CTI INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
22160 N. Pepper Road
Lake Barrington, Illinois 60010
Tel: 847-382-1000/Fax: 847-382-1219
September 15, 2015
Mr. Terence O’Brien
Branch Chief
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: | CTI Industries Corporation |
Form 10-K for Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2014 | |
Filed March 30, 2015 | |
File No. 0-23115 |
Dear Mr. O’Brien:
This letter is provided in response to your letter to CTI Industries Corporation (“Registrant”) dated August 18, 2015 including your comments related to Registrant’s filing on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2014, filed on March 30, 2015. In this response, we have included your comments with the response to each comment.
Form 10-K for Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2014
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, page 17
Results of Operations, page 19
Advertising and Marketing, page 21
1. | Please tell us why your advertising and marketing account includes a deduction for credit charges in the amount of $217,000 related to customer returns of vacuum sealing system products and the authoritative guidance you are relying on to support your accounting. |
Response: We believed the allowance of customer return charges for vacuum sealing products at major accounts to be a promotional expense, and, accordingly, recorded these amounts as a marketing expense. Upon review of the authoritative guidance we concur that this type of activity even if promotional in nature should be recorded as a deduction from sales (returns and allowances).
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As this amount is not material (less than 0.4 percent of revenue, with no impact to earnings or earnings per share), we will record this as a reduction of income in the future filings.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures, page 30
1. | We note your disclosure stating that your Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that your disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding the required disclosure as of December 31, 2014. Please comply with Item 307 of Regulation S-K which requires that your principal officers conclude on the effectiveness of your disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by your report. |
Response: We confirm with respect to our Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, that our Principal Executive Officer and Our Principal Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2014, the end of the period cover by our Report on Form 10-K. We will revise our statement on Disclosure Controls and Procedures in future filings to comply with Item 307 of Regulation S-K by including our Principal Executive Officer’s and Principal Financial Officer’s conclusion as to whether our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the last day of the period covered by the filed report.
Exhibit 99.1
Flexo Universal, S.A. DE C.V. Financial Statements
Audit Report, page 3
2. | Please obtain a revised audit report from your auditors which addresses the following issues: |
· | Include a statement in the introductory paragraph that the financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, have been audited, if true, in addition to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. If the year 2013 has not been audited, undertake to obtain audited financial statements, and include an audit opinion in the Exhibit to your filing. |
· | Appropriately opine on the financial statements in the opinion paragraph for both fiscal years ended December 31, 2013, and December 31, 2014, if they have both been audited. In this regard, we note the financial position for the year ended December 31, 2014, is included, but not for the year ended December 31, 2013, and the results of operations and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2013, are included, but not for the year ended December 31, 2014. |
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· | We note the opinion paragraph refers to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; however, Note 2 to the financial statements states they have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standards applicable Mexico (FRS). Add a paragraph above the opinion paragraph which states the basis of presentation and refers to the note to the financial statements that describes the basis and states that the basis of presentation is a comprehensive basis of accounting other than generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, revise the opinion paragraph to express, if true, that the financial statements are presented fairly, in all material respects, in conformity with the basis of accounting described. Refer to AU Section 625.05 for guidance. |
Note 2 – Main Accounting Policies, page 8
3. | We note your disclosure stating, “The main accounting policies adopted by the company are in accordance with Financial Reporting Standards applicable Mexico (FRS), as well as the Interpretations to Financial Reporting Standards (FRS), only in a supplementary way International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) will apply. In this regard, please expand your disclosures to include a reconciliation of your financial statements to U.S. GAAP in accordance with Item 18 of Form 20-F, or tell us why you believe this guidance does not apply to you. Alternatively, you may wish to submit a letter to the Division of Corporation Finance’s Office of the Chief Accountant requesting a relief from reconciliation. Be sure to include the reasons why you are requesting relief from the disclosure rules in your letter. |
Response: We have obtained and will file an amended Exhibit 99 from our auditors HLB Vargas Graf y Cia., S.C., a copy of which is attached which addresses each of the matters identified.
Upon your approval of this response, we will file an amended Form 10-K which refers to, and includes, the revised audit report as Exhibit 99.1 and which includes currently dated certifications (Exhibits 31.1, 31.2 and 32).
In accordance with the request included in your letter, we wish to state and confirm our understanding that:
· | The Registrant is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filings; |
· | Staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and, |
· | Registrant may not assert staff comments as a defense in any proceedings initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
Sincerely, | ||
Timothy Patterson | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT 99
FLEXO UNIVERSAL, S.A. DE C.V.
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
AS OF DECEMBER 31 2014 AND 2013
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FLEXO UNIVERSAL, S.A. DE C.V.
INDEX
1.- | Independent Auditors’ Report. | 6 |
2.- | Balance Sheet. | 7 |
3.- | Statement of (Loss) Income. | 8 |
4.- | Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity. | 9 |
5.- | Statement of Cash Flow. | 10 |
6.- | Notes to the Financial Statements. | 11 |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of
Flexo Universal, S.A. de C.V.
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets ofFlexo Universal, S.A. de C.V.as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related statements of comprehensive income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the years then ended. . These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.
We draw attention to Note 2 of the financial statements, which describes the basis of accounting. The financial statements are prepared according to Financial Reporting Standards Applicable Mexico (FRS), which is a basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Our opinions are not modified with respect to this matter.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position Flexo Universal, S.A. de C.V., as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with the basis of accounting described above.
HLB Vargas Graf y Cia., S.C
C.P.C. Antonio Vargas Aceves
Certified Public Accountant
Partner
March 18, 2015.
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FLEXO UNIVERSAL, S.A. DE C.V.
BALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013
( In Mexican pesos )
(Notes 1 & 2)
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,831,998 | $ | 7,665,359 | ||||
Accounts receivables | 40,413,382 | 31,849,060 | ||||||
Other accounts receivables (Note 3) | 3,840,861 | 2,432,251 | ||||||
Related parties (Note 4) | 15,942,740 | 6,932,855 | ||||||
Inventories (Note 5) | 49,368,070 | 42,533,663 | ||||||
Total current assets | 111,397,051 | 91,413,188 | ||||||
NON CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||
Machinery and equipment (Note 6) | 7,771,767 | 8,037,530 | ||||||
Warranty deposits | 1,287,837 | 2,158,904 | ||||||
Other assets | 766,543 | 851,314 | ||||||
Deferred income tax (Note 13) | 594,582 | 1,590,308 | ||||||
Total non current assets | 10,420,729 | 12,638,056 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 121,817,780 | $ | 104,051,244 | ||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Accounts payable to suppliers, accrued expenses and other accounts payable (Note 7) | $ | 18,016,793 | $ | 16,776,719 | ||||
ISR payable | 3,342,273 | 3,795,009 | ||||||
PTU reserve | 448,098 | 1,652,990 | ||||||
Current portion of long term liabilities to related parties (Note 8) | 9,449,593 | 7,463,029 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 31,256,757 | 29,687,747 | ||||||
LONG TERM LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Long term liabilities to related parties (Note 8) | 2,807,062 | 2,709,448 | ||||||
Total long term liabilities | 2,807,062 | 2,709,448 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 34,063,819 | 32,397,195 | ||||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | �� | |||||||
Capital stock (Note 10) | 47,410,945 | 44,934,998 | ||||||
Legal Reserve | 1,393,404 | 670,811 | ||||||
Accumulated results | 22,830,186 | 11,596,368 | ||||||
Period's net (loss) profit | 16,119,426 | 14,451,872 | ||||||
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | 87,753,961 | 71,654,049 | ||||||
Contingencies (Note 12) | - | - | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUTIY | $ | 121,817,780 | $ | 104,051,244 |
The enclosed notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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FLEXO UNIVERSAL, S.A. DE C.V.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013
( In Mexican pesos )
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Net sales | $ | 169,425,816 | $ | 167,813,166 | ||||
Cost of products sold | (126,903,053 | ) | (134,984,000 | ) | ||||
GROSS PROFIT | 42,522,763 | 32,829,166 | ||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||
Administration and sales expenses | (17,381,574 | ) | (16,914,750 | ) | ||||
Other income, (expenses) - net | (1,062,665 | ) | 2,143,169 | |||||
(18,444,239 | ) | (14,771,581 | ) | |||||
OPERATION NET PROFIT | 24,078,523 | 18,057,585 | ||||||
INTEGRAL FINANCING RESULTS | ||||||||
Exchange rate fluctuations - net | 861,038 | 551,112 | ||||||
interest - net | (1,107,052 | ) | (1,445,767 | ) | ||||
(246,014 | ) | (894,655 | ) | |||||
PROFIT BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EPS | 23,832,509 | 17,162,930 | ||||||
Employees' profit sharing | (361,222 | ) | (1,574,698 | ) | ||||
Income tax | (6,356,134 | ) | (3,666,979 | ) | ||||
Deferred income tax | (995,726 | ) | 2,530,619 | |||||
(7,713,083 | ) | (2,711,058 | ) | |||||
NET PROFIT | $ | 16,119,426 | $ | 14,451,872 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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FLEXO UNIVERSAL, S.A. DE C.V.
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013
( In Mexican pesos )
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
CAPITAL STOCK | ||||||||
Initial period balance | $ | 44,934,998 | $ | 5,099,052 | ||||
Capital stock increase (Note 10) | 2,475,947 | 39,857,357 | ||||||
Capital stock decrease (Note 10) | (21,411 | ) | ||||||
Initial and final period balance | 47,410,945 | 44,934,998 | ||||||
LEGAL RESERVE | ||||||||
Initial period balance | 670,811 | 346,626 | ||||||
Transfer from accumulated results (Note 11) | 722,593 | 324,185 | ||||||
Final period balance | 1,393,404 | 670,811 | ||||||
ACCUMULATED RESULTS | ||||||||
Initial period balance | 11,596,368 | 5,436,849 | ||||||
Transfer from net profit (loss) | 14,451,872 | 6,483,704 | ||||||
Transfer of 5% over profit period 2012, to legal reserve | (722,593 | ) | (324,185 | ) | ||||
Dividends | (2,495,461 | ) | ||||||
Final period balance | 22,830,186 | 11,596,368 | ||||||
NET PROFIT (LOSS) | ||||||||
Initial period balance | 14,451,872 | 6,483,704 | ||||||
Transfer to accumulated results | (14,451,872 | ) | (6,483,704 | ) | ||||
Net profit | 16,119,426 | 14,451,872 | ||||||
Final period balance | 16,119,426 | 14,451,872 | ||||||
TOTAL | $ | 87,753,961 | $ | 71,654,049 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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FLEXO UNIVERSAL, S.A. DE C.V.
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013
( In Mexican pesos )
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Net profit | $ | 16,119,426 | $ | 14,451,872 | ||||
Items related with investment activities | ||||||||
Depreciation | 2,191,987 | 2,694,889 | ||||||
Balance canceled due to defered flat tax abrogation | - | (2,484,345 | ) | |||||
Items related with financing activities | ||||||||
Interest | 1,107,052 | 1,445,766 | ||||||
19,418,465 | 16,108,182 | |||||||
Trade debtors and other receivables (increase) decrease | (18,982,817 | ) | 475,596 | |||||
Inventories increase | (6,834,407 | ) | (2,947,250 | ) | ||||
Other assets (increase) decrease | 1,951,564 | (1,297,538 | ) | |||||
Liabilities to related parties increase (decrease) | 1,986,564 | (35,670,377 | ) | |||||
Suppliers and other liabilities (decrease) increase | 35,182 | (1,557,629 | ) | |||||
Taxes paid | (452,736 | ) | (5,783,110 | ) | ||||
Net cash flow from financial activities | (2,878,185 | ) | (30,672,126 | ) | ||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Machinery and equipment acquisition (net) | (1,926,224 | ) | (2,373,808 | ) | ||||
(1,926,224 | ) | (2,373,808 | ) | |||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Long term liabilities to related parties | 97,614 | (846,994 | ) | |||||
Paid interest | (1,107,052 | ) | (1,445,766 | ) | ||||
Dividends | (2,495,461 | ) | ||||||
Increase Social Capital (capitalization of liabilities) | - | 39,857,357 | ||||||
Social Capital (Decrease) increase | 2,475,947 | (21,411 | ) | |||||
(1,028,952 | ) | 37,543,186 | ||||||
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | $ | (5,833,361 | ) | $ | 4,497,252 | |||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | $ | 7,665,359 | $ | 3,168,107 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | $ | 1,831,998 | $ | 7,665,359 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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NOTES TO FINACIAL STATEMENTS
FLEXO UNIVERSAL, S.A. DE C.V.
As of December 31st, 2014 and 2013
In Mexican pesos.
NOTE 1 – COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
Flexo Universal, S.A. de C.V. (FLEXO) was constituted on 2002. Subsidiary of CTI Industries INC, a North American company that owns 99.8260% of its capital stock.
Its main activity is the production of latex and mylar balloons; this operation is performed under the shelter of its parent company that finances its operations.
NOTE 2 – MAIN ACCOUNTING POLICIES
a. | Basis for presentation |
The significant accounting policies adopted by the company, except as described in paragraphs 1) and 2) are in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards in Mexico (FRS) and Interpretations to the Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Those standards (FRS), may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP), however, under an analysis of similarities, convergences and important differences between the two standards with respect to the operations recorded that generate the financial information of the Company, we can conclude that there are no differences that could lead to material adjustments and alter information.
The company prepares its financial statements according to FRS except for 1) lack of recognition of the inflation effects according to standard FRS B-10, this standard requires that operations are registered at its historical value and that the inflation effects are recognized for those operations and, consequently, in its financial statements. Inflation effects have to be recognized in an integral manner, performing an upgrade of the non-monetary assets (fixed assets and inventories) as well as the items that integrate the capital stock including the period’s net profit or loss, and that the result on monetary position is determined. It also requires that the accompanying financial statements of the prior period are presented in Mexican pesos and at the acquisition cost of the last period reported, so they can be comparable. As of January 1, 2008 the Financial Reporting Standard (B-10) “Inflation Effects” is disabled, due to this, the inflation effects are no longer recognized in accounting as of that date because of a non-inflationary environment. The adoption of this FRS will be reactivated when cumulative inflation over a period of three years exceeds 26%.
The indexes that were used to determine a non-inflationary environment were as follows:
December 31 | INPC | Inflation | ||||||
2013 | 111.508 | 3.97 | % | |||||
2012 | 107.246 | 3.57 | % | |||||
2011 | 103.551 | 3.82 | % |
2) The lack of a study to determine the possible impairment or disposal of long-lived assets, FRS C-15 “Accounting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets”, establishes, among other things, general criteria that allows the identification and recording of losses due impairment or value decrease of tangible and non-tangible long lived assets, including good will, also, it precise concepts like sales price and use value, to valuate long lived assets and
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The main accounting policies and accounting procedures in the preparation of the financial statements are described below.
b. | Estimates and assumptions |
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with Mexican financial reporting standards requires the company's management to make certain estimates and provisions that may affect the value of some assets and liabilities at the date of the balance sheet, as well as the value and measurement of revenues, costs and expenses during the reported period. Even if the final result of these estimates and provisions may differ from the calculated, management believes that those were appropriate used to the circumstances.
c. | Statement of comprehensive income |
Starting January 2013, FRS B-3 was modified to converge with the established in the Intentional Accounting Standard 1 "Presentation of Financial Statements". This FRS supersedes the previous FRS B-3 Income Statement, Bulletin B-4 Income and Comprehensive Guidance on FRS 1 "Presentation or disclosure of the profit or loss per share."
The main changes of FRS B-3 "Statement of comprehensive income" with respect to the FRS that renders are as follows:
An entity may choose to present the statement of comprehensive income in one or two statements as follows:
i) A statement showing all items that make up the net profit and loss, as well as "Other Comprehensive Income" (OCI) and participation in the OCI of other entities. This statement must be named “Statement of Comprehensive Income”, and
ii) In two statements. The first statement must include only those items that make the net profit or loss and must be named “Income Statement”, and a second statement must start from the net profit or loss that concluded the income statement and then present the OCI and OCI participation in other entities and must be named “Statement of Other Comprehensive Income”.
The OCI should be presented in the statement of comprehensive income immediately after the net profit or loss separately, the profits or net accumulated losses are clarified, separately, in the statement of financial position, within equity.
Items classified as non-ordinary, should not be presented separated; either in the financial statement or in the notes to the financial statements. The above FRS B-3 Income Statement, allowed the presentation of non-ordinary items in a separated manner.
It is considered that under other income and expenses, items considered as operational should not be included, this item must include not significant amounts, so this FRS does not requires its presentation in separated form, however, the presentation may be elaborated in a separate manner.
With respect to discontinued operations, revenues, costs and expenses arising from discontinued operations after income or loss from continuing operations should be presented; the results of the period from discontinued operations, net of income taxes and Employees' Statutory Profit Sharing (ESPS) should be included
In 2014, items of other income, other expenses and other for year 2013 were reclassified in order to compare the new Statement of Comprehensive Income.
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d. | Monetary unit |
Financial Statements are prepared in Mexican pesos ($), currency which, bases on Mexican laws, the company’s accounting records must be prepared.
e. | Cash and equivalents |
Mainly represented by deposits in bank accounts.
f. | Accounts receivable and estimation for allowance for doubtful accounts |
Represent collection right originated from inventory sales. Accounts in foreign currency are valuated at the year closing exchange rate.
Estimates for doubtful collection accounts represent the inherent probable loss of all receivables due the behaviour of historic tendencies of the accounts receivable. Since 2009 the company has issued a provision to absorb the uncollectible accounts.
g. | Inventories |
Inventories of finished goods, production in process and raw materials, are registered at its historic acquisition and production cost, using the absorbing cost system. The acquisition cost includes all associated expenses until the inventories are ready to be produced or sold. Inventories are valuated by the average cost method net form the value estimates which does not exceed their realization value.
h. | Machinery and equipment |
Fixed Assets acquired from the fusion, were registered according to the historic cost of the absorbed company, adding the difference from the valuation practiced by and independent appraiser on 17th, 1996. Fixed assets acquisitions after the fusion are registered at its acquisition cost.
The acquisition cost includes all associated expenses until the fixed assets are ready to be used.
Depreciations are computed by the straight-line method, beginning in year in which assets are used, and according to the following:
Rates % | ||||
Leasehold improvements | 10.00 | |||
Molds | 20.00 | |||
Computer equipment | 30.00 | |||
Machinery and office equipment | 10.00 | |||
Tools and medical equipment | 35.00 | |||
Transport equipment | 25.00 | |||
Forklift | 25.00 |
i. | Long lived assets evaluation |
Impairment of long term assets – As of January 1°, 2004 The C-15 Bulletin “Impairment in the value of long lasting assets and its disposal” became effective. This bulletin requires that companies determine the effect of impairment in long lasting assets in use, in case of detection of indication of impairment or losses for impairment recognized in those assets. In opinion of the Company’s management, there are no traces of impairment that could have an effect in the results, in accordance with the Bulletin.
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j. | Income tax |
The current income tax is determined according to current tax legislation. The deferred income tax is recorded in accordance with the asset and liability method, which compares the accounting and tax values of them. Deferred tax are recognized (assets and liabilities) for future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the values reflected in the financial statements of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and for tax loss carry forwards and tax credits not used. The assets and liabilities of deferred tax are calculated using the rates established in the law that will be applied to taxable income in years when it is estimated that the temporary differences will reverse. The effect of changes in tax rates on deferred taxes is recognized in the results of the period in which those changes are approved. The deferred tax asset is recorded only when there is a high probability of recovery. As of January 1°, 2008 this FRS was modified, the main changes are:
· | Caused and deferred Employee Profit Sharing (PTU).- This concept is considered as an ordinary expense based on the benefits to employees, that is the reason why it is now classified in the results statement in other income and expenses. |
· | Cumulative Effect of Income Tax — The previous bulletin stated that this component will be presented separately in equity, the change consists to reclassify this concept to cumulative results. |
k. | Liabilities |
The Company applies the dispositions of FRS C-9 “Liabilities, provisions, contingent assets and liabilities and commitments”. Bulletin C-9 establishes the valuation, presentation and disclosure general rules of liabilities provisions, contingent assets and liabilities.
l. | Labor liabilities |
As of February 2014, the Company’s management decided to outsource payroll services through the figure "Outsourcing" with the company Desarrollo Fomento Organizativo, SA de CV, so from that date on employees of Universal Flexo, SA de CV, retaining their seniority and rights, became employees of "Desarrollo Fomento Organizativo, SA de C.V. "
m. | Recognition of revenue |
Revenue is recognized in the period in which the risks and benefits of inventory are transferred to customers who acquire them, which generally occurs when these inventories are delivered and the corresponding invoice is prepared
n. | Foreign currency operations |
Foreign currency operations are accounted at the exchange rate of the day of their occurrence. Assets and liabilities in foreign currency are registered in Mexican pesos at the exchange rate published by the Central Bank (Banco de Mexico) at the date of the financial statements. Exchange rate differences in assets and liabilities in foreign currency are registered in the year’s result.
o. | Leasing |
The company classifies as operative leasing those operations in which only is granted the use or possession of the leased assets, without assuming the risks or benefits of such assets. These rents are applied to the results in the period of the lease. Variable rents are applied to results as they are accrued.
p. | Income statement |
Income statements are classified by its operative activities, according to the company’s opinion; this classification allows evaluating the result of its operations identifying the cost of goods sold and administrative and sales expenses.
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q. | Integral Financial Result (RIF) |
The RIF includes net accrued interests, exchange rate profit (loss), monetary position gain (loss) and derivate financial instruments profit (loss).
Exchange rate profit (loss) originated by transactions in foreign currency, is the result of the exchange rates fluctuations at the date of the operation registry, at the date of realization or at the periods end valuation.
NOTE 3 – OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
As of December 31st, 2014 and 2013, the other accounts receivable are integrated as follows:
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Accounts receivable to officers and employees | $ | - | $ | 2,478 | ||||
Sundry debtors | 824,545 | 1,090,650 | ||||||
Other Collective taxes | 1,067,472 | 1,079,730 | ||||||
Creditable VAT | 1,948,844 | 259,393 | ||||||
$ | 3,840,861 | $ | 2,432,251 |
NOTE 4 – RELATED PARTIES
Following a summary of the operations with related parties which originate the balances with related parties as of December 31st, 2014 and 2013 is presented:
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Goods Sold: | ||||||||
CTI Industries Corporation | $ | 21,292,943 | $ | 26,962,088 | ||||
Inventory Purchases: | ||||||||
CTI Industries Corporation | $ | 7,694,886 | $ | 7,824,002 |
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Accounts receivable and (payable) to related parties are:
Asset (Liabilitie) | ||||||||
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
CTI Industries Corporation | $ | 11,750,928 | $ | 2,762,004 | ||||
Arci, S.C. | - | (1,270,619 | ) | |||||
Pablo Gortazar de Oyarzabal | 779,992 | 1,085,281 | ||||||
Calidad Empresarial Mexicana | (13,040 | ) | (11,563 | ) | ||||
CTF International S.A. de C.V. | - | 434,463 | ||||||
CTI Mexico Corporation S.A. de C.V. | - | 1,950,887 | ||||||
CTI Europe GMBH | 2,217,320 | 619,712 | ||||||
Venture Leasing, S. de R.L. de C.V. | 1,207,540 | 1,362,690 | ||||||
$ | 15,942,740 | $ | 6,932,855 |
NOTE 5 – INVENTORIES
The balance of this account is integrated as follows:
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Finished goods | $ | 38,494,667 | $ | 31,297,881 | ||||
Packing material | 2,519,357 | 2,529,984 | ||||||
Production in process | 3,455,053 | 3,312,545 | ||||||
Raw materials | 4,898,993 | 5,393,253 | ||||||
$ | 49,368,070 | $ | 42,533,663 |
NOTE 6 – MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
This item is analysed follows:
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Machinery | $ | 25,982,728 | $ | 24,218,242 | ||||
Leasehold improvements | 3,003,934 | 3,003,934 | ||||||
Molds | 5,426,380 | 5,408,630 | ||||||
Computer equipment and softwere | 827,519 | 709,393 | ||||||
Transport equipment | 297,273 | 297,273 | ||||||
Furniture and office equipment | 276,723 | 250,861 | ||||||
35,814,557 | 33,888,333 | |||||||
Depreciations and amortizations | (28,042,790 | ) | (25,850,803 | ) | ||||
Total Machinery and equipment | $ | 7,771,767 | $ | 8,037,530 |
The depreciation and amortization method and the annual rates are stated in note 2g. The charge to results amounted $2,191,987. and $2,694,889. for the periods ended on December 31st, 2014 and 2013 respectively.
Leasehold agreement
The company celebrated a leasehold agreement with Cuauhtemoc Inmobiliaria S.A. de C.V., for the building and facilities where it is located, both plant and administrative offices, these agreements establishes that the term of the leasehold is of a mandatory 5 years and 5 years voluntary to the sub-lessor, the new agreement takes place since August 1st 2011 and ends on July 13, 2016.
The charge to results amounted $4,994,680. and $4,961,429.for the years ended on December 31st, 2014 and 2013 respectively
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NOTE 7 – OTHER ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Some items presented in the balance sheet are analysed as follows, as of December 31st.
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Accounts payable to suppliers, accrued expensesand other accounts payable: | ||||||||
Suppliers | $ | 15,200,710 | $ | 10,774,042 | ||||
Salaries payable | -81,864 | -302,021 | ||||||
Sundry creditors | 2,759,411 | 5,420,431 | ||||||
Rated reserves | 123,206 | 86,499 | ||||||
Taxes payable | 15,330 | 797,768 | ||||||
$ | 18,016,793 | $ | 16,776,719 |
NOTE 8 – LONG TERM LIABILITIES TO RELATED PARTIES
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
CTI Industries | ||||||||
Term promissory note | ||||||||
Flexo Universal, S.A. de C.V., hereby further promises to pay interest to the order of CTI Industries Corporation on the unpaid principal balance hereof at the Interest Rate (as hereinafter defined). Such interest shall be paid in like money at said office or place from the date hereof, commencing March 31, 2014 and on the first day of each calendar quarter thereafter until the indebtedness evidenced by this Note is paid in full. Interest payable upon and after an Event of Default or termination or non renewal of the Loan Agreement shall be payable upon demand. | ||||||||
For purposes hereof, the term "Interest Rate" shall mean a rate of two and one-half percent (2.5%) per annum ; provided, that, at Payee's option, the Interest Rate shall mean a rate of eight percent (8.0%) per annum upon and after an Event of Default ; the term “Event of Default shall mean the failure of Flexo Universal, S.A. de C.V., to make any payment of principal or interest when due hereunder. | ||||||||
This Note is issued to document amounts due from Flexo Universal, S.A. de C.V., to CTI Industries Corporation as of December 31, 2013, including $68,669 in principal amount due and $502,545 in accrued interest on indebtedness previously due from Flexo Universal, S.A. de C.V., to CTI Industries Corporation. | 8,627,141 | 7,463,029 | ||||||
Current portion of long term liabilities | (8,627,141 | ) | (7,463,029 | ) | ||||
Loans current account 2014 | ||||||||
Undocumented loans current account totaling $ 55.817 US dollars, without interest and agreed term | 822452 | |||||||
Current portion of long term liabilities | (822,452 | ) | ||||||
CTI Balloons | ||||||||
Loan made by CTI BALLONS to finance the company's operation amounted $69,478 US dollars payable in 3 years with an interest annual rate of LIBOR +.25 points | 1,023,744 | 907,744 | ||||||
interest payable | 530,209 | 429,981 | ||||||
Pablo Gortazar | ||||||||
Loan made by PABLO GORTAZAR to liquidate CTF INTERNATIONAL's financing amounted $980,704 Mexican Pesos. | 980,704 | 980,704 | ||||||
Loan made by PABLO GORTAZAR to liquidate CREDIT UNION's fiancincing amounted $776,070 Mexican pesos, with an interest annual rate LIBOR +.25 points | 272,405 | 391,019 | ||||||
12,256,655 | 10,172,477 | |||||||
Total long term liabilities to related parties | (9,449,593 | ) | (7,463,029 | ) | ||||
Total current portion of long term liabilities | $ | 2,807,062 | $ | 2,709,448 |
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NOTE 9 – POSITION AND TRANSACTION IN FOREING CURRENCY
As of December 31st, 2014 and 2013, the company had rights and (obligations) in foreign currency as follows:
US Dollars | ||||||||
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Assets | $ | 1,845,213 | $ | 880,681 | ||||
Liabilities | (1,620,173 | ) | (673,003 | ) | ||||
Excess of assets over (liabilities), assets in foreign currency | $ | 225,040 | $ | 207,678 |
Assets where translated and adjusted using the exchange rate $14.7348 and $ 13.0652 pesos per US dollar, as of December 31st, 2014 and 2013 respectively. As of march 17, 2014 the exchange rate is $15.4271 pesos per dollar.
NOTE 10 – CONTRIBUTED CAPITAL
The company’s capital stock integrated as follows as of December 31st, 2014 and 2013:
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Fixed capital stock | $ | 50,000 | $ | 50,000 | ||||
Variable capital stock | 47,360,945 | 44,884,998 | ||||||
Total capital stock | $ | 47,410,945 | $ | 44,934,998 |
The company’s capital stock is variable, with a fix minimum of $50,000 without possible of retiring. The variable part has not limit. Shares are common, nominative and are valuated as follows:
"A" | 0.0679 | 1.00 | ||||||
"B" | 0.0679 | 1.00 |
On April 3, 2014 the shareholders of the company agreed and approved unanimously an increase to variable share capital in the amount of $ 150,000. US dollars or its equivalent in pesos $ 2'475,947, by issuing 2'475,947 Series B common shares with nominal value of $ 1.00 each
On March 26, 2014 the shareholders of the company agreed and approved unanimously to declare a dividend payment from the income tax earnings (CUFIN) for a total of $ 190,347.77. US dollars or its equivalent in pesos $ 2'495,459.20
In the Ordinary General Meeting held the day August 5, 2013, a decrease of share capital was approved in the variable by repayment of 21,411 shares with a par value of $ 1.00 each.
In the Ordinary General Meeting held the day August 16, 2013, an increase of capital was approved in the variable through the capitalization of liabilities by the Company and for CTI Industries Corporation totalling $ 39,857,357. pesos M.N.
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NOTE 11 – EARNED (LOSS) SURPLUS:
Under Mexican laws, a legal reserve must be created and increased by annually in 5% of the retained earnings up to a total of 20% of the Company’s Capital Stock. This reserve is not available for dividends payments, but can be used to reduce accumulated losses or to be turned in capital stock.
NOTE 12 – CONTINGENCIES:
a. | Federal contributions are subject to certain reviews by the fiscal authorities, during a five year period. |
b. | Due to the related parties operations there could be some differences with taxes, if the fiscal authority decides to review those transactions, and the IRS considers that the prices and amounts used by the Company were not at the same level as those used in the regular market or among independent parties in comparable transactions. |
NOTE 13- INCOME TAX (IT), CORPORATE FLAT TAX RATE (IETU) AND EMPLOYEES PROFIT SHARING (PTU):
Cost (benefit) of the tax applied to result is integrated as follows:
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
ISR payable | $ | 6,356,134 | $ | 3,666,979 | ||||
Deferred ISR | 995,726 | -46,273 | ||||||
Deferred IETU | -2,484,345 | |||||||
Net | $ | 7,351,860 | $ | 1,136,361 |
a. | IT |
The main differences between the accounting profit and the tax result are:
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Net (Loss) profit | $ | 16,119,426 | $ | 14,451,872 | ||||
Plus (minus) | ||||||||
Excess of accounting depreciation net over the fiscal depreciation | -1,483,107 | -2,103,760 | ||||||
Excess of accounting deductions net over the fiscal deductions | 8,116,711 | 1,309,054 | ||||||
Fiscal (loss) profit | 22,753,030 | 13,657,166 | ||||||
Minus employee profit sharing (PTU) paid in 2012 and 2011 | -1,565,918 | -1,433,903 | ||||||
Tax basis to IT | 21,187,112 | 12,223,263 | ||||||
Rate | 0.30 | 0.30 | ||||||
IT payable (ISR) | $ | 6,356,134 | $ | 3,666,979 |
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As December 31st, 2014 and 2013 temporary differences and fiscal losses carry forward recognized by the company on the deferred IT calculations are:
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Year effect calculation: | ||||||||
Deferred expenses | $ | (286,898 | ) | $ | (2,599,514 | ) | ||
Suppliers | (1,695,041 | ) | (2,701,513 | ) | ||||
Base | (1,981,939 | ) | (5,301,027 | ) | ||||
Tax Rate | 0.30 | 0.30 | ||||||
(594,582 | ) | (1,590,308 | ) | |||||
Accrued inventory | - | - | ||||||
Total (debit) credit | (594,582 | ) | $ | (1,590,308 | ) | |||
Recognized | (1,590,308 | ) | (1,544,035 | ) | ||||
Complement | $ | 995,726 | (46,273 | ) |
b. | IETU |
On November 2013 tax reform was approved for 2014, the following was modified:
- New Income Tax Law, rate remaining at 30%.
- Law Corporate Flat Tax (IETU) is abrogated.
The deferred IETU registered as a liability in previous periods is cancelled because this tax law was abrogated and is no longer in force. According to IFRS 20 (Interpretations to Financial Reporting Standards in Mexico) has to be accrued in the fiscal period 2013 as income for a total amount of $2,484,345.
2012 | 2011 | Previous years | ||||||||||
Trade debtors | 29,013,948 | $ | 26,219,699 | 24,929,832 | ||||||||
Liabilities provisions | (13,238,508 | ) | (23,613,526 | ) | (19,011,023 | ) | ||||||
15,775,440 | 2,606,173 | 5,918,809 | ||||||||||
IETU rate | 17.50 | % | 17.50 | % | 17.00 | % | ||||||
2,760,702 | 456,080 | 1,006,198 | ||||||||||
Inventories and fixed assets credits | (276,357 | ) | (276,357 | ) | (261,939 | ) | ||||||
Deferred IETU payable | 2,484,345 | $ | 179,723 | 744,259 | ||||||||
Recognized in previous years | 179,723 | 744,259 | ||||||||||
Complement | 2,304,622 | (564,536 | ) | 744,259 |
c. | PTU |
As mentioned in note 2 l., The Company had work obligations until January 31, 2014 date on which the company subcontract outsourcing services for personnel management. Therefore the company determined and paid Employee profit sharing (PTU) only by the time elapsed from January 1 to January 31, 2014
Employee profit sharing (PTU) which is caused at a 10% rate is calculated based on the fiscal profit, excluding the inflation effects. As of December 2014 and 2013, employee profit sharing amounts to $361,222.and $1,574,698.
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NOTE 14 - NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS.
The Mexican Council for Research and Development of Financial Reporting Standards (CINIF), an independent body in charge of the development of the Mexican Accounting Standards, has made public the submission of the following FRS (Financial Reporting Standards) listed below:
FRS C-9 “Provisions, contingencies and commitments”
FRS C-19 “Financial Instruments payable”
FRS D-3 “Employee Benefits”
Improvements to FRS 2015
The FRS C-9 and C-19 will become effective as of January 1°, 2018; with early application permitted under the terms established in each FRS.
The FRS D-3 will become effective for the fiscal years that begin as of January 1°, 2016.
The Improvements to FRS 2015, will become effective for the fiscal years that begin as of January 1°, 2015.
Is important to note, the use of FRS increases the quality of the financial information contained in the financial statements, thus ensuring their greater acceptance, not only nationally, but also internationally.
NOTE 15 -.APPROVAL OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
The financial statements were authorized for issue on March 10, 2015, by Pablo Gortazar de Oyarzabal, General Manager and Legal Representative, and subject to the approval of the general assembly of partners of the Company who may decide its modification in accordance with the provisions of the General Law of Commercial Societies.
The accompanying explanatory notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
Flexo Universal, S.A. de C.V. | ||
/s/ Pablo Gortazar de Oyarzabal | ||
Lic. Pablo Gortazar de Oyarzabal | ||
Legal Representative |
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