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27-Mar-2012
Annual Report
Forward-Looking Statements
We make "forward-looking statements" within the "safe harbor" provision of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 throughout this document. You
can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "may," "will,"
"expect," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "plan," and "continue" or similar
words. We have based these statements on our current expectations about future
events. Although we believe that our expectations reflected in or suggested by
our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that these
expectations will be achieved. Our actual results may differ materially from
what we currently expect. Factors that may affect the results of our electrical
construction operations include, among others: the level of construction
activities by public utilities; the timing and duration of construction projects
for which we are engaged; our ability to estimate accurately with respect to
fixed price construction contracts; and heightened competition in the electrical
construction field, including intensification of price competition. Factors that
may affect the results of our real estate development operations include, among
others: the continued weakness in the Florida real estate market; the level of
consumer confidence; our ability to acquire land; increases in interest rates
and availability of mortgage financing to our buyers; and increases in
construction and homeowner insurance and the availability of insurance. Factors
that may affect the results of all of our operations include, among others:
adverse weather; natural disasters; effects of climate changes; changes in
generally accepted accounting principles; ability to obtain necessary permits
from regulatory agencies; our ability to maintain or increase historical revenue
and profit margins; general economic conditions, both nationally and in our
region; adverse legislation or regulations; availability of skilled construction
labor and materials and material increases in labor and material costs; and our
ability to obtain additional and/or renew financing. Other important factors
which could cause our actual results to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements in this document include, but are not limited to,
those discussed in the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations," and "Risk Factors" sections and should be
considered while evaluating our business, financial condition, results of
operations and prospects.
You should read this report completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We may not update these forward-looking statements, even in the event that our situation changes in the future. All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements.
We are a provider of electrical construction services throughout much of the United States and a developer of condominiums on the east coast of Florida. In addition, on an opportunistic basis, we also engage in single family homebuilding. We report our results under two reportable segments, electrical construction and real estate development. For the year ended December 31, 2011, our total consolidated revenue was $32.8 million, of which 97% was attributable to the electrical construction segment and 3% to the real estate development segment.
Through our subsidiary, Southeast Power Corporation ("Southeast Power"), we are engaged in the construction and maintenance of electric utility facilities for electric utilities and industrial customers, and the installation of fiber optic cable for fiber optic cable manufacturers, telecommunication companies, and electric utilities. Southeast Power, headquartered in Titusville, Florida, performs electrical contracting services primarily in the southeastern, mid-Atlantic and western regions of the United States. Southeast Power has recently opened a new facility in Bastrop, Texas, in addition to its facilities in Titusville, Florida, and Spartanburg, South Carolina.
The electrical construction business is highly competitive and fragmented. We compete with other independent contractors, including larger regional and national firms that may have financial, operational, technical and marketing resources that exceed our own. We also face competition from existing and prospective customers establishing or augmenting in-house service organizations that employ personnel who perform some of the same types of service as those provided by us. In addition, a significant portion of our electrical construction revenue is derived from a small group of customers, several of which account for a substantial portion of our revenue in any given year. For example, for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, three of our customers accounted for approximately 53% and 45% of our consolidated revenue, respectively. The loss of, or decrease in current demand from, one or more of these customers would, if not replaced by other business, result in a decrease in revenue, margins and profits, which could be material.
Through our subsidiary Bayswater Development Corporation and its various subsidiaries ("Bayswater"), we are engaged in the acquisition, development, management and disposition of land and improved properties. The primary focus of our real estate operations has been the development of residential condominium projects along the east coast of Central Florida. In addition, on a very limited and opportunistic basis, we occasionally engage in single family homebuilding. Our most recently completed condominium project, Pineapple House, is an eight-story building in Melbourne, Florida, containing thirty-three luxury river-view condominium units, of which only two units remained unsold as of December 31, 2011. It is the first phase of a planned multi-phase development. As of December 31, 2011, our recently commenced homebuilding operations consisted of two single family home properties under construction. As of December 31, 2010, there were no real estate properties under construction.
Our customers generally are pre-retirement, retirement or second homebuyers seeking higher quality, maintenance free residences with generous amenities. However, the housing market has experienced the most significant downturn in recent history. The credit markets and mortgage industry have experienced a period of unparalleled instability, and this disruption has affected buyers' ability to secure financing for home purchases. Foreclosures and distress sales continue to adversely affect market conditions. Increasing local unemployment levels is another factor affecting the real estate market. As a result of these and other factors, we continue to postpone commencement of the next phase of the Pineapple House project until market conditions improve. We are unable to predict when market conditions will improve. Market conditions may continue to have an adverse impact on the sales and pricing of our real estate properties, the commencement and development of new projects and on the results of our real estate development operations. We have completed the first phase of the Pineapple House project on budget and in a timely manner, and believe the project is attractive and of high quality. Furthermore, we are no longer incurring construction costs with respect to this phase and our share of the holding costs on the unsold units is expected to be no more than $11,000 annually.
This discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to fixed price electrical construction contracts, real estate development projects, and deferred income tax assets. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities, that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Our management has discussed the selection and development of our critical accounting policies, estimates, and related disclosure with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
Percentage of Completion - Electrical Construction Segment
We recognize revenue from fixed price contracts on a percentage-of-completion basis, using primarily the cost-to-cost method based on the percentage of total cost incurred to date, in proportion to total estimated cost to complete the contract. Total estimated cost, and thus contract income, is impacted by several factors including, but not limited to: changes in productivity and scheduling, the cost of labor, subcontracts, materials and equipment. Additionally, external factors such as weather, site conditions and scheduling that differ from those assumed in the original bid (to the extent contract remedies are unavailable), client needs, client delays in providing approvals, the availability and skill level of workers in the geographic location of the project, a change in the availability and proximity of materials, and governmental regulation, may also affect the progress and estimated cost of a project's completion and thus the timing of income and revenue recognition.
The accuracy of our revenue and profit recognition in a given period is almost solely dependent on the accuracy of our estimates of the cost to complete each project. Due to our experience and our detailed approach in determining our cost estimates for all of our significant projects, we believe our estimates to be highly reliable. However, our projects can be complex and in almost every case the profit margin estimates for a project will either increase or decrease, to some extent, from the amount that was originally estimated at the time of bid. Because we have a number of projects of varying levels of complexity and size in process at any given time, these changes in estimates can offset each other without materially impacting our overall profitability. If a current estimate of total costs
indicates a loss on a contract, the projected loss is recognized in full when determined. Accrued contract losses as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, were $74,000 and $66,000, respectively. For both the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, the accrued contract losses are mainly attributable to transmission projects experiencing either adverse weather conditions or unexpected construction issues. Revenue from change orders, extra work, variations in the scope of work and claims is recognized when realization is probable.
Real Estate Inventory Valuation
Real estate inventory, which consists of completed condominium units, is carried at the lower of cost or estimated fair value in accordance with ASC Topic 360-10, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets. As of December 31, 2011, management reviewed the real estate inventory for impairment. ASC Topic 360-10 requires that if the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by an asset are less than its carrying amount, an impairment charge should be recorded to reduce the carrying amount of such asset to its fair value. The fair value of an asset is the amount at which that asset could be bought or sold in a current transaction between willing parties, that is, other than in a forced or liquidation sale.
In determining the need for recording any impairment on our real estate inventory, management reviews the carrying value of the remaining inventory. Management considers sales expectations and the historical pace of sales. Management also evaluates the margins of the property sold, current selling prices and any property under contract. Considering these factors, we establish three probability scenarios for the amount of inventory we project to sell over the next twelve months, and each successive twelve month period, until all properties are projected to be sold. We estimate the number of properties that will be sold using 60%, 30% and 10% levels of probability.
Due to the fact that the estimates and assumptions included in our cash flow models are based upon historical results and projected trends, they do not anticipate unexpected changes in market conditions that may lead to us incurring additional impairment charges in the future. Additional factors considered in our analysis are unemployment rates, local real estate market trends, such as supply and demand, marketing incentives, and other local factors. Therefore, changes in the local economy highly influence our market conditions. Our most critical assumptions in our cash flow models are our projected absorption, which is analyzed based on our historical sales and current sales within surrounding areas, current selling prices and a discount factor.
We estimate the fair value of our condominium units by using a discounted cash flow model, which incorporates the probability assessments described above. In estimating the cash flows for completed condominium units, we use various estimates such as (a) expected sales pace to absorb the number of units based upon economic conditions that may have either a short-term or long-term impact on the market in which the units are located, competition within our market, historical sales rates of the units within the project; and (b) expected net sales prices in the near-term based upon current pricing estimates, as well as estimated changes in future sales prices based upon historical sales prices of the units within the project, or historical sales prices of similar product offerings in our market. Our determination of fair value requires discounting the estimated cash flows at a rate commensurate with the inherent risks associated with selling the assets and related estimated cash flows. In determining the fair value of the remaining condominium units in our Pineapple House project, we used a discount rate of 18%.
In addition, we have applied sensitivity factors to our impairment analysis. If our assumptions or estimates in our fair value calculations change, we could incur impairment charges in future periods, which would decrease operating income and result in lower asset values on our balance sheet. For example, we performed a sensitivity test for the three key assumptions in our real estate inventory impairment test: current selling prices, discount factor, and projected absorption pace. Based on these analyses, we determined that a ten percent decrease in the estimated selling prices of the properties in inventory, an increase of ten percent in the estimated discount factor used in our calculation, or a decrease of one unit in the estimated number of condominium units to be sold over the next twelve months, each calculated separately, had no impact on the carrying value of our real estate inventory as of December 31, 2011, or December 31, 2010, because even using these adverse assumptions, we still estimate the fair value of our condominium inventory to be at or above its carrying value, based on our discounted cash flow model.
As of December 31, 2011, our real estate inventory consisted of one condominium project with two remaining condominium units. During the year ended December 31, 2011, two condominium units, or 50% of the remaining units at the end of the prior year, were sold in excess of their carrying values and one additional unit was purchased and resold at its carrying value. In addition, the units sold are similar to the units remaining to be sold. We are selling at substantially our current asking price, which is in excess of our carrying costs. Based on the above, management determined that no impairment to our current real estate inventory was necessary.
Other Long-Lived Assets Valuation
As described above, we carefully monitor the value of the real estate inventory, and we also regularly perform impairment analysis on the electrical construction segment's property and equipment balances. In conducting our impairment testing, we have considered whether the decrease in our market capitalization below our book value should be a specific triggering event necessitating impairment testing. We note that our market capitalization is significantly lower than our book value. While market capitalization is an indicator of market sentiment on a particular day, the day-to-day share price of our stock at particular points in time may not, and frequently does not, fairly reflect the value of our significant assets, primarily the real estate inventory of our real estate segment and the investment in the equipment of our electrical construction segment. We further note that in almost all of the past eighteen years our market capitalization has been significantly below our book value.
Under these circumstances, we do not consider such market capitalization to be a specific triggering event necessitating impairment testing, particularly in light of the fact that we do not have any goodwill or similar intangible assets recorded on our balance sheet. Regardless, we review the book value of our assets on a regular basis to determine possible impairments in accordance with ASC Topic 360, even though we believe we will continue as a viable business in the future.
The continued decrease in land sale activity, the lack of active comparable land valuations and the continued delay in construction of the additional phases of the Pineapple House project prompted management to reevaluate our land carrying value as of December 31, 2011. During the year ended December 31, 2011, we recognized an impairment write-down of $112,000 to our land carrying value based on a fair value appraisal prepared by an independent third party. There was no impairment write-down to our land carrying value during the year ended December 31, 2010.
Specifically, in our evaluation for potential impairment, we determine the value of our real estate inventory, as well as our investments in electrical construction property and equipment using a fair value methodology, as further described in "Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Inventory," and "Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Property, Buildings, Equipment and Depreciation," and in accordance with ASC Topic 820.
Deferred Tax Assets
We account for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, which establishes the recognition requirements necessary for implementation. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax effects attributable to temporary differences and carryforwards between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and the respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
As of December 31, 2011, our deferred tax assets were largely comprised of net operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards, alternative minimum tax ("AMT") credit carryforwards and real estate inventory basis differences on unsold residential units (refer to note 6 to the consolidated financial statement). The carrying amounts of deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance, if based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not such assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which the deferred tax assets are expected to be recovered or settled. In the assessment for a valuation allowance, appropriate consideration is given to all positive and negative evidence related to the realization of the deferred tax assets. This assessment considers, among other matters, the nature, frequency and severity of current and cumulative losses, forecasts of future profitability, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, our experience with loss carryforwards expiring unused, and tax planning alternatives. If we determine we will not be able to realize all or part of our deferred tax assets, a valuation allowance would be recorded to reduce our deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized.
Based upon an evaluation of all available evidence, we established a full valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets beginning in 2008. Our cumulative loss position over the evaluation period was significant negative evidence in assessing the need for a valuation allowance. Consequently, our future provision for income
taxes will include no tax benefit with respect to taxable losses incurred, and limited tax expense with respect to income generated, until the respective valuation allowance is eliminated. This will cause variability in our effective tax rate. In the event we were to subsequently determine that we would be able to realize our deferred tax assets in the future in excess of our net recorded amount, an adjustment to the previously recorded valuation allowance would increase income in the period such determination is made.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
The table below is a reconciliation of our operating income (loss) attributable
to each of our segments for the two year period ended December 31 as indicated:
2011 2010
Electrical construction
Revenue $ 31,742,626 $ 31,384,594
Operating expenses
Cost of goods sold 25,276,055 26,310,355
Selling, general and administrative 246,919 269,890
Depreciation 2,772,690 2,685,132
Loss (gain) on sale of assets 6,179 (2,425 )
Total operating expenses 28,301,843 29,262,952
Operating income $ 3,440,783 $ 2,121,642
Real estate development
Revenue $ 1,088,647 $ 1,983,385
Operating expenses
Cost of goods sold 718,584 1,360,751
Selling, general and administrative 350,566 433,516
Depreciation 2,124 3,352
Impairment of real estate property 112,219 -
Loss on sale of assets - 255
Total operating expenses 1,183,493 1,797,874
Operating (loss) income $ (94,846 ) $ 185,511
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Revenue
Total revenue in the year ended December 31, 2011, decreased by 1.6% to $32.8 million, compared to $33.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2010, mainly due to the decrease in real estate revenue.
Electrical construction revenue increased 1.1% to $31.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to $31.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. The increase in revenue for the year ended December 31, 2011, when compared to the same period in 2010, was largely due to an increase in demand for our electrical construction services, particularly our transmission work, mainly during the fourth quarter of 2011, partially offset by a decrease in fiber splicing in 2011. The varying magnitude and duration of electrical construction projects may result in substantial fluctuation in our backlog from time to time. Backlog represents the uncompleted portion of services to be performed under project-specific contracts and the estimated value of future services that we expect to provide under our existing service agreements, including new contractual agreements on which work has not begun. In many instances, our customers are not contractually committed to specific volumes of services and many of our contracts may be terminated with notice, therefore we do not consider any portion of our backlog to be firm. However, our customers become obligated once we provide the services they have requested. Our service agreements are typically multi-year agreements, and we include in our backlog the amount of services projected to be performed over the terms of the contracts based on our historical relationships with these customers. Our estimates of a customer's requirements during a particular future period may not be accurate at any point in time. At December 31, 2011, the approximate value of uncompleted contracts was $12.2 million, compared to $5.1 million at December 31, 2010. We expect to complete 100% of this backlog during the year ending December 31, 2012. We cannot project the levels of future demand for construction services.
Since December 31, 2011, our electrical construction backlog has increased significantly. We estimate the backlog at February 27, 2012, to be approximately $77.8 million, with $55.0 million expected to be completed during 2012. This backlog increase was in large part attributable to Southeast Power's expansion during 2011 of its geographical footprint into Texas and establishment of permanent facilities there, with a view to obtaining work associated with the Competitive Renewable Energy Zones ("CREZ") wind generation projects. On February 27, 2012, Southeast Power was selected as prime contractor by South Texas Electric Cooperative Inc., to build a 110 mile long 345kV transmission line, as part of a CREZ project. Southeast Power estimates revenue of approximately $52.0 million from this project, which is scheduled to be completed by July 31, 2013. We believe that work from other electric utilities and on other CREZ projects will provide a good opportunity for possible further growth in this region.
Revenue from our real estate development operations decreased 45.1% to $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to $2.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. This decrease was mainly due to the amount, type, and sales price of the properties sold during 2011, when compared to 2010. During the year ended December 31, 2011, a total of three condominium units from our Pineapple House project were sold and we had no residential property sales. During the year ended December 31, 2010, a total of four condominium units from our Pineapple House project and four residential properties were sold.
As of December 31, 2011, the real estate development operation segment's recently commenced homebuilding operations consisted of two single family home properties under construction and had no backlog.
Operating Results
Total operating income was $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to an operating loss of $18,000 in 2011, an increase of $1.1 million. Electrical construction operations operating income increased by $1.3 million to . . .
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