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12-Sep-2008
Quarterly Report
The Company's 2008 Annual Report to Stockholders contains management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations at and for the year ended April 30, 2008. The following discussion and analysis describes material changes in the Company's financial condition since April 30, 2008. The analysis of results of operations compares the three months ended July 31, 2008 with the comparable period of the prior fiscal year.
Results of Operations
Sales for the three months ended July 31, 2008 were $25,395,000, an increase of 22% from sales of $20,784,000 in the same period last year. Sales from Domestic Operations were $21,013,000, an increase of 17% from the prior year period. Sales from International Operations were $4,382,000, an increase of 58% from the prior year period. The order backlog at July 31, 2008 was $60.4 million, as compared to a backlog of $58.7 million at April 30, 2008 and $54.7 million at July 31, 2007.
The gross profit margin for the three months ended July 31, 2008 was 21.1% of sales, as compared to 20.5% of sales in the comparable quarter of the prior year. The increase in gross profit margin was due to increased manufacturing efficiencies, savings from alternative sources of raw materials and components, and other cost improvement initiatives, which more than offset higher prices paid during the quarter for certain raw materials, particularly steel and resin, and for energy and transportation.
Operating expenses for the three months ended July 31, 2008 were $3.6 million, or 14.1% of sales, as compared to $3.1 million, or 15.1% of sales, in the comparable period of the prior year. The decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of sales was due to most operating expenses staying relatively constant while sales increased. The increase in operating expenses in dollars was primarily due to increased expense recorded for performance incentive plans of $182,000, increased administrative salaries expense of $90,000, and increased sales and marketing expenses of $76,000, partially offset by a decrease of $59,000 in consulting expenses.
Operating earnings were $1,765,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2008. This compares to operating earnings of $1,115,000 for the comparable period of the prior year.
Interest expense was $89,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2008, as compared to $110,000 for the same period of the prior year. The decrease in interest expense for the current year period resulted from lower interest rates paid, partially offset by higher levels of borrowings, as compared to the prior year period.
The net of other income and other expense was an expense of $38,000 in the three months ended July 31, 2008, as compared to income of $3,000 for the comparable period of the prior year.
Income tax expense of $541,000 was recorded for the three months ended July 31, 2008, as compared to income tax expense of $312,000 recorded for the comparable period of the prior year. The effective tax rate was 33.0% for the three months ended July 31, 2008 and was 31.0% for the three months ended July 31, 2007. The effective tax rate for the three months ended July 31, 2008 differs from the statutory rate primarily due to the impact of varying income tax rates on income earned by the Company's foreign subsidiaries. In addition to this factor, the effective tax rate in the prior year period was favorably impacted by earned state and federal tax credits. The increase in the effective tax rate in the current year period as compared to the prior year period resulted primarily from the absence of tax credits no longer available because of the expiration of tax credits allowable to corporations under the United States Federal Research and Environmental Tax Credit Law.
Minority interests relate to minority shareholders' interest in the Company's two subsidiaries that are not 100% owned by the Company. Minority interests reduced net earnings by $116,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2008, as compared to a reduction of $22,000 for the comparable period of the prior year. The increase in minority interests in the current period was directly related to increased earnings of the two subsidiaries.
Net earnings were $981,000, or $0.38 per diluted share, for the three months ended July 31, 2008. This compares to net earnings of $674,000, or $0.27 per diluted share, for the comparable period of the prior year.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Historically, the Company's principal sources of liquidity have been funds generated from operations, supplemented as needed by short-term borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facility. Additionally, certain machinery and equipment are financed by non-cancelable operating leases or capital leases. The Company believes that these sources will be sufficient to support ongoing business requirements, including capital expenditures through the current fiscal year.
The Company had working capital of $16.3 million at July 31, 2008, compared to $15.9 million at April 30, 2008. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 1.9-to-1 at July 31, 2008, unchanged from April 30, 2008. At July 31, 2008, advances of $5,707,000 were outstanding under the unsecured credit facility, as compared to advances of $4,551,000 outstanding as of April 30, 2008.
The Company's operations used cash of $726,000 during the three months ended July 31, 2008. Cash was primarily used to fund an increase of $2,915,000 in accounts receivable, which was partially offset by cash provided from operating earnings.
The Company's operations used cash of $1,013,000 during the three months ended July 31, 2007. Cash was primarily used to fund a decrease in accounts payable and other accrued expenses as well as a decrease in deferred revenue. These items were partially offset by cash provided from operating earnings.
During the three months ended July 31, 2008, net cash of $744,000 was used by investing activities, primarily for capital expenditures. This compares to the use of $459,000 for investing activities in the same period of the prior year, primarily for capital expenditures.
The Company's financing activities provided cash of $862,000 during the three months ended July 31, 2008. Cash provided included $1,156,000 received from short-term borrowings which was partially offset by cash dividends paid of $205,000 and payments on obligations of capital leases of $95,000. Financing activities provided cash of $996,000 in the same period of the prior year, which included $1,067,000 received from short-term borrowings, partially offset by $175,000 for cash dividends and $86,000 for payments on obligations of capital leases.
Outlook for Remainder of Fiscal Year 2009
While the Company's ability to predict future demand for its products continues to be limited given, among other general economic factors affecting the Company and its markets, the Company's role as subcontractor or supplier to dealers for subcontractors, the Company expects the remainder of fiscal year 2009 to be profitable. In addition to general economic factors affecting the Company and its markets, demand for its products is also dependent upon the number of laboratory construction projects planned and/or current progress in projects already under construction. The Company's earnings are also impacted by increased costs of raw materials, including stainless steel, wood, and epoxy resin, and whether the Company is able to increase product prices to customers in amounts that correspond to such increases without materially and adversely affecting sales. Additionally, since prices are normally quoted on a firm basis in the industry, we bear the burden of possible increases in labor and material costs between the quotation of an order and delivery of a product.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Certain statements in this report constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Reform Act"). Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could significantly impact results or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors affecting the Company's operations, markets, products, services, and prices, as well as prices for certain raw materials and energy. The cautionary statements made pursuant to the Reform Act herein and elsewhere by the Company should not be construed as exhaustive. The Company cannot always predict what factors would cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. In addition, readers are urged to consider statements that include the terms "believes", "belief", "expects", "plans", "objectives", "anticipates", "intends" or the like to be uncertain and forward-looking. Over time, the Company's actual results, performance or achievements will likely differ from the anticipated results, performance or achievements that are expressed or implied by the Company's forward-looking statements, and such difference might be significant and harmful to stockholders' interests. Many important factors that could cause such a difference are described under the caption "Risk Factors," in Item 1A of the Company's 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
A review of the interim consolidated financial information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for each of the three month periods ended July 31, 2008 and July 31, 2007 has been performed by Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P., the Company's registered public accounting firm. Their report on the interim consolidated financial information follows.
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