Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended December 26, 2010
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission File No. 1-7604
CROWN CRAFTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   58-0678148
     
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
916 South Burnside Avenue, Gonzales, Louisiana 70737
(Address of principal executive offices)
(225) 647-9100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one)
             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-Accelerated filer o   Smaller Reporting Company þ
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
The number of shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, of the registrant outstanding as of January 28, 2011 was 9,581,446.
 
 

 

 


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
ITEM 4. (REMOVED AND RESERVED)
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
SIGNATURE
Index to Exhibits
Exhibit 31.1
Exhibit 31.2
Exhibit 32.1
Exhibit 32.2


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.  
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CROWN CRAFTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 26, 2010 and March 28, 2010
                 
    December 26, 2010        
    (Unaudited)     March 28, 2010  
    (amounts in thousands,  
    except share and per share amounts)  
 
               
ASSETS
 
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 36     $ 75  
Accounts receivable (net of allowances of $1,240 at December 26, 2010 and $1,238 at March 28, 2010):
               
Due from factor
    15,715       17,633  
Other
    753       388  
Inventories
    19,352       10,453  
Prepaid expenses
    2,088       1,625  
Temporary investments — restricted
          505  
Assets held for sale
    396       396  
Deferred income taxes
    363       399  
 
           
Total current assets
    38,703       31,474  
Property, plant and equipment — at cost:
               
Vehicles
    58       58  
Land, buildings and improvements
    215       212  
Machinery and equipment
    2,602       2,537  
Furniture and fixtures
    781       764  
 
           
 
    3,656       3,571  
Less accumulated depreciation
    3,190       3,020  
 
           
Property, plant and equipment — net
    466       551  
Intangible assets — at cost:
               
Goodwill
    1,154       864  
Customer relationships
    5,411       5,083  
Other intangible assets
    6,701       5,496  
 
           
 
    13,266       11,443  
Less accumulated amortization
    4,993       4,086  
 
           
Intangible assets — net
    8,273       7,357  
Other assets:
               
Deferred income taxes
    1,862       1,904  
Other
    104       106  
 
           
Total other assets
    1,966       2,010  
 
           
Total Assets
  $ 49,408     $ 41,392  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 8,389     $ 5,563  
Accrued wages and benefits
    1,324       838  
Accrued royalties
    1,876       1,051  
Income taxes currently payable
    71       1,048  
Other accrued liabilities
    196       205  
Current maturities of long-term debt
    1,917       1,952  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    13,773       10,657  
Non-current liabilities:
               
Long-term debt
    5,666       3,238  
 
               
Commitments and contingencies
           
 
               
Shareholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock — $0.01 par value per share; Authorized 1,000,000 shares; No shares issued at December 26, 2010 and March 28, 2010
           
Common stock — $0.01 par value per share; Authorized 74,000,000 shares; Issued 10,825,772 shares at December 26, 2010 and 10,288,940 shares at March 28, 2010
    108       103  
Additional paid-in capital
    42,085       41,007  
Treasury stock — at cost - 1,244,326 shares at December 26, 2010 and 1,074,025 shares at March 28, 2010
    (4,338 )     (3,580 )
Accumulated deficit
    (7,886 )     (10,033 )
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    29,969       27,497  
 
           
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
  $ 49,408     $ 41,392  
 
           
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CROWN CRAFTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
For the Three and Nine-Month Periods Ended December 26, 2010 and December 27, 2009
                                 
    Three-Month Periods Ended     Nine-Month Periods Ended  
    December 26, 2010     December 27, 2009     December 26, 2010     December 27, 2009  
    (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)  
 
Net sales
  $ 21,938     $ 20,646     $ 62,816     $ 60,094  
Cost of products sold
    17,531       16,008       48,463       46,973  
 
                       
Gross profit
    4,407       4,638       14,353       13,121  
Marketing and administrative expenses
    3,047       2,746       9,581       8,625  
 
                       
Income from operations
    1,360       1,892       4,772       4,496  
Other income (expense):
                               
Interest and amortization of debt discount and expense
    (112 )     (181 )     (334 )     (581 )
Other — net
    (8 )     9       1       (30 )
 
                       
Income before income tax expense
    1,240       1,720       4,439       3,885  
Income tax expense
    460       598       1,711       1,409  
 
                       
Income from continuing operations
    780       1,122       2,728       2,476  
Loss from discontinued operations — net of income taxes
    (5 )     (9 )     (13 )     (22 )
 
                       
Net income
  $ 775     $ 1,113     $ 2,715     $ 2,454  
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic
    9,565       9,167       9,466       9,186  
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted
    9,786       9,271       9,631       9,287  
 
                       
 
                               
Basic earnings per share:
                               
Income from continuing operations
  $ 0.08     $ 0.12     $ 0.29     $ 0.27  
Loss from discontinued operations — net of income taxes
                       
 
                       
Total basic earnings per share
  $ 0.08     $ 0.12     $ 0.29     $ 0.27  
 
                       
 
                               
Diluted earnings per share:
                               
Income from continuing operations
  $ 0.08     $ 0.12     $ 0.28     $ 0.26  
Loss from discontinued operations — net of income taxes
                       
 
                       
Total diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.08     $ 0.12     $ 0.28     $ 0.26  
 
                       
 
                               
Cash dividends declared per share
  $ 0.02     $     $ 0.06     $  
 
                       
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CROWN CRAFTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Nine-Month Periods Ended December 26, 2010 and December 27, 2009
                 
    Nine-Month Periods Ended  
    December 26, 2010     December 27, 2009  
    (amounts in thousands)  
Operating activities:
               
Net income
  $ 2,715     $ 2,454  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
    192       220  
Amortization of intangibles
    907       1,265  
Deferred income taxes
    78       176  
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment
    (2 )      
Accretion of interest expense to original issue discount
    148       195  
Accretion of interest income to temporary investment — restricted
          (3 )
Stock-based compensation
    605       617  
Tax shortfall from stock-based compensation
    (14 )      
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    1,554       5,955  
Inventories
    (8,627 )     (994 )
Prepaid expenses
    (463 )     (835 )
Other assets
    (21 )     47  
Accounts payable
    2,819       1,930  
Accrued liabilities
    325       (146 )
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    216       10,881  
 
           
Investing activities:
               
Capital expenditures
    (107 )     (132 )
Maturity (purchase) of temporary investments
    505       (500 )
Proceeds from disposition of assets
    2        
Payment to acquire the Bibsters product line
    (2,072 )      
Payment to acquire the assets of Neat Solutions, Inc., net of liabilities assumed
          (4,434 )
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,672 )     (5,066 )
 
           
Financing activities:
               
Payments on long-term debt
    (2,000 )     (1,667 )
Borrowings (repayments) under revolving line of credit, net
    4,245       (18,118 )
Purchase of treasury stock
    (758 )     (524 )
Issuance of common stock
    341       165  
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
    151        
Dividends paid
    (562 )      
 
           
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    1,417       (20,144 )
 
           
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (39 )     (14,329 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    75       15,249  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 36     $ 920  
 
           
 
               
Supplemental cash flow information:
               
Income taxes paid
  $ 2,507     $ 1,943  
Interest paid, net of interest received
    171       384  
 
               
Noncash financing activity:
               
Dividends declared but unpaid
    192        
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CROWN CRAFTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF AND FOR THE THREE AND NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 26, 2010 AND DECEMBER 27, 2009
Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation: The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Crown Crafts, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) applicable to interim financial information as promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. References herein to GAAP are to topics within the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “FASB ASC”), which the FASB periodically revises through the issuance of an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) and which has been established by the FASB as the authoritative source for GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. In the opinion of management, these interim consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of December 26, 2010 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Such adjustments include normal, recurring accruals, as well as the elimination of all significant intercompany balances and transactions. Operating results for the three and nine-month periods ended December 26, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending April 3, 2011. For further information, refer to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 28, 2010.
Fiscal Year: The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Sunday nearest March 31. References herein to “fiscal year 2011” represent the 53-week period ending April 3, 2011, references herein to “fiscal year 2010” represent the 52-week period ended March 28, 2010 and references herein to “fiscal year 2009” represent the 52-week period ended March 29, 2009.
Use of Estimates: 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 and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated balance sheets and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented on the consolidated statements of income and cash flows. Significant estimates are made with respect to the allowances related to accounts receivable for customer deductions for returns, allowances and disputes. The Company has a certain amount of discontinued finished goods which necessitate the establishment of inventory reserves that are highly subjective. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents: The Company considers all highly-liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Financial Instruments: The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate such value:
   
Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable — For those short-term instruments, the carrying value is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
 
   
Long-term debt — The carrying value of the Company’s long-term debt approximates fair value because interest rates under the Company’s borrowings are variable, based on prevailing market rates.
Depreciation and Amortization: The accompanying consolidated balance sheets reflect property, plant and equipment, and certain intangible assets at cost less accumulated depreciation or amortization. The Company capitalizes additions and improvements and expenses maintenance and repairs as incurred. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are three to eight years for property, plant and equipment, and one to sixteen years for intangible assets other than goodwill. The Company amortizes improvements to its leased facilities over the term of the lease or the estimated useful life of the asset, whichever is shorter.
Segment and Related Information: The Company operates primarily in one principal segment, infant and toddler products. These products consist of infant and toddler bedding, infant bibs and related soft goods. Net sales of bedding, blankets and accessories amounted to $46.6 million for each of the nine-month periods ended December 26, 2010 and December 27, 2009, and net sales of bibs, bath and disposable products amounted to $16.2 million and $13.5 million for the nine-month periods ended December 26, 2010 and December 27, 2009, respectively.

 

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Revenue Recognition: Sales are recorded when goods are shipped to customers and are reported net of allowances for estimated returns and allowances in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. Allowances for returns are estimated based on historical rates. Allowances for returns, advertising allowances, warehouse allowances and volume rebates are recorded commensurate with sales activity and the cost of such allowances is netted against sales in reporting the results of operations. Shipping and handling costs, net of amounts reimbursed by customers, are not material and are included in net sales.
Allowances Against Accounts Receivable: The Company’s allowances against accounts receivable are primarily contractually agreed-upon deductions for items such as advertising and warehouse allowances and volume rebates. These deductions are recorded throughout the year commensurate with sales activity. Funding of the majority of the Company’s allowances occurs on a per-invoice basis. The allowances for customer deductions, which are netted against accounts receivable in the consolidated balance sheets, consist of agreed upon advertising support, markdowns and warehouse and other allowances. All such allowances are recorded as direct offsets to sales and such costs are accrued commensurate with sales activities. When a customer requests deductions, the allowances are reduced to reflect such payments or credits issued against the customer’s account balance. The Company analyzes the components of the allowances for customer deductions monthly and adjusts the allowances to the appropriate levels. The timing of customer-initiated funding requests for advertising support can cause the net balance in the allowance account to fluctuate from period to period. The timing of funding requests should have no impact on the consolidated statements of income since such costs are accrued commensurate with sales activity.
To reduce the exposure to credit losses and to enhance the predictability of its cash flows, the Company assigns the majority of its trade accounts receivable under factoring agreements with The CIT Group/Commercial Services, Inc., a subsidiary of CIT Group, Inc. (“CIT”). In the event a factored receivable becomes uncollectible due to creditworthiness, CIT bears the risk of loss. The Company must make estimates of the uncollectibility of its non-factored accounts receivable, which it accomplishes by specifically analyzing accounts receivable, historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer creditworthiness, current economic trends and changes in its customers’ payment terms to evaluate the adequacy of its allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company’s accounts receivable at December 26, 2010 amounted to $16.5 million, net of allowances of $1.2 million. Of this amount, $15.7 million is due from CIT under the factoring agreements, which amount represents the maximum amount of loss that the Company could incur under the factoring agreements if CIT failed completely to perform its obligations thereunder.
Inventory Valuation: The preparation of the Company’s financial statements requires careful determination of the appropriate dollar amount of the Company’s inventory balances. Such amount is presented as a current asset in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and is a direct determinant of cost of goods sold in the accompanying consolidated statements of income and, therefore, has a significant impact on the amount of net income in the accounting periods reported. The basis of accounting for inventories is cost, which is the sum of expenditures and charges, both direct and indirect, incurred to acquire inventory, bring it to a condition suitable for sale, and store it until it is sold. Once cost has been determined, the Company’s inventory is then stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method, which assumes that inventory quantities are sold in the order in which they are acquired. The determination of the indirect charges and their allocation to the Company’s finished goods inventories is complex and requires significant management judgment and estimates. If management made different judgments or utilized different estimates, then differences would result in the valuation of the Company’s inventories, the amount and timing of the Company’s cost of goods sold and the resulting net income for any accounting period.
On a periodic basis, management reviews the Company’s inventory quantities on hand for obsolescence, physical deterioration, changes in price levels and the existence of quantities on hand which may not reasonably be expected to be sold within the normal operating cycle of the Company’s operations. To the extent that any of these conditions is believed to exist or the market value of the inventory expected to be realized in the ordinary course of business is otherwise no longer as great as its carrying value, an allowance against the inventory value is established. To the extent that this allowance is established or increased during an accounting period, an expense is recorded in cost of goods sold in the Company’s consolidated statements of income. Only when inventory for which an allowance has been established is later sold or is otherwise disposed of is the allowance reduced accordingly. Significant management judgment is required in determining the amount and adequacy of this allowance. In the event that actual results differ from management’s estimates or these estimates and judgments are revised in future periods, the Company may not fully realize the carrying value of its inventory or may need to establish additional allowances, either of which could materially impact the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

 

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Valuation of Long-Lived Assets, Identifiable Intangible Assets and Goodwill: In addition to the depreciation and amortization procedures set forth above, the Company reviews for impairment long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of any asset may not be recoverable. In the event of impairment, the asset is written down to its fair market value. Assets to be disposed of, if any, are recorded at the lower of net book value or fair market value, less estimated costs to sell at the date management commits to a plan of disposal, and are classified as assets held for sale on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
The Company tests the fair value of the goodwill of its reporting units annually as of the first day of the Company’s fiscal year. An additional interim impairment test is performed during the year whenever an event or change in circumstances occurs that suggest that the fair value of the goodwill of either of the reporting units of the Company has more likely than not fallen below its carrying value. The annual or interim impairment test is performed in a two-step approach. The first step is the estimation of the fair value of each reporting unit to ensure that its fair value exceeds its carrying value. If step one indicates that a potential impairment exists, then the second step is performed to measure the amount of an impairment charge, if any. In the second step, these estimated fair values are used as the hypothetical purchase price for the reporting units, and an allocation of such hypothetical purchase price is made to the identifiable tangible and intangible assets and assigned liabilities of the reporting units. The impairment charge is calculated as the amount, if any, by which the carrying value of the goodwill exceeds the implied amount of goodwill that results from this hypothetical purchase price allocation.
Royalty Payments: The Company has entered into agreements that provide for royalty payments based on a percentage of sales with certain minimum guaranteed amounts. These royalties are accrued based upon historical sales rates adjusted for current sales trends by customers. Royalty expense is included in cost of sales and amounted to $4.9 million and $4.7 million for the nine-month periods ended December 26, 2010 and December 27, 2009, respectively.
Provisions for Income Taxes: The Company’s provisions for income taxes include all currently payable federal, state, local and foreign taxes that are based upon the Company’s taxable income and the change during the fiscal year in net deferred income tax assets and liabilities. The Company provides for deferred income taxes based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company’s policy is to recognize the effect that a change in enacted tax rates would have on net deferred income tax assets and liabilities in the period that the tax rates are changed.
Management evaluates items of income, deductions and credits reported on the Company’s various federal and state income tax returns filed, and recognizes the effect of positions taken on those income tax returns only if those positions are more likely than not to be sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. Based on its recent evaluation, the Company has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Tax years open to federal or state general examination or other adjustment as of December 26, 2010 were the tax years ended March 30, 2008, March 29, 2009 and March 28, 2010, as well as the tax year ended April 1, 2007 for several states. The Company’s policy is to accrue interest expense and penalties as appropriate on any estimated unrecognized tax benefits as a charge to interest expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.
Earnings Per Share: The Company calculates basic earnings per share by using a weighted average of the number of shares outstanding during the reporting periods. Diluted shares outstanding are calculated in accordance with the treasury stock method, which assumes that the proceeds from the exercise of all exercisable options would be used to repurchase shares at market value. The net number of shares issued after the exercise proceeds are exhausted represents the potentially dilutive effect of the options, which are added to basic shares to arrive at diluted shares.

 

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The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share for the three and nine-month periods ended December 26, 2010 and December 27, 2009.
                                 
    Three-Month Periods Ended     Nine-Month Periods Ended  
    December 26, 2010     December 27, 2009     December 26, 2010     December 27, 2009  
    (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)  
 
Income from continuing operations
  $ 780     $ 1,122     $ 2,728     $ 2,476  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
    (5 )     (9 )     (13 )     (22 )
 
                       
Net income
  $ 775     $ 1,113     $ 2,715     $ 2,454  
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
                               
Basic
    9,565       9,167       9,466       9,186  
Effect of dilutive securities
    221       104       165       101  
 
                       
Diluted
    9,786       9,271       9,631       9,287  
 
                       
 
                               
Basic earnings per common share:
                               
Continuing operations
  $ 0.08     $ 0.12     $ 0.29     $ 0.27  
Discontinued operations
                       
 
                       
Total
  $ 0.08     $ 0.12     $ 0.29     $ 0.27  
 
                       
 
                               
Diluted earnings per common share:
                               
Continuing operations
  $ 0.08     $ 0.12     $ 0.28     $ 0.26  
Discontinued operations
                       
 
                       
Total
  $ 0.08     $ 0.12     $ 0.28     $ 0.26  
 
                       
Recently Issued Accounting Standards: In May 2009, the FASB issued FASB ASC Topic 855, Subsequent Events, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. FASB ASC Topic 855 became effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009 and was to be applied prospectively. This standard originally required the Company to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated, which was intended to provide guidance to readers of the Company’s financial statements that the Company has not evaluated subsequent events after that date. However, the FASB on February 24, 2010 issued ASU No. 2010-09, Subsequent Events (Topic 855): Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements, which became effective upon issuance and which removed the requirement for an SEC registrant to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. The Company’s adoption of FASB ASC Topic 855 on March 30, 2009 and the adoption of ASU No. 2010-09 on February 24, 2010 did not impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
On October 7, 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-13, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605): Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements. This ASU addresses the accounting for companies that provide for revenue arrangements to its customers that contain components of both the sale of a product and the sale of a service in a single contractually binding agreement. The ASU will become effective prospectively for such revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not typically enter into these types of revenue arrangements and, therefore, does not anticipate that the adoption by the Company of ASU No. 2009-13 on April 4, 2011 will materially impact its consolidated financial statements.
On July 21, 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-20, Receivables (Topic 310): Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses. This ASU is intended to provide additional information to assist readers of the Company’s financial statements in assessing the Company’s credit risk exposures and evaluating the adequacy of its allowance for credit losses. For the Company’s disclosures to be required as of the end of a reporting period, this ASU became effective as of the end of the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 15, 2010. For the Company’s disclosures to be required about activity that occurs during a reporting period, this ASU will become effective for interim or annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010. Because the Company assigns the majority of its trade accounts receivable to CIT pursuant to factoring agreements, and further because CIT bears the risk of credit loss with respect to trade accounts receivable assigned to them, the Company’s adoption of ASU No. 2010-20 on December 26, 2010 did not materially impact its consolidated financial statements.

 

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Note 2 — Acquisitions
Neat Solutions: On July 2, 2009, Hamco, Inc. (“Hamco”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, acquired substantially all of the assets of Neat Solutions, Inc. (“Neat Solutions”), the privately-held developer of the Table Topper® Stay-in-Place Mat® (the “Neat Solutions Acquisition”). Hamco paid a purchase price of $4.4 million, net of certain specified liabilities assumed. Hamco also recognized as expense $195,000 of direct costs associated with the acquisition, which were included in marketing and administrative expenses during the nine-month period ended December 27, 2009.
The fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were determined by the Company with the assistance of an independent third party. The Company’s allocation of the acquisition cost is as follows (in thousands):
         
    Amount  
Tangible assets:
       
Accounts receivable
  $ 837  
Inventory
    548  
Prepaid expenses
    52  
Fixed assets
    12  
Other assets
    2  
 
     
Total tangible assets
    1,451  
 
     
Amortizable intangible assets:
       
Trademarks
    892  
Designs
    33  
Non-compete covenant
    241  
Customer relationships
    1,302  
 
     
Total amortizable intangible assets
    2,468  
Goodwill
    864  
 
     
 
       
Total acquired assets
    4,783  
Liabilities assumed — accounts payable
    349  
 
     
 
       
Net acquisition cost
  $ 4,434  
 
     
Bibsters®: On May 27, 2010, Hamco paid $1.8 million to The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G”) to acquire certain intellectual property related to P&G’s line of Bibsters® disposable infant bibs. In a separate but related transaction, Hamco also acquired the inventory associated with the Bibsters® product line from the exclusive licensee of Bibsters® for P&G, whose license was terminated to coincide with the closing (collectively, the two transactions represent the “Bibsters® Acquisition”). Hamco also recognized as expense $92,000 of direct costs associated with the acquisition, which were included in marketing and administrative expenses during the nine-month period ended December 26, 2010.
The Bibsters® Acquisition resulted in an increase of $368,000 and $1.2 million in net sales of bibs, bath and disposable products for the three and nine-month periods ended December 26, 2010, respectively. Because the operations of the Bibsters® product line have been integrated with Hamco, and because the assets acquired do not exist as a discrete entity within the Company’s internal corporate structure, it is impracticable to determine the earnings generated by the assets acquired from the Bibsters® product line since the acquisition date. The Company believes that the pro forma impact of the acquisition is not material.
The fair values of the assets acquired were determined by the Company with the assistance of an independent third party. The Company’s allocation of the acquisition cost is as follows (in thousands):
         
    Amount  
Amortizable intangible assets:
       
Trademarks
  $ 629  
Patents
    553  
Customer relationships
    328  
 
     
Total amortizable intangible assets
    1,510  
Goodwill
    290  
 
     
 
       
Total intangible assets
    1,800  
Tangible assets — inventory
    272  
 
     
 
       
Total acquisition cost
  $ 2,072  
 
     

 

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Note 3 — Stock-based Compensation
The Company has two incentive stock plans, the 1995 Stock Option Plan (“1995 Plan”) and the 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“2006 Plan”). The Company granted non-qualified stock options to employees and non-employee directors from the 1995 Plan through the fiscal year ended April 2, 2006. In conjunction with the approval of the 2006 Plan by the Company’s stockholders at its Annual Meeting in August 2006, options may no longer be issued from the 1995 Plan.
The 2006 Plan is intended to attract and retain directors, officers and employees of the Company and to motivate these persons to achieve performance objectives related to the Company’s overall goal of increasing stockholder value. The principal reason for adopting the 2006 Plan was to ensure that the Company has a mechanism for long-term, equity-based incentive compensation to directors, officers and employees. Awards granted under the 2006 Plan may be in the form of qualified or non-qualified stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, long-term incentive compensation units consisting of a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, or any combination thereof within the limitations set forth in the 2006 Plan. The 2006 Plan is administered by the compensation committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), which selects eligible employees and non-employee directors to participate in the 2006 Plan and determines the type, amount, duration and other terms of individual awards. At December 26, 2010, 337,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were available for future issuance under the 2006 Plan.
Stock-based compensation is calculated according to FASB ASC Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation, which requires stock-based compensation to be accounted for using a fair-value-based measurement. The Company recorded $121,000 and $605,000 of stock-based compensation expense during the three and nine-month periods ended December 26, 2010, respectively, and recorded $141,000 and $617,000 of stock-based compensation expense during the three and nine-month periods ended December 27, 2009, respectively. The Company records the compensation expense associated with stock-based awards granted to individuals in the same expense classifications as the cash compensation paid to those same individuals. No stock-based compensation costs have been capitalized as part of the cost of an asset as of December 26, 2010.
Stock Options: The following table represents stock option activity for fiscal year 2011:
                 
    Weighted-Average     Number of Options  
    Exercise Price     Outstanding  
Outstanding at March 28, 2010
  $ 2.94       825,832  
Granted
    4.23       110,000  
Exercised
    (2.04 )     (166,832 )
Forfeited
    (3.86 )     (17,000 )
 
             
Outstanding at December 26, 2010
    3.31       752,000  
 
             
Exercisable at December 26, 2010
    3.19       572,000  
 
             
The total intrinsic value of the stock options exercised during the three and nine-month periods ended December 26, 2010 was $104,000 and $408,000, respectively. As of December 26, 2010, the intrinsic value of the outstanding and exercisable stock options was $1.5 million and $1.2 million, respectively.
To determine the estimated fair value of stock options granted, the Company uses the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation formula, which is a closed-form model that uses an equation to estimate fair value. The following table sets forth the assumptions used to determine the fair value, and the resulting grant-date fair value per option, of the non-qualified stock options which were awarded to certain employees during the nine-month period ended December 26, 2010, which options vest over a two-year period, assuming continued service.
         
Options issued
    110,000  
Grant Date
  June 23, 2010  
Dividend yield
    1.89 %
Expected volatility
    55.00 %
Risk free interest rate
    2.17 %
Expected life in years
    5.75  
Forfeiture rate
    5.00 %
Exercise price (grant-date closing price)
  $ 4.23  
Fair value
  $ 1.88  

 

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For the three and nine-month periods ended December 26, 2010, the Company recognized compensation expense associated with stock options as follows (in thousands):
                                                 
    Three-month Period     Nine-month Period  
    Cost of     Marketing &             Cost of     Marketing &        
    Products     Administrative     Total     Products     Administrative     Total  
Options Granted in Fiscal Year   Sold     Expenses     Expense     Sold     Expenses     Expense  
2009
  $     $     $     $ 13     $ 38     $ 51  
2010
    9       18       27       28       66       94  
2011
    11       9       20       22       23       45  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Total stock option compensation
  $ 20     $ 27     $ 47     $ 63     $ 127     $ 190  
 
                                   
For the three and nine-month periods ended December 27, 2009, the Company recognized compensation expense associated with stock options as follows (in thousands):
                                                 
    Three-month Period     Nine-month Period  
    Cost of     Marketing &             Cost of     Marketing &        
    Products     Administrative     Total     Products     Administrative     Total  
Options Granted in Fiscal Year   Sold     Expenses     Expense     Sold     Expenses     Expense  
2008
  $     $     $     $ 16     $ 41     $ 57  
2009
    11       33       44       37       111       148  
2010
    9       20       29       13       31       44  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Total stock option compensation
  $ 20     $ 53     $ 73     $ 66     $ 183     $ 249  
 
                                   
As of December 26, 2010, total unrecognized stock option compensation expense amounted to $221,000, which will be recognized as the underlying stock options vest over a period of up to two years. The amount of future stock option compensation expense could be affected by any future stock option grants and by the separation from the Company of any individual who has received stock options that are unvested as of such individual’s separation date.
Non-vested Stock: On August 25, 2006, the Board granted 375,000 shares of non-vested stock to certain employees with a fair value of $3.15 per share, which was the closing price of the Company’s common stock on that date. These shares vested upon four years of continued service, except as set forth below.
During the quarter ended September 27, 2009, the Company amended the non-vested stock grant that had been awarded in 2006 to E. Randall Chestnut, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company. Under the terms of the amended non-vested stock grant, the vesting of 160,000 of the 320,000 shares awarded to Mr. Chestnut was accelerated from August 25, 2010 to August 12, 2009. During the nine-month period ended December 26, 2010, the acceleration of the vesting of these shares resulted in the recognition of compensation expense of $53,000 less than that which would have been recognized if the acceleration of the vesting had not occurred. On August 25, 2010, the remaining 215,000 shares vested that had been awarded to certain employees in 2006 at an aggregate value of $968,000.
The Board granted 30,000 shares of non-vested stock to its non-employee directors during each of the quarters ended September 26, 2010, September 27, 2009 and September 28, 2008 with a weighted-average fair value of $4.36, $3.02 and $3.87, respectively, based upon the closing prices of the Company’s common stock on the date of each of the grants. These shares vest over a two-year period, assuming continued service, except as set forth below.
On May 27, 2010, the Company amended the stock grants that had been awarded to Sidney Kirschner in 2008 and 2009 to induce Mr. Kirschner to resign from the Board. Under the terms of the amended non-vested stock grants, the vesting of 2,500 of the 5,000 shares awarded in 2008 and all 5,000 of the shares awarded in 2009 was accelerated to May 27, 2010. The total value of Mr. Kirschner’s 7,500 shares that vested on May 27, 2010 amounted to $30,000.
In August 2010, 25,000 shares vested that had been granted to non-employee directors, having an aggregate value of $113,000, and 5,000 shares were forfeited upon the departure from the Board of two non-employee directors prior to the vesting of their shares.
The Board awarded 345,000 shares of non-vested stock to certain employees as of June 23, 2010 (the “Grant Date”) in a series of grants which will vest only if the closing price of the Company’s common stock is at or above certain target levels for any ten trading days out of any period of 30 consecutive trading days (the “Market Condition”), assuming continued service through the date the Market Condition is achieved.

 

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As of July 29, 2010 (the “Modification Date”), the Company amended these non-vested stock grants to require as a condition to vesting a five-year period of continuous service after the Modification Date in addition to the achievement of the Market Condition. The amendment of these non-vested stock grants will be accounted for as a modification. As such, the initial aggregate Grant Date fair value and the incremental cost resulting from the modification, if any, will be recognized as compensation expense over the vesting term of the modified awards. The Company, with the assistance of an independent third party, has determined that the aggregate Grant Date fair value of the original awards amounted to $1.2 million, and has further determined that there is no incremental cost resulting from the modification. Therefore, the aggregate Grant Date fair value of $1.2 million will be recognized as compensation expense over a period beginning on the Grant Date and ending on the fifth anniversary of the Modification Date.
For the three and nine-month periods ended December 26, 2010, the Company recognized compensation expense associated with non-vested stock grants, which is included in marketing and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income, as follows (in thousands):
                                                 
    Three-month Period     Nine-month Period  
            Non-employee     Total             Non-employee     Total  
Stock Granted in Fiscal Year   Employees     Directors     Expense     Employees     Directors     Expense  
2007
  $     $     $     $ 70     $     $ 70  
2009
                            19       19  
2010
          6       6             38       38  
2011
    52       16       68       261       27       288  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Total stock grant compensation
  $ 52     $ 22     $ 74     $ 331     $ 84     $ 415  
 
                                   
For the three and nine-month periods ended December 27, 2009, the Company recognized compensation expense associated with non-vested stock grants, which is included in marketing and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income, as follows (in thousands):
                                                 
    Three-month Period     Nine-month Period  
            Non-employee     Total             Non-employee     Total  
Stock Granted in Fiscal Year   Employees     Directors     Expense     Employees     Directors     Expense  
2007
  $ 42     $     $ 42     $ 305     $     $ 305  
2009
          15       15             44       44  
2010
          11       11             19       19  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Total stock grant compensation
  $ 42     $ 26     $ 68     $ 305     $ 63     $ 368  
 
                                   
As of December 26, 2010, total unrecognized compensation expense related to the Company’s non-vested stock grants amounted to $1.1 million, which will be recognized over the respective vesting terms associated with each block of grants as indicated above. The amount of future compensation expense related to the Company’s non-vested stock grants could be affected by any future non-vested stock grants and by the separation from the Company of any individual who has received non-vested stock grants that remain non-vested as of such individual’s separation date.
Note 4 — Inventories
Major classes of inventory were as follows (in thousands):
                 
    December 26, 2010     March 28, 2010  
Raw Materials
  $ 35     $ 66  
Finished Goods
    19,317       10,387  
 
           
Total inventory
  $ 19,352     $ 10,453  
 
           
Note 5 — Discontinued Operations
In June 2007, the operations of Churchill Weavers, Inc. (“Churchill”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, ceased and all employees were terminated. The Company is actively marketing Churchill’s land and building for sale. The Churchill property is recorded at fair value, less cost to sell, and is classified as assets held for sale in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The costs to maintain the Churchill property are classified as discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.

 

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Note 6 — Financing Arrangements
Factoring Agreement: The Company assigns the majority of its trade accounts receivable to CIT under factoring agreements. Under the terms of the factoring agreements, which expire in July 2013, CIT remits payments to the Company on the average due date of each group of invoices assigned. If a customer fails to pay CIT on the due date, then the Company is charged interest at prime plus 1.0%, which was 4.25% at December 26, 2010, until payment is received. The Company incurred interest expense of $19,000 and $15,000 for the three-month periods ended December 26, 2010 and December 27, 2009, respectively, and $54,000 and $50,000 for the nine-month periods ended December 26, 2010 and December 27, 2009, respectively, as a result of the failure of the Company’s customers to pay CIT by the due date. CIT bears credit losses with respect to assigned accounts receivable from approved customers that are within approved credit limits. The Company bears the responsibility for adjustments from customers related to returns, allowances, claims and discounts. CIT may at any time terminate or limit its approval of shipments to a particular customer. If such a termination were to occur, the Company must either assume the credit risk for shipments after the date of such termination or cease shipments to such customer. Factoring fees, which are included in marketing and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income, were $114,000 and $144,000 for the three-month periods ended December 26, 2010 and December 27, 2009, respectively, and were $401,000 and $428,000 for the nine-month periods ended December 26, 2010 and December 27, 2009, respectively. There were no advances from the factor at either December 26, 2010 or December 27, 2009.
Notes Payable and Other Credit Facilities: At December 26, 2010 and March 28, 2010, long-term debt of the Company consisted of (in thousands):
                 
    December 26, 2010     March 28, 2010  
Revolving line of credit
  $ 5,666     $ 1,422  
Non-interest bearing notes
    2,000       4,000  
Original issue discount
    (83 )     (232 )
 
           
 
    7,583       5,190  
Less current maturities
    1,917       1,952  
 
           
 
  $ 5,666     $ 3,238  
 
           
The Company’s credit facilities at December 26, 2010 consisted of the following:
Revolving Line of Credit under a financing agreement with CIT of up to $26.0 million, which includes a $1.5 million sub-limit for letters of credit, with an interest rate of prime plus 1.00%, which was 4.25% at December 26, 2010, or LIBOR plus 3.00%, which was 3.26% at December 26, 2010, maturing on July 11, 2013 and secured by a first lien on all assets of the Company. As of December 26, 2010, the Company had elected to pay interest on the revolving line of credit under the LIBOR option. Also under the financing agreement, a monthly fee is assessed based on 0.25% of the average unused portion of the $26.0 million revolving line of credit, less any outstanding letters of credit. This unused line fee amounted to $12,000 and $4,000 for the three-month periods ended December 26, 2010 and December 27, 2009, respectively, and $34,000 and $9,000 for the nine-month periods ended December 26, 2010 and December 27, 2009, respectively. At December 26, 2010, there was a balance due on the revolving line of credit of $5.7 million, there was a $500,000 letter of credit outstanding and the Company had $16.6 million available under the revolving line of credit based on its eligible accounts receivable and inventory balances.
The financing agreement for the revolving line of credit contains usual and customary covenants for agreements of that type, including limitations on other indebtedness, liens, transfers of assets, investments and acquisitions, merger or consolidation transactions, dividends, transactions with affiliates and amendments to the organizational documents for the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company was in compliance with these covenants as of December 26, 2010.
Subordinated Notes totaling $2.0 million. The notes do not bear interest and are due on July 11, 2011. The original issue discount of $83,000 on these non-interest bearing obligations at a market interest rate of 7.25% is being amortized over the life of the notes.
Minimum annual maturities as of December 26, 2010 are as follows (in thousands):
                         
Fiscal                  
Year   Revolver     Sub Notes     Total  
2012
  $     $ 2,000     $ 2,000  
2013
                 
2014
    5,666             5,666  
 
                 
Total
  $ 5,666     $ 2,000     $ 7,666  
 
                 

 

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Note 7 — Subsequent Events
The Company has determined that there are no subsequent events that require disclosure pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 855, as revised.
Note 8 — Goodwill, Customer Relationships and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill: The Company reported goodwill of $864,000 at March 28, 2010. The Company tests the fair value of the goodwill of its reporting units annually as of the first day of the Company’s fiscal year. An additional interim impairment test is performed during the year whenever an event or change in circumstances occurs that suggests that the fair value of the goodwill of either of the reporting units of the Company has more likely than not fallen below its carrying value. The annual or interim impairment test is performed in a two-step approach. The first step is the estimation of the fair value of each reporting unit to ensure that its fair value exceeds its carrying value. If step one indicates that a potential impairment exists, then the second step is performed to measure the amount of an impairment charge, if any. In the second step, these estimated fair values are used as the hypothetical purchase price for the reporting units, and an allocation of such hypothetical purchase price is made to the identifiable tangible and intangible assets and assigned liabilities of the reporting units. The impairment charge is calculated as the amount, if any, by which the carrying value of the goodwill exceeds the implied amount of goodwill that results from this hypothetical purchase price allocation.
The Company has performed the annual impairment test of the fair value of the goodwill of its reporting units as of March 29, 2010, and has concluded that the fair value of the goodwill of the Company’s reporting units exceeded their carrying values as of that date. During the three-month period ended June 27, 2010, the Company recorded goodwill of $290,000 in connection with the Bibsters® Acquisition as the excess of the consideration paid over the fair value of the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired, the entirety of which is expected to be amortizable for tax purposes.
Customer Relationships and Other Intangible Assets: Other intangible assets at December 26, 2010 consisted primarily of the capitalized costs of recent acquisitions, other than tangible assets, goodwill and assumed liabilities. The carrying amount and accumulated amortization of the Company’s other intangible assets as of December 26, 2010, their estimated useful life and amortization expense for the three and nine-month periods ended December 26, 2010 and December 27, 2009 are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
                                                         
            Estimated             Amortization Expense  
    Carrying     Useful     Accumulated     Three-month Periods Ended     Nine-month Periods Ended  
    Amount     Life     Amortization     December 26, 2010     December 27, 2009     December 26, 2010     December 27, 2009  
 
Kimberly Grant Acquisition on December 29, 2006:
                                                       
Tradename
  $ 466     15 years     $ 124     $ 7     $ 8     $ 23     $ 24  
Existing designs
    36     1 year       36                          
Non-compete covenant
    98     15 years       26       2       2       5       4  
 
                                           
Total Kimberly Grant Acquisition
    600     14 years *     186       9       10       28       28  
 
                                           
 
                                                       
Springs Baby Products Acquisition on November 5, 2007:
                                                       
Licenses & existing designs
    1,655     2 years       1,655             69             483  
Licenses & future designs
    1,847     4 years       1,462       115       115       346       346  
Non-compete covenant
    115     4 years       91       7       7       22       21  
Customer relationships
    3,781     10 years       1,198       95       95       284       284  
 
                                           
Total Springs Baby Acquisition
    7,398     7 years *     4,406       217       286       652       1,134  
 
                                           
 
                                                       
Neat Solutions Acquisition on July 2, 2009:
                                                       
Trademarks
    892     15 years       89       15       14       44       29  
Designs
    33     4 years       13       2       2       7       4  
Non-compete covenant
    241     5 years       72       12       12       36       24  
Customer relationships
    1,302     16 years       122       20       20       61       40  
 
                                           
Total Neat Solutions Acquisition
    2,468     14 years *     296       49       48       148       97  
 
                                           
 
                                                       
Bibsters® Acquistion on May 27, 2010:
                                                       
Trademarks
    629     15 years       25       11             25        
Patents
    553     10 years       32       14             32        
Customer relationships
    328     14 years       14       6             14        
 
                                           
Total Bibsters® Acquistion
    1,510     13 years *     71       31             71        
Internally developed intangible assets
    136     10 years       34       3       2       8       6  
 
                                           
Total other intangible assets
  $ 12,112             $ 4,993     $ 309     $ 346     $ 907     $ 1,265  
 
                                           
     
*  
Weighted-Average

 

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ITEM 2.  
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The Company operates indirectly through its subsidiaries, Crown Crafts Infant Products, Inc. and Hamco, in the infant and toddler products segment within the consumer products industry. The infant and toddler products segment consists of infant and toddler bedding, bibs, disposable products, soft goods and accessories. Sales of the Company’s products are generally made directly to retailers, which are primarily mass merchants, mid-tier retailers, juvenile specialty stores, value channel stores, grocery and drug stores, restaurants, internet accounts, wholesale clubs and catalog retailers. The Company’s products are manufactured primarily in Asia and marketed under a variety of Company-owned trademarks, under trademarks licensed from others and as private label goods.
The Company’s products are marketed through a national sales force consisting of salaried sales executives and employees located in Compton, California; Gonzales, Louisiana; and Rogers, Arkansas. Products are also marketed by independent commissioned sales representatives located throughout the United States and Canada. Sales outside the United States and Canada are made primarily through distributors.
The Company maintains a foreign representative office in Shanghai, China for the coordination of production, purchases and shipments, seeking out new vendors and inspections for social compliance and quality.
The infant and toddler consumer products industry is highly competitive. The Company competes with a variety of distributors and manufacturers (both branded and private label), including large infant and juvenile product companies and specialty infant and juvenile product manufacturers, on the basis of quality, design, price, brand name recognition, service and packaging. The Company’s ability to compete depends principally on styling, price, service to the retailer and continued high regard for the Company’s products and trade names.
The following discussion is a summary of certain factors that management considers important in reviewing the Company’s results of operations, financial position, liquidity and capital resources. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table contains results of operations for the three and nine-month periods ended December 26, 2010 and December 27, 2009 and the dollar and percentage changes for those periods (in thousands, except percentages):
                                                                 
    Three-month Periods Ended                     Nine-month Periods Ended              
    December 26, 2010     December 27, 2009     Change     Change     December 26, 2010     December 27, 2009     Change     Change  
Net sales by category
                                                               
Bedding, blankets and accessories
  $ 16,718     $ 15,802     $ 916       5.8 %   $ 46,572     $ 46,608     $ (36 )     -0.1 %
Bibs, bath and disposable products
    5,220       4,844       376       7.8 %     16,244       13,486       2,758       20.5 %
Total net sales
    21,938       20,646       1,292       6.3 %     62,816       60,094       2,722       4.5 %
Cost of products sold
    17,531       16,008       1,523       9.5 %     48,463       46,973       1,490       3.2 %
Gross profit
    4,407       4,638       (231 )     -5.0 %     14,353       13,121       1,232       9.4 %
% of net sales
    20.1 %     22.5 %                     22.8 %     21.8 %                
Marketing and administrative expenses
    3,047       2,746       301       11.0 %     9,581       8,625       956       11.1 %
% of net sales
    13.9 %     13.3 %                     15.3 %     14.4 %                
Interest expense
    112       181       (69 )     -38.1 %     334       581       (247 )     -42.5 %
Other income
    (8 )     9       (17 )     -188.9 %     1       (30 )     31       -103.3 %
Income tax expense
    460       598       (138 )     -23.1 %     1,711       1,409       302       21.4 %
Income from continuing operations after taxes
    780       1,122       (342 )     -30.5 %     2,728       2,476       252       10.2 %
Discontinued operations — net of taxes
    (5 )     (9 )     4       -44.4 %     (13 )     (22 )     9       -40.9 %
Net income
    775       1,113       (338 )     -30.4 %     2,715       2,454       261       10.6 %
% of net sales
    3.5 %     5.4 %                     4.3 %     4.1 %                
Net Sales: Sales of bedding, blankets and accessories increased by $916,000 for the three-month period of fiscal 2011 as compared to the same period in fiscal 2010, resulting from the successes of new designs and promotions that exceeded the decreases related to programs that were discontinued and had lower replenishment orders.
Sales of bedding, blankets and accessories were virtually the same for the nine-month periods of fiscal years 2011 and 2010 as the increases from new bedding and blanket programs were matched by decreases from discontinued programs and lower replenishment orders.

 

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Sales of bib, bath and disposable products increased for the three-month period of fiscal year 2011 as compared to the same period in fiscal year 2010 primarily as a result of the Bibsters® Acquisition.
Sales of bib, bath and disposable products increased for the nine-month period of fiscal year 2011 as compared to the same period in fiscal year 2010 primarily as a result of an increase of $2.3 million in the aggregate due to the Neat Solutions Acquisition and the Bibsters® Acquisition.
Gross Profit: Gross profit decreased in amount and as a percentage of net sales for the three-month period of fiscal year 2011 as compared to the same period of fiscal year 2010. During the current year period, the Company made promotional sales to one of its major retail customers, resulting in a contribution margin from sales to that customer that was lower than in the prior year period. The Company incurred higher raw material, labor, transportation and currency costs in the current year period associated with the Company’s sourcing operations in China, as well as a royalty shortfall from a major licensor that was $95,000 higher than in the prior year period. Offsetting these increases was a decrease in amortization costs of $69,000 in the current year period associated with the acquisition of the baby products line of Springs Global in November 2007.
Gross profit increased in amount and as a percentage of net sales for the nine-month period of fiscal year 2011 as compared to the same period of fiscal year 2010. The contributions from the Neat Solutions Acquisition and the Bibsters® Acquisition have provided incrementally higher margins by increasing sales without proportionately increasing fixed overhead costs. Also, amortization costs associated with the acquisition of the baby products line of Springs Global in November 2007 decreased by $483,000 for the nine-month period of the current year.
Marketing and Administrative Expenses: Marketing and administrative expenses for the three and nine-month periods of fiscal year 2011 increased as compared to the same periods of fiscal year 2010. Advertising costs were $64,000 and $164,000 higher in the three and nine-month periods of the current year, respectively. The Company incurred approximately $250,000 in non-recurring professional fees in connection with certain corporate governance matters in each of the three and nine-month periods of the current year that were not incurred in the prior year. The Company also incurred costs of $401,000 for the nine-month period of the current year that were associated with the Company’s proxy contest that were not incurred in the prior year.
Interest Expense: The decrease in interest expense for the three and nine-month periods of fiscal year 2011 as compared to the same period in fiscal year 2010 is due to lower balances on the Company’s revolving line of credit and term loan.
Income Tax Expense: The Company’s provision for income taxes on continuing operations is based upon an effective tax rate of 38.5% for the nine-month period of fiscal year 2011 as compared to 36.3% for the same period of fiscal year 2010.
The Company has traditionally attempted to increase its prices to offset inflation but cannot assure that it will be successful in this regard in the future.
FINANCIAL POSITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Net cash of $216,000 was provided by operating activities for the nine-month period ended December 26, 2010, compared to $10.9 million provided by operating activities for the nine-month period ended December 27, 2009. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities in the current year was due to a higher increase in inventory balances and a lower reduction of accounts receivable balances, offset by a higher increase in accounts payable balances.
Net cash used in investing activities was $1.7 million in the current year compared to $5.1 million in the prior year. Cash used in investing activities in the current year included $2.1 million associated with the Bibsters® Acquisition, offset by proceeds of $505,000 from the maturity of a certificate of deposit purchased in the prior year in connection with the issuance on behalf of the Company of a standby letter of credit to guarantee the payment of certain of the Company’s royalty obligations. Cash used in investing activities in the prior year included $4.4 million associated with the Neat Solutions Acquisition.

 

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Net cash provided by financing activities in the current year was $1.4 million compared to cash of $20.1 million used in financing activities in the prior year. There were net borrowings of $4.2 million in the current year on the Company’s revolving line of credit compared to $18.1 million in net repayments in the prior year, the largest portion of which came from a reduction of the Company’s cash reserves in December 2009. The Company had built up its cash reserves in the prior year by drawing upon its revolving line of credit in order to preserve the Company’s ability to meet its working capital needs in the event that the Company’s primary lender should suffer an adverse liquidity event that would jeopardize the Company’s ability to draw upon its revolving line of credit. The Company also paid $562,000 in dividends in the current year as compared to none in the prior year and had $333,000 in higher repayments of the Company’s term debt obligations in the current year as compared to the prior year.
Total debt outstanding under the Company’s credit facilities before the reduction for the original issue discount on the non-interest bearing notes increased from $5.9 million at December 27, 2009 to $7.7 million at December 26, 2010. The increase is due primarily to outlays to fund the Bibsters® Acquisition. At December 26, 2010, there was a balance of $5.7 million due on the revolving line of credit, there was a $500,000 letter of credit outstanding and the Company had $16.6 million available under the revolving line of credit based on its eligible accounts receivable and inventory balances.
The Company’s ability to make scheduled payments of principal, to pay the interest on or to refinance its maturing indebtedness, to fund capital expenditures or to comply with its debt covenants will depend upon future performance. The Company’s future performance is, to a certain extent, subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors beyond its control. Based upon the current level of operations, the Company believes that its cash flow from operations and its availability from the revolving line of credit will be adequate to meet its liquidity needs.
To reduce its exposure to credit losses and to enhance the predictability of its cash flow, the Company assigns the majority of its trade accounts receivable to CIT pursuant to factoring agreements. CIT approves customer accounts and credit lines and collects the Company’s accounts receivable balances. Under the terms of the factoring agreements, which expire in July 2013, CIT remits payments to the Company on the average due date of each group of invoices assigned. If a customer fails to pay CIT on the due date, the Company is charged interest on the unpaid balance at prime plus 1.0%, which was 4.25% at December 26, 2010, until payment is received. The Company incurred interest expense of $19,000 and $15,000 for the three-month periods ended December 26, 2010 and December 27, 2009, respectively, and $54,000 and $50,000 for the nine-month periods ended December 26, 2010 and December 27, 2009, respectively, as a result of the failure of the Company’s customers to pay CIT by the due date. CIT bears credit losses with respect to assigned accounts receivable from approved customers that are within approved credit limits. The Company bears the responsibility for adjustments related to returns, allowances, claims and discounts. CIT may at any time terminate or limit its approval of shipments to a particular customer. If such a termination were to occur, the Company must either assume the credit risk for shipments after the date of such termination or cease shipments to such customer.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based upon management’s current expectations, projections, estimates and assumptions. Words such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates” and variations of such words and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks include, among others, general economic conditions, including changes in interest rates, in the overall level of consumer spending and in the price of oil, cotton and other raw materials used in the Company’s products, changing competition, changes in the retail environment, the level and pricing of future orders from the Company’s customers, the Company’s dependence upon third-party suppliers, including some located in foreign countries with unstable political situations, the Company’s ability to successfully implement new information technologies, customer acceptance of both new designs and newly-introduced product lines, actions of competitors that may impact the Company’s business, disruptions to transportation systems or shipping lanes used by the Company or its suppliers, and the Company’s dependence upon licenses from third parties. Reference is also made to the Company’s periodic filings with the SEC for additional factors that may impact the Company’s results of operations and financial condition. The Company does not undertake to update the forward-looking statements contained herein to conform to actual results or changes in the Company’s explanations, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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ITEM 4.  
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), as of the end of the period covered by this report, as required by paragraph (b) of Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 of the Exchange Act. Based on such evaluation, such officers have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
During the three-month period ended December 26, 2010, there was not any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 of the Exchange Act that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s control over financial reporting.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.  
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, the Company is involved in various legal proceedings relating to claims arising in the ordinary course of its business. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any such legal proceeding the outcome of which, individually or in the aggregate, is expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
ITEM 1A.  
RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A. of Part 1 in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 28, 2010.
ITEM 2.  
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
The table below sets forth information regarding the Company’s repurchase of its outstanding common stock during the three-month period ended December 26, 2010.
                                 
                    Total Number of     Approximate Dollar  
                    Shares Purchased as     Value of Shares That  
    Total Number             Part of Publicly     May Yet be Purchased  
    of Shares     Average Price     Announced Plans or     Under the Plans or  
Period   Purchased (1)     Paid Per Share     Programs     Programs  
September 27, 2010 through October 31, 2010
    12,668     $ 5.41       0     $ 0  
November 1, 2010 through November 28, 2010
    6,478     $ 5.32       0     $ 0  
November 29, 2010 through December 26, 2010
    0     $ 0       0     $ 0  
 
                           
Total
    19,146     $ 5.38       0     $ 0  
 
                           
     
(1)  
The shares purchased from September 27, 2010 through December 26, 2010 consist of shares of common stock surrendered to the Company in payment of the exercise price and income tax withholding obligations relating to the exercise of stock options.

 

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ITEM 3.  
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4.  
(REMOVED AND RESERVED)
ITEM 5.  
OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 6.  
EXHIBITS
Exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are included as Exhibits to this report as follows:
         
Exhibit      
No.     Exhibit
       
 
31.1    
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (1)
       
 
31.2    
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (1)
       
 
32.1    
Section 1350 Certification by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (1)
       
 
32.2    
Section 1350 Certification by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (1)
     
(1)  
Filed herewith.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
  CROWN CRAFTS, INC.
 
 
Date: February 9, 2011  /s/ Olivia W. Elliott    
  OLIVIA W. ELLIOTT   
  Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer  and
Principal Accounting Officer) 
 

 

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Index to Exhibits
         
Exhibit      
No.     Exhibit
       
 
31.1    
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (1)
       
 
31.2    
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (1)
       
 
32.1    
Section 1350 Certification by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (1)
       
 
32.2    
Section 1350 Certification by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (1)
     
(1)  
Filed herewith.

 

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