WESTERN CAPITAL RESOURCES, INC. - Quarter Report: 2008 June (Form 10-Q)
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
10-Q
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Quarterly
report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
For
the
quarterly period ended June 30, 2008 or
o Transition
report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Commission
File Number: 000-52015
Western
Capital Resources, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Minnesota
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47-0848102
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
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2201
West Broadway, Suite 1, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51501
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (712) 322-4020
Uron
Inc.
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
Check
whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13
or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 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
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No
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
See
definitions of “ large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check
one):
Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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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
o
No
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APPLICABLE
ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
As
of
August 14, 2008, the registrant had outstanding 8,889,644 shares of common
stock, no par value per share.
Western
Capital Resources, Inc.
Index
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1. Financial Statements
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3
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
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12
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk
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19
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4T. Controls and Procedures
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19
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
1. Legal Proceedings
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19
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Item
1A. Risk Factors
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20
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Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
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20
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Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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20
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Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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20
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Item
5. Other Information
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20
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Item
6. Exhibits
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21
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SIGNATURES
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21
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial Statements
WESTERN
CAPITAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONTENTS
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Page(s)
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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
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4
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Income
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5
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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6
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Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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7
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3
WESTERN
CAPITAL RESOURCES, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
June 30, 2008
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December 31, 2007
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
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CURRENT
ASSETS
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Cash
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$
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3,300,824
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$
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984,625
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Loans
receivable (less allowance for losses of $1,014,000 and
$976,000)
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4,844,155
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4,117,497
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Stock
subcriptions receivable
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-
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4,422,300
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Prepaid
expenses and other
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211,672
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92,333
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Deferred
Income Taxes
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410,000
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526,000
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TOTAL
CURRENT ASSETS
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8,766,651
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10,142,755
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PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT
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886,840
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631,736
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GOODWILL
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10,443,388
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9,883,659
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INTANGIBLE
ASSETS
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156,060
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90,926
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OTHER
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-
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167,000
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TOTAL
ASSETS
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$
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20,252,939
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$
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20,916,076
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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$
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948,685
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$
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1,908,844
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Accounts
payable - related parties
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-
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950,935
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Accrued
dividend payable
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525,000
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-
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Deferred
revenue
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283,197
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262,357
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TOTAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES
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1,756,882
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3,122,136
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DEFERRED
INCOME TAXES
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672,000
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545,000
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TOTAL
LIABILITES
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2,428,882
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3,667,136
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STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
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Series
A convertible preferred stock 10% cumulative dividends, $0.01 par
value,
$2.10 stated value. 10,000,000 shares authorized, issued and
outstanding
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100,000
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100,000
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Common
stock, no par value. 240,000,000 shares authorized, 8,889,644 and
6,299,753 shares issued and outstanding. Additional paid-in
capital
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18,981,643
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17,639,318
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Retained
earnings (deficit)
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(1,257,586
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(490,378
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TOTAL
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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17,824,057
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17,248,940
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TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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$
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20,252,939
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$
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20,916,076
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See
notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WESTERN
CAPITAL RESOURCES, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
For Three months ended
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For Three months ended
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For six months ended
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For six months ended
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June 30, 2008
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June 30, 2007
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June 30, 2008
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June 30, 2007
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REVENUES
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Cash
advance loan fees
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$
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2,624,365
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$
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2,197,206
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$
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4,874,641
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$
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4,347,512
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Check
cashing fees
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283,063
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325,295
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629,154
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731,740
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Guaranteed
phone/Cricket fees
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145,331
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171,247
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313,682
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438,643
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Title
loan fees
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158,902
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-
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221,640
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-
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Other
fees
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43,240
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36,894
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105,292
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84,420
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3,254,901
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2,730,642
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6,144,409
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5,602,315
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STORE
EXPENSES
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Salaries
and benefits
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846,970
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638,639
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1,610,847
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1,322,610
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Provisions
for loan losses
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438,882
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369,656
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794,956
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643,138
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Guaranteed
phone/Cricket cost of sales
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66,427
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103,662
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173,303
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256,399
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Occupancy
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299,401
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188,568
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518,065
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374,438
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Advertising
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93,094
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96,188
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178,620
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222,477
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Depreciation
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48,532
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23,209
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81,145
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57,897
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Amortization
of intangible assets
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47,711
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34,101
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84,866
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68,202
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Other
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399,815
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214,775
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753,888
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505,094
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2,240,832
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1,668,798
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4,195,690
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3,450,255
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INCOME
FROM STORES
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1,014,069
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1,061,844
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1,948,719
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2,152,060
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GENERAL
& ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
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Salaries
and benefits
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315,349
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231,905
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596,393
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610,115
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Depreciation
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7,180
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11,125
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16,976
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21,417
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Other
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170,942
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93,196
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841,558
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189,826
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493,471
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336,226
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1,454,927
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821,358
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INCOME
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
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520,598
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725,618
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493,792
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1,330,702
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INCOME
TAX EXPENSE
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204,000
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273,000
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211,000
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501,000
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NET
INCOME
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316,598
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452,618
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282,792
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829,702
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SERIES
A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS (assumed for 2007)
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(525,000
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(525,000
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(1,050,000
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(1,050,000
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NET
LOSS AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
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$
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(208,402
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$
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(72,382
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$
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(767,208
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$
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(220,298
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NET
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE-
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Basic
and diluted
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$
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(0.02
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$
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(0.06
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$
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(0.09
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$
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(0.20
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WEIGHTED
AVERAGE COMMON SHARE OUTSTANDING -
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Basic
and diluted
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8,889,644
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1,125,000
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8,178,339
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1,125,000
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See
notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
5
WESTERN
CAPITAL RESOURCES, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW
(Unaudited)
Six
Months Ended June 30, 2008
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2008
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2007
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OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
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Net
Income
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$
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282,792
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$
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829,702
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Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating
activities:
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Depreciation
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98,121
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79,314
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Amortization
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84,866
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68,204
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Deferred
income taxes
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243,000
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188,000
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Changes
in operating assets and liabilities
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Loans
receivable
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123,919
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147,364
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Prepaid
expenses and other assets
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47,661
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43,430
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Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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(1,974,931
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(18,877
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Deferred
revenue
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20,840
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6,825
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Net
cash provided (used) by operating activities
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(1,073,732
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1,343,962
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INVESTING
ACTIVITIES
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Purchase
of property, plant equipment
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(159,924
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(90,655
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Acquisition
of stores, net of cash acquired
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(351,900
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-
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Net
cash used by investing activities
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(511,824
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(90,655
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FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
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Payments
on notes payable
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-
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(530,000
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Collection
on sales of stock
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4,437,050
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-
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Cost
of raising capital
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(10,295
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)
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-
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Dividends
to shareholders
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(525,000
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(608,748
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)
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Net
cash provided (used) by financing activities
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3,901,755
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(1,138,748
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)
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NET
INCREASE IN CASH
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2,316,199
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114,559
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CASH
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|||||||
Beginning
of period
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984,625
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1,265,461
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End
of period
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$
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3,300,824
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$
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1,380,020
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SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
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Income
taxes paid
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$
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-
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$
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191,000
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Noncash
investing and financing activities:
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Dividend
accrued
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$
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525,000
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-
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Stock
issued for store acquistion
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1,337,869
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-
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See
notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WESTERN
CAPITAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.
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Nature
of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies –
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Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with United States of America generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP) for interim financial information and with the
instructions to Form 10-Q and Section 210.8-03(b) of Regulation S-X.
Accordingly, the condensed consolidated financial statements do not include
all
of the information and footnotes required for complete financial
statements.
In
the
opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals)
considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating
results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2008 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended
December 31, 2008. For further information, refer to the Consolidated Financial
Statements and footnotes thereto included in our Form 10-K as of and for the
year ended December 31, 2007. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at
December 31, 2007, has been derived from the audited consolidated financial
statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and
footnotes required by GAAP.
Nature
of Business
Western
Capital Resources, Inc., (WCR), formerly URON Inc. (URON), through its wholly
owned operating subsidiaries, Wyoming Financial Lenders, Inc. (WFL) and National
Cash & Credit, LLC (NCC), collectively referred to as the “Company”,
provides retail financial services to individuals in the midwestern and
southwestern United States. These services include non-recourse cash advance
loans, title loans, check cashing and other money services. The Company also
is
a non-recourse reseller of guaranteed phone service and Cricket cellular phones.
As of June 30, 2008, the Company operated 62 stores in 11 states (Nebraska,
Wyoming, Utah, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Wisconsin, Montana,
Colorado and Arizona). As of June 30, 2007, Company operated in 58 stores in
10
states. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts
of
WCR, WFL, and NCC. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have
been eliminated in consolidation.
The
Company provides short-term consumer loans, known as cash advance loans, in
amounts that typically range from $100 to $500. Cash advance loans provide
customers with cash in exchange for a promissory note with a maturity of
generally two to four weeks and the customer’s personal check for the aggregate
amount of the cash advanced plus a fee. The fee varies from state to state,
based on applicable regulations and generally ranges from $15 to $20 per each
$100 borrowed. To repay the cash advance loans, customers may pay with cash,
in
which their personal check is returned to them, or allow their check
to be presented to the bank for collection.
The
Company also provides title loans and other ancillary consumer financial
products and services that are complementary to its cash advance-lending
business, such as check-cashing services, money transfers, money orders and
title loans. We also offer guaranteed phone/Cricket™ phones to our
customers.
Our
loans
and other services are subject to state regulations (which vary from state
to
state) and federal and local regulations, where applicable.
Pursuant
to an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated December 13, 2007
(Merger Agreement), by and among URON, WFL Acquisition Corp., a Wyoming
corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the URON, and WFL, WFL Acquisition
Corp. merged with and into WFL, with WFL remaining as the surviving entity
and a
wholly owned operating subsidiary of the URON. This transaction is referred
to
throughout this report as the “Merger”.
The
condensed consolidated financial statements account for the Merger as a capital
transaction in substance (and not a business combination of two operating
entities) that would be equivalent to WFL issuing securities to WCR in exchange
for the net monetary liabilities of WCR, accompanied by a recapitalization
and,
as a result, no goodwill relating to the Merger has been recorded.
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WESTERN
CAPITAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.
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Nature
of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies –
(continued)
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Use
of
Estimates
The
preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect certain
reported amounts and disclosures in the condensed consolidated financial
statements and accompanying notes. Management bases its estimates on historical
experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable
under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Significant management estimates relate to the allowance for loans receivable,
allocation of and carrying value of goodwill and intangible assets, value
associated with stock-based compensation, and deferred taxes and tax
uncertainties.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company recognizes fees on cash advance loans on a constant-yield basis ratably
over the loans’ terms. Title loan fees are recognized using the interest method.
The Company records fees derived from check cashing, guaranteed phone/Cricket
fees, and all other services in the period in which the service is
provided.
Loans
Receivable
We
maintain a loan loss allowance for anticipated losses for our cash advance
and
title loans. To estimate the appropriate level of the loan loss allowance,
we
consider the amount of outstanding loans owed to us, historical loans charged
off, current and expected collection patterns and current economic trends.
Our
current loan loss allowance is based on our net write offs, typically expressed
as a percentage of loan amounts originated for the last 12 months applied
against the principal balance of outstanding loans that we write off. The
Company also periodically performs a look-back analysis on its loan loss
allowance to verify the historical allowance established tracks with the actual
subsequent loan write-offs and recoveries. The Company is aware that as
conditions change, it may also need to make additional allowances in future
periods.
Included
in loans receivable are cash advance loans that are currently due or past
due and cash advance loans that have not been repaid. This generally
is evidenced where a customer’s personal check has been deposited and the
check has been returned due to non-sufficient funds in the customer’s account, a
closed accounts, or other reasons. Cash advance loans are carried at cost less
the allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company does not specifically reserve
for any individual cash advance loan. The Company aggregates cash advance loans
for purposes of estimating the loss allowance using a methodology that analyzes
historical portfolio statistics and management’s judgment regarding recent
trends noted in the portfolio. This methodology takes into account several
factors, including the maturity of the store location and charge-off and
recovery rates. The Company utilizes a software program to assist with the
tracking of its historical portfolio statistics. As a result of the Company’s
collections efforts, it historically writes off approximately 35% of the
returned items. Based on days past the check return date, write-offs of returned
items historically have tracked at the following approximate percentages: 1
to
30 days - 35%; 31 to 60 days - 60%; 61 to 90 days - 75%; 91 to 120 days - 80%;
and 121 to 180 days - 85%. All returned items are charged-off after 180 days,
as
collections after that date have not been significant. The loan loss allowance
is reviewed monthly and any adjustment to the loan loss allowance as a result
of
historical loan performance, current and expected collection patterns and
current economic trends is recorded. The Company uses a third party
collection agency to assist in the collection of the loan collateral related
to
title loans, when and as the Company determines appropriate.
The
Company entered into the title loan business with the acquisition of National
Cash & Credit, LLC in February 2008. Currently, title loans are not a
significant portion of the Company’s loans receivable portfolio.
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WESTERN
CAPITAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.
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Nature
of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies –
(continued)
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Net
Loss Per Common Share
Basic
net
loss per common share is computed by dividing the loss available to common
shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for
the
year. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss
available to common shareholders’ by the sum of the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding plus potentially dilutive common share equivalents
(stock options, stock warrants, convertible preferred shares) when dilutive.
Potentially dilutive securities of series A Convertible Preferred Stock
(10,000,000) and stock warrants (400,000) were anti-dilutive and therefore
excluded from the dilutive net loss per share computation for 2008. Series
A
Convertible Preferred Stock (10,000,000) was anti-dilutive and therefore
excluded for 2007.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements (as
amended),” which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair
value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about
fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies whenever other standards require
(or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value, and therefore,
does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. The effective
date of this standard was for all full fiscal and interim periods beginning
after November 15, 2007. The Company adopted SFAS 157 on January 1, 2008 with
no
impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements
In
February 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position 157-2, Effective Date of FASB
157,
(FSP 157-2) which deferred the provisions of SFAS 157 to annual periods
beginning after November 15, 2008 for non-financial assets and liabilities.
Non-financial assets include fair value measurements associated with business
acquisitions and impairment testing of tangible and intangible assets. The
Company is still evaluating the impact, if any, that the adoption of FSP 157-2
will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 159, The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities
(SFAS
159). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments
and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve financial
reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility
in
reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities using
different measurement techniques.
SFAS
159
requires additional disclosures related to fair value measurements included
in
the entity’s financial statements. This statement is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The
Company adopted SFAS 159 on January 1, 2008 with no impact on its condensed
consolidated financial statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 141R (revised 2007), Business
Combinations
(SFAS
141R). SFAS 141R broadens the guidance of SFAS 141, extending its applicability
to all transactions and other events in which one entity obtains control over
one or more other businesses. It broadens the fair value measurement and
recognition of assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and interests transferred
as a result of business combinations. SFAS 141R expands on required disclosures
to improve the statement users’ abilities to evaluate the nature and financial
effects of business combinations. SFAS 141R is effective for fiscal year
beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company does not expect the
adoption of SFAS 141R to have a material effect on its condensed consolidated
financial statements.
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NOTES
TO
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2.
|
Acquisitions –
|
Acquisition
of North Dakota Stores
On
March
1, 2008 the Company acquired, for $390,917 in cash, five stores offering cash
advance loans in Fargo, Grand Forks, Bismarck, and Minot, North Dakota. These
stores currently operate under the Ameri-Cash name.
Acquisition
of National Cash & Credit
On
February 26, 2008, the Company entered into an Exchange Agreement with National
Cash & Credit, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company (NCC), and the
members of NCC. Under the Exchange Agreement, the members of NCC assigned all
of
the outstanding membership interests in NCC to the Company in exchange 1,114,891
shares (valued at $1.20 per share) of the Company’s common stock and a cash
payment of $100,000.
The
Company's CEO had a material financial interest in NCC. The CEO’s ownership and
conditions of the Exchange Agreement were disclosed to the Company's Board
of
Directors, which approved the Exchange Agreement.
NCC
was
formed approximately two years ago and owned and operated five stores located
in
suburban Phoenix, Arizona. NCC principally offered cash advance loans ranging
from $100 to $2,500 and title loans ranging from $500 to $2,000.
Under
the
purchase method of accounting the assets and liabilities of the acquisitions
were recorded at their respective estimated fair values as of the applicable
purchase date as follows:
|
2008
|
|||
|
|
|||
Cash
|
$
|
139,017
|
||
Loans
receivable
|
850,577
|
|||
Property
and equipment
|
193,301
|
|||
Intangible
assets
|
110,000
|
|||
Goodwill
|
599,729
|
|||
Current
liabilities
|
(63,837
|
)
|
||
|
||||
|
$
|
1,828,787
|
The
results of the operations for the acquired locations have been included in
the
condensed consolidated financial statements since the date of the acquisitions.
The following table presents the pro forma results of operations for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, as if these acquisitions had been
consummated at the beginning of each period presented. The pro forma results
of
operations are prepared for comparative purposes only and do not necessarily
reflect the results that would have occurred had the acquisition occurred at
the
beginning of the year presented or the results which may occur in the
future.
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WESTERN CAPITAL RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2.
|
Acquisitions continued–
|
|
Three Months Ended June
30,
|
||||||
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||
|
|
|
|||||
Pro
forma revenue
|
$
|
3,254,901
|
$
|
3,040,690
|
|||
Pro
forma net income
|
316,598
|
398,259
|
|||||
Pro
forma net loss per common share – basic and
diluted
|
(.02
|
)
|
(.11
|
)
|
|
Six Months Ended June
30,
|
||||||
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||
|
|
|
|||||
Pro
forma revenue
|
$
|
6,461,110
|
$
|
6,424,722
|
|||
Pro
forma net income
|
342,067
|
872,863
|
|||||
Pro
forma net loss per common share – basic and diluted
|
(.09
|
)
|
(.16
|
)
|
3.
|
Stockholders’
Equity –
|
During
the quarter ended March 31, 2008, 1,475,000 options (mostly which were held
by
related parties) were exercised at an exercise price of $.01 per share. Also,
125,000 options and warrants were cancelled.
Risks
Inherent in the Operating
Environment –
|
The
Company’s short-term consumer loan activities are regulated under numerous
local, state, and federal laws and regulations, which are subject to change.
New
laws or regulations could be enacted that could have a negative impact on the
Company’s lending activities. Over the past few years, consumer advocacy groups
and certain media reports have advocated governmental and regulatory action
to
prohibit or severely restrict deferred presentment cash advances. If this
negative characterization of deferred presentment cash advances becomes widely
accepted by consumers, demand for deferred presentment cash advances could
significantly decrease, which could have a materially adverse affect on the
Company’s financial condition.
Negative
perception of deferred presentment cash advances could also result in increased
regulatory scrutiny and increased litigation and encourage restrictive local
zoning rules, making it more difficult to obtain the government approvals
necessary to continue operating existing stores or open new short-term consumer
loan stores.
5.
|
Dividend
Declaration and Payment-
|
On
March
17, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the payment of the
first quarter 2008 dividend on the Company's Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock in the amount of $525,000. The dividends were paid on April 1, 2008.
On
July 14, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company ratified the payment of
the
second quarter 2008 dividend on the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock in the amount of $525,000. The dividends were paid on July 10,
2008.
6.
|
Subsequent
Events-
|
Effective
July 31, 2008, WCR purchased four payday loan and check cashing operations
and
an on-line lending website, which included all related assets including store
level working capital, from Sten Corporation, a Minnesota corporation. Three
of
the stores are located in Salt Lake City, Utah and one store is located in
Tempe, Arizona. The acquisition was completed through the Company’s subsidiary,
WCR Acquisition Co., a Minnesota corporation. The Company will finance this
transaction out of its current working capital.
11
Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Forward-Looking
Statements
Except
for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this
Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements involving risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
in
such forward-looking statements. Numerous factors, risks and uncertainties
affect the Company’s operating results and could cause the Company’s actual
results to differ materially from forecasts and estimates or from any other
forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company, and there
can
be no assurance that future results will meet expectations, estimates or
projections. Further information regarding these and other risks is included
in
the “Risk Factors” section of our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and our
most recent registration statement on Form S-1 (including any amendments
thereto), as well as any supplementary disclosures that may be contained in
our
quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
Overview
Throughout
this report, we refer to Western Capital Resources, Inc., a Minnesota
corporation, as “we,” “us,” “Western Capital Resources” and the “Company.” Prior
to July 29, 2008, the Company’s corporate name was URON Inc.
Pursuant
to an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization by and among Wyoming
Financial Lenders, Inc., URON Inc. and WFL Acquisition Corp. dated December
13,
2007 (referred to throughout this report as the “Merger Agreement”), WFL
Acquisition Corp. merged with and into Wyoming Financial Lenders, Inc., with
Wyoming Financial Lenders remaining as the surviving entity and a wholly owned
operating subsidiary of the Company. As indicated above, this transaction is
referred to throughout this report as the “Merger.” The Merger was effective as
of the close of business on December 31, 2007
Since
the
Merger, the Company (primarily through Wyoming Financial Lenders, Inc.) provides
retail financial services to individuals in the mid-western and southwestern
United States. These services include non-recourse cash advance loans, check
cashing and other money services. At the close of business on December 31,
2007,
the Company owned and operated 52 stores in ten states (Colorado, Iowa, Kansas,
Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming).
As
of the date of this report, we owned and operated a total of 62 stores in the
foregoing states and Arizona.
We
provide short-term consumer loans—known as cash advance loans—in amounts that
typically range from $100 to $500. Cash advance loans provide customers with
cash in exchange for a promissory note with a maturity of generally two to
four
weeks and the customer’s post-dated personal check for the aggregate amount of
the cash advanced, plus a fee. The fee varies from state to state, based on
applicable regulations, and generally ranges from $15 to $20 for each $100
borrowed. To repay the cash advance loans, customers may pay with cash, in
which
case their personal check is returned to them, or allow the check to be
presented to the bank for collection. All of our loans and other services are
subject to state regulations (which vary from state to state), federal
regulations and local regulation, where applicable.
With
respect to our cost structure, salaries and benefits are one of our largest
costs and are driven primarily by the addition of branches throughout the year
and growth in loan volumes. Our provision for losses is also a significant
expense. We have experienced seasonality in our operations, with the first
and fourth quarters typically being our strongest periods as a result of broader
economic factors, such as holiday spending habits at the end of each year and
income tax refunds during the first quarter.
We
evaluate our stores based on revenue growth, gross profit contributions and
loss
ratio (which is losses as a percentage of revenues), with consideration given
to
the length of time the branch has been open and its geographic location. We
evaluate changes in comparable branch financial and other measures on a routine
basis to assess operating efficiency. We define comparable branches as those
branches that are open during the full periods for which a comparison is being
made. For example, comparable branches for the annual analysis we undertook
as
of December 31, 2007 have been open at least 24 months on that date. We monitor
newer branches for their progress toward profitability and rate of loan
growth.
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According
to the Community Financial Services Association of America (CFSA), industry
analysts estimate that the industry has grown to approximately 22,000 payday
loan branches in the United States and these branches extend approximately
$40
billion in short-term credit to millions of households that experience cash-flow
shortfalls between paydays. We believe our industry is highly fragmented as
ten
companies presently operate approximately 10,200 branches in the United States.
With this industry growth and current fragmentation (discussed above), we
believe there are opportunities to grow our business, primarily through
acquisitions as opposed to organic growth. We are actively identifying
possible store locations in numerous states in which we currently operate
and evaluating the regulatory environment and market potential in the various
states in which we currently do not have stores. In addition to expanding our
geographic reach, our strategic expansion plans also involve the expansion
and
diversification of our product and service offerings. We believe that successful
expansion, both geographically and product- and service-wise, will help to
mitigate the regulatory and economic risk inherent in our business by making
us
less reliant on (i) cash advance lending alone and (ii) any particular aspect
of
our business that concentrated geographically.
The
growth of the payday loan industry has followed, and continues to be
significantly affected by, payday lending legislation and regulation in the
various states and nationally. We actively monitor and evaluate legislative
and
regulatory initiatives in each of the states and nationally, and are involved
with the efforts of the various industry lobbying efforts. To the extent that
states enact legislation or regulations that negatively impacts payday lending,
whether through preclusion, fee reduction or loan caps, our business could
be
adversely affected.
Presently,
legislation is pending in Arizona which would extend a current law permitting
cash advance loans. In the absence of such legislation, current law permitting
cash advance loans will “sunset” or expire at the end of 2009. The failure to
extend or outrightly permit cash advance lending would negatively affect us.
In
Nebraska, legislation was recently introduced to ban all cash advance loans
in
Nebraska. This bill was ultimately defeated. Nevertheless, since we derive
approximately 36% (for the 12 months ended December 31, 2007) of our revenues
in
Nebraska, any subsequent attempts to pass similar legislation in Nebraska,
or
other legislation that would restrict our ability to make cash advance loans
in
Nebraska, would pose significant risks to our business.
In
2007,
the federal government passed legislation (the 2007 Military Authorization
Act)
prohibiting the making of payday (cash advance) loans and title loans to members
of the United States military. The law also prohibits creditors in general
from
charging more than 36% interest to military borrowers (in calculating the
applicable rate of interest, all fees, service charges, renewal charges, credit
insurance premiums or any other product sold with the loan must be included).
Management does not believe that this 2007 law has materially affected or will
materially affect the Company and its business. As with the various state
legislatures, however, it is possible that the federal government may enact
legislation or regulation that further restricts payday lending or title lending
in general, which would undoubtedly affect our business in adverse
ways.
On
February 26, 2008, we entered into an Exchange Agreement with National Cash
& Credit, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company, and its members. Under
the Exchange Agreement, the members of National Cash & Credit assigned to us
all of the outstanding membership interests in National Cash & Credit in
exchange for our issuance to them of an aggregate of 1,114,891 shares of common
stock and a cash payment of $100,000. As a result of this transaction, we
acquired five new stores located in the Phoenix, Arizona market. These stores
engage in cash advance lending and title lending.
Discussion
of Critical Accounting Policies
Our
condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America applied on a consistent basis. The preparation of
these
financial statements requires us to make a number of estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure
of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.
We
evaluate these estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. We base these
estimates on the information currently available to us and on various other
assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual
results could vary materially from these estimates under different assumptions
or conditions.
We
believe that the following critical accounting policies affect the more
significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our condensed
consolidated financial statements:
Loan
Loss Allowance
We
maintain a loan loss allowance for anticipated losses for our cash advance
and
title loans. To estimate the appropriate level of the loan loss allowance,
we
consider the amount of outstanding loans owed to us, historical loans charged
off, current and expected collection patterns and current economic trends.
Our
current loan loss allowance is based on our net write offs, typically expressed
as a percentage of loan amounts originated for the last 12 months applied
against the principal balance of outstanding loans that we write off. The
Company also periodically performs a look-back analysis on its loan loss
allowance to verify the historical allowance established tracks with the actual
subsequent loan write-offs and recoveries. The Company is aware that as
conditions change, it may also need to make additional allowances in future
periods.
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Included
in loans receivable are cash advance loans that are currently due or past
due and cash advance loans that have not been repaid. This generally
is evidenced where a customer’s personal check has been deposited and the
check has been returned due to non-sufficient funds in the customer’s account, a
closed accounts, or other reasons. Cash advance loans are carried at cost less
the allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company does not specifically reserve
for any individual cash advance loan. The Company aggregates cash advance loans
for purposes of estimating the loss allowance using a methodology that analyzes
historical portfolio statistics and management’s judgment regarding recent
trends noted in the portfolio. This methodology takes into account several
factors, including the maturity of the store location and charge-off and
recovery rates. The Company utilizes a software program to assist with the
tracking of its historical portfolio statistics. As a result of the Company’s
collections efforts, it historically writes off approximately 35% of the
returned items. Based on days past the check return date, write-offs of returned
items historically have tracked at the following approximate percentages: 1
to
30 days - 35%; 31 to 60 days - 60%; 61 to 90 days - 75%; 91 to 120 days - 80%;
and 121 to 180 days - 85%. All returned items are charged-off after 180 days,
as
collections after that date have not been significant. The loan loss allowance
is reviewed monthly and any adjustment to the loan loss allowance as a result
of
historical loan performance, current and expected collection patterns and
current economic trends is recorded. The Company uses a third party
collection agency to assist in the collection of the loan collateral related
to
title loans, when and as the Company determines appropriate.
The
Company entered into the title loan business with the acquisition of National
Cash & Credit, LLC in February 2008. Currently, title loans are not a
significant portion of the Company’s loans receivable
portfolio.
Valuation
of long-lived and Intangible Assets
The
Company assesses the impairment of long-lived and intangible assets whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not
be
recoverable. Factors that could trigger an impairment review include significant
underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future cash flows,
significant changes in the manner of use of acquired assets or the strategy
for
the overall business, and significant negative industry trends. When management
determines that the carrying value of long-lived and intangible assets may
not
be recoverable, impairment is measured based on the excess of the assets'
carrying value over the estimated fair value.
Share-Based
Compensation
Under
the
fair value recognition provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board
Statement No. 123R (SFAS 123R), “Share-Based Payment,” our share-based
compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award
and is recognized as expense based on the applicable vesting schedule.
Determining the fair value of share-based awards at grant date requires
judgment, which includes estimating the amount of share-based awards expected
to
be forfeited. The Black-Scholes option pricing model (using estimated value
of
the Company) is used to measure fair value for stock option grants.
Results
of Operations - Three Months Ended June 30, 2008 Compared to Three Months Ended
June 30, 2007
For
the
three-month period ended June 30, 2008, net income was $.32 million compared
to
net income of $.45 for the three months ended June 30, 2007. During the three
months ended June 30, 2008, income before income taxes was $.52 million compared
to income before income taxes of $.73 for the three months ended June 30, 2007.
The major components of each of revenues, store expenses, general and
administrative expenses, total operating expenses and income tax expense are
discussed below.
Revenues
Revenues
totaled $3.25 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to
$2.73
million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. This increase resulted from
the increase in the number of stores operating during the 2008 interim due
to
our small acquisition of five stores in North Dakota operating under the name
“Ameri-Cash,” and the acquisition of National Cash & Credit,
LLC. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2008 we originated
approximately $17.9 million in cash advance loans compared to $15.3 during
the
2007 interim period. Our average loan (including fee) totaled approximately
$353
during the period ended June 30, 2008 versus $332 in the 2007 interim period.
Our average fee rate for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was $51 compared
to $47 for the 2007 interim period. Revenues from check cashing, title loans,
guaranteed phone/Cricket phone fees, and other sources totaled $.63 million
and
$.53 for the three month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively.
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The
following table summarizes our revenues for the three months ended June 30,
2008
and 2007, respectively:
|
Three
Months Ended June 30,
|
Three
Months Ended June 30,
|
|||||||||||
|
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
(percentage of revenues)
|
||||||||||
Loan
Fees
|
$
|
2,624,365
|
$
|
2,197,206
|
80.6
|
%
|
80.5
|
%
|
|||||
Check
cashing fees
|
283,063
|
325,295
|
8.7
|
%
|
11.9
|
%
|
|||||||
Guaranteed
phone/Cricket fees
|
145,331
|
171,247
|
4.5
|
%
|
6.3
|
%
|
|||||||
Title
loan fees
|
158,902
|
-
|
4.9
|
%
|
-
|
||||||||
Other
fees
|
43,240
|
36,894
|
1.3
|
%
|
1.3
|
%
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
3,254,901
|
$
|
2,730,642
|
100.0
|
%
|
100.0
|
%
|
Due
mainly to our commencement of title lending activities in connection with our
acquisition of National Cash & Credit, our sources of revenue for the three
months ended June 30, 2008 are slightly more diversified than the three months
ended June 30, 2007.
Store
Expenses
Total
expenses associated with store operations for the three months ended June 30,
2008 were $2.24 million compared to $1.67 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2007. The most significant components of these expenses were salaries
and benefits, provisions for loan losses, guaranteed phone/Cricket costs of
sales, occupancy costs, advertising expenses, depreciation of store equipment,
amortization of intangible assets and other expenses associated with store
operations.
Our
most
significant increases in store expenses from the two interim periods related
to
salaries and benefits for our store employees, provisions for loan losses,
and
our costs of occupancy. As with our fiscal year-end results, guaranteed
phone/Cricket phone costs of sales showed continued reductions in expense
resulting from slowing guaranteed phone/Cricket phone sales overall. In the
three months ending June 30, 2008 we also modestly decreased advertising
expenses. A discussion of the various components of our store expenses for
the
three months ended June 30, 2008 appears below.
Salaries
and Benefits. Payroll and related costs at the store level were $.85 million
compared to $.64 million for the periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively. Increased salaries and benefits expense resulted from of our
addition of several store locations. We expect that, with anticipated continued
store growth, these salaries and benefits expenses will continue to
increase.
Provisions
for Loan Losses. For the three months ended June 30, 2008 our provisions for
loan losses were $.44 million. For the three months ended June 30, 2007 such
provisions were $.37 million. Our provisions for loan losses represented
approximately 16.7% and 16.8% of our loan fee revenue for the three months
ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. We are currently experiencing a more
challenging collections environment mainly reflected by increased bankruptcy
filings, higher energy and other prices. Presently, we do not foresee any
certain end to the current economic downturn and as a result we expect higher
loan losses during fiscal 2008 than those we experienced during
2007.
Guaranteed
phone/Cricket. Guaranteed phone/Cricket costs (reflecting costs of sales of
such
items) decreased from $.10 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007
to
$.07 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008, a decrease of $.03
million. This decrease has followed our expectations that our guaranteed
phone/Cricket phone line of business will become increasingly less significant
to our overall revenues as consumers move away from home phones in general
(which is where the guaranteed phone/Cricket phone product is used) toward
cell
phones. By the end of fiscal 2008, we do not expect that this line of business
will be significant.
Occupancy
Costs. Occupancy expenses, comprised mainly of store leases, were $.30 million
for the three months ended June 30, 2008 versus $.19 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2007. The increase in our occupancy expenses relates
to
our acquisitions and operation of more stores during the most recent three-month
period. In general, as we pursue a growth by small acquisitions strategy, we
expect this trend to continue for the foreseeable future.
Advertising.
Advertising and marketing expenses were $.09 million during the three-month
period ended June 30, 2008 as compared to $.10 million during the three-month
period ended March 31, 2007. In general, we expect that our marketing and
advertising expenses for fiscal 2008 will remain relatively stable but will
increase overall, as compared to fiscal 2007, if we are successful in
implementing our acquisition strategy during the year.
Depreciation.
Depreciation, relating to store equipment and capital expenditures for stores,
increased from $.02 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 to $.05
million for the three months ended June 30, 2008.
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Amortization
of Intangible Assets. Amortization of intangible assets was slightly higher
for
the two interim periods, being $.05 million for the three months ended June
30,
2008 versus $.03 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007.
Other.
Other expenses were $.40 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 versus
$.21 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 primarily due higher
costs
associated with operating a higher number of stores on a year over year
basis.
General
and Administrative Expenses
Total
general and administrative costs for the three months ended June 30, 2008 were
$.49 compared to $.34 million for the period ended June 30, 2007. For the
three-month period ended June 30, 2008, the major components of these costs
were
salaries and benefits for our corporate headquarters operations and executive
management, depreciation of certain headquarters-related equipment, and
utilities, office supplies and other minor costs, professional fees for
accounting and legal services (collectively grouped as “other” costs). A
discussion of the various components of our general and administrative costs
for
the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 appears below:
Salaries
and Benefits. Salaries and benefits expenses for the three months ended June
30,
2008 were $.32 million, a $.09 million increase from the $.23 million in such
expenses during period ended June 30, 2007. The increase resulted mainly from
headquarters and management employees being slightly higher for the period
ended
June 30, 2008 then they were for the corresponding period ended June 30, 2007.
This slight increase is mainly due to our addition of employees since the
Merger.
Depreciation.
Depreciation for the period ended June 30, 2008, in the amount of $.01 million
was substantially identical to the $.01 million for the period ended June
30, 2007. Depreciation relates primarily to equipment and capital improvements
at the Company’s corporate headquarters.
Other
General and Administrative Expenses. Other general and administrative expenses,
which includes professional fees for accounting and legal services, consulting
services related to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, utilities, office supplies,
collection costs and other minor costs associated with corporate headquarters
activities, aggregated to $.17 million for the three months ended June 30,
2008
versus $.09 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007. We do not expect
these types of costs to decrease to their fiscal 2007 levels, as most of them
are attributed to efforts to comply with various rules and regulations
applicable to public reporting companies.
Total
Operating Expenses
Our
total
operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2008 were $2.73 million
compared to $2.01 million for the comparable period for 2007. Overall, the
$.72
million increase in operating expenses were mainly attributed to our growth
in
the number of operating stores and increased costs associated with being a
public reporting company.
Income
Tax Expense
Income
tax expense for the period ended June 30, 2008 was $.20 compared to income
tax
expense of $.27 million for the period ended June 30, 2007, which decreased
primarily as a result of our net income before taxes for the 2008 period of
$.52
million versus net income before taxes for the 2007 period of $.73
million.
For
the
six-month period ended June 30, 2008, net income was $.28 million compared
to
net income of $.83 for the six months ended June 30, 2007. During the six months
ended June 30, 2008, income before income taxes was $.49 million compared to
income before income taxes of $1.33 for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
The
major components of each of revenues, store expenses, general and administrative
expenses, total operating expenses and income tax expense are discussed
below.
Revenues
Revenues
totaled $6.14 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $5.60
million for the six months ended June 30, 2007. This increase resulted from
the
increase in the number of stores operating during the 2008 interim due to our
small acquisition of five stores in North Dakota operating under the name
“Ameri-Cash,” and the acquisition of National Cash & Credit,
LLC. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 we originated
approximately $33.2 million in cash advance loans compared to $29.7 during
the
2007 interim period. Our average loan (including fee) totaled approximately
$351
during the period ended June 30, 2008 versus $334 in the 2007 interim period.
Our average fee rate for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $50 compared
to
$48 for the 2007 interim period. Revenues from check cashing, title loans,
guaranteed phone/Cricket phone fees, and other sources totaled $1.27 million
and
$1.25 for the six month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively.
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The following table summarizes our revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively:
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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|
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
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|||||||||
|
|
|
(percentage of revenues)
|
||||||||||
Loan
Fees
|
$
|
4,874,641
|
$
|
4,347,512
|
79.3
|
%
|
77.6
|
%
|
|||||
Check
cashing fees
|
629,154
|
731,740
|
10.3
|
%
|
13.1
|
%
|
|||||||
Guaranteed
phone/Cricket fees
|
313,682
|
438,643
|
5.1
|
%
|
7.8
|
%
|
|||||||
Title
loan fees
|
221,640
|
-
|
3.6
|
%
|
-
|
||||||||
Other
fees
|
105,292
|
84,420
|
1.7
|
%
|
1.5
|
%
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
6,144,409
|
$
|
5,602,315
|
100.0
|
%
|
100.0
|
%
|
Due
mainly to our commencement of title lending activities in connection with our
acquisition of National Cash & Credit, our sources of revenue for the six
months ended June 30, 2008 are slightly more diversified than the six months
ended June 30, 2007.
Store
Expenses
Total
expenses associated with store operations for the six months ended June 30,
2008
were $4.20 million compared to $3.45 million for the six months ended June
30,
2007. The most significant components of these expenses were salaries and
benefits, provisions for loan losses, guaranteed phone/Cricket costs of sales,
occupancy costs, advertising expenses, depreciation of store equipment,
amortization of intangible assets and other expenses associated with store
operations.
Our
most
significant increases in store expenses from the two interim periods related
to
salaries and benefits for our store employees, provisions for loan losses,
and
our costs of occupancy. As with our fiscal year-end results, guaranteed
phone/Cricket phone costs of sales showed continued reductions in expense
resulting from slowing guaranteed phone/Cricket phone sales overall. In the
six
months ending June 30, 2008 we also modestly decreased advertising expenses.
A
discussion of the various components of our store expenses for the six months
ended June 30, 2008 appears below.
Salaries
and Benefits. Payroll and related costs at the store level were $1.61 million
compared to $1.32 million for the periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively. Increased salaries and benefits expense resulted from of our
addition of several store locations. We expect that, with anticipated continued
store growth, these salaries and benefits expenses will continue to
increase.
Provisions
for Loan Losses. For the six months ended June 30, 2008 our provisions for
loan
losses were $.79 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2007 such provisions
were $.64 million. Our provisions for loan losses represented approximately
16.3% and 14.8% of our loan and title fee revenue for the six months ended
June
30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. We believe that the increased loss ratio for
the comparable periods results from both our increased store count, since the
processes of integrating acquired store locations frequently involves some
amount of time before store management had adopted and implemented our
protective pre-transaction measures, and a more challenging consumer collections
environment in general. The more challenging environment is mainly reflected
by
increased bankruptcy filings, higher energy and other prices. Presently, we
do
not foresee any certain end to the current economic downturn and as a result
we
expect higher loan losses during fiscal 2008 than those we experienced during
2007.
Guaranteed
phone/Cricket. Guaranteed phone/Cricket costs (reflecting costs of sales of
such
items) decreased from $.26 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 to
$.17 for the six months ended June 30, 2008, a decrease of $.09 million. This
decrease has followed our expectations that our guaranteed phone/Cricket phone
line of business will become increasingly less significant to our overall
revenues as consumers move away from home phones in general (which is where
the
guaranteed phone/Cricket phone product is used) toward cell phones. By the
end
of fiscal 2008, we do not expect that this line of business will be
significant.
Occupancy
Costs. Occupancy expenses, comprised mainly of store leases, were $.52 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2008 versus $.37 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2007. The increase in our occupancy expenses relates to our
acquisitions and operation of more stores during the most recent six-month
period. In general, as we pursue a growth by small acquisitions strategy, we
expect this trend to continue for the foreseeable future.
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Advertising.
Advertising and marketing expenses were $.18 million during the six-month period
ended June 30, 2008 as compared to $.22 million during the six-month period
ended June 30, 2007. Although we have not made a concerted effort to reduce
our
advertising expenses, the decrease in advertising and marketing expenses
primarily results from the timing of payments. In general, we expect that our
marketing and advertising expenses for fiscal 2008 will remain relatively stable
but will increase overall, as compared to fiscal 2007, if we are successful
in
implementing our acquisition strategy during the year.
Depreciation.
Depreciation, relating to store equipment and capital expenditures for stores,
increased from $.06 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 to $.08
million for the six months ended June 30, 2008.
Amortization
of Intangible Assets. Amortization of intangible assets was roughly equivalent
for the two interim periods, being $.08 million for the six months ended June
30, 2008 versus $.07 million for the six months ended June 30,
2007.
Other.
Other expenses were $.75 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 versus
$.51 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 primarily due higher costs
associated with operating a higher number of stores on a year over year
basis.
General
and Administrative Expenses
Total
general and administrative costs for the six months ended June 30, 2008 were
$1.45 compared to $.82 million for the period ended June 30, 2007. For the
six-month period ended June 30, 2008, the major components of these costs were
salaries and benefits for our corporate headquarters operations and executive
management, depreciation of certain headquarters-related equipment, and
utilities, office supplies and other minor costs, professional fees for
accounting and legal services (collectively grouped as “other” costs). A
discussion of the various components of our general and administrative costs
for
the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 appears below:
Salaries
and Benefits. Salaries and benefits expenses for the six months ended June
30,
2008 were $.60 million, a $.01 million decrease from the $.61 million in such
expenses during period ended June 30, 2007. The decrease resulted mainly from
cash bonus payments made to management during the period ended June 30, 2007,
and the absence of such payments in the most recent interim period. Excluding
bonus payments, our payment cost for headquarters and management employees
are
slightly higher for the period ended June 30, 2008 then they were for the
corresponding period ended June 30, 2007. This slight increase is mainly due
to
our addition of employees since the Merger.
Depreciation.
Depreciation for the period ended June 30, 2008, in the amount of $.02 million,
and $.02 million for the period ended June 30, 2007. Depreciation relates
primarily to equipment and capital improvements at the Company’s corporate
headquarters.
Other
General and Administrative Expenses. Other general and administrative expenses,
which includes professional fees for accounting and legal services, consulting
services related to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, utilities, office supplies,
collection costs and other minor costs associated with corporate headquarters
activities, aggregated to $.84 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008
versus $.19 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007. We do not expect
these types of costs to decrease to their fiscal 2007 levels, as most of them
are attributed to efforts to comply with various rules and regulations
applicable to public reporting companies.
Total
Operating Expenses
Our
total
operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2008 were $5.65 million
compared to $4.27 million for the comparable period for 2007. Overall, the
$.38
million increase in operating expenses were mainly attributed to our growth
in
the number of operating stores and increased costs associated with being a
public reporting company.
Income
Tax Expense
Income
tax expense for the period ended June 30, 2008 was $.21 compared to income
tax
expense of $.50 million for the period ended June 30, 2007, which decreased
primarily as a result of our net income before taxes for the 2008 period of
$.49
million versus net income before taxes for the 2007 period of $1.33
million.
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Summary
cash flow data is as follows:
|
Six-Months Ended June 30,
|
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|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||
|
|
|
|||||
Cash
flows provided (used) by :
|
|
|
|||||
Operating
activities
|
$
|
(1,073,732
|
)
|
$
|
1,343,962
|
||
Investing
activities
|
(511,824
|
)
|
(90,655
|
)
|
|||
Financing
activities
|
3,901,755
|
(1,138,748
|
)
|
||||
Net
increase in cash
|
2,316,199
|
114,559
|
|||||
Cash,
beginning of period
|
984,625
|
1,265,461
|
|||||
Cash,
end of period
|
$
|
3,300,824
|
$
|
1,380,020
|
At
June
30, 2008 we had cash of $3.30 million compared to cash of $.98 million on
December 31, 2007. The increase results mainly from our receipt of cash in
the
private placement transaction that closed simultaneously with the Merger. For
fiscal year 2008, we believe that our available cash, combined with expected
cash flows from operations, will be sufficient to fund our liquidity and capital
expenditure requirements during fiscal 2008. Our expected short-term uses of
cash include funding of operating activities, anticipated increases in payday
loans, dividend payments on our Series A preferred stock (to the extent approved
by the Board of Directors), and the financing of expansion activities, including
new store openings and store acquisitions.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk
Not
applicable.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
On
June
30, 2008, Western Capital Resources, Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design
and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
Rule 13a-15(e)). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer concluded that, except for the item noted below, Western
Capital Resources Inc.’s disclosure controls and procedures are
effective.
During
the course of their audit of our consolidated financial statements for fiscal
2007, our independent registered public accounting firm, Lurie Besikof Lapidus
& Company, LLP, advised management and the audit committee of our Board of
Directors that they had identified a deficiency in internal control. The
deficiency is considered to be a material weakness as defined under standards
established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The
material weakness relates to the lack of segregation of duties within the
financial processes in the Company.
The
Company periodically assesses the cost versus benefit of adding the resources
that would remedy or mitigate this situation, and currently does not consider
the benefits to outweigh the costs of adding additional staff in light of the
limited number of transactions related to the Company's operations.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in Western Capital Resources, Inc.’s internal controls over
financial reporting that occurred during its most recent fiscal quarter that
have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect such
controls.
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
None.
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Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Not
applicable.
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
None.
Item 3.
Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None.
Item 5.
Other Information
None.
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Exhibit
|
|
Description
|
|
|
|
31.1
|
|
Certification
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( filed
herewith
).
|
|
|
|
31.2
|
|
Certification
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( filed
herewith
).
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( filed
herewith
).
|
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act, the registrant has
duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly
authorized.
Dated:
August 14, 2008
|
Western
Capital Resources, Inc.
|
|
|
(Registrant)
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/
Christopher Larson
|
|
|
Christopher
Larson
|
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/
Steve Staehr
|
|
|
Steve
Staehr
|
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
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