EXHIBIT 99.1
| Consolidated financial statements | |
| PST Eletrônica Ltda. | |
| December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 | |
| With Report of Independent Auditors |
PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
CONSOLIDATED Financial statements
December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
Contents
| Report of independent auditors | 1 |
| Consolidated balance sheets | 2 |
| Consolidated statements of income | 4 |
| Consolidated statements of quotaholders’/shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income | 5 |
| Consolidated statements of cash flows | 6 |
| Notes to consolidated financial statements | 7 |
Report of independent auditors
To the Board of Directors and Quotaholders of
PST Eletrônica Ltda
Manaus - AM
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of PST Eletrônica Ltda. and Subsidiary (the Company) as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of income, quotaholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011. 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 auditing standards generally accepted in the 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. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included 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 financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of PST Eletrônica Ltda. and Subsidiary at December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Campinas – SP, March 9, 2012
ERNST & YOUNG TERCO
Auditores Independentes S.S.
CRC 2SP015199/O-6-S-AM
/s/ JOSE ANTONIO DE A. NAVARRETE
José Antonio de A. Navarrete
Accountant CRC 1SP198698/O-4-S-AM
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Consolidated balance sheets
December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, except quota data)
| December 31, | ||||||||
| 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,137 | $ | 4,083 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $729 and $828 in 2011 and 2010, respectively | 48,993 | 26,557 | ||||||
| Inventories, net | 52,900 | 46,576 | ||||||
| Taxes recoverable | 3,711 | 3,248 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable from related parties | 40 | 40 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other | 1,761 | 1,034 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 3,887 | 2,711 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 113,429 | 84,249 | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 31,141 | 30,963 | ||||||
| Other assets: | ||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 982 | 3,095 | ||||||
| Other | 568 | 309 | ||||||
| Total noncurrent assets | 32,691 | 34,367 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 146,120 | $ | 118,616 | ||||
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| December 31, | ||||||||
| 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
| Liabilities and quotaholders’/shareholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Borrowings, including current portion of long-term debt | $ | 42,652 | $ | 11,755 | ||||
| Accounts payable | 9,476 | 14,713 | ||||||
| Wages and salaries | 5,916 | 5,247 | ||||||
| Taxes payable | 1,335 | 1,336 | ||||||
| Dividends payable | 14,974 | 9,483 | ||||||
| Employee profit sharing and management bonuses | 617 | - | ||||||
| Warranty reserve | 1,063 | 714 | ||||||
| Commissions payable | 822 | 1,234 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses and other | 679 | 684 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 77,534 | 45,166 | ||||||
| Noncurrent liabilities: | ||||||||
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | 11,416 | 7,667 | ||||||
| Provision for contingencies | 209 | 6,295 | ||||||
| Total noncurrent liabilities | 11,625 | 13,962 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | - | - | ||||||
| Quotaholders’/shareholders’ equity: | ||||||||
| Capital, $ 0.0047 and $ 0.427 per values, 8,960,321,375 quotas and 45,000,000 common shares authorized and issued at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively , | 42,603 | 19,229 | ||||||
| Retained earnings | 10,164 | 29,184 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 4,194 | 11,075 | ||||||
| Total quotaholders’/shareholders’ equity | 56,961 | 59,488 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and quotaholders’/shareholders’ equity | $ | 146,120 | $ | 118,616 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Consolidated statements of income
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars)
| For the years ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 234,160 | $ | 182,946 | $ | 140,690 | ||||||
| Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Cost of goods sold and services rendered | 132,489 | 93,683 | 69,291 | |||||||||
| Product design and engineering expenses | 12,012 | 10,013 | 8,861 | |||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 61,621 | 54,956 | 45,636 | |||||||||
| Operating income | 28,038 | 24,294 | 16,902 | |||||||||
| Realized and unrealized currency exchange gains (losses), net | 2,304 | (2,941 | ) | (508 | ) | |||||||
| Financial expense, net | 4,739 | 3,732 | 1,787 | |||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 20,995 | 23,503 | 15,623 | |||||||||
| Income taxes | 4,161 | 4,438 | 1,032 | |||||||||
| Net income | $ | 16,834 | $ | 19,065 | $ | 14,591 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Consolidated statements of quotaholders’/shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, except for the number of quotas/shares)
| Retained earnings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of shares/quotas | Capital | Appropriated | Unappropriated | Accumulated other comprehensive income | Total quotaholders’ equity | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2008 | 45,000,000 | 12,702 | 4,644 | 19,985 | (2,829 | ) | 34,502 | |||||||||||||||||
| Capitalization of tax incentive reserve | - | 3,908 | (3,908 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends | - | - | - | (7,873 | ) | - | (7,873 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income | - | - | - | 14,591 | - | 14,591 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer to appropriated retained earnings | - | - | 3,540 | (3,540 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Dividends payable | - | - | - | (3,181 | ) | - | (3,181 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency translation adjustments | - | - | - | - | 11,095 | 11,095 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2009 | 45,000,000 | 16,610 | 4,276 | 19,982 | 8,266 | 49,134 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Capitalization of tax incentive reserve | 2,619 | (2,619 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends | - | - | - | (7,697 | ) | - | (7,697 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income | - | - | - | 19,065 | - | 19,065 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer to appropriated retained earnings | - | - | 4,265 | (4,265 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Dividends payable | - | - | - | (3,823 | ) | - | (3,823 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency translation adjustments | - | - | - | - | 2,809 | 2,809 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2010 | 45,000,000 | $ | 19,229 | $ | 5,922 | $ | 23,262 | $ | 11,075 | $ | 59,488 | |||||||||||||
| Capitalization of tax incentive reserve | - | 23,374 | (7,289 | ) | (16,085 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Dividends | - | - | - | (8,790 | ) | - | (8,790 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of shares into quotas | 8,915,321,375 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | - | - | - | 16,834 | 16,834 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer to appropriated retained earnings | - | - | 2,182 | (2,182 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Dividends payable | - | - | - | (3,690 | ) | - | (3,690 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income: | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Currency translation adjustments | - | - | - | - | (6,881 | ) | (6,881 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2011 | 8,960,321,375 | $ | 42,603 | $ | 815 | $ | 9,349 | $ | 4,194 | $ | 56,961 | |||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Consolidated statements of cash flows
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars)
| For the years ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||||||
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 16,834 | $ | 19,065 | $ | 14,591 | ||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | ||||||||||||
| Exchange losses and interest expenses | (6,598 | ) | 791 | 1,143 | ||||||||
| Depreciation | 8,124 | 6,667 | 5,523 | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 310 | (1,093 | ) | (867 | ) | |||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | (27,258 | ) | (3,996 | ) | (4,237 | ) | ||||||
| Inventories, net | (12,744 | ) | (18,664 | ) | 2,168 | |||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (1,903 | ) | 674 | (2,501 | ) | |||||||
| Other assets | (218 | ) | (80 | ) | (157 | ) | ||||||
| Accounts payable | (3,481 | ) | 6.270 | 2,406 | ||||||||
| Wages and salaries | 1,346 | 374 | 427 | |||||||||
| Employee profit sharing and management bonuses | 662 | (2,610 | ) | (118 | ) | |||||||
| Commissions payable | (295 | ) | 323 | 232 | ||||||||
| Warranty reserve | 460 | 85 | (86 | ) | ||||||||
| Provision for contingencies | (5,766 | ) | 2,328 | 360 | ||||||||
| Accrued expenses and others | 613 | 676 | (351 | ) | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (29,914 | ) | 10,810 | 18,533 | ||||||||
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | (12,093 | ) | (8,781 | ) | (8,185 | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment | 65 | 72 | (28 | ) | ||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (12,028 | ) | (8,709 | ) | (8,213 | ) | ||||||
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||
| Borrowings | 50,350 | 12,990 | 1,107 | |||||||||
| Repayments | (4,247 | ) | (7,069 | ) | (3,410 | ) | ||||||
| Decrease in amounts due to related parties | (12 | ) | (8 | ) | - | |||||||
| Dividends paid | (5,748 | ) | (5,346 | ) | (13,882 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided (used) by financing activities | 40,343 | 567 | (16,185 | ) | ||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (347 | ) | 169 | 1,433 | ||||||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (1,946 | ) | 2,837 | (4,432 | ) | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 4,083 | 1,246 | 5,678 | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | $ | 2,137 | $ | 4,083 | $ | 1,246 | ||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | 4,294 | $ | 894 | $ | 1,289 | ||||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ | 3,289 | $ | 5,148 | $ | 4,554 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
| 1. | Organization and nature of business |
PST Eletrônica Ltda., located in the city of Manaus, State of Amazonas, is engaged in the production and trading of electronic equipment for automobiles (alarms, power windows, door lock sets, instrument clusters, blocking and tracking devices, antennas and accessories) and in the rendering of tracking services within the domestic and foreign markets. PST Eletrônica Ltda. holds a 99.98% interest in PST Industrial Ltda. (“subsidiary”). PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA. and its subsidiary are hereinafter referred to as the “Company”.
Company’s ownership includes Stoneridge Inc. (“Stoneridge”), an SEC registrant. On December 29, 2011 Stoneridge acquired an additional 8% equity interest in PST, totaling 58% equity interest as of December 31, 2011. The change in ownership structure is disclosed in note 9.
At the same date, the Company changed its by-law whereby it converted from a non-public Corporation (“S.A”) into alimited liability enterprise (“Ltda”). As a result, shares were converted into quotas.
The Company’s administrative and financial headquarters are located in the city of Campinas, State of São Paulo. There are also branches in the cities of Rio de Janeiro (responsible for after-sale customer services), Campinas (dedicated to tracking and vehicle block services), and Buenos Aires, Argentina (focused on product trading activities).
Part of the manufacturing activity is carried out in the Campinas facility. However the manufacturing facility established in the Manaus Free-Trade Zone accounts for most of the production and billing activities with the aim of obtaining the tax incentives offered by the Federal and State Governments, as follows:
| · | Exemption of IPI (Federal Value-added tax, “VAT”) on products; |
| · | Suspension of import duties on imports of capital assets and reduction of 88% on the current tax rate applied to foreign consumable inputs; |
| · | Refund of 55% of the ICMS (State VAT) charged on such product lines as antennas, alarms, remote control for alarms, wires and cables; |
| · | Refund of 90.25% of the ICMS charged on assembled electronic circuit plates; |
| · | Refund of 55%, with 45% additional refund, reviewed by State Government each three years, totaling 100% of the ICMS charged on other items of the Company’s product lines; |
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
| 1. | Organization and nature of business(Continued) |
| · | 75% income tax reduction for the amount calculated on sales of products manufactured at the Manaus plant, under appropriate tax incentives. Such tax reduction is valid until 2012, when the benefit may be reduced. The income tax incentive amount cannot be distributed to shareholders, but remains as a tax incentive reserve invested in the Company itself or used for capital increase. |
The referred to tax benefits will be effective until the end of 2023.
| 2. | Summary of significant accounting policies |
| a) | Basis of presentation |
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP), which differ in certain respects from accounting practices applied by the Company in its statutory financial statements, which are prepared in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil.
Based on an analysis of the Company’s revenues, expenses and financial structure, management has concluded that the Company’s functional currency for its Brazilian operations is the Brazilian real.
The financial statements are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates in effect at the year-end for assets and liabilities and average exchange rates during each reporting period for the statements of income. Adjustments resulting from translation of financial statements are reflected as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. Foreign currency transactions are re-measured into functional currency using translation rates in effect at the time of the transaction, with the resulting adjustments included in the results of operations.
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
| 2. | Summary of significant accounting policies(Continued) |
| b) | Cash and cash equivalents |
The Company considers all short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less, and with an insignificant risk of loss of value to be cash equivalents. Such short-term investments are stated at cost plus interest earned through the balance sheet date, when applicable.
| c) | Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts and concentration of credit risk |
Revenues are principally generated from the automotive vehicle markets, with approximately 23% from auto dealers (original equipment services), 10% from the original equipment manufacturers and the remaining portion from aftermarket customers. The Company’s products are sold through distributors and resellers. Two customers accounted for 8.1% and 6.2% of the Company’s sales in 2011, 9.9% and 7.0% in 2010, and 11.6% and 8.5% in 2009. Trade accounts receivable are not secured by collateral.
The Company evaluates the collectability of accounts receivable based on a combination of factors. In circumstances where the Company is aware of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations, a specific allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded against amounts overdue to write down the recognized receivable to the amount the Company reasonably believes will be collected. Additionally, the Company reviews historical trends for collectability in determining an estimate for its allowance for doubtful accounts.
Bad debt expense for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 amounted to $1,050, $1,483 and $832, respectively.
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
| 2. | Summary of significant accounting policies(Continued) |
| d) | Inventories |
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined at the average cost of purchase or production, which includes material, labor and overhead. Inventories consist of the following at December 31st.
| 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
| Raw materials | $ | 21,659 | $ | 23,571 | ||||
| Inventory in transit | 10,079 | 7,086 | ||||||
| Work-in-progress | 4,140 | 4,326 | ||||||
| Finished goods | 18,796 | 12,407 | ||||||
| Total inventories | 54,674 | 47,390 | ||||||
| Less: provision for slow-moving inventories | (1,774 | ) | (814 | ) | ||||
| Inventories, net | $ | 52,900 | $ | 46,576 | ||||
| e) | Property, plant and equipment |
Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost and consist of the following at December 31:
| 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
| Land and improvements | $ | 787 | $ | 886 | ||||
| Buildings and improvements | 9,617 | 10,352 | ||||||
| Machinery and equipment | 10,953 | 11,123 | ||||||
| Computer equipment and software | 9,667 | 8,238 | ||||||
| Office furniture and fixtures | 2,295 | 2,112 | ||||||
| Tooling | 11,160 | 10,703 | ||||||
| Vehicles | 2,122 | 2,377 | ||||||
| Tracking devices | 14,896 | 11,725 | ||||||
| Other | 3,099 | 2,586 | ||||||
| Total property, plant and equipment | 64,596 | 60,102 | ||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (33,455 | ) | (29,139 | ) | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 31,141 | $ | 30,963 | ||||
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
| 2. | Summary of significant accounting policies(Continued) |
| e) | Property, plant and equipment (Continued) |
Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Depreciable lives within each property classification are as follows:
| Buildings and improvements | 50 years | |
| Machinery and equipment | 10 years | |
| Computer equipment and software | 5 years | |
| Office furniture and fixtures | 10 years | |
| Tooling | 3-10 years | |
| Vehicles | 7 years | |
| Tracking devices | 2,5 years |
Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 amounted to $8,124, $6,667 and $5,523 respectively.
Maintenance and repair expenditures that are not considered improvements and do not extend the useful life of property are charged to expense as incurred. Expenditures for improvements and major renewals are capitalized. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any gain or loss on the disposal is credited or charged to the statements of income.
At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company recorded property, plant and equipment includes vehicles and equipment held under capital lease arrangements with total cost of $1,168 and $1,296 and accumulated depreciation of $557 and $442, respectively.
| f) | Impairment of assets |
The Company reviews its long-lived assets with finite lives for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Impairment is recognized when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recovered. Measurement of the amount of impairment may be based on appraisal, market values of similar assets or estimated discounted future cash flows resulting from the use and ultimate disposal of the asset. No impairment charges were recorded in 2011, 2010 and 2009.
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
| 2. | Summary of significant accounting policies(Continued) |
| g) | Suppliers |
Purchases of raw materials and finished goods for resale are principally purchased in the external market. Two suppliers accounted for 14.5% and 12.5% of the Company’s purchases in 2011.
| h) | Income taxes |
Current income tax liabilities and assets are recognized for the estimated taxes payable or refundable on the tax returns for the current year. Deferred income tax assets or liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax effects attributable to temporary differences that result from events that have been recognized in either the financial statements or the tax returns, but not both. The measurement of current and deferred income tax assets is based on provisions of enacted tax laws. Future tax benefits are recognized to the extent the realization of such benefits is more likely than not. Current and non-current components of deferred income tax balances are reported separately based on financial statement classification of the related asset or liability giving rise to the temporary difference. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are not offset unless attributable to the same tax jurisdiction. The Company classifies interest on tax positions as financial expenses and penalties as selling, general and administrative expenses.
| i) | Revenue recognition and sales commitments |
Revenues and expenses are recognized on the accrual basis.
Revenues from sales of products, are recognized, net for actual and estimated returns, upon their date of delivery to the customers. Actual and estimated returns are based on authorized returns.
Revenue related to the sale of tracking service contracts is recognized over the life of the contract. Revenue is recognized upon activation of the service by the client. Tracking devices are installed upon the purchase of the service in order to enable the tracking service to be rendered, and returned to the Company by the end of the service contract. Costs incurred in connection with rendering tracking services are comprised of the tracking device installation costs, commission costs paid to the seller andcancellable data transfer contracts with telecom operators. These costs are expensed as incurred.
No revenue is recognized if there are significant uncertainties regarding its realization.
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
| 2. | Summary of significant accounting policies(Continued) |
| j) | Freight expenses |
Shipping and handling costs incurred for delivering products sold are reported in selling expenses and were $8,040, $5,766 and $4,671, for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
| k) | Warranty reserve |
The Company’s warranty reserve is established based on the Company’s best estimate of the amounts necessary to settle future and existing claims on products sold as of the balance sheet date. The following is a reconciliation of the changes in the Company’s warranty reserve at December 31st:
| 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
| Warranty reserves at beginning of year | $ | 714 | $ | 598 | ||||
| Payments made | (1,323 | ) | (574 | ) | ||||
| Costs recognized for warranties issued during the year | 1,672 | 690 | ||||||
| Warranty reserve at end of year | $ | 1,063 | $ | 714 | ||||
| l) | Product development expenses |
Expenses associated with the development of new products and changes to existing products are charged to expense as incurred. These costs amounted to $12,012, $10,013 and $8,861 in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
| m) | Accounting estimates |
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, including disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Because actual results could differ from those estimates, the Company revises its estimates and assumptions as new information becomes available.
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
| 2. | Summary of significant accounting policies(Continued) |
| n) | Comprehensive income |
ASC Topic 220-10 establishes standards for the reporting of comprehensive income. Other comprehensive income consists solely of foreign currency translation adjustments. Balances of each after-tax component of accumulated other comprehensive income, as reported in the Statement of Consolidated quotaholders’ equity at December 31st, are as follows:
| For the Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 16,834 | $ | 19,065 | $ | 14,591 | ||||||
| Other comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||
| Currency translation adjustments | (6,881 | ) | 2,809 | 11,095 | ||||||||
| Comprehensive income | $ | 9,953 | $ | 21,874 | $ | 25,686 | ||||||
| o) | Recently issued and/or implemented accounting standards |
In June 2011, the FASB issued changes to the presentation of comprehensive income. These changes give an entity the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements; the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity was eliminated. The items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income were not changed. Additionally, no changes were made to the calculation and presentation of earnings per share. These changes become effective for the Company on January 1, 2012. Management is currently evaluating these changes to determine which option will be chosen for the presentation of comprehensive income. Other than the change in presentation, management has determined these changes will not have an impact on the Company’s financial statements.
| p) | Subsequent events |
The Company evaluated subsequent events through March 9, 2012, the date the financial statements are available for issuance, for the year ended December 31, 2011. See note 12 for disclosure of subsequent events.
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
| 3. | Borrowing and long-term debt |
Borrowing and long-term debt consists of the following:
Type |
Index 2011 | Final maturity |
2011 |
2010 | |
| Working capital loans: | |||||
National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) financing |
Long-term Interest Rate (TJLP) + 3,8% p.y. |
Long-term Interest Rate (TJLP) + 3% p.y. |
2011 |
- |
2,467 |
| Exportation Financing – BNDES | Fixed interest rate of 4,5% p.y. | - | 2013 | 6,760 | 9,697 |
| Import financing (Finimp) | Libor + 3.78% p.y. + Dollar exchange rate | Libor + 3.75% p.y. + Dollar exchange rate |
2012 |
20,859 |
985 |
| Itau Bank | Monthly interest from 1,30% to 1.45% p.m. | . | 2012 | 5,404 | - |
| Alfa Bank | Annually interest from 12,82% to 13,22% |
- |
2012 |
5,082 |
6,002 |
| Brasil Bank | Monthly interest from 0,97 to 1.15% p.m. | 2012 | 6,951 | - | |
| Finep (Brazilian Government Innovation Agency) | Fixed interest rate of 4% p.y. | 2019 | 8,937 | - | |
| Capital lease obligations | Monthly interest from 1.22 to 1.52% p.m. | Monthly interest from 1.06% to 1.65% p.m. |
2014 |
75 |
271 |
| 54,068 | 19,422 | ||||
| Current | (42,652) | (11,755) | |||
| Noncurrent | $ 11,416 | $ 7,667 |
In 2010, the Company acquired from the National Bank of Development (BNDES), the amount of $ 9,203 in order to increase its exports. This loan is linked to the amount of Company’s exports for three years (from July 2010 to 2013). The penalty in case of failure of exports is 50% of the amount not exported. The Company believes that will meet the defined amount based on its internal estimation. On December 31, 2011 the company had reached approximately 57% of the contracted value.
On December 31, 2011, all other covenants of loan agreements were being met.
The long term portion of the debt at December 31, 2011 refers to working capital loans that will mature from 2013 until 2019 as follows:
| US$ | ||||
| 2013 | 3,496 | |||
| 2014 | 1,320 | |||
| 2015 | 1,320 | |||
| 2016 | 1,320 | |||
| 2017 | 1,320 | |||
| 2018 | 1,320 | |||
| 2019 | 1,320 | |||
| 11,416 | ||||
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
| 3. | Borrowing and long-term debt (Continued) |
The Company has additional revolving credit facilities in the amount of $20,509 ($20,190 in 2010) (no balance outstanding as of December 31, 2011 and 2010) with Brazilian financial institutions. These facilities expire throughout 2012.
| 4. | Capital lease obligations |
The Company has entered into certain capital lease agreements, most of them containing purchase options, as a form to finance its acquisition of vehicles and equipment.
During 2011, $197 of principal and interest of $49 was paid on these lease agreements (in 2010, $710 and $166, respectively).
Future payments under these agreements having a remaining term in excess of one year at December 31st are as follows:
| 2011 | ||||
| 2012 | $ | 70 | ||
| 2013 | 28 | |||
| 2014 | 3 | |||
| 101 | ||||
| Imputed interest amount | (26 | ) | ||
| Present value of lease payments | 75 | |||
| (-) Amount recorded in current liabilities | 51 | |||
| (=) Amount due in the long term | $ | 24 | ||
| 5. | Advertising costs |
The cost of advertising is expensed as incurred. Advertising expense was $4,244, $2,744 and $2,231, in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
| 6. | Income taxes |
Under Brazilian tax law income taxes are paid monthly based on the actual or estimated monthly taxable income. Income taxes in Brazil include federal income tax and social contribution (which is an additional federal income tax). The applicable statutory income tax and social contribution rates were respectively 25% and 9%, during the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009. The composite tax rate is 34%. There is no State or local income taxes in Brazil.
The Company’s Manaus plant operates in an economic development area (Free-Trade Zone) and, therefore, its operating income from the production at that plant enjoys a tax benefit which reduces federal income tax through 2023, as commented in Note 1.
The provisions for taxes on income included in the consolidated financial statements represent Brazilian federal and other foreign income taxes. The components of income before income taxes and the provision for income taxes consist of the following:
| For the years ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes: | ||||||||||||
| Brazilian | $ | 19,484 | $ | 24,121 | $ | 16,190 | ||||||
| Other foreign | 1,511 | (618 | ) | (567 | ) | |||||||
| $ | 20,995 | $ | 23,503 | $ | 15,623 | |||||||
| Income tax expense (credit) | ||||||||||||
| Current: | ||||||||||||
| Brazilian federal | $ | 3,279 | $ | 5,790 | $ | 1,963 | ||||||
| Other foreign | 361 | (73 | ) | (111 | ) | |||||||
| 3,640 | 5,717 | 1,852 | ||||||||||
| Deferred: | ||||||||||||
| Brazilian federal | 521 | (1,279 | ) | (820 | ) | |||||||
| $ | 4,161 | $ | 4,438 | $ | 1,032 | |||||||
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
| 6. | Income taxes (Continued) |
The reconciliation of the Company’s effective income tax rate to the statutory federal tax rate is as follows:
| 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||||||
| Brazilian federal income tax rate | 34.0 | % | 34.0 | % | 34.0 | % | ||||||
| Earnings of foreign branch | (0.7 | %) | 0.6 | % | 0.5 | % | ||||||
| Manaus free-tax zone income tax incentives | (10.2 | %) | (13.4 | %) | (16.1 | %) | ||||||
| Other tax incentives (*) | (5.0 | %) | (3.9 | %) | (13.8 | %) | ||||||
| Other | 1.7 | % | 1.6 | % | 2.0 | % | ||||||
| Effective income tax rate | 19.8 | % | 18.9 | % | 6.6%. | |||||||
| (*) | Refers to tax incentive calculated based on Law nº 11196/05 on research and development expenses. The total amount of the tax incentives used during the fiscal year of 2011, amounting $980, refers to expenses incurred in 2011 ($965 in 2010 referring totally to expenses incurred in 2010 and $2,150 in 2009, of which $1,160 refers to expenses incurred in 2008 and $990 refers to expense incurred in 2009). |
Deferredincometax assets consist of the following at December 31st:
| 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
| Inventory reserves and provision for losses on other assets | $ | 603 | $ | 277 | ||||
| Provision for product warranties | 361 | 243 | ||||||
| Provision for contingency losses | 71 | 2,140 | ||||||
| Product design and development costs deferred for tax purposes | 1,101 | 1,187 | ||||||
| Deferred revenues subject to current taxation | 648 | 585 | ||||||
| Depreciation rate differences | 1,284 | 956 | ||||||
| Other nondeductible reserve | 801 | 418 | ||||||
| Net deferred income tax assets | 4,869 | 5,806 | ||||||
| Less: Current assets | (3,887 | ) | (2,711 | ) | ||||
| Non-current assets | 982 | $ | 3,095 | |||||
A valuation allowance is required when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. Annually, management reassesses the need for a valuation allowance. Realization of deferred income tax assets is dependent upon estimates of future taxable income, tax planning strategies and reversals of existing taxable temporary differences. Based on our assessment of these items for fiscal 2011 and 2010, we determined that the deferred tax assets were more likely than not to be realized.
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
| 7. | Commitments and contingencies |
In the ordinary course of business, the Company is involved in various legal proceedings, principally related to tax and labor claims. Respective provisions for contingencies were recorded considering those cases in which the likelihood of loss has been rated as probable.
The recorded provisions are comprised as follows at December 31, 2011 and 2010:
| 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
| PIS and COFINS on commissions expenses | - | $ | 6,127 | |||||
| Labor claims | 209 | 168 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 209 | $ | 6,295 | ||||
Up to December 31,2010, PST had used PIS and COFINS credits amounting to $6,127 (including penalty and interest) to offset PIS and COFINS payable. These credits are related to commissions expenses on sales for the period from July 2004 to December 2010.The related tax credits have been maintained as a provision for contingencies until the Company is judicially granted the right to recognize it.
During 2011, the Company and its legal counsel assessed the progress of legal cases related to utilization of PIS and COFINS credits on sales commissions to offset payables PIS and COFINS. Based on the results of this assessment and on existence of favorable case law related to this matter, the Company reversed its provision of $6,127. The adjustment was recorded as a reduction in operating expenses for the principal and a reduction in financial expense for interest and penalty balances.
In addition to the said amounts, the Company has other civil, labor and tributary contingencies for which the outcome is deemed to be of a possible loss by its legal advisors, and, therefore, were not recorded. Such contingencies amount to $13,349 at December 31, 2011 ($6,014 at December 31, 2010).
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
8. Related party transactions
Related party period transactions with Stoneridge, Inc. (see note 9) for years ended December 31st are as follows:
| 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||
| Period transactions | |||||||||||
| Commissions/royalties | - | $ | 125 | $ | $193 | ||||||
Related party balances with Stoneridge, Inc. (see note 9) for years ended December 31st are as follows:
| Balances | 2011 | 2010 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable | $ | 40 | $ | 40 | ||||
| 9. | Quotaholders’/Shareholders’ equity |
The following table sets forth the ownership and the percentages of the Company’s quotas at December 31, 2011 and 2010:
| % of quotas (2011) % of shares (2010) | ||||||||
| 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
| Stoneridge, Inc. | 29.56 | % | 25.56 | % | ||||
| Alphabet do Brasil Ltda | 28.44 | % | 24.44 | % | ||||
| Sérgio de Cerqueira Leite | - | 16.67 | % | |||||
| Potamotryngi Participações Ltda | 16.67 | % | 16.67 | % | ||||
| Adriana Campos de Cerqueira Leite | 16.67 | % | - | |||||
| Brienzer Participações Ltda | 8.33 | % | 8.33 | % | ||||
| Marcos Ferretti | 0.33 | % | 8.33 | % | ||||
| 100.00 | % | 100.00 | % | |||||
As mentioned in note 1, on December 29, 2011 Stoneridge acquired an additional 8% equity interest in PST, totaling 58% equity interest as of December 31, 2011, of which 28,44% is owned through Stoneridge’s wholly-owned subsidiary Alphabet do Brasil Ltda.
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
| 9. | Quotaholders’/ Shareholders’ equity (Continued) |
On March 25, 2009 and March 26, 2010, the shareholders made a capital increase of $3,908 and $2,619, respectively, through capitalization of the tax incentive reserve, without issuance of new shares.
On March 15, 2011 and November 30, 2011, the shareholders made capital increases of $3,152 and $20,222, respectively, through capitalization of the tax incentive reserve, legal reserve and retained earnings, without issuance of new shares.
At December 31, 2011, total amount of capital recorded was $42.603 ($19,229 at December 31, 2010).
Appropriated retained earnings
| a) | Legal reserve |
Under Brazilian Corporation Law and according to its bylaws, the Company is required to maintain a “legal reserve” to which it must allocate 5% of its net income, less accumulated losses as determined on the basis of the statutory financial statements for each fiscal year until the amount of the reserve equals 20% of capital. Accumulated losses, if any, may be charged against the legal reserve. The legal reserve can only be used to increase the capital of the Company. The legal reserve is subject to approval by the shareholders voting at the annual shareholders meeting and may be transferred to capital however it is not available for the payment of dividends in subsequent years. The shareholders allocated $981 as “legal reserve” at December 31, 2010.
Companies incorporated as a “limitada” (Limited liability) are not required to account for legal reserve. Consequently, after the capitalization of the December 31, 2010 legal reserve balance mentioned above, the legal reserve balance remains zero.
| b) | Incentive reserve |
As commented in Note 1, the amount corresponding to the computed income tax incentive may not be distributed to the quotaholders and should be kept as a tax incentive reserve, invested in the Company itself or used for capital increase. At December 31, 2011, the allocation of retained earnings to tax incentives was $2,182 ($3,284 in 2010 and $2,727 in 2009).
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
| 9. | Quotaholders’/ Shareholders’ equity (Continued) |
Unappropriated retained earnings
The Company management will propose at the next quotaholders’ meeting that unappropriated earnings shall be retained in order to support the ongoing operations of the Company and to fund planned growth and expansion of the business.
Dividends
Payment of dividends is limited to the amount of retained earnings in the Company's local currency financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles adopted in Brazil.
On April 30, 2010 and on April 30, 2011, the shareholders approved the distribution of retained earnings in the amount of $7,697 and $8,790 respectively.
According to the Company’s by-laws, quotaholders are entitled to minimum compulsory dividends of 25% of the year’s net income, adjusted in accordance with article 202 of Law 6,404/76 (Brazilian Corporate Law). At December 31, 2011, the Company allocated $3,690 ($3,823 in 2010) to those compulsory dividends to be paid in 2012.
| Dividends payable as of December 31, 2010 | $ | 9,483 | ||
| Additional 2010 dividends approved by the April, 2011 quotaholders’ Assembly | 8,790 | |||
| Dividends paid during 2011 | (5,748 | ) | ||
| Minimum statutory dividend proposed as of December 31, 2011 | 3,690 | |||
| Currency translation adjustment | (1,241 | ) | ||
| Dividends payable as of December 31, 2011 | 14,974 |
Dividends are payable in Brazilian reais and may be remitted to shareholders abroad, provided the foreign capital is registered with the Brazilian Central Bank.
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
| 10. | Risk management and financial instruments |
ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC Topic 820 are described below:
| · | Level 1 |
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
| · | Level 2 |
Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
| · | Level 3 |
Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).
The following table sets forth the Company’s financial liability measured at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy. As required by ASC 820, assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
| Carrying amount | Fair value | Level 2 | ||||||||||
| Borrowing and long-term debt - 2011 | 54,068 | 54,068 | 54,068 | |||||||||
| Borrowing and long-term debt - 2010 | 19,422 | 19,422 | 19,422 | |||||||||
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
| 10. | Risk management and financial instruments (Continued) |
The fair value of the financial instrument shown in the above table as at December 31, 2011 and 2010 represents management’s best estimates of the amounts that would be paid to transfer those liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at that date. Those fair value measurements maximize the use of observable inputs. However, in situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date, the fair value measurement reflects the Company’s own judgments about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Those judgments are developed by the Company based on the best information available in the circumstances.
The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and payables and loans and financing are considered to be representative of their fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.
The Company manages its nonperformance risk by restricting the counterparties to prime and major institutions with high credit quality. Accordingly, the Company believes its nonperformance risk is remote.
| 11. | Share-based payment |
On November 23, 2007, the Company authorized a share option scheme (the “Stock Option Plan”) that provides for the issuance of options to purchase up to 3% of the total common shares of the Company. Under the Stock Option Plan, the Board of directors may, at their discretion, grant any officers (including directors) options to subscribe for common shares. These awards vest over a five year period starting the 13th month after the grant date of the options, with 25% of the options to vest on each of the first (from the 13th to the 24th month as from the grant date), second (25th to 36th), third (37th to 48th) and fourth (49th to 72nd month) anniversaries of the award date as stipulated in the Stock Option Plan. The options expire (a) upon their full exercise, (b) after 6 years from the grant date, (c) after cancellation of the individual contracts, (d) upon dissolution and bankruptcy of the Company or (e) upon the employee or management termination.
As of December 31, 2011, no individual contracts have been entered by the Company with any officers or employees and, as a result, no options have been granted by the Company under the plan. Therefore, no compensation cost was recognized in 2011, 2010 and 2009 with respect to the Stock Option Plan.
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PST ELETRÔNICA LTDA.
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)
| 12. | Subsequent event |
On January 5, 2012, Stoneridge acquired an additional 16% equity interest in PST, totaling 74% equity interest as of that date, of which 36.44% is owned through Stoneridge’s wholly-owned subsidiary Alphabet do Brasil Ltda.
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