manufactured housing companies. The Company imports all
of its safety and other products from foreign manufacturers. The Company, as an
importer, is subject to numerous tariffs which vary depending on types of
products and country of origin, changes in economic and political conditions in
the country of manufacture, potential trade restrictions and currency
fluctuations. During the third quarter of fiscal 2007, the Company
acquired two Canadian subsidiaries, International Conduit, Inc. (Icon) and
Intube, Inc. (Intube), whose primary business is the manufacture and sale of EMT
steel conduit to the commercial construction market in Canada and in the United
States. On February 11, 2008, the assets of Icon were placed under
the direction of a court appointed receiver, the operations of Icon were
suspended and the assets of Icon are classified as Assets held for sale in the
consolidated balance sheet. Accordingly, the consolidated financial
statements and the related note disclosures reflect the operations of Icon as
discontinued operations for all periods presented.
Principles of
Consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts
of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. The assets, liabilities and
operations of International Conduits, Ltd (the discontinued subsidiary) held in
receivership are not consolidated and are shown in the consolidated financial
statements as assets and liabilities held in receivership and as the results
from discontinued operations. All significant intercompany accounts
and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. We believe
that our 50% ownership interest in the Hong Kong Joint Venture allows us to
significantly influence the operations of the Hong Kong Joint Venture. As such,
we account for our interest in the Hong Kong Joint Venture using the equity
method of accounting. We have included our investment balance as a
non-current asset and have included our share of the Hong Kong Joint Venture’s
income in our consolidated statement of operations. The investment
and earnings are adjusted to eliminate intercompany profits.
Use of Estimates: In
preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP), management is
required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at
the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Revenue Recognition:
We recognize sales upon shipment of products, when title has passed to the
buyer, net of applicable provisions for any discounts or
allowances. We recognize revenue when the following criterion are
met: evidence of an arrangement, fixed and determinable fee, delivery
has taken place, and collectability is reasonably assured. 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.
Warranties: We
generally provide warranties, on the safety products, from one to ten years to
the non-commercial end user on all products sold. The manufacturers
of our safety 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 have not been
historically material and we do not record estimated warranty expense or a
contingent liability for warranty claims.
Stock-Based
Compensation: As of March 31, 2009, under the terms of the Company’s
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as amended, 1,170,369 shares of our common
stock are reserved for the granting of stock options, of which 1,149,638 have
been issued, of which 72,422 are presently exercisable.
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. The following significant assumptions have been used in the
Black-Scholes model: a risk-free rate of return of .50 to 4%, an
expected term of four to five years and a stock price volatility index
of 60 to 65 percent.
Stock Option
Activity. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, 25,000
stock options were granted and no options were granted during the fiscal years
ended March 31, 2008 or 2007.
F-6
Stock Compensation
Expense. We have elected to continue 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 fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, we
recorded $11,230 of stock-based compensation cost as general and administrative
expense in our statement of operations. No forfeitures have been
estimated.
As of
March 31, 2009, the unrecognized compensation cost related to share-based
compensation arrangements that we expect to vest is $45,628, and will be
amortized ratably over two years. The aggregate intrinsic value of
currently exercisable options was $108,010 at March 31, 2009.
Research and
Development: Research and development costs are charged to operations as
incurred.
Discontinued
Operations: We report discontinued operations in accordance with the
guidance of SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal or
Long-Lived Assets.” Accordingly, we report businesses or asset groups
as discontinued operations when we commit to a plan to divest the business or
asset group and the sales of the business or asset group is deemed probable
within the next 12 months.
Discontinued
operations include our unconsolidated subsidiary, International Conduits, Ltd.
which was placed into receivership in the fourth quarter of 2008. The
results of this business, including the loss on impairment, have been presented
as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
The
consolidated statements of income include the following in discontinued
operations:
Year ended March 31,
|
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2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Net
Sales
|
$ | - | $ | 9,729,076 | $ | 2,889,000 | ||||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes (including asset impairment loss of
$9,013,990 in 2008)
|
2,481,318 | (10,242,663 | ) | (590,139 | ) | |||||||
Income
tax benefit
|
941,703 | 1,849,000 | 30,031 | |||||||||
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations
|
$ | 3,423,021 | $ | (8,393,663 | ) | $ | (560,108 | ) |
The major
classes of assets and liabilities held in receivership reported as discontinued
operations included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets are shown
below.
Year ended March 31,
|
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|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||||||
Cash
|
$ | 202,565 | $ | 823,550 | $ | 240,545 | ||||||
Trade
receivables, net
|
- | 371,793 | 1,263,177 | |||||||||
Inventories
|
- | 817,022 | 2,613,418 | |||||||||
- | ||||||||||||
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
- | 831,555 | 2,883,988 | |||||||||
Other
assets
|
- | 6,811 | 1,880,793 | |||||||||
Assets
of discontinued operations
|
202,565 | 2,850,731 | 8,881,921 | |||||||||
Liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
Accounts
payable, trade and other
|
202,565 | 3,344,624 | 3,522,549 | |||||||||
Notes
payable – bank
|
- | 4,478,826 | - | |||||||||
Liabilities
of discontinued operations
|
$ | 202,565 | $ | 7,823,450 | $ | 3,522,549 |
The consolidated asset impairment loss
included a write down of inventories, trade accounts receivable, and other
assets to their net realizable value, in addition to the write down of property,
plant and equipment and the write down of goodwill. Specifically, the
impairment loss recorded on the books of Icon included the
following:
Property
plant and equipment
|
$ | 3,750,000 | ||
Goodwill
|
1,926,696 | |||
Inventory
|
1,572,249 | |||
Accounts
receivable
|
441,831 | |||
Costs
of disposal
|
1,323,214 | |||
Total
|
$ | 9,013,990 |
In
October 2006, we formed 2113824 Ontario, Inc., an Ontario corporation, as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company for the purpose of acquiring a two-thirds
interest in two Canadian corporations, International Conduits, Ltd. (Icon) and
Intube, Inc. (Intube). Icon and Intube were based in Toronto, Canada
and manufactured and distributed electrical mechanical tubing (EMT) steel
conduit. Icon also sold home safety products, primarily purchased
from the Company, in the Canadian market. The primary purpose of the
Icon and Intube acquisition was to expand our product offerings to include EMT
steel conduit, and to provide this product and service to the commercial
construction market. On April 2, 2007, Icon and Intube were merged
under the laws of Ontario to form one corporation.
F-7
In June
2007, Icon entered into a credit agreement with CIT Financial, Ltd. to provide a
term loan and a line of credit facility. These loans were secured by
all of the assets of Icon and by the corporate guarantees of the Company and our
USI Electric subsidiary.
At the
time of our investment in Icon, we projected that our established U.S. sales
network would allow us to increase sales of EMT to U.S.
customers. Despite our efforts, Icon suffered continuing losses, and
we were not successful in increasing Icon’s sales in the face of competition and
a downturn in the housing market. On January 29, 2008, Icon received
notice 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. On
February 11, 2008, the assets of Icon were placed under the direction of a court
appointed receiver, and the operations of Icon were
suspended. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of Icon are not
consolidated in the financial statements of the Company and are classified as
assets held in receivership. Our consolidated financial
statements and the related note disclosures reflect the operations of Icon as
discontinued operations for all periods presented.
As a
result of continuing losses at Icon, we undertook an evaluation of the goodwill
from our acquisition of Icon to determine whether the value of the goodwill has
been impaired in accordance with FAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets”. Based on that evaluation, we determined that the
value of the goodwill from our acquisition of Icon was impaired, and we
recognized an impairment charge of US$1,926,696 for the
goodwill. In addition, as a result of Icon’s receivership and
the steps taken to liquidate Icon’s assets, the non-cash assets of Icon were
written down to their estimated net realizable value and a further impairment
charge of US$7,087,297 was recognized as of March 31, 2008. These
impairments have been recorded in discontinued operations in the consolidated
statements of operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.
On
September 22, 2008, Icon’s obligations were settled in the receivership action
by Ontario Superior Court order. As a result of the settlement
of Icon’s obligations, a gain of CAD$5,101,674 (US$4,910,718) was realized by
Icon in the quarter ended September 30, 2008. Approximately
US$3,000,000 of the gain related to extinguishment of liabilities due to
unsecured creditors. The company applied guidance in FAS 140 ,
Accounting for Transfers and
Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities, and determined that a
legal release of the liabilities had been achieved to allow recognition of the
gain on extinguishment of liabilities. This gain was partially
offset in consolidation by the US$1,518,375 after-tax effect loss recognized by
the Company in settlement of its guarantee of Icon’s secured debt and other
losses attributable to the Icon discontinued operation to arrive at income from
discontinued operations of $3,423,021 for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2009.
At
March 31, 2009, the remaining assets of Icon held by the receiver consist of
cash of $202,565. The liabilities of Icon held by the receiver
include a claim by a supplier and other secured amounts payable of
$202,565. The total liabilities of Icon at March 31, 2009 are
$202,565.
The major
classes of assets and liabilities held in receivership reported as discontinued
operations included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets shown
below.
|
March 31, 2009
|
March 31, 2008
|
||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Cash
|
$ | 202,565 | $ | 823,550 | ||||
Trade
receivables, net
|
0 | 371,793 | ||||||
Inventories
|
0 | 817,022 | ||||||
Property,
plant and equipment – net
|
0 | 831,555 | ||||||
Other
assets
|
0 | 6,811 | ||||||
Assets
of discontinued operations
|
$ | 202,565 | $ | 2,850,731 | ||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable, trade and other
|
$ | 202,565 | $ | 3,344,624 | ||||
Notes
payable – bank
|
0 | 4,478,826 | ||||||
Liabilities
of discontinued operations
|
$ | 202,565 | $ | 7,823,450 |
F-8
In the
accompanying consolidated financial statements, the results of Icon for the
fiscal years ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 have been restated and are presented
as the results of discontinued operations, and certain other prior year amounts
have been reclassified in order to conform with the current year’s
presentation.
Business Segments:
The electrical and smoke alarm business is operated by management as one
segment.
Accounts Receivable:
In September, 2000, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing
of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities” (SFAS No. 140), which is
effective for transfers of financial assets occurring after March 31,
2001.
In fiscal
year 2002, the Company achieved the sales criteria of SFAS No. 140, and, as
such, amounts transferred under the Company’s Factoring Agreement are treated as
sales.
Beginning
in fiscal year 2002, with the achievement of SFAS 140 sales criteria, the
Company nets the factored accounts receivable with the corresponding advance
from the Factor, showing the amount net in its consolidated balance
sheet.
The
Company sells trade receivables on a pre-approved non-recourse basis to the
Factor under the Factoring Agreement on an ongoing basis. Factoring charges
recognized on sales of receivables are included in selling, general and
administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of income and amounted to
$149,597, $223,214 and $279,692 for the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and
2007, respectively. The Agreement for the sale of accounts receivable provides
for continuation of the program on a revolving basis until terminated by one of
the parties to the Agreement.
Shipping and Handling Fees
and Costs: The Company includes shipping and handling fees billed to
customers in net sales. Shipping and handling costs associated with inbound
freight are included in cost of goods sold. Shipping and handling costs
associated with outbound freight are included in selling, general and
administrative expenses and totaled $528,643, $726,660 and $1,042,899 in fiscal
years 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
Inventories:
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or
market. Included as a component of finished goods inventory are additional
non-material costs. These costs include overhead costs, freight, import duty and
inspection fees of $953,895 and $452,856 at March 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. Inventories are shown net of an allowance for inventory
obsolescence of $204,309 as of March 31, 2009 and $40,000 as of March 31,
2008.
The
Company reviews inventory quarterly to identify slow moving products and
valuation allowances are adjusted when deemed necessary.
Property and
Equipment: Property and equipment are recorded at cost, less accumulated
depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are provided by
using the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes and accelerated
methods for income tax purposes. The estimated useful lives for financial
reporting purposes are as follows:
-
|
Shorter
of term of lease or life of asset
|
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
-
|
Shorter
of term of lease or life of asset
|
Machinery
and equipment
|
-
|
5
to 10 years
|
-
|
5
to 15 years
|
|
Computer
equipment
|
-
|
5
years
|
F-9
Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets: The Company’s policy is to review its long-lived assets for
impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable in accordance with Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”), SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, (“SFAS No. 144”). The Company
recognizes an impairment loss when the sum of the expected undiscounted future
cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. The measurement of the
impairment losses to be recognized is based upon the difference between the fair
value and the carrying amount of the assets. During fiscal 2008, the company
recognized impairment losses on property and equipment included in assets of
approximately $3,750,000, which is included in the loss from discontinued
operations.
Income Taxes: The
Company recognizes a liability or asset for the deferred tax consequences of
temporary differences between the tax basis of assets or liabilities and their
reported amounts in the financial statements. These temporary differences will
result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years when the reported
amounts of the assets or liabilities are recovered or settled. The deferred tax
assets are reviewed periodically for recoverability and valuation allowances are
provided, as necessary.
In July
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB
Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes — An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” , which
clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. FIN 48 requires
that the Company recognize the impact of a tax position in the Company’s
financial statements if that position is more likely than not to be sustained on
audit, based on the technical merits of the position. FIN 48 also provides
guidance on derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties,
accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The provisions of
FIN 48 are effective as of the beginning of the Company’s 2007 fiscal year,
with the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle recorded as an
adjustment to opening retained earnings. See Note F, Income
Taxes.
Recently Issued Accounting
Pronouncements:
Business Combinations: In
December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations,”
(“SFAS No. 141(R)”),which replaces SFAS No. 141 and issued
SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial
Statements,” (“SFAS No. 160”), an amendment of Accounting Research
Bulletin No. 51. These two new standards will change the accounting
for and the reporting for business combination transactions and noncontrolling
(minority) interests in the consolidated financial statements, respectively.
SFAS No. 141(R) will change how business acquisitions are accounted
for and will impact financial statements both on the acquisition date and in
subsequent periods. SFAS No. 160 will change the accounting and
reporting for minority interests, which will be re-characterized as
noncontrolling interests and classified as a component of equity. These two
standards will be effective for the Company for financial statements issued for
fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2008. SFAS 141(R)
applies prospectively to business combinations from which the acquisition date
is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on
or after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is
prohibited. The Company is required to record and disclose business
combinations following existing GAAP until April 2009. SFAS 141R
will have an impact on our accounting for business combinations once adopted,
but the effect on our consolidated results of operations and financial position
will be dependent upon the acquisitions, if any, that we make on or after April
1, 2009.
Fair Value
Measurements: In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157,
Fair Value Measurements,
(“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 establishes a formal framework
for measuring fair value under generally accepted accounting
principles. Although SFAS No. 157 applies (amends) the provisions of
existing FASB and other accounting pronouncements, it does not require any new
fair value measurements nor does it establish valuation
standards. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued
for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. In February 2008,
the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. 157-1 (“FSP 157-1”) which excludes
SFAS No. 13, Accounting for
Leases, and its related pronouncements that address leasing transactions
from the scope of SFAS No. 157. Also in February 2008, the FASB
issued FASB Staff Position No. 157-2 (“FSP 157-2”) which delays
the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all non-financial assets and liabilities,
except those items recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis
(at least annually). FSP 157-2 defers the effective date of SFAS No.
157 for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2008. The FASB has issued a proposed FASB Staff Position No. 157-c,
(“FSP 157-c)”, that
would provide guidance on measuring liabilities under SFAS No.
157. SFAS No. 157 does not have a material impact on the Company’s
consolidated financial position or results of operations.
F-10
The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities: In February 2008, 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 was effective for our fiscal year
beginning April 1, 2008. The Company did not elect the fair value option under
SFAS No. 159 for any of the financial instruments upon adoption.
Subsequent
Events: FASB Statement 165, Subsequent Events,
incorporates the accounting and disclosure requirements for subsequent events
into U.S. GAAP. Statement 165 introduces new terminology, defines a
date through which management must evaluate subsequent events, and lists the
circumstances under which an entity must recognize and disclose events or
transactions occurring after the balance-sheet date. Statement 165 is
effective prospectively for interim or annual reporting periods ending after
June 15, 2009. As Statement 165 is effective for interim periods, the
Company will need to provide the new required disclosures beginning with the
June 30, 2009 interim financial statements. The Company does not
anticipate the adoption of this new standard will have a material impact on its
disclosures.
Foreign
currency: The Company translates the accounts of its
subsidiaries denominated in foreign currencies at the applicable exchange rate
in effect at the year end date for balance sheet purposes and at the average
exchange rate for the period for statement of income purposes. The
related translation adjustments in accumulated other comprehensive income in
shareholder’s equity are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income in
shareholders’ equity. Transaction gains and losses arising from
transactions denominated in foreign currencies are included in the results of
operations. The Company maintains cash in foreign banks of $1,590 to
support its operations in Hong Kong.
Net Income per Share:
The Company reports basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per
share is computed by dividing net income for the period by the weighted-average
number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per
share is computed by dividing net income for the period by the weighted number
of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding (unless their effect
is anti-dilutive) for the period. All common share equivalents are
comprised of exercisable stock options.
March
31,
|
||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding for basic EPS
|
2,466,983 | 2,484,192 | 2,398,284 | |||||||||
Shares
issued upon assumed exercise of outstanding stock options
|
4,824 | 17,825 | 86,322 | |||||||||
Weighted
average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding for
diluted EPS
|
2,471,807 | 2,502,017 | 2,484,606 |
Goodwill: Goodwill
represents the excess of the purchase price 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 FAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” 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.
During
the third quarter ended December 31, 2007, the Company conducted an evaluation
of goodwill acquired with the acquisition of the Canadian subsidiary (Icon) in
accordance with FAS No. 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets.” Based on the trend of lower than forecast sales of
mechanical tubing products in the U.S. and Canadian markets, and continuing
operation and cash flow losses, the Company recorded an impairment loss of
$1,926,696, reducing goodwill recorded by our Canadian subsidiary to zero at
December 31, 2007. The impairment loss was recorded in loss from discontinued
operations on the consolidated statement of operations.
F-11
NOTE
B - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property
and equipment consist of the following:
March 31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Leasehold
improvements
|
$ | 166,147 | $ | 73,535 | ||||
Machinery
and equipment
|
163,106 | 163,106 | ||||||
Furniture
and fixtures
|
251,611 | 244,994 | ||||||
Computer
equipment
|
198,637 | 196,246 | ||||||
779,501 | 677,881 | |||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
(528,135 | ) | (547,534 | ) | ||||
$ | 251,366 | $ | 130,347 |
Deprecation
and amortization expense totaled $49,210, $46,503 and $39,449 for fiscal years
ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
NOTE
C - INVESTMENT IN THE HONG KONG JOINT VENTURE
The
Company holds a 50% interest in a Joint Venture with a Hong Kong Corporation,
which has manufacturing facilities in the People’s Republic of China, for the
manufacturing of consumer electronic products. As of March 31, 2009, the Company
has an investment balance of $10,550,373 for its 50% interest in the Hong Kong
Joint Venture. There are no material Hong Kong – US GAAP differences
in the Hong Kong Joint Venture’s accounting policies.
The
following represents summarized financial information derived from the audited
financial statements of the Hong Kong Joint Venture as of March 31, 2009 and
2008 and for the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.
March 31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Current
assets
|
$ | 14,299,857 | $ | 14,169,626 | ||||
Property
and other assets
|
13,003,698 | 10,334,906 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 27,303,555 | $ | 24,504,532 | ||||
Current
liabilities
|
$ | 5,148,658 | $ | 5,215,755 | ||||
Non-current
liabilities
|
51,400 | 82,314 | ||||||
Equity
|
22,103,497 | 19,206,463 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 27,303,555 | $ | 24,504,532 |
For the Year Ended March 31,
|
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2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | 36,161,337 | $ | 30,144,148 | $ | 41,151,055 | ||||||
Gross
profit
|
9,594,405 | 7,555,705 | 13,753,123 | |||||||||
Net
income
|
4,011,404 | 3,270,926 | 8,377,365 |
During
the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Company purchased
$22,861,649, $20,765,906, and $19,085,353, respectively, of finished product
from the Hong Kong Joint Venture, which represents 97.3%, 79.9% and 46%,
respectively, of the Company’s total finished product purchases for the years
ended at March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007. Amounts due the Hong Kong Joint Venture
included in Accounts Payable totaled $1,967,073 and $1,687,950 at March 31, 2009
and 2008, respectively. Amounts due from the Hong Kong Joint Venture included in
Accounts Receivable totaled $312,257 and $115,656 at March 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
F-12
The
Company incurred interest costs charged by the Hong Kong Joint Venture of $0,
$16,964 and $25,000 during the years ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007,
respectively, related to its purchases. The Company’s investment in
the Hong Kong Joint Venture as recorded o the Company’s Consolidated Balance
sheets has been adjusted by the intercompany profit of the Hong Kong Joint
Venture in the Inventory of the Company.
NOTE
D - AMOUNTS DUE FROM FACTOR
The
Company sells certain of its trade receivables on a pre-approved, non-recourse
basis to a Factor. Since these are sold on a non-recourse basis, the factored
trade receivables and related repayment obligations are not separately recorded
in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Agreement provides
for financing of up to a maximum of $7,500,000 with the amount available at any
one time based on 85% of uncollected non-recourse receivables sold to the factor
and 45% of qualifying inventory. Financing of approximately
$7,000,000 is available at March 31, 2009. Any outstanding amounts
due to the factor are payable upon demand and bear interest at the prime rate of
interest charged by the factor, which is 3.25% at March 31, 2009. Any
amount due to the factor is also secured by the Company’s
inventory. There were no borrowings outstanding under this agreement
at March 31, 2009.
Under
this Factoring Agreement, the Company sold receivables of approximately
$24,601,177 and $34,350,844 during the years ended March 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. Gains and losses recognized on the sale of factored receivables
include the fair value of the limited recourse obligation. The
uncollected balance of non-recourse receivables held by the factor amounted to
$4,610,401 and $5,600,408 at March 31, 2009 and 2008. The amount of
the uncollected balance of non-recourse receivables borrowed by the Company as
of March 31, 2009 and 2008 is $0 and $0, respectively. Collected cash
maintained on deposit with the factor earns interest at the factor’s prime rate
of interest less three percentage points (effective rate 0.25% and 3.0%) at
March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
NOTE
F - LEASES
During
January 2009, the Company entered into an operating lease for its office and
warehouse which expires in March 2019. This lease is subject to increasing
rentals at 3% per year. The Company has the right to terminate the
lease after five years for a one-time payment of $42,000. In February
2004, the Company entered into an operating lease for an approximately 2,600
square foot office in Naperville, Illinois. This lease expires in February 2012
with increasing rentals at 3% per year.
Each of
the operating leases for real estate has renewal options with terms and
conditions similar to the original lease. Rent expense, including
common area maintenance, totaled $119,565, $113,357and $107,852 for the years
ended March 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
Thereafter
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Future
minimum lease payments are as follows:
|
$ | 146,754 | $ | 146,783 | $ | 147,782 | $ | 111,435 | $ | 111,704 | $ | 599,756 |
NOTE
G – INCOME TAXES
The
Company provides for Income Taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income
Taxes.” Accordingly, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are
computed and recognized for those differences that have future tax consequences
and will result in net taxable or deductible amounts in future
periods. Deferred tax expense or benefit is the result of changes in
the net asset or liability for deferred taxes. The deferred tax
liabilities and assets for USI result primarily from reserves, inventories,
accrued liabilities and changes in the unremitted earnings of the Hong Kong
Joint Venture.
The
Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on April 1, 2007. As a
result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company recognized a $86,000
increase in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits, which was accounted for
as a reduction of the April 1, 2007 retained earnings balance. The
total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of the date of the adoption was
approximately $86,000 and includes both income taxes and tax penalties. In years
prior to fiscal 2008, interest and penalties related to adjustments to income
taxes as filed have not been significant. The Company intends to include such
interest and penalties in its tax provision.
F-13
For the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, the Company has an accumulated net operating
loss of approximately $1,440,114 that the Company will carryforward to offset
future taxable income. The Company generated $157,249 of foreign tax
credits for the period. In addition, $694,792 in foreign tax credits
became available to carryforward as a result of the carryback of net operating
losses to prior tax years. Accordingly, at March 31, 2009, the
Company has $1,240,239 of foreign tax credit carryforward available to offset
future federal income taxes.
For the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, the Company generated a net operating loss of
approximately $3,320,000 that the Company elected to carryback to offset prior
taxable income. In addition, the Company generated $132,439 of
foreign tax credits for the period. Accordingly, at March 31, 2008,
the Company had $388,744 of foreign tax credit carryforward available to offset
future federal income taxes.
At March
31, 2007, the Company had foreign tax credit carryforwards of $685,654 available
as a result of foreign taxes paid on the repatriated earnings of the Hong Kong
Joint Venture. In addition, the Company generated $236,628 of foreign
tax credits during the fiscal year ended March 31,
2007. Approximately $534,084 of foreign tax credits were used to
offset federal taxes at March 31, 2007, resulting in a remaining foreign tax
credit carryforward available to offset future taxes of $388,198.
The
components of income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations for the
Company are as follows:
March 31,
|
||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Current
expense (benefit)
|
||||||||||||
U.S.
Federal
|
$ | 608,794 | $ | 581,300 | $ | 1,425,522 | ||||||
U.S.
State
|
64,943 | 62,300 | 215,308 | |||||||||
673,737 | 643,600 | 1,640,830 | ||||||||||
Deferred
expense (benefit)
|
(214,355 | ) | (131,365 | ) | (280,040 | ) | ||||||
Total
income tax expense (benefit)
|
$ | 459,382 | $ | 512,235 | $ | 1,360,790 |
Significant
components of USI’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as
follows:
March 31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Deferred
tax assets:
|
||||||||
Financial
statement accruals and allowances
|
$ | 230,646 | $ | 210,297 | ||||
Inventory
uniform capitalization
|
123,298 | 63,052 | ||||||
Stock
option compensation
|
7,477 | 7,477 | ||||||
Net
operating loss carryforward
|
540,043 | 1,245,112 | ||||||
Foreign
tax credit carryforward
|
1,240,239 | 388,198 | ||||||
Net
deferred tax asset
|
$ | 2,141,703 | $ | 1,914,136 |
The
reconciliation between the statutory federal income tax provision and the actual
effective tax provision for continuing operations is as follows:
Years ended March 31,
|
||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Federal
tax (benefit) expense at statutory rate (34%) before loss
carryforward
|
$ | 646,584 | $ | 1,134,575 | $ | 2,534,402 | ||||||
Non-patriated
earnings of Hong Kong Joint Venture
|
(114,275 | ) | (282,251 | ) | (635,549 | ) | ||||||
Foreign
tax credit net of gross up for US portion of foreign taxes
|
(157,249 | ) | (197,311 | ) | (922,282 | ) | ||||||
Reversal
of Canadian net operating loss benefit
|
- | - | 40,410 | |||||||||
State
income tax (benefit) expense, net of federal tax effect
|
64,943 | 62,568 | 195,852 | |||||||||
Permanent
differences
|
19,379 | 13,419 | 14,543 | |||||||||
Change
in temporary differences
|
- | (218,765 | ) | 133,414 | ||||||||
Provision
for income tax expense (benefit)
|
$ | 459,382 | $ | 512,235 | $ | 1,360,790 |
The
Company files its income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and
various state jurisdictions.
F-14
The
Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes, on April 1, 2007. As a result of the
implementation of Interpretation 48, the Company recognized approximately a
$86,000 increase in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits, which was
accounted for as a reduction to the April 1, 2007, balance of retained
earnings. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of
unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
Balance
at April 1, 2008
|
$ | 236,000 | ||
Additions
based on tax positions related to the current year
|
- | |||
Additions
for tax positions of prior years
|
- | |||
Reductions
for tax positions of prior years
|
- | |||
Settlements
|
- | |||
Balance
at March 31, 2009
|
$ | 236,000 |
The total
liability for unrecognized tax benefits, as of March 31, 2009, was
$245,324. That amount, if ultimately recognized, would reduce the
Company’s annual effective tax rate. The Company has concluded that
none of this amount will be paid within the next 12 months.
The
Company recognizes interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax
benefits as income tax expense. Cumulatively, at March 31, 2009, the
Company has accrued and recognized approximately $9,324 in interest and
penalties, of which 4,164 is accrued for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2009.
NOTE
H - SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common Stock - During
the year ended March 31, 2008, the Company issued 12,255 shares of its common
stock, all of which were issued on the exercise of employee stock options for
total proceeds of $126,678.
Stock Repurchase
Program – In July 2008, the Company announced a stock buyback program and
authorized the purchase of up to 100,000 shares of common
stock. Shares may be purchased from time to time under this program
in the open market, through block trades and/or in negotiated
transactions. Unless extended by the Company’s Board of Directors,
the program will terminate when 100,000 shares of common stock have been
repurchased by the Company pursuant to the program (unless increased or
decreased by the Board of Directors).
During
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, 78,847 shares were repurchased under this
program. Subsequent to March 31, 2009, an additional 21,133 shares
were repurchased, resulting in a total of 99,980 shares repurchased at an
average price of $3.71 per share.
Stock Options - Under
terms of the Company’s now expired 1978 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as
amended, 1,170,369 shares of common stock are reserved for the granting of stock
options, of which 1,149,638 shares have been issued as of March 31,
2009. Under provisions of the Plan, a committee of the Board of
Directors determines the option price and the dates exercisable. All options
expire five years from the date of grant and have an exercise price at least
equal to the market price at the date of grant. The options usually vest at 25%
a year over four years.
In March
2009, 25,000 options were issued at $3.25 for restricted shares of the Company’s
common stock. These options will be fully vested after one year with
a right to exercise until March 2014.
F-15
The
following tables summarize the status of outstanding stock options at March 31,
2009 and option transactions for the three years then ended:
Status as of March 31, 2009
|
Number of Shares
|
|||
Presently
exercisable
|
72,422 | |||
Exercisable
in future years
|
25,000 | |||
Total
outstanding
|
97,422 | |||
Outstanding
options:
|
||||
Number
of holders
|
16 | |||
Average
exercise price per share
|
$ | 10.47 | ||
Expiration
dates
|
April 2009
to
March
2014
|
Transactions for the Three Years Ended March 31, 2009:
|
Number of Shares
|
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
|
||||||
Outstanding
at March 31, 2007
|
101,176 | |||||||
Granted
|
0 | 0.00 | ||||||
Canceled
|
0 | 0.00 | ||||||
Exercised
|
(12,255 | ) | 10.40 | |||||
Outstanding
at March 31, 2008
|
88,921 | |||||||
Granted
|
25,000 | 3.25 | ||||||
Canceled
|
(16,499 | ) | 0.00 | |||||
Exercised
|
- | 0.00 | ||||||
Outstanding
at March 31, 2009
|
97,422 |
The
following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at March
31, 2009:
Options Outstanding
|
Options Exercisable
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Range of
Exercise Price
|
Number
of Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
|
Weighted
Average
Contract Life (Yrs)
|
Number
of Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
|
|||||||||||||||
$3.25
|
25,000 | 3.25 | 5.00 | 0 | 3.25 | |||||||||||||||
$7.68
to $9.99
|
4,666 | 8.27 | 0.31 | 4,666 | 8.27 | |||||||||||||||
$10.00
to $12.99
|
39,329 | 11.27 | 1.00 | 39,329 | 11.27 | |||||||||||||||
$13.00
to $16.09
|
28,427 | 16.09 | 2.00 | 28,427 | 16.09 | |||||||||||||||
97,422 | 72,422 |
The fair
value of each stock option is estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average
assumptions; no annual dividends, expected volatility of 64.05%, risk-free
interest rate of 0.5% and expected lives of five years. The weighted-average
fair value of the stock options granted in 2006 was $8.29 per
share.
The
Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the
fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully
transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly
subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because
the Company’s employee stock options have characteristics significantly
different from those of normal publicly traded options, and because changes in
the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate,
in management’s opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a
reliable single measure of the fair value of its stock options.
NOTE
I - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
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.
F-16
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 a patent acquired by Kidde
(US 4,972,181). Kidde was 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 in the same court (Case No. 05cv1031) 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. In September, the USPTO
rejected all of the claims asserted against the Company based on the references.
Kidde responded to the rejection to which further action by the USPTO is
pending. Kidde also filed for and the Court granted a stay of the litigation
pending the conclusion of the reexamination. The USPTO action fully supports the
Company’s substantive position and its defenses to Kidde. The Company and its
counsel believe that regardless of the outcome of the reexamination, 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 June
25, 2008, Maple Chase Company which was acquired in January 2008 by United
Technologies Corporation (which also owns Walter Kidde Portable Equipment,
Inc.), filed a civil suit against the Company in the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Case No. 08cv3641) for patent
infringement of Re 33920, a patent that expired in March of 2007. On January 13,
2009, the Court granted permission to substitute Kidde for Maple Chase as the
party plaintiff. This action involves the same patent that formed the basis of
the suit filed by Maple Chase against the Company in February 2004 (Case No.
03cv07205). In that case, the Company successfully sought and obtained
reexamination of the asserted patent in the USPTO based on the references cited
and analysis presented by the Company. In April 2005, the Court dismissed the
earlier case subject to the outcome of the reexamination. After pending for more
than three years and after the expiration of the patent, a Reexamination
Certificate was granted confirming patentability of many of the claims and
canceling the remaining claims. The 2008 case asserts infringement of the claims
emerging out of reexamination and is in its preliminary stages where discovery
has just commenced. The Company believes that it has meritorious and substantial
technical defenses to the action and that it is entitled to a number of
legal/equitable defenses due to the long period of inaction and acquiescence by
Kidde/Maple Chase and its predecessors. The amount, if any, of potential loss to
the Company is not yet determinable. The Company intends to vigorously defend
the suit and press its pending counterclaims.
On August
21, 2008, Kidde again filed a civil suit against the Company for patent
infringement (Case No. 08cv2202) but this time in the United States District
Court for the District of Maryland. Kidde accuses the Company of infringement of
US patent 6,791,453 by communication protocols for interconnected hazardous
condition (smoke, heat and Carbon monoxide) alarms sold by the Company. The
Company believes that it has meritorious and substantial technical defenses to
the action. The amount, if any, of potential loss to the Company is not yet
determinable. The Company intends to vigorously defend the suit and press its
pending counter and third party claims.
On
September 25, 2008, the Company with its Answer and Counterclaims to Kidde filed
a third-party Complaint against United Technologies Corporation in the United
States District Court for the District of Maryland in Case No. 08cv2202 for the
predatory litigation campaign by the defendant and its subsidiary, Kidde. On
December 17, 2008, the Company filed a motion to amend its Answer and
Counterclaims seeking injunctive and antitrust damages which was unsuccessfully
opposed by both Kidde and UTC. On March 31, 2009, Kidde filed a defective
request for reexamination of the ‘453 patent. On April 9, 2009, after Kidde
filed corrected papers, the re-examination request was formalized and is
currently pending determination by the USPTO. Kidde has also recently filed a
motion to stay the litigation pending the outcome of the Re-examination. The
Company is opposing that pending motion. In April, the Court also issued a
schedule requiring the parties to define, present and argue their respective
patent claim interpretations over the summer and into the fall of 2009.
Otherwise, the case is in the initial discovery phase. The Company intends to
vigorously prosecute its claims.
NOTE
J - MAJOR CUSTOMERS
The
Company is primarily a distributor of safety products for use in home and
business under both its tradenames and private labels for other companies. As
described in Note C, the Company’s purchased a majority of its products from its
50% owned Hong Kong Joint Venture.
F-17
The
Company has one customer, The Home Depot, which represented 46.6%, 37.0% and
11.09% of the Company’s product sales during the periods ended March 31, 2009,
2008 and 2007, respectively.
NOTE
K - QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
Quarterly Results of
Operations (Unaudited):
The
unaudited quarterly results of operations for fiscal years 2009 and 2008 are
summarized as follows:
Quarter Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
June 30,
|
September 30,
|
December 31,
|
March 31,
|
|||||||||||||
2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | 6,192,801 | $ | 8,381,379 | $ | 5,595,049 | $ | 5,928,367 | ||||||||
Gross
profit
|
1,577,066 | 1,891,273 | 1,337,785 | 1,293,846 | ||||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
|
457,139 | 656,301 | 292,513 | 36,383 | ||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations
|
(53,659 | ) | 3,434,913 | - | 41,767 | |||||||||||
Income
per share from continuing operations:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
0.18 | 0.26 | 0.12 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
|
0.18 | 0.26 | 0.12 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
Income
(loss) per share from Discontinued operations:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
(0.02 | ) | 1.38 | - | 0.02 | |||||||||||
Diluted
|
(0.02 | ) | 1.38 | - | 0.02 | |||||||||||
Net
income – basic
|
0.16 | 1.64 | 0.12 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||
Net
income - diluted
|
0.16 | 1.64 | 0.12 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||
2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
sales
|
10,449,343 | 8,967,740 | 7,776,986 | 6,677,293 | ||||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
2,715,334 | 1,942,354 | 1,825,486 | 1,386,882 | ||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from continuing operations
|
1,204,844 | 802,107 | 780,207 | 37,591 | ||||||||||||
(Loss)
from discontinued operations
|
(413,842 | ) | (483,977 | ) | (2,415,996 | ) | (5,079,848 | ) | ||||||||
Income
per share from continuing operations:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
0.49 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
|
0.48 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
(Loss)
per share from discontinued operations:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
(0.17 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.97 | ) | (2.04 | ) | ||||||||
Diluted
|
(0.17 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.97 | ) | (2.04 | ) | ||||||||
Net
income (loss) – basic
|
0.32 | 0.13 | (0.66 | ) | (2.02 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
income (loss) – diluted
|
0.31 | 0.13 | (0.66 | ) | (2.02 | ) |
NOTE
L – RETIREMENT PLAN
The
Company has a retirement savings plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal
Revenue Code. All full-time employees who have completed 12 months of
service are eligible to participate. Employees are permitted to
contribute up to the amounts prescribed by law. The Company may
provide contributions to the plan consisting of a matching amount equal to a
percentage of the employee’s contribution, not to exceed four percent
(4%). Employer contributions were $55,059 and $61,485 for the year’s
ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.
F-18
SCHEDULE
II
UNIVERSAL
SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
VALUATION
AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
YEARS
ENDED MARCH 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007
Balance at
beginning
of year
|
Charged to cost
and expenses
|
Deductions
|
Balance at
end of year
|
|||||||||||||
Year
ended March 31, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
$ | 15,000 | $ | 80,927 | $ | 0 | $ | 95,927 | ||||||||
Year
ended March 31, 2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
$ | 15,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 15,000 | ||||||||
Year
ended March 31, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
$ | 15,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 15,000 | ||||||||
Year
ended March 31, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Allowance
for inventory reserve
|
$ | 40,000 | $ | 164,309 | $ | 0 | $ | 204,309 | ||||||||
Year
ended March 31, 2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Allowance
for inventory reserve
|
$ | 40,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 40,000 | ||||||||
Year
ended March 31, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||
Allowance
for inventory reserve
|
$ | 40,000 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 40,000 |
S-1
Report
and Financial Statements
Eyston
Company Limited
For the
year ended 31 March 2009
Contents
Page
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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JV-1
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Consolidated
Income Statement
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JV-2
|
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Consolidated
Balance Sheet
|
JV-3
|
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Balance
Sheet
|
JV-4
|
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Consolidated
Statement of Changes in Equity
|
JV-5
|
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Consolidated
Cash Flow Statement
|
JV-6
|
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Notes
to the Financial Statements
|
JV-7
|
Expressed
in Hong Kong dollars ("HK$")
Report of
independent registered
public
accounting firm
To the
Board of Directors of Eyston Company Limited
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Eyston Company Limited
and subsidiaries ("the Company"), as of March 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related
consolidated statements of income, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of
the three years in the period ended March 31, 2009. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require
that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as
of March 31, 2009 and 2008, and the consolidated results of its income and its
cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2009, in
accordance with Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards.
Grant
Thornton
Certified
Public Accountants
13th
Floor, Gloucester Tower
The
Landmark
15
Queen's Road Central
Hong
Kong
15 June
2009
JV-1
Consolidated
income statement
for the
year ended 31 March
Notes
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
||||||||||||||
Turnover
|
5 | 281,284,464 | 235,060,421 | 320,142,022 | ||||||||||||
Cost
of sales
|
(206,656,292 | ) | (176,141,949 | ) | (213,147,126 | ) | ||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
74,628,172 | 58,918,472 | 106,994,896 | |||||||||||||
Other
income
|
6 | 2,612,487 | 5,350,795 | 4,693,192 | ||||||||||||
Administrative
expenses
|
(41,204,939 | ) | (34,379,717 | ) | (37,260,187 | ) | ||||||||||
Profit
from operations
|
36,035,720 | 29,889,550 | 74,427,901 | |||||||||||||
Finance
costs
|
7 | (112,823 | ) | (210,016 | ) | (405,953 | ) | |||||||||
Profit
before income tax
|
8 | 35,922,897 | 29,679,534 | 74,021,948 | ||||||||||||
Income
tax expense
|
9 | (4,541,928 | ) | (4,173,251 | ) | (8,848,735 | ) | |||||||||
Profit
for the year
|
10 | 31,380,969 | 25,506,283 | 65,173,213 | ||||||||||||
Dividends
|
11 | 15,068,948 | 16,716,167 | 29,866,722 |
JV-2
Consolidated
balance sheet
as at 31
March
Notes
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||||||
ASSETS
AND LIABILITIES
|
||||||||||||
Non-current
assets
|
||||||||||||
Property,
plant and equipment
|
12 | 64,214,954 | 59,767,941 | |||||||||
Advanced
lease payments
|
13 | 14,353,995 | 14,023,266 | |||||||||
Available-for-sale
financial assets
|
14 | 21,667,859 | 7,902,216 | |||||||||
Pledged
bank balances
|
19 | 567,050 | - | |||||||||
100,803,858 | 81,693,423 | |||||||||||
Current
assets
|
||||||||||||
Inventories
|
16 | 27,845,689 | 28,354,497 | |||||||||
Available-for-sale
financial assets
|
14 | - | 15,633,540 | |||||||||
Trade
and other receivables
|
17 | 5,184,715 | 5,674,634 | |||||||||
Amount
due from a shareholder
|
20 | 13,940,881 | 9,392,116 | |||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
19 | 63,880,318 | 50,687,596 | |||||||||
110,851,603 | 109,742,383 | |||||||||||
Current
liabilities
|
||||||||||||
Trade
and other payables
|
17,231,889 | 21,499,786 | ||||||||||
Obligations
under finance lease
|
21,000 | 21,000 | ||||||||||
Amount
due to a related company
|
20 | 3,381,063 | 2,329,153 | |||||||||
Dividend
payable
|
21 | 11,700,000 | 11,700,000 | |||||||||
Loans
from shareholders
|
22 | 2,868,954 | 2,868,954 | |||||||||
Collateralised
bank advances
|
23 | 341,250 | 971,312 | |||||||||
Provision
for taxation
|
4,196,701 | 1,199,326 | ||||||||||
39,740,857 | 40,589,531 | |||||||||||
Net
current assets
|
71,110,746 | 69,152,852 | ||||||||||
Non-current
liabilities
|
||||||||||||
Obligations
under finance lease
|
31,700 | 52,700 | ||||||||||
Deferred
tax liabilities
|
24 | 366,752 | 587,877 | |||||||||
Net
assets
|
171,516,152 | 150,205,698 | ||||||||||
EQUITY
|
||||||||||||
Share
capital
|
25 | 200 | 200 | |||||||||
Reserves
|
26 | 171,515,952 | 150,205,498 | |||||||||
171,516,152 | 150,205,698 |
JV-3
Balance
sheet
as at 31
March
Notes
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||||||
ASSETS
AND LIABILITIES
|
||||||||||||
Non-current
assets
|
||||||||||||
Property,
plant and equipment
|
12 | 7,353,332 | 10,169,509 | |||||||||
Advanced
lease payments
|
13 | 407,310 | 668,775 | |||||||||
Available-for-sale
financial assets
|
14 | 21,667,859 | 7,902,216 | |||||||||
Interests
in subsidiaries
|
15 | 106,690,967 | 94,990,967 | |||||||||
Pledged
bank balances
|
19 | 567,050 | - | |||||||||
136,686,518 | 113,731,467 | |||||||||||
Current
assets
|
||||||||||||
Inventories
|
16 | 27,845,689 | 28,354,497 | |||||||||
Available-for-sale
financial assets
|
14 | - | 15,633,540 | |||||||||
Other
receivables
|
1,612,623 | 1,033,057 | ||||||||||
Amounts
due from subsidiaries
|
18 | 28,278,839 | 22,846,582 | |||||||||
Tax
prepaid
|
- | 1,083,171 | ||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
19 | 47,574,236 | 31,612,771 | |||||||||
105,311,387 | 100,563,618 | |||||||||||
Current
liabilities
|
||||||||||||
Trade
and other payables
|
12,437,284 | 17,513,855 | ||||||||||
Obligations
under finance lease
|
21,000 | 21,000 | ||||||||||
Amount
due to a related company
|
20 | 3,381,063 | 2,329,153 | |||||||||
Dividend
payable
|
21 | 11,700,000 | 11,700,000 | |||||||||
Loans
from shareholders
|
22 | 2,868,954 | 2,868,954 | |||||||||
Provision
for taxation
|
1,889,364 | - | ||||||||||
32,297,665 | 34,432,962 | |||||||||||
Net
current assets
|
73,013,722 | 66,130,656 | ||||||||||
Non-current
liabilities
|
||||||||||||
Obligations
under finance lease
|
31,700 | 52,700 | ||||||||||
Deferred
tax liabilities
|
24 | 366,752 | 587,877 | |||||||||
Net
assets
|
209,301,788 | 179,221,546 | ||||||||||
EQUITY
|
||||||||||||
Share
capital
|
25 | 200 | 200 | |||||||||
Reserves
|
26 | 209,301,588 | 179,221,346 | |||||||||
209,301,788 | 179,221,546 |
JV-4
Consolidated
statement of changes in equity
Share
capital
|
Exchange
reserve
|
Fair
value
reserve
|
Retained
profits
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance
at 1 April 2006
|
200 | 649,522 | (750,629 | ) | 98,664,880 | 98,563,973 | ||||||||||||||
Change
in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets
|
- | - | 292,456 | - | 292,456 | |||||||||||||||
Exchange
differences arising on translation of a subsidiary
|
- | 2,538,341 | - | - | 2,538,341 | |||||||||||||||
Profit
for the year
|
- | - | - | 65,173,213 | 65,173,213 | |||||||||||||||
Total
recognised income and expense for the year
|
- | 2,538,341 | 292,456 | 65,173,213 | 68,004,010 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends
|
- | - | - | (29,866,722 | ) | (29,866,722 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at 31 March 2007 and 1 April 2007
|
200 | 3,187,863 | (458,173 | ) | 133,971,371 | 136,701,261 | ||||||||||||||
Change
in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets
|
- | - | 577,549 | - | 577,549 | |||||||||||||||
Exchange
differences arising on translation of a subsidiary
|
- | 4,136,772 | - | - | 4,136,772 | |||||||||||||||
Profit
for the year
|
- | - | - | 25,506,283 | 25,506,283 | |||||||||||||||
Total
recognised income and expense for the year
|
- | 4,136,772 | 577,549 | 25,506,283 | 30,220,604 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends
|
- | - | - | (16,716,167 | ) | (16,716,167 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at 31 March 2008 and 1 April 2008
|
200 | 7,324,635 | 119,376 | 142,761,487 | 150,205,698 | |||||||||||||||
Change
in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets
|
- | - | (44,862 | ) | - | (44,862 | ) | |||||||||||||
Exchange
differences arising on translation of a subsidiary
|
- | 5,043,295 | - | - | 5,043,295 | |||||||||||||||
Profit
for the year
|
- | - | - | 31,380,969 | 31,380,969 | |||||||||||||||
Total
recognised income and expense for the year
|
- | 5,043,295 | (44,862 | ) | 31,380,969 | 36,379,402 | ||||||||||||||
Dividends
|
- | - | - | (15,068,948 | ) | (15,068,948 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance
at 31 March 2009
|
200 | 12,367,930 | * | 74,514 | * | 159,073,508 | * | 171,516,152 |
|
*These reserve accounts comprise
the consolidated reserves of HK$171,515,952 (2008: HK$150,205,498) in the
consolidated balance sheet.
|
JV-5
Consolidated
cash flow statement
for the
year ended 31 March
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
||||||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities
|
||||||||||||
Profit
before income tax
|
35,922,897 | 29,679,534 | 74,021,948 | |||||||||
Adjustments
for :
|
||||||||||||
Amortisation
of advanced lease payments
|
581,797 | 427,392 | 424,328 | |||||||||
Depreciation
of property, plant and equipment
|
8,721,931 | 10,166,942 | 5,752,971 | |||||||||
Exchange
loss on available-for-sale financial assets
|
420,648 | - | - | |||||||||
(Profit)/Loss
on disposal of available-for-sale financial
assets
|
(61,620 | ) | 34,344 | 87,565 | ||||||||
Loss/(Gain)
on disposal of property, plant and equipment
|
42,989 | (94 | ) | (347,500 | ) | |||||||
Interest
expense
|
112,823 | 210,016 | 405,953 | |||||||||
Interest
income
|
(1,413,626 | ) | (2,384,538 | ) | (2,289,039 | ) | ||||||
Operating
profit before working capital changes
|
44,327,839 | 38,133,596 | 78,056,226 | |||||||||
(Increase)/Decrease
in amount due from a shareholder
|
(10,380,402 | ) | 8,427,746 | (26,272,135 | ) | |||||||
Decrease/(Increase)
in inventories
|
508,808 | 2,086,586 | (11,518,178 | ) | ||||||||
Decrease/(Increase)
in trade and other receivables
|
489,919 | 3,534,879 | (928,730 | ) | ||||||||
Increase
in pledged bank balances
|
(567,050 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Decrease
in loan to a shareholder
|
- | 1,950,000 | 1,950,000 | |||||||||
Increase
/(Decrease) in amount due to a related company
|
1,051,910 | (953,842 | ) | 4,199,312 | ||||||||
(Decrease)/Increase
in obligations under finance lease
|
(21,000 | ) | (21,000 | ) | 94,700 | |||||||
(Decrease)/Increase
in amount due to director
|
- | (200,000 | ) | 200,000 | ||||||||
Decrease
in collateralised bank advances
|
(630,062 | ) | (1,881,850 | ) | (581,960 | ) | ||||||
(Decrease)/Increase
in trade and other payables
|
(4,338,444 | ) | (1,186,388 | ) | 1,841,637 | |||||||
Cash
generated from operations
|
30,441,518 | 49,889,727 | 47,040,872 | |||||||||
Interest
received
|
1,413,626 | 2,384,538 | 2,289,039 | |||||||||
Interest
paid
|
(112,823 | ) | (210,016 | ) | (405,953 | ) | ||||||
Dividends
paid
|
(9,237,311 | ) | (14,191,182 | ) | (24,349,341 | ) | ||||||
Hong
Kong profits tax paid
|
(1,782,192 | ) | (8,523,843 | ) | (4,025,500 | ) | ||||||
Net
cash generated from operating activities
|
20,722,818 | 29,349,224 | 20,549,117 | |||||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities
|
||||||||||||
Purchase
of property, plant and equipment
|
(9,724,320 | ) | (11,715,474 | ) | (18,006,982 | ) | ||||||
Addition
of land use rights
|
- | (3,938,000 | ) | (990,000 | ) | |||||||
Purchase
of available-for-sale financial assets
|
(22,013,993 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Proceeds
from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets
|
23,478,000 | - | 7,659,776 | |||||||||
Proceeds
from disposal of property, plant and equipment
|
- | 36,500 | 363,865 | |||||||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(8,260,313 | ) | (15,616,974 | ) | (10,973,341 | ) | ||||||
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
12,462,505 | 13,732,250 | 9,575,776 | |||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of the year
|
50,687,596 | 36,853,474 | 26,322,005 | |||||||||
Effect
of foreign exchange rate changes, net
|
730,217 | 101,872 | 955,693 | |||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of the year
|
63,880,318 | 50,687,596 | 36,853,474 |
JV-6
Notes to
the financial statements
for the
year ended 31 March 2009
1.
|
GENERAL
INFORMATION
|
The
company is a limited liability company incorporated and domiciled in Hong
Kong. The address of the company's registered office and principal
place of business is B2, 3/F., Fortune Factory Building, 40 Lee Chung Street,
Chai Wan, Hong Kong.
The
principal activities of the company and its subsidiaries (the "group") are
manufacturing and trading of consumer electronic products including smoke, fire
and carbon monoxide alarms and other home safety products. Details of
the company's subsidiaries are set out in note 15 to the financial
statements.
The
financial statements on pages 2 to 39 have been prepared in accordance with Hong
Kong Financial Reporting Standards ("HKFRSs") which collective term includes all
applicable individual Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards, Hong Kong
Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by the Hong Kong Institute of
Certified Public Accountants ("HKICPA") and the requirements of the Hong Kong
Companies Ordinance.
The
financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2009 were approved for issue by
the board of directors on 15 June 2009.
2.
|
ADOPTION
OF NEW AND AMENDED HKFRSs
|
|
2.1
|
Impact
of new and amended HKFRSs which are effective during the
year
|
In the
current year, the group has applied, for the first time, the following new
standards, amendments and interpretations (the "new HKFRSs") issued by the
HKICPA, which are relevant to and effective for the group's financial
statements for the annual period beginning on 1 April
2008:
HK
(IFRIC) – Int 11
|
HKFRS
2: Group and Treasury Share Transactions
|
|
HKAS
39 & HKFRS 7
(Amendments) |
Reclassification
of Financial Assets
|
The new
HKFRSs had no material effect on how the results and financial position for the
current and prior periods have been prepared and presented. Accordingly, no
prior period adjustment is required.
JV-7
2.
|
ADOPTION
OF NEW AND AMENDED HKFRSs
(Continued)
|
|
2.2
|
Impact
of new and amended HKFRSs which are issued but not yet
effective
|
At the
date of authorisation of these financial statements, the following new and
amended HKFRSs have been published but are not yet effective, and have not been
adopted early by the group.
HKAS
1 (Revised)
|
Presentation
of Financial Statements 1
|
|
HKAS
23 (Revised)
|
Borrowing
Costs 1
|
|
HKAS
27 (Revised)
|
Consolidated
and Separate Financial Statements 2
|
|
HKAS
32 & HKAS 1 (Amendments)
|
Puttable
Financial Instruments and Obligations Arising on Liquidation 1
|
|
HKAS
39 (Amendment)
|
Eligible
Hedged Items 2
|
|
HKFRS
1 (Revised)
|
First-time
Adoption of Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards 2
|
|
HKFRS
1 & HKAS 27 (Amendments)
|
Cost
of an Investment in a Subsidiary, Jointly Controlled Entity
or Associate 1
|
|
HKFRS
2 (Amendment)
|
Share-based
Payment – Vesting Conditions and Cancellations 1
|
|
HKFRS
3 (Revised)
|
Business
Combinations 2
|
|
HKFRS
7 (Amendment)
|
Financial
Instruments: Disclosures – Improving Disclosures about Financial
Instruments 1
|
|
HKFRS
8
|
Operating
Segments 1
|
|
HK(IFRIC)
– Int 9 & HKAS 39 (Amendments)
|
Reassessment
of Embedded Derivatives and Financial Instruments: Recognition and
Measurement – Embedded Derivatives 5
|
|
HK(IFRIC)
– Int 13
|
Customer
Loyalty Programmes 3
|
|
HK(IFRIC)
– Int 15
|
Agreements
for the Construction of Real Estate 1
|
|
HK(IFRIC)
– Int 16
|
Hedges
of a Net Investment in a Foreign Operation 4
|
|
HK(IFRIC)
– Int 17
|
Distributions
of Non-cash Assets to Owners 2
|
|
HK(IFRIC)
– Int 18
|
Transfers
of Assets from Customers 2
|
|
Various
|
Annual
Improvements to HKFRSs 2008 6
|
Notes
|
1
|
Effective
for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January
2009
|
|
2
|
Effective
for annual periods beginning on or after 1 July
2009
|
|
3
|
Effective
for annual periods beginning on or after 1 July
2008
|
|
4
|
Effective
for annual periods beginning on or after 1 October
2008
|
|
5
|
Effective
for annual periods ending on or after 30 June
2009
|
|
6
|
Generally
effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2009 unless
otherwise stated in the specific
HKFRS
|
The
directors anticipate that all of the pronouncements will be adopted in the
group's accounting policy for the first period beginning after the effective
date of the pronouncements.
Among
these new standards and interpretations, HKAS 1 (Revised) Presentation of
Financial Statements is expected to materially change the presentation of the
group’s financial statements. The amendments affect the presentation of owner
changes in equity and introduce a statement of comprehensive income. The group
will have the option of presenting items of income and expenses and components
of other comprehensive income either in a single statement of comprehensive
income with subtotals, or in two separate statements (a separate income
statement followed by a statement of comprehensive income). The amendment does
not affect the financial position or results of the group but will give rise to
additional disclosures.
JV-8
2.
|
ADOPTION
OF NEW AND AMENDED HKFRSs
(Continued)
|
|
2.2
|
Impact
of new and amended HKFRSs which are issued but not yet effective
(Continued)
|
The
directors are currently assessing the impact of other new and amended HKFRSs
upon initial application. So far, the directors have preliminary
concluded that the initial application of these HKFRSs is unlikely to have a
significant impact on the group's results and financial position.
3.
|
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|
3.1
|
Basis
of preparation
|
The
significant accounting policies that have been used in the preparation of these
consolidated financial statements are summarised below. These
policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented unless
otherwise stated.
The
financial statements have been prepared on an historical cost basis except for
the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities. The
measurement bases are fully described in the accounting policies
below.
It should
be noted that accounting estimates and assumptions are used in preparation of
the financial statements. Although these estimates are based on management's
best knowledge and judgment of current events and actions, actual results may
ultimately differ from those estimates. The areas involving a higher
degree of judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are
significant to the financial statements, are disclosed in note 4.
3.2
|
Basis
of consolidation
|
The
consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the
company and its subsidiaries made up to 31 March each year.
3.3
|
Subsidiaries
|
Subsidiaries
are those entities (including special purpose entities) over which the group has
the power to control the financial and operating policies so as to obtain
benefits from their activities. The existence and effect of potential
voting rights that are currently exercisable or convertible are considered when
assessing whether the group controls another entity. Subsidiaries are
fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the
group. They are excluded from consolidation from the date that
control ceases.
Business
combinations (other than for combining entities under common control) are
accounted for by applying the purchase method. This involves the
estimation of fair value of all identifiable assets and liabilities, including
contingent liabilities of the subsidiary, at the acquisition date, regardless of
whether or not they were recorded in the financial statements of the subsidiary
prior to acquisition. On initial recognition, the assets and
liabilities of the subsidiary are included in the consolidated balance sheet at
their fair values, which are also used as the bases for subsequent measurement
in accordance with the group's accounting policies.
JV-9
3.
|
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
|
|
3.3
|
Subsidiaries
(Continued)
|
Intra-group
transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between group
companies are eliminated in preparing the consolidated financial
statements. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the
transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset
transferred.
In the
company's balance sheet, subsidiaries are carried at cost less any impairment
loss. The results of the subsidiaries are accounted for by the
company on the basis of dividends received and receivable at the balance sheet
date.
|
3.4
|
Property,
plant and equipment
|
Property,
plant and equipment are stated at acquisition cost less accumulated depreciation
and accumulated impairment losses.
Subsequent
costs are included in the asset's carrying amount or recognised as a separate
asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits
associated with the item will flow to the group and company and the cost of the
item can be measured reliably. All other repairs and maintenance are
charged to the income statement during the period in which they are
incurred.
Depreciation
is provided to write off the cost of property, plant and equipment over their
estimated useful lives, using the straight line method, at the following rates
per annum :
Buildings
|
5% or where shorter over 16 - 19 years
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
20%
|
Plant
and machinery
|
20%
|
Furniture
and fixtures
|
20%
|
Motor
vehicles
|
20%
|
Computer
equipment and software
|
50%
|
Construction
in progress represents costs incurred in the construction of
buildings. These costs are not depreciated until such time as the
relevant assets are completed and put into use, at which time the relevant costs
are transferred to the appropriate category of property, plant and
equipment.
The
assets' residual values, depreciation methods and useful lives are reviewed, and
adjusted if appropriate, at each balance sheet date.
The gain
or loss arising on the retirement or disposal is determined as the difference
between the sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the assets and is
recognised in the consolidated income statement.
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3.
|
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
|
|
3.4
|
Property,
plant and equipment (Continued)
|
Subsequent
costs are included in the assets' carrying amounts or recognized as separate
assets, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits
associated with the items will flow to the group and the cost of the items can
be measured reliably. All other costs, such as repairs and
maintenance, are expensed in the consolidated income statement during the period
in which they are incurred.
|
3.5
|
Inventories
|
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is
determined using first-in, first-out method and, in case of work in progress and
finished goods, comprise direct materials, direct labour and an appropriate
proportion of overheads. Net realisable value is the estimated
selling price in the ordinary course of business less estimated
cost of completion and applicable selling expenses.
|
3.6
|
Financial
assets
|
The
group's accounting policies for financial assets other than investments in
subsidiaries are set out below.
Classification of financial
assets
Financial
assets other than hedging instruments are classified into the following
categories: (i) loans and receivables, and (ii) available-for-sale financial
assets.
(i)
|
Loans
and receivables
|
Loans and
receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable
payments that are not quoted in an active market. Loans and
receivables are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective
interest method, less any impairment losses. Amortised cost is
calculated taking into account any discount or premium on acquisition and
includes fees that are an integral part of the effective interest rate and
transaction cost.
(ii)
|
Available-for-sale
financial assets
|
Available-for-sale
financial assets include non-derivative financial assets that do not qualify for
inclusion in any of the other categories of financial assets. All
financial assets within this category are subsequently measured at fair
value. Gain or loss arising from a change in the fair value excluding
any dividend and interest income is recognised directly in equity, except for
impairment losses and foreign exchange gains and losses on monetary assets,
until the financial asset is derecognised, at which time the cumulative gain or
loss previously recognised in equity would be recycled to income
statement. Upon disposal, the cumulative gain or loss previously
recognised in equity is transferred to the income statement.
JV-11
3.
|
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
|
|
3.6
|
Financial
assets (Continued)
|
(ii)
|
Available-for-sale
financial assets (Continued)
|
The fair
value of available-for-sale monetary assets denominated in a foreign currency is
determined in that foreign currency and translated at the spot rate at the
reporting date. The change in fair value attributable to translation
differences that result from a change in amortised cost of the asset is
recognised in profit or loss, and other changes are recognised in
equity.
Management
determines the classification of its financial assets at initial recognition
depending on the purpose for which the financial assets were acquired and, where
allowed and appropriate, re-evaluates this designation at every reporting
date.
Recognition and
derecognition of financial assets
All
financial assets are recognised when, any only when, the group becomes a party
to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Regular way purchases of
financial assets are recognised on trade date. When financial assets
are recognised initially, they are measured at fair value, plus, in the case of
investments not at fair value through profit or loss, directly attributable
transaction costs.
Derecognition
of financial assets occurs when the rights to receive cash flows from the
financial assets expire or are transferred and substantially all of the risks
and rewards of ownership have been transferred. At each balance sheet
date, financial assets are reviewed to assess whether there is objective
evidence of impairment. If any such evidence exists, impairment loss
is determined and recognised based on the classification of the financial
asset.
Impairment of financial
assets
At each
balance sheet date, financial assets other than at fair value through profit or
loss are reviewed to determine whether there is any objective evidence of
impairment.
Objective
evidence of impairment of individual financial assets includes observable data
that comes to the attention of the group about one or more of the following loss
events:
-
|
significant
financial difficulty of the debtor;
|
-
|
a
breach of contract, such as a default or delinquency in interest or
principal payments;
|
-
|
it
becoming probable that the debtor will enter bankruptcy or other financial
reorganisation;
|
-
|
significant
changes in the technological, market, economic or legal environment that
have an adverse effect on the debtor;
and
|
-
|
a
significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of an investment in an
equity instrument below its
cost.
|
JV-12
3.
|
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
|
|
3.6
|
Financial
assets (Continued)
|
Impairment of financial
assets (Continued)
Loss
events in respect of a group of financial assets include observable data
indicating that there is a measurable decrease in the estimated future cash
flows from the group of financial assets. Such observable data includes but not
limited to adverse changes in the payment status of debtors in the group and,
national or local economic conditions that correlate with defaults on the assets
in the group.
If any
such evidence exists, the impairment loss is measured and recognised as
follows:
(i) Loans
and receivables
If there
is objective evidence that an impairment loss on loans and receivables carried
at amortised cost has been incurred, the amount of the loss is measured as the
difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of
estimated future cash flows (excluding future credit losses that have not been
incurred) discounted at the financial asset's original effective interest rate
(i.e. the effective interest rate computed at initial
recognition). The amount of the loss is recognised in the income
statement of the period in which the impairment occurs.
If, in
subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease
can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was
recognised, the previously recognised impairment loss is reversed to the extent
that it does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset exceeding
what the amortised cost would have been had the impairment not been recognised
at the date the impairment is reversed. The amount of the reversal is
recognised in income statement of the period in which the reversal
occurs.
(ii) Available-for-sale
financial assets
When a
decline in the fair value of an available-for-sale financial asset has been
recognised directly in equity and there is objective evidence that the asset is
impaired, an amount is removed from equity and recognised in the income
statement as impairment loss. That amount is measured as the
difference between the asset's acquisition cost (net of any principal repayment
and amortisation) and current fair value, less any impairment loss on that asset
previously recognised in the income statement.
JV-13
3.
|
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
|
|
3.6
|
Financial
assets (Continued)
|
Impairment of financial
assets (Continued)
|
(ii)
|
Available-for-sale
financial assets (Continued)
|
Reversals
in respect of investment in equity instruments classified as available-for-sale
are not recognised in the income statement. The subsequent increase
in fair value is recognised directly in equity. Impairment losses in
respect of debt securities are reversed if the subsequent increase in fair value
can be objectively related to an event occurring after the impairment loss were
recognised. Reversal of impairment losses in such circumstances are
recognised in the income statement.
Where the
recovery of trade receivables is considered doubtful but not remote, the
impairment losses for doubtful receivables are recorded using an allowance
account. When the group is satisfied that recovery of trade
receivables is remote, the amount considered irrecoverable is written off
against trade receivables directly and any amounts held in the allowance account
in respect of that receivable are reversed. Subsequent recoveries of amounts
previously charged to the allowance account are reversed against the allowance
account. Other changes in the allowance account and subsequent recoveries of
amounts previously written off directly are recognised in income
statement.
Impairment
losses recognised in an interim period in respect of available for sale equity
securities and unquoted equity securities carried at cost are not reversed in a
subsequent period.
|
3.7
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
Cash and
cash equivalents include cash at bank and in hand, demand deposits with bank or
financial institutions and short-terms highly liquid investments that are
readily convertible into known amounts of cash and which are subject to an
insignificant risk of change in value, having been within three months of
maturity at acquisition.
|
3.8
|
Impairment
of non-financial assets
|
The
group's property, plant and equipment and the company's investments in
subsidiaries are subject to impairment testing.
An
impairment loss is recognised as an expense immediately for the amount by which
the asset's carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The
recoverable amount is the higher of fair value, reflecting market conditions
less costs to sell, and value in use. In assessing value in use, the
estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a
pre-tax discount rate that reflects the current market assessment of the time
value of money and the risk specific to the asset.
JV-14
3.
|
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
|
|
3.8
|
Impairment
of non-financial assets (Continued)
|
For the
purposes of assessing impairment, where an asset does not generate cash inflows
largely independent from those from other assets, the recoverable amount is
determined for the smallest group of assets that generate cash inflow
independently (i.e. cash-generating units). As a result, some assets are tested
individually for impairment and some are tested at the cash-generating unit
level.
Impairment
losses is charged pro rata to the assets in the cash generating unit, except
that the carrying value of an asset will not be reduced below its individual
fair value less cost to sell, or value in use, if determinable.
An
impairment loss is reversed if there has been a favourable change in the
estimates used to determine the asset's recoverable amount and only to the
extent that the asset's carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that
would have been determined, net of depreciation or amortisation, if no
impairment had been recognised.
|
3.9
|
Financial
liabilities
|
The
financial liabilities include trade and other payables, amounts due to group and
related companies and borrowings.
Financial
liabilities are recognised when the group becomes a party to the contractual
agreements of the instrument. All interest related charges are
recognised as an expense in the income statement.
A
financial liability is derecognised when the obligation under the liability is
discharged or cancelled or expires.
Where an
existing financial liability is replaced by another from the same lender on
substantially different terms, or the terms of an existing liability are
substantially modified, such an exchange or modification is treated as a
derecognition of the original liability and the recognition of a new liability,
and the difference in the respective carrying amount is recognised in the income
statement.
Finance lease
liabilities
Finance
lease liabilities are measured at initial value less the capital element of
lease repayments (see note 3.14).
Borrowings
Borrowings
are recognised initially at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred.
Borrowings are subsequently stated at amortised cost; any difference between the
proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption value is recognised in
the income statement over the period of the borrowings using the effective
interest method. Borrowings are classified as current liabilities
unless the group has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability
for at least twelve months after the balance sheet date.
JV-15
3.
|
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
|
3.9
|
Financial
liabilities (Continued)
|
Trade and other
payables
Trade and
other payables are recognised initially at their fair value and subsequently
measured at amortised cost, using the effective interest method.
|
3.10
|
Employee
benefits
|
Retirement benefits
costs
The
company operates a defined contribution Mandatory Provident Fund retirement
benefits scheme (the "MPF Scheme") under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes
Ordinance, for all of its employees in Hong Kong. The MPF Scheme
became effective on 1 December 2000. Contributions are made based on
a percentage of the employees' basic salaries, limited to a maximum of HK$1,000
per month, and are charged to the income statement as they become payable in
accordance with the rules of the MPF Scheme. The assets of the MPF
Scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently
administered fund. The company's employer contributions vest fully
with the employees when contributed into the MPF Scheme. The
employees of the group's subsidiary which operates in Mainland China are
required to participate in a central pension scheme operated by the local
municipal government. The subsidiary is required to contribute certain
percentage of its payroll costs to the central pension scheme. The contributions
are charged to the income statement as they become payable in accordance with
the rules of the central pension scheme.
Short-term employee
benefits
Employee
entitlements to annual leave are recognised when they accrue to
employees. A provision is made for the estimated liability for annual
leave as a result of services rendered by employees up to the balance sheet
date. Non-accumulating compensated absences such as sick leave and
maternity leave are not recognised until the time of leave.
|
3.11
|
Share
capital
|
Ordinary
shares are classified as equity. Share capital is determined using the nominal
value of shares that have been issued.
Any
transaction costs associated with the issuing of shares are deducted from equity
(net of any related income tax benefits) to the extent they are incremental cost
directly attributable to the equity transaction that otherwise would have been
avoided. The cost of an equity transaction that is abandoned are recognised as
an expense.
|
3.12
|
Foreign
currency translation
|
The
consolidated financial statements are presented in Hong Kong Dollars (HK$),
which is also the functional currency of the company.
JV-16
3.
|
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
|
|
3.12
|
Foreign
currency translation (Continued)
|
In the
individual financial statements of the consolidated entities, foreign currency
transactions are translated into the functional currency of the individual
entity using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the
transactions. At the balance sheet date, monetary assets are
liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the foreign
exchange rates ruling at the balance sheet date. Foreign exchange
gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the
balance sheet date retranslation of monetary assets and liabilities are
recognised in the income statement.
Non-monetary
items are carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are
retranslated at the rates prevailing on the date when the fair value was
determined and are reported as part of the fair value gain or
loss. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical
cost in a foreign currency are not re-translated.
In the
consolidated financial statements, all individual financial statements of
foreign operations, originally presented in a currency different from the
group’s presentation currency, have been converted into Hong Kong
dollars. Assets and liabilities have been translated into Hong Kong
dollars at the closing rate at the balance sheet date. Income and
expenses have been converted into Hong Kong dollars at the exchange rates ruling
at the transaction dates, or at the average rates over the reporting period,
provided that the exchange rates do not fluctuate significantly. Any
differences arising from this procedure have been dealt with separately in the
exchange reserve in equity.
Other
exchange differences arising from the translation of the net investment in
foreign entities and of borrowings are taken to shareholders'
equity. When a foreign operation is sold, such exchange differences
are recognized in the income statement as part of the gain or loss on the
sale.
|
3.13
|
Accounting
for income taxes
|
Income
tax comprises current tax and deferred tax.
Current
income tax assets and/or liabilities comprise those obligations to, or claims
from, tax authorities relating to the current or prior reporting period, that
are unpaid at the balance sheet date. They are calculated according
to the tax rates and tax laws applicable to the periods to which they relate,
based on the taxable profit for the year. All changes to current tax
assets or liabilities are recognised as a component of income tax expense in the
income statement.
JV-17
3.
|
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
|
|
3.13
|
Accounting
for income taxes (Continued)
|
Deferred
tax is calculated using the liability method on temporary differences at the
balance sheet date between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the
financial statements and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax liabilities
are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax
assets are recognised for all deductible temporary differences, tax losses
available to be carried forward as well as other unused tax credits, to the
extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which
the deductible temporary differences, unused tax losses and unused tax credits
can be utilised.
Deferred
tax is calculated, without discounting, at tax rates that are expected to apply
in the period the liability is settled or the asset realised, provided they are
enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.
Changes
in deferred tax assets or liabilities are recognised in the income statement, or
in equity if they relate to items that are charged or credited directly to
equity.
|
3.14
|
Leases
|
An
arrangement, comprising a transaction or a series of transactions, is or
contains a lease if the group determines that the arrangement conveys a right to
use a specific asset or assets for an agreed period of time in return for a
payment or a series of payments. Such a determination is made based
on an evaluation of the substance of the arrangement and is regardless of
whether the arrangement takes the legal form of a lease.
(i)
|
Classification
of assets leased to the group
|
Assets
that are held by the group under leases which transfer to the group
substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are classified as being
held under finance leases. Leases which do not transfer substantially
all the risks and rewards of ownership to the group are classified as operating
leases.
(ii)
|
Assets
acquired under finance leases
|
Where the
group acquires the use of assets under finance leases, the amounts representing
the fair value of the leased assets, or, if lower, the present value of the
minimum lease payments, of such assets are included in property, plant and
equipment and the corresponding liabilities, net of finance charges, are
recorded as obligation under finance leases.
Subsequent
accounting for assets held under finance lease agreements corresponds to those
applied to comparable acquired assets. The corresponding finance
lease liability is reduced by lease payments less finance charges.
Finance
charges implicit in the lease payments are charged to income statement over the
period of the leases so as to produce an approximately constant periodic rate of
charge on the remaining balance of the obligations for each accounting
period.
JV-18
3.
|
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
|
|
3.14
|
Leases
(Continued)
|
(iii)
|
Operating
lease charges as the lessee
|
Where the
group has the right to use of assets held under operating leases, payments made
under the leases are charged to the income statement on a straight-line basis
over the lease terms except where an alternative basis is more representative of
the pattern of benefits to be derived from the leased assets.
|
3.15
|
Revenue
recognition
|
Revenue
comprises the fair value for the sale of goods, rendering of services and the
use by others of the group's assets yielding interest, net of rebates and
discounts. Provided it is probable that the economic benefits will
flow to the group and the revenue and costs, if applicable, can be measured
reliably, revenue is recognised as follows :
Revenue
from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of
ownership of the goods have been transferred to customers. This is usually taken
as the time when the goods are delivered and the customer has accepted the
goods.
Rental
income from properties letting under operating leases is recognised on a
straight line basis over the lease terms.
Interest
income is recognised on a time proportion basis using the effective interest
rate method.
|
3.16
|
Related
parties
|
For the
purposes of these financial statements, a party is considered to be related to
the group if:
(i)
|
the
party has the ability, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, to control the group or exercise significant influence
over the group in making financial and operating policy decisions, or has
joint control over the group;
|
(ii)
|
the
group and the party are subject to common
control;
|
(iii)
|
the
party is an associate of the group or a joint venture in which the group
is a venturer;
|
(iv)
|
the
party is a member of key management personnel of the group or the group's
parent, or a close family member of such an individual, or is an entity
under the control, joint control or significant influence of such
individuals;
|
(v)
|
the
party is a close family member of a party referred to in (i) or is an
entity under the control, joint control or significant influence of such
individuals; or
|
(vi)
|
the
party is a post-employment benefit plan which is for the benefit of
employees of the group or of any entity that is a related party of the
group.
|
JV-19
3.
|
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
|
|
3.16
|
Related
parties (Continued)
|
Close
family members of an individual are those family members who may be expected to
influence, or be influenced by, that individual in their dealings with the
entity.
3.17
|
Provisions
and contingent liabilities
|
Provisions
are recognised when the group has a present obligation (legal or constructive)
as a result of a past event, and it is probable that an outflow of economic
benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate of
the amount of the obligation can be made. Where the time value of
money is material, provisions are stated at the present value of the expenditure
expected to settle the obligation. All provisions are reviewed at each balance
sheet date and adjusted to reflect the current best estimate.
Where it
is not probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required, or the
amount cannot be estimated reliably, the obligation is disclosed as a contingent
liability, unless the probability of outflow of economic benefits is
remote. Possible obligations, whose existence will only be confirmed
by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more future uncertain events not
wholly within the control of the group are also disclosed as contingent
liabilities unless the probability of outflow of economic benefits is
remote.
Contingent
liabilities are recognised in the course of the allocation of purchase price to
the assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination. They are
initially measured at fair value at the date of acquisition unless the fair
value cannot be measured reliably, and subsequently measured at the higher of
the amount that would be recognised in a comparable provision as described above
and the amount initially recognised less any accumulated amortisation, if
appropriate.
4.
|
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS
|
Estimates
and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience
and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to
be reasonable under the circumstances.
The group
makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting
accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual
results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk
of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and
liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below :
Depreciation and
amortisation
The group
and company depreciates the property, plant and equipment on a straight-line
basis over the estimated useful lives, starting from the date on which the
assets are placed into productive use. The estimated useful lives reflect the
directors' estimate of the periods that the group intends to derive future
economic benefits from the use of the group's and company's property, plant and
equipment.
JV-20
4.
|
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS
(Continued)
|
Impairment of
receivables
The
policy for the impairment of receivables of the group is based on the evaluation
of collectibility and ageing analysis of accounts and on the management's
judgement. A considerable amount of judgement is required in assessing the
ultimate realisation of these receivables, including the current
creditworthiness and the past collection history of each debtor.
Net realisable value of
inventories
Net
realisable value of inventories is the actual or estimated selling price in the
ordinary course of business, less further costs of completion and the estimated
costs necessary to make the sale. These estimates are based on the current
market condition and the historical experience of selling products of similar
nature. It could change significantly as a result of competitor actions in
response to changes in market condition. Management reassesses these estimations
at each balance sheet date.
Current taxation and
deferred taxation
The group
is subject to income taxes in Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China
("PRC"). Significant judgement is required in determining the amount
of the provision of taxation and the timing of payment of the related
taxations. There are many transactions and calculations for which the
ultimate tax determination is uncertain during the ordinary course of
business. Where the final tax outcome of these matters is different
from the amounts that were initially recorded, such differences will impact the
income tax and deferred tax provisions in the period in which such determination
is made.
5.
|
TURNOVER
|
Revenue,
which is also the group's turnover, represents total invoiced value of goods
supplied, less discounts and returns.
6.
|
OTHER
INCOME
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
||||||||||
Gain
on disposal of available-for-sale financial assets
|
61,620 | - | - | |||||||||
Gain
on disposal of property, plant and equipment
|
- | 94 | 347,500 | |||||||||
Interest
income
|
1,413,626 | 2,384,538 | 2,289,039 | |||||||||
Rental
income, less outgoings
|
271,985 | 268,800 | 268,800 | |||||||||
Sundry
income
|
865,256 | 2,697,363 | 1,787,853 | |||||||||
2,612,487 | 5,350,795 | 4,693,192 |
7.
|
FINANCE
COSTS
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
||||||||||
Interest
charges on :
|
||||||||||||
-
Discounted bills
|
112,823 | 210,016 | 405,953 |
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8.
|
PROFIT
BEFORE INCOME TAX
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
||||||||||
Profit
before income tax is arrived at after charging/(crediting)
:
|
||||||||||||
Amortisation
of advanced lease payments
|
581,797 | 427,392 | 424,328 | |||||||||
Auditors'
remuneration
|
306,505 | 285,000 | 270,000 | |||||||||
Cost
of inventories recognised as expenses
|
206,656,292 | 176,141,949 | 213,147,126 | |||||||||
Depreciation
of property, plant and equipment
|
8,721,931 | 10,166,942 | 5,752,971 | |||||||||
Exchange
loss/(gain), net
|
5,010,006 | (203,865 | ) | 1,141,163 | ||||||||
(Gain)/loss
on disposal of available-for-sale financial
assets
|
(61,620 | ) | 34,344 | 87,565 | ||||||||
Loss/(Gain)
on disposal of property, plant and equipment
|
42,989 | (94 | ) | (347,500 | ) | |||||||
Operating
lease charges in respect of land and buildings
|
3,169,108 | 1,861,592 | 1,343,100 | |||||||||
Retirement
benefits scheme contributions
|
1,723,997 | 970,426 | # | 563,150 | # | |||||||
Staff
costs (excluding retirement benefits scheme contributions)
|
27,101,257 | 23,882,056 | 23,430,733 |
#
Comparative figures have been reclassified to conform with the current year's
presentation.
9.
|
INCOME
TAX EXPENSE
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
||||||||||
The
tax charge comprises :
|
||||||||||||
Hong
Kong profits tax
|
||||||||||||
-
current year
|
4,649,786 | 3,908,368 | 6,480,183 | |||||||||
-
under provision in prior years
|
101,589 | 16,512 | 1,549 | |||||||||
PRC
Foreign Enterprise Income Tax
|
||||||||||||
-
current year
|
11,678 | 459,206 | 1,100,442 | |||||||||
-
(over)/under provision in prior years
|
- | (10,000 | ) | 732,849 | ||||||||
4,763,053 | 4,374,086 | 8,315,023 | ||||||||||
Deferred tax (Note
24)
|
||||||||||||
-
current year
|
(187,543 | ) | (200,835 | ) | 533,712 | |||||||
-
attributable to reduction in tax rate
|
(33,582 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
(221,125 | ) | (200,835 | ) | 533,712 | ||||||||
Total
income tax expense
|
4,541,928 | 4,173,251 | 8,848,735 |
Hong Kong
profits tax has been provided at the rate of 16.5% (2008 : 17.5% and 2007 :
17.5%) on the group's estimated assessable profits arising in Hong Kong for the
year.
The Hong
Kong SAR Government enacted a reduction in the Profits Tax Rate from 17.5% to
16.5% with effect from the year of assessment 2008 /
2009. Accordingly, the relevant current and deferred tax liabilities
have been calculated using the new tax rate of 16.5%.
JV-22
9.
|
INCOME
TAX EXPENSE (Continued)
|
The PRC
enterprise income tax ("EIT") is computed according to the relevant laws and
regulations in the PRC. The applicable income tax rate was 25% for
the year (2008: 33% and 25% and 2007: 33%). Pursuant to the tax law
passed by the Tenth National People's Congress on 16 March 2007, the new EIT
rates for domestic and foreign enterprises in Mainland China are unified at 25%
with effective from 1 January 2008.
Reconciliation
between tax expense and accounting profit at applicable tax rates :
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
||||||||||
Profit
before income tax
|
35,922,897 | 29,679,534 | 74,021,948 | |||||||||
Tax
on profit before income tax, calculated at the rates applicable to profits
in the tax jurisdictions concerned
|
4,728,140 | 4,649,735 | 12,867,002 | |||||||||
Tax
effect of non-deductible expenses
|
841,220 | 324,620 | 440,037 | |||||||||
Tax
effect of non-taxable revenue
|
(4,888,010 | ) | (4,110,784 | ) | (6,390,922 | ) | ||||||
Tax
effect on temporary differences not recognised
|
287,661 | 715,642 | (160,409 | ) | ||||||||
Tax
effect on unrecognised tax losses
|
3,504,910 | 2,587,526 | 1,358,629 | |||||||||
Underprovision
in prior years
|
101,589 | 6,512 | 734,398 | |||||||||
Effect
on opening deferred tax balances resulting from a reduction in tax rate
during the year
|
(33,582 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Actual
tax expense
|
4,541,928 | 4,173,251 | 8,848,735 |
10.
|
PROFIT
ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE EQUITY HOLDERS OF THE
COMPANY
|
Of the
consolidated profit attributable to the equity holders of the company
of HK$31,380,969, HK$25,506,283 and HK$65,173,213 in 2009, 2008 and
2007 respectively, HK$45,194,052, HK$39,423,630 and HK$74,184,878 in 2009, 2008
and 2007 respectively have been dealt with in the financial statements of the
company.
11.
|
DIVIDENDS
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
||||||||||
Dividends
attributable to the year :
|
||||||||||||
First
interim dividend of HK$543,472 (2008 : HK$2,524,985 and 2007 : HK$
HK$1,165,043) per share
|
1,086,944 | 5,049,970 | 2,330,086 | |||||||||
Second
interim dividend of HK$1,146,153 (2008 : HK$5,833,098 and 2007 :
HK$4,352,339) per share
|
2,292,306 | 11,666,197 | 8,704,677 | |||||||||
Third
interim dividend of HK$3,375,558.50 (2008 : Nil and 2007 : HK$4,421,894)
per share
|
6,751,117 | - | 8,843,788 | |||||||||
Fourth
interim dividend of HK$2,469,290.50 (2008 : Nil and 2007 : HK$4,994,086)
per share
|
4,938,581 | - | 9,988,171 | |||||||||
15,068,948 | 16,716,167 | 29,866,722 |
JV-23
12.
|
PROPERTY,
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
|
Group
Buildings
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
Construction
in progress
|
Plant and
machinery
|
Furniture
and fixtures
|
Motor
vehicles
|
Computer
equipment
and software
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
At
1 April 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost
|
38,684,246 | 10,630,874 | 609,886 | 48,310,888 | 5,204,128 | 5,589,456 | 2,130,013 | 111,159,491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
depreciation
|
(11,297,192 | ) | (9,517,837 | ) | - | (25,594,456 | ) | (3,979,251 | ) | (3,680,666 | ) | (1,919,905 | ) | (55,989,307 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net
book amount
|
27,387,054 | 1,113,037 | 609,886 | 22,716,432 | 1,224,877 | 1,908,790 | 210,108 | 55,170,184 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year
ended 31 March 2008
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opening
net book amount
|
27,387,054 | 1,113,037 | 609,886 | 22,716,432 | 1,224,877 | 1,908,790 | 210,108 | 55,170,184 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additions
|
- | - | 6,780,946 | 3,958,891 | 73,740 | 790,251 | 111,646 | 11,715,474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disposals
|
- | - | - | (34,300 | ) | - | (2,106 | ) | - | (36,406 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
|
(2,256,840 | ) | (463,581 | ) | - | (5,907,397 | ) | (443,656 | ) | (904,600 | ) | (190,868 | ) | (10,166,942 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Exchange
differences
|
1,878,883 | - | 345,123 | 679,609 | 79,145 | 100,412 | 2,459 | 3,085,631 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassifications
|
427,081 | - | (628,941 | ) | 194,000 | 7,860 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Closing
net book amount
|
27,436,178 | 649,456 | 7,107,014 | 21,607,235 | 941,966 | 1,892,747 | 133,345 | 59,767,941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
At
31 March 2008
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost
|
40,995,158 | 10,630,874 | 7,107,014 | 53,262,896 | 5,407,450 | 6,609,833 | 2,249,796 | 126,263,021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
depreciation
|
(13,558,980 | ) | (9,981,418 | ) | - | (31,655,661 | ) | (4,465,484 | ) | (4,717,086 | ) | (2,116,451 | ) | (66,495,080 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net
book amount
|
27,436,178 | 649,456 | 7,107,014 | 21,607,235 | 941,966 | 1,892,747 | 133,345 | 59,767,941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year
ended 31 March 2009
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opening
net book amount
|
27,436,178 | 649,456 | 7,107,014 | 21,607,235 | 941,966 | 1,892,747 | 133,345 | 59,767,941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additions
|
- | 167,723 | 7,781,535 | 1,713,093 | 7,579 | 47,660 | 6,730 | 9,724,320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disposals
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | (42,989 | ) | (42,989 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
|
(2,379,031 | ) | (266,935 | ) | - | (4,876,238 | ) | (439,574 | ) | (677,036 | ) | (83,117 | ) | (8,721,931 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Exchange
differences
|
1,848,918 | - | 725,095 | 780,320 | 61,157 | 69,941 | 2,182 | 3,487,613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassifications
|
63,793 | - | (1,245,354 | ) | 1,181,561 | (2,736 | ) | - | 2,736 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Closing
net book amount
|
26,969,858 | 550,244 | 14,368,290 | 20,405,971 | 568,392 | 1,333,312 | 18,887 | 64,214,954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
At
31 March 2009
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost
|
42,915,495 | 10,798,597 | 14,368,290 | 56,169,704 | 5,528,247 | 6,893,273 | 2,214,668 | 138,888,274 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
depreciation
|
(15,945,637 | ) | (10,248,353 | ) | - | (35,763,733 | ) | (4,959,855 | ) | (5,559,961 | ) | (2,195,781 | ) | (74,673,320 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net
book amount
|
26,969,858 | 550,244 | 14,368,290 | 20,405,971 | 568,392 | 1,333,312 | 18,887 | 64,214,954 |
JV-24
12.
|
PROPERTY,
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Continued)
|
Company
Buildings
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
Plant and
machinery
|
Furniture
and fixtures
|
Motor
vehicles
|
Computer
equipment
and software
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
At
1 April 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost
|
2,829,732 | 2,599,402 | 12,627,898 | 1,689,183 | 1,944,233 | 1,324,164 | 23,014,612 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
depreciation
|
(2,230,721 | ) | (1,677,075 | ) | (1,195,227 | ) | (1,401,327 | ) | (1,896,528 | ) | (1,147,988 | ) | (9,548,866 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net
book amount
|
599,011 | 922,327 | 11,432,671 | 287,856 | 47,705 | 176,176 | 13,465,746 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Year
ended 31 March 2008
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opening
net book amount
|
599,011 | 922,327 | 11,432,671 | 287,856 | 47,705 | 176,176 | 13,465,746 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Additions
|
- | - | 421,454 | - | - | 80,551 | 502,005 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Disposals
|
- | - | (34,300 | ) | - | - | - | (34,300 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
|
(141,487 | ) | (276,861 | ) | (3,036,258 | ) | (107,531 | ) | (47,705 | ) | (154,100 | ) | (3,763,942 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Closing
net book amount
|
457,524 | 645,466 | 8,783,567 | 180,325 | - | 102,627 | 10,169,509 | |||||||||||||||||||||
At
31 March 2008
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost
|
2,829,732 | 2,599,402 | 13,015,052 | 1,689,183 | 1,944,233 | 1,399,675 | 23,477,277 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
depreciation
|
(2,372,208 | ) | (1,953,936 | ) | (4,231,485 | ) | (1,508,858 | ) | (1,944,233 | ) | (1,297,048 | ) | (13,307,768 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net
book amount
|
457,524 | 645,466 | 8,783,567 | 180,325 | - | 102,627 | 10,169,509 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Year
ended 31 March 2009
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opening
net book amount
|
457,524 | 645,466 | 8,783,567 | 180,325 | - | 102,627 | 10,169,509 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Additions
|
- | 167,724 | 575,295 | - | - | - | 743,019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Disposals
|
- | - | - | - | - | (42,989 | ) | (42,989 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
|
(141,487 | ) | (262,945 | ) | (2,976,067 | ) | (79,541 | ) | - | (56,167 | ) | (3,516,207 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Closing
net book amount
|
316,037 | 550,245 | 6,382,795 | 100,784 | - | 3,471 | 7,353,332 | |||||||||||||||||||||
At
31 March 2009
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost
|
2,829,732 | 2,767,126 | 13,590,347 | 1,683,983 | 1,944,233 | 1,340,756 | 24,156,177 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
depreciation
|
(2,513,695 | ) | (2,216,881 | ) | (7,207,552 | ) | (1,583,199 | ) | (1,944,233 | ) | (1,337,285 | ) | (16,802,845 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net
book amount
|
316,037 | 550,245 | 6,382,795 | 100,784 | - | 3,471 | 7,353,332 |
JV-25
13.
|
ADVANCED
LEASE PAYMENTS
|
The
group's advanced lease payments represent up-front payments to acquire long term
interests in the usage of land held in Mainland China on leases of between 10 to
50 years.
Group
|
Company
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||||||||
Land
use rights
|
13,946,685 | 13,354,491 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Advanced
lease payments, net
|
407,310 | 668,775 | 407,310 | 668,775 | ||||||||||||
14,353,995 | 14,023,266 | 407,310 | 668,775 |
14.
|
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
FINANCIAL ASSETS
|
Group
|
Company
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||||||||
Available-for-sale
financial assets :
|
||||||||||||||||
Listed
outside Hong Kong, at market value
|
21,667,859 | 23,535,756 | 21,667,859 | 23,535,756 | ||||||||||||
Less:
Portion included in current assets
|
- | (15,633,540 | ) | - | (15,633,540 | ) | ||||||||||
Portion
included in non-current assets
|
21,667,859 | 7,902,216 | 21,667,859 | 7,902,216 |
15.
|
INTERESTS
IN SUBSIDIARIES
|
Company
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||
Unlisted
shares, at cost
|
106,890,975 | 95,190,975 | ||||||
Less
: Impairment
|
(200,000 | ) | (200,000 | ) | ||||
106,690,975 | 94,990,975 | |||||||
Amount
due to a subsidiary
|
(8 | ) | (8 | ) | ||||
106,690,967 | 94,990,967 |
At 31
March 2009 and 31 March 2008, the amount due to a subsidiary is unsecured,
interest-free and has no fixed terms of repayment and the amounts due from
subsidiaries are repayable on demand and accordingly, are classified as current
assets (note 18).
JV-26
15.
|
INTERESTS
IN SUBSIDIARIES (Continued)
|
Details
of the subsidiaries as at 31 March 2009 are as follows :
Name
|
Place of
incorporation/ establishment |
Nominal value of
issued capital/ registered capital |
Percentage of
issued capital held by the company directly |
Principal activities
|
||||
Fujian
Taisun Electronics Technologies Co., Ltd.
|
The
PRC
|
US$15,000,000
|
100%
|
Manufacture
of consumer electronic products
|
||||
Fujian
Taisun Fire Safety Technologies Co., Ltd.
|
The
PRC
|
US$5,000,000
|
100%
|
Manufacture
of consumer electronic products (operations not commenced
yet)
|
||||
Sound
Well (Hong Kong) Co. Limited
|
Hong
Kong
|
HK$200,000
|
100%
|
Trading
of consumer electronic products and investment holding
|
||||
Kimbager
International Limited
|
British
Virgin Islands
|
US$1
|
100%
|
Trading
of machinery and equipment
|
||||
Kimbager
Limited
|
Hong
Kong
|
HK$10,000
|
100%
|
Dormant
|
16.
|
INVENTORIES
|
Group
|
Company
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||||||||
Raw
materials
|
19,361,203 | 18,488,454 | 19,361,203 | 18,488,454 | ||||||||||||
Work
in progress
|
4,130,713 | 3,074,264 | 4,130,713 | 3,074,264 | ||||||||||||
Finished
goods
|
4,353,773 | 6,791,779 | 4,353,773 | 6,791,779 | ||||||||||||
27,845,689 | 28,354,497 | 27,845,689 | 28,354,497 |
17.
|
TRADE
AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
|
Group
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
2,888,368 | 2,428,718 | ||||||
Bills
receivable
|
341,250 | 971,312 | ||||||
Deposits,
prepayments and other receivables
|
1,955,097 | 2,274,604 | ||||||
5,184,715 | 5,674,634 |
JV-27
17.
|
TRADE
AND OTHER RECEIVABLES (Continued)
|
At each
of the balance sheet dates, the group’s trade receivables were individually
determined to be impaired. The group encountered difficulties in
collection of certain trade receivables and appropriate provision for impairment
has been made against these trade receivables. The individually
impaired receivables are recognised based on the credit history of the
customers, such as financial difficulties or default in payments, and current
market conditions. Consequently, specific impairment provision was
recognised. The group does not hold any collateral over these
balances.
Ageing
analysis of trade receivables (including accounts receivables and bills
receivables) that are past due but not impaired is as follows:
Group
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||
Neither
past due nor impaired
|
707,850 | 1,861,234 | ||||||
0 –
30 days past due
|
2,521,768 | 1,538,796 | ||||||
3,229,618 | 3,400,030 |
Trade
receivables that were past due but not impaired relate to a number of
independent customers that had a good track record with the group.
Based on
past experience, the management believe that no impairment allowance is
necessary in respect of these balances as there has not been a significant
change in credit quality and the balances are still considered fully
recoverable. The group does not hold any collateral or other credit
enhancements over these balances.
18.
|
AMOUNTS
DUE FROM SUBSIDIARIES
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||
Trade
*
|
16,511,520 | 11,320,559 | ||||||
Non-trade
**
|
13,404,310 | 12,501,170 | ||||||
29,915,830 | 23,821,729 | |||||||
Less
: Provision for impairment
|
(1,636,991 | ) | (975,147 | ) | ||||
28,278,839 | 22,846,582 |
*
|
The
amount is unsecured and arises from trading activities of which the
settlement period is in accordance with normal commercial
terms.
|
**
|
The
amount is unsecured, interest-free and repayable on
demand.
|
JV-28
19.
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
Group
|
Company
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||||||||
Bank
and cash balances
|
57,930,200 | 35,944,286 | 41,624,118 | 16,869,461 | ||||||||||||
Short-term
deposits
|
5,950,118 | 14,743,310 | 5,950,118 | 14,743,310 | ||||||||||||
Long-term
deposit
|
567,050 | - | 567,050 | - | ||||||||||||
64,447,368 | 50,687,596 | 48,141,286 | 31,612,771 | |||||||||||||
Less:
Long-term pledged deposit-guarantee for electricity supply
|
(567,050 | ) | - | (567,050 | ) | - | ||||||||||
63,880,318 | 50,687,596 | 47,574,236 | 31,612,771 |
The
effective interest rates of short-term bank deposits of the group ranged from
0.8% to 3.6% (2008: from 5.47% to 7.09%). These deposits have
maturity periods 31 days (2008: 31 days) on inception and are eligible for
immediate cancellation without penalty but any interest for the last deposit
period would be forfeited. The effective interest rate of
long-term deposit of the group was 1.71%. The long-term deposit was
denominated in RMB and deposited with bank in Mainland China as at 31 March 2009
(2008: Nil) to guarantee for the electricity supply of its manufacturing
plant.
Deposits
with banks earn interest at floating rates based on daily bank deposit
rates.
At 31
March 2009, the group had cash and cash equivalents denominated in Reminbi
("RMB") amounting to approximately HK$6,797,444 (2008: HK$12,107,794),
representing deposits placed with banks in Mainland China.
Renminbi
is not freely convertible into foreign currencies. Under the PRC's
Foreign Exchange Control Regulations and Administration of Settlement, Sales and
Payment of Foreign Exchange Regulations, the group is permitted to exchange RMB
for foreign currencies through banks which are authorised to conduct foreign
exchange business.
20.
|
AMOUNT
DUE FROM/(TO) A SHAREHOLDER / A RELATED
COMPANY
|
The
amount is unsecured, interest-free and repayable on demand.
21.
|
DIVIDEND
PAYABLE
|
At a
board meeting held on 7 February 2004, the directors declared a final dividend
of HK$5,850,000 per share, totalling HK$11,700,000, which was
expected to be payable to the shareholders upon successful initial listing of
the company's shares on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited ("the HKEX").
22.
|
LOANS
FROM SHAREHOLDERS
|
The loans
are unsecured, interest-free and repayable on demand by the respective
shareholders with the consent of each other and upon successful initial listing
of the company's shares on the Main Board of HKEX, whichever is
earlier.
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23.
|
COLLATERALISED
BANK ADVANCES
|
This
amount represents the recognition of the bills discounted with recourse at 31
March 2009.
24.
|
DEFERRED
TAX
|
At 31
March 2009, the major deferred tax liabilities recognised in the balance sheets
and the movements during the current and prior years :
Group
and Company
Accelerated
tax
depreciation
|
||||
HK$
|
||||
Balance
at 31 March 2007
|
788,712 | |||
Credit
to income statement (Note 9)
|
(200,835 | ) | ||
Balance
at 31 March 2008
|
587,877 | |||
Credit
to income statement (Note 9)
|
(221,125 | ) | ||
Balance
at 31 March 2009
|
366,752 |
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||
Deferred
tax liabilities recognised in the balance sheets of the group and
company
|
366,752 | 587,877 |
At the
balance sheet date, the major components of the deferred tax asset that has not
been recognised is the temporary differences in respect of the tax loss and
pre-operating expenses incurred by Fujian Taisun Electronics Technologies Co.,
Ltd. and Fujian Taisun Fire Safety Technologies Co., Ltd, the PRC subsidiaries
of the company, of approximately HK$8,696,145 (2008: HK$5,198,144) and
HK$378,689 (2008: HK$278,014), respectively, as it is not certain that future
taxable profits will be available against which these deductible temporary
difference may be utilised.
25.
|
SHARE
CAPITAL
|
2009
|
2007
|
|||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||
Authorised
:
|
||||||||
100
ordinary shares of HK$100 each
|
10,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
Issued
and fully paid :
|
||||||||
2
ordinary shares of HK$100 each
|
200 | 200 |
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26.
|
RESERVES
|
The
amounts of the group's reserves and the movements therein for the current and
prior years are presented in consolidated statement of changes in equity on page
5 of the financial statements.
Company
Retained
profits
|
Fair
value
reserve
|
Total
|
||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
||||||||||
Balance
at 1 April 2006
|
112,076,351 | (750,629 | ) | 111,325,722 | ||||||||
Profit
for the year
|
74,184,878 | - | 74,184,878 | |||||||||
Change
in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets
|
- | 292,456 | 292,456 | |||||||||
Dividends
|
(29,866,722 | ) | - | (29,866,722 | ) | |||||||
Balance
at 31 March 2007 and 1 April 2007
|
156,394,507 | (458,173 | ) | 155,936,334 | ||||||||
Profit
for the year
|
39,423,630 | - | 39,423,630 | |||||||||
Change
in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets
|
- | 577,549 | 577,549 | |||||||||
Dividends
|
(16,716,167 | ) | - | (16,716,167 | ) | |||||||
Balance
at 31 March 2008 and 1 April 2008
|
179,101,970 | 119,376 | 179,221,346 | |||||||||
Profit
for the year
|
45,194,052 | - | 45,194,052 | |||||||||
Change
in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets
|
- | (44,862 | ) | (44,862 | ) | |||||||
Dividends
|
(15,068,948 | ) | - | (15,068,948 | ) | |||||||
Balance
at 31 March 2009
|
209,227,074 | 74,514 | 209,301,588 |
27.
|
OPERATING
LEASE ARRANGEMENTS
|
At 31
March 2009, the total future minimum rental receivable under non-cancellable
operating leases in respect of land and buildings are as follows :
Group
and Company
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||
Within
one year
|
77,701 | 82,581 | ||||||
In
the second to fifth years
|
90,115 | 61,935 | ||||||
167,816 | 144,516 |
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27.
|
OPERATING
LEASE ARRANGEMENTS (Continued)
|
At 31
March 2009, the total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable
operating leases in respect of land and buildings are payable as follows
:
Group
|
Company
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||||||||
Within
one year
|
1,312,200 | 1,160,600 | 991,200 | 966,000 | ||||||||||||
In
the second to fifth years
|
2,219,000 | 3,059,000 | 2,093,000 | 3,059,000 | ||||||||||||
3,531,200 | 4,219,600 | 3,084,200 | 4,025,000 |
The group
and the company lease land and buildings under operating leases. The
leases run for an initial period of one to five years, with an option to renew
the leases at the expiry dates. None of the leases includes
contingent rentals.
28.
|
CAPITAL
COMMITMENTS
|
Group
|
Company
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||||||||
Contracted
but not provided for the construction of the factory premises in the
PRC
|
3,067,505 | 5,575,352 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Capital
contributions payable to PRC wholly-owned subsidiaries
|
- | - | 49,309,580 | 61,009,580 | ||||||||||||
3,067,505 | 5,575,352 | 49,309,580 | 61,009,580 |
29.
|
CONTINGENT
LIABILITIES
|
The
current and prior years' tax provisions have been prepared on the basis that the
management fees and bonuses are deductible in the determination of the
assessable profits of the company and the company is entitled to the offshore
claims. During the year ended 31 March 2006, the company received
enquiries from the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department regarding these
deductions and offshore claims. As at the date of approval of these
financial statements, the outcome of the enquiries is uncertain. In
the opinion of the directors, no provision for additional taxes is
required. The total contingent tax exposures to the group and company
in respect of the deductions and offshore claims are estimated to be
approximately HK$5.0 million and HK$23.3 million, respectively.
Except as
disclosed above, the group and company have no contingent liabilities at 31
March 2009.
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30.
|
DIRECTORS'
REMUNERATION
|
Remuneration
of the directors of the company disclosed pursuant to section 161 of the Hong
Kong Companies Ordinance is as follows :
Group
|
Company
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Fees
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
emoluments
|
- | - | - | - | - | - |
31.
|
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|
In
addition to the transactions and balances disclosed elsewhere in the financial
statements, during the year, the group had the following transactions with
related parties :
Group
|
||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||||
Note
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||||||
Transactions
with a related company
|
(i)
|
|||||||||||||
Rental
expense
|
2,864,308 | 1,581,655 | 1,080,000 | |||||||||||
Management
fee expense
|
4,434,600 | 4,434,600 | 4,434,600 | |||||||||||
Management
bonus expense
|
3,381,063 | 2,329,153 | 7,113,550 | |||||||||||
Purchase
of motor vehicles
|
- | 788,051 | - | |||||||||||
Transactions
with a shareholder
|
||||||||||||||
Sales
|
177,267,419 | 152,324,873 | 148,477,931 | |||||||||||
Purchases
|
10,733,357 | 4,508,889 | 8,451,104 | |||||||||||
Sales
commission expense
|
6,901,737 | 4,791,769 | 2,250,179 | |||||||||||
Interest
income
|
- | 103,997 | 195,000 |
Note:
|
(i)
|
The
group entered into those transactions with Taisun Magnetics Limited, in
which Mr. Lam Wai Shuen, Shiman and Dr. Lam Wai Wing, Malcolm, directors
of the company, had interests.
|
32.
|
MAJOR
NON-CASH TRANSACTION
|
During
the year ended 31 March 2009, HK$5,831,637 (2008: HK$2,524,985 and 2007:
HK$5,517,381) of the dividends for the year was settled through the current
account with a shareholder.
During
the year ended 31 March 2009, amount due to a related company of HK$Nil (2008:
HK$3,830,555) was settled by the transfer of the available-for-sales financial
assets at fair value.
JV-33
33.
|
FINANCIAL
RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND
POLICIES
|
The
group's major financial assets and liabilities include bank balances and cash,
available-for-sale financial assets, trade receivables and payables, other
payables and amounts due from/to related parties. Details of these
financial instruments are disclosed in respective notes. The risks
associated with these financial instruments and the policies on how to mitigate
these risks are set out below. The management manages and monitors
these exposures to ensure appropriate measures are implemented on a timely and
effective manner.
Interest rate
risk
The group
is exposed to interest rate risk through the impact of interest rate changes on
cash and cash equivalents. The interest rates of cash and cash equivalent of the
group are disclosed in note 19. The group currently does not have an interest
rate hedging policy. However, the directors monitor interest rate change
exposure and will consider hedging significant interest rate exchange exposure
should the need arises.
Interest
rate sensitivity
At 31
March 2009, the group was exposed to changes in market interest rates through
cash and cash equivalent, which are subject to variable interest rates. The
following table illustrates the sensitivity of the profit after tax for the year
and retained earnings to a change in interest rates of +1% and -1% (2008: +1%
and -1%), with effect from the beginning of the year. The
calculations are based on the group's and the company's bank balance held at
each balance sheet date. All other variables are held constant.
Group
|
Company
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||||||||
If
interest rates were 1% (2008: 1%) higher
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
profit for the year
|
644,473 | 506,868 | 481,413 | 316,128 | ||||||||||||
If
interest rates were 1% (2008: 1%) lower
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
profit for the year
|
(644,473 | ) | (506,868 | ) | (481,413 | ) | (316,128 | ) |
JV-34
33.
|
FINANCIAL
RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
(Continued)
|
Price
risk
The group
is exposed to equity price risk through its investment in listed securities
which are classified as available-for-sale financial assets. The
management manages this exposure by maintaining a portfolio of investments with
different risk and return profiles and will consider hedging the risk exposure
should the need arise. The group is not exposed to commodity price
risk.
At 31
March 2009, if securities prices had increased/decreased by 1% and all other
variables were held constant, fair value reserve would increase/decrease by
approximately HK$216,679 (2008: fair value reserve would increase/decrease by
approximately HK$235,358). This is mainly due to the changes in
available-for-sale financial assets. This sensitivity analysis has
been determined assuming that the price change had occurred at the balance sheet
date and had been applied to the group's investment on that date.
Foreign currency
risk
The group
mainly operates in the Asia Pacific Region and is exposed to foreign exchange
risk arising from various currency exposures, primarily with respect to the US
dollar, RMB, AUD and GBP. The HK dollar is pegged to the US dollar at
an exchange rate of approximately 7.8, the foreign exchange exposure between US
dollar and HK dollar is therefore minimal. The group's exposure to
RMB is minimal as majority of the subsidiaries of the group operates in the PRC
with most of the transactions denominated and settled in
Renminbi. The group holds foreign currency time deposits which are
exposed to foreign currency risk. To mitigate the group's exposure to
foreign currency risk, the group manages its foreign exchange risk by actively
monitoring its foreign currency translations.
|
(a)
|
Exposure
to currency risk
|
The
following table details the group's and the company's exposure at the balance
sheet date to currency risk arising from recognized assets or liabilities
denominated in a currency other than the group's functional
currency.
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||
Group
and Company
|
||||||||
Net
financial assets/(liabilities)
|
||||||||
AUD
|
5,705,970 | 6,711,953 | ||||||
GBP
|
5,950,118 | 8,033,244 |
JV-35
33.
|
FINANCIAL
RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
(Continued)
|
Foreign currency risk
(Continued)
|
(b)
|
Sensitivity
analysis
|
The
sensitivity analysis has been determined assuming that the reasonably possible
change in foreign exchange rates had occurred at the balance sheet date and had
been applied to the group's exposure to currency risk for financial instruments
in existence at that date, and that all other variables, in particular interest
rates, remain constant. The stated changes represent management's
assessment of reasonably possible changes in foreign exchange rates over the
period until the next annual balance sheet date. A 1%
strengthening/(weakening) of HK$ against AUD and GBP at the balance sheet date
would increase/(decrease) the group's and the company's profit after tax and
retained profits by the amount shown below. Other components of
equity would not be affected by changes in the foreign exchange
rates.
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
Changes
in
foreign
exchange
rates
|
Effect
on profit
after
tax and
retained
profits
|
Changes
in
Foreign
Exchange
rates
|
Effect
on profit after
tax
and retained
profits
|
|||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||||||||
Group
and Company
|
||||||||||||||
AUD
|
+1%/-1 | % | 54,129/(54,129 |
)
|
+1%/-1 | % |
72,766/(72,766
|
) | ||||||
GBP
|
+1%/-1 | % | 58,821/(58,821 |
)
|
+1%/-1 | % |
78,674/(78,674
|
) |
Credit
risks
Credit
risk arises from the possibility that the counterparty to a transaction is
unwilling or unable to fulfill its obligation with the results that the group
thereby suffers financial loss. The carrying amounts of trade and other
receivables and cash and cash equivalents included in the consolidated balance
sheet represent the group's maximum exposure to credit risk in relation to
financial assets. No other financial assets carry a significant exposure to
credit risk. The group monitors the trade and other receivables on an ongoing
basis and only trades with creditworthy third parties. In addition,
all the group's cash and cash equivalents are deposited with major banks located
in Hong Kong and the PRC. Accordingly, the group has no significant
concentrations of credit risk.
Fair
values
The fair
values of the group's current financial assets and liabilities are not
materially different from their carrying amounts because of the immediate or
short term maturity of these financial instruments.
Liquidity
risks
As at 31
March 2009, the group had net current assets of HK$71,110,746 (2008:
HK$69,152,852) and net assets of HK$171,516,152 (2008:
HK$150,205,698). The management considered the liquidity risk to be
minimal.
The group
exercised liquidity risk management policy by maintaining sufficient cash and
cash equivalents level deemed adequate to finance the group's operations,
investment opportunities and expected expansion.
JV-36
33.
|
FINANCIAL
RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
(Continued)
|
Liquidity risks
(Continued)
Individual
operating entities within the group are responsible for their own cash
management, including the short term investment of cash surpluses and the
raising of loans to cover expected cash demands, subject to approval by the
parent company's board when the borrowings exceed certain predetermined levels
of authority. The group's policy is to regularly monitor its
liquidity requirements and its compliance with lending covenants, to ensure that
it maintains sufficient reserves of cash and readily realisable marketable
securities and adequate committed lines of funding from major financial
institutions to meet its liquidity requirements in the short and longer
term.
The
following table details the remaining contractual maturities at the balance
sheet dates of the group's and the company's non-derivative financial
liabilities, which are based on contractual undiscounted cash flows (including
interest payment computed using contractual rate or, if floating, based on rates
current at the balance sheet date) and the earliest date the group and the
company can be required to pay :
Group
Carrying
amount
|
Total
contractual
undiscounted
cash
flow
|
On
demand
or
within
1
year
|
More
than
1
year but
less
than
2
years
|
More
than
2
years but
less
than
5
years
|
||||||||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
||||||||||||||||
At
31 March 2009
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Trade
and other payables
|
17,231,889 | 17,231,889 | 17,231,889 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Obligations
under finance lease
|
52,700 | 52,700 | 21,000 | 21,000 | 10,700 | |||||||||||||||
Amount
due to a related company
|
3,381,063 | 3,381,063 | 3,381,063 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Dividend
payable
|
11,700,000 | 11,700,000 | 11,700,000 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Loans
from shareholders
|
2,868,954 | 2,868,954 | 2,868,954 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Collateralised
bank advances
|
341,250 | 341,250 | 341,250 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
35,575,856 | 35,575,856 | 35,544,156 | 21,000 | 10,700 |
JV-37
33.
|
FINANCIAL
RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
(Continued)
|
Liquidity risks
(Continued)
Group
Carrying
amount
|
Total
contractual
undiscounted
cash
flow
|
On
demand
or
within
1
year
|
More
than
1
year but
less
than
2
years
|
More
than
2
years but
less
than
5
years
|
||||||||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
||||||||||||||||
At
31 March 2008
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Trade
and other payables
|
21,499,786 | 21,499,786 | 21,499,786 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Obligations
under finance lease
|
73,700 | 73,700 | 21,000 | 21,000 | 31,700 | |||||||||||||||
Amount
due to a related company
|
2,329,153 | 2,329,153 | 2,329,153 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Dividend
payable
|
11,700,000 | 11,700,000 | 11,700,000 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Loans
from shareholders
|
2,868,954 | 2,868,954 | 2,868,954 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Collateralised
bank advances
|
971,312 | 971,312 | 971,312 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
39,442,905 | 39,442,905 | 39,390,205 | 21,000 | 31,700 |
Company
Carrying
amount
|
Total
contractual
undiscounted
cash
flow
|
On
demand
or
within
1
year
|
More
than
1
year but
less
than
2
years
|
More
than
2
years but
less
than
5
years
|
||||||||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
||||||||||||||||
At
31 March 2009
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Trade
and other payables
|
12,437,284 | 12,437,284 | 12,437,284 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Obligations
under finance lease
|
52,700 | 52,700 | 21,000 | 21,000 | 10,700 | |||||||||||||||
Amount
due to a related company
|
3,381,063 | 3,381,063 | 3,381,063 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Dividend
payable
|
11,700,000 | 11,700,000 | 11,700,000 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Loans
from shareholders
|
2,868,954 | 2,868,954 | 2,868,954 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
30,440,001 | 30,440,001 | 30,408,301 | 21,000 | 10,700 | ||||||||||||||||
At
31 March 2008
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Trade
and other payables
|
17,513,855 | 17,513,855 | 17,513,855 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Obligations
under finance lease
|
73,700 | 73,700 | 21,000 | 21,000 | 31,700 | |||||||||||||||
Amount
due to a related company
|
2,329,153 | 2,329,153 | 2,329,153 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Dividend
payable
|
11,700,000 | 11,700,000 | 11,700,000 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Loans
from shareholders
|
2,868,954 | 2,868,954 | 2,868,954 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
34,485,662 | 34,485,662 | 34,432,962 | 21,000 | 31,700 |
JV-38
33.
|
FINANCIAL
RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
(Continued)
|
Summary of financial assets
and liabilities by category
The
carrying amounts of the group's and the company's financial assets and
liabilities as recognised at balance sheet dates may be categorised as
follows. See notes 3.6 and 3.9 for explanations about how the
category of financial instruments affects their subsequent
measurement.
Group
|
Company
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
HK$
|
|||||||||||||
Financial
assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Pledged
bank balances
|
567,050 | - | 567,050 | - | ||||||||||||
Available-for-sale
financial assets
|
21,667,859 | 23,535,756 | 21,667,859 | 23,535,756 | ||||||||||||
Loans
and receivables:
|
||||||||||||||||
Trade
and other receivables
|
3,345,818 | 3,400,030 | 116,200 | - | ||||||||||||
Amount
due from shareholder
|
13,940,881 | 9,392,116 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Amount
due from subsidiaries
|
- | - | 28,278,839 | 22,846,582 | ||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
63,880,318 | 50,687,596 | 47,574,236 | 31,612,771 | ||||||||||||
103,401,926 | 87,015,498 | 98,204,184 | 77,995,109 | |||||||||||||
Financial
liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||
Financial
liabilities measured at amortised cost:
|
||||||||||||||||
Trade
and other payables
|
17,231,889 | 21,499,786 | 12,437,284 | 17,513,855 | ||||||||||||
Obligations
under finance lease
|
52,700 | 73,700 | 52,700 | 73,700 | ||||||||||||
Amount
due to a related company
|
3,381,063 | 2,329,153 | 3,381,063 | 2,329,153 | ||||||||||||
Dividend
payable
|
11,700,000 | 11,700,000 | 11,700,000 | 11,700,000 | ||||||||||||
Loans
from shareholders
|
2,868,954 | 2,868,954 | 2,868,954 | 2,868,954 | ||||||||||||
Collateralised
bank advances
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341,250 | 971,312 | - | - | ||||||||||||
35,575,856 | 39,442,905 | 30,440,001 | 34,485,662 |
34.
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CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
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The
group's objectives when managing capital are:
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(a)
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To
safeguard the group's ability to continue as a going concern, so that it
continues to provide returns and benefits for its
stakeholders;
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(b)
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To
support the group's stability and growth;
and
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(c)
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To
provide capital for the purpose of strengthening the group's risk
management capability.
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The group
actively and regularly reviews and manages its capital structure to ensure
optimal capital structure and shareholder returns, taking into consideration the
future capital requirements of the group and capital efficiency, prevailing and
projected profitability, projected operating cash flows, projected capital
expenditures and projected strategic investment opportunities. To
maintain or adjust the capital structure, the group may adjust the dividend
payables to shareholders, issue new shares or raise and repay debts. The group's
capital management objectives, policies or processes were unchanged during the
year ended 31 March 2009 and 31 March 2008. Management regards total
equity of HK$171,516,152 (2008: HK$150,205,698) as capital, for capital
management purpose.
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