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17-Feb-2009
Quarterly Report
Forward-Looking Statements: Except for historical information, the statements contained herein are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. The words
"believe," "may," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "should,"
"plan," "could," "target," "potential," "is likely," "will," "expect" and
similar expressions, as they relate to the Company are intended to identify
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. From time to time, the Company may
publish or otherwise make available forward-looking statements of this nature.
All such forward-looking statements are based on the expectations of management
when made and are subject to, and are qualified by, risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied
by those statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited
to, the following factors, among others, that could affect the outcome of the
Company's forward-looking statements: general economic and market conditions;
reduced demand for information technology equipment; competitive pricing and
difficulty managing product costs; development of new technologies which make
the Company's products obsolete; rapid industry changes; failure by the
Company's suppliers to meet quality or delivery requirements; the inability to
attract, hire and retain key personnel; failure of an acquired business to
further the Company's strategies; the difficulty of integrating an acquired
business; undetected problems in the Company's products; the failure of the
Company's intellectual property to be adequately protected; unforeseen
litigation; unfavorable result of current pending litigation; the ability to
maintain sufficient liquidity in order to support operations; the ability to
maintain satisfactory relationships with lenders and to remain in compliance
with financial loan covenants and other requirements under current banking
agreements; the ability to maintain satisfactory relationships with suppliers;
federal and/or state regulatory and legislative actions; customer preferences
and spending patterns; the ability to implement or adjust to new technologies
and the ability to secure and maintain key contracts and relationships. New risk
factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible to accurately predict
all such risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all such risk factors on
our business or the extent to which any risk factor, or combination of risk
factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any
forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we
undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements or the risk factors described in this Quarterly Report or in the
documents we incorporate by reference, whether as a result of new information,
future events, changed circumstances or any other reason after the date of this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
General
Information on industry segments is incorporated by reference from Note H - Industry Segment Data to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon the condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The preparation of our financial statements requires the use of estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent liabilities. On an ongoing basis, estimates are revalued, including those related to areas that require a significant level of judgment or are otherwise subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. These areas include allowances for doubtful accounts, inventory valuations, carrying value of goodwill and intangible assets, estimated profit and estimated percent complete on uncompleted contracts in process, stock-based compensation, income and expense recognition, income taxes, ongoing litigation, and commitments and contingencies. Our estimates are based upon historical experience, observance of trends in particular areas, information and/or valuations available from outside sources and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances and which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual amounts may materially differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions.
Accounting policies are considered critical when they are significant and involve difficult, subjective or complex judgments or estimates. We considered the following to be critical accounting policies:
Principles of consolidation - The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Revenue recognition - The Company recognizes revenue, net of anticipated returns, at the time products are shipped to customers, or at the time services are provided. Revenue from material long-term contracts (in excess of $250,000 and not completed in the reporting period) in all business segments are recognized on the percentage-of-completion method for individual contracts, commencing when significant costs are incurred and adequate estimates are verified for substantial portions of the contract to where experience is sufficient to estimate final results with reasonable accuracy. Revenues are recognized in the ratio that costs incurred bear to total estimated costs. Changes in job performance, estimated profitability and final contract settlements would result in revisions to cost and income, and are recognized in the period in which the revisions were determined. Contract costs include all direct materials, subcontracts, labor costs and those direct and indirect costs related to contract performance. General and administrative costs are charged to expense as incurred. At the time a loss on a contract is known, the entire amount of the estimated ultimate loss is accrued.
Long-lived assets and intangible assets - The Company reviews carrying values at least annually or whenever events or circumstances indicate the carrying values may not be recoverable through projected discounted cash flows.
Results of Operations
(A) Three months ended December 31, 2008 versus three months ended December 31, 2007
Net Sales
Consolidated net sales for the three months ended December 31, 2008
were $5,355,100, an increase of $1,584,900, or 42.0%, compared to sales of
$3,770,200 reported for the second quarter of fiscal 2008. The increase resulted
from an increase in sales of the RFID Technology segment of $838,800, or 222%, a
$936,600, or 38.2%, increase in sales of the Company's Wireless Asset
Management, offset by a decrease of $190,500, or 20.3%, in the Company's Data
Storage segment. The increase in the RFID Technology segment resulted from sales
under existing contracts as additional progress on the contracts was achieved
and the increase in Wireless Asset Management segment sales resulted from
increased hardware sales. The 20.3% decrease in sales in the Data Storage
segment resulted from a decrease in product demand due to a weak economy. The Company does not consider the current quarter percentage increases or decreases to be indicative of a trend.
Gross Profit
Consolidated gross profit for the quarter ended December 31, 2008
amounted to $1,405,700, an increase of $239,500, or 20.5%, compared to
$1,166,200 in gross profit reported for the comparable quarter of the prior
year. The gross profit increases were due to increases in both the Wireless
Asset Management and RFID Technology segments, offset by a decrease in gross
profit for the Data Storage Technology segment. The gross profit of the Wireless
Asset Management segment increased by 5.2%, or $46,200, increasing to $942,400
in the quarter ended December 31, 2008 when compared to $896,200 reported in the
comparable quarter of the prior fiscal year. Gross margins for the Wireless
Asset Management segment decreased from 36.5% in the comparable quarter of the
prior year to 27.8% in the current quarter. The increase in gross profit was due
primarily to higher hardware sales while the decrease in gross margin was due to
unusually high warranty costs related to an early version of ReeferTrak product
and additional cost incurred to assist current customers in their transition
from analog to digital hardware products.
The RFID Technology segment gross profit increased to $249,800 in the quarter ended December 31, 2008, compared to $4,600 reported in the comparable quarter of the prior fiscal year, an increase of $245,200. Gross margins for the RFID Technology segment increased to 20.5% in the current quarter compared to 1.2% for the comparable quarter of the prior year. The increase in gross profit and gross margin was due to higher contract sales. In addition, Data Storage segment gross profit decreased during the current quarter compared to the same quarter of the prior year by $51,900, from $265,400 to $213,500. The Data Storage segment decrease was due to decreased sales as the gross margin increased slightly from 28.2% in the comparable quarter of the prior fiscal year to 28.5% in the quarter ended December 31, 2008.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses, excluding corporate expenses of $355,900, for the current quarter decreased to $2,165,500, a decrease of $482,400, or 18.2%, when compared to $2,647,900 incurred in the comparable quarter of fiscal year 2008. The decrease was due to decreases in all business segments, including a $186,300, or 31.7%, decrease in the RFID Technology segment due primarily to deferral of certain engineering costs, $122,800 decrease, or 32.0%, in the Data Storage segment related to decreased sales commissions and a reduction of general and administrative expenses and a decrease of $173,300, or 10.3%, in the Wireless Asset Management segment related to decreased sales commissions and a reduction of general and administrative expenses.
Operating Loss
Operating Loss for the quarter was ($1,115,700) compared to an
Operating Loss of ($1,839,300) reported for the same quarter of the prior year,
an improvement of $723,600, or 39.3%. The improved operating results are due to
improved results in the RFID Technology segment, which reported an Operating
Loss of ($150,700) compared to a ($582,200) Operating Loss reported for the same
quarter of the prior year, and improved results in the Data Storage segment,
which reduced its Operating Loss to ($47,000), a reduction of $70,900, or 60.1%,
when compared to ($117,900) reported in the comparable period of the prior
fiscal year. The Wireless Asset Management segment reported an operating loss
for the quarter of ($562,100), compared to an operating loss of ($781,600) for
the comparable quarter of the prior year, an improvement of $219,500, or 28.1%.
Corporate expenses decreased to ($355,900), from ($357,600), a decrease of
$1,700.
Other Income and Expense
Net interest expense for the quarter decreased to $133,600, a decrease
of $54,300, or 28.9%, compared to net interest expense of $187,900 for the same
quarter in the prior year. The decrease was due to reduced interest rates and
reduced borrowings. The Company reported Other Loss of $1,300 in the current
quarter compared to Other Income of $21,400 for the comparable quarter of the
prior fiscal year.
(Loss) Earnings before Interest, Depreciation & Amortization (EBITDA) The Company believes that (loss) earnings before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization of intangible assets, (EBITDA), is
an important measure used by management to measure performance. EBITDA may also be used by certain investors to compare and analyze our operating results between accounting periods. However, EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, cash flows or other financial statement data prepared in accordance with US GAAP or as a measure of our performance or liquidity. EBITDA for Alanco's 2009 fiscal year second quarter ended December 31, 2008 represents a loss of ($981,700) compared to a loss of ($1,649,500) for the same quarter of the prior fiscal year, an improvement of $677,700, or 41.1%. A reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Loss for the quarters ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 is presented below:
EBITDA RECONCILIATION to NET LOSS (unaudited)
3 months ended 3 months ended
December 31, December 31,
2008 2007
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EBITDA $ (971,800) $(1,649,500)
Net interest expense (133,600) (187,900)
Depreciation and amortization (145,200) (168,400)
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NET LOSS $ (1,250,600) $(2,005,800)
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Dividends
The Company paid quarterly in-kind Series B Preferred Stock Dividends
during the quarter ended December 31, 2008 of $23,300. In addition, the Company
paid cash dividends during the quarter ended December 31, 2008 of $68,300 and
declared an additional $105,900 of cash dividends related to the Series D
Preferred Stock during the quarter ended December 31, 2008. No Series D
Preferred Stock was outstanding during the comparable period ended December 31,
2007.
Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 amounted to ($1,379,800), or ($.04) per share, compared to a loss of ($2,026,900), or ($.09) per share, in the comparable quarter of the prior year. The Company anticipates improved future operating results in all business segments. However, actual results in the Wireless Asset Management segment, Data Storage segment and the RFID Technology segment may be affected by unfavorable economic conditions and reduced capital spending budgets. If the economic conditions in the United States deteriorate or if a wider global economic slowdown occurs, Alanco may experience a material adverse impact on its operating results and business conditions.
(B) Six months ended December 31, 2008 versus six months ended December 31, 2007
Net Sales
Consolidated net sales for the six months ended December 31, 2008 were
$11,383,000, an increase of $3,060,200, or 36.8%, compared to sales of
$8,322,800 reported for the first six months of fiscal 2008. The increase
resulted from an increase in sales of the RFID Technology segment of $2,677,900,
or 394%, a $1,122,200, or 20.1%, increase in sales of the Company's Wireless
Asset Management, offset by a decrease of $739,900, or 35.9%, in the Company's
Data Storage segment. The increase in the RFID Technology segment resulted from
sales under existing contracts as additional progress on the contracts was
achieved and the increase in Wireless Asset Management segment sales resulted
primarily from increased hardware sales. The 35.9% decrease in sales in the Data
Storage segment resulted from the segment's inability to replace some large
orders that were billed in the six-month period of the prior year. The Company
does not consider the first six-month percentage increases or decreases to be
indicative of a trend.
Gross Profit
Consolidated gross profit for the six months ended December 31, 2008
amounted to $2,989,300, an increase of $235,400, or 8.5%, compared to $2,753,900
in gross profit reported for the comparable period of the prior year. The gross
profit increase was due to an increase of $781,200 in the Company's RFID
Technology Segment, increasing to $844,300 from $63,100 for the comparable
period of the prior year. The RFID Technology segment increase was offset by
decreases in both the Wireless Asset Management and Data Storage segments. The
Wireless Asset Management segment gross profit decreased by $378,900, or 17.8%,
to $1,747,000 from $2,125,900 in the same period for the prior fiscal year.
Gross profit reported for the Data Storage segment of $398,000 for the six
months ended December 31, 2008 represents a decrease of $166,900, or 29.5%, when
compared to $564,900 reported by the Data Storage segment for the same period of
the prior fiscal year. The increase in gross profit for the RFID Technology
segment resulted from increased sales and an increase in gross margins to 25.1%
for the six months ended December 31, 2008 from 9.3% in the prior fiscal year.
The Data Storage segment's decrease in gross profit resulted from reduced
revenues, explained above, offset slightly by an improvement in gross margins.
The Wireless Asset Management segment's reduction in gross profit and reduced
gross margin resulted primarily from unusually high warranty costs related to an
early version of ReeferTrak product and additional cost incurred to assist
current customers in their transition from analog to digital hardware products.
Consolidated gross margins decreased from 33.1% in the prior year to 26.3% in the current year, due primarily to the reduced gross margin of the Wireless Asset Management segment. Gross margin can be impacted in all business segments by economic conditions and specific market pressures. As a result, the changes in gross margins reported for the current six months are not considered to be trends.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses, excluding corporate expenses of $409,700, for the current six months ended December 31, 2008 decreased to $4,365,100, a decrease of $858,800, or 16.4%, when compared to $5,223,900 incurred in the comparable period of fiscal year 2008. The decrease was due to decreases in all business segments, including a $362,700, or 31.5%, decrease in the RFID Technology segment due primarily to deferral of certain engineering costs, $276,000 decrease, or 33.2%, in the Data Storage segment related to decreased sales commissions and a reduction of general and administrative expenses and a decrease of $220,100, or 6.8% in the Wireless Asset Management segment related to decreased sales commissions and a reduction of general and administrative expenses.
Operating Loss
Operating Loss for the six-month period was ($1,785,500) compared to an
Operating Loss of ($3,128,400) reported for the same period of the prior year,
an improvement of $1,342,900, or 42.9%. The improved operating results are due
to improved results in the RFID Technology segment, which reported an Operating
Profit of $56,500 compared to a ($1,087,400) Operating Loss reported for the
same period of the prior year, and improved results in the Data Storage segment,
which reduced its Operating Loss to ($157,500), a reduction of $109,100, or
40.9%, when compared to ($266,600) reported in the six months ended December 31,
2007. The Wireless Asset Management segment reported an operating loss for the
six-month period of ($1,274,800), compared to an operating loss of ($1,116,000)
for the comparable period of the prior year, an increase of ($158,800), or
14.2%. Corporate expenses decreased by 37.8% to ($409,700) from ($658,400), a
decrease of $248,700, due primarily to the recovery of legal expenses related to
the TSIN lawsuit that has been settled.
Other Income and Expense
Net interest expense for the period increased to $512,100, an increase
of $113,900, or 28.6%, compared to net interest expense of $398,200 for the same
period in the prior year. The increase was due to a one-time accelerated
amortization of deferred loan costs of approximately $216,000 related to the
prepayment on the ComVest term loan. The increase in interest expense was
partially offset by reduced borrowings and a reduced interest rate.
The Company reported Other Income (Loss) of ($184,800) for the six-month period ended December 31, 2008, compared to Other Income of $37,600 reported for the comparable period of the prior fiscal year. The reduction in Other Income was due to a $187,500 charge in the quarter ended September 30, 2008 related to reduction in estimated value of the Company's 8.9% investment in TSIN.
The operations of TSI were acquired in May of 2002 by the issuance of 2.4 million (post October 16, 2006 reverse split) shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock and the assumptions of certain specific liabilities. In anticipation of the transaction, the Company had acquired approximately 8.9% of the then outstanding shares of TSIN. TSIN had stated it was its intent to liquidate enough shares of the Alanco stock to pay off all TSIN liabilities and to distribute the remaining Alanco shares to the TSIN stockholders. To reflect the 8.9% investment in TSIN subsequent to the acquisition, the Company estimated that approximately 2.25 million shares would be remaining after payment of all TSIN liabilities and that an 8.9% ownership would receive approximately 200,000 shares upon distribution. Therefore, the Company recorded 200,000 treasury shares valued at market price on the transaction date.
On January 30, 2003, a shareholder of TSIN filed suit naming as defendants the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, ATSI. The complaint set forth various allegations and sought damages arising out of the Company's acquisition of substantially all of the assets of TSIN. Eventually, the lawsuit was transferred to TSIN who became the plaintiff and continued the legal process until September 2007 when the parties to the lawsuit entered into a Settlement Agreement more fully explained in Note K - TSIN Litigation Settlement. From 2003 through September 2007, TSIN incurred significant legal expenses associated with the lawsuit, which reduced the number of Alanco shares available to TSIN shareholders upon distribution. To reflect that reduction in investment value of the Company's 8.9% ownership in TSIN, the Company reduced the estimated number of treasury shares to be acquired upon distribution from 200,000 shares to 100,000 shares and recorded a charge to other expenses of $187,500 during the quarter ended September 30, 2008.
(Loss) Earnings before Interest, Depreciation & Amortization (EBITDA) The Company believes that (loss) earnings before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization of intangible assets, (EBITDA), is an important measure used by management to measure performance. EBITDA may also be used by certain investors to compare and analyze our operating results between accounting periods. However, EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, cash flows or other financial statement data prepared in accordance with US GAAP or as a measure of our performance or liquidity. EBITDA for Alanco's 2009 fiscal year six months represents a loss of ($1,684,400) compared to a loss of ($2,752,800) for the same period of the prior fiscal year, an improvement of $1,068,400, or 38.8%. A reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Loss for the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 is presented below:
EBITDA RECONCILIATION to NET LOSS (unaudited)
6 months ended 6 months ended
December 31, December 31,
2008 2007
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EBITDA $ (1,684,400) $(2,752,800)
Net interest expense (512,100) (398,200)
Depreciation and amortization (285,900) (338,000)
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NET LOSS $ (2,482,400) $(3,489,000)
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Dividends
The Company paid quarterly in-kind Series B Preferred Stock Dividends
during the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 of $46,000. During the prior
year quarter ended December 31, 2007, the Company paid in-kind dividends for
Series A and Series B Preferred Stock valued at $378,100. All Series A Preferred
Stock had been converted to Common Stock as of June 30, 2008. In addition, the Company paid cash dividends during the period ended December 31, 2008 of $68,300 and declared an additional $105,900 of cash dividends related to the Series D Preferred Stock. No Series D Preferred Stock was outstanding during the comparable period ended December 31, 2007.
Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders for the six months ended December 30, 2008 amounted to ($2,702,600), or ($.09) per share, compared to a loss of ($3,867,100), or ($.17) per share, in the comparable period of the prior year. The Company anticipates improved future operating results in all business segments. However, actual results in the Wireless Asset Management segment, Data Storage segment and the RFID Technology segment may be affected by unfavorable economic conditions and reduced capital spending budgets. If the economic conditions in the United States deteriorate or if a wider global economic slowdown occurs, Alanco may experience a material adverse impact on its operating results and business conditions.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company's current assets at December 31, 2008 exceeded current liabilities by $901,500, resulting in a current ratio of 1.14 to 1. The comparable working capital at June 30, 2008 was $759,300, reflecting a current ratio of 1.10 to 1. The improvement in current ratio at December 31, 2008 versus June 30, 2008 resulted from the completion of a private offering to accredited investors whereby the Company issued 180,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock at a price of $10.00 per share raising approximately $1.8 million.
Consolidated accounts receivable of $2,345,000 at December 31, 2008 reflects a decrease of $445,600, or 16.0%, when compared to the $2,790,600 reported as consolidated accounts receivable at June 30, 2008. The accounts receivable balance at December 31, 2008 for the Data Storage segment represents sixteen days' sales in receivables, an increase compared to eight days' sales at June 30, 2008. The increase was due primarily to a decrease in the proportion of credit card sales during the current period compared to the comparable period ended June 30, 2008. The days' sales calculation of the Data Storage segment can be significantly affected by the proportion of credit card sales in the last month of the reporting period and therefore, the increase in days' sales for the Data Storage segment is not considered a trend.
The accounts receivable balance for the Wireless Asset Management segment at December 31, 2008 was $2,054,600 compared to $1,783,700 at June 30, 2008, an increase of $270,900, or 15.2%. Days' sales in receivables for the Wireless Asset Management increased to fifty-six from fifty-five days' sales in receivables reported at June 30, 2008.
The accounts receivable balance at December 31, 2008 for the RFID Technology segment represents nine days' sales in receivables as compared to two hundred and three days' sales in receivables at June 30, 2008. Days' sales in receivables for the RFID Technology segment are distorted at June 30, 2008 due to the lack of significant sales. The days' sales calculation for the RFID Technology segment is significantly affected by the payment terms of the individual system contracts and the current reduction in days sales should not be considered a trend.
Consolidated inventories at December 31, 2008 amounted to $3,404,200, a . . .
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