UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-QSB
(Mark
One)
x QUARTERLY
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For
the
quarterly period ended June
30, 2007
OR
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 Number 0-2000
ENTRX
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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95-2368719
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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800
Nicollet Mall, Suite 2690, Minneapolis, MN
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55402
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(Address
of Principal Executive Office)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code (612)
333-0614
Check
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 past 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 x No
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o
No
x
As
of
August 6, 2007, the registrant had 7,616,147 shares outstanding of its Common
Stock, $.10 par value.
Transitional
Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes o No
x
ENTRX
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1. Financial Statements.
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets at June 30, 2007 (unaudited) and December 31, 2006
(audited)
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1
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three
and six
months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 (unaudited)
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2
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2007
and 2006
(unaudited)
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3
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
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4
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Item
2. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of
Operation
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7
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Item
3. Controls and Procedures
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14
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
1. Legal Proceedings
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15
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Item
6. Exhibits
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18
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SIGNATURES
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19
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References
to “we”, “us”, “our”, “the registrant” and “the Company” in this quarterly
report on Form 10-QSB shall mean or refer to Entrx Corporation and its
consolidated subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation Corporation, unless the context
in
which those words are used would indicate a different
meaning.
PART
I
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial Statements
ENTRX
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
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June
30,
2007
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December
31,
2006
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(unaudited)
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(audited)
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ASSETS
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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1,987,562
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$
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1,607,580
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Available-for-sale
securities
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1,035,323
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99,094
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Accounts
receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $15,000 as of
June 30,
2007 and December 31, 2006
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3,857,715
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4,052,823
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Costs
and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted
contracts
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416,805
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364,981
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Inventories
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106,226
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27,763
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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65,625
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191,309
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Insurance
claims receivable
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7,500,000
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8,000,000
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Shareholder
note receivable, net of allowance of $1,286,000 as of June 30, 2007
and
December 31, 2006
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95,000
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210,000
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Other
receivables
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346,532
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374,175
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Total
current assets
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15,410,788
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14,927,725
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Property,
plant and equipment, net
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327,350
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331,041
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Investments
in unconsolidated affiliates
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450,000
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1,206,889
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Insurance
claims receivable
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32,000,000
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35,000,000
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Other
assets
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201,560
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201,560
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$
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48,389,698
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$
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51,667,215
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LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current
liabilities:
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Current
portion of long-term debt
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$
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91,166
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$
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89,327
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Accounts
payable
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1,007,425
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946,417
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Accrued
expenses
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1,165,430
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1,486,082
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Reserve
for asbestos liability claims
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7,500,000
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8,000,000
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Billings
in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted
contracts
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161,236
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106,353
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Total
current liabilities
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9,925,257
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10,628,179
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Long-term
debt, less current portion
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92,485
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67,762
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Reserve
for asbestos liability claims
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32,000,000
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35,000,000
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Total
liabilities
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42,017,742
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45,695,941
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Commitments
and contingencies
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Shareholders’
equity:
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Preferred
stock, par value $1; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none
issued
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-
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-
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Common
stock, par value $0.10; 80,000,000 shares authorized; 7,616,147 issued
and
outstanding at June 30, 2007 and 8,455,947 and 8,001,147 issued and
outstanding, respectively, at December 31, 2006
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807,095
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845,595
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Additional
paid-in capital
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69,821,881
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70,260,746
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Less
treasury stock at cost, 454,800 shares at December 31,
2006
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(380,765
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Accumulated
deficit
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(64,436,360
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(64,754,302
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Accumulated
other comprehensive gain
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179,340
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-
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Total
shareholders’ equity
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6,371,956
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5,971,274
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$
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48,389,698
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$
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51,667,215
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See
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
ENTRX
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
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Three
Months Ended June 30,
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Six
Months Ended June 30,
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2007
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2006
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2007
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2006
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Contract
revenues
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$
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5,563,307
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$
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3,696,901
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$
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10,033,941
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$
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8,973,826
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Contract
costs and expenses
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4,586,544
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3,179,955
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8,404,013
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7,669,165
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Gross
margin
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976,763
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516,946
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1,629,928
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1,304,661
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Operating
expenses:
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Selling,
general and administrative
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636,828
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555,761
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1,336,122
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1,122,181
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Change
in allowance on shareholder note receivable
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28,750
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500,000
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-
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500,000
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Gain
on disposal of property, plant and equipment
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(121
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(1,985
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(2,921
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(2,852
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Total
operating expenses
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665,457
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1,053,776
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1,333,201
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1,619,329
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Operating
income (loss)
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311,306
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(536,830
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296,727
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(314,668
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Interest
income
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15,161
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43,913
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29,689
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76,704
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Interest
expense
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(3,335
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(25,378
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(8,474
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(99,222
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Gain
on sale of building, land and building improvements
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-
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1,724,980
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-
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1,724,980
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Other
income - settlement
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-
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925,000
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-
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925,000
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Net
income
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323,132
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2,131,685
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317,942
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2,312,794
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Other
comprehensive income (loss)
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Unrealized
gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities
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122,723
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(9,528
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179,340
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9,528
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Comprehensive
income
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$
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445,855
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$
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2,122,157
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$
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497,282
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$
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2,322,322
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Weighted
average number of common shares — basic and diluted
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7,627,136
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7,964,334
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7,827,722
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7,957,777
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Net
income per share of common stock — basic and diluted
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$
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0.04
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$
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0.27
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$
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0.04
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$
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0.29
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See
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
ENTRX
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Six
Months Ended June 30,
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2007
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2006
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(unaudited)
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
income
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$
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317,942
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$
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2,312,794
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Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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95,252
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90,491
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Gain
on disposal of property, plant and equipment
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(2,921
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(1,727,832
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Net
interest income recorded on shareholder note receivable
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-
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(5,002
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Common
stock issued for services
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18,400
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8,000
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Allowance
on shareholder note receivable
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-
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500,000
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Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable
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195,108
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246,397
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Costs
and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted
contracts
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(51,824
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(413,256
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Inventories
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(78,463
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47,310
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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125,684
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194,205
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Other
receivables
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27,643
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(177,612
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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(259,644
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(630,544
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Billings
in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted
contracts
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54,883
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(65,542
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Net
cash provided by operating activities
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442,060
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379,409
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Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Capital
expenditures
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(121,440
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(91,657
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Proceeds
from sale of property, plant and equipment, net of
expenses
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32,800
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3,724,427
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Net
cash (used in) provided by investing activities
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(88,640
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3,632,770
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Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds
from long-term debt
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84,033
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72,495
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Payments
on long-term debt
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(57,471
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)
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(57,052
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Payments
on note payable to bank
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-
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(775,000
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)
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Payments
on note payable
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-
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(554,969
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Payments
on mortgage payable
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-
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(1,500,678
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)
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Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
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26,562
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(2,815,204
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Increase
in cash and cash equivalents
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379,982
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1,196,975
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Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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1,607,580
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413,395
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Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$
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1,987,562
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$
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1,610,370
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See
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
ENTRX
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
(Unaudited)
1. The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Entrx Corporation
and its subsidiaries (the "Company") have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for
interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-QSB. Accordingly,
they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In the opinion
of
management all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items, necessary
for
a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and
six
months ended June 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that
may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2007. These consolidated
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2006.
2. The
income per share amounts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and
2006, were computed by dividing the net income by the weighted average shares
outstanding during the applicable period. Dilutive common equivalent shares
have
not been included in the computation of diluted income per share because their
inclusion would be antidilutive.
All
stock
options and warrants were anti-dilutive for the three and six months ended
June
30, 2007 and 2006 because their respective exercise prices were greater than
the
average market price of the common stock.
3. Investments
held by the Company are classified as available-for-sale securities.
Available-for-sale securities are reported at fair value with all unrealized
gains or losses included in other comprehensive income (loss). The fair value
of
the securities was determined by quoted market prices of the underlying
security. For purposes of determining gross realized gains (losses), the cost
of
available-for-sale securities is based on specific identification.
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Aggregate
fair
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Gross
unrealized
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Gross
unrealized
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value
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gains
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losses
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Cost
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Available
for sale securities -
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June
30, 2007
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$
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1,035,323
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$
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206,020
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$
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(26,680
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)
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$
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855,983
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Available
for sale securities -
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December
31, 2006
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$
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99,094
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$
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-
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$
|
-
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$
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99,094
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The
Company's net unrealized holding gain (loss) was $122,723 and $(9,528) for
the
three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively and $179,340 and $9,528
for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
On
an
ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its investments in available-for-sale
securities to determine if a decline in fair value is other-than-temporary.
When
a decline in fair value is determined to be other-than-temporary, an impairment
charge is recorded and a new cost basis in the investment is established. Based
on the investment and volatility of common stock in a publicly-traded company
and the ability and the intent of the Company to hold the investment until
a
recovery of fair value, the Company believes that the cost of the investment
that currently has a gross unrealized loss is recoverable within a reasonable
period of time. The Company also reviewed the stock price history of the
investment and noted that for approximately 87% of the trading days in 2006
and
for approximately 39% of the trading days from January 1, 2007 through June
30,
2007, the investment’s stock price was greater than or equal to the Company’s
cost basis in the investment. Therefore, the impairment was not considered
other-than-temporary at June 30, 2007.
The
following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the
Company's investments with unrealized losses that are not deemed to be
other-than-temporarily impaired, aggregated by investment category and length
of
time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss
position, at June 30, 2007.
|
|
Less
than 12 Months
|
|
12
Months or Greater
|
|
Total
|
|
Description
of Securities
|
|
Fair
Value
|
|
Unrealized
Losses
|
|
Fair
Value
|
|
Unrealized
Losses
|
|
Fair
Value
|
|
Unrealized
Losses
|
|
Marketable
equity securities
|
|
$
|
72,414
|
|
$
|
(26,680
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
72,414
|
|
$
|
(26,680
|
)
|
Total
|
|
$
|
72,414
|
|
$
|
(26,680
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
72,414
|
|
$
|
(26,680
|
)
|
The
Company also has minority investments in privately held companies. These
investments are included in investments in unconsolidated affiliates on the
Consolidated Balance Sheets and are carried at cost unless the fair value of
the
investment below the cost basis is judged to be other-than-temporary. The
Company monitors these investments for impairment and makes appropriate
reductions in carrying values. At June 30, 2007, the Company’s investments in
unconsolidated affiliates consisted of an investment in Catalytic Solutions,
Inc. valued at $450,000. At December 31, 2006, the Company’s investments in
unconsolidated affiliates consisted of an investment in Catalytic Solutions,
Inc. valued at $450,000 and an investment in Clearwire Corporation valued at
$756,889. The Company’s investment in Clearwire Corporation was reclassified to
available-for-sale securities upon Clearwire’s initial public offering in the
first quarter of 2007. The Company did not record any impairment for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2007.
4. Inventories,
which consist principally of insulation products and related materials, are
stated at the lower of cost (determined on the first-in, first-out method)
or
market.
5. Blake
Capital Partners, LLC was current in the payment of interest on the shareholder
note receivable through the payment due March 1, 2006. The payment due September
1, 2006, however, was not made, and we have been informed by Mr. Mills, the
principal of Blake Capital Partners and guarantor on the note, that no payment
can be expected in the foreseeable future. As of December 31, 2006, as a result
of the non-payment of interest and other information received from Mr. Mills,
we
had booked reserves of $1,286,000 against the note receivable and wrote-off
the
interest receivable through June 30, 2006 of $48,000, bringing the net of the
note receivable less the reserve down to $210,000, the approximate value of
the
collateral securing the Note. The Company has canceled the 500,000 shares of
the
Company’s common stock that were pledged as collateral on the note and applied
the value of the stock, $115,000 based upon the closing price of the Company’s
common stock on March 19, 2007, against the outstanding note receivable balance.
The Company is exploring its opportunities to obtain proceeds from the sale
of
the VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. common stock, also pledged as collateral
on
the note. As such, the Company adjusted the carrying value of the note
receivable to the approximate value of the collateral securing the note at
June
30, 2007.
6. Accrued
expenses consist of the following:
|
|
June
30, 2007
|
|
December
31, 2006
|
|
Wages,
bonuses and payroll taxes
|
|
$
|
209,317
|
|
$
|
374,449
|
|
Union
dues
|
|
|
188,537
|
|
|
261,022
|
|
Accounting
and legal fees
|
|
|
52,000
|
|
|
31,877
|
|
Insurance
|
|
|
53,804
|
|
|
158,094
|
|
Insurance
settlement reserve
|
|
|
375,000
|
|
|
375,000
|
|
Inventory
purchases
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
55,133
|
|
Other
|
|
|
286,772
|
|
|
230,507
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,165,430
|
|
$
|
1,486,082
|
|
7. As
more
fully described in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December
31, 2006, the Company has granted stock options over the years to employees
and
directors under various stockholder approved stock option plans. At June 30,
2007, 2,191,630 stock options are outstanding. No stock options were granted
during the first half of 2007.
8. Sales
for
the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 to i) Jacobs Field Services North
America, Inc. were approximately $714,000 and $1,411,000, representing 12.8%
and
14.1% of total revenues, respectively ii) ARB, Inc. were approximately $717,000
and $717,000, representing 12.9% and 7.2% of total revenues, respectively and
iii) Matrix Service, Inc. were approximately $676,000 and $2,021,000,
representing 12.1% and 20.1% of total revenues, respectively. Sales for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2006 to i) Southern California Edison
Company (“SCE”) under the strategic alliance program with Curtom-Metalclad were
approximately $284,000 and $1,465,000, representing 7.7% and 16.3% of total
revenues, respectively, ii) JE Merit Constructors, Inc. were approximately
$718,000 and $1,254,000, representing 19.4% and 14.0% of total revenues,
respectively, and iii) Cleveland Wrecking Company were approximately $793,000
and $1,325,000, representing 21.5% and 14.8% of total revenues, respectively.
Accounts receivable from ARB, Inc. was approximately $745,000, and accounts
receivable from NRG Energy, Inc. was approximately $476,000, representing in
each case 19.3% and 12.3% of total accounts receivable, respectively, as of
June
30, 2007. Accounts receivable from NRG was approximately $571,000 at December
31, 2006 and accounts receivable from JE Merit Constructors, Inc. was
approximately $855,000.
9. In
February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No.
159 (SFAS 159), "The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities". SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure certain financial
instruments and certain other items at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses
on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in
earnings. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007. The company is presently determining whether to adopt SFAS 159, and
presently believes that if adopted, the impact on the Company's financial
position and results of operations would not be material.
10. In
October 1999, we completed the sale of our operating businesses and development
project located in Aguascalientes, Mexico. That sale specifically excluded
those
Mexican assets involved in the Company’s NAFTA claim which was settled in 2001.
Under the terms of the sale we received an initial cash payment of $125,000
and
recorded a receivable for $779,000. In November, 2000, the Company filed a
complaint in the Superior Court of California against a former employee, the
U.S. parent of the buyer and its representative for breach of contract, fraud,
collusion and other causes of action in connection with this sale seeking
damages in the form of a monetary award. On May 31, 2006, Entrx Corporation
entered into a Settlement Agreement with Ventana Global Environmental
Organizational Partnership, L.P. and North America Environmental Fund, L.P.
(collectively referred to as “Ventana”) whereby Ventana agreed to pay Entrx
Corporation $1,250,000 in exchange for the dismissal with prejudice by Entrx
Corporation of the law suit (the “Ventana Action”) filed by Entrx Corporation
against Ventana and others in Orange County, California Superior Court. Entrx
Corporation and Ventana also entered into a mutual release of all claims each
may have had against the other. In addition, Entrx Corporation released Carlos
Alberto de Rivas Oest and Geologic de Mexico S.A. de C.V., which were parties
related to Ventana, and against whom Entrx Corporation had claims pending in
Mexico. The Settlement Agreement does not limit claims that Entrx had or
currently has against Javier Guerra Cisneros and Promotora Industrial Galeana,
S.A. de C.V., which Entrx Corporation continues to pursue in Mexico. Javier
Guerra Cisneros and Promotora Industrial Galeana, S.A. de C.V. were involved
with the transactions which were the subject of the Ventana Action. Entrx
Corporation received $925,000 net after payment of legal fees and expenses
associated with the Ventana Action and the Settlement Agreement during the
second quarter of 2006.
11. Our
subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation Corporation, continues to be engaged in
lawsuits involving asbestos-related injury or potential injury claims. The
number of asbestos-related cases which have been initiated naming us (primarily
our subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation Corporation) as a defendant had increased
from approximately 254 in 1999 to 527 in 2000 and 725 in 2001. The number of
cases filed decreased after 2001 to 590 in 2002, to 351 in 2003, to 265 in
2004
and to 199 in 2005. The number of cases filed increased to 232 in 2006. At
December 31, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, there were, respectively,
approximately 1,009, 988, 853, 710, 507 and 404 cases pending. There were 89
new
claims made in the first six months of 2007, compared to 123 in the first six
months of 2006. There were 265 cases pending at June 30, 2007. These claims
are
currently defended and covered by insurance.
The
number of asbestos-related claims made against the Company since 2001, as well
as the number of cases pending at the end of each of those years, has reflected
a general downward trend from 2002 through 2006, with about a 15% increase
in
2006 over 2005. We believe that it is probable that this general downward trend
will continue, although such continuance cannot be assured, particularly in
view
of the increase in the claims made in 2006 as compared to 2005. The average
indemnity paid on all resolved claims has fluctuated over the past six-year
period ended December 31, 2006 from a high of $26,520 in 2001, to a low of
$14,504 in 2006, with an average indemnity payment of $19,131 over the same
six-year period. We believe that the sympathies of juries, the aggressiveness
of
the plaintiffs’ bar and the declining base of potential defendants as the result
of business failures, have tended to increase payments on resolved cases. This
tendency, we believe, has been mitigated by the declining pool of claimants
resulting from death, and the likelihood that the most meritorious claims have
been ferreted out by plaintiffs’ attorneys and that the newer cases being
brought are not as meritorious nor do they have as high a potential for damages
as do cases which were brought earlier. We have no reason to believe, therefore,
that the average future indemnity payments will increase materially in the
future.
In
addition, direct defense costs per resolved claim have increased from $9,407
in
2001 to $13,320 in 2006. We believe that these defense costs increased as a
result of a change in legal counsel in 2004, and the more aggressive defense
posture taken by new legal counsel since that change. We do not believe that
the
defense costs will increase materially in the future, and are projecting those
costs to be approximately $13,500 per claim.
Based
on
the trend of reducing asbestos-related injury claims made against the Company
over the past four calendar years, we projected in our Form 10-KSB filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2006
that
approximately 924 asbestos-related injury claims will be made against the
Company after December 31, 2006. The 924, in addition to the 404 claims existing
as of December 31, 2006, totaled 1,328 current and future claims. Multiplying
the average indemnity per resolved claim over the past six years of $19,131,
times 1,328, we projected the probable future indemnity to be paid on those
claims after December 31, 2006 to be equal to approximately $25 million. In
addition, multiplying an estimated cost of defense per resolved claim of
approximately $13,500 times 1,328, we projected the probable future defense
costs to equal approximately $18 million. Accordingly, our total estimated
future asbestos-related liability at December 31, 2006 was $43
million.
As
of
December 31, 2006, we projected that approximately 186 new asbestos-related
claims would be commenced, and approximately 237 cases would be resolved, in
2007, resulting in an estimated 353 cases pending at December 31, 2007. Since
we
projected that an aggregate of 924 new cases would be commenced after December
31, 2006, and that 186 of these cases would be commenced in 2007, we estimated
that an aggregate of 738 new cases would be commenced after December 31, 2007.
Accordingly, the cases pending and projected to be commenced in the future
at
December 31, 2007, would be 1,091 cases. Multiplying 1,091 claims times the
approximate average indemnity paid and defense costs incurred per resolved
claim
from 2002 through 2006 of $32,600, we estimated our liability for current and
future asbestos-related claims at December 31, 2007 to be approximately
$36,000,000. This amounts to a $7,000,000 reduction from the $43,000,000
liability we estimated as of December 31, 2006, or a $1,750,000 reduction per
quarter, resulting in an estimated liability at June 30, 2007 of
$39,500,000.
We
intend
to re-evaluate our estimate of future liability for asbestos claims at the
end
of each fiscal year, or whenever actual results are materially different from
our estimates, integrating our actual experience in that fiscal year with that
of prior fiscal years since 2002. We estimate that the effects of economic
inflation on either the average indemnity payment or the projected direct legal
expenses will be approximately equal to a discount rate applied to our future
liability based upon the time value of money. It is probable that we have
adequate insurance to cover current and future asbestos-related claims, although
such coverage cannot be assured.
Although
defense costs are included in our insurance coverage, we expended $220,000,
$174,000, $304,000, $188,000, and $215,000 in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006,
respectively, and $66,000 and $173,000 in the three and six months ended June
30, 2007, respectively to administer the asbestos claims. These costs to
administer the asbestos claims are generally not covered by insurance. These
amounts were primarily fees paid to attorneys to monitor the activities of
the
insurers, and their selected defense counsel, and to look after our rights
under
the various insurance policies.
There
are
numerous insurance carriers which have issued a number of policies to us over
a
period extending from approximately 1967 through approximately 1985 that still
provide coverage for asbestos-related injury claims. After approximately 1985
the policies were issued with provisions which purport to exclude coverage
for
asbestos related claims. The terms of our insurance policies are complex, and
coverage for many types of claims is limited as to the nature of the claim
and
the amount of coverage available. It is clear, however, under California law,
where the substantial majority of the asbestos-related injury claims are
litigated, that all of those policies cover any asbestos-related injury
occurring during the 1967 through 1985 period when these policies were in
force.
We
have
engaged legal counsel to review all of our known insurance policies, and to
provide us with the amount of coverage which such counsel believes to be
probable under those policies for current and future asbestos-related injury
claims against us. Such legal counsel has provided us with its opinion of the
minimum probable insurance coverage available to satisfy asbestos-related injury
claims, which exceeds our estimated $39.5 million and $43 million future
liability for such claims as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006,
respectively. Accordingly, we have included $39,500,000 and $43,000,000 of
such
insurance coverage receivable as an asset on our June 30, 2007 and December
31,
2006 balance sheets, respectively.
On
February 23, 2005 ACE Property & Casualty Company ("ACE"), Central National
Insurance Company of Omaha ("Central National") and Industrial Underwriters
Insurance Company ("Industrial"), which are all related entities, filed a
declaratory relief lawsuit (“the ACE Lawsuit”) against Metalclad Insulation
Corporation (“Metalclad”) and a number of Metalclad's other liability insurers,
in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles. ACE,
Central National and Industrial issued umbrella and excess policies to
Metalclad, which has sought and obtained from the plaintiffs both defense and
indemnity under these policies for the asbestos lawsuits brought against
Metalclad during the last four to five years. The ACE Lawsuit seeks declarations
regarding a variety of coverage issues, but is centrally focused on issues
involving whether historical and currently pending asbestos lawsuits brought
against Metalclad are subject to either an "aggregate" limits of liability
or
separate "per occurrence" limits of liability. Whether any particular asbestos
lawsuit is properly classified as being subject to an aggregate limit of
liability depends upon whether or not the suit falls within the "products"
or
"completed operations" hazards found in most of the liability policies issued
to
Metalclad. Resolution of these classification issues will determine if, as
ACE
and Central National allege, their policies are nearing exhaustion of their
aggregate limits and whether or not other Metalclad insurers who previously
asserted they no longer owed any coverage obligations to Metalclad because
of
the claimed exhaustion of their aggregate limits, in fact, owe Metalclad
additional coverage obligations. The ACE Lawsuit also seeks to determine the
effect of the settlement agreement between the Company and Allstate Insurance
Company on the insurance obligations of various other insurers of Metalclad,
and
the effect of the “asbestos exclusion” in the Allstate policy. The ACE Lawsuit
does not seek any monetary recovery from Metalclad. Nonetheless, we anticipate
that we will incur attorneys fees and other associated litigation costs in
defending the lawsuit and any counter claims made against us by any other
insurers, and in prosecuting any claims we may seek to have adjudicated
regarding our insurance coverage. In addition, the ACE Lawsuit may result in
our
incurring costs in connection with obligations we may have to indemnify Allstate
under the Settlement Agreement. Allstate, in a cross-complaint filed against
Metalclad Insulation Corporation in October, 2005, asked the court to determine
the Company’s obligation to assume and pay for the defense of Allstate in the
ACE Lawsuit under the Company’s indemnification obligations in the Settlement
Agreement. The Company does not believe that it has any legal obligation to
assume or pay for such defense.
12. Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash
paid
for interest was $8,474 and $102,566 for the six months ended June 30, 2007
and
2006, respectively.
Item
2. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
All
statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this Form
10-QSB, including without limitation the statements under “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation” and “Description of Business” are,
or may be deemed to be, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements involve
assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which
may
cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Entrx Corporation
(the
“Company”) to be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements contained
in this Form 10-QSB. Such potential risks and uncertainties include, without
limitation; the outcome of existing litigation; competitive pricing and other
pressures from other businesses in the Company’s markets; the accuracy of the
Company’s estimate of future liability for asbestos-related injury claims; the
adequacy of insurance, including the adequacy of insurance to cover current
and
future asbestos-related injury claims; the valuation of the Company’s
investments; collectibility of a loan due from an affiliate of, and guaranteed
by, a principal shareholder; economic conditions generally and in the Company’s
primary markets; availability of capital; the adequacy of the Company’s cash and
cash equivalents; the cost of labor; the accuracy of the Company’s cost analysis
for fixed price contracts; and other risk factors detailed herein and in other
of the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this Form 10-QSB and
the
Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to
update the reasons actual results could differ from those projected in such
forward-looking statements. Therefore, readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements. You
can
identify these forward-looking statements by forward-looking words such as
“may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “estimate,”
“continue,” and similar words.
General.
The
Company provides insulation and asbestos abatement services, primarily on the
West Coast. Through our wholly-owned subsidiary Metalclad Insulation
Corporation, we provide these services to a wide range of industrial, commercial
and public agency clients. Insulation services include the installation of
high-
and low-temperature insulation on pipe, ducts, furnaces, boilers, and other
types of industrial equipment and commercial applications. Asbestos abatement
services include removal and disposal of asbestos-containing products in similar
applications. We fabricate specialty items for the insulation industry, and
sell
insulation material and accessories incident to our services business to our
customers as well as to other contractors. A diverse list of clientele includes
refineries, utilities, chemical/petrochemical plants, manufacturing facilities,
commercial properties, office buildings and various governmental
facilities.
Results
of Operations: Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 and
2006
Revenue
Revenue
for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was $5,563,000, an increase of 50.5%
as
compared to $3,697,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2006. Revenue for
the
six months ended June 30, 2007 was $10,034,000, an increase of 11.8% as compared
to $8,974,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006. Revenues increased during
the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 as compared with the three and
six
months ended June 30, 2006 primarily as result of the Company obtaining new
maintenance contracts, and hiring additional project managers which has allowed
the Company to bid on more projects in 2007 and ultimately increased the number
of jobs in which we were the winning bidder.
Cost
of Revenue and Gross Margin
Cost
of
revenue was $4,587,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007, as compared
to
$3,180,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2006. Cost of revenue was
$8,404,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007, as compared to $7,669,000
for
the six months ended June 30, 2006. The gross margin percentage was
approximately 17.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to
14.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2006. The gross margin percentage
was
approximately 16.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to 14.5%
for the six months ended June 30, 2006. The increase in the gross margin
percentage during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 as compared
with
the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 is primarily the result of lower
rates on our workers compensation insurance.
Selling,
General and Administrative
Selling,
general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2007
were $637,000 as compared to $556,000 for the comparable period ended June
30,
2006, an increase of 14.6%. Selling, general and administrative expenses for
the
six months ended June 30, 2007 were $1,336,000 as compared to $1,122,000 for
the
comparable period ended June 30, 2006, an increase of 19.1%. The increase for
the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the three and six
months ended June 30, 2006 was primarily due to increases in payroll and auto
expenses. The increase in payroll expense was primarily due to increase in
the
number of project managers at the Company and the increase in auto expense
was
primarily due to an increase in gas costs. For the three months ended June
30,
2007, the overall increase in selling, general and administrative costs was
partially offset by a decrease in legal expenses.
Change
in Allowance on Shareholder Note Receivable
For
the
year ended December 31, 2004, we established a reserve of $250,000 against
the
note receivable from Blake Capital Partners, LLC (“Blake”). The reserve was
established based upon the Company’s estimate of the collectibility of the note
receivable. The Company increased the reserve by $500,000, for a total reserve
of $750,000, against the note receivable during the three months ended June
30,
2006 based upon the Company’s estimate of the collectibility of the note
receivable at that time. As of December 31, 2006, as a result of the non-payment
of interest and other information received from Mr. Mills, we had booked
reserves of $1,286,000 against the note receivable and wrote-off the interest
receivable through June 30, 2006 of $48,000, bringing the net of the note
receivable less the reserve down to $210,000, the approximate value of the
collateral securing the Note. The Company has canceled the 500,000 shares of
the
Company’s common stock that were pledged as collateral on the note and applied
the value of the stock, $115,000 against the outstanding note receivable
balance. The Company is exploring its opportunities to obtain proceeds from
the
sale of the VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. common stock, also pledged as
collateral on the note. As such, the Company adjusted the carrying value of
the
note receivable to the approximate value of the collateral securing the note
at
June 30, 2007.
Gain
on Disposal of Property, Plant and Equipment
Gain
on
the disposal of property plant and equipment was $0 and $2,000 for the three
months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Gain on the disposal of
property plant and equipment was $3,000 for both the six months ended June
30,
2007 and 2006.
Interest
Income and Expense
Net
interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was $12,000 as compared
to net interest income of $19,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2006
and
net interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $21,000 as
compared to net interest expense of $23,000 for the six months ended June 30,
2006, primarily due to a decrease in the average balance, as well as no
amortization of the original issue discount, of the note with Pandora Select
Partners L.P., and no interest on the line of credit and mortgage with Far
East
National Bank during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007. During the
three and six months ended June 30, 2007, the Company did not record any
interest income on the note receivable from Blake Capital Partners, LLC.
Gain
on Sale of Building, Land, and Building Improvements
Gain
on
sale of building, land and building improvements was $1,725,000 for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2006. This gain was related to the sale of the
Company’s facilities in Anaheim, California that housed the Company’s insulation
operations.
Other
Income
Other
income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 was $925,000 related
to
the settlement agreement with Ventana Global Environmental Organizational
Partnership, L.P. and North America Environmental Fund, L.P. (collectively
referred to as “Ventana”) whereby Ventana agreed to pay Entrx Corporation
$1,250,000 in exchange for the dismissal with prejudice by Entrx Corporation
of
the law suit (the “Ventana Action”) filed by Entrx Corporation against Ventana
and others in Orange County, California Superior Court in November 2000. Entrx
Corporation received $925,000 net after payment of legal fees and expenses
associated with the settlement.
Net
Income
We
had
net income of $323,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007 as compared
to
net income of $2,132,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2006. We had net
income of $318,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to net
income of $2,313,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006. The net income
for
the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 was primarily due to the gain
on
the sale of our facilities in Anaheim, California and our settlement with
Ventana Global Environmental Organizational Partnership, L.P. and North America
Environmental Fund, L.P., partially offset by the increase in our reserve on
the
note receivable from Blake.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of
June 30, 2007, we had $1,988,000 in cash and cash equivalents and $1,035,000
in
available-for-sale securities. The Company had working capital of $5,486,000
as
of June 30, 2007. We own 190,566 shares of the common stock of VioQuest
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the common stock of which is publicly traded on the
NASD
Bulletin Board under the symbol “VQPH”. Of the 190,566 shares, 75,000 shares are
subject to options exercisable by two current and one former member of our
Board
of Directors at $1.25 per share. We also own 39,415 shares of Clearwire
Corporation’s common stock (NASDAQ: CLWR). The Company has signed a lock-up
agreement whereby it has agreed not to sell the common stock of Clearwire
Corporation acquired through the exercise of the warrant until September 4,
2007.
In
an
effort to increase shareholder value and to diversify from our insulation
services business, we have made equity investments in Catalytic Solutions,
Inc.,
that is not in the insulation services business and which we believed had the
ability to provide acceptable return on our investment. We currently have an
investment in Catalytic Solutions, Inc. which we value at $450,000. This company
is in the early stages of its business development. Our investments represent
less than 5% ownership and represent approximately 0.9% and 0.8% of the
Company’s total assets at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.
Catalytic Solutions, Inc. manufactures and delivers proprietary technology
that
improves the performance and reduces the cost of catalytic converters. Catalytic
Solutions, Inc. has successfully applied for the admission of all of their
outstanding shares of stock to the AIM market in London, England.
In
2001,
$1,255,000 was loaned to an affiliate of Wayne W. Mills, Blake Capital Partners,
LLC (“Blake”) under a note (“Note”) secured by 500,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock and any dividends received on those shares. At the time the loan
was made, Mr. Mills was a principal shareholder of the Company, and was
subsequently elected as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. In
November 2003, the Board of Directors of the Company negotiated an amendment
to
the security agreement (the “Amended and Restated Security Agreement”) which it
believed to be beneficial to the Company. The Note as amended (the “New Note”)
is in the principal amount of $1,496,370, and now provides for an October 31,
2007 due date, with interest at 2% over the prime rate established by Wells
Fargo Bank, NA in Minneapolis, Minnesota, adjusted on March 1 and September
1 of
each year, instead of the 12% rate established in the Note. Interest only is
payable commencing March 1, 2004, and at the end of each six-month period
thereafter. The New Note is with full recourse to Blake Capital Partners, which
has minimal assets, other than 350,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and
175,000 shares of VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., all of which, along with
150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and 75,000 shares of VioQuest
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. owned by Mr. Mills, have been held by the Company as
collateral for the New Note. The Amended and Restated Security Agreement, unlike
the original Security Agreement, does not require us, or permit Blake Capital
Partners or Mr. Mills, to cancel the shares of the Company’s common stock held
as collateral as full payment of the loan, or require us to apply the value
of
those cancelled shares at $2.50 per share against the principal balance of
the
amounts due. In addition, Mr. Mills has personally guaranteed the repayment
of
the New Note.
Other
financial obligations of Mr. Mills have impaired his ability to fulfill his
obligations as a guarantor of the New Note. For the year ended December 31,
2004, we established a reserve of $250,000 against the Note. The reserve was
established based upon the Company’s estimate of the collectibility of the note
receivable. The Company increased the reserve by $500,000, for a total reserve
of $750,000, against the note receivable during the six months ended June 30,
2006 based upon the Company’s estimate of the collectibility of the note
receivable at that time. Blake was current in the payment of interest through
the payment due March 1, 2006. The payment due September 1, 2006, however,
was
not made, and we have been informed by Mr. Mills that no payment can be expected
in the foreseeable future. As of December 31, 2006, as a result of the
non-payment of interest and other information received from Mr. Mills, we booked
an additional reserve of $536,000 against the note receivable and wrote-off
the
interest receivable through June 30, 2006 of $48,000, bringing the net of the
note receivable less the reserve down to $210,000 and as of June 30, 2007
adjusted the net book value of the note to $238,750, the approximate value
of
the collateral securing the Note. The Company has canceled the 500,000 shares
of
the Company’s common stock that were pledged as collateral on the note and
applied the value of the stock, $115,000 against the outstanding note receivable
balance. The Company is exploring its opportunities to obtain proceeds from
the
sale of the VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. common stock, also pledged as
collateral on the note.
Cash
provided by operations was $442,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007
compared with cash provided by operations of $379,000 for the six months ended
June 30, 2006. For the six months ended June 30, 2007 the positive cash flow
from operations was primarily the result of a our net income and a decrease
in
accounts receivable and prepaid expenses, partially offset by a decrease in
accounts payable and accrued expenses and an increase in inventories. For the
six months ended June 30, 2006 the positive cash flow from operations was
primarily the result of our net income, and a decrease in accounts receivable,
partially offset by a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses and
an
increase in other receivables and costs and estimated earnings in excess of
billings on uncompleted contracts.
Net
investing activities used $89,000 of cash in the six months ended June 30,
2007
and provided $3,633,000 of cash in the six months ended June 30, 2006. For
the
six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, we used cash of $121,000 and $92,000,
respectively, for capital expenditures, primarily at our subsidiary, Metalclad
Insulation Corporation. During the six months ended June 30, 2007 cash of
$33,000 was provided by proceeds from sales of assets. During the six months
ended June 30, 2006, cash of $3,724,000 was provided by proceeds from sales
of
assets, primarily related to the sale of the Company’s facilities in Anaheim,
California.
Cash
provided by financing activities totaled $27,000 for the six months ended June
30, 2007 compared with cash used in financing activities of $2,815,000 for
the
comparable period in 2006. Proceeds from long-term debt provided $84,000 and
$72,000 of cash during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2006, cash was used to repay
the line of credit note payable to bank, the mortgage payable on the building
we
sold and the Company’s note to Pandora Select Partners L.P. Payments on
long-term borrowings used $57,000 of cash in both the six months ended June
30,
2007 and 2006.
Our
subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation Corporation, continues to be engaged in
lawsuits involving asbestos-related injury or potential injury claims. The
232
claims made in 2006 were down from the 725, 590, 351, 265 and 199 claims made
in
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively. There were 89 new claims made
in
the first six months of 2007, compared to 123 in the first six months of 2006,
and 228 cases resolved in the first six months of 2007, compared to 145 cases
resolved in the first six months of 2006. There were 265 cases pending at June
30, 2007 and 404 claims pending at December 31, 2006. The average indemnity
paid
on all resolved claims has fluctuated over the past six-year period ended
December 31, 2006 from a high of $26,520 in 2001, to a low of $14,504 in 2006,
with an average indemnity payment of $19,131 over the same six-year period.
These claims are currently defended and covered by insurance. We have projected
that our future liability for currently outstanding and estimated future
asbestos-related claims was approximately $43,000,000, at December 31, 2006.
As
of
December 31, 2006, we estimated that there will be 924 asbestos-related injury
claims made against the Company after December 31, 2006. The 924, in addition
to
the 404 claims existing as of December 31, 2006, totaled 1,328 current and
future claims. Multiplying the average indemnity per resolved claim over the
past six years of $19,131, times 1,328, we projected the probable future
indemnity to be paid on those claims after December 31, 2006 to be equal to
approximately $25 million. In addition, multiplying an estimated cost of defense
per resolved claim of approximately $13,500 times 1,328, we projected the
probable future defense costs to equal approximately $18 million. Accordingly,
our total estimated future asbestos-related liability at December 31, 2006
was
$43 million.
As
of
December 31, 2006, we projected that approximately 186 new asbestos-related
claims would be commenced, and approximately 237 cases would be resolved, in
2007, resulting in an estimated 353 cases pending at December 31, 2007. Although
the actual number of claims made in the first half of 2007 was 89, slightly
less
than we anticipated, we do not believe the difference is significant enough
to
re-evaluate our estimate of 186 new cases in 2007. Since we projected that
an
aggregate of 924 new cases would be commenced after December 31, 2006, and
that
186 of these cases would be commenced in 2007, we estimated that an aggregate
of
738 new cases would be commenced after December 31, 2007. Accordingly, the
cases
pending and projected to be commenced in the future at December 31, 2007, would
be 1,091 cases. Multiplying 1,091 claims times the approximate average indemnity
paid and defense costs incurred per resolved claim from 2002 through 2006 of
$32,600, we estimated our liability for current and future asbestos-related
claims at December 31, 2007 to be approximately $36,000,000. This amounts to
a
$7,000,000 reduction from the $43,000,000 liability we estimated as of December
31, 2006, or a $1,750,000 reduction per quarter, resulting in an estimated
liability at June 30, 2007 of $39,500,000.
We
have
determined that it is probable that we have sufficient insurance to provide
coverage for both current and future projected asbestos-related injury claims.
This determination assumes that the current trend of reducing asbestos-related
injury claims will continue and that the average indemnity and direct legal
costs of each resolved claim will not materially increase. The determination
also assumes that the insurance companies live up to what we believe is their
obligation to continue to cover our exposure with regards to these claims.
Several affiliated insurance companies have brought a declaratory relief action
against our subsidiary, Metalclad, as well as a number of other insurers, to
resolve certain coverage issues. (See Part II, Item 1, “Legal Proceedings -
Asbestos-related Claims”)
We
intend
to re-evaluate our estimate of future liability for asbestos claims at the
end
of each fiscal year, or whenever actual results are materially different from
our estimates, integrating our actual experience in that fiscal year with that
of prior fiscal years since 2002. We estimate that the effects of economic
inflation on either the average indemnity payment or the projected direct legal
expenses will be approximately equal to a discount rate applied to our future
liability based upon the time value of money. It is probable that we have
adequate insurance to cover current and future asbestos-related claims, although
such coverage cannot be assured.
Although
defense costs are included in our insurance coverage, we expended $220,000,
$174,000, $304,000, $188,000, and $215,000 in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006,
respectively, and $66,000 and $173,000 in the three and six months ended June
30, 2007, to administer the asbestos claims. These costs to administer the
asbestos claims are generally not covered by insurance. These amounts were
primarily fees paid to attorneys to monitor the activities of the insurers,
and
their selected defense counsel, and to look after our rights under the various
insurance policies.
There
are
numerous insurance carriers which have issued a number of policies to us over
a
period extending from approximately 1967 through approximately 1985 that still
provide coverage for asbestos-related injury claims. After approximately 1985
the policies were issued with provisions which purport to exclude coverage
for
asbestos related claims. The terms of our insurance policies are complex, and
coverage for many types of claims is limited as to the nature of the claim
and
the amount of coverage available. It is clear, however, under California law,
where the substantial majority of the asbestos-related injury claims are
litigated, that all of those policies cover any asbestos-related injury
occurring during the 1967 through 1985 period when these policies were in
force.
We
have
engaged legal counsel to review all of our known insurance policies, and to
provide us with the amount of coverage which such counsel believes to be
probable under those policies for current and future asbestos-related injury
claims against us. Such legal counsel has provided us with its opinion of the
minimum probable insurance coverage available to satisfy asbestos-related injury
claims, which exceeds our estimated $39.5 million and $43 million future
liability for such claims as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006,
respectively. Accordingly, we have included $39,500,000 and $43,000,000 of
such
insurance coverage receivable as an asset on our June 30, 2007 and December
31,
2006 balance sheets, respectively.
On
February 23, 2005 ACE Property & Casualty Company ("ACE"), Central National
Insurance Company of Omaha ("Central National") and Industrial Underwriters
Insurance Company ("Industrial"), which are all related entities, filed a
declaratory relief lawsuit (“the ACE Lawsuit”) against Metalclad Insulation
Corporation (“Metalclad”) and a number of Metalclad's other liability insurers,
in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles. ACE,
Central National and Industrial issued umbrella and excess policies to
Metalclad, which has sought and obtained from the plaintiffs both defense and
indemnity under these policies for the asbestos lawsuits brought against
Metalclad during the last four to five years. The ACE Lawsuit seeks declarations
regarding a variety of coverage issues, but is centrally focused on issues
involving whether historical and currently pending asbestos lawsuits brought
against Metalclad are subject to either an "aggregate" limits of liability
or
separate "per occurrence" limits of liability. Whether any particular asbestos
lawsuit is properly classified as being subject to an aggregate limit of
liability depends upon whether or not the suit falls within the "products"
or
"completed operations" hazards found in most of the liability policies issued
to
Metalclad. Resolution of these classification issues will determine if, as
ACE
and Central National allege, their policies are nearing exhaustion of their
aggregate limits and whether or not other Metalclad insurers who previously
asserted they no longer owed any coverage obligations to Metalclad because
of
the claimed exhaustion of their aggregate limits, in fact, owe Metalclad
additional coverage obligations. The ACE Lawsuit also seeks to determine the
effect of the settlement agreement between the Company and Allstate Insurance
Company on the insurance obligations of various other insurers of Metalclad,
and
the effect of the “asbestos exclusion” in the Allstate policy. The ACE Lawsuit
does not seek any monetary recovery from Metalclad. Nonetheless, we anticipate
that we will incur attorneys fees and other associated litigation costs in
defending the lawsuit and any counter claims made against us by any other
insurers, and in prosecuting any claims we may seek to have adjudicated
regarding our insurance coverage. In addition, the ACE Lawsuit may result in
our
incurring costs in connection with obligations we may have to indemnify Allstate
under the Settlement Agreement. Allstate, in a cross-complaint filed against
Metalclad Insulation Corporation in October, 2005, asked the court to determine
the Company’s obligation to assume and pay for the defense of Allstate in the
ACE Lawsuit under the Company’s indemnification obligations in the Settlement
Agreement. The Company does not believe that it has any legal obligation to
assume or pay for such defense.
In
2003
and 2004 the Judiciary Committee of the United States Senate considered
legislation to create a privately funded, publicly administered fund to provide
the necessary resources for an asbestos injury claims resolution program, and
is
commonly referred to as the “FAIR” Act. In 2005, a draft of the “FAIR” Act was
approved by the Judiciary Committee, but the bill was rejected by the full
Senate in February 2006, when a cloture motion on the bill was withdrawn. An
amended version of the 2006 “FAIR” Act (S 3274) was introduced in the Senate in
May 2006, but has not been scheduled for a vote. A similar bill was introduced
in the House (HR 1360) in March 2005, but was referred to a subcommittee in
May
2005. The latest draft of the “FAIR” Act calls for the fund to be funded
partially by asbestos defendant companies, of which the Company is one, and
partially by insurance companies. The bill could be voted on by the Senate
or
the House at any time in the future. The impact, if any, the “FAIR” Act will
have on us if passed cannot be determined at this time although the latest
draft
of the legislation did not appear favorable to us.
The
Company projects that cash flow generated through the operation of its
subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation Corporation, and the Company’s net cash assets
as of June 30, 2007 will be sufficient to meet the Company’s cash requirements
for at least the next twelve months.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our
significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the consolidated
financial statements included in our annual report for the year ended December
31, 2006. The accounting policies used in preparing our interim 2007
consolidated condensed financial statements are the same as those described
in
our annual report.
Our
critical accounting policies are those both having the most impact to the
reporting of our financial condition and results, and requiring significant
judgments and estimates. Our critical accounting policies include those related
to (a) revenue recognition, (b) investments in unconsolidated affiliates, (c)
allowances for uncollectible notes and accounts receivable, (d) judgments and
estimates used in determining the need for an accrual, and the amount, of our
asbestos liability, and (e) evaluation and estimates of our probable insurance
coverage for asbestos-related claims. Revenue recognition for fixed price
insulation installation and asbestos abatement contracts are accounted for
by
the percentage-of-completion method, wherein costs and estimated earnings are
included in revenues as the work is performed. If a loss on a fixed price
contract is indicated, the entire amount of the estimated loss is accrued when
known. Revenue recognition on time and material contracts is recognized based
upon the amount of work performed. We have made investments in privately-held
companies, which can still be considered to be in the startup or development
stages. The investments at less than 20% of ownership are initially recorded
at
cost and the carrying value is evaluated quarterly. We monitor these investments
for impairment and make appropriate reductions in carrying values if we
determine an impairment charge is required based primarily on the financial
condition and near-term prospects of these companies. These investments are
inherently risky, as the markets for the technologies or products these
companies are developing are typically in the early stages and may never
materialize. Notes and accounts receivable are reduced by an allowance for
amounts that may become uncollectible in the future. The estimated allowance
for
uncollectible amounts is based primarily on our evaluation of the financial
condition of the noteholder or customer. Future changes in the financial
condition of a note payee or customer may require an adjustment to the allowance
for uncollectible notes and accounts receivable. We have estimated the probable
amount of future claims related to our asbestos liability and the probable
amount of insurance coverage related to those claims. We offset proceeds
received from our insurance carriers resulting from claims of personal injury
allegedly related to asbestos exposure against the payment issued to the
plaintiff. The cash from the insurance company goes directly to the plaintiff,
so we never have access to this cash. We never have control over any of the
funds the insurance company issues to the plaintiff. Once a claim is settled,
payment of the claim is normally made by the insurance carrier or carriers
within 30 to 60 days. Changes in any of the judgments and estimates could have
a
material impact on our financial condition and results of
operations.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No.
159 (SFAS 159), "The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities". SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure certain financial
instruments and certain other items at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses
on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in
earnings. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007. The Company is presently determining whether to adopt SFAS 159, and
presently believes that if adopted, the impact on the Company's financial
position and results of operations would not be material.
Effective
January 1, 2007, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation (FIN) No. 48 (FIN
No.
48), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”, to address the
noncomparability in reporting tax assets and liabilities resulting from a lack
of specific guidance in FASB SFAS No. 109 (SFAS 109), “Accounting for Income
Taxes”, on the uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s
financial statements. Specifically, FIN No. 48 prescribes (a) a consistent
recognition threshold and (b) a measurement attribute for the financial
statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to
be
taken in a tax return, and provides related guidance on derecognition,
classification, interest and penalties, accounting interim periods, disclosure
and transition. The Company has determined that there is no impact on the
financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
Item
3. Controls
and Procedures
We
carried out an evaluation, with the participation of our chief executive and
chief financial officers, of the effectiveness, as of June 30, 2007, of our
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based upon that evaluation, made at
the
end of the period, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer
concluded that our
disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information
required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms,
that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including
our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure,
and
that there has been no change in such internal control, or other factors which
could significantly affect such controls including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies or material weaknesses, since our
evaluation.
The
Company has a limited number of employees and is not able to have proper
segregation of duties based on the cost benefit of hiring additional employees
solely to address the segregation of duties issue. We determined the risks
associated with the lack of segregation of duties are insignificant based on
the
close involvement of management in day-to-day operations (i.e. tone at the
top,
corporate governance, officer oversight and involvement with daily activities,
and other company level controls). The Company has limited resources available
and the limited amount of transactions and activities allow for compensating
controls.
In
addition, our management with the participation of our principal executive
officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions
has determined that no change in our internal control over financing reporting
occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2007 that has materially affected,
or
is (as that term is defined in Rules 13(a)-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) reasonably likely to materially affect, our
internal control over financial reporting.
PART
II
OTHER
INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal
Proceedings
Asbestos-related
Claims
Prior
to
1975, we were engaged in the sale and installation of asbestos-related
insulation materials, which has resulted in numerous claims of personal injury
allegedly related to asbestos exposure. Many of these claims are now being
brought by the children and close relatives of persons who have died, allegedly
as a result of the direct or indirect exposure to asbestos. To date all of
our
asbestos-related injury claims have been paid and defended by our insurance
carriers.
The
number of asbestos-related cases which have been initiated naming us (primarily
our subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation Corporation) as a defendant had increased
from approximately 254 in 1999 to 527 in 2000 and 725 in 2001. The number of
cases filed decreased after 2001 to 590 in 2002, to 351 in 2003, to 265 in
2004
and to 199 in 2005, but increased in 2006 to 232. At December 31, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, there were, respectively, approximately 1,009, 988,
853, 710, 507 and 404 cases pending. There were 89 new claims made in the first
six months of 2007, compared to 123 in the first six months of 2006. There
were
265 cases pending at June 30, 2007. These claims are currently defended and
covered by insurance.
Set
forth
below is a table for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006
and
the six months ended June 30, 2007, which sets forth for each such period the
approximate number of asbestos-related cases filed, the number of such cases
resolved by dismissal or by trial, the number of such cases resolved by
settlement, the total number of resolved cases, the number of filed cases
pending at the end of such period, the total indemnity paid on all resolved
cases, the average indemnity paid on all settled cases and the average indemnity
paid on all resolved cases:
|
|
2003
|
|
2004
|
|
2005(2)
|
|
2006
|
|
Six
Months Ended
June
30, 2007
|
|
New
cases filed
|
|
|
351
|
|
|
265
|
|
|
199
|
|
|
232
|
|
|
89
|
|
Defense
judgments and dismissals
|
|
|
311
|
|
|
311
|
|
|
294
|
(2)
|
|
253
|
|
|
193
|
(2)
|
Settled
cases
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
97
|
|
|
108
|
|
|
82
|
|
|
35
|
|
Total
resolved cases (1)
|
|
|
486
|
|
|
408
|
|
|
402
|
(3)
|
|
335
|
|
|
228
|
(2)
|
Pending
cases (1)
|
|
|
853
|
|
|
710
|
|
|
507
|
|
|
404
|
|
|
265
|
|
Total
indemnity payments
|
|
$
|
10,618,700
|
|
$
|
6,366,750
|
|
$
|
8,513,750
|
|
$
|
4,858,750
|
|
$
|
3,278,000
|
|
Average
indemnity paid on settled cases
|
|
$
|
60,678
|
|
$
|
65,637
|
|
$
|
78,831
|
|
$
|
59,253
|
|
$
|
74,500
|
|
Average
indemnity paid on all resolved cases
|
|
$
|
21,849
|
|
$
|
15,605
|
|
$
|
21,178
|
(3)
|
$
|
14,504
|
|
$
|
14,377
|
|
(1) |
Total
resolved cases includes, and the number of pending cases excludes,
cases
which have been settled but which have not been closed for lack of
final
documentation or payment.
|
(2) |
Of
the decrease from 710 cases pending at December 31, 2004 to 507 cases
pending at December 31, 2005, were 80 cases which had been previously
counted in error and are included in “Defense judgments and dismissals”
and “Total resolved cases”, so that the actual decrease over the year
ended December 31, 2005 was 123 cases and of the decrease from 404
cases
pending at December 31, 2006 to 265 cases pending at June 30, 2007,
were
30 cases which had been previously counted in error and are included
in
“Defense judgments and dismissals” and “Total resolved cases”, so that the
actual decrease for the six month period ended June 30, 2007 was
109
cases.
|
(3) |
The
average indemnity paid on resolved cases does not include, and the
number
of pending cases includes, a jury award rendered on March 22, 2005
and a
judgment on that award rendered on April 4, 2005, finding Metalclad
Insulation Corporation liable for $1,117,000 in damages, which is
covered
by insurance. The judgment is being appealed by our
insurer.
|
The
number of asbestos-related claims made against the Company since 2001, as well
as the number of cases pending at the end of each of those years, has reflected
a general downward trend from 2002 through 2006, with about a 15% increase
in
2006 over 2005. We believe that it is probable that this general downward trend
will continue, although such continuance cannot be assured, particularly in
view
of the increase in the claims made in 2006 as compared to 2005. The average
indemnity paid on all resolved claims has fluctuated over the past six-year
period ended December 31, 2006 from a high of $26,520 in 2001, to a low of
$14,504 in 2006, with an average indemnity payment of $19,131 over the same
six-year period.
We
believe that the sympathies of juries, the aggressiveness of the plaintiffs’ bar
and the declining base of potential defendants as the result of business
failures, have tended to increase payments on resolved cases. This tendency,
we
believe, has been mitigated by the declining pool of claimants resulting from
death, and the likelihood that the most meritorious claims have been ferreted
out by plaintiffs’ attorneys and that the newer cases being brought are not as
meritorious nor do they have as high a potential for damages as do cases which
were brought earlier. We have no reason to believe, therefore, that the average
future indemnity payments will increase materially in the future.
In
addition, direct defense costs per resolved claim increased from $9,407 in
2001
to $13,320 in 2006. We believe that these defense costs increased as a result
of
a change in legal counsel in 2004, and the more aggressive defense posture
taken
by new legal counsel since that change. We do not believe that the defense
costs
will increase materially in the future, and are projecting those costs to be
approximately $13,500 per claim.
Based
on
the trend of reducing asbestos-related injury claims made against the Company
over the past four calendar years, we projected in our Form 10-KSB filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2006
that
approximately 924 asbestos-related injury claims will be made against the
Company after December 31, 2006. The 924, in addition to the 404 claims existing
as of December 31, 2006, totaled 1,328 current and future claims. Multiplying
the average indemnity per resolved claim over the past six years of $19,131,
times 1,328, we projected the probable future indemnity to be paid on those
claims after December 31, 2006 to be equal to approximately $25 million. In
addition, multiplying an estimated cost of defense per resolved claim of
approximately $13,500 times 1,328, we projected the probable future defense
costs to equal approximately $18 million. Accordingly, our total estimated
future asbestos-related liability at December 31, 2006 was $43 million.
As
of
December 31, 2006, we projected that approximately 186 new asbestos-related
claims would be commenced, and approximately 237 cases would be resolved, in
2007, resulting in an estimated 353 cases pending at December 31, 2007. Although
the actual number of claims made in the first half of 2007 was 89, slightly
less
than we anticipated, we do not believe the difference is significant enough
to
re-evaluate our estimate of 186 new cases in 2007. Since we projected that
an
aggregate of 924 new cases would be commenced after December 31, 2006, and
that
186 of these cases would be commenced in 2007, we estimated that an aggregate
of
738 new cases would be commenced after December 31, 2007. Accordingly, the
cases
pending and projected to be commenced in the future at December 31, 2007, would
be 1,091 cases. Multiplying 1,091 claims times the approximate average indemnity
paid and defense costs incurred per resolved claim from 2002 through 2006 of
$32,600, we estimated our liability for current and future asbestos-related
claims at December 31, 2007 to be approximately $36,000,000. This amounts to
a
$7,000,000 reduction from the $43,000,000 liability we estimated as of December
31, 2006, or a $1,750,000 reduction per quarter, resulting in an estimated
liability at June 30, 2007 of $39,500,000.
We
have
determined that it is probable that we have sufficient insurance to provide
coverage for both current and future projected asbestos-related injury claims.
This determination assumes that the current trend of reducing asbestos-related
injury claims will continue and that the average indemnity and direct legal
costs of each resolved claim will not materially increase. The determination
also assumes that the insurance companies live up to what we believe is their
obligation to continue to cover our exposure with regards to these claims.
Several affiliated insurance companies have brought a declaratory relief action
against our subsidiary, Metalclad, as well as a number of other insurers, to
resolve certain coverage issues.
We
intend
to re-evaluate our estimate of future liability for asbestos claims at the
end
of each fiscal year, or whenever actual results are materially different from
our estimates, integrating our actual experience in that fiscal year with that
of prior fiscal years since 2002. We estimate that the effects of economic
inflation on either the average indemnity payment or the projected direct legal
expenses will be approximately equal to a discount rate applied to our future
liability based upon the time value of money. It is probable that we have
adequate insurance to cover current and future asbestos-related claims, although
such coverage cannot be assured.
Although
defense costs are included in our insurance coverage, we expended $220,000,
$174,000, $304,000, $188,000, and $215,000 in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006,
respectively, and $66,000 and $173,000 in the three and six months ended June
30, 2007, to administer the asbestos claims. These costs to administer the
asbestos claims are generally not covered by insurance. These amounts were
primarily fees paid to attorneys to monitor the activities of the insurers,
and
their selected defense counsel, and to look after our rights under the various
insurance policies.
On
February 23, 2005 ACE Property & Casualty Company ("ACE"), Central National
Insurance Company of Omaha ("Central National") and Industrial Underwriters
Insurance Company ("Industrial"), which are all related entities, filed a
declaratory relief lawsuit (“the ACE Lawsuit”) against Metalclad Insulation
Corporation (“Metalclad”) and a number of Metalclad's other liability insurers,
in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles. ACE,
Central National and Industrial issued umbrella and excess policies to
Metalclad, which has sought and obtained from the plaintiffs both defense and
indemnity under these policies for the asbestos lawsuits brought against
Metalclad during the last four to five years. The ACE Lawsuit seeks declarations
regarding a variety of coverage issues, but is centrally focused on issues
involving whether historical and currently pending asbestos lawsuits brought
against Metalclad are subject to either an "aggregate" limits of liability
or
separate "per occurrence" limits of liability. Whether any particular asbestos
lawsuit is properly classified as being subject to an aggregate limit of
liability depends upon whether or not the suit falls within the "products"
or
"completed operations" hazards found in most of the liability policies issued
to
Metalclad. Resolution of these classification issues will determine if, as
ACE
and Central National allege, their policies are nearing exhaustion of their
aggregate limits and whether or not other Metalclad insurers who previously
asserted they no longer owed any coverage obligations to Metalclad because
of
the claimed exhaustion of their aggregate limits, in fact, owe Metalclad
additional coverage obligations. The ACE Lawsuit also seeks to determine the
effect of the settlement agreement between the Company and Allstate Insurance
Company on the insurance obligations of various other insurers of Metalclad,
and
the effect of the “asbestos exclusion” in the Allstate policy. The ACE Lawsuit
does not seek any monetary recovery from Metalclad. Nonetheless, we anticipate
that we will incur attorneys fees and other associated litigation costs in
defending the lawsuit and any counter claims made against us by any other
insurers, and in prosecuting any claims we may seek to have adjudicated
regarding our insurance coverage. In addition, the ACE Lawsuit may result in
our
incurring costs in connection with obligations we may have to indemnify Allstate
under the Settlement Agreement. Allstate, in a cross-complaint filed against
Metalclad Insulation Corporation in October, 2005, asked the court to determine
the Company’s obligation to assume and pay for the defense of Allstate in the
ACE Lawsuit under the Company’s indemnification obligations in the Settlement
Agreement. The Company does not believe that it has any legal obligation to
assume or pay for such defense.
In
2003
and 2004 the Judiciary Committee of the United States Senate considered
legislation to create a privately funded, publicly administered fund to provide
the necessary resources for an asbestos injury claims resolution program, and
is
commonly referred to as the “FAIR” Act. In 2005, a draft of the “FAIR” Act was
approved by the Judiciary Committee, but the bill was rejected by the full
Senate in February 2006, when a cloture motion on the bill was withdrawn. An
amended version of the 2006 “FAIR” Act (S 3274) was introduced in the Senate in
May 2006, but has not been scheduled for a vote. A similar bill was introduced
in the House (HR 1360) in March 2005, but was referred to a subcommittee in
May
2005. The latest draft of the “FAIR” Act calls for the fund to be funded
partially by asbestos defendant companies, of which the Company is one, and
partially by insurance companies. The bill could be voted on by the Senate
or
the House at any time in the future. The impact, if any, the “FAIR” Act will
have on us if passed cannot be determined at this time although the latest
draft
of the legislation did not appear favorable to us.
Claim
Against Former Employee, Etc.
In
October 1999, we completed the sale of our operating businesses and development
project located in Aguascalientes, Mexico. That sale specifically excluded
those
Mexican assets involved in the Company’s NAFTA claim which was settled in 2001.
Under the terms of the sale we received an initial cash payment of $125,000
and
recorded a receivable for $779,000. On November 13, 2000, the Company filed
a
complaint in the Superior Court of California against a former employee, the
U.S. parent of the buyer and its representative for breach of contract, fraud,
collusion and other causes of action in connection with this sale seeking
damages in the form of a monetary award. An arbitration hearing was held in
September, 2002 in Mexico City, as requested by one of the defendants. This
arbitration hearing was solely to determine the validity of the assignment
of
the purchase and sale agreement by the buyer to a company formed by the former
employee defendant. The Superior Court action against the U.S. parent was stayed
pending the Mexican arbitration. On April 8, 2003, the arbitrator ruled that
the
assignment was inexistent, due to the absence of our consent. In June 2003,
the
Court of Appeal for the State of California ruled that the U.S.
parent was also entitled to compel a Mexican arbitration of the claims raised
in
our complaint. We are now prepared to pursue our claim in an arbitration
proceeding for the aforementioned damages. No assurances can be given on the
outcome.
In
a
related action, a default was entered against us in December, 2002, in favor
of
the same former employee referred to in the foregoing paragraph by the Mexican
Federal Labor Arbitration Board, for an unspecified amount. The former employee
was seeking in excess of $9,000,000 in damages as a result of his termination
as
an employee. The default was obtained without the proper notice being given
to
us, and was set aside in the quarter ended June 30, 2003. The Mexican Federal
Labor Arbitration Board rendered a recommendation on December 13, 2004, to
the
effect that the former employee was entitled to an award of $350,000 from Entrx
in connection with the termination of his employment. The award is in the form
of a recommendation which has been affirmed by the Mexican Federal Court, but
is
only exercisable against assets of the Company located in Mexico. The Company
has no assets in Mexico. The award does not represent a collectible judgment
against the Company in the United States. Since the Company has no assets in
Mexico, the likelihood of any liability based upon this award is remote, and
we
therefore believe that there is no potential liability to the Company at June
30, 2006 or December 31, 2005. The Company intends to continue to pursue its
claims against the same employee for breach of contract, fraud, collusion and
other causes of action in connection with the 1999 sale of one of the Company’s
operating businesses in Mexico.
On
May
31, 2006, we entered into a Settlement Agreement with Ventana Global
Environmental Organizational Partnership, L.P. and North America Environmental
Fund, L.P. (collectively referred to as “Ventana”) whereby Ventana agreed to pay
Entrx Corporation $1,250,000 in exchange for the dismissal with prejudice by
Entrx Corporation of the law suit (the “Ventana Action”) filed by Entrx
Corporation against Ventana and others in Orange County, California Superior
Court in November 2000. Entrx Corporation and Ventana also entered into a mutual
release of all claims each may have had against the other. In addition, Entrx
Corporation released Carlos Alberto de Rivas Oest and Geologic de Mexico S.A.
de
C.V., which were parties related to Ventana, and against whom Entrx Corporation
had claims pending in Mexico. The Settlement Agreement does not limit claims
that Entrx had or currently has against Javier Guerra Cisneros and Promotora
Industrial Galeana, S.A. de C.V., which Entrx Corporation continues to pursue
in
Mexico. Javier Guerra Cisneros and Promotora Industrial Galeana, S.A. de C.V.
were involved with the transactions which were the subject of the Ventana
Action. Entrx Corporation received approximately $925,000 net after payment
of
legal fees and expenses associated with the Ventana Action and the Settlement
Agreement.
Item
6. Exhibits
Exhibits
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Rule
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Officer.
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Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief
Financial Officer. |
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Section
1350 Certification.
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SIGNATURES
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.
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ENTRX
CORPORATION
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Date:
August 9, 2007 |
By: |
/s/ Peter
L.
Hauser |
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Peter
L. Hauser
Chief
Executive Officer
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Date:
August 9, 2007 |
By: |
/s/Brian
D. Niebur |
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Brian
D. Niebur
Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
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