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11-May-2012
Quarterly Report
The following discussion is intended to assist you in understanding our business and the results of our operations. It should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this report as well as our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. Certain statements made in our discussion may be forward looking. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and a number of factors could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from our expectations. These risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, among others, the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as other risks described in this Quarterly Report. Unless the context requires otherwise, when we refer to "we," "us" and "our," we are describing ARC Wireless Solutions, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
We focus on wireless broadband technology related to propagation and optimization. We design and develop hardware, including antennas, radios, and related accessories, used in broadband and other wireless networks. We supply our products to public and private carriers, wireless infrastructure providers, wireless equipment distributors, value added resellers and other original equipment manufacturers. Our strategy is focused on enhancing value for our stockholders by increasing revenues while at the same time minimizing our overhead.
Growth in product revenue is dependent on market acceptance of our new ARCFlexTM family of full solution radio products, on gaining further traction with current and new customers for the existing product portfolio, as well on developing new products to support our wireless initiatives. Revenue growth for our products is correlated to the overall global wireless market and to our ability to take market share from our competitors. We continue to focus on keeping our operational and general costs low in order to improve our gross margins.
Specific growth areas are last mile wireless broadband Internet delivered over standards-based solutions such as Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access ("WiMAX"), WiFi or vendor specific proprietary solutions; GPS and Mobile SATCOM solutions for network timing, fleet and asset tracking and monitoring; Machine to machine ("M2M") communications for controlling or monitoring data from devices; and base stations to build out or optimize carrier networks.
During the third quarter of 2010, we began utilizing the manufacturing, product sourcing, and outsourcing services of Rainbow Industrial Limited ("RIL") which is based in China. RIL is wholly owned by an affiliate of Quadrant Management, Inc., which is affiliated with us and our Chief Executive Officer. In the fourth quarter we discontinued utilizing the services of RIL and are now exclusively using third party contract manufacturers. In January 2012 we recorded a one-time charge of $53 thousand relating to the relocation of our production activities.
In the normal course of business we routinely have discussions with various third parties about potential strategic arrangements. These potential arrangements may include but are not limited to investment opportunities for our cash reserves, investment by third parties in our business, joint ventures, significant manufacturing partnerships, acquisitions, mergers, reverse mergers, spin-offs, or strategic hires of personnel. Such arrangements may or may not be within our current industry.
The Company signed definitive agreements to purchase Advanced Forming Technology, Inc., ("AFT") and Quadrant Metals Technologies, LLC ("QMT"). (See Note 10 above) In addition, the Company will be renamed ARC Group Worldwide, Inc. (pending shareholder approval) and will be a diversified manufacturing holding company with operations in Colorado, Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas, Minnesota, China and Hungary. The Company has also proposed a 1:1.95 reverse stock split (the "Reverse Stock Split"). The closing of the acquisitions of AFT and QMT, as well as the Name Change, the Reverse Stock Split and certain other matters, remain subject to shareholder approval. Reference should be made to Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on April 12, 2012 and a Preliminary Proxy filed on April 13, 2012 which provide more detailed information about these two acquisitions and the future business of the Company.
Highlights of the acquisitions include the following:
· ARC to acquire AFT, including its assets and operations in Hungary, for $43 million, approximately 1.0x Book Value, in a mix of cash and a convertible promissory note.
· ARC to issue 7,857,898 shares valued at $4.00 per share, a 36% premium to ARC's closing price as of April 11, 2012, to acquire QMT in a non-cash transaction.
Financial Condition
At March 31, 2012, we had approximately $11 million in working capital, which represents a decrease of approximately $200 thousand from working capital at December 31, 2011 of $11.2 million.
We have seen a decline in orders for our legacy products from customers, both domestically and internationally as a result of the current economic environment and a market trend towards fully integrated solution products, and we do not expect to see these trends reversing in 2012. However, we continue our efforts to introduce new products and to acquire new customers, for example in the fourth quarter of 2011 we introduced the new ARCFlexTM line of low-cost, fully featured radio products. The ARCFlexTM line is one of the market's most cost-effective and fully-featured CPE solutions for the WISP.
Management believes that current working capital, and debt and equity financing contemplated by the pending acquisitions noted in Note 10, if approved, will be sufficient to allow us to maintain our operations through December 31, 2012 and into the foreseeable future.
Results of Continuing Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011
Total revenues were approximately $929 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and $823 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The increase in revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011 is primarily attributable to an increase in our new ARCFlexTM products, partially offset by a decrease in broadband wireless sales.
Gross profit margins were 42% and 30% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase in gross margin is primarily due to product mix and our focus on cutting our operational costs although cost of goods sold for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 includes a benefit from the sale of inventory that had been fully reserved for in the amount of $34 thousand resulting in a 4% increase in gross margin.
Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) increased $266 thousand to $633 thousand for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 as compared to $367 thousand for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. The increase in SG&A is primarily due to accounting and legal fees of $159 thousand associated with the contemplated acquisitions of AFT and QMT (See Note 10) and $37 thousand in costs associated with travel to China regarding product manufacturing. These types of costs were not incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2011. Because of the costs noted above, SG&A as a percent of total revenues increased from 45% for the three months ended March 31, 2011 to 68% for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Salaries and wages, remains the largest component of SG&A costs, constituting 21% and 29%, respectively, of the total SG&A costs for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. Salaries and wages increased approximately $24 thousand comparing the three months ended March 31, 2012 to the three months ended March 31, 2011.
Other income (expense) was $10 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and primarily consisted of interest income. Other income (expense) was $(35) thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2012 primarily because of a write off of dies/molds of $53 thousand as a result of our termination of services with RIL (see note 5 above). This loss on the assets write-off is offset by interest income of $6 thousand and other income of $7 thousand.
There is no provision for income taxes for both the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 due to our net losses for both periods.
The Company had a net loss of $278 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to a net loss of $113 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The primary reasons for the increase in the net loss in 2012 is the increase in SG&A cost, as detailed above, the write-off of the dies/molds, offset by an increase in gross margin of $146 thousand.
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