Electronic Hardware Corporation (“EHC”) is a subsidiary that has over 30 years of experience in the design, marketing and manufacture of injection molded plastic components used in industrial, consumer, and military products. It also offers secondary operations on molded products. Services such as hand painting, pad printing, hot stamping and engraving are provided at a customer’s request. EHC represents the Company’s manufacturing and distribution segment.
Smart Sourcing, Inc. (formerly International Plastic Technologies, Inc.) (“SSI”) specializes in assisting companies in reducing their cost of manufacturing by outsourcing to China. Through offices in the United States and China, SSI has put in place the system necessary to simplify the transition of moving work to China. SSI’s product specialization includes tooling, injection molding and secondary operations, castings, mechanical, assemblies, electronic manufacturing services and metal stampings. SSI represents the Company’s outsourcing segment.
Compact Disc Packaging Corp. (“CDP”) is currently inactive. Its business is the manufacturing, marketing and sale of a compact disc packaging system.
For the quarter ended March 25, 2005 compared to the quarter ended March 26, 2004.
Net consolidated sales for the quarter ended March 25, 2005 were $2,345,300 compared to sales of $3,074,990 for the quarter ended March 26, 2004. The decrease of $726,690 or 23.7% was attributed to the loss of the contract with the government. Net sales for EHC for the quarter ended March 25, 2005 were $1,208,266 compared to sales of $2,554,960 for the quarter ended March 26, 2004. SSI had sales of $1,137,034 for the quarter ended March 25, 2005 compared to sales of $520,030 for the quarter ended March 26, 2004.
The Company realized an overall gross profit margin percentage for the quarter ended March 25, 2005 of 32.4%, as compared to 44.1% experienced during the quarter ended March 26, 2004. This decrease of 11.7% can be attributed to the loss of the government contract and increased freight and duty costs. Products sold to the government were sold at a higher gross profit percentage as compared to commercial products. EHC had a gross profit of 41.9% for the quarter ended March 25, 2005 compared to 47.7% for the quarter ended March 26, 2004. SSI had a gross profit of 22.4% for the quarter ended March 25, 2005 compared to 26.7% for the quarter ended March 26, 2004.
OPERATING EXPENSES
Selling
Selling expenses for the quarter ended March 25, 2005 were $340,595 as compared to $437,352 for the quarter ended March 26, 2004. The decrease of $96,757 or 22.1% for the period is primarily attributable to a decrease in advertising and public relations expenses as well as reduced freight charges due to less volume of shipments by EHC and reduced travel expenses. EHC’s selling expenses for the quarter ended March 25, 2005 were $183,610 compared to $230,641 for the quarter ended March 26, 2004. The decrease was due to cutting advertising expenditures. SSI’s selling expenses for the quarter ended March 25, 2005 were $151,494 compared to $162,081 for the quarter ended March 25, 2004. The decrease was due to a reduction of travel expenses.
General, and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses for the quarter ended March 25, 2005 were $599,416 as compared to $723,000 the quarter ended March 26, 2004. The decrease of $123,584 or 17.1% for the period is primarily attributable to a decrease in staff and consulting fees. EHC’s general and administrative expenses for the quarter ended March 25, 2005 were $262,327 compared to $392,259 for the quarter ended March 26, 2004. SSI’s general and administrative expenses for the quarter ended March 25, 2005 were $192,474 compared to $219,114 for the quarter ended March 26, 2004. ISSI’s general and administrative expenses for the quarter ended March 25, 2005 were $144,428 compared to $111,488 for the quarter ended March 26, 2004.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company’s liquidity needs arise from working capital requirements, capital expenditures, and principal and interest payments. Historically, the Company’s primary source of liquidity has been cash flow generated internally from operations. The Company’s cash decreased to $526,991 at March 25, 2005 from $531,281 at December 31, 2004.
Cash flow used in operating activities was $177,908 for the quarter ended March 25, 2005 which included a net loss of $202,279. The increase in accounts receivable is the result of the increase in sales for the quarter ended March 25, 2005, offset by the collection of receivables during the quarter ended March 25, 2005. The net decrease in inventory results from a reserve of approximately $77,000 for obsolete inventory. The increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets is a result of the additional deposits placed and costs associated with tooling and production orders in process that were not completed at March 25, 2005. Cash used in investing activities for the quarter ended March 25, 2005 was $14,293, which consisted of cash for the purchase of computer equipment and material handling equipment and storage infrastructure.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the quarter ended March 25, 2005 was $187,911. Cash of $ 7,530 was used to make principal payments on loans payable and $4,972 was used to make capital lease repayments. As of March 25, 2005, the Company had additional borrowings from the line of credit of approximately $200,000.
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On July 29, 2003, the Company closed on a Revolving Line of Credit (“the line”) with People’s Bank with a maximum amount of borrowing of up to $1,500,000. The Company can borrow against 85% of eligible accounts receivable plus the lower of 25% of eligible inventory or $350,000. Under the revolving line agreement the Company is required to meet financial covenants. The line bears annual interest at the Bank’s prime rate (5.75% at March 25, 2005) plus one percent (1%), payable monthly. The loan is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and $750,000, which is unconditionally guaranteed by three officers/shareholders, each limited to $250,000.
On November 22, 2004, the Company agreed to an extension of the line of credit until November 30, 2005. The following changes were made to the original agreement: The extension amended the Company’s tangible net worth requirement and released one of the shareholders’ personal guarantee on the line of credit. There is no assurance that the line will be renewed past November 30, 2005. The outstanding balance of the line at March 25, 2005 was $1,131,514. The excess availability of the line was $187,742 at March 25, 2005.
As of March 25, 2005, the Company was in violation of a debt service covenant and requested a waiver from People’s Bank. The waiver was approved on May 5, 2005. As part of the waiver request, projections through the quarter ended March 31, 2006 were provided to the Bank. Based upon those projections, another waiver will be required for the second and third quarters of 2005. Pursuant to management’s discussions with the Bank, management believes that future requests for waivers will be approved. If a future request is not approved and the Bank decided to terminate the loan agreement, the Company would then be required to find alternative financing and to reduce costs in order to pay the loan balance in a timely manner. The Company has initiated discussions with several alternative sources should People’s Bank decide to terminate the loan agreement. Management believes that, if necessary, it could create the savings necessary to repay the loan in a timely manner should none of the alternative sources be feasible. If the Company does not obtain alternative financing, the Company’s operations could be adversely affected.
The Company had a contract with Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (“DSCP”) which expired in June 2004. On May 28, 2004 the Company submitted a response to a Request For Proposal from DSCP that is designed to place over 600 federal Supply Class 5355 competitive items under one or more Indefinite Quantity Contracts. On September 29, 2004, the Company was informed that it had been awarded contracts for 16 of these items. The government estimates the value of these contracts at $132,715 per year. On September 10, 2004, the Company submitted a response to a second Request For Proposal that is designed to place over 200 items under one or more contracts. This contract has not yet been awarded and a date for the reward of this contract has not been specified. The Company has been informed that a third Request For Proposal to place additional items under contract is now in draft and will be released at a later date. The sales to the DSCP approximated 10% and 58% of the total Company’s sales for the quarters ended March 25, 2005 and March 26, 2004, respectively. Pending an award of the remaining parts of the government contract, management has already made personnel reductions and cut other overhead costs. In addition, management plans to further increase its outsourcing to China for products not sold to the US government, thereby incurring additional significant savings on the manufacture/purchase of products. While there can be no assurances, management believes that its cash on hand and expected cash flows from operations and financing will provide adequate cash flow to fund the Company’s operations at least through March 31, 2006.
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CAUTIONARY FACTORS REGARDING FUTURE OPERATING RESULTS
The matters discussed in this form 10-QSB other than historical material are forward-looking statements. Any such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations of future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to vary materially from those indicated. Actual results could differ due to a number of factors, including negative developments relating to unforeseen order cancellations or push outs, the Company’s strategic relationships, the impact of intense competition and changes in our industry.
The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments.
ITEM 3. Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13d-15(e) and 15d-15(e)). Based upon that evaluation and the material weaknesses described below, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Report on Form 10-QSB our disclosure controls and procedures were not adequate to enable us to accurately record, process, summarize and report certain information required to be included in the Company’s periodic SEC filings within the required time period.
Changes in Internal Controls
We are not an accelerated filer (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act) and are not required to deliver management’s report on control over financial reporting until our fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. Nevertheless, our independent public accountants have identified certain matters that would constitute material weaknesses (as such term is defined under the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standard No. 2) in our internal controls over financial reporting.
The material weakness is the lack of necessary accounting resources to ensure consistently complete and accurate reporting of financial information. During the first quarter of 2004, our independent public accountants identified a lack of complete disclosure in reporting of financial information in respect to certain related party transactions. The Company does not have a full time in house controller or chief financial officer. This decentralizes the financial reporting function and limits the effectiveness of the disclosure control procedures for financial reporting. In order to correct this deficiency in the future, management will seek additional qualified in house accounting personnel to ensure that management will have adequate resources in order to attain complete reporting of financial information disclosures in a timely matter.
We believe that for reasons described above we will be able to improve our disclosure controls and procedures and remedy the material weaknesses identified above. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, will be or have been detected.
There were no significant changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 25, 2005 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
NONE
ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The expiration date for common stock purchase warrants were extended from April 23, 2005 to April 23, 2007.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
As of March 25, 2005, the Company was in default of the debt service covenant of its loan agreement with People’s Bank. The debt service covenant requires that net cash flow, to debt service, on a consolidated basis, to be less than 1.75 to 1, at the end of any quarter, as computed on a four quarter rolling basis.
On April 27, 2005, the Company requested a waiver of the debt service covenant from People’s Bank. The waiver was approved on May 5, 2005.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
NONE
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
In 2004, the Company commenced the due diligence process in connection with preliminary discussions to acquire a knob, handle and hand wheel manufacturer, Ray Engineering Company Limited (“Rencol”), located in Bristol, United Kingdom. In January 2005, the Company concluded that it was not able to acquire Rencol due to limitations imposed by agreements with lenders, and lack of other adequate resources to complete the transaction. Upon the decision of the Company to terminate discussions to acquire Rencol, a group of investors expressed an interest in acquiring Rencol. These investors included, among others, Mr. Hale, Director, Chief Financial Officer, and President of the Company, Mr. Kassel, Director and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Franzone, Director and President of EHC. The investors formed a company for the purposes of the transaction named Rencol Acquistions, LLC.
An independent committee of the Board of Directors of the Company was convened to review the proposal by the outside investors on behalf of the Company. The independent committee of the Board of Directors approved the proposed transaction upon the following terms:
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| (1) | Rencol Acquisitions, LLC would agree to reimburse the Company for all expenses incurred in the Company’s pursuit of the acquisition of Rencol. |
| (2) | Rencol would agree to become a customer of the Company for its manufactured products sourced in China on the same terms and conditions as other customers of the Company for a period of a least two years after the acquisition. |
| (3) | Electronic Hardware Corp., a subsidiary of the Company, would be the exclusive distributor of Rencol products in North America and Rencol would be a distributor of Electronic Hardware Corp. products for a two year period. |
Pursuant to an agreement dated as of February 9, 2005, the Company assigned its rights to Rencol Acquisitions, LLC who subsequently completed the purchase of Rencol in February 2005. In March 2005, Rencol Acquisitions, LLC reimbursed the Company approximately $161,000 for expenses incurred by the Company as a result of their pursuit of the acquisition of Rencol, which was included in the Company’s receivables as of December 31, 2004. During the quarter ended March 25, 2005. the Company charged Rencol a $3,000 service fee.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
Exhibits:
| 31.1 | Rule 13a – 14(a)/15d – 14(a) Certification, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 |
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| 31.2 | Rule 13a – 14(a)/15d – 14(a) Certification, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 |
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| 32 | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 |
Reports on 8-K:
During the quarter ended March 25, 2005, the Company filed one report on form 8K.
| A report on Form 8-K was filed on March 22, 2005, reporting that the Board of Directors voted to extend the expiration date of the common stock purchase warrants from April 23, 2005 to April 23, 2007. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
INTERNATIONAL SMART SOURCING, INC. | |
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May 6, 2005 | | /S/DAVID KASSEL |
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Date | | David Kassel |
| | Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer |
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May 6, 2005 | | /S/DAVID HALE |
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Date | | David Hale |
| | President, Acting Chief Financial Officer and Director |
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