q2_10q2008.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
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x QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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FOR
THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED March 31,
2008
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□ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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FOR
THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM________________ TO
______________
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Commission
File number 1-10799
ADDvantage
Technologies Group, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
OKLAHOMA
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73-1351610
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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1221
E. Houston
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Broken
Arrow, Oklahoma 74012
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(Address
of principal executive office)
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(918)
251-9121
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(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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Yes
x No o
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,”
"accelerated filer" and smaller reporting company” in Rule12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer o Accelerated
filer o
Non-accelerated
filer x Smaller
reporting company o
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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Yes
o No x
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Shares
outstanding of the issuer's $.01 par value common stock as of April 25,
2008 were 10,272,015.
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ADDVANTAGE
TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
Form
10-Q
For
the Period Ended March 31, 2008
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Page
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements.
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3 |
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March
31, 2008 (unaudited) and September 30, 2007 (audited)
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5 |
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Three
and Six Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
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6 |
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Six
Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
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7 |
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Item
2.
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9 |
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Item
3.
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13 |
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Item
4T.
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13 |
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
4.
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13 |
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Item
6.
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14 |
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SIGNATURES
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ADDVANTAGE
TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
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March
31,
|
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|
September
30,
|
|
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|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
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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
|
|
$ |
28,890 |
|
|
$ |
60,993 |
|
Accounts
receivable, net allowance of
$250,000
and $261,000, respectively
|
|
|
6,746,436 |
|
|
|
6,709,879 |
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Income
Tax Receivable
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
153,252 |
|
Inventories,
net of allowance for excess and obsolete
inventory
of $1,066,000 and $697,000, respectively
|
|
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34,350,624 |
|
|
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31,464,527 |
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
968,000 |
|
|
|
678,000 |
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
42,093,950 |
|
|
|
39,066,651 |
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Property
and equipment, at cost:
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Land
and buildings
|
|
|
7,103,399 |
|
|
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6,488,731 |
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Machinery
and equipment
|
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|
3,199,903 |
|
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3,144,927 |
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Leasehold
improvements
|
|
|
205,797 |
|
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205,797 |
|
|
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10,509,099 |
|
|
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9,839,455 |
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Less
accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(2,520,092 |
) |
|
|
(2,341,431 |
) |
Net
property and equipment
|
|
|
7,989,007 |
|
|
|
7,498,024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Other
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
899,000 |
|
|
|
679,000 |
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Goodwill
|
|
|
1,560,183 |
|
|
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1,560,183 |
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Other
assets
|
|
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241,602 |
|
|
|
204,843 |
|
Total
other assets
|
|
|
2,700,785 |
|
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2,444,026 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total
assets
|
|
$ |
52,783,742 |
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|
$ |
49,008,701 |
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|
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See notes
to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
ADDVANTAGE
TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
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March
31,
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September
30,
|
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2008 |
|
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2007
|
|
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(Unaudited)
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(Audited)
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Liabilities
and Stockholders’ Equity
|
|
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Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Accounts
payable
|
|
$ |
3,219,674 |
|
|
$ |
4,301,672 |
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Accrued
expenses
|
|
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940,559 |
|
|
|
1,331,890 |
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Income
taxes payable
|
|
|
237,940 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Bank
revolving line of credit
|
|
|
4,325,540 |
|
|
|
1,735,405 |
|
Notes
payable – current portion
|
|
|
1,858,911 |
|
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1,427,693 |
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Dividends
payable
|
|
|
- |
|
|
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210,000 |
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
10,582,624 |
|
|
|
9,006,660 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Notes
payable
|
|
|
16,793,380 |
|
|
|
5,845,689 |
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Other
liabilities
|
|
|
816,050 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total
liabilities |
|
|
28,192,054 |
|
|
|
14,852,349
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Stockholders’
equity:
|
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|
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|
|
|
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Preferred
stock, 5,000,000 shares authorized,
|
|
|
|
|
|
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$1.00
par value, at stated value:
|
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|
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|
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Series
B, 7% cumulative; 300,000 shares issued and
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|
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|
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outstanding
with a stated value of $40 per share
|
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|
- |
|
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12,000,000 |
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Common
stock, $.01 par value; 30,000,000 shares
|
|
|
|
|
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authorized; 10,293,115
and 10,270,756 shares issued,
respectively
|
|
|
102,931 |
|
|
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102,708 |
|
Paid-in
capital
|
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|
(6,291,793 |
) |
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(6,383,574 |
) |
Retained
earnings
|
|
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31,324,764 |
|
|
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28,454,024 |
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Accumulated
other comprehensive income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
(loss) gain on interest rate swap, net of tax
|
|
|
(490,050 |
) |
|
|
37,358 |
|
|
|
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24,645,852 |
|
|
|
34,210,516 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Less: Treasury
stock, 21,100 shares at cost
|
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(54,164 |
) |
|
|
(54,164 |
) |
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
|
|
24,591,688 |
|
|
|
34,156,352 |
|
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|
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Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
|
$ |
52,783,742 |
|
|
$ |
49,008,701 |
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See notes to
unaudited consolidated financial statements.
ADDVANTAGE
TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
(UNAUDITED)
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
Six
Months Ended March 31,
|
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2008
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|
|
2007
|
|
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2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Net
new sales income
|
|
$ |
8,914,517 |
|
|
$ |
11,431,382 |
|
|
$ |
17,567,278 |
|
|
$ |
21,670,254 |
|
Net
refurbished sales income
|
|
|
3,505,844 |
|
|
|
3,390,127 |
|
|
|
8,316,807 |
|
|
|
6,618,169 |
|
Net
service income
|
|
|
1,431,458 |
|
|
|
1,219,042 |
|
|
|
2,707,102 |
|
|
|
2,500,645 |
|
Total
income
|
|
|
13,851,819 |
|
|
|
16,040,551 |
|
|
|
28,591,187 |
|
|
|
30,789,068 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
of sales
|
|
|
9,283,756 |
|
|
|
10,818,540 |
|
|
|
19,275,303 |
|
|
|
20,887,900 |
|
Gross
profit
|
|
|
4,568,063 |
|
|
|
5,222,011 |
|
|
|
9,315,884 |
|
|
|
9,901,168 |
|
Operating,
selling, general and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
administrative
expenses
|
|
|
1,999,742 |
|
|
|
2,153,216 |
|
|
|
4,012,429 |
|
|
|
4,028,687 |
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
44,120 |
|
|
|
41,316 |
|
|
|
82,868 |
|
|
|
70,813 |
|
Income
from operations
|
|
|
2,524,201 |
|
|
|
3,027,479 |
|
|
|
5,220,587 |
|
|
|
5,801,668 |
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
266,092 |
|
|
|
169,225 |
|
|
|
412,367 |
|
|
|
301,135 |
|
Income
before income taxes
|
|
|
2,258,109 |
|
|
|
2,858,254 |
|
|
|
4,808,220 |
|
|
|
5,500,533 |
|
Provision
for income taxes
|
|
|
847,000 |
|
|
|
1,087,000 |
|
|
|
1,804,000 |
|
|
|
2,091,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
|
1,411,109 |
|
|
|
1,771,254 |
|
|
|
3,004,220 |
|
|
|
3,409,533 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
comprehensive income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
loss on interest rate swap, (net of taxes)
|
|
|
(341,706 |
) |
|
|
(17,317 |
) |
|
|
(490,050 |
) |
|
|
(24,606 |
) |
Comprehensive
income
|
|
$ |
1,069,403 |
|
|
$ |
1,753,937 |
|
|
$ |
2,514,170 |
|
|
$ |
3,384,927 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
1,411,109 |
|
|
$ |
1,771,254 |
|
|
$ |
3,004,220 |
|
|
$ |
3,409,533 |
|
Preferred
dividends
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
210,000 |
|
|
|
133,480 |
|
|
|
420,000 |
|
Net
income attributable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
to
common stockholders
|
|
$ |
1,411,109 |
|
|
$ |
1,561,254 |
|
|
$ |
2,870,740 |
|
|
$ |
2,989,533 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Earnings
per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
|
$ |
0.28 |
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
Diluted
|
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
|
$ |
0.28 |
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
used in per share calculation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
10,257,776 |
|
|
|
10,233,756 |
|
|
|
10,254,216 |
|
|
|
10,233,256 |
|
Diluted
|
|
|
10,281,066 |
|
|
|
10,248,254 |
|
|
|
10,286,734 |
|
|
|
10,250,896 |
|
See notes
to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
ADDVANTAGE
TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
(UNAUDITED)
|
|
Six
Months Ended March
31,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Cash
Flows from Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
3,004,220 |
|
|
$ |
3,409,533 |
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
provided
by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
82,868 |
|
|
|
70,813 |
|
(Recovery
of) Provision for losses on accounts receivable
|
|
|
(3,920 |
) |
|
|
17,470 |
|
Provision
for excess and obsolete inventory
|
|
|
382,572 |
|
|
|
194,124 |
|
Deferred
income tax benefit
|
|
|
(184,000 |
) |
|
|
92,000 |
|
Share
based compensation expense
|
|
|
9,088 |
|
|
|
54,187 |
|
Change
in:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Receivables
|
|
|
120,615 |
|
|
|
(2,449,742 |
) |
Inventories
|
|
|
(3,268,669 |
) |
|
|
(1,998,432 |
) |
Other
assets
|
|
|
87,342 |
|
|
|
164,806 |
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
(1,081,998 |
) |
|
|
1,764,480 |
|
Accrued
expenses
|
|
|
(153,391 |
) |
|
|
101,997 |
|
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities
|
|
|
(1,005,273 |
) |
|
|
1,421,236 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows from Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions
to machinery and equipment
|
|
|
(59,976 |
) |
|
|
(335,621 |
) |
Disposal
of Machinery and Equipment
|
|
|
3,500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Additions
of Land and Building
|
|
|
(614,668 |
) |
|
|
(3,250,000 |
) |
Acquisition
of business and certain assets
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(166,951 |
) |
Net
cash (used in) investing activities
|
|
|
(671,144 |
) |
|
|
(3,752,572 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows from Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
borrowings under bank revolving line of credit
|
|
|
2,590,135 |
|
|
|
807,159 |
|
Proceeds
from notes payable
|
|
|
12,000,000 |
|
|
|
2,760,291 |
|
Repurchase
of preferred stock
|
|
|
(12,000,000 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Payments
on notes payable
|
|
|
(621,091 |
) |
|
|
(682,073 |
) |
Proceeds
from stock options exercised
|
|
|
18,750 |
|
|
|
2,460 |
|
Payments
of preferred dividends
|
|
|
(343,480 |
) |
|
|
(420,000 |
) |
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
1,644,314 |
|
|
|
2,467,837 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(decrease) increase in cash
|
|
|
(32,103 |
) |
|
|
136,501 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash,
beginning of period
|
|
|
60,993 |
|
|
|
98,898 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash,
end of period
|
|
|
28,890 |
|
|
|
235,399 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
Cash Flow Information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
|
|
324,895 |
|
|
|
270,160 |
|
Cash
paid for income taxes
|
|
|
1,574,086 |
|
|
|
1,423,382 |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
Supplemental Schedule of
Non-Cash Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
loss on interest rate swap
|
|
|
(816,050 |
) |
|
|
(39,687 |
) |
Deferred
tax
|
|
|
326,000 |
|
|
|
15,081 |
|
Unrealized
loss on interest rate swap net of tax
|
|
|
(490,050 |
) |
|
|
(24,606 |
) |
See notes
to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
Note
1 - Basis of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
for interim financial statements and do not include all the information and
footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States for complete financial statements. However, the information
furnished reflects all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items
which are, in the opinion of management, necessary in order to make the
financial statements not misleading. The consolidated financial
statements as of September 30, 2007 have been audited by an independent
registered public accounting firm. It is suggested that these
consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial
statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 28, 2007.
Reclassifications
Certain
reclassifications have been made to the fiscal 2007 financial statements to
conform to the fiscal 2008 presentation.
Note
2 - Description of Business
ADDvantage
Technologies Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries Tulsat Corporation,
ADDvantage Technologies Group of Nebraska, Inc. (dba Tulsat-Nebraska), NCS
Industries, Inc., ADDvantage Technologies Group of Missouri, Inc., (dba ComTech
Services), ADDvantage Technologies Group of Texas, Tulsat – Atlanta, LLC, Jones
Broadband International, Inc., and Tulsat-Pennsylvania LLC (dba Broadband
Remarketing International) (collectively, the "Company"), sells new and
refurbished cable television equipment throughout North America and Latin
America in addition to being a repair center for various cable
companies. The Company operates in one business segment and product
sales consist of different types of equipment used in the cable television
equipment industry (CATV).
Note
3 – Earnings Per Share
Basic and
diluted net earnings per share were computed in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings Per Share." Basic
net earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings available to common
shareholders (numerator) by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding (denominator) during the period and excludes the dilutive effect of
stock options. Diluted net earnings per share gives effect to all
potentially dilutive common stock equivalents during a period. In
computing diluted net earnings per share, the average stock price for the period
is used in determining the number of shares assumed to be reacquired under the
treasury stock method from the exercise of stock options.
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
Six
Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Basic
EPS Computation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income attributable to
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
common
stockholders
|
|
|
$ |
1,411,109 |
|
|
$ |
1,561,254 |
|
|
$ |
2,870,740 |
|
|
$ |
2,989,533 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
common
shares
|
|
|
|
10,257,776 |
|
|
|
10,233,756 |
|
|
|
10,254,216 |
|
|
|
10,233,256 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
per Share - Basic
|
|
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
|
$ |
0.28 |
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
EPS Computation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income attributable to
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
common
stockholders
|
|
|
$ |
1,411,109 |
|
|
$ |
1,561,254 |
|
|
$ |
2,870,740 |
|
|
$ |
2,989,533 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
common
shares
|
|
|
|
10,257,776 |
|
|
|
10,233,756 |
|
|
|
10,254,216 |
|
|
|
10,233,256 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Potentially dilutive
securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect
of dilutive stock options
|
|
|
|
23,290 |
|
|
|
14,498 |
|
|
|
32,518 |
|
|
|
17,640 |
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
assuming dilution
|
|
|
|
10,281,066 |
|
|
|
10,248,254 |
|
|
|
10,286,734 |
|
|
|
10,250,896 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
per Share – Diluted
|
|
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
|
$ |
0.28 |
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
|
|
|
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Note
4 – Line of Credit and Notes Payable
On
November 27, 2007 the Company executed the Fourth Amendment to Revolving Credit
and Term Loan Agreement (“Fourth Amendment”) with its primary financial lender,
Bank of Oklahoma. The Fourth Amendment renewed the $7.0 Million Revolving Line
of Credit (“Line of Credit”) and extended the maturity date to November 30,
2010. The Fourth Amendment also extended the maturity of and
increased the $8.0 Million Term Loan Commitment to $16.3 million.
At March
31, 2008, a $4.3 million balance was outstanding under a $7.0 million line of
credit due November 30, 2010, with interest payable quarterly on the prevailing
30-day LIBOR rate plus 1.4% (4.11% at March 31, 2008). $2.7 million
of the $7.0 million line of credit was available to the Company to borrow at
March 31, 2008. Borrowings under the line of credit are limited to
the lesser of $7.0 million or the net balance of 80% of qualified accounts
receivable plus 50% of qualified inventory less any outstanding term note
balances. Among other financial covenants, the line of credit
agreement provides that the Company must maintain a Fixed Change Ratio of
Coverage (EBITDA to Total Fixed Charges) of not less than 1.25 to 1.0,
determined quarterly. The line of credit is collateralized by
inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and fixtures, and general
intangibles.
Cash
receipts are applied from the Company’s lockbox account directly against the
bank line of credit, and checks clearing the bank are funded from the line of
credit. The resulting overdraft balance, consisting of outstanding
checks, was $0.7 million at March 31, 2008 and is included in the bank revolving
line of credit.
The
outstanding balance of the $8.0 million Term Loan prior to being amended on
November 27, 2007 was $4.3 million. The $12.0 million of additional funds
available under the amended $16.3 million Term Loan were fully advanced upon
executing the Fourth Amendment and the proceeds were used to redeem all of the
issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Series B 7% Cumulative Preferred
Stock. These shares of preferred stock were beneficially held by David E.
Chymiak, Chairman of the Company, and Kenneth A. Chymiak, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, and his spouse. The outstanding balance on
this note was $15.9 million at March 31, 2008. The note is due on November 30,
2012, with quarterly payments beginning the last business day of February 2008
of approximately $0.4 million plus accrued interest. The note bears interest at
the prevailing 30-day LIBOR rate plus 1.4% (4.11% as of March 31,
2008).
The
Revolving Line of Credit and Term Loan Agreement also includes a Term Loan
Commitment of $2.8 million. This loan was secured to finance the purchase of
Company’s headquarters facility located in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on November
20, 2006. The outstanding balance on this note was $2.5 million at March 31,
2008. The note is due on November 20, 2021, with monthly principal payments of
$15,334 plus accrued interest. Interest on the outstanding note
balance accrues at the prevailing 30-day LIBOR rate plus 1.4% (4.11% at March
31, 2008).
The
Company’s other note payable of $0.2 million, secured by real estate, is due in
monthly payments through 2013 with interest at 5.5% through 2008, converting
thereafter to prime minus .25%.
Note
5 – Derivative Financial
Instruments
|
In 2004,
the Company entered into an interest rate swap to effectively fix the interest
rate of the $8.0 million term note at 6.13%. Upon entering into this
interest rate swap, the Company designated this derivative as a cash flow hedge
by documenting the Company’s risk management objective and strategy for
undertaking the hedge along with methods for assessing the swap’s effectiveness
in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities (“SFAS 133”). On November
20, 2007 the Company terminated this swap agreement upon amending and extending
the $8.0 million term note to $16.3 million. The Company received
approximately $25,000 upon termination of this agreement which represented the
fair value of the swap on that date and offset this gain against interest
expense in the current year.
Additionally,
on November 27, 2007, the Company entered into a new interest rate swap
agreement to effectively fix the interest rate on the $16.3 million term note at
5.92%. The notional value of the interest rate swap amortizes
quarterly with payments that mirror the $16.3 million term note. Upon entering
into this interest rate swap, the Company designated this derivative as a cash
flow hedge by documenting the Company’s risk management objective and strategy
for undertaking the hedge along with methods for assessing the swap’s
effectiveness in accordance with SFAS 133. The fair value of the hedge, which
incorporates both an “effective” portion and “ineffective” portion, has been
recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. The effective portion of
the change in the fair value of this interest rate swap during the period has
been reflected in the other comprehensive income section of the Consolidated
Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. The ineffective
portion of the change in the fair value of the interest rate swap was recognized
as interest expense in the current period and was not significant. At
March 31, 2008, the notional value of the swap was $15.9 million and the fair
value of the interest rate swap was approximately $0.8 million, which is
included in other liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance
Sheet.
Note
6 – Stock Option Plans
The 1998
Incentive Stock Plan (the "Plan") provides for the award to officers, directors,
key employees and consultants of stock options and restricted
stock. The Plan provides that upon any issuance of additional shares
of common stock by the Company, other than pursuant to the Plan, the number of
shares covered by the Plan will increase to an amount equal to 10% of the then
outstanding shares of common stock. Under the Plan, option prices
will be set by the Board of Directors and may be greater than, equal to, or less
than fair market value on the grant date.
At March
31, 2008, 1,024,656 shares of common stock were reserved for the exercise of
stock awards under the 1998 Incentive Stock Plan. Of the shares
reserved for exercise of stock awards, 744,656 shares were available for future
grants.
A summary
of the status of the Company's stock options for the six months ended March 31,
2008 is presented below.
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
Wtd.
Avg.
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Ex.
Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
at September 30, 2007
|
|
|
117,850 |
|
|
$ |
4.20 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Exercised
|
|
|
6,000 |
|
|
|
3.13 |
|
Canceled
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Outstanding
at March 31, 2008
|
|
|
111,850 |
|
|
$ |
4.26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable
at March 31, 2008
|
|
|
104,350 |
|
|
$ |
4.15 |
|
In the
first quarter of fiscal year 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share Based Payment (“SFAS
123R”). SFAS 123R requires all share-based payments to employees,
including grants of employee stock options, be recognized as compensation costs
in the financial statements based on their grant date fair value. Compensation
expense for stock based awards is included in the operating, selling, general
and administrative expense section of the consolidated statements of income and
comprehensive income.
The
Company estimates the fair value of the options granted using the Black-Scholes
option valuation model and the assumptions shown in the table
below. The Company estimates the expected term of options granted
based on the historical grants and exercises of the Company’s
options. The Company estimates the volatility of its common stock at
the date of the grant based on both the historical volatility as well as the
implied volatility on its common stock, consistent with SFAS 123R and Securities
and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (SAB No.
107). The Company bases the risk-free rate that is used in the
Black-Scholes option valuation model on the implied yield in effect at the time
of the option grant on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with equivalent expected
term. The Company has never paid cash dividends on its common stock
and does not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable
future. Consequently, the Company uses an expected dividend yield of
zero in the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The Company
amortizes the resulting fair value of the options ratably over the vesting
period of the awards. The Company uses historical data to
estimate the pre-vesting option forfeitures and records share-based expense only
for those awards that are expected to vest. A summary of the
Company's current estimates are presented below.
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|
|
March 31, 2008
|
|
Average
expected life
|
5.0
years
|
|
Average
expected volatility factor
|
|
25%
|
|
Average
risk-free interest rate
|
|
4.45%
|
|
Average
expected dividend yield
|
|
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|
For the
six months ended March 31, 2008, the Company recorded compensation expense of
$3,255 representing the amortizing fair value of the unvested options granted
prior to fiscal 2008. As of March 31, 2008, compensation costs related to
unvested stock awards not yet recognized in the statements of operations totaled
$8,250 which will be recognized over the remaining two year vesting
term.
On March
5, 2008 the Company issued restricted shares under the plan totaling 16,359
shares to directors as part of their 2008 compensation. The shares
are being held by the Company for 12 months and will be delivered to the
directors at the end of the 12 month holding period. The fair value
of these shares upon issuance totaled $70,000, which was included in prepaid
assets on the Company’s March 31, 2008 balance sheet, and is being recognized as
compensation expense over the 12 month holding period.
Special
Note on Forward-Looking Statements
Certain
statements in Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A"), other than
purely historical information, including estimates, projections, statements
relating to our business plans, objectives and expected operating results, and
the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements generally are
identified by the words "believe," "will," "would," "will be," "will continue,"
"will likely result," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are
based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and
uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to a number of risks,
uncertainties and developments beyond our control or foresight including changes
in the trends of the cable television industry, formation of competitors,
changes in governmental regulation or taxation, changes in our personnel and
other such factors. We undertake no obligation to update or revise
publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise. Readers should carefully review the risk
factors described under Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the
year ended September 30, 2007 and in other documents we file from time to time
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Overview
The
following MD&A is intended to help the reader understand the results of
operations, financial condition, and cash flows of ADDvantage Technologies
Group, Inc. MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in
conjunction with, our financial statements and the accompanying notes to the
financial statements ("Notes").
We are a
Value Added Reseller ("VAR") for select Cisco and Motorola new products and we
are a distributor for several other manufacturers of cable television ("CATV")
equipment. We also specialize in the sale of surplus new and
refurbished previously-owned CATV equipment to CATV operators and other
broadband communication companies. It is through our development of
these vendor relationships that we have focused our initiative to market our
products and services to the larger cable multiple system operators ("MSOs") and
Telecommunication Companies (“Telcoms”). These customers provide an
array of different communications services as well as compete in their ability
to offer subscribers ‘Triple Play’ transmission services, including data, voice
and video.
Result of
Operations
Comparison of Results of
Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and March 31,
2007
Net Sales. Net sales
decreased $2.1 million, or 13%, to $13.9 million for the second quarter of
fiscal 2008 from $16.0 million for the same period of fiscal
2007. New equipment sales declined by $2.5 million, or 22%, to $8.9
million in the second quarter of fiscal 2008 from $11.4 million in the second
quarter of fiscal 2007. The decrease in new equipment sales was
primarily due to reduced sales volumes of new equipment to two large customers
of approximately $1.0 million each. Sales to the first customer have
declined as there the customer has been able to obtain the equipment necessary
for its scheduled capital projects directly from the manufacturer without
interruption or delay. The second customer, which serves as a primary
equipment distributor to several regional and large cable operators, has
produced less sales orders as certain customers have delayed upgrading projects,
due to the lack of financing available in the market, and other customers have
been able to obtain their needed equipment directly from the
manufacturers. Refurbished equipment sales increased $0.1 million, or
3%, to $3.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2008, from $3.4 million for
the same period last year. Sales of digital converter boxes to
customers in the U.S. and Latin America totaled $1.3 million for the quarter
which represented an increase of $0.6 million over the second quarter sales
volumes in fiscal 2007. This increase was offset by a reduction in
other refurbished product sales of $0.5 million due to the slowdown in upgrades
being performed by regional cable operators during the
quarter. Repair service revenue increased $0.2 million, to $1.4
million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2008 compared to $1.2 million in
the same period of fiscal 2007. Repairs increased during the period
as certain customers, that are delaying equipment upgrades, are incurring
additional out of warranty equipment failures. We continue to expect
repair services to increase during the remainder of the year as several smaller
cable operators and large MSOs continue to delay rebuild projects and experience
increased failures in older equipment.
Costs of Sales. Costs of
sales includes (i) the costs of new and refurbished equipment, on a weighted
average cost basis, sold during the period, (ii) the costs of equipment used in
repairs, (iii) the related transportation costs, and (iv) the labor and overhead
directly related to these sales. Costs of sales decreased $1.5
million, or 14%, to $9.3 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2008 from $10.8
million for the same period in fiscal 2007. This decrease was
primarily due to the decreased product sales for the period.
Gross
Profit. Gross profit decreased $0.6 million, or 12%, to $4.6
million in the second quarter of fiscal 2008 from $5.2 million for the same
period in fiscal 2007. The decrease in gross profit
was a direct result of the decrease in sales for the quarter. Gross
profit margins increased to 33.0% in the second quarter of fiscal 2008 from
32.6% in the second quarter of fiscal 2007. Gross profit margins
improved due to the increase in sales of refurbished digital converter boxes,
which have higher margins than new product sales, as well as a change in the mix
of new products.
Operating, Selling, General and
Administrative Expenses. Operating, selling, general and
administrative expenses include personnel costs (including fringe benefits,
insurance and taxes), occupancy, communication and professional services, among
other less significant cost categories. Operating, selling, general
and administrative expenses for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 were $2.0
million which represented a decrease of $0.2 million from the $2.2 million
reported in the same period of fiscal 2007. We recorded $0.1
million less payroll during the quarter due primarily to reduced bonus
expectations and $0.1 million of reduced property taxes and rentals resulting
from properties in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma that were vacated in the last
year.
Income from
Operations. Income from operations decreased $0.5 million, or
16.7%, to $2.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 from $3.0 million
for the same period of fiscal 2007. Income from operations primarily
decreased as a result of the decrease in sales for the period offset by reduced
operating, selling, general and administrative expenses.
Interest
Expense. On November 27, 2007 we amended our $8.0
million term note with our primary financial lender to $16.3 million and
extended the maturity to November 30, 2012. The outstanding balance
of the $8.0 million term loan prior to the amendment was $4.3
million. The $12.0 million of additional funds available under the
amended $16.3 million term loan were fully advanced at closing and the proceeds
were used to redeem all of the issued and outstanding shares of our Series B 7%
Cumulative Preferred Stock. The impact on income available to holders
of common stock from the increased interest expense is expected to be fully
offset by the elimination of dividends paid on the outstanding preferred
shares. Also on November 27, 2007, we entered into an interest rate
swap agreement to effectively fix the interest on the new $16.3 million
quarterly amortizing note at 5.92%. Interest on the remaining debt
instruments, which had outstanding principal balances totaling $7.1 million as
of March 31, 2008, fluctuates periodically based on the specific criteria
outlined in the corresponding debt agreements. Interest expense for
the second quarter of fiscal 2008 was $0.3 million, or an increase of $0.1
million over the $0.2 million of interest expense reported in the second quarter
of fiscal 2007. The increased interest expense was associated with
the additional borrowings under the amended $16.3 million term
note.
Income Taxes. The
provision for income taxes for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 was $0.8
million, or 37.5% of profit before taxes, compared to $1.1 million, or 38.0% of
profit before taxes for the same period last year. Our estimated
effective tax rate for 2008 was decreased slightly as the Company’s effective
tax rate is expected to be less due to our utilization of certain investment tax
credits utilized to reduce state taxes.
Comparison of Results of
Operations for the Six months ended March 31, 2008 and March 31,
2007
Net Sales. Net
sales decreased by $2.2 million, or 7%, to $28.6 million for the six months
ended March 31, 2008 from $30.8 million for the same period in fiscal
2007. New equipment sales declined $4.1 million, or 19%, to $17.6
million for the six months ended March 31, 2008 from $21.7 million for the same
period in fiscal 2007. The decline in new product sales resulted
primarily from the continued reduced sales volumes to two of our large customers
totaling $2.1 and $2.6 million, respectively. The decline in sales to
the first customer resulted from delays in scheduled upgrade projects during the
first quarter and reduced sales orders in the second quarter as the customer was
able to obtain delivery of its needed equipment, without minimal interruption or
delay, directly from the manufacturers. Sales to the second customer,
which supplies equipment to several regional and large MSO cable operators, has
been below historical volumes during the first six months as these operators
have reduced their capital expenditure budgets for the year or been able to
obtain their equipment, at scheduled delivery times, directly from the
manufacturers. Sales of refurbished products grew $1.7 million, or
26%, to $8.3 million for the six months ended March 31, 2008 from $6.6 million
for the same period fiscal 2007. Sales of refurbished products
increased $2.0 million from the sales of our legacy digital converter box
product line, offset by decreased sales of other refurbished products of $0.3
million, due to the reduced number of equipment upgrades being performed by
regional cable operators. Repair service revenues increased $0.2
million, or 8%, to $2.7 million for the six months ended March 31, 2008 from
$2.5 million for the same period of fiscal 2007. The increase in
service revenues results from higher volumes of equipment failures as certain
customers, that are delaying equipment upgrades, are incurring additional out of
warranty equipment failures. We continue to expect repair services to
increase during the remainder of the year as smaller cable operators and large
MSOs continue to delay rebuild projects and experience out of warranty failures
in older equipment.
Costs of
Sales. Costs of sales includes (i) the costs of new and
refurbished equipment, on a weighted average cost basis, sold during the period,
(ii) the equipment costs used in repairs, (iii) the related transportation
costs, and (iv) the labor and overhead directly related to these
sales. Costs of sales decreased $1.6 million, or 8%, to $19.3
million for the six months ended March 31, 2008 from $20.9 million for the same
period of fiscal 2006. Costs of sales as a percentage of net
sales decreased to 67% for the first six months of fiscal 2008 from 68% for the
same period of fiscal 2007. The decrease in cost of sales was
directly related to the decrease in revenues during the year.
Gross
Profit. Gross profit decreased $0.6 million, or 6%, to $9.3
million for the six months ended, March 31, 2008 from $9.9 million for the same
period of fiscal 2007. The decrease in gross profit was a
direct result of the decrease in sales for the quarter. Gross profit
margins increased to 32.6% during the first six months of fiscal 2008 from 32.2%
in the same period last year. Gross profit margins improved due to
the increase in sales of refurbished digital converter boxes, which have higher
margins than new product sales, as well as a change in the mix of new
products.
Operating, Selling, General and
Administrative Expenses. Operating, selling, general and
administrative expenses include personnel costs (including fringe benefits,
insurance and taxes), occupancy, communication and professional services, among
other less significant cost categories. Operating, selling, general
and administrative expenses remained consistent at $4.0 million for the six
months ended March 31, 2008 compared to the expenses reported in same period of
fiscal 2007. During the first six months we incurred reduced bonus
accrual, property taxes and rental costs, which combined to a savings of
approximately $0.1 million. This savings was offset by increased
professional services from consultants we hired to assist us with meeting the
internal control assessment requirements of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of
2002. We expect these increased professional fees to continue during
the second half of the year but do not believe they will have a material impact
on our overall financial performance.
Income from
Operations. Income from operations decreased $0.6
million, or 10%, to $5.2 million for the six months ended March 31, 2008 from
$5.8 million for the same period last year. Income from operations
decreased primarily due to decreased new product sales to two of our large
customers.
Interest
Expense. As discussed previously, on November 27,
2007 we amended our $8.0 million term note with our primary financial lender to
$16.3 million, extended the maturity to November 30, 2012 and entered into an
interest rate swap to effectively fix the rate on this increased debt at
5.92%. Interest on our remaining debt instruments, which had
outstanding principal balances totaling $7.1 million as of March 31, 2008,
fluctuates periodically based on the specific criteria outlined in the
corresponding debt agreements. Interest expense for the six months
ended March 31, 2008 was $0.4 million, or an increase of $0.1 million over the
$0.3 million of interest expense reported during the same period in fiscal
2007. The increased interest expense was associated with the
additional borrowings under the amended $16.3 million term note.
Income Taxes. The
provision for income taxes for the first six months of fiscal 2008 was $1.8
million, or 37.5% of profit before taxes, compared to $2.1 million, or 38% of
profit before taxes for the same period last year. Our estimated
effective tax rate for 2008 decreased slightly as we expect to utilize certain
investment tax credits which will result in reduced state
taxes.
Recently
issued Accounting Standards
In March 2008, the FASB issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133,
which requires additional disclosures about the objectives of the
derivative instruments and hedging activities, the method of accounting for such
instruments under SFAS No. 133 and its related interpretations, and a
tabular disclosure of the effects of such instruments and related hedged items
on our financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS
No. 161 is effective for us beginning January 1, 2009. We are
currently assessing the disclosure requirements SFAS No. 161 and plan on
including the required information in our first quarter fiscal
2009 financials, if not adopted earlier.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R, Business Combinations, which
replaces SFAS No. 141. The statement retains the purchase method of
accounting for acquisitions, but requires a number of changes, including changes
in the way assets and liabilities are recognized in the purchase accounting. It
also changes the recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising
from contingencies, requires the capitalization of in-process research and
development at fair value, and requires the expensing of acquisition-related
costs as incurred. SFAS No. 141R is effective for us beginning July 1,
2009 and will apply prospectively to business combinations completed on or after
that date. We do not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 141R to have a material
effect on our financial statements.
In
September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting
Bulletin ("SAB") No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior
Year Misstatements when Quantifying Current Year Misstatements. SAB No.
108 requires analysis of misstatements being both an income statement (rollover)
approach and a balance sheet (iron curtain) approach in assessing materiality
and provides for a one-time cumulative effect transition adjustment. We adopted
SAB No. 108 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2007 and its adoption had no
impact on our financial statements.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS
No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 does not require any new
fair value measurements, but provides guidance on how to measure fair value by
providing a fair value hierarchy used to classify the source of the information.
This statement is effective for us beginning October 1, 2008. We do not expect
the adoption of SFAS No. 157 to have a material effect on our financial
statements.
In June 2006, the FASB issued FIN No.
48, Accounting for Uncertainty
in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No.
109, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income
taxes recognized in an enterprise's financial statements in accordance with FASB
Statement No. 109, Accounting
for Income Taxes. The interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold
and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.
FIN No. 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and
penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. In fiscal
2006, we elected early adoption of FIN No. 48 and there was no impact on our
financial statements.
In June 2006, the FASB ratified the
Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") consensus on EITF issue No. 06-2, "Accounting for Sabbatical Leave and
Other Similar Benefits Pursuant to FASB Statement No. 43." EITF Issue No.
06-2 requires companies to accrue the costs of compensated absences under a
sabbatical or similar benefit arrangement over the requisite service period.
EITF issue No. 06-2 was effective for us beginning October 1, 2007 and the
adoption of EITF Issue No. 06-2 did not result in a material adjustment to our
financial statements.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Note 1 to
the Consolidated Financial Statements in Form 10-K for fiscal 2007 includes a
summary of the significant accounting policies or methods used in the
preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements. Some of those significant
accounting policies or methods require us to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the amounts reported by us. We believe the following items require the
most significant judgments and often involve complex estimates.
General
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. We
base our estimates and judgments on historical experience, current market
conditions, and various other factors we believe to be reasonable under the
circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about
the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from
other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The most
significant estimates and assumptions relate to the carrying value of our
inventory and, to a lesser extent, the adequacy of our allowance for doubtful
accounts.
Inventory
Valuation
Inventory
consists of new and used electronic components for the cable television
industry. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or
market. Market is defined principally as net realizable
value. Cost is determined using the weighted average
method.
We market
our products primarily to MSOs and other users of cable television equipment who
are seeking products that can be shipped on a same-day basis, or seeking
products which manufacturers have discontinued production. Our
position in the industry requires us to carry large inventory quantities
relative to quarterly sales, but also allows us to realize high overall gross
profit margins on our sales. Carrying these significant
inventories represents our greatest risk. For individual inventory
items, we may carry inventory quantities that are excessive relative to market
potential, or we may not be able to recover our acquisition costs for sales we
make in a reasonable period. Our investment in inventory is predominantly new
products purchased from manufacturers and surplus-new products, which are unused
products purchased from other distributors or MSOs.
In order
to address the risks associated with our investment in inventory, we regularly
review inventory quantities on hand and reduce the carrying value by recording a
provision for excess and obsolete inventory based primarily on inventory aging
and forecasts of product demand and pricing. The broadband industry
is characterized by changing customer demands and changes in technology that
could result in significant increases or decreases of inventory pricing or
increases in excess or obsolete quantities on hand. Our estimates of
future product demand may prove to be inaccurate, in which case the provision
required for excess and obsolete inventory may have been understated or
overstated. Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of
internal forecasting, any significant changes in demand or prices could have a
significant impact on the carrying value of our inventory and reported operating
results. As of March 31, 2008 we have reduced inventories by
maintaining an allowance for excess and obsolete inventories totaling $1.1
million.
Accounts Receivable
Valuation
Management
judgments and estimates are made in connection with establishing the allowance
for doubtful accounts. Specifically, we analyze the aging of accounts receivable
balances, historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer
creditworthiness, current economic trends and changes in our customer payment
terms. Significant changes in customer concentration or payment terms,
deterioration of customer creditworthiness, or weakening in economic trends
could have a significant impact on the collectability of receivables and our
operating results. If the financial condition of our customers were to
deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments,
additional allowances may be required. At March 31, 2008, accounts
receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.3 million, amounted to
$6.7 million.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
We
finance our operations primarily through internally generated funds and a bank
line of credit. During the first six months of fiscal 2008, our
operating activities resulted in a net use of cash of $1.0 million,
primarily due to our increased investment in inventories of $3.3 million and
reduction of payables of $1.1 million.
During the
first six months, we also invested an additional approximate $0.7 million to
complete two warehouse construction projects in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and
Sedalia, Missouri. The new 62,500 square foot warehouse facility in
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma is located at the back section of our 10 acre
headquarters facility. The completed warehouse addition, which cost
approximately $1.6 million, was constructed to gain additional operating
efficiencies by consolidating the operations and multiple outside warehouses of
our Tulsat subsidiary into one facility. The new 18,000 square foot
warehouse facility in Sedalia, Missouri, which cost approximately $0.4 million,
will expand the revenue generating capacity of this location as it increases the
square footage of the operation by approximately 30% and allowed us to
consolidate our Stockton, California warehouse into a more cost effective
location. The combined annual savings from vacated rental properties
is expected to total approximately $0.2 million per year.
In
November 2007, we executed the Fourth Amendment to Revolving Credit and Term
Loan Agreement with our primary financial lender, Bank of
Oklahoma. The Fourth Amendment renews the $7.0 Million Revolving Line
of Credit (“Line of Credit”) and extends the maturity date to November 30,
2010. The Fourth Amendment also extends the maturity of and
increases the $8.0 Million Term Loan Commitment to $16.3 million.
The $7.0
Million Line of Credit will continue to be used to finance our working capital
requirements. The lesser of $7.0 million or the total of 80% of the
qualified accounts receivable, plus 50% of qualified inventory, less the
outstanding balances under of the term loans identified in the agreement, is
available to us under the revolving credit facility. The entire
outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility is due on
maturity.
The
outstanding balance of the $8.0 million Term Loan prior to being amended was
$4.3 million. The $12.0 million of additional funds available under
the amended $16.3 million Term Loan were fully advanced at closing and the
proceeds were used to redeem all of the issued and outstanding shares of our
Series B 7% Cumulative Preferred Stock. These shares of
preferred stock were beneficially held by David A. Chymiak, Chairman of the
Company, and Kenneth A. Chymiak, President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, and his spouse. The $16.3 million Term Loan is payable over
a 5 year period with quarterly payments beginning the last business day of
February 2008 of approximately $0.4 million plus accrued interest.
The
Revolving Line of Credit and Term Loan Agreement also includes a Term Loan
Commitment of $2.8 million. This loan was secured to finance the
purchase of the Company’s headquarters facility located in Broken Arrow,
Oklahoma on November 20, 2006. The $2.8 million Term Loan matures over 15 years
and payments are due monthly at $15,334 plus accrued interest.
During
the first six months, we paid the scheduled accrued dividends of approximately
$0.3, representing the final dividends earned on the outstanding Series B 7%
Cumulative Preferred Stock from October 1, 2007 to November 20, 2007, as well as
other scheduled note payments totaling approximately $0.6 million.
We
believe that cash flow from operations, existing cash balances and our existing
line of credit provide sufficient liquidity and capital resources to meet our
working capital needs.
Market
risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position, results
of operations, or cash flow due to adverse changes in market prices, foreign
currency exchange rates, and interest rates. We maintain no material
assets that are subject to market risk and attempt to limit our exposure to
market risk on material debts by entering into swap arrangements that
effectively fix the interest rates. In addition, the Company has
limited market risk associated with foreign currency exchange rates as all sales
and purchases are denominated in U.S. dollars.
We are
exposed to market risk related to changes in interest rates on our $7.0 million
revolving line of credit and our $2.8 million term note. Borrowings
under these obligations bear interest at rates indexed to the 30 day LIBOR rate,
which exposes us to increased costs if interest rates rise. At March
31, 2008, the outstanding borrowings subject to variable interest rate
fluctuations totaled $6.8 million, and was as high as $6.8 million and as low as
$2.6 million at different times during the year. A hypothetical
30% increase in the published LIBOR rate, causing our borrowing costs to
increase, would not have a material impact on our financial
results. We do not expect the LIBOR rate to fluctuate more than 30%
in the next twelve months.
In
addition to these debts, we have a $16.3 million term note which also bears
interest at a rate indexed to the 30 day LIBOR rate. To mitigate the
market risk associated with the floating interest rate, we entered into an
interest rate swap on November 27, 2007, in an amount equivalent to the $16.3
million term note. Although the note bears interest at the
prevailing 30-day LIBOR rate plus 1.4%, the swap effectively fixed the interest
rate at 5.92%. The fair value of this derivative will increase
or decrease opposite any future changes in interest rates.
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure the
information we are required to disclose in the reports we file or submit under
the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the
time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Based on their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and
procedures are effective to accomplish their objectives and to ensure the
information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under
the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including
our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
During
the period covered by this report on Form 10-Q, there have been no changes in
our internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected or
are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial
reporting.
PART
II OTHER INFORMATION
The
annual meeting of shareholders of the Company was held in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
at the Corporate Offices of ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc. on March 6,
2008. At the meeting, the following directors were elected for one
year terms (with the votes as indicated):
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FOR
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WITHHELD
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Kenneth
A. Chymiak
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8,777,902
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695,242
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David
E. Chymiak
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8,774,818
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695,242
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Thomas
J. Franz
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8,770,362
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699,698
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Paul
F. Largess
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8,767,062
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702,998
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James
C. McGill
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8,768,682
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701,198
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Daniel
E. O’Keefe
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8,769,599
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700,461
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Stephen
J. Tyde
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8,768,259
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701,801
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The shareholders also approved the
appointment of Hogan & Slovacek as the Company’s auditors for the 2008
fiscal year with 8,796,069 votes FOR, 665,142 votes AGAINST, and 8,848 votes
ABSTAINING.
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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31.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley
Act of 2002.
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31.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley
Act of 2002.
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32.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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32.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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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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ADDVANTAGE
TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. |
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(Registrant) |
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Date:
May 13, 2008
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/s/
Kenneth A. Chymiak |
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Kenneth
A. Chymiak
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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(Principal
Executive Officer)
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Date:
May 13, 2008
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/s/ Daniel E.
O'Keefe
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Daniel
E. O'Keefe
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Chief Financial
Officer
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(Principal
Financial Officer)
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Exhibit
Index
The
following documents are included as exhibits to this Form 10-Q:
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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31.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley
Act of 2002.
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31.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley
Act of 2002.
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32.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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32.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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