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8-Aug-2012
Quarterly Report
This report contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to inherent uncertainties. These uncertainties include, but are not limited to, variations in weather, changes in the regulatory environment, customer preferences, general economic conditions, increased competition, the outcome of outstanding litigation, and future developments affecting environmental matters. All of these are difficult to predict, and many are beyond the ability of the Company to control.
Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not historical facts, but rather reflect the Company's current expectations concerning future results and events, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "believes", "expects", "intends", "plans", "anticipates", "hopes", "likely", "will", and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to differ materially from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's view only as of the date of this Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to update the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, conditions or circumstances.
The Company is a leading manufacturer of flexible metal hose, and is currently engaged in a number of different markets, including construction, manufacturing, transportation, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and other industries.
The Company's business is managed as a single operating segment that consists of the manufacture and sale of flexible metal hose and accessories. The Company's products are concentrated in residential and commercial construction, and general industrial markets. The Company's primary product, flexible gas piping, is used for gas piping within residential and commercial buildings. Through its flexibility and ease of use with patented fittings distributed under the trademark AutoFlare®, TracPipe® and TracPipe® CounterStrike® flexible gas piping allows users to substantially cut the time required to install gas piping, as compared to traditional methods. Most of the Company's products are manufactured at the Company's Exton, Pennsylvania facility with a minor amount of manufacturing performed in the UK. A majority of the Company's sales across all industries are generated through independent outside sales organizations such as sales representatives, wholesalers and distributors, or a combination of both. The Company has a broad distribution network in North America and to a lesser extent in other global markets.
Cash and cash equivalents were $8,037,000 at June 30, 2012, compared to
$3,476,000 at December 31, 2011, increasing $4,561,000 or 131.2% during the six
months ended June 30, 2012. As disclosed in previous SEC filings, in March of
2012 the Company received $4,700,000 as part of an Insurance Legal Recovery.
The Insurance Legal Recovery, less its by-product costs such as taxes, accounts
for a majority of the change between periods. Earnings from the general
business operation and its resulting cash account for the remainder of the
change.
Other Long Term Assets have increased by $280,000 (16.0%), when comparing the June 30, 2012 balance to December 31, 2011. The increase is primarily attributed to the Company's purchase of long term insurance coverage, partially offset by the current year amortization of those policies.
Accounts Payable has increased $202,000 (19.8%), ending at $1,221,000 at June 30, 2012, from a balance of $1,019,000 at December 31, 2011. The majority of the change is timing related, with more payments due to vendors outstanding at the quarter end then experienced at December 31, 2011, but nothing of an unusual nature.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three-months ended June 30, 2012 vs. June 30, 2011
The Company reported comparative results from operations for the three-month
period ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 as follows:
Three-months ended June 30,
(in thousands)
2012 2012 2011 2011
($000) ($000)
Net Sales $ 100.0% $ 100.0%
14,256 13,387
Gross Profit $ 49.7% $ 50.9%
7,087 6,817
Operating Profit $ 5.2% $ 13.5%
735 1,802
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The Company's 2012 second quarter sales increased $869,000 (6.5%) over the same period in 2011, ending at $14,256,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $13,387,000 for the same three months in 2011.
The Company's gross profit margins went down slightly between the two periods, being 49.7% and 50.9% for the three-months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Selling Expenses. Selling expenses consist primarily of employee salaries and
associated overhead costs, commissions, and the cost of marketing programs such
as advertising, trade shows and related communication costs, and freight.
Selling expense was $3,058,000 and $2,690,000 for the three-months ended June
30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, representing an increase of $368,000.
Commissions and Freight together increased $236,000, largely in stride with the
increase in sales volume, which is more than half of the variance from last
year. The Company also added sales staff during the year, and had additional
travel costs. Sales expense as a percent of net sales increased mildly, being
21.5% for the three-months ended June 30, 2012, and 20.1% for the three-months
ended June 30, 2011.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of employee salaries, benefits for administrative, executive and finance personnel, legal and accounting, insurance, and corporate general and administrative services. General and administrative expenses were $2,699,000 and $1,677,000 for the three-months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, increasing $1,022,000 between periods. The Company experienced an increase of $1,216,000 in legal and insurance related expenses primarily associated with product liability claims and coverage. Those increases were however slightly offset by a decrease in costs of various other items. As a percentage of sales, general and administrative expenses increased to 18.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2012 from 12.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2011.
Engineering Expense. Engineering expenses consist of development expenses associated with the development of new products, and costs related to enhancements of existing products and manufacturing processes. Engineering expenses decreased $53,000. They were $595,000 and $648,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Engineering expenses as a percentage of sales were 4.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 4.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2011.
Operating Profits. Reflecting all of the factors mentioned above, Operating Profits diminished by $1,067,000 or 59.2%. The Company had a profit of $735,000 in the three-month period ended June 30, 2012, versus a profit of $1,802,000 in the three-months ended June 30, 2011.
Other Income (Expense)-Net. Other Income (Expense)-net primarily consists of foreign currency exchange gains (losses) on transactions with Omega Flex Limited, our U.K. subsidiary.
Income Tax Expense. Income Tax Expense was $255,000 for the second quarter of 2012, compared to $671,000 for the same period in 2011. The Company's effective tax rate in 2012 does however approximate the 2011 rate and does not differ materially from expected statutory rates.
Six-months ended June 30, 2012 vs. June 30, 2011
The Company reported comparative results from operations for the six-month
period ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 as follows:
Six-months ended June 30,
(in thousands)
2012 2012 2011 2011
($000) ($000)
Net Sales $ 100.0% $ 100.0%
28,804 24,885
Gross Profit $ 50.5% $ 51.3%
14,542 12,771
Operating Profit $ 23.4% $ 12.3%
6,733 3,066
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The Company's sales for the first six months of 2012 increased $3,919,000 (15.7%) over the same period in 2011, ending at $28,804,000 and $24,885,000 in 2012 and 2011, respectively.
The success over the prior year is primarily driven by the appeal in the gas market of the Company's flagship product, TracPipe® CounterStrike® , along with a surge in the sales of its emerging products, such as DoubleTrac® and DEF-Trac® double-containment flexible piping systems. The sales incline has been produced by domestic operations, as United Kingdom operations have slowed, as that territory, and Europe in general have shown signs of economic weakness. Volume, or units sold, increased approximately 17% compared to the prior year quarter, but pricing concessions due to a competitive market place trimmed the increase in sales dollars back to the 15.7% discussed above.
The Company's gross profit margins are very similar for the two periods, being 50.5% and 51.3% for the six-months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of employee salaries, benefits for administrative, executive and finance personnel, legal and accounting, insurance, and corporate general and administrative services. General and administrative expenses were $5,265,000 and $3,421,000 for the six-months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, increasing $1,844,000 between periods. Compared to last year, the Company incurred 1,150,000 of additional legal and insurance related expenses primarily associated with product liability claims and coverage. Furthermore, the Company absorbed $765,000 additional administrative staffing expenses in 2012, which includes an increase in incentive compensation related to increased profits from this year's general business activities, as well as the additional earnings derived from the Insurance Legal Recovery discussed below. Those increases were slightly offset by efficiencies found in various other items. As a percentage of sales, general and administrative expenses increased to 18.3% for the six-months ended June 30, 2012 from 13.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2011.
Insurance Legal Recovery - As previously disclosed in the Form 8-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2012, the Company agreed to settle a legal dispute relating to insurance coverage and received $4,700,000 as part of the settlement during the same month. This receipt was all recorded as income during the first quarter of 2012. There was no comparable event during the previous year, and thus the change between periods is $4,700,000. This event also impacted incentive compensation, which is included in the General and Administrative Expenses, and Income Tax Expense, increasing both significantly compared to last year.
Engineering Expense. Engineering expenses consist of development expenses
associated with the development of new products, and costs related to
enhancements of existing products and manufacturing processes. Engineering
expenses were largely in-line between periods, as they were $1,230,000 and
$1,236,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Engineering expenses as a percentage of sales improved, being 4.3% for the six
months ended June 30, 2012 and 5.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2011.
Operating Profits. Reflecting all of the factors mentioned above, Operating Profits were up 119.6%, increasing by $3,667,000 to a profit of $6,733,000 in the six-months ended June 30, 2012, from a profit of $3,066,000 in the six-months ended June 30, 2011. Excluding the Insurance Legal Recovery less its applicable auxiliary costs, operating profits were however 8.9% lower than in the prior year.
Other Income (Expense)-Net. Other Income (Expense)-net primarily consists of foreign currency exchange gains (losses) on transactions with Omega Flex Limited, our U.K. subsidiary.
Income Tax Expense. Income Tax Expense was $2,392,000 for the first six months of 2012, compared to $1,153,000 for the same period in 2011. Of the $1,239,000 increase in tax expense, approximately $1,400,000 was the result of the receipt of the Insurance Legal Recovery, with a partially offsetting decrease however associated with the decrease in profits from general operations. The Company's effective tax rate in 2012 does however approximate the 2011 rate and does not differ materially from expected statutory rates.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND USE OF ESTIMATES
Financial Reporting Release No. 60, released by the Securities and Exchange
Commission, requires all companies to include a discussion of critical
accounting policies or methods used in the preparation of financial statements.
Note 2 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements includes
a summary of the significant accounting policies and methods used in the
preparation of our condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The following is
a brief discussion of the Company's more significant accounting policies.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. The most significant estimates and assumptions relate to revenue recognition and related sales incentives, accounts receivable valuations, inventory valuations, goodwill valuation, product liability reserve and accounting for income taxes. Actual amounts could differ significantly from these estimates.
Our critical accounting policies and significant estimates and assumptions are described in more detail as follows:
Revenue Recognition
The Company's revenue recognition activities relate almost entirely to the manufacture and sale of flexible metal hose and pipe. Under GAAP, revenues are considered to have been earned when the Company has substantially accomplished what it must do to be entitled to the benefits represented by the revenues. The following criteria represent preconditions to the recognition of revenue:
Persuasive evidence of an arrangement for the sale of product or services must exist.
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Delivery has occurred or services rendered.
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The sales price to the customer is fixed or determinable.
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Collection is reasonably assured.
The Company recognizes revenue upon shipment in accordance with the above principles.
Gross sales are reduced for all consideration paid to customers for which no identifiable benefit is received by the Company. This includes promotional incentives, which includes various programs including year-end rebates and discounts. The amounts of certain incentives are known with reasonable certainty at the time of sale, while others are projected based upon the most reliable information available at the reporting date.
Commissions, for which the Company receives an identifiable benefit, are accounted for as a sales expense.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are reduced by an allowance for amounts that may become uncollectible in the future. The estimated allowance for uncollectible amounts is based primarily on specific analysis of accounts in the receivable portfolio and historical write-off experience. While management believes the allowance to be adequate, if the financial condition of the Company's customers were to deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.
Inventory
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost of inventories is determined by the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. The Company generally considers inventory quantities beyond two-years usage, measured on a historical usage basis, to be excess inventory and reduces the gross carrying value of inventory accordingly.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 350 Intangibles - Goodwill, the Company
performs an annual impairment test in accordance with this guidance at the end
of each year, or when a triggering event is noted that may create impairment.
This was last tested at December 31, 2011, and the analysis did not indicate
any impairment of goodwill. There are no circumstances that indicate that
Goodwill might be impaired at June 30, 2012.
Product liability reserves represent the estimated unpaid amounts under the Company's insurance policies with respect to existing claims. The Company uses the most current available data to estimate claims. As explained more fully under Contingencies, for various product liability claims covered under the Company's general liability insurance policies, the Company must pay certain defense costs within its deductible or self-insured retention limits, ranging from $25,000 to $250,000 per claim, depending on the terms of the policy in the applicable policy year, up to an aggregate amount. The Company is vigorously defending against all known claims.
Fair Value of Financial and Nonfinancial Instruments
The Company measures financial instruments in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. The accounting standard defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP, and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The standard creates a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels as follows: Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs that reflect the Company's own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The Company relies on its actively traded share value - a level 1 input - in determining the fair value of the reporting unit in its annual impairment test as described in the FASB ASC Topic 350 Goodwill and Intangibles.
Earnings per Common Share
Basic earnings per share have been computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. For the periods presented, there are no dilutive securities. Consequently, basic and dilutive earnings per share are the same.
Currency Translation
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates prevailing on the balance sheet dates. The Statements of Income are translated into U.S. dollars at average exchange rates for the period. Adjustments resulting from the translation of financial statements are excluded from the determination of income and are accumulated in a separate component of shareholders' equity. Exchange gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in operations (other income (expense)) in the period in which they occur.
The Company accounts for federal tax liabilities in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes. Under this method the Company recorded tax expense and related deferred taxes and tax benefits.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their 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 from a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that these items will either expire before the Company is able to realize the benefit, or that future deductibility is uncertain. No valuation allowance was deemed necessary at June 30, 2012 or at December 31, 2011. Also, in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 740, the Company had reserves on the books for uncertainties in tax positions of $146,000 at June 30, 2012, and $135,000 at December 31, 2011. These reserves are reviewed each quarter.
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the quarter ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, the sole component of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) was a foreign currency translation adjustment.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Six-months ended June 30, 2012
The Company's cash balance at June 30, 2012 was $8,037,000 compared to $3,476,000 at December 31, 2011, which represents an increase of $4,561,000 between periods.
Operating Activities
For the first six months of 2012, the company's cash from operations increased $5,004,000 over the comparable period in the prior year. The Insurance Legal Recovery received during the first quarter of 2012 served to enhance cash from operations by approximately $3,300,000 after considering the deduction for taxes. The other main contributors to the cash increase relate to Inventory, Accrued Compensation and Accrued Sales Commissions and Incentives, as described below.
Cash expended for Inventory purchases had been reduced by $430,000 during the first six months of June compared to the same period last year. During the first six months of 2011, the Company had to ramp up inventory levels that were highly depleted during the end of 2010 when some significant customers had bought ahead. The purchasing habits in 2012 have been more standard.
Accrued commissions and sales incentives required $1,241,000 less cash. In 2010, numerous customers were able to reach growth tiers and earn higher annual rebates, including our most significant customer, which was then paid out during the first quarter of 2011. Although sales in 2011 were stronger than in 2010, the number of customers that achieved growth tiers was not as dramatic, and therefore the payouts made during the first quarter of 2012 relative to sales incentives earned in 2011 had decreased.
Investing Activities
Cash used in investing activities for the first six months of 2012 and 2011 was $105,000 and $86,000, respectively, all related to capital expenditures for both years.
Financing
There were no financing activities relative to the first six months of 2012 or 2011.
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND GUARANTEES
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