WEYCO GROUP INC - Quarter Report: 2007 September (Form 10-Q)
FORM
10-Q
SECURITIES
& EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D. C. 20549
(Mark
One)
x |
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the
quarterly period ended September
30, 2007
Or
o |
TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
the
transition period from ___________
to
___________
Commission
file number 0-9068
WEYCO
GROUP, INC.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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WISCONSIN
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39-0702200
|
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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333
W. Estabrook Boulevard
P.
O. Box 1188
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53201
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
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(414)
908-1600
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(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area
code)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days.
Yes
x
No
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
Accelerated Filer o
Accelerated
Filer x
Non-Accelerated
Filer o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
As
of
November 5, 2007 the following shares were outstanding:
Common
Stock, $1.00 par value 11,553,410Shares
PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1.
Financial Statements.
The
condensed financial statements included herein have been prepared by the
Company,
without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities
and
Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally
included
in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally
accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted
pursuant
to such rules and regulations. It is suggested that these financial statements
be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto
included
in the Company’s latest annual report on Form 10-K.
WEYCO
GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
September
30,
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December
31,
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||||||
2007
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2006
|
||||||
ASSETS
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|||||||
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
7,423,770
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$
|
15,314,140
|
|||
Marketable
securities, at amortized cost
|
2,499,012
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1,600,871
|
|||||
Accounts
receivable, net
|
38,089,137
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30,641,632
|
|||||
Inventories
|
45,307,078
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51,000,849
|
|||||
Deferred
income tax benefits
|
705,027
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949,109
|
|||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
1,166,362
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1,715,859
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|||||
Total
current assets
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95,190,386
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101,222,460
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|||||
MARKETABLE
SECURITIES, at amortized cost
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44,759,685
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40,361,296
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|||||
OTHER
ASSETS
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9,094,678
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8,725,346
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|||||
PLANT
AND EQUIPMENT, net
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28,730,355
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28,445,900
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|||||
TRADEMARK
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10,867,969
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10,867,969
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|||||
$
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188,643,073
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$
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189,622,971
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||||
LIABILITIES
& SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
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|||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | |||||||
Short-term
borrowings
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$
|
5,528,380
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$
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10,957,518
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|||
Accounts
payable
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8,768,857
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12,398,740
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|||||
Dividend
payable
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1,270,875
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1,054,354
|
|||||
Accrued
liabilities
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9,310,892
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8,430,267
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|||||
Accrued
income taxes
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849,330
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72,907
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
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25,728,334
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32,913,786
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|||||
LONG-TERM
PENSION LIABILITY
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7,015,883
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6,620,842
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|||||
DEFERRED
INCOME TAX LIABILITIES
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1,834,695
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1,915,869
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|||||
SHAREHOLDERS’
INVESTMENT:
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|||||||
Common
stock
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11,553,410
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9,129,256
|
|||||
Class
B common stock
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—
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2,585,087
|
|||||
Capital
in excess of par value
|
10,584,871
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7,576,096
|
|||||
Reinvested
earnings
|
137,249,323
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134,264,076
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
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(5,323,443
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)
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(5,382,041
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)
|
|||
Total
shareholders investment
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154,064,161
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148,172,474
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|||||
$
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188,643,073
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$
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189,622,971
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The
accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements are an
integral part of these financial statements.
-1-
WEYCO
GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
FOR
THE PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006 (UNAUDITED)
Three Months ended September 30,
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Nine Months ended September 30,
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||||||||||||
2007
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2006
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2007
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2006
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||||||
NET
SALES
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$
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58,162,778
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$
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56,084,718
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$
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170,391,645
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$
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160,484,367
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|||||
COST
OF SALES
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36,345,977
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35,484,325
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106,830,085
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101,391,210
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|||||||||
Gross
earnings
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21,816,801
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20,600,393
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63,561,560
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59,093,157
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|||||||||
SELLING
AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
|
13,897,896
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12,744,934
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41,057,321
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37,547,263
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|||||||||
Earnings
from operations
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7,918,905
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7,855,459
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22,504,239
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21,545,894
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|||||||||
INTEREST
INCOME
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566,611
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488,670
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1,628,915
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1,468,378
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|||||||||
INTEREST
EXPENSE
|
(79,546
|
)
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(145,271
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)
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(287,690
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)
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(442,565
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)
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|||||
OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSE), net
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3,118
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(5,720
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)
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7,364
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(2,248
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)
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|||||||
Earnings
before provision for income taxes
|
8,409,088
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8,193,138
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23,852,828
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22,569,459
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|||||||||
PROVISION
FOR INCOME TAXES
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3,075,000
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3,025,000
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8,775,000
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8,450,000
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|||||||||
Net
earnings
|
$
|
5,334,088
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$
|
5,168,138
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$
|
15,077,828
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$
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14,119,459
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|||||
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
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|||||||||||||
Basic
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11,521,515
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11,675,238
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11,583,700
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11,621,084
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|||||||||
Diluted
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11,973,467
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12,098,045
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12,036,286
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12,031,126
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|||||||||
EARNINGS
PER SHARE
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|||||||||||||
Basic
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$
|
.46
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$
|
.44
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$
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1.30
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$
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1.21
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|||||
Diluted
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$
|
.45
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$
|
.43
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$
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1.25
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$
|
1.17
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|||||
CASH
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE
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$
|
.11
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$
|
.09
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$
|
.31
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$
|
.25
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The
accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements are an
integral part of these financial statements.
-2-
WEYCO
GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006 (UNAUDITED)
2007
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2006
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||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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|||||||
Net
earnings
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$
|
15,077,828
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$
|
14,119,459
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities
–
|
|||||||
Depreciation
|
1,856,953
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1,604,725
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|||||
Amortization
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65,185
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54,613
|
|||||
Deferred
income taxes
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(16,092
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)
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147,891
|
||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
218,214
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—
|
|||||
Pension
contribution
|
—
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(1,000,000
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)
|
||||
Pension
expense
|
1,008,339
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894,753
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|||||
Gain
on sale of assets
|
—
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13
|
|||||
Increase
in cash surrender value of life insurance
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(388,890
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)
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(376,605
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)
|
|||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities -
|
|||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
(7,447,505
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)
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(7,142,029
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)
|
|||
Inventories
|
5,693,771
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(8,491,320
|
)
|
||||
Prepaids
and other current assets
|
569,055
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617,670
|
|||||
Accounts
payable
|
(3,629,883
|
)
|
(3,934,596
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)
|
|||
Accrued
liabilities and other
|
464,053
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1,333,778
|
|||||
Accrued
income taxes
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803,423
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(650,978
|
)
|
||||
Net
cash provided by (used for) operating activities
|
14,274,451
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(2,822,626
|
)
|
||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|||||||
Purchase
of marketable securities
|
(6,243,754
|
)
|
(17,813,020
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from maturities of marketable securities
|
882,039
|
6,112,114
|
|||||
Purchase
of plant and equipment
|
(2,162,536
|
)
|
(2,245,677
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from sales of plant and equipment
|
62,000
|
996
|
|||||
Net
cash used for investing activities
|
(7,462,251
|
)
|
(13,945,587
|
)
|
|||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|||||||
Cash
dividends paid
|
(3,384,870
|
)
|
(2,665,206
|
)
|
|||
Shares
purchased and retired
|
(8,856,879
|
)
|
(3,124,644
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from stock options exercised
|
1,847,220
|
1,828,579
|
|||||
Net
(repayments) draws under revolving credit agreement
|
(5,429,138
|
)
|
2,050,062
|
||||
Income
tax benefit from the exercise of stock options
|
1,121,097
|
1,198,462
|
|||||
Net
cash used for financing activities
|
(14,702,570
|
)
|
(712,747
|
)
|
|||
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
(7,890,370
|
)
|
(17,480,960
|
)
|
|||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS at beginning of period
|
$
|
15,314,140
|
$
|
22,780,913
|
|||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS at end of period
|
$
|
7,423,770
|
$
|
5,299,953
|
|||
SUPPLEMENTAL
CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
|||||||
Income
taxes paid, net of refunds
|
$
|
6,897,595
|
$
|
7,638,064
|
|||
Interest
paid
|
$
|
319,649
|
$
|
443,781
|
The
accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements are an
integral part of these financial statements.
-3-
NOTES:
1. |
Financial
Statements
|
In
the
opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring
accruals)
necessary to present fairly the financial information have been made.
The
results of operations for the three months or nine months ended September 30,
2007,
are
not necessarily indicative of results for the full year.
2. |
Earnings
Per Share
|
The
following table sets forth the computation of earnings per share and diluted
earnings
per share:
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
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||||||||||||
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
||||||
Numerator:
|
|||||||||||||
Net
Earnings
|
$
|
5,334,088
|
$
|
5,168,138
|
$
|
15,077,828
|
$
|
14,119,459
|
|||||
Denominator:
|
|||||||||||||
Basic
weighted average shares
|
11,521,515
|
11,675,238
|
11,583,700
|
11,621,084
|
|||||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities:
|
|||||||||||||
Employee
stock options
|
451,952
|
422,807
|
452,586
|
410,042
|
|||||||||
Diluted
weighted average shares
|
11,973,467
|
12,098,045
|
12,036,286
|
12,031,126
|
|||||||||
Basic
earnings per share
|
$
|
.46
|
$
|
.44
|
$
|
1.30
|
$
|
1.21
|
|||||
Diluted
earnings per share
|
$
|
.45
|
$
|
.43
|
$
|
1.25
|
$
|
1.17
|
Diluted
weighted average shares outstanding for the quarter and nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006 included all outstanding options, as none were
antidilutive.
3. |
Segment
Information
|
The
Company continues to operate in two operating segments: wholesale distribution
and retail sales of men’s footwear, which also constitute its
reportable
segments. None of the Company’s operating segments were aggregated in
determining
the Company’s reportable segments. The chief operating decision
maker, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, evaluates the performance
of
its
segments based on earnings from operations and accordingly, interest
income,
interest expense and other income or expense are not allocated to the
segments.
Summarized segment data for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2007 and 2006 was:
-4-
Wholesale
Distribution
|
Retail
|
Total
|
||||||||
Three Months
Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||
2007
|
||||||||||
Product
sales
|
$
|
50,504,000
|
$
|
6,852,000
|
$
|
57,356,000
|
||||
Licensing
revenues
|
807,000
|
—
|
807,000
|
|||||||
Net
sales
|
51,311,000
|
6,852,000
|
58,163,000
|
|||||||
Earnings
from operations
|
7,314,000
|
605,000
|
7,919,000
|
|||||||
2006
|
||||||||||
Product
sales
|
$
|
48,472,000
|
$
|
6,697,000
|
$
|
55,169,000
|
||||
Licensing
revenues
|
916,000
|
—
|
916,000
|
|||||||
Net
sales
|
49,388,000
|
6,697,000
|
56,085,000
|
|||||||
Earnings
from operations
|
7,086,000
|
769,000
|
7,855,000
|
|||||||
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||
2007
|
||||||||||
Product
sales
|
$
|
145,892,000
|
$
|
21,771,000
|
$
|
167,663,000
|
||||
Licensing
revenues
|
2,729,000
|
—
|
2,729,000
|
|||||||
Net
sales
|
148,621,000
|
21,771,000
|
170,392,000
|
|||||||
Earnings
from operations
|
19,866,000
|
2,638,000
|
22,504,000
|
|||||||
2006
|
||||||||||
Product
sales
|
$
|
137,143,000
|
$
|
20,416,000
|
$
|
157,559,000
|
||||
Licensing
revenues
|
2,925,000
|
—
|
2,925,000
|
|||||||
Net
sales
|
140,068,000
|
20,416,000
|
160,484,000
|
|||||||
Earnings
from operations
|
18,763,000
|
2,783,000
|
21,546,000
|
4. |
Share-Based
Compensation Plans
|
Effective
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment,” (SFAS 123(R)) using the modified
prospective method. This method requires that companies recognize compensation
expense for new grants and the unvested portion of prior grants at their fair
value on the grant date and recognize this expense over the requisite service
period for awards expected to vest. The results for prior year periods have
not
been restated. No stock-based employee compensation expense has been charged
against income in the nine month period ended September 30, 2006, as there
were
no stock options granted during this period, and all of the Company’s stock
options granted prior to the effective date were 100% vested at the effective
date. The Company’s policy is to estimate the fair market value of each option
granted on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and
record the compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting
period. The Company issues new common stock to satisfy stock option
exercises.
-5-
The
following table summarizes the stock option activity under the Company’s plans
for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007:
Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Wtd. Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value*
|
||||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2006
|
1,252,190
|
$
|
12.62
|
||||||||||
Exercised
|
(180,966
|
)
|
$
|
10.21
|
|||||||||
Forfeited
|
(3,700
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
at September 30, 2007
|
1,067,524
|
$
|
12.99
|
4.55
|
$
|
19,663,230
|
|||||||
Exercisable
at September 30, 2007
|
1,023,324
|
$
|
12.51
|
4.56
|
$
|
19,339,686
|
*The
aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding and exercisable stock options is
defined as the difference
between market value at September 30, 2007 of $31.41 and the exercise
price.
The
following table summarizes stock option activity for the three- and nine-month
periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006:
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Total
intrinsic value of stock options exercised
|
$
|
577,087
|
$
|
875,935
|
$
|
2,864,606
|
$
|
3,072,980
|
|||||
Cash
received from stock option exercises
|
$
|
456,978
|
$
|
633,090
|
$
|
1,847,220
|
$
|
1,828,579
|
|||||
Income
tax benefit from the exercise of stock options
|
$
|
225,064
|
$
|
341,614
|
$
|
1,121,097
|
$
|
1,198,462
|
|||||
Total
fair value of stock options vested
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
5. |
Shareholders’
Investment
|
On
July
1, 2007, the Company’s Class B Common stock expired and each share
was
automatically converted one-for-one into the Company’s Common
stock.
6. |
ComprehensiveIncome
|
Comprehensive
income for the three- and nine-months ended September 30, 2007 and
2006
was as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine Months ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
||||||
Net
earnings
|
$
|
5,334,088
|
$
|
5,168,138
|
$
|
15,077,828
|
$
|
14,119,459
|
|||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
20,740
|
31,664
|
(224,102
|
)
|
135,890
|
||||||||
Change
in unrecognized pension plan liabilities, net of tax
|
95,000
|
—
|
283,000
|
—
|
|||||||||
Total
comprehensive income
|
$
|
5,449,828
|
$
|
5,199,802
|
$
|
15,136,726
|
$
|
14,255,349
|
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The
components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income as recorded on the
accompanying
balance sheets were as follows:
September
30,
|
|
December
31,
|
|
||||
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
||
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
$
|
213,849
|
$
|
438,251
|
|||
Unrecognized
pension plan liabilities, net of tax
|
(5,537,292
|
)
|
(5,820,292
|
)
|
|||
Total
accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
$
|
(5,323,443
|
)
|
$
|
(5,382,041
|
)
|
7. |
NewAccounting
Pronouncements
|
On
January 1, 2007 the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an
interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (FIN 48). This Interpretation
clarifies the accounting and disclosures for uncertainty in tax positions.
FIN
48 provides that the tax effects from an uncertain tax position can be
recognized in the Company’s financial statements only if the position is more
likely than not of being sustained on audit, based on the technical merits
of
the position. Under FIN 48, the cumulative effect is reported as an adjustment
to the beginning balance of retained earnings on the balance sheet. The adoption
of this interpretation did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial
statements. At September 30, 2007 the Company had approximately $180,000 of
unrecognized tax benefits.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” to
define fair value, establish a framework for measuring fair value in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, and expand disclosures about
fair
value measurements. SFAS No. 157 will be effective for fiscal years beginning
after November 14, 2007, the Company’s 2008 fiscal year. The Company is
assessing the impact the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have on its consolidated
financial statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159 “The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities.” SFAS 159 permits an entity to measure certain
financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value and also establishes
presentation and disclosure requirements. SFAS 159 is effective as of the
beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007.
The Company is assessing the provisions of SFAS 159 and the impact that adoption
will have on its financial statements.
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Item
2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of
Operations
OVERVIEW
The
Company is a distributor of men’s casual, dress and fashion shoes. The principal
brands of shoes sold by the Company are “Florsheim,” “Nunn Bush,” and “Stacy
Adams.” The Company also has other brands, including “Brass Boot” and “Nunn Bush
NXXT,” which are included within Nunn Bush net sales figures, and “SAO by Stacy
Adams,” which is included within Stacy Adams net sales. Inventory is purchased
from third-party overseas manufacturers. The majority of foreign-sourced
purchases are denominated in U.S. dollars. In the wholesale division, the
Company’s products are sold to shoe specialty stores, department stores and
clothing retailers, primarily in North America, with some distribution in
Europe. The Company also has a retail division, which as of September 30, 2007,
consisted of 37 Company-owned
retail stores in the United States, four in Europe, and an Internet business.
The Company continually evaluates new store locations in the United States.
Sales in retail outlets are made directly to consumers by Company employees.
The
Company also has licensing agreements with third parties who sell its branded
shoes overseas, as well as licensing agreements with apparel and accessory
manufacturers in the United States. As such, the Company’s results are primarily
affected by the economic conditions and the retail environment in the United
States.
The
overall retail environment in the footwear and apparel industries has been
challenging. The Company experienced softness this quarter in its wholesale
business across many trade channels, particularly with its independent shoe
and
apparel retailers. However, consolidated net sales were up 4% this quarter,
due
mainly to the new Florsheim wholesale business in Canada. Prior to January
1,
2007, Florsheim footwear was distributed in Canada by a third party licensee.
That license arrangement terminated December 31, 2006 and, since then, the
Company has been operating its own wholesale business in Canada. For the nine
months ended September 30, 2007, the Company’s consolidated net sales increased
6% to $170.4 million from $160.5 million in 2006.
Consolidated
net earnings in the third quarter of 2007 were up 3% to $5.33 million, or $.45
per diluted share compared with $5.17 million, or $.43 per diluted share in
the
same period of 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, net earnings
increased 7% to $15.1 million, or $1.25 per diluted share compared with $14.1
million, or $1.17 per diluted share in 2006. A detailed analysis of operating
results follows.
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RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Wholesale
Sales
Sales
in
the Company’s wholesale division for the three- and nine-month periods ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
Wholesale Division Sales
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Three Months ended September 30,
|
Nine Months ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
%
change
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
%
change
|
|
||||||||
Stacy
Adams
|
$
|
15,716,069
|
$
|
14,479,080
|
8.5
|
%
|
$
|
44,031,120
|
$
|
42,410,963
|
3.8
|
%
|
|||||||
Nunn
Bush
|
16,012,584
|
17,332,096
|
(7.6
|
)%
|
49,587,557
|
50,423,995
|
(1.7
|
)%
|
|||||||||||
Florsheim
|
17,396,821
|
15,272,440
|
13.9
|
%
|
47,945,474
|
40,562,138
|
18.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Foreign
|
1,377,931
|
1,387,974
|
(0.7
|
)%
|
4,328,108
|
3,746,322
|
15.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Total
Wholesale
|
$
|
50,503,405
|
$
|
48,471,590
|
4.2
|
%
|
$
|
145,892,259
|
$
|
137,143,418
|
6.4
|
%
|
|||||||
807,086
|
916,198
|
(11.9
|
)%
|
2,728,720
|
2,925,071
|
(6.7
|
)%
|
||||||||||||
Total
Wholesale Division
|
$
|
51,310,491
|
$
|
49,387,788
|
3.9
|
%
|
$
|
148,620,979
|
$
|
140,068,489
|
6.1
|
%
|
The
acquisition of one of the Company’s significant customers by another retailer in
2005 resulted in some loss of sales volume at Nunn Bush and Florsheim in 2006
and 2007. The acquiring company decided not to go forward with either the Nunn
Bush or Florsheim product lines in its stores. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, business with this customer was down $2.9 million compared
to the prior year period. The lost business with this customer had no impact
in
the third quarter of 2007.
The
sales
increases at Stacy Adams for the quarter and year-to-date were attributable
to
growth in business with major chain stores. These increases were somewhat offset
by decreased volume with independent shoe and clothing retailers.
Quarter
and year-to-date sales in the Nunn Bush division were down this year compared
with last year due to lower sales in Canada. In addition, Nunn Bush sales in
the
United States for the quarter were down 5% compared with last year’s third
quarter due to the general malaise in the footwear market in the United States.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, Nunn Bush sales in the United
States were up 1.4% over the same period last year. Increased business with
department stores and larger shoe store chains were somewhat offset by the
year-to-date loss of $1.9 million of sales to the customer discussed
above.
Florsheim
sales were up, both for the quarter and year-to-date, and much of the increase
can be attributed to new Florsheim sales in Canada. Sales of Florsheim product
in Canada were $2.0 and $4.3 million for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2007, respectively. The remaining increase in
Florsheim sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was due to
increased sales to department stores and shoe chains. The change in Canadian
distributors reduced licensing revenues by $100,000 and $200,000 for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2007. The Company expects total 2007
Florsheim Canadian sales to be between $5.5 and $6 million with related royalty
income reduced by $250,000.
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Retail
Sales
Retail
net sales in the current quarter were up approximately 2% to $6.85 million
from
$6.7 million in the prior year. Year-to-date sales in the retail division
increased 6.9% to $21.8 million this year from $20.4 million last year. The
quarter and year-to-date increases were primarily attributable to three
additional stores at September 30, 2007 compared with September 30, 2006. Same
store sales were flat for the quarter and up 3% for the nine-months ended
September 30, 2007.
Gross
Earnings
Overall
gross earnings as a percent of net sales for the three months ended September
30, 2007 was 37.5% compared with 36.7% in the prior year period. Wholesale
gross
earnings as a percent of net sales for the quarter was 32.6% in 2007, up from
31.6% in 2006. Gross earnings as a percent of net sales in the retail division
was 66.4% in the third quarter of 2007 compared with 65.1% in 2006.
Overall
gross earnings as a percent of net sales for the nine months ended September
30,
2007 was 37.3%, compared with 36.8% in 2006. Wholesale gross earnings as a
percent of net sales for the nine months ended September 30 was 31.8% in 2007
and 31.2% in 2006. Retail gross earnings as a percent of net sales for the
first
nine months of this year was 66.5% and 65.4% last year. The increase in
wholesale margins for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 was
due
largely to the effect of the new Florsheim wholesale business in Canada. US
wholesale margins were flat, as the Company continues to feel pricing pressures
from its overseas suppliers due to the weakening dollar and increased labor
and
materials costs. Going forward, the Company will focus on carefully managing
its
costs and pricing structure in order to maintain margins.
The
Company’s cost of sales does not include distribution costs (e.g., receiving,
inspection or warehousing costs). Distribution costs for the three-month periods
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, were $1,770,000 and $1,596,000, respectively.
The Company’s distribution costs to date in 2007 and 2006 were $5,051,000 and
$4,769,000, respectively. The Company includes these costs in selling and
administrative expenses. Therefore, the Company’s gross earnings may not be
comparable to other companies, as some companies may include distribution costs
in cost of sales.
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Selling
and Administrative Expenses
The
Company’s selling and administrative expenses include, and are primarily related
to, distribution costs, salaries and commissions, advertising costs, employee
benefit costs, rent and depreciation. In the current quarter, selling and
administrative expenses as a percent of net sales were 23.9% versus 22.7% in
2006. Wholesale selling and administrative expenses as a percent of wholesale
net sales were 19.7% in 2007 and 18.9% in 2006. Retail selling and
administrative expenses as a percent of net sales were 57.6% in 2007 and 53.6%
in 2006.
For
the
nine months ended September 30, selling and administrative expenses as a percent
of net sales were 24.1% in 2007 versus 23.4% in 2006. Wholesale selling and
administrative expenses as a percent of wholesale net sales to date were 20.0%
in 2007 and 19.7% in 2006. Retail selling and administrative expenses as a
percent of net sales were 54.4% in 2007 and 51.8% in 2006. The increase in
wholesale expenses as a percent of sales was due to higher costs in Canada
resulting from the transition this year of the Florsheim business in Canada,
and
in the United States increases in advertising and employee-related costs. The
increase in retail expenses as a percent of sales for both the third quarter
and
first nine months of 2007 was due to higher expenses in relation to sales in
the
new stores, as well as increased costs associated with lease renewals at some
existing stores.
Interest
and Taxes
The
increase in interest income in the third quarter and first nine months of 2007
was due to higher investments in marketable securities, which are primarily
invested in municipal bonds. The decrease in interest expense this year was
due
to lower short-term borrowings in 2007 compared with 2006.
The
effective tax rate for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 was 36.6%
and 36.9%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 was 36.8% compared with 37.4% in the prior year. The lower
rates in the current year are primarily due to increased municipal bond
interest.
LIQUIDITY
& CAPITAL RESOURCES
The
Company’s primary source of liquidity is its cash and short-term marketable
securities, which aggregated approximately $9.9 million at September 30, 2007
as
compared with $16.9 million at December 31, 2006. During the first nine months
of 2007, the Company’s primary source of cash was from operations while its
primary uses of cash were the purchase of marketable securities, the repayment
of borrowings and repurchases of the Company’s stock. The Company also spent
$2.2 million on capital expenditures in the first nine months of 2007. Capital
expenditures are expected to be between $3 and $4 million for the full year
of
2007 due to remodeling of retail stores and the opening of new
stores.
The
Company generated $14.3 million in cash from operating activities in the first
nine months of 2007, compared with a use of $2.8 million in the prior year
period. This increase was primarily due to changes in operating assets and
liabilities and higher net earnings in 2007.
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Cash
dividends paid were $3.4 million and $2.7 million in the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. In April 2007, the Company’s Board of
Directors increased the quarterly dividend from $.09 per share to $.11 per
share. This represented an increase of 22% compared with the previous quarterly
dividend rate. The impact of this is to increase cash dividends paid annually
by
approximately $900,000.
The
Company continues to repurchase its common stock under its share repurchase
program when the Company believes market conditions are favorable. In the first
nine months of 2007, the Company repurchased and retired 338,699 shares for
a
total cost of $8.9 million.
As
of
September 30, 2007, the Company had a total of $50 million available under
its
borrowing facility, of which total borrowings were $5.5 million. The facility
includes one financial covenant which specifies a minimum level of net worth.
The Company was in compliance with the covenant at September 30, 2007. The
facility has a 364-day term and expires on April 30, 2008.
The
Company will continue to evaluate the best uses for its free cash, including
continued increased dividends, stock repurchases and acquisitions. The Company
currently has 956,948 shares available under its previously announced buyback
program.
On
July
1, 2007, all of the Company’s outstanding Class B Common stock converted,
one-for-one, into the Company’s Common stock.
The
Company believes that available cash and marketable securities, cash provided
by
operations, and available borrowing facilities will provide adequate support
for
the cash needs of the business in 2007.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
report contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the Company’s
outlook for the future. These statements represent the Company's reasonable
judgment with respect to future events and are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. The reader
is cautioned that these forward-looking statements are subject to a number
of
risks, uncertainties or other factors that may cause (and in the past sometimes
have caused) actual results to differ materially from those described in the
forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are
not
limited to, the risk factors described under Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2006.
Item
3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
There
have been no material changes from those reported in the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
-12-
Item
4.
Controls and Procedures
The
Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that
the
information the Company must disclose in its filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely
basis. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have
reviewed and evaluated the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as
defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act
of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) as of the end of the period covered by
this report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on such evaluation, such officers
have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures are effective in bringing to their attention on a timely
basis material information relating to the Company required to be included
in
the Company’s periodic filings under the Exchange Act. Such officers have also
concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Company’s disclosure controls and
procedures are effective in accumulating and communicating information in a
timely manner allowing timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
There
have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) that
occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that have materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting.
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1.
Legal Proceedings
None
Item
1A.
Risk Factors
There
have been no material changes in the Company’s risk factors from those disclosed
in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2006.
Item
2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
In
April
1998, the Company first authorized a stock repurchase program to purchase
1,500,000 shares of its common stock in open market transactions at prevailing
prices. In April 2000 and again in May 2001, the Company’s Board of Directors
extended the stock repurchase program to cover the repurchase of 1,500,000
additional shares. Therefore, 4,500,000 shares have been authorized for
repurchase since the program began. The table below presents information
pursuant to Item 703(a) of Regulation S-K regarding the repurchase of the
Company’s Common stock by the Company in the three-month period ended September
30, 2007.
-13-
Total Number of
|
Maximum Number
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
Average
|
Shares Purchased as
|
of Shares
|
||||||||||
Number
|
Price
|
Part of the Publicly
|
that May Yet Be
|
||||||||||
of Shares
|
Paid
|
Announced
|
Purchased Under
|
||||||||||
Period
|
Purchased
|
Per Share
|
Program
|
the Program
|
|||||||||
07/01/07
- 07/31/07
|
19,800
|
$
|
25.16
|
19,800
|
1,012,948
|
||||||||
08/01/07
- 08/31/07
|
28,450
|
$
|
29.21
|
28,450
|
993,148
|
||||||||
09/01/07
- 09/30/07
|
7,750
|
$
|
33.10
|
7,750
|
964,698
|
||||||||
Total
|
56,000
|
$
|
28.32
|
56,000
|
956,948
|
Item
6.
Exhibits
See
the
Exhibit Index included herewith for a listing of exhibits.
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.
WEYCO
GROUP, INC.
|
|||
November
8, 2007
|
/s/
John F. Wittkowske
|
||
Date
|
John
F. Wittkowske
|
||
Senior
Vice President and
|
|||
Chief
Financial Officer
|
-14-
WEYCO
GROUP, INC.
(THE
“REGISTRANT”)
(COMMISSION
FILE NO. 0-9068)
EXHIBIT
INDEX
TO
CURRENT
REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
DATE
OF
SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
INCORPORATED
|
||||||
EXHIBIT
|
HEREIN
BY
|
FILED
|
||||
NUMBER
|
DESCRIPTION
|
REFERENCE
TO
|
HEREWITH
|
|||
31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer
|
X
|
||||
31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer
|
X
|
||||
32.
1
|
Section
906 Certification of Chief Executive
Officer
|
|
X
|
|||
Section
906 Certification of Chief Financial
Officer
|
|
X
|
-15-