VOXX International Corp - Quarter Report: 2008 November (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
quarterly period ended November 30, 2008
or
o TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission
file number: 0-28839
Audiovox
Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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13-1964841
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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180
Marcus Blvd., Hauppauge, New York
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11788
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(Address
of principal executive officers)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (631) 231-7750
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 is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company, as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer _____
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Accelerated
filer X
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Non-accelerated
filer _____
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Smaller
reporting company _____
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes
_____ No X
Number of
shares of each class of the issuer's common stock outstanding as of the latest
practicable date.
Class
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As
of January 8, 2008
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Class
A Common Stock
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20,604,440
Shares
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Class
B Common Stock
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2,260,954
Shares
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1
Audiovox
Corporation
Table
of Contents
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PART
I
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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Item
1
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (unaudited)
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets at November 30, 2008 and February 29, 2008
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3
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended November 30,
2008 and 2007
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4
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended November 30, 2008 and
2007
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5
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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6
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Item
2
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MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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21
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Item
3
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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32
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Item
4
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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32
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PART
II
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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Item
1
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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33
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Item
1A
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RISK
FACTORS
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33
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Item
2
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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33
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Item
6
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EXHIBITS
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34
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SIGNATURES
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35
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PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Audiovox
Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
(In
thousands, except share data)
November
30,
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February
29,
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2008
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2008
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Assets
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(unaudited)
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 13,925 | $ | 39,341 | ||||
Accounts
receivable, net
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159,594 | 112,688 | ||||||
Inventory
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149,321 | 155,748 | ||||||
Receivables
from vendors
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20,618 | 29,358 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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12,585 | 13,780 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
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7,198 | 7,135 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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363,241 | 358,050 | ||||||
Investment
securities
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8,559 | 15,033 | ||||||
Equity
investments
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13,068 | 13,222 | ||||||
Property,
plant and equipment, net
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20,615 | 21,550 | ||||||
Goodwill
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29,098 | 23,427 | ||||||
Intangible
assets
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93,797 | 101,008 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
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2,128 | - | ||||||
Other
assets
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1,659 | 746 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 532,165 | $ | 533,036 | ||||
Liabilities
and Stockholders' Equity
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 43,014 | $ | 24,433 | ||||
Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
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34,728 | 38,575 | ||||||
Income
taxes payable
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141 | 5,335 | ||||||
Accrued
sales incentives
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12,633 | 10,768 | ||||||
Bank
obligations
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2,018 | 3,070 | ||||||
Current
portion of long-term debt
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1,294 | 82 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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93,828 | 82,263 | ||||||
Long-term
debt
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5,944 | 1,621 | ||||||
Capital
lease obligation
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5,551 | 5,607 | ||||||
Deferred
compensation
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3,312 | 4,406 | ||||||
Other
tax liabilities
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4,741 | 4,566 | ||||||
Deferred
tax liabilities
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- | 6,057 | ||||||
Other
long term liabilities
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4,198 | 5,003 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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117,574 | 109,523 | ||||||
Commitments
and contingencies
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Stockholders'
equity:
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Series
preferred stock, $.01 par value; 1,500,000 shares authorized, no shares
issued or outstanding
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- | - | ||||||
Common
stock:
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Class
A, $.01 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized, 22,424,212 and 22,414,212
shares issued, 20,604,460 and 20,593,660 shares outstanding at
November 30, 2008 and February 29, 2008, respectively
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224 | 224 | ||||||
Class
B convertible, $.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, 2,260,954
shares issued and outstanding at November 30, 2008 and February 29, 2008,
respectively
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22 | 22 | ||||||
Paid-in
capital
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274,484 | 274,282 | ||||||
Retained
earnings
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161,532 | 162,542 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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(3,275 | ) | 4,847 | |||||
Treasury
stock, at cost, 1,819,752 and 1,820,552 shares of Class A
common stock at November 30, 2008 and February 29, 2008,
respectively
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(18,396 | ) | (18,404 | ) | ||||
Total
stockholders' equity
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414,591 | 423,513 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$ | 532,165 | $ | 533,036 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
3
Audiovox
Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
For
the Three and Nine Months Ended November 30, 2008 and 2007
(In
thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
Three
Months Ended
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Nine
Months Ended
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November
30,
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November
30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Net
sales
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$ | 195,642 | $ | 183,563 | $ | 487,433 | $ | 460,085 | ||||||||
Cost
of sales
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156,684 | 148,572 | 400,900 | 373,431 | ||||||||||||
Gross
profit
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38,958 | 34,991 | 86,533 | 86,654 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses:
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Selling
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8,370 | 9,828 | 26,598 | 26,534 | ||||||||||||
General
and administrative
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16,500 | 16,948 | 52,004 | 45,153 | ||||||||||||
Engineering
and technical support
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2,436 | 2,600 | 8,219 | 7,010 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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27,306 | 29,376 | 86,821 | 78,697 | ||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
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11,652 | 5,615 | (288 | ) | 7,957 | |||||||||||
Other
income (expense):
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Interest
and bank charges
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(453 | ) | (723 | ) | (1,439 | ) | (2,087 | ) | ||||||||
Equity
in income (share in losses) of equity investees
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(484 | ) | 1,011 | 926 | 2,927 | |||||||||||
Other,
net
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(10 | ) | 816 | 375 | 3,444 | |||||||||||
Total
other income (expense), net
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(947 | ) | 1,104 | (138 | ) | 4,284 | ||||||||||
Income
(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
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10,705 | 6,719 | (426 | ) | 12,241 | |||||||||||
Income
tax expense
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4,180 | 2,039 | 582 | 3,709 | ||||||||||||
Net
income (loss) from continuing operations
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6,525 | 4,680 | (1,008 | ) | 8,532 | |||||||||||
Net
income from discontinued operations, net of tax
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- | - | - | 2,111 | ||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
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$ | 6,525 | $ | 4,680 | $ | (1,008 | ) | $ | 10,643 | |||||||
Net
income (loss) per common share (basic):
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From
continuing operations
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$ | 0.29 | $ | 0.20 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.38 | |||||||
From
discontinued operations
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- | - | - | 0.09 | ||||||||||||
Net
income (loss) per common share (basic)
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$ | 0.29 | $ | 0.20 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.47 | |||||||
Net
income (loss) per common share (diluted):
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From
continuing operations
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$ | 0.29 | $ | 0.20 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.38 | |||||||
From
discontinued operations
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- | - | - | 0.09 | ||||||||||||
Net
income (loss) per common share (diluted)
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$ | 0.29 | $ | 0.20 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.47 | |||||||
Weighted-average
common shares outstanding (basic)
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22,864,668 | 22,852,781 | 22,858,777 | 22,853,108 | ||||||||||||
Weighted-average
common shares outstanding (diluted)
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22,867,235 | 22,857,355 | 22,858,777 | 22,880,263 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
4
Audiovox
Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
For
the Nine Months Ended November 30, 2008 and 2007
(In
thousands)
(unaudited)
2008
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2007
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
(loss) income
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$ | (1,008 | ) | $ | 10,643 | |||
Net
(income) from discontinued operations
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- | (2,111 | ) | |||||
Net
(loss) income from continuing operations
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(1,008 | ) | 8,532 | |||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in continuing
operating activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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5,324 | 3,782 | ||||||
Bad
debt expense
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864 | 166 | ||||||
Equity
in income of equity investees
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(926 | ) | (2,927 | ) | ||||
Deferred
income tax benefit
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(186 | ) | - | |||||
Non-cash
compensation adjustment
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526 | (212 | ) | |||||
Non-cash
stock based compensation and warrant expense
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159 | 609 | ||||||
Gain
(loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment
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(8 | ) | 14 | |||||
Tax
benefit on stock options exercised
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- | (1,020 | ) | |||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities (net of assets and liabilities
acquired):
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Accounts
receivable
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(52,580 | ) | (62,762 | ) | ||||
Inventory
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(2,153 | ) | (33,995 | ) | ||||
Receivables
from vendors
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8,491 | (12,696 | ) | |||||
Prepaid
expenses and other
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(1,018 | ) | 2,602 | |||||
Investment
securities-trading
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1,104 | (1,042 | ) | |||||
Accounts
payable, accrued expenses, accrued sales incentives and other current
liabilities
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19,441 | 2,947 | ||||||
Income
taxes payable
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(4,741 | ) | 3,132 | |||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
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(26,711 | ) | (92,870 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Purchases
of property, plant and equipment
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(3,674 | ) | (5,772 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from sale of property, plant and equipment
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98 | 43 | ||||||
Proceeds
from distribution from an equity investee
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1,080 | 1,215 | ||||||
Proceeds
from a liquidating distribution from an available-for-sale
security
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- | 645 | ||||||
Purchase
of short-term investments
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- | (13,775 | ) | |||||
Proceeds
from sale of short-term investments
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- | 146,255 | ||||||
Purchase
of patents
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(650 | ) | - | |||||
Purchase
of acquired businesses, less cash acquired
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(440 | ) | (28,387 | ) | ||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by investing activities
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(3,586 | ) | 100,224 | |||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds
from (repayments on) bank obligations
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5,523 | (860 | ) | |||||
Principal
payments on capital lease obligation
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(55 | ) | (50 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options and warrants
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46 | 3,148 | ||||||
Principal
payments on debt
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- | (4,240 | ) | |||||
Repurchase
of Class A common stock
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- | (1,425 | ) | |||||
Tax
benefit on stock options exercised
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- | 1,020 | ||||||
Other
financing activities
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9 | - | ||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
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5,523 | (2,407 | ) | |||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash
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(642 | ) | 249 | |||||
Net
(decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
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(25,416 | ) | 5,196 | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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39,341 | 15,473 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$ | 13,925 | $ | 20,669 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
5
Audiovox
Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
November
30, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
(1) Basis of
Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Audiovox
Corporation and subsidiaries (“Audiovox” or the “Company”) have been prepared
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America and include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring
adjustments), which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present
fairly the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows
for all periods presented. The results of operations are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal
year. These consolidated financial statements do not include all
disclosures associated with consolidated financial statements prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America. Accordingly, these statements should be read in conjunction with the
Company's audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained
in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29,
2008.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities,
revenues and expenses reported in those financial statements as well as the
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated
financial statements. These judgments can be subjective and complex,
and consequently, actual results could differ from those estimates and
assumptions. Significant estimates made by the Company include the
allowance for doubtful accounts, inventory valuation, fair value of stock-based
compensation, income taxes, valuation of long-lived assets, accrued sales
incentives, warranty reserves and the fair value measurements of financial
assets, liabilities, goodwill and intangible assets. A summary of the
Company's significant accounting policies is identified in Note 1 of the
Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended February 29, 2008. There have been no changes to the Company's
significant accounting policies subsequent to February 29, 2008, except for the
accounting for the fair value measurement of financial assets and liabilities
and related disclosures (Note 5).
The
Company has one reportable segment, the Electronics Group, which is organized by
product category. The Electronics Group consists of eight
wholly-owned subsidiaries: American Radio Corp., Audiovox Electronics
Corporation (“AEC”), Audiovox Accessories Corp. (“AAC”), Audiovox Consumer
Electronics, Inc. (“ACE”), Audiovox German Holdings GmbH (“Audiovox Germany”),
Audiovox Venezuela, C.A., Entretenimiento Digital Mexico, S. de C.V. (“Audiovox
Mexico”) and Code Systems, Inc. The Company markets its products under the
Audiovox® and other brand names. Unless specifically indicated otherwise, all
amounts and percentages presented in the notes below are exclusive of
discontinued operations.
(2) Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company has various stock based compensation plans, which are more fully
described in Note 1 of the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
February 29, 2008.
The
Company recognized stock-based compensation (exclusive of deferred tax benefits)
for awards granted under the Company’s Stock Option Plans in the following line
items in the Consolidated Statements of Operations:
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Audiovox
Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
November
30, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
Three
Months ended
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Nine
Months ended
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November
30,
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November
30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Cost
of sales
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$ | 3 | $ | 5 | $ | 3 | $ | 10 | ||||||||
Selling
expenses
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36 | 64 | 36 | 128 | ||||||||||||
General
and administrative expenses
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104 | 202 | 104 | 404 | ||||||||||||
Engineering
and technical support
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3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation expense before income tax benefit
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$ | 146 | $ | 276 | $ | 146 | $ | 552 |
The
Company granted 197,250 options during the three months ended November 30, 2008,
which vest one-half on November 30, 2008 and one-half on February 28, 2009,
expire two years from date of vesting (November 30, 2010 and February 28, 2011,
respectively), have an exercise price equal to $4.83, the sales price of the
Company’s stock on the day prior to the date of grant, have a contractual term
between 2.1 and 2.4 years and a grant date fair value of $1.44 per share
determined based upon a Black-Sholes valuation model (refer to the table below
for assumptions used to determine fair value).
In
addition, the Company issued 17,500 warrants during the three months ended
November 30, 2008 to purchase the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of
$4.83 per share as consideration for future legal services. The warrants vest
one-half on November 30, 2008 and one-half on February 28, 2009, expire two
years from date of vesting (November 30, 2010 and February 28, 2011,
respectively), have an exercise price equal to $4.83, the sales price of the
Company’s stock on the day prior to the date of grant, have a contractual term
between 2.1 and 2.4 years and a grant date fair value of $1.44 per warrant
determined based upon a Black-Sholes valuation model (refer to the table below
for assumptions used to determine fair value). Accordingly, the Company recorded
additional legal expense in the amount of approximately $13 during the three and
nine months ended November 30, 2008, representing the fair value of the warrants
issued. These warrants are included in the outstanding options and warrant table
below and considered exercisable at November 30, 2008.
The
Company granted 257,500 options during the three months ended August 31, 2007,
which vested one-third on August 31, 2007, one-third on November 30, 2007, and
one-third on February 28, 2008, expire three years from date of vesting (August
31, 2010, November 30, 2010, and February 28, 2011, respectively), had an
exercise price equal to $1.00 above the lowest sales price of the Company’s
stock on the day prior to the date of grant ($9.90), had a contractual term
between 2 years and 3.7 years and a grant date fair value of $3.26 per share. In
connection with this option grant, there were 15,000 options granted to an
outside director that expire on September 9, 2009, which had a contractual life
of 2.1 years and a grant date fair value of $2.57 per share.
In
addition, the Company issued 17,500 warrants during the three months ended
August 31, 2007 to purchase the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of
$10.90 per share as consideration for past legal services rendered. The warrants
were exercisable immediately, expire three years from date of issuance and had a
fair value on issuance date of $3.26 per warrant determined based upon a
Black-Sholes valuation model (refer to the table below for assumptions used to
determine fair value). Accordingly, the Company recorded additional legal
expense in the amount of approximately $57 during the three and nine months
ended November 30, 2007, representing the fair value of the warrants issued.
These warrants are included in the outstanding options and warrant table below
and considered exercisable at November 30, 2007.
7
Audiovox
Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
November
30, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
The fair value of stock options and warrants on the date of grant, and the assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the stock options and warrants using the Black-Sholes option valuation model granted during the respective periods were as follows:
Three
and nine months ended November 30,
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2008
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2007
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Dividend
yield
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0%
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0%
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Weighted-average
expected volatility
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47.0%
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47.0%
|
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Risk-free
interest rate
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5.00%
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4.57%
|
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Expected
life of options/warrants (in years)
|
2.00
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2.00
- 3.00
|
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Fair
value of options/warrants granted
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$1.44
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$3.26
(3 year option)
|
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$2.57
(2 year option)
|
The
expected dividend yield is based on historical and projected dividend
yields. The Company estimates expected volatility based primarily on
historical daily price changes of the Company’s stock equal to the expected life
of the option. The risk free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield
in effect at the time of the grant. The expected option term is the number of
years the Company estimates the options will be outstanding prior to exercise
based on employment termination behavior.
Information
regarding the Company's stock options and warrants are summarized
below:
Weighted
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Weighted
|
Average
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Average
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Remaining
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Exercise
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Contractual
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Number
of Shares
|
Price
|
Term
|
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Outstanding
and exercisable at February 29, 2008
|
1,567,036 | $ | 13.96 | ||||||
Granted
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214,750 | 4.83 | |||||||
Exercised
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(10,000 | ) | 4.63 | ||||||
Forfeited/expired
|
(314,952 | ) | 13.29 | ||||||
Outstanding
and exercisable at November 30, 2008
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1,456,834 | $ | 12.82 |
0.92
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At
November 30, 2008, the Company had unrecognized compensation costs and
professional fees of approximately $138 and $13, respectively related to
non-vested options and warrants granted during the three and nine months ended
November 30, 2008. The unrecognized compensation costs related to these options
and warrants will be completely recognized by the fiscal year ending February
28, 2009.
At
November 30, 2007, the Company had unrecognized compensation costs of
approximately $276 related to non-vested options granted during the nine months
ended November 30, 2007. The unrecognized compensation costs related to these
options was completely recognized at the fiscal year ending February 29,
2008.
(3) Discontinued
Operations
The net
income from discontinued operations for the nine months ended November 30, 2007
of $2,111, net of income tax expense of $1,137, is primarily due to legal
settlements and related legal and administrative costs associated with
contingencies pertaining to the Company’s discontinued cellular business (see
Note 16).
(4) Net (Loss) Income Per Common
Share
Basic net
income (loss) per common share is based upon the weighted-average common shares
outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per common
share reflects the potential dilution that would occur if common stock
equivalent securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or
converted into common stock.
There are
no reconciling items which impact the numerator of basic and diluted net (loss)
income per common share. A reconciliation between the denominator of
basic and diluted net (loss) income per common share is as follows:
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
November
30,
|
November
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Weighted-average
common shares outstanding
|
22,864,668 | 22,852,781 | 22,858,777 | 22,853,108 | ||||||||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Stock
options and warrants
|
2,567 | 4,574 | - | 27,155 | ||||||||||||
Weighted-average
common shares and potential common shares outstanding
|
22,867,235 | 22,857,355 | 22,858,777 | 22,880,263 |
8
Audiovox
Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
November
30, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
Stock
options and warrants totaling 1,602,633 and 1,617,026 for the three months ended
November 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and 1,570,279 and 1,354,482 for the
nine months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, were not included in
the net (loss) income per diluted share calculation because the exercise price
of these options and warrants was greater than the average market price of the
Company’s common stock during these periods or their inclusion would have been
anti-dilutive.
(5) Fair Value
Measurements
In
September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS No.
157”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair
value in accordance with GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value
measurements. The statement clarifies that the exchange price is the price in an
orderly transaction between market participants to sell an asset or transfer a
liability at the measurement date. The statement emphasizes that fair value is a
market-based measurement and not an entity-specific measurement. It also
establishes a fair value hierarchy used in fair value measurements and expands
the required disclosures of assets and liabilities measured at fair value. For
financial assets and liabilities, this statement is effective for fiscal periods
beginning after November 15, 2007 and does not require any new fair value
measurements. In February 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff
Position No. 157-2 (“FSP No. 157-2”) was issued which delayed the effective date
of SFAS No. 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 for
non-financial assets and liabilities, except for items that are recognized or
disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at
least annually).
The
Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 157, as amended by FSP No. 157-2, on
March 1, 2008. Pursuant to the provisions of FSP No. 157-2, the Company will not
apply the provisions of SFAS No. 157 until March 1, 2009 for non-financial
assets and liabilities (principally goodwill and intangible
assets).
In
February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities (“SFAS No. 159”), to provide companies the
option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. Upon
adoption of the provisions of SFAS No. 159 on March 1, 2008, the Company did not
elect the fair value option to report its financial assets and liabilities at
fair value. Accordingly, the adoption of SFAS No. 159 did not have an impact on
the Company's financial position or results of operations.
Fair
Value Hierarchy
SFAS No.
157 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based upon whether the inputs
to those valuation techniques reflect assumptions other market participants
would use based upon market data obtained from independent sources (observable
inputs), or reflect the Company’s own assumptions of market participant
valuation (unobservable inputs). In accordance with SFAS No. 157, these two
types of inputs have created the following fair value
hierarchy:
9
Audiovox
Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
November
30, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
·
|
Level
1 – Quoted prices in active markets that are unadjusted and accessible at
the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or
liabilities.
|
·
|
Level
2 – Quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in markets that are
not active, quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active
markets or financial instruments for which significant inputs are
observable, either directly or
indirectly.
|
·
|
Level
3 – Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to
the fair value measurement and
unobservable.
|
SFAS No.
157 requires the use of observable market data if such data is available without
undue cost and effort.
Measurement
of Fair Value
The
Company measures fair value as an exit price using the procedures described
below for all assets and liabilitiesmeasured at fair value. When available, the
Company uses unadjusted quoted market prices to measure fair value and
classifies such items within Level 1. If quoted market prices are not available,
fair value is based upon internally developed models that use, where possible,
current market-based or independently-sourced market parameters such as interest
rates and currency rates. Items valued using internally generated models are
classified according to the lowest level input or value driver that is
significant to the valuation. Thus, an item may be classified in Level 3 even
though there may be inputs that are readily observable. If quoted market prices
are not available, the valuation model used generally depends on the specific
asset or liability being valued. The determination of fair value considers
various factors including interest rate yield curves and time value underlying
the financial instruments.
Items
Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The
following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities that are
measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis at November 30, 2008
consistent with the fair value hierarchy provisions of SFAS No.
157:
Fair
Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
|
|||||||||||||
Quoted
|
|||||||||||||
Prices
in
|
|||||||||||||
Active
|
|||||||||||||
Markets
for
|
Significant
|
||||||||||||
Identical
|
Other
|
Significant
|
|||||||||||
Assets
and
|
Observable
|
Unobservable
|
|||||||||||
Liabilities
|
Inputs
|
Inputs
|
|||||||||||
(Level
1)
|
(Level
2)
|
(Level
3)
|
|||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents:
|
|||||||||||||
Cash
and money market funds
|
$ | 13,925 | $ | 13,925 | |||||||||
Long-term
investment securities:
|
|||||||||||||
Trading
and available-for-sale marketable securities
|
3,901 | 3,901 | |||||||||||
Auction
rate security
|
3,658 | 3,658 | |||||||||||
Other
long-term investments
|
1,000 |
1,000
|
|||||||||||
Total long-term
investment securities
|
8,559 | 3,901 |
1,000
|
3,658 | |||||||||
Total
assets measured at fair value
|
$ | 22,484 | $ | 17,826 |
$1,000
|
$ | 3,658 |
As of
November 30, 2008, the Company’s long-term investment securities consisted of
marketable securities, an auction rate security and other long-term investments.
As of November 30, 2008, the fair value of the Company’s long-term investment
securities as defined under SFAS No. 157 was approximately $8,559. The Company’s
long-term investment securities are classified between trading and
available-for-sale, and accordingly, unrealized gains and losses on long-term
investment securities classified as available-for-sale are reflected as a
component of accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity, net
of tax. Unrealized holding gains and losses on trading securities are included
in earnings.
As of
November 30, 2008, the Company had $4,550 (at par value) of an auction rate
security included within its portfolio of long-term investment securities, which
is collateralized by student loan portfolios, which are guaranteed by the United
States government. Because there is no assurance that auctions for these
securities will be successful in the near term, as of November 30, 2008, this
auction rate security is classified as an available-for-sale long-term
investment. As of November 30, 2008, the Company recorded approximately $892 of
unrealized losses on this auction rate note, which is included in other
comprehensive loss in stockholders' equity, net of tax. The Company determined
the decline in market value below cost to be temporary based upon the Company’s
ability to retain the investment over a period of time, which would be
sufficient to allow for any recovery in market value. Any future fluctuation in
the fair value related to this security that the Company deems to be temporary,
including any recoveries of previous write-downs, would be recorded to
accumulated other comprehensive income. If at any time in the future the Company
determines that a valuation adjustment is other-than-temporary, it will record a
charge to earnings in the period of determination.
10
Audiovox
Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
November
30, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
Due to
recent events in the U.S. credit markets during fiscal 2009, the Company
considered various valuation techniques for its auction rate security. These
analyses consider, among other items, the collateral underlying the security,
the creditworthiness of the issuer, the timing of the expected future cash
flows, including the final maturity, and an assumption of when the next time the
security is expected to have a successful auction. These securities were also
compared, when possible, to other observable and relevant market data, which is
limited at this time. Accordingly, these securities changed from Level 1 to
Level 3 within SFAS No. 157’s hierarchy since the Company’s initial adoption of
SFAS No. 157 on March 1, 2008. The following table presents the Company’s assets
measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable
inputs (Level 3) as defined in SFAS No. 157 at November 30, 2008:
Fair
Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs
|
||||
(Level
3)
|
||||
Balance
at February 29, 2008
|
$ | 0 | ||
Auction
rate security transferred to Level 3
|
4,550 | |||
Total
unrealized loss included in accumulated other comprehensive
income
|
(892 | ) | ||
Balance
at May 31, 2008, August 31, 2008 and November 30, 2008
|
$ | 3,658 |
The
carrying amount of the Company's bank obligations, long-term debt and deferred
compensation (which is directly associated with the trading securities in
connection with the Company's deferred compensation plan) approximates fair
value (which was determined using level 1 inputs for deferred compensation and
level 2 inputs for bank obligations and long-term debt) because of (i) the
short-term nature of the financial instrument; (ii) the interest rate on the
financial instrument being reset every quarter to reflect current market rates;
(iii) the stated or implicit interest rate approximates the current market rates
or are not materially different than market rates and (iv) are based on quoted
prices in active markets.
Fair
value estimates are made at a specific point in time based on relevant market
information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates are
subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant
judgment and therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Changes in
assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.
(6) Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income
Accumulated
other comprehensive (loss) income of $(3,275) and $4,847 at November 30, 2008
and February 29, 2008, respectively, includes accumulated foreign currency
translation (losses) gains of $(4,848) and $4,470, accumulated unrealized
(losses) gains on investment securities classified as available-for-sale of
$(3,276) and $377 at November 30, 2008 and February 29, 2008,
respectively.
The
Company’s total comprehensive income was as follows:
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
November
30,
|
November
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$ | 6,525 | $ | 4,680 | $ | (1,008 | ) | $ | 10,643 | |||||||
Other
comprehensive (loss) income:
|
||||||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
(4,552 | ) | 2,021 | (4,848 | ) | 3,378 | ||||||||||
Unrealized
holding (loss) gain on available-for-sale investment securities arising
during the period, net of tax
|
(1,152 | ) | 471 | (3,276 | ) | 479 | ||||||||||
Other
comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
|
(5,704 | ) | 2,492 | (8,124 | ) | 3,857 | ||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income (loss)
|
$ | 821 | $ | 7,172 | $ | (9,132 | ) | $ | 14,500 |
The
changes in the net unrealized holding (loss) gain on available-for-sale
investment securities arising during the periods presented above are net of tax
benefits (expense) of $737 and $(301) for the three months ended November 30,
2008 and 2007, respectively and $2,094 and $(306) for the nine months ended
November 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
11
Audiovox
Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
November
30, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
(7) Supplemental Cash Flow
Information/Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
The
following is supplemental information relating to the consolidated statements of
cash flows:
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||
November
30,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Cash
paid during the period:
|
||||||||
Interest
(excluding bank charges)
|
$ | 1,224 | $ | 1,904 | ||||
Income
taxes (net of refunds)
|
$ | 3,463 | $ | 1,308 |
Non-Cash
Transactions
During
the nine months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company recorded a
non-cash compensation charge (benefit) of $526 and $(212), respectively, related
to the rights under a call/put option previously granted to certain employees.
The benefit recorded during the nine months ended November 30, 2007, was
primarily due to a $998 reduction in the call/put liability calculation as a
result of the Oehlbach acquisition (Note 8). During the nine months ended
November 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company recorded a non-cash stock based
compensation and warrant expense of $159 and $609, respectively related to the
grant of options and warrants to other employees, directors and certain outside
service providers (Note 2).
(8) Business
Acquisitions
Thomson
Accessories
On
January 29, 2007, the Company acquired certain assets and liabilities of
Thomson’s Americas consumer electronics accessory business as well as rights to
the RCA®, Recoton®, Spikemaster®, Ambico® and Discwasher® brands for consumer
electronics accessories for $64,716, including a working capital payment of
$7,617, acquisition costs of $2,414 and a fee currently estimated to be
approximately $4,685 related to 0.75% of future net sales of the RCA brand
for five years from the date of acquisition. The fee related to the future net
sales of the RCA brand was recorded in connection with the final purchase price
allocation (increase to intangible assets, other current liabilities
($890) and other long-term liabilities) as the estimated fair value of the
net assets acquired exceeded the total purchase price. As the estimated fair
value of the net assets acquired exceeded the total purchase price, after
recording the estimated fee related to future net sales of the RCA brand, the
Company reduced the estimated fair value of the non-financial assets acquired on
a pro-rata basis to the adjusted purchase price of $64,716.
The
results of operations of this acquisition have been included in the consolidated
financial statements from the date of acquisition. The purpose of
this acquisition was to enhance the Company’s market share in the accessory
business, which includes rights to the RCA brand and other brand
names.
Oehlbach
On March
1, 2007, Audiovox German Holdings GmbH completed the stock acquisition of
Oehlbach Kabel GmbH (“Oehlbach”), a European market leader in the accessories
field for $8,134, including acquisition costs of $200 and an estimated
contingent payment of approximately $1,322.
The
contingent payment may be due by the Company if certain earnings targets are
generated by Oehlbach for a period of three years after the acquisition date
(March 1, 2010). The earnings target calculation requires that if the
accumulated Oehlbach operating income, including or excluding certain items
exceeds 3,290 Euros over the cumulative three year period, the Company is liable
to pay the excess of the operating income amount (as defined in the purchase
agreement) over 3,290 Euros but not to exceed 1,000 Euros. The contingent
payment was recorded in connection with the final purchase price allocation
(increase to intangible assets and other long-term liabilities) as the estimated
fair value of the net assets acquired exceeded the total purchase price. As the
estimated fair value of the net assets acquired exceeded the total purchase
price, after recording the maximum contingent payment, the Company reduced the
estimated fair value of the non-financial assets acquired on a pro-rata basis to
the adjusted purchase price of $8,134.
12
Audiovox
Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
November
30, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
The
results of operations of this acquisition have been included in the consolidated
financial statements from the date of acquisition. The purpose of this
acquisition was to expand the Company’s accessory product lines to European
Markets.
Incaar
On August
14, 2007, Audiovox German Holdings GmbH completed the acquisition of certain
assets and the business of Incaar Limited (“Incaar”), an OEM business in Europe
for $801, including acquisition costs of $51 and an estimated contingent payment
of approximately $400.
The
contingent payment may be due by the Company if certain earnings targets are
generated by Incaar for a period of two years after the acquisition date (August
14, 2009). The earnings target calculation requires that if the accumulated
Incaar pre-tax income, including or excluding certain items, exceeds 1,055 Euros
over the cumulative two year period, the Company is liable to pay an additional
$400, as defined in the purchase agreement. The contingent payment was recorded
in connection with the final purchase price allocation (increase to intangible
assets and other long-term liabilities) as the estimated fair value of the net
assets acquired exceeded the total purchase price. As the estimated fair value
of the net assets acquired exceeded the total purchase price, after recording
the maximum contingent payment, the Company reduced the estimated fair value of
the non-financial assets acquired on a pro-rata basis to the adjusted purchase
price of $801.
The
results of operations of this acquisition have been included in the consolidated
financial statements from the date of acquisition. The purpose of this
acquisition was to add the experience, concepts and product development of an
OEM business in Europe.
Technuity
On
November 1, 2007, Audiovox Accessories Corporation completed the acquisition of
all of the outstanding stock of Technuity, Inc. (“Technuity”), an emerging
leader in the battery and power products industry and the exclusive licensee of
the Energizer® brand in North and Latin Americas for rechargeable batteries and
battery packs for camcorders, cordless phones, digital cameras, DVD players and
other power supply devices. As consideration for Technuity, the Company paid the
following:
Purchase
Price (net of cash acquired)
|
$ | 20,373 | ||
Final
working capital credit
|
$ | (317 | ) | |
Acquisition
related costs
|
1,131 | |||
Total
Purchase Price
|
$ | 21,187 |
In
addition, a minimum working capital payment, as defined in the agreement, and a
maximum contingent payment of $1,000 may be due from the Company if certain
sales and gross margin targets are met for a period of twelve months after the
acquisition date. The sales and gross margin targets require that net sales
exceed $26.5 million and gross margin exceeds $7.65 million, as defined in the
purchase agreement. As of November 30, 2008, no amount has been accrued for the
contingency payment as the sales and gross margin targets have not been
met.
The
results of operations of this acquisition have been included in the consolidated
financial statements from the date of acquisition. The purpose of this
acquisition was to further strengthen our accessory product lines and core
offerings, to be the exclusive licensee of the Energizer® brand in North and
Latin Americas for rechargeable batteries and power supply systems and to
increase the Company’s market share in the consumer electronics accessory
business.
The
following summarizes the final allocation of the purchase price to the fair
value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of
acquisition:
Assets
acquired:
|
||||
Accounts
receivable, net
|
$ | 3,920 | ||
Inventory
|
4,007 | |||
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
103 | |||
Other
long-term assets
|
241 | |||
Trademarks
and other intangible assets
|
6,380 | |||
Goodwill
|
11,326 | |||
Total
assets acquired
|
$ | 25,977 | ||
Liabilities
assumed:
|
||||
Accounts
payable
|
$ | 3,689 | ||
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
|
624 | |||
Deferred
tax liabilities
|
407 | |||
Other
liabilities
|
70 | |||
Total
liabilities assumed
|
$ | 4,790 | ||
Total
purchase price
|
$ | 21,187 |
13
Audiovox
Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
November
30, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
Thomson
Audio/Video
On
December 31, 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of certain assets and
liabilities of Thomson’s U.S., Canada, Mexico, China and Hong Kong consumer
electronics audio/video business as well as the rights to the RCA brand for the
audio/video field of use. As consideration for Thomson’s audio/video business,
the Company paid the following:
Purchase
price
|
$ | 13,188 | ||
Net
asset payment
|
11,093 | |||
Acquisition
related costs
|
925 | |||
25,206 | ||||
Less:
Multimedia license fee
|
(10,000 | ) | ||
Total
net purchase price
|
$ | 15,206 |
In
addition, the Company agreed to pay Thomson a 1% fee related to future net sales
of the RCA brand for the audio/video field of use for five years (beginning in
2010 through 2014).
Contemporaneous
with this transaction, the Company entered into a license agreement with
Multimedia Device Ltd., a Chinese manufacturer, to market certain product
categories acquired in the acquisition for an upfront fee of $10,000, the
purchase of certain inventory, which amounted to approximately $4,700, plus a 1%
royalty payment on future net RCA sales beginning in 2008 and continuing in
perpetuity. Beginning in 2010 through 2014, this royalty fee increases to 2% of
future net sales. Accordingly, the upfront license fee of $10,000 will reduce
the Company’s cost of the transaction (refer to purchase price
above).
The
results of operations of this acquisition have been included in the consolidated
financial statements from the date of acquisition. The purpose of this
acquisition was to control the RCA trademark for the audio/video field of use
and to expand our core product offerings into certain developing
markets.
The
following summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the
fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of
acquisition:
Assets
acquired:
|
||||
Inventory
|
$ | 19,178 | ||
Tooling
|
102 | |||
Trademarks
and other intangible assets (less license fee)
|
14,644 | |||
Total
assets acquired
|
$ | 33,924 | ||
Liabilities
assumed:
|
||||
Warranty
accrual
|
$ | 12,848 | ||
Other
liabilities acquired
|
5,870 | |||
Total
liabilities assumed
|
$ | 18,718 | ||
Total
purchase price
|
$ | 15,206 |
The
allocation of the purchase price to assets acquired and liabilities assumed is
preliminary.
The
following unaudited pro-forma financial information for the three and nine
months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007 represents the combined results of the
Company’s operations as if the Incaar, Technuity and Thomson Audio/Video
acquisitions had occurred at March 1, 2007. The unaudited pro-forma financial
information does not necessarily reflect the results of operations that would
have occurred had the Company constituted a single entity during such
period.
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
November
30,
|
November
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | 195,642 | $ | 307,042 | $ | 487,433 | $ | 835,552 | ||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
6,525 | (3,253 | ) | (1,008 | ) | (12,840 | ) | |||||||||
Net
income (loss) per share-diluted
|
$ | 0.29 | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.56 | ) |
14
Audiovox
Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
November
30, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
(9) Goodwill and Intangible
Assets
The
change in goodwill is as follows:
Balance
at February 29, 2008
|
$ | 23,427 | ||
Purchase
of Technuity
|
5,671 | |||
Balance
at November 30, 2008
|
$ | 29,098 |
At
November 30, 2008, intangible assets consisted of the following:
Gross
|
||||||||||||
Carrying
|
Amortization
|
Accumulated
|
||||||||||
Value
|
Book
Value
|
Total
Net
|
||||||||||
Trademarks/Tradenames
not subject to amortization
|
$ | 81,937 | - | $ | 81,937 | |||||||
Customer
relationships subject to amortization (5-20 years)
|
9,866 | 1,404 | 8,462 | |||||||||
Trademarks/Tradenames
subject to amortization (3-12 years)
|
1,180 | 222 | 958 | |||||||||
Patents
subject to amortization (5-10 years)
|
1,345 | 526 | 819 | |||||||||
Contract
subject to amortization (5 years)
|
1,104 | 883 | 221 | |||||||||
License
subject to amortization (5 years)
|
1,400 | - | 1,400 | |||||||||
Total
|
$ | 96,831 | $ | 3,035 | $ | 93,797 |
At
February 29, 2008, intangible assets consisted of the following:
Gross
|
||||||||||||
Carrying
|
Accumulated
|
Total
Net
|
||||||||||
Value
|
Amortization
|
Book
Value
|
||||||||||
Trademarks/Tradenames
not subject to amortization
|
$ | 86,368 | $ | 86,368 | ||||||||
Customer
relationships subject to amortization (5-20 years)
|
14,685 | 741 | 13,944 | |||||||||
Patents
subject to amortization (5-10 years)
|
695 | 385 | 310 | |||||||||
Contract
subject to amortization (5 years)
|
1,104 | 718 | 386 | |||||||||
Total
|
$ | 102,852 | $ | 1,844 | $ | 101,008 |
The
Company recorded amortization expense of $265 and $351 for the three months
ended November 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively and $1,162 and $565 for the nine
months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The estimated aggregate
amortization expense for the cumulative five years ending November 30, 2013
amounts to $6,401.
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Audiovox
Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
November
30, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
The
Company evaluates its goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets for
goodwill impairment triggering events at each reporting period in
accordance with FAS No. 142. The Company's stock price has been trading below
its book value and tangible book value for over four consecutive quarters. The
Company attributes this low stock price to both the overall market conditions
and company specific factors, including low trading volume of the Company's
stock. As of November 30, 2008, the Company believes that based on operations to
date and measures implemented, the amounts used in the discount cash flow model
used in its February 29, 2008 annual impairment test are reasonable. Based on
our evaluation, there was no impairment of goodwill or indefinite lived
intangible assets in the third quarter ended November 30, 2008. Due to the
recent economic volatility, including fluctuations in interest rates, growth
rates and changes in demand for our products, there could be a change in the
valuation of goodwill and indefinte lived intangible assets when the Company
conducts its annual impairment test.
(10) Equity
Investments
As of
November 30, 2008 and February 29, 2008, the Company had a 50% non-controlling
ownership interest in Audiovox Specialized Applications, Inc. (“ASA”)
which acts as a distributor of televisions and other automotive sound, security
and accessory products for specialized vehicles, such as RV’s and van
conversions.
The
following presents summary financial information for ASA. Such
summary financial information has been provided herein based upon the individual
significance of ASA to the consolidated financial information of the
Company.
November
30,
|
February
29,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2008
|
|||||||
Current
assets
|
$ | 26,514 | $ | 26,344 | ||||
Non-current
assets
|
4,650 | 4,710 | ||||||
Current
liabilities
|
5,029 | 4,611 | ||||||
Members'
equity
|
26,135 | 26,443 | ||||||
Nine
Months Ended November 30,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | 43,261 | $ | 55,194 | ||||
Gross
profit
|
10,382 | 16,099 | ||||||
Operating
income
|
1,307 | 5,010 | ||||||
Net
income
|
1,850 | 5,853 |
The
Company's share of income from ASA for the nine months ended November 30, 2008
and 2007, was $925 and $2,927, respectively. In addition, the Company
received distributions from ASA totaling $1,080 and $1,215 during the nine
months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007 respectively, which was recorded as a
reduction to equity investments in the accompanying consolidated balance
sheet.
(11) Income
Taxes
The
Company’s provision for income taxes consists of U.S. and foreign taxes in
amounts necessary to align the Company’s year-to-date provision for income taxes
with the effective tax rate that the Company expects to achieve for the full
year. The Company’s annual effective tax rate for fiscal 2009 is estimated to be
43.6% (which includes U.S., state and local and foreign taxes) based upon the
Company’s anticipated earnings both in the U.S. and in its foreign
subsidiaries.
For the
three months ended November 30, 2008 the Company recorded a provision for income
taxes of $4,180, which consisted of U.S., state and local and foreign taxes, as
well as discrete items totaling $301 related to a tax return to provision
adjustment and the quarterly FIN No. 48 adjustment. For the three months ended
November 30, 2007, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $2,039
related to U.S., state and local and foreign taxes.
The
Company’s total unrecognized tax benefit as of November 30, 2008 was $4,131,
which, if recognized, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate. As of
November 30, 2008, the Company had approximately $1,013 of accrued interest and
penalties. The Company does not expect its unrecognized tax benefits to change
significantly over the next twelve months.
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Audiovox
Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
November
30, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
(12) Accrued Sales
Incentives
A summary
of the activity with respect to sales incentives is provided below:
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
November
30,
|
November
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Opening
balance
|
$ | 11,796 | $ | 11,403 | $ | 10,768 | $ | 7,410 | ||||||||
Accruals
|
7,488 | 7,385 | * | 19,377 | 22,467 | ** | ||||||||||
Payments
and credits
|
(5,845 | ) | (2,980 | ) | (15,367 | ) | (12,531 | ) | ||||||||
Reversals
for unearned sales incentive
|
(352 | ) | (277 | ) | (524 | ) | (682 | ) | ||||||||
Reversals
for unclaimed sales incentives
|
(454 | ) | (594 | ) | (1,621 | ) | (1,727 | ) | ||||||||
Ending
balance
|
$ | 12,633 | $ | 14,937 | $ | 12,633 | $ | 14,937 |
*
Includes $646 of sales incentives acquired from the Technuity acquisition (Note
8).
**
Includes $325 and $646 of accrued sales incentives acquired from the Oehlbach
and Technuity acquisitions (Note 9).
(13) Product Warranties and
Product Repair Costs
The
following table provides a summary of the activity with respect to product
warranties and product repair costs:
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
November
30,
|
November
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Opening
balance
|
$ | 11,189 | $ | 10,073 | $ | 17,002 | $ | 9,586 | ||||||||
Liabilities
accrued for warranties issued during the period
|
2,653 | 3,009 | 8,678 | 8,178 | ||||||||||||
Warranty
claims paid during the period (includes the acquired warranty
liabilities)
|
(2,622 | ) | (2,886 | ) | (14,460 | ) | (7,568 | ) | ||||||||
Ending
balance
|
$ | 11,220 | $ | 10,196 | $ | 11,220 | $ | 10,196 |
(14) Financing
Arrangements
The
Company has the following financing arrangements:
November
30,
|
February
29,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2008
|
|||||||
Bank Obligations
|
||||||||
Domestic
bank obligations (a)
|
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Euro
asset-based lending obligation (b)
|
2,018 | 3,070 | ||||||
Total
bank obligations
|
$ | 2,018 | $ | 3,070 | ||||
Debt
|
||||||||
Euro
term loan agreements (c)
|
$ | 5,876 | $ | - | ||||
Oehlbach
(d)
|
184 | 850 | ||||||
Other
(e)
|
1,178 | 853 | ||||||
Total
debt
|
$ | 7,238 | $ | 1,703 |
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Audiovox
Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
November
30, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
(a) Domestic
Bank Obligations
At November
30, 2008, the Company had an unsecured credit line to fund the temporary
short-term working capital needs of the domestic operations. This line expired
on November 30, 2008 and was extended through December 23, 2008 when it was
replaced with a secured line of credit. The new line of credit allows aggregate
borrowings of up to $15,000 at an interest rate of Prime (or similar
designations) plus 1% or LIBOR plus 5%. As of November 30, 2008 and February 29,
2008, no direct amounts are outstanding under the former agreement. At November
30, 2008, the Company had $3,526 in commercial and standby letters of credit
outstanding under the unsecured credit line.
(b) Euro
Asset-Based Lending Obligation
The
Company has a 16,000 Euro accounts receivable factoring arrangement and a 6,000
Euro Asset-Based Lending ("ABL") (finished goods inventory and non-factored
accounts receivable) credit facility for the Company's subsidiary, Audiovox
Germany, which expires on October 1, 2010. Selected accounts receivable are
purchased from the Company on a non-recourse basis at 85% of face value and
payment of the remaining 15% upon receipt from the customer of the balance of
the receivable purchased. The activity under this ABL is accounted for as a sale
of accounts receivable in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 140, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets
and Extinguishment of Liabilities" ("SFAS No. 140"), as such transfers met the
criteria in SFAS No. 140. In respect of the ABL credit facility, selected
finished goods are advanced at a 60% rate and non-factored accounts receivables
are advanced at a 50% rate. The rate of interest is the three month Euribor plus
2.5%, and the Company pays 0.4% of its gross sales as a fee for the accounts
receivable factoring arrangement. As of November 30, 2008, the amount of
accounts receivable and finished goods available for factoring exceeded the
amounts outstanding under this obligation.
(c) Euro
Term Loan Agreement
On March
30, 2008, Audiovox Germany entered into a new 5 million Euro term loan
agreement. This agreement is for a five-year term with a financial institution
and was used to repay the Audiovox Germany intercompany debt to Audiovox
Corporation. Payments under the term loan are to be made in two semi-annual
installments of 500,000 Euros beginning on September 30, 2008 and ending on
March 30, 2013. Interest accrues at a fixed rate of 4.82%. Any amount repaid can
not be reborrowed. The term loan is secured by a pledge of the stock of Audiovox
Germany and the Magnat brand name, prohibits the distribution of dividends, and
takes precedence to all other intercompany loans with Audiovox
Corporation.
(d) Oehlbach
In
connection with the Oehlbach acquisition (Note 8), the Company acquired short
and long term debt payable to various third parties. The interest
rate on the debt ranges from 4.2% to 6.1% and is payable from November 2008 to
March 2011.
(e) Other
Debt
This
amount represents a call/put option owed to certain employees of Audiovox
Germany.
(15) Other Income
(Expense)
Other
income (expense) is comprised of the following:
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
November
30,
|
November
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
$ | 229 | $ | 822 | $ | 1,095 | $ | 3,379 | ||||||||
Rental
income
|
136 | 138 | 412 | 414 | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
|
(375 | ) | (144 | ) | (1,132 | ) | (349 | ) | ||||||||
Total
other income (expense), net
|
$ | (10 | ) | $ | 816 | $ | 375 | $ | 3,444 |
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Audiovox
Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
November
30, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
(16) Contingencies and Derivative
Settlement
Contingencies
The
Company is currently, and has in the past been, a party to various routine legal
proceedings incident to the ordinary course of business. If
management determines, based on the underlying facts and circumstances, that it
is probable a loss will result from a litigation contingency and the amount of
the loss can be reasonably estimated, the estimated loss is accrued
for. The Company believes its outstanding litigation matters
disclosed below will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's
financial statements, individually or in the aggregate; however, due to the
uncertain outcome of these matters, the Company disclosed these specific matters
below:
Certain
consolidated class actions transferred to a Multi-District Litigation Panel of
the United States District Court of the District of Maryland against the Company
and other suppliers, manufacturers and distributors of hand-held wireless
telephones alleging damages relating to exposure to radio frequency radiation
from hand-held wireless telephones are still pending. No
assurances regarding the outcome of this matter can be given, as the Company is
unable to assess the degree of probability of an unfavorable outcome or
estimated loss or liability, if any. Accordingly, no estimated loss
has been recorded for the aforementioned case.
The
products the Company sells are continually changing as a result of improved
technology. As a result, although the Company and its suppliers
attempt to avoid infringing known proprietary rights, the Company may be subject
to legal proceedings and claims for alleged infringement by its suppliers or
distributors, of third party patents, trade secrets, trademarks or
copyrights. Any claims relating to the infringement of third-party
proprietary rights, even if not meritorious, could result in costly litigation,
divert management’s attention and resources, or require the Company to either
enter into royalty or license agreements which are not advantageous to the
Company or pay material amounts of damages.
Under the
asset purchase agreement for the November 2004 sale of the Company’s Cellular
business to UTStarcom, Inc. (“UTSI”), the Company agreed to indemnify UTSI for
any breach or violation by ACC and its representations, warranties and covenants
contained in the asset purchase agreement and for other matters, subject to
certain limitations, for a period of five years. Significant indemnification
claims by UTSI could have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial
condition and results of operation. The Company is not aware of any such
claim(s) for indemnification.
Derivative
Settlement
In
November 2004, several purported double derivative, derivative and class actions
were filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, New
Castle County challenging approximately $27,000 made in payments from the
proceeds of the sale of the Company’s cellular business. These actions were
subsequently consolidated into a single derivative complaint (the “Complaint”),
In re Audiovox Corporation
Derivative Litigation.
This
matter was settled in May 2007 and received final Chancery court approval in
June 2007. As a result of the settlement, the Company received $6,750
in gross proceeds. The gross proceeds were offset by $2,378 in
plaintiff legal fees and $1,023 in accrued legal and administrative costs for
defending all remaining ACC legal claims. The items discussed above
resulted in a pre-tax benefit of $3,349 recorded in discontinued operations for
the nine months ended November 30, 2007.
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Audiovox
Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued
November
30, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
(17) New Accounting
Pronouncements
On
December 4, 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
Statement No. 141(R), Business Combinations (“Statement No. 141(R)”) and
Statement No. 160, Accounting and Reporting of Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51 (“Statement No.
160”). These new standards will significantly change the financial accounting
and reporting of business combination transactions and noncontrolling (or
minority) interests in consolidated financial statements. Issuance of these
standards is also noteworthy in that they represent the culmination of the first
major collaborative convergence project between the International Accounting
Standards Board and the FASB. Statement No. 141(R) is required to be adopted
concurrently with Statement No. 160 and is effective for business combination
transactions for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the
first
annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Early adoption
is prohibited. Application of Statement No. 141(R) and Statement No. 160 is
required to be adopted prospectively, except for certain provisions of Statement
No. 160, which are required to be adopted retrospectively. Business combination
transactions accounted for before adoption of Statement No. 141(R) should be
accounted for in accordance with Statement No. 141 and that accounting
previously completed under Statement No. 141 should not be modified as of or
after the date of adoption of Statement No. 141(R). The Company is currently
evaluating the impact of Statement No. 141(R) and Statement No. 160, but does
not expect the adoption of these pronouncements to have a material impact on the
Company’s financial position or results of operations.
In May
2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 162, "The Hierarchy of Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles" ("Statement No. 162"). Statement No. 162
identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for
selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial
statements presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States of America. Statement No. 162 will be effective
60 days following the SEC's approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (PCAOB) amendments to AU Section 411, "The Meaning of, Present fairly in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles". The Company does not
believe the implementation of Statement No. 162 will have a material impact on
its consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward-Looking
Statements
Certain
information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q would constitute
forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, information relating
to the future performance and financial condition of the Company, the plans and
objectives of the Company’s management and the Company’s assumptions regarding
such performance and plans that are forward-looking in nature and involve
certain risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ
materially from such forward-looking information.
We begin
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations (“MD&A”) with an overview of the business. This
is followed by a discussion of the Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments
incorporated in our reported financial results. In the next section,
we discuss our results of operations for the three and nine months ended
November 30, 2008 compared to the three and nine months ended November 30, 2007.
We then provide an analysis of changes in our balance sheets and cash flows, and
discuss our financial commitments in the sections entitled “Liquidity and
Capital Resources”. We conclude this MD&A with a discussion of
“Related Party Transactions” and “Recent Accounting
Pronouncements”.
Unless
specifically indicated otherwise, all amounts and percentages presented in our
MD&A below are exclusive of discontinued operations and are in thousands,
except share and per share data.
Business
Overview
Audiovox
Corporation (“Audiovox”, “We”, “Our”, “Us” or “Company”) is a leading
international distributor and value added service provider in the accessory,
mobile and consumer electronics industries. We conduct our business through
eight wholly-owned subsidiaries: American Radio Corp., Audiovox Accessories
Corp. (“AAC”), Audiovox Consumer Electronics, Inc. (“ACE”),
Audiovox Electronics Corporation (“AEC”), Audiovox German Holdings
GmbH (“Audiovox Germany”), Audiovox Venezuela, C.A., Entretenimiento
Digital Mexico, S. de C.V. (“Audiovox Mexico”) and Code Systems, Inc.
(“Code”). We market our products under the Audiovox® brand name and
other brand names, such as Acoustic Research®, Advent®, Ambico®, Car Link®,
Chapman®, Code-Alarm®, Discwasher®, Energizer®, Heco®, Incaar®, Jensen®, Mac
Audio®, Magnat®, Movies2Go®, Oehlbach®, Phase Linear®, Prestige®, Pursuit®,
RCA®, RCA Accessories™, Recoton®, Road Gear®, Spikemaster® and Terk®, as well as
private labels through a large domestic and international distribution
network. We also function as an OEM (“Original Equipment
Manufacturer”) supplier to several customers and presently have one reportable
segment (the “Electronics Group”), which is organized by product
category. We previously announced our intention to acquire
synergistic businesses with gross profit margins higher than our core business,
leverage our overhead, penetrate new markets and to expand our core business and
distribution channels.
The
Company is organized by product category as follows:
Electronics
products include:
·
|
mobile
multi-media video products, including in-dash, overhead, headrest and
portable mobile video systems,
|
·
|
autosound
products including radios, speakers, amplifiers and CD
changers,
|
·
|
satellite
radios including plug and play models and direct connect
models,
|
·
|
automotive
security and remote start systems,
|
·
|
automotive
power accessories,
|
·
|
car
to car portable navigation systems,
|
·
|
rear
observation and collision avoidance
systems,
|
·
|
Liquid
Crystal Display (“LCD”) flat panel
televisions,
|
·
|
home
and portable stereos,
|
·
|
two-way
radios,
|
·
|
digital
multi-media products such as personal video recorders and MP3
products,
|
·
|
camcorders,
|
·
|
clock-radios,
|
·
|
digital
voice recorders,
|
·
|
home
speaker systems,
|
·
|
portable
DVD players, and
|
·
|
digital
picture frames.
|
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Accessories
products include:
·
·
|
High-Definition
Television (“HDTV”) Antennas,
|
·
|
Wireless
Fidelity (“WiFi”) Antennas,
|
·
|
High-Definition
Multimedia Interface (“HDMI”)
accessories,
|
·
|
home
electronic accessories such as
cabling,
|
·
|
other
connectivity products,
|
·
|
power
cords,
|
·
|
performance
enhancing electronics,
|
·
|
TV
universal remotes,
|
·
|
flat
panel TV mounting systems,
|
·
|
iPod
specialized products,
|
·
|
wireless
headphones,
|
·
|
rechargeable
battery backups (UPS) for camcorders, cordless phones and portable video
(DVD) batteries and accessories,
|
·
|
power
supply systems and
|
·
|
electronic
equipment cleaning products.
|
We
believe our product groups have expanding market opportunities with certain
levels of volatility related to both domestic and international markets, new car
sales, increased competition by manufacturers, private labels, technological
advancements, discretionary consumer spending, energy and material costs and
general economic conditions. Also, all of our products are subject to
price fluctuations which could affect the carrying value of inventories and
gross margins in the future.
We have
recently integrated and continue to integrate the following acquisitions,
discussed below, into our existing business structure:
In
December 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of certain assets and
liabilities of Thomson’s U.S., Canada, Mexico, China and Hong Kong consumer
electronics audio/video business for a total cash purchase price of
approximately $3,188 (net of license fee below), plus a net asset payment of
$11,093, transaction costs of $921 and a fee related to the RCA® brand in
connection with future sales for a stated period of time. The purpose of this
acquisition was to control the RCA trademark for the audio video field of use
and to expand our core product offerings in certain developing markets.
Contemporaneous with this transaction, the Company entered into a license
agreement with Multimedia Device Ltd., a Chinese manufacturer, to market certain
product categories acquired in the acquisition for an upfront fee of $10,000,
the purchase of certain inventory and future royalty payments.
In
November 2007, AAC completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding
stock of Technuity, Inc., an emerging leader in the battery and power products
industry and the exclusive licensee of the Energizer® brand in North America for
rechargeable batteries and battery packs for camcorders, cordless phones,
digital cameras, DVD players and other power supply devices, for a total cash
purchase price of $20,373 (net of cash acquired), plus a working capital credit
of $317, transaction costs of $1,131 and a maximum contingent earn out payment
of $1,000, if certain sales and gross margin targets are met. The purpose of
this acquisition was to further strengthen our accessory product lines and core
offerings, to be the exclusive licensee of the Energizer® brand in North America
for rechargeable batteries and power supply systems, and to increase the
Company’s market share in the consumer electronics accessory
business.
In August
2007, Audiovox Germany completed the acquisition of certain assets of Incaar
Limited, a U.K. business that specializes in rear seat electronics systems, for
a total purchase price of $350, plus transaction costs of $51 and a maximum
contingent earn out payment of $400, if certain earnings targets are
met. The purpose of this acquisition was to add the experience,
concepts and product development of an Original Equipment Manufacturer (“OEM”)
business to our European operations.
In March
2007, Audiovox Germany completed the stock acquisition of Oehlbach, a European
market leader in the accessories business, for a total cash purchase price of
$6,661, plus transaction costs of $200 and a contingent earn out payment, not to
exceed 1 million Euros. The purpose of this acquisition was to add
electronics accessory product lines to our European business.
In
January 2007, we completed the acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of
Thomson’s Americas consumer electronics accessory business for a total cash
purchase price of approximately $50,000, plus a working capital payment of
$7,617, plus a five year fee estimated to be $4,685 related to the RCA brand in
connection with future sales and approximately $2,414 of transaction
costs. The purpose of this acquisition was to expand our market
presence in the accessory business. The acquisition included the rights to the
RCA brand for consumer electronics accessories as well as the Recoton,
Spikemaster, Ambico and Discwasher brands for use on any product category and
the Jensen, Advent, Acoustic Research and Road Gear brands for consumer
electronics accessories.
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We
continue to monitor economic and industry conditions in order to evaluate
potential synergistic business acquisitions that would allow us to leverage
overhead, penetrate new markets and expand our core business and distribution
channels.
During
the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Company approved a plan to reduce
operating costs, which is primarily comprised of a world wide reduction in
employees of approximately 8% of the Company’s total workforce, or approximately
70 employees. For the nine months ended November 30, 2008 we have reduced our
workforce by approximately 80 employees. These workforce reductions were
primarily in the United States and Asia. We have incurred charges in connection
with the plan of approximately $947 for the nine months ended November 30, 2008,
comprised largely of cash payments associated with one-time severance benefits.
As a result of the plan, the company anticipates a cost savings in salary and
compensation expenses of approximately $6,042 on an annualized basis. The
Company anticipates additional cost savings in non-employee related
overhead.
The
following table sets forth the workforce reduction charges recorded in the
following line items in the Consolidated Statement of Operations:
Three
and Nine Months Ended
|
||||
November
30, 2008
|
||||
Selling
|
$ | 107 | ||
General
& administrative
|
676 | |||
Engineering
and tech support
|
164 | |||
Total
costs
|
$ | 947 |
Reportable
Segments
We have
determined that we operate in one reportable segment, the Electronics Group,
based on review of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information” (“SFAS No. 131”). The
characteristics of our operations that are relied on in making and reviewing
business decisions include the similarities in our products, the commonality of
our customers, suppliers and product developers across multiple brands, our
unified marketing and distribution strategy, our centralized inventory
management and logistics, and the nature of the financial information used by
our Executive Officers. Management reviews the financial results of
the Company based on the performance of the Electronics Group.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
As
disclosed in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008, the
discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are
based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America. The preparation of these financial statements require us to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets,
liabilities, revenues and expenses reported in those financial
statements. These judgments can be subjective and complex, and
consequently, actual results could differ from those estimates. Our
most critical accounting policies and estimates relate to revenue recognition;
sales incentives; accounts receivable reserves; inventory reserves, goodwill and
other intangible assets; warranties, stock-based compensation, income taxes and
the fair value measurements of financial assets and
liabilities. Since February 29, 2008, there have been no changes in
our critical accounting policies or changes to the assumptions and estimates
related to them, except for the accounting for the fair value measurements of
financial assets and liabilities and the related disclosures, which is further
discussed in footnote 5, Fair Value Measurements, included in this Form 10-Q for
the three and nine months ended November 30, 2008.
The Company evaluates its goodwill and indefinite lived intangible
assets for goodwill impairment triggering events at each reporting period
in accordance with FAS No. 142. The Company's stock price has been trading below
its book value and tangible book value for over four consecutive quarters. The
Company attributes this low stock price to both the overall market conditions
and company specific factors, including low trading volume of the Company's
stock. As of November 30, 2008, the Company believes that based on operations to
date and measures implemented, the amounts used in the discount cash flow model
used in its February 29, 2008 annual impairment test are reasonable. Based on
our evaluation, there was no impairment of goodwill or indefinite lived
intangible assets in the third quarter ended November 30, 2008. Due to the
recent economic volatility, including fluctuations in interest rates, growth
rates and changes in demand for our products, there could be a change in the
valuation of goodwill and indefinted lived intangible assets when the Company
conducts its annual impairment test.
Results
of Operations
As you
read this discussion and analysis, refer to the accompanying consolidated
statements of operations, which present the results of our operations for the
three and nine months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007. We analyze
and explain the differences between periods based on the specific line items of
the consolidated statements of operations.
Three months ended November
30, 2008 compared to the three months ended November 30,
2007
The
following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, certain statements of
operations data for the three months ended November 30, 2008 and
2007.
Net
Sales
Three
Months Ended November 30,
|
$
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||
Electronics
|
$ | 151,972 | $ | 138,959 | $ | 13,013 | 9.4 | % | ||||||||
Accessories
|
43,670 | 44,604 | (934 | ) | (2.1 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
net sales
|
$ | 195,642 | $ | 183,563 | $ | 12,079 | 6.6 | % |
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Electronic
sales, which represented 77.7% of our net sales for the three months ended
November 30, 2008 compared to 75.7% for the three months ended November 30, 2007
increased $13,013, or 9.4%, primarily due to sales generated from the recently
acquired RCA Audio/Video operations and increases in electronic sales of the
Company’s international operations in Mexico and Venezuela. This increase was
partially offset by the absence of sales in select categories as the Company
discontinued non-profitable product lines such as portable navigation and flat
screen televisions. Additionally, sales increases were offset by declines in our
mobile and audio/video categories primarily due to the weakening U.S.
economy.
Accessories
sales, which represented 22.3% of our net sales for the three months ended
November 30, 2008 compared to 24.3% for the three months ended November 30,
2007, decreased $934 or 2.1% as a result of the overall decline of the U.S.
economy. This decrease was partially offset by sales of $3,089 generated from
the recently acquired Technuity operations.
Sales
incentive expense increased $168 to $6,682 for the three months ended November
30, 2008 compared to the prior year period as a result of an increase in sales
to those accounts that require sales incentive support. The increase in
sales incentive expense also includes a $65 decrease in reversals. The
decrease in sales incentive reversals was primarily due to an increase of
$75 in unearned sales incentives partially offset by a $140 decrease in
unclaimed sales incentives, respectively, as a result of large retail customers
not reaching their minimum sales targets and increased customer claims
of their sales incentive funds. We believe the reversal of earned but
unclaimed sales incentives upon the expiration of the claim period is a
disciplined, rational, consistent and systematic method of reversing unclaimed
sales incentives. These sales incentive programs are expected to continue
and will either increase or decrease based upon competition and customer
demands.
Gross
Profit
Three
Months Ended November 30,
|
$ |
%
|
||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
$ | 38,958 | $ | 34,991 | $ | 3,967 | 11.3 | % | ||||||||
Gross
margin percentage
|
19.9 | % | 19.1 | % |
The
Company’s gross margin improved 80 basis points as price increases instituted in
the second quarter to offset increased warehouse, shipping, warranty and product
costs took effect. Gross margins were also impacted by the increased sales of
consumer electronics products during the quarter, which have a lower gross
margin than mobile or accessory products.
Operating
Expenses and Operating Loss
Three
Months Ended November 30,
|
$ |
%
|
||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Selling
|
$ | 8,370 | $ | 9,828 | $ | (1,458 | ) | (14.8 | ) % | |||||||
General
and administrative
|
16,500 | 16,948 | (448 | ) | (2.6 | ) | ||||||||||
Engineering
and technical support
|
2,436 | 2,600 | (164 | ) | (6.3 | ) | ||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
27,306 | 29,376 | (2,070 | ) | (7.0 | ) | ||||||||||
Operating
income
|
11,652 | 5,615 | 6,037 | 107.5 |
Operating
expenses decreased $2,070 or 7.0%, to $27,306 for the three months ended
November 30, 2008, from $29,376 for the three months
ended November 30, 2007. As a percentage of net sales, operating expenses
decreased to 14.0% for the three months ended November 30, 2008, from 16.0% for
the three months ended November 30, 2007. The decrease in total
operating expenses is primarily due to our expense and workforce reduction
programs partially offset by $4,335 of costs related to the recently acquired
Technuity and RCA Audio/Video operations.
The
following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, total operating expenses
from our core business and the incremental operating expenses related to the
recently acquired Technuity and RCA Audio/Video businesses.
Three
Months Ended November 30,
|
$ |
%
|
||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||
Core
operating expenses
|
$ | 22,971 | $ | 29,103 | $ | (6,132 | ) | (21.1 | ) % | |||||||
Operating
expenses from acquired businesses
|
4,335 | 273 | 4,062 | 1,487.9 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
$ | 27,306 | $ | 29,376 | $ | (2,070 | ) | (7.0 | ) % |
Selling
expenses decreased $1,458, or 14.8%, to $8,370 for the three months ended
November 30, 2008 from $9,828 for the three months ended November 30, 2007,
primarily due to workforce reductions, decreased commissions as a result of
lower commissionable sales, a decline in travel and entertainment expenses as a
result of expense control programs, and a decline in trade show expense as the
Company has reviewed the amount of trade shows it attends. These decreases were
partially offset by $922 of selling expenses for the three months ended November
30, 2008 related to the recently acquired Technuity and RCA Audio/Video
operations.
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General
and administrative expenses decreased $448 or 2.6%, to $16,500 for the three
months ended November 30, 2008 from $16,948 for the three months ended November
30, 2007 primarily due to workforce reductions as well as a decrease in general
office expenses which were partially offset by $3,055 of expenses for the three
months ended November 30, 2008 for the recently acquired operations of Technuity
and RCA Audio/Video, increased professional fees as a result of intellectual
property costs, and a $262 increase in bad debt reserves.
Engineering
and technical support expenses decreased $164, or 6.3%, to $2,436 for the three
months ended November 30, 2008 from $2,600 for the three months ended November
30, 2007 due to workforce reductions, partially offset by $358 of expenses for
the three months ended November 30, 2008 related to the recently acquired
Technuity and RCA Audio/Video operations.
Other Income
(Expense)
Three
Months Ended November 30,
|
$ |
%
|
||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
and bank charges
|
$ | (453 | ) | $ | (723 | ) | $ | 270 | (37.3 | ) % | ||||||
Equity
in income or (share in losses) of equity investees
|
(484 | ) | 1,011 | (1,495 | ) | (147.9 | ) | |||||||||
Other,
net
|
(10 | ) | 816 | (826 | ) | (101.2 | ) | |||||||||
Total
other income (loss), net
|
$ | (947 | ) | $ | 1,104 | $ | (2,051 | ) | (185.8 | ) % |
Interest
and bank charges represent expenses for bank obligations of Audiovox Corporation
and Audiovox Germany and interest for a capital lease. The decrease in interest
and bank charges is primarily due to a reduction in the average monthly
outstanding bank obligations of Audiovox Germany during the period.
Equity in
income of equity investee decreased due to decreased equity income of Audiovox
Specialized Applications, Inc (ASA) as a result of decreased sales due to the
weakening U.S. economy and price competition in the LCD television market, which
required ASA to take a markdown of its inventory totaling $1,022 for the third
quarter ending November 30, 2008.
Other
income decreased due to a decline in interest income as a result of a decline in
our short-term investment holdings due to cash utilized for acquisitions as well
as current working capital requirements.
Income
Tax Benefit/Provision
The
effective tax rate for the three months ended November 30, 2008 was a provision
of 37.1% compared to a provision of 30.3% in the prior period. For
the three months ended November 30, 2008, the effective tax rate is higher than
the statutory rate due to changes in anticipated earnings for fiscal 2009 and by
discrete tax items related to return to provision adjustments and the quarterly
FIN No. 48 adjustments. For the three months ended November 30, 2007, the
effective tax rate was lower than the statutory rate due to the investment in
tax exempt securities.
Net
(Loss) Income
The
following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, selected statement of
operations data beginning with operating (loss) income from continuing
operations to reported net (loss) income and basic and diluted net (loss) income
per common share.
Three
Months Ended November 30,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Operating
income
|
$ | 11,652 | $ | 5,615 | ||||
Other
income (loss), net
|
(947 | ) | 1,104 | |||||
Income
from continuing operations before income taxes
|
10,705 | 6,719 | ||||||
Income
tax expense
|
4,180 | 2,039 | ||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 6,525 | $ | 4,680 | ||||
Net
income per common share:
|
||||||||
Basic
|
$ | 0.29 | $ | 0.20 | ||||
Diluted
|
$ | 0.29 | $ | 0.20 |
Net
income for the three months ended November 30, 2008 was $6,525 compared to a net
income of $4,680 in the prior year period. Net income per share for
the three months ended November 30, 2008 was $0.29 (diluted) as compared to net
income per share of $0.20 (diluted) for the prior year period. Net
loss was favorably impacted by sales incentive reversals of $806 ($491 after
taxes) and $871 ($531 after taxes) for the three months ended November 30,
2008 and 2007, respectively.
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Nine months ended November
30, 2008 compared to the nine months ended November 30, 2007
The
following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, certain statement of
operations data for the nine months ended November 30, 2008 and
2007.
Net
Sales
Nine
Months Ended November 30,
|
$ |
%
|
||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||
Electronics
|
$ | 377,353 | $ | 341,205 | $ | 36,148 | 10.6 | % | ||||||||
Accessories
|
110,080 | 118,880 | (8,800 | ) | (7.4 | ) % | ||||||||||
Total
net sales
|
$ | 487,433 | $ | 460,085 | $ | 27,348 | 5.9 | % |
Electronics
sales, which represented 77.4% of our net sales for the nine months ended
November 30, 2008 compared to 74.2% in the prior year period, increased $36,148
or 10.6% primarily due to sales generated from the recently acquired RCA
Audio/Video operations, increases in the electronics sales of the Company’s
international operations in Mexico and Venezuela, and increases in our OEM
business. These increases were partially offset by declines in our mobile audio
and video product lines as a result of an overall decline in
the U.S. economy, lower consumer demand for electronics products and a
decline in vehicle sales.
Accessories
sales, which represented 22.6% of our net sales for the nine months ended
November 30, 2008 compared to 25.8% in the prior year period, decreased $8,800
or 7.4% primarily due to a decline in demand for consumer electronics products
as a result of the overall decline in the U.S. economy. This decrease was
partially offset by sales of $4,856 generated from the recently acquired
Technuity operations.
Sales
incentive expense decreased $2,826 to $17,232 for the nine months ended November
30, 2008 compared to the prior year period as a result of a decrease in sales to
those accounts that require sales incentive support. The decrease in sales
incentive expense was partially offset by a $264 decrease in reversals. The
decrease in sales incentive reversals was primarily due to a decrease of $158 in
unearned sales incentives as a result of large retail customers reaching
their minimum sales targets and a $106 decrease in unclaimed sales
incentives due to decreased customer claims of their sales incentive funds.
We believe the reversal of earned but unclaimed sales incentives upon the
expiration of the claim period is a disciplined, rational, consistent and
systematic method of reversing unclaimed sales incentives. These
sales incentive programs are expected to continue and will either increase or
decrease based upon competition and customer demands.
Gross
Profit
Nine
Months Ended November 30,
|
$ |
%
|
||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
$ | 86,533 | $ | 86,654 | $ | (121 | ) | (0.1 | ) % | |||||||
Gross
margin percentage
|
17.8 | % | 18.8 | % | -1.0 | % |
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Gross
margins decreased by 100 basis points from 18.8% to 17.8%. Gross margins
during the first six months of this fiscal year were impacted by increased
energy costs, transportation expenses, increases in labor and material costs,
and foreign exchange increases versus the U.S. dollar. To offset this pressure
on our gross margins, the Company instituted price increases in the second
quarter. The impact of these price increases were not fully realized until the
third quarter. Further, during the first quarter, the Company exited the
portable navigation business as a result of industry trends and the highly
competitive market. As a result, the Company took a charge of
$2,900.
Operating
Expenses and Operating( Loss) Income
Nine
Months Ended November 30,
|
$ |
%
|
||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Selling
|
$ | 26,598 | $ | 26,534 | $ | 64 | 0.2 | % | ||||||||
General
and administrative
|
52,004 | 45,153 | 6,851 | 15.2 | ||||||||||||
Engineering
and technical support
|
8,219 | 7,010 | 1,209 | 17.2 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
$ | 86,821 | $ | 78,697 | $ | 8,124 | 10.3 | |||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
(288 | ) | 7,957 | (8,245 | ) | (103.6 | ) % |
Operating
expenses increased $8,124 or 10.3%, to $86,821 for the nine months ended
November 30, 2008, from $78,697 for the nine months ended November 30,
2007. As a percentage of net sales, operating expenses increased to 17.8%
for the nine months ended November 30, 2008, from 17.1% in the prior year
period. The increase in total operating expenses is due
to the incremental costs of $12,315 related to the recently acquired
Technuity and RCA Audio/Video operations, increased professional fees, direct
labor, and general and administrative salaries and related benefits partially
offset by decreased commissions, trade show expense, travel and entertainment
expenses and a decrease in officers salaries. Operating expenses for
the nine months ended November 30, 2007 included a $998 benefit related to a
call/put option previously granted to certain employees as a result of
the reduction in the call/put liability calculation.
The
following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, total operating expenses
from our core business, workforce reduction charges, and the incremental
operating expenses related to the recently acquired Technuity and RCA
Audio/Video businesses.
Nine
Months Ended November 30,
|
$ |
%
|
||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||
Core
operating expenses
|
$ | 73,559 | $ | 78,422 | $ | (4,863 | ) | (6.2 | ) % | |||||||
Operating
expenses from acquired businesses
|
12,315 | 275 | 12,040 | 4,378.2 | ||||||||||||
Workforce
reduction charges
|
947 | 0 | 947 | N/A | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
$ | 86,821 | $ | 78,697 | $ | 8,124 | 10.3 | % |
Selling
expenses increased $64, or .2%, to $26,598 for the nine months ended November
30, 2008 from $26,534 for the nine months ended November 30, 2007 due to
decreased commissions as a result of a decrease in commissionable sales, a
decline in travel and entertainment expenses, and a decline in trade show
expenses. These declines were partially offset by $2,525 of selling
expenses for the nine months ended November 30, 2008 related to the recently
acquired Technuity and RCA Audio/Video operations and $107 in workforce
reduction charges.
General
and administrative expenses increased $6,851, or 15.2%, to $52,004 for the nine
months ended November 30, 2008, from $45,153 for the nine months ended November
30, 2007 due to the following:
·
|
$8,621
of expenses for the nine months ended November 30, 2008 for the recently
acquired operations of Technuity and RCA Audio/Video
operations.
|
·
|
An increase
in salaries and related payroll taxes and benefits partially due to a $998
benefit recorded in the prior year related to a call/put option previously
granted to certain employees as a result of a reduction in the call/put
option liability as well as general increases to fiscal
wages,
|
·
|
$1,362
increase in professional fees due to an increase in legal fees as a result
of intellectual property costs and increased consulting fees,
and
|
·
|
$676
in workforce reduction charges.
|
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The above
increases were partially offset by a reduction in general insurance and other
office expenses and a decrease in executive bonuses as a result of the Company’s
operating results.
Engineering
and technical support expenses increased $1,209, or 17.2%, to $8,219 for the
nine months ended November 30, 2008 from $7,010 for the nine months ended
November 30, 2007 due to $164 of workforce reduction charges and $1,169 of
expenses for the nine months ended November 30, 2008 related to the recently
acquired Technuity and RCA Audio/Video operations and a $272 increase in direct
labor and related payroll taxes and benefits due to increases in the customer
support group.
Other Income
(Expense)
Nine
Months Ended November 30,
|
$ |
%
|
||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
and bank charges
|
$ | (1,439 | ) | $ | (2,087 | ) | $ | 648 | (31.0 | ) % | ||||||
Equity
in income of equity investees
|
926 | 2,927 | (2,001 | ) | (68.4 | ) | ||||||||||
Other,
net
|
375 | 3,444 | (3,069 | ) | (89.1 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
other (loss) income, net
|
$ | (138 | ) | $ | 4,284 | $ | (4,422 | ) | (103.2 | ) % |
Interest
and bank charges represent expenses for bank obligations of Audiovox Corporation
and Audiovox Germany and interest for a capital lease. The decrease in interest
and bank charges is primarily due to a reduction in the average monthly
outstanding bank obligations of Audiovox Germany during the period.
Equity in
income of equity investee decreased due to decreased equity income of Audiovox
Specialized Applications as a result of decreased sales due to the weakening
U.S. economy and the impact of price competition in the LCD television market,
which required ASA to take a markdown of its inventory totaling $2,018 for the
nine months ending November 30, 2008.
Other
income decreased due to a decline in interest income as a result of a decline in
our short-term investment holdings due to cash utilized for acquisitions as well
as current working capital requirements.
Income
Tax Benefit/Provision
The
effective tax rate for the nine months ended November 30, 2008 was a provision
of (136.6)% compared to a provision of 30.3% in the prior period. The
effective tax rate is higher than the statutory rate due to certain discrete tax
items totaling $760 that were recorded during the nine months ended November 30,
2008, related to the quarterly FIN No. 48 adjustment and foreign tax
jurisdictional items.
Net
(Loss) Income
The
following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, selected statement of
operations data beginning with operating loss (income) from continuing
operations to reported net (loss) income and basic and diluted net (loss) income
per common share.
Nine
Months Ended November 30,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Operating
(loss) income
|
$ | (288 | ) | $ | 7,957 | |||
Other
(loss) income, net
|
(138 | ) | 4,284 | |||||
Income
from continuing operations before income taxes
|
(426 | ) | 12,241 | |||||
Income
tax (benefit) expense
|
582 | 3,709 | ||||||
Net
(loss) income from continuing operations
|
(1,008 | ) | 8,532 | |||||
Net
income from discontinuing operations, net of tax
|
- | 2,111 | ||||||
Net
(loss) income
|
$ | (1,008 | ) | $ | 10,643 | |||
Net
(loss) income per common share:
|
||||||||
Basic
|
$ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.47 | |||
Diluted
|
$ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.47 |
Net loss for the nine months ended November 30,
2008 was $1,008 compared to net income of $10,643 in the prior year
period. Net loss per share for the nine months ended November 30,
2008 was $0.04 (diluted) as compared to net income per share of $0.47 (diluted)
for the prior year period. Net loss was favorably impacted by sales
incentive reversals of $2,145 ($1,308 after taxes) and $2,409 ($1,469 after
taxes) for the nine months ended November 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively.
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Liquidity and Capital
Resources
Cash Flows, Commitments and
Obligations
As of
November 30, 2008, we had working capital of $269,575 which includes cash and
equivalents of $13,925, compared with working capital of $275,787 at February
29, 2008, which included cash and equivalents of $39,341. The
decrease in cash and equivalents is primarily due to the increases in the
accounts receivable balance. This increase was offset by increases in accounts
payable and accrued expenses and borrowings from bank obligations. We plan
to utilize our current cash position as well as collections from our accounts
receivable to fund the current operations of the business. However,
we may utilize all or a portion of current capital resources to pursue other
business opportunities, including acquisitions.
Operating
activities used cash of $26,711 for the nine months ended November 30, 2008
compared to cash used of $92,870 for the nine months ended November 30, 2007.
The company used less cash for its operating activities compared to the prior
year period due to improved inventory turns, a decrease in vendor receivables,
an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses and improved accounts
receivable turns, offset by a decline in net income from continuing
operations.
The
following significant fluctuations in the balance sheet accounts impacted cash
flows from operations:
·
|
Cash
flows from operating activities for the nine months ended November 30,
2008 were impacted by an increase in accounts receivable primarily due to
higher sales volume during the third quarter. However, the
Company experienced increased accounts receivable turnover which
approximated 4.9 during the nine months ended November 30, 2008 compared
to 4.6 during the nine months ended November 30,
2007.
|
·
|
Cash
flows from operations were impacted by an increase in our inventory
balances due to increased purchases in connection with the upcoming
holiday season. However, inventory turnover improved
approximating 4.2 during the nine months ended November 30, 2008 compared
to 4.0 during the nine months ended November 30,
2007.
|
Investing
activities used cash of $3,586 during the nine months ended November 30, 2008,
primarily due to capital expenditures. Investing activities provided cash of
$100,224 during the nine months ended November 30, 2007, primarily due to the
sales (net of purchases) of short-term investments partially offset by the
Technuity, Oehlbach and Incaar acquisitions and purchases of property, plant and
equipment.
Financing
activities provided cash of $5,523 during the nine months ended November 30,
2008, primarily from borrowings from the Euro term loan. Financing activities
used cash of $2,407 during the nine months ended November 30, 2007, primarily
from the purchase of treasury stock and principal payments on debt partially
offset by the proceeds received from the exercise of stock options.
As of
December 23, 2008 we have a secured domestic credit line to fund the temporary
short-term working capital needs of the Company. This line expires
March 31, 2009 and allows aggregate borrowings of up to $15,000 at an interest
rate of Prime (or similar designations) plus 1% or LIBOR plus 5%. This line is
secured by the Company’s domestic accounts receivable and inventory and requires
a borrowing base of 50% of accounts receivable. In addition, Audiovox
Germany has a 16,000 Euro accounts receivable factoring arrangement and a 6,000
Euro Asset-Based Lending (“ABL”) credit facility, which expires October 1,
2010.
As
discussed in Note 5. Fair Value Measurements, to our unaudited consolidated
financial statements included in this Form 10-Q for the nine months ended
November 30, 2008, we adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 157, as amended by FSP
No. 157-2, effective March 1, 2008. We utilized unobservable (Level 3)
inputs in determining the fair value of an auction rate security we hold
totaling $3,658 at November 30, 2008.
As of
November 30, 2008, $4,550 (at par value) of our long-term investment securities
was comprised of an auction rate security. Liquidity for this auction rate
security is typically provided by an auction process, which allows holders to
sell their notes, and resets the applicable interest rate at pre-determined
intervals. During the first calendar quarter of 2008, we began experiencing
failed auctions on this auction rate security. An auction failure means that the
parties wishing to sell their securities could not be matched with an adequate
volume of buyers. In the event that there is a failed auction, the indenture
governing the security requires the issuer to pay interest at a contractually
defined rate. The securities for which the auctions have failed will continue to
accrue interest at the contractual rate and continue to reset at the next
auction date every 7 or 28 days until the auction succeeds, the issuer
calls the securities, or they mature. Because there is no assurance that
auctions for these securities will be successful in the near term and due to our
ability and intent to hold these securities to maturity, this auction rate
security is classified as a long-term investment in our consolidated balance
sheets as of November 30, 2008 and February 29, 2008.
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Our
auction rate security is classified as available-for-sale and is reflected at
fair value. In prior periods during the auction process, which took place
every 7-28 days for most securities, quoted market prices were readily
available, which would qualify as Level 1 under SFAS No. 157. However, due to
events in credit markets during fiscal 2009, the auction events for most of
these instruments failed, and, therefore, we have determined the estimated fair
value of this security utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis or other type
of valuation model as of November 30, 2008. These analyses consider, among other
items, the collateral underlying the security, the credit worthiness of the
issuer, the timing of the expected future cash flows, including the final
maturity, associated with this security, and an assumption of when the next time
the security is expected to have a successful auction. This security was also
compared, when possible, to other observable and relevant market data, which is
limited at this time. Due to these events, we reclassified this instrument as
Level 3 during the first quarter of fiscal 2009 and recorded a temporary
unrealized decline in fair value of approximately $892, with an offsetting entry
to accumulated other comprehensive income. We currently believe that this
temporary decline in fair value is primarily due to liquidity concerns, because
the underlying asset is backed by the U.S. Government. In addition, our auction
rate security represented approximately 16.2% of our combined cash equivalents
and long-term investment securities balance at November 30, 2008, which we
believe allows us sufficient time for the security to return to full value.
Because we believe that the current decline in fair value is temporary and based
primarily on liquidity issues in the credit markets, any difference between our
estimate and an estimate that would be arrived at by another party would have no
impact on our earnings, since such difference would also be recorded to
accumulated other comprehensive income. We will re-evaluate each of these
factors as market conditions change in subsequent periods.
Certain
contractual cash obligations and other commercial commitments will impact our
short and long-term liquidity. At November 30, 2008, such obligations
and commitments are as follows:
Payments
Due by Period
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Less
than
|
1-3
|
4-5
|
After
|
|||||||||||||||||
Contractual
Cash Obligations
|
Total
|
1
Year
|
Years
|
Years
|
5
Years
|
|||||||||||||||
Capital
lease obligation (1)
|
$ | 11,058 | $ | 521 | $ | 1,043 | $ | 1,147 | $ | 8,347 | ||||||||||
Operating
leases (2)
|
31,155 | 4,112 | 6,554 | 5,096 | 15,393 | |||||||||||||||
Total
contractual cash obligations
|
$ | 42,213 | $ | 4,633 | $ | 7,597 | $ | 6,243 | $ | 23,740 |
Amount
of Commitment Expiration per period
|
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Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Amounts
|
Less
than
|
1-3
|
4-5
|
After
|
||||||||||||||||
Other
Commercial Commitments
|
Committed
|
1
Year
|
Years
|
Years
|
5
years
|
|||||||||||||||
Bank
obligations (3)
|
$ | 2,018 | $ | 2,018 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Stand-by
letters of credit (4)
|
2,356 | 2,356 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Commercial
letters of credit (4)
|
1,170 | 1,170 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Debt
(5)
|
7,238 | 1,294 | 3,945 | 1,999 | - | |||||||||||||||
Contingent
earn-out payments (6)
|
5,158 | 890 | 3,621 | 647 | - | |||||||||||||||
Unconditional
purchase obligations (7)
|
42,718 | 42,718 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Total
commercial commitments
|
$ | 60,658 | $ | 50,446 | $ | 7,566 | $ | 2,646 | $ | - |
1.
Represents total payments (interest and principal) due under a capital lease
obligation which has a current (included in other current liabilities) and long
term principal balance of $74 and $5,551, respectively at November 30,
2008.
2. We
enter into operating leases in the normal course of business.
3.
Represents amounts outstanding under the Audiovox Germany Euro asset-based
lending facility at November 30, 2008.
4.
Commercial letters of credit are issued during the ordinary course of business
through major domestic banks as requested by certain suppliers. We also
issue standby letters of credit to secure certain bank obligations and insurance
requirements.
5.
Represents amounts outstanding under a loan agreement for Audiovox
Germany. This amount also includes amounts due under a call-put option
with certain employees of Audiovox Germany.
6.
Represents contingent payments in connection with the Thomson Accessory,
Oehlbach and Incaar acquisitions (see Note 8 of the Consolidated Financial
Statements).
7. Open
purchase obligations represent inventory commitments. These obligations
are not recorded in the consolidated financial statements until commitments are
fulfilled and such obligations are subject to change based on negotiations with
manufacturers.
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We
regularly review our cash funding requirements and attempt to meet those
requirements through a combination of cash on hand, cash provided by operations,
available borrowings under bank lines of credit and possible future public or
private debt and/or equity offerings. At times, we evaluate possible
acquisitions of, or investments in, businesses that are complementary to ours,
which transactions may require the use of cash. We believe that our
cash, other liquid assets, operating cash flows, credit arrangements, and access
to equity capital markets, taken together, provide adequate resources to fund
ongoing operating expenditures. In the event that they do not, we may require
additional funds in the future to support our working capital requirements or
for other purposes and may seek to raise such additional funds through the sale
of public or private equity and/or debt financings as well as from other
sources. No assurance can be given that additional financing will be
available in the future or that if available, such financing will be obtainable
on terms favorable when required.
Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangements
We do not
maintain any off-balance sheet arrangements, transactions, obligations or other
relationships with unconsolidated entities that would be expected to have a
material current or future effect upon our financial condition or results of
operations.
Subsequent
Events
As of
December 31, 2008, the Company sold certain assets and liabilities of American
Radio, Inc. to former employees. The sale did not generate any income or
loss.
Related Party
Transactions
During
1998, we entered into a 30-year capital lease for a building with our principal
stockholder and chairman, which was the headquarters of the discontinued
Cellular operation. Payments on the capital lease were based upon the
construction costs of the building and the then-current interest
rates. This capital lease was refinanced in December 2006 and the
lease expires on November 30, 2026. The effective interest rate on
the capital lease obligation is 8%. On November 1, 2004, we entered
into an agreement to sublease the building to Personal Communication Devices,
LLC (Formerly UTStarcom) for monthly payments of $46 until November 1,
2009. We also lease another facility from our principal stockholder
which expires on November 30, 2016. Total lease payments required
under all related party leases for the five-year period ending November 30, 2013
are $17,306.
New Accounting
Pronouncements
On
December 4, 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
Statement No. 141(R), Business Combinations (“Statement No. 141(R)”) and
Statement No. 160, Accounting and Reporting of Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51 (“Statement No.
160”). These new standards will significantly change the financial accounting
and reporting of business combination transactions and noncontrolling (or
minority) interests in consolidated financial statements. Issuance of these
standards is also noteworthy in that they represent the culmination of the first
major collaborative convergence project between the International Accounting
Standards Board and the FASB. Statement No. 141(R) is required to be adopted
concurrently with Statement No. 160 and is effective for business combination
transactions for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the
first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Early
adoption is prohibited. Application of Statement No. 141(R) and Statement No.
160 is required to be adopted prospectively, except for certain provisions of
Statement No. 160, which are required to be adopted retrospectively. Business
combination transactions accounted for before adoption of Statement No. 141(R)
should be accounted for in accordance with Statement No. 141 and that accounting
previously completed under Statement No. 141 should not be modified as of or
after the date of adoption of Statement No. 141(R). The Company is currently
evaluating the impact of Statement No. 141(R) and Statement No. 160, but does
not expect the adoption of these pronouncements to have a material impact on the
Company’s financial position or results of operations.
In May
2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 162, "The Hierarchy of Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles" ("Statement No. 162"). Statement No.
162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework
for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial
statements presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States of America. Statement No. 162 will be effective
60 days following the SEC's approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (PCAOB) amendments to AU Section 411, "The Meaning of, Present fairly in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles". The Company does not
believe the implementation of Statement No. 162 will have a material impact on
its consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM
3 QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE
DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There has
been no significant change in our market risk sensitive instruments since May
31, 2008.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND
PROCEDURES
Under the
supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the
effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and
procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) as of the end
of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of
the end of the period covered by this report, these disclosure controls and
procedures are effective at a “reasonable assurance” level.
There
were no material changes in our internal control over
financial reporting (as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) during the nine month period ended November 30,
2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
See Note
16 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of
this Form 10-Q and Note 16 of the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February
29, 2008 for information regarding legal proceedings.
ITEM
1A. RISK
FACTORS
There
have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the
Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY
SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
There
were no shares of common stock repurchased during the nine months ended November
30, 2008.
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ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and rule 15d-14(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (filed
herewith).
|
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and rule 15d-14(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (filed
herewith).
|
|
32.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(filed herewith).
|
|
32.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed
herewith).
|
|
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
AUDIOVOX
CORPORATION
January
9, 2009
By: /s/ Patrick M.
Lavelle
Patrick
M. Lavelle,
President
and Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/ Charles M.
Stoehr
Charles
M. Stoehr,
Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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