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13-Aug-2012
Quarterly Report
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with our condensed financial statements and the related notes contained in this quarterly report.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain of our statements contained in this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section of this quarterly report and, in particular, those under the heading "Outlook," contain forward-looking statements. The words "may," "will," "should," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "plans," "intend" and "continue," or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology typically identify such statements. These statements are based on our management's current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industry in which we operate generally, and other beliefs of and assumptions made by our management, some or many of which may be incorrect. In addition, other written or verbal statements that constitute forward-looking statements may be made by us or on our behalf. While our management believes these statements are accurate, our business is dependent upon general economic conditions and various conditions specific to the industries in which we operate. Moreover, we believe that the current business environment is more challenging and difficult than it has been in the past several years, if not longer. Many of our customers, particularly those that are primarily involved in the aviation industry, are currently experiencing substantial financial and business difficulties. If the business of any substantial customer or group of customers fails or is materially and adversely affected by the current economic environment or otherwise, they may seek to substantially reduce their expenditures for our services. Any loss of business from our substantial customers could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements that we have made in this quarterly report. Further, other factors, including, but not limited to, those relating to the shortage of qualified labor, competitive conditions and adverse changes in economic conditions of the various markets in which we operate, could adversely impact our business, operations and financial condition and cause our actual results to fail to meet our expectations, as expressed in the forward-looking statements that we have made in this quarterly report. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that we may not be able to accurately predict. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any of these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
As provided for under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, we wish to caution shareholders and investors that the important factors under the heading "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to our fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 could cause our actual financial condition and results from operations to differ materially from our anticipated results or other expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements in this quarterly report.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Critical accounting policies are defined as those most important to the portrayal of a company's financial condition and results and that require the most difficult, subjective or complex judgments. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The estimates that we make include allowances for doubtful accounts, depreciation and amortization, income tax assets and insurance reserves. Estimates are based on historical experience, where applicable or other assumptions that management believes are reasonable under the circumstances. We have identified the policies described below as our critical accounting policies. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results may differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Revenue Recognition
We record revenues as services are provided to our customers. Revenues consist primarily of aviation and security services, which are typically billed at hourly rates. These rates may vary depending on base, overtime and holiday time worked. Revenue for administrative services provided to other security companies are calculated as a percentage of the administrative service customer's revenue and are recognized when billings for the related security services are generated. Revenue is reported net of applicable taxes.
Accounts Receivable
We periodically evaluate the requirement for providing for billing adjustments and/or reflect the extent to which we will be able to collect our accounts receivable. We provide for billing adjustments where management determines that there is a likelihood of a significant adjustment for disputed billings. Criteria used by management to evaluate the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts include, among others, the creditworthiness of the customer, current trends, prior payment performance, the age of the receivables and our overall historical loss experience. Individual accounts are charged off against the allowance as management deems them to be uncollectible.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets are stated at cost and consist primarily of customer lists and borrowing costs that are being amortized on a straight-line basis over a period of three to ten years, and goodwill, which is reviewed annually for impairment. The life assigned to customer lists acquired is based on management's estimate of our expected customer attrition rate. The attrition rate is estimated based on historical contract longevity and management's operating experience. We test for impairment annually or when events and circumstances warrant such a review, if earlier. Any potential impairment is evaluated based on anticipated undiscounted future cash flows and actual customer attrition in accordance with FASB ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment.
Insurance Reserves
General liability estimated accrued liabilities are calculated on an undiscounted basis based on actual claim data and estimates of incurred but not reported claims developed utilizing historical claim trends. Projected settlements and incurred but not reported claims are estimated based on pending claims, historical trends and related data.
Workers' compensation annual premiums are based on the incurred losses as determined at the end of the coverage period, subject to minimum and maximum premiums. Estimated accrued liabilities are based on our historical loss experience and the ratio of claims paid to our historical payout profiles.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are based on income (loss) for financial reporting purposes and reflect a current tax liability (asset) for the estimated taxes payable (recoverable) in the current year tax return and changes in deferred taxes. Deferred tax assets or liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using enacted tax laws and rates. A valuation allowance is provided on deferred tax assets if it is determined that it is more likely than not that the asset will not be realized.
We recognize the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. In the event that interest and/or penalties are assessed in connection with our tax filings, interest will be recorded as interest expense and penalties as selling, general and administrative expense. We did not have any unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2012 and 2011.
Stock Based Compensation
FASB ASC 718, Stock Compensation, requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values at grant date and the recognition of the related expense over the period in which the share-based compensation vests. We use the modified-prospective transition method. Under the modified-prospective transition method, we recognize compensation expense in our financial statements issued subsequent to the date of adoption for all share-based payments granted, modified or settled. Non-cash charges of $123,352 and $87,978 for stock based compensation have been recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Overview
We principally provide uniformed security officers and aviation services to commercial, residential, financial, industrial, aviation and governmental customers through approximately 35 offices throughout the United States. In conjunction with providing these services, we assume responsibility for a variety of functions, including recruiting, hiring, training and supervising all operating personnel as well as paying such personnel and providing them with uniforms, fringe benefits and workers' compensation insurance.
Our customer-focused mission is to provide the best personalized supervision and management attention necessary to deliver timely and efficient security solutions so that our customers can operate in safe environments without disruption or loss. Technology underpins our efficiency, accuracy and dependability. We use a sophisticated software system that integrates scheduling, payroll and billing functions, giving customers the benefit of customized programs using the personnel best suited to the job.
Renewing and extending existing contracts and obtaining new contracts are crucial to our ability to generate revenues, earnings and cash flow. In addition, our growth strategy involves the acquisition and integration of complementary businesses in order to increase our scale within certain geographical areas, increase our market share in the markets in which we operate, gain market share in the markets in which we do not currently operate and improve our profitability. We intend to pursue suitable acquisition opportunities for contract security officer businesses. We frequently evaluate acquisition opportunities and, at any given time, may be in various stages of due diligence or preliminary discussions with respect to a number of potential acquisitions. However, we cannot assure you that we will identify any suitable acquisition candidates or, if identified, that we will be able to complete the acquisition of such candidates on favorable terms or at all.
The global security industry has grown largely due to an increasing fear of crime and terrorism. In the United States, the demand for security-related products and central station monitoring services also has grown steadily. We believe that there is continued heightened attention to and demand for security due to worldwide events, and the ensuing threat, or perceived threat, of criminal and terrorist activities. For these reasons, we expect that security will continue to be a key area of focus both domestically in the United States and abroad.
Demand for security officer services is dependent upon a number of factors, including, among other things, demographic trends, general economic variables such as growth in the gross domestic product, unemployment rates, consumer spending levels, perceived and actual crime rates, government legislation, terrorism sensitivity, war/external conflicts and technology.
Results of Operations
Revenues
Our revenues increased by $856,076, or 2.5%, to $35,641,679 for the three months ended June 30, 2012 from $34,785,603 in the corresponding period of the prior year. The increase in revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2012 was due mainly to: (i) expansion of services provided under a contract with a major transportation company of approximately $600,000; (ii) expansion of aviation services with an existing customer at a domestic airport location of approximately $390,000; (iii) a new contract with a large municipal agency which commenced during the fourth quarter of the prior fiscal year of approximately $340,000; (iv) a new contract with an international air freight carrier at four domestic airport locations of approximately $329,000 and (v) a new contract with a community college which commenced during the second half of the prior fiscal year of approximately $126,000. The increase in revenues was partially offset by: (i) the previously reported loss of security services contracts for a technology company and a semiconductor equipment manufacturer's facility of approximately $216,000; (ii) reductions in service hours and rates of approximately $200,000 associated with the renewal of a contract with a major international carrier; (iii) the absence in the current period of a large airport construction contract of approximately $190,000; (iv) reduction in service hours at a major hospital of approximately $160,000 and (v) the loss of a service contract with a large international carrier in the fourth quarter of the prior fiscal year of approximately $160,000.
Gross Profit
Our gross profit decreased $122,304, or 2.6%, to $4,528,100 (12.7% of revenues)
for the three months ended June 30, 2012, from $4,650,404 (13.4% of revenues) in
the corresponding period of the prior year. The decrease was due mainly to: (i)
the loss of a security services contract with a semiconductor equipment
manufacturer; (ii) reductions in service hours and rates associated with the
renewal of a contract as noted above; (iii) the absence in the current period of
a large airport construction contract; (iv) reduction in service hours at a
major hospital and (v) the loss of a service contract with a large international
carrier in the fourth quarter of last year. The decrease in gross profit was
partially offset by: (i) increased revenues associated with an expansion of
services provided under a contract with a major transportation company; (ii)
expansion of services with an existing customer at a domestic airport location;
(iii) a new contract with a large municipal agency; (iv) a new contract with an
international air freight carrier at four domestic airport locations and (v) a
new contract with a community college.
General and Administrative Expenses
Our general and administrative expenses decreased by $157,270, or 3.8%, to $3,942,031 (11.1% of revenues) for the three months ended June 30, 2012, from $4,099,301 (11.8% of revenues) in the corresponding period of the prior year. The decrease in general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2012 resulted primarily from lower executive salaries resulting mainly from the absence in the current year period of termination payments made to the former CEO in the prior year and reductions in Human Resources personnel. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was partially offset by higher consulting fees and accruals for unused vacation pay in the current year period.
Provision for Doubtful Accounts
The provision for doubtful accounts for the three months ended June 30, 2012 was comparable with the corresponding period of the prior year. The slight decrease in the provision for doubtful accounts for the three months ended June 30, 2012 related primarily to the timing and amounts of uncollectible accounts charged and/or credited to expense between the current and prior year period.
We periodically evaluate the requirement for providing for billing adjustments and/or credit losses on our accounts receivable. We provide for billing adjustments in cases where our management determines that there is a likelihood of a significant adjustment for disputed billings. Criteria used by management to evaluate the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts include, among others, the creditworthiness of the customer, current trends, prior payment performance, the age of the receivables and our overall historical loss experience. Individual accounts are charged off against the allowance for doubtful accounts as our management deems them to be uncollectible. We do not know if bad debts will increase in future periods nor do we believe that the decrease in the provision for doubtful accounts during the three months ended June 30, 2012 compared with the corresponding period of the prior year is indicative of a trend.
Interest Income
Interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2012 principally represents interest earned on cash balances and was comparable with the corresponding period of the prior year.
Interest Expense
Interest expense decreased by $38,203, or 52.6%, to $34,459 for the three months ended June 30, 2012, from $72,662 in the corresponding period of the prior year. The decrease in interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2012 was due primarily to lower average outstanding borrowings under our credit agreement with Wells Fargo and reduced borrowing rates, described below.
Asset Dispositions
Asset dispositions result primarily from the sale of vehicles, office equipment and security equipment in the ordinary course of business at prices above or below book value.
The gains on asset dispositions for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were primarily due to the disposition of transportation equipment at amounts in excess of their respective book values.
Provision for income taxes
Provision for income taxes increased by $50,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012 compared with the corresponding period of the prior year due mainly to the increase in our pre-tax earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and the loss of deferred tax assets resulting from the cancellation of stock options previously held by former employees.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
During fiscal 2012, we began paying employees and administrative service clients on a bi-weekly basis, except for one operating location at which employees are paid weekly, while customers generally pay for our services within approximately 60 days after we bill them. We maintain a commercial revolving loan arrangement, currently with Wells Fargo. We fund our payroll and operations primarily through borrowings under our $20,000,000 credit facility with Wells Fargo (the "Credit Agreement"), described below under "Wells Fargo Revolving Credit Facility."
We principally use short-term borrowings under our Credit Agreement to fund our accounts receivable. Our short-term borrowings have supported the increase in accounts receivable associated with our organic growth. We intend to continue to use short-term borrowings to support our working capital requirements.
We believe that our existing funds, cash generated from operations, and existing sources of and access to financing are adequate to satisfy our working capital, capital expenditure and debt service requirements for the foreseeable future. However, we cannot assure you that this will be the case, and we may be required to obtain alternative or additional financing to maintain and expand our existing operations through the sale of our securities, an increase in the amount of available borrowings under our Credit Agreement, obtaining additional financing from other financial institutions or otherwise. The failure by us to obtain such financing, if needed, would have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Wells Fargo Revolving Credit Facility
On February 12, 2009, we entered into a $20,000,000 Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo. This credit facility, which was amended in October 2011 as described below, matures in October 2016, and contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among other things, covenants requiring us to maintain certain financial ratios and is collateralized by customer accounts receivable and certain other assets of the Company as defined in the Credit Agreement.
The Credit Agreement provides for a letter of credit sub-line in an aggregate amount of up to $3,000,000. The Credit Agreement also provides for interest to be calculated on the outstanding principal balance of the revolving loans at the Prime Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 1.50%. For LIBOR loans, interest will be calculated on the outstanding principal balance of the LIBOR loans at the LIBOR rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 2.75% (see below).
On October 18, 2011, we entered into an amendment (the "Amendment") to our Credit Agreement. The Amendment (i) extends the term of the $20,000,000 Credit Facility to October 2016, (ii) decreases the interest rate spreads on the outstanding principal balance of the revolving loans to LIBOR plus 1.75% and amends certain covenants including: (a) increasing the amount of capital expenditures that can be incurred in the aggregate during any fiscal year or in any one transaction and (b) permitting us to repurchase up to $2,000,000 of our common stock subject to certain conditions.
As of June 30, 2012, the interest rate was 2.0% for LIBOR loans. At June 30, 2012, we had $4,000,000 in LIBOR loans and $202,807 under our letters of credit sub-line outstanding under the Credit Agreement, representing approximately 30% of the maximum borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement based on our "eligible accounts receivable" (as defined under the Credit Agreement) as of such date.
We rely on our revolving loan from Wells Fargo which contains a fixed charge covenant and various other financial and non-financial covenants. If we breach a covenant, Wells Fargo has the right to immediately request the repayment in full of all borrowings under the Credit Agreement, unless Wells Fargo waives the breach. For the three months ended June 30, 2012, we were in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Agreement.
Other Borrowings
During the three months ended June 30, 2012, we decreased our LIBOR borrowings by $1,000,000 and decreased our insurance borrowing by $1,096,465.
We may obtain short-term premium financing to assist with meeting our annual property and casualty insurance needs. At June 30, 2012, we had $734,486 of short-term insurance financing outstanding. We have no additional lines of credit other than as described above.
Investments and Capital Expenditures
We have no material commitments for capital expenditures at this time.
Working Capital
Our working capital increased by $519,844, or 4.7%, to $11,475,938 as of June 30, 2012, from $10,956,094 as of March 31, 2012.
We experienced checks issued in advance of deposits (defined as checks drawn in advance of future deposits) of $793,913 at June 30, 2012, compared with $884,095 at March 31, 2012. Cash balances, book overdrafts and payroll and related expenses can fluctuate materially from day to day depending on such factors as collections, timing of billing and payroll dates, and are covered via advances from the revolving loan as checks are presented for payment.
Outlook
Strategic Initiatives
Our Board of Directors and management have initiated a number of strategic actions to improve the Company's performance. Craig P. Coy joined the Company as Chief Executive Officer on January 3, 2012, as previously announced. Following Mr. Coy's appointment, we began implementing strategic initiatives designed to further increase efficiencies across the organization and lower the overall cost structure. Key elements of these initiatives include:
· The consolidation of our corporate offices and streamlining of our management structure to integrate all of our functions into a common platform and use resources more efficiently.
· Renewed focus on operational performance, including managing overtime, to improve our operating margins and service delivery capabilities.
· Strategic new hires in the human resources and sales departments, bringing on board a new Vice President of Human Resources and a new Vice President of Sales and Marketing and expanding our sales and marketing team with the hiring of additional sales executives to maximize our marketing opportunities.
· Reviews of our market position and product and service offerings to ensure that "best in breed" capabilities are brought to market.
These strategic initiatives may result in future costs related to severance and other employee-related matters, litigation risks and expenses, and other costs. While the Company is unable to determine the ultimate impact of the consolidation and relocation of our corporate offices at this time, it estimates that initial costs could range from $1.0 to $2.0 million, depending primarily on personnel decisions.
Financial Results
Our future revenues will largely depend on our ability to gain additional business from new and existing customers in our security officer and aviation services divisions at acceptable margins, while minimizing terminations of contracts with existing customers. In addition, our growth strategy involves the acquisition and integration of complementary businesses to increase our scale within certain geographical areas, capture market share in the markets in which we operate, enter new markets and improve our profitability. We intend to pursue acquisition opportunities for contract security officer businesses. Our ability to complete future acquisitions will depend on our ability to identify suitable acquisition candidates, negotiate acceptable terms for their acquisition and, if necessary, finance those acquisitions. Our security services division continues to experience organic growth over recent quarters and over the past few years, as demand for our security services has steadily increased. Our current focus is on increasing our revenues, as our sales and marketing team and branch managers' work to develop new business and retain profitable contracts. However, several of our airline and security services customers have reduced capacity within their systems, which typically results in reductions of service hours provided by us to such customers. Also, competition from other security services companies impacts our ability to gain or maintain sales, gross margins and/or employees. Since September 11, 2001, the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration have implemented numerous security measures that affect airline operations, including expanded cargo and baggage screening, and are likely to implement additional measures in the future. Additional measures taken to enhance either passenger or cargo security procedures in the future may increase the airline industry's demand for third party services provided by us. Additionally, our aviation services division is continually subject to such government regulation, which has adversely affected us in the past with the federalization of the pre-board screening services and the document verification process at several of our domestic airport locations.
Our gross profit margin decreased during the three months ended June 30, 2012 to 12.7% of revenues, compared with 13.4% during the corresponding period of the prior year. We expect our gross profit margins to average between 13.0% and 14.0% of revenue in fiscal 2013 based on current business conditions. We expect gross profit to remain under pressure due primarily to continued price competition, including competition from companies that have substantially greater financial and other resources than we have. However, we expect these effects will be moderated by continued operational efficiencies resulting from better management and leveraging of our cost structures, improved workers' compensation experience ratings, workflow process efficiencies associated with our integrated financial software system and higher contributions from our continuing new business development.
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