In order to facilitate the acquisition of Tempco, the Company amended its current loan agreement with Union Planters entering into a three-year Borrowing Agreement (“Borrowing Agreement”) on April 1, 2001. This Borrowing Agreement provides financing up to $15,500 and bears interest at ninety day LIBOR plus 3%, subject to a cap of 8.5% and a floor of 7.0%. The interest rate was 7.0% at September 30, 2001. The Company drew $14,250 on this Borrowing Agreement on April 1, 2001. Interest payments are due monthly. Principal is due monthly beginning in October, 2001, using a seven year amortization. The Borrowing Agreement is secured by all assets of the Company, excluding real property, and contains financial covenants requiring minimum levels of cash flow coverage, EBITDA, and tangible net worth. Under the Borrowing Agreement, the Company has $1,250 available to fund any additional contingent consideration. Additionally, the Company has a Revolving Credit Agreement (“Revolving Credit Agreement”) for up to $7,000 which expires November 30, 2001. The Company is currently in negotiations with its lender to extend the Revolving Credit Agreement for a minimum of one additional year. No amounts were owed on the Revolving Credit Agreement at September 30, 2001. Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSExcept for the historical information contained herein, the following report contains forward-looking statements based on the beliefs of the Company and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. These statements can be identified by forward-looking words such as “expect”, “believe”, anticipate”, “goal”, “plan”, “intend”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, or similar words. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those discussed here. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below as well as those factors set forth in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. OverviewLMI Aerospace, Inc. is a leader in fabricating, machining and integrating formed close tolerance aluminum and specialty alloy components for use by the aerospace and laser cutting industries. The Company has been engaged in manufacturing components for a wide variety of applications. Aerospace components manufactured by the Company include leading edge wing slats, flaps and lens assemblies; cockpit window frame assemblies; fuselage skins and supports, and passenger and cargo door frames and supports. Non-aerospace components are critical components in the chamber section of lasers used in the production of semiconductors and cutting equipment used in preparation for Lasik surgery. The Company maintains multi-year contracts with leading original equipment manufacturers and primary subcontractors of commercial, corporate, regional and military aircraft. Such contracts, which govern the majority of the Company’s sales, designate the Company as the sole supplier of the aerospace components sold under the contracts. Customers include Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Gulfstream, Learjet, Canadair, DeHavilland, PPG, Litton, Cymer, and IntraLase. The Company manufactures more than 15,000 parts for integration into Boeing’s 737, 747, 757, 767 and 777 commercial aircraft and F-15, F/A-18, C-17 military aircraft, Canadair’s RJ regional aircraft, Gulfstream’s G-IV and G-V corporate aircraft, Lockheed Martin’s F-16, T50 trainer, and C-130 military aircraft, Litton Industries guidance control systems, Cymer lasers for cutting silicon wafers, and IntraLase lasers used in Lasik surgery Results of OperationsQuarter Ended September 30, 2001 versus September 30, 2000Net Sales. Net sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2001 were $19.6 million compared to $12.8 million in the same quarter of the prior year, an increase of 52.4%. Net sales for the current quarter were aided by the acquisition of Tempco, which added $4.4 million (22.4% of net sales). Excluding the acquisition, net sales were $15.2 million in the quarter, an increase of 18.0%. Net sales on Boeing commercial aircraft were $9.1 million (46.3% of net sales) in the current quarter, up from $7.7 million in the prior year. Net sales of components during the quarter for the 737 were $4.1 million, an increase from $3.5 million in the prior year. Additionally, the Company generated net sales increases on all Boeing models on which it participates. Net sales for military programs were $3.4 million (17.4% of net sales) in the quarter, an increase from $1.3 million in the prior year. The acquisition of Tempco added $1.5 million to the current quarter in addition to an increase in net sales on the Lockheed Martin F-16 and T-50 programs. The Company’s net sales during the quarter on corporate and regional aircraft platforms totaled $2.8 million (14.3% of net sales), unchanged from the prior year. Tempco generated net sales of $2.2 million (11.3% of net sales) for components used by laser equipment manufactures serving the technology and medical markets. Gross Profit. Gross profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2001 was $4.6 million (23.6% of net sales), up from $0.7 million (5.6% of net sales) in the prior year. The improved performance is primarily due to improved labor efficiency. The Company was able to support the 52.4% increase in net sales with a 34.0% increase in manufacturing labor ($6.3 million in labor costs in the current quarter compared to $4.7 million in the prior year.) Also, the quarter benefited by the increased revenue, which afforded better coverage of the fixed costs. The quarter was adversely affected by lost production hours resulting from downtime on certain pieces of critical equipment and employee meetings required as the Company successfully defended itself against a union organizing campaign. Additionally, the Company incurred start up and development costs related to the initial deliveries of components for a wing seal program on the T-50 aircraft for Lockheed Martin. Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expenses increased to $2.8 million (14.3% of net sales) in the quarter ended September 30, 2001 from $2.2 million (17.5% of net sales) in the prior year. Approximately $0.3 million was attributable to the additional expenses at Tempco. Interest Expense. Interest expense was $0.2 million in the third quarter of 2001. This interest is attributable to the debt incurred to acquire Tempco. Nine Months Ended September 30, 2001 versus September 30, 2000Net Sales.Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 were $54.7 million compared to $41.1 million for the prior year, an increase of 33.1%. The acquisition of Tempco contributed $7.8 million of the increase. Excluding the acquisition, net sales were $46.9 million, up 14.1% from 2000. Net sales for Boeing commercial aircraft were $28.7 million (52.5% of net sales) for 2001 compared to $23.4 million (57.1% of net sales) in 2000. Net sales for the 737 were $12.5 million in 2001, up from $11.0 million in 2000. Additionally, sales for the 747 were $7.1 million in 2001, up $1.9 million from 2000. Net sales for corporate and regional aircraft were down in 2001, contributing $9.0 million (16.2% of net sales) in 2001 compared to $9.4 million (22.8% of net sales) in 2000. This reduction is primarily attributable to a slowdown in deliveries of components used on Gulfstream’s G-IV and G-V aircraft. Military sales were $8.9 million (16.0% of net sales) in 2001 compared to $5.2 million (12.6% of net sales) in 2000. The addition of Tempco contributed $2.7 million of the increase. Additionally, sales on the F-16 and T-50 programs for Lockheed Martin generated $3.9 million in 2001, up from $2.0 million in 2000. Net sales to laser equipment manufacturers by Tempco totaled $3.9 million (7.0% of net sales) in 2001. Gross Profit. Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 was $12.5 million (22.9% of net sales), up from $4.8 million (11.7% of net sales). The increase in performance is attributable to improved labor efficiencies and better coverage of fixed costs afforded by the increased sales. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $7.6 million (13.9% of net sales) in 2001 compared to $7.0 million (16.9% of net sales) in 2000. The acquisition of Tempco added $0.6 million in 2001. Interest Expense. Interest expense was $0.5 million in 2001. This interest is principally attributable to the debt incurred to acquire Tempco. Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle.In the fourth quarter of 2000, the Company changed its method of accounting for revenue recognition in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulleting (SAB) No. 101,Revenue recognition in Financial Statements.The new accounting method was adopted retroactive to January 1, 2000. The cumulative effect of the change on prior years resulted in a charge to income of $0.2 million, net of income tax benefit of $0.1 million, which is included in income for the nine months ended September 30, 2000. All 2000 amounts have been restated for this change in accounting principle. Refer to note 1 to the financial statements for further information on this change. Liquidity and Capital ResourcesCash flow from operations was $5.0 million in 2001 compared to $0.1 million in 2000. This improvement is attributable to the improved earnings of the Company. The Company entered into a debt arrangement of $14.3 million to finance the purchase of Tempco in the second quarter of 2001. Payments on this debt begin in the fourth quarter of 2001. Additionally, the Company continues to invest in property, plant, and equipment, spending $2.4 million in the first nine months of 2001. The Company expects to spend approximately $3.0 million in capital expenditures for the full year 2001. Cash was $2.7 million and the Company has no outstanding balance on its a revolving line of credit of $7.0 million at September 30, 2001. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have had an adverse impact on the airline industry as well as producers and subcontractors of commercial aircraft, which will affect the Company. At this time, the Company believes that it will see declines in its sales to the commercial aircraft industry and is working with its customers to assess how significant the impact will be and what actions the Company will need to take to manage this reduction. Also, management has begun an assessment of the impact of these events on the business prospects of its available for sale investments.
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OTHER INFORMATIONItem 5. OTHER INFORMATIONThe Company’s Revolving Credit Agreement with Union Planters expired, pursuant to its terms, on October 30, 2001. On such date, Union Planters and the Company executed the Sixth Amendment to Loan Agreement, extending the Company’s ability to draw down on its $7,000,000 line of credit with Union Planters until November 30, 2001. No amounts are owed on the Revolving Credit Agreement at this time. The Company anticipates executing an agreement in the near future to extend the Revolving Credit Agreement for a minimum of one year. Item 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K |