The following table sets forth the breakdown of sales by segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.
Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $4.8 million, compared to $1.7 million, for the same period in 2006. This increase in gross profit is principally attributable to the increase in sales and the increase in production resulting in the increased absorption of fixed manufacturing expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. In the nine months ended September 30, 2007 Achidatex, Export Erez, and Owen Mills accounted for 32.4%, 64.7% and 2.9%, of our gross profit, respectively. In the three months ended September 30, 2006, Achidatex, Export Erez and Owen Mills accounted for 32.6%, 58.5% and 8.9%, of our gross profit, respectively.
Selling Expenses. Selling expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased to $773,000 from $415,000 for the same period in 2006. The increase in our selling expenses was attributable to an increase in the export sales and commissions paid on export sales. Achidatex’s selling expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $229, 000 compared to $133,00 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Export Erez’s selling expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $533,000 compared to $271,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Owen Mills’ selling expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $3,500 compared to $11,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 slightly increased to $1.6 million, from $1.5 million, for the same period in 2006, as a result of the stability of our operations in this period.
Financial Expenses. We had financial expenses, net of $176,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to financial expenses, net of $253,000 for the same period in 2006. The decrease is primarily due to the change in the U.S. Dollar exchange rate versus the NIS, which resulted in a loss of $41,000for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and a loss of $108,000for the same period in 2006.
Other Income (Expenses), Net. We had other income, net for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 of $54,000 as compared to other income, net of $32,000 for the same period in 2006. Our other income in 2007 is attributable to profit from sales of tradable securities and from sales of fixed assets.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit). Our income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $958,000 as compared to an income tax benefit of $20,000for the comparable period in 2006. Approximately $215,000 of our income tax expense of $958,000resulted from Mayotex Ltd.‘s and Export Erez Ltd. tax settlement with the Israeli tax authorities regarding its tax position from 2003 through 2005. As a result of Mayotex Ltd.‘s and Export Erez Ltd. tax settlement and based upon the enforcement of statutory tax regulations, we recognized a tax expense and a current tax liability of approximately $41,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2007, related to the above unrecognized tax expenses, in respect of our other subsidiaries in Israel, since it is more likely than not that the proposed settlement will be sustained by the Israeli tax authorities.
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As an Israeli taxpayer, we are unable to include the losses of Owen Mills in our consolidated income tax filings in Israel. Achidatex’s income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $234,000 compared to income tax benefit of $23,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Export Erez’s income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $724,000 compared to income tax expense of $43,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The increase in income tax expense was due to our improved operating results in the period. In 2007, the corporate statutory tax rate in Israel was reduced to 29%. Defense Industries did not have any tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006. Owen Mills did not have any tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $800 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
Minority Interest. Minority interest in the profits and losses of one of our consolidated subsidiaries represents the minority shareholders’ share of the profits or losses in such majority owned subsidiary. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we recognized and recorded minority share in our profit of $129,000 compared to minority share in our loss of $27,000for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
Net Income (Loss). In the nine months ended September 30, 2007, our consolidated net income was $1.2 million, compared to net a net loss of $430,000for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Achidatex’s net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $407,458 compared to a net loss of $227,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Export Erez’s net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $1.0 million, compared to net income of $121,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Owen Mills’ net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $167,000 compared to a net loss of $114,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Defense Industries’ net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $48,000 compared to a net loss of $210,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). We had other comprehensive income, for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 of $131,000 compared to other comprehensive income of $165,000for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. This comprehensive income is principally attributable to the change in the exchange rate of U.S. Dollar versus the NIS.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2007, we had cash and cash equivalents of $2.9million, $801,000 of trading securities, and working capital of $6.2 millionas compared to $1.7 million in cash and cash equivalents, $805,000 of trading securities and $4.8 millionof working capital at December 31, 2006.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $3.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to net cash used in operating activities of $489,000 for the same period in 2006. This was primarily attributable to net income of $1.2 million, an increase in accounts payable of $1.2 million, a decrease in other assets of 461,000, depreciation of $362,000 and an increase in other liabilities of $891,000offset by an increase in inventory of $873,000 and an increase in accounts receivable of $310,000.
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Net cash used in investing activities was $335,000for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $208,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2006. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, purchases of fixed assets were $362,000compared to $228,000during the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
Net cash used in financing activities was $1.5 millionfor the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $497,000 of net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we decreased our short-term debt by $1.1 million and we repaid $630,000of long-term debt.
The following table summarizes our minimum contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of September 30, 2007 and the effect we expect them to have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods:
Contractual Obligations
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long-term debt obligations | | | | 127,000 | | | 46,000 | | | 44,000 | | | 37,000 | | | - | |
Operating lease obligations | | | | 439,000 | | | 362,000 | | | 77,000 | | | - | | | - | |
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As of September 30, 2007, our principal commitments consisted of $1.8 million of long-term debt, estimated interest payments on long-term debt obligations, and operating lease obligations. Of such amount, we incurred $1.2 million in long-term debt in order to support the increased scope of our operations. We currently do not have significant capital expenditures or purchase commitments. We anticipate that our cash resources will be used primarily to fund our operating activities. We believe that our spending for research and development for the remainder of 2007 will be approximately $30,000.
We believe that we have sufficient working capital and borrowing capability to sustain our current level of operations for the next twelve months.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ratified Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 06-10, “Accounting for Collateral Assignment Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements” (“EITF No. 06-10”). EITF No. 06-10 requires an employer to recognize a liability for the postretirement benefit related to a collateral assignment split-dollar life insurance arrangement in accordance with either Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 106 or Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 12 if the employer has agreed to maintain a life insurance policy during the employee’s retirement or provide the employee with a death benefit. EITF No. 06-10 also requires an employer to recognize and measure an asset based on the nature and substance of the collateral assignment split-dollar life insurance arrangement. EITF No. 06-10 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007 with early adoption permitted. We are evaluating the impact that the adoption of EITF No. 06-10 will have on our financial statements.
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Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
We develop products in Israel and sell them in North and South America, Asia, Africa and several European countries. As a result, our financial results could be affected by factors such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates or weak economic conditions in foreign markets.
Our foreign currency exposure with respect to our sales is mitigated, and we expect it will continue to be mitigated, through salaries, materials and support operations, in which part of these costs are denominated in NIS.
During 2006, the NIS rose approximately 8.2% against the dollar. In the period ending in September 30, 2007, there was inflation in Israel of 2.29% and the U.S. dollar depreciated in relation to the NIS at a rate of 5.02%, from NIS 4.225 per $1.00 on December 31, 2006 to NIS 4.0313 per $1 on September 30, 2007. If future inflation in Israel exceeds the devaluation of the NIS against the U.S. dollar or if the timing of such devaluation lags behind increases in inflation in Israel, our results of operations may be materially adversely affected. We will also be adversely affected if the dollar depreciates against the Euro, the currency used for many of our purchases of raw material.
We did not enter into any foreign exchange contracts in the year ended December 31, 2006 and the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
Item 3A. Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Securities and Exchange Commission reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within applicable time periods. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management has concluded that there were material weaknesses in the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2006, March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007 in connection our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2006 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB for the three month period ended March 31, 2007 and the six month period ended June 30, 2007. We are working towards correcting these material weaknesses and intend to shortly file an Amended Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A for the year ended December 31, 2006 and Amended Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB/A for the three month period ended March 31, 2007 and the six month period ended June 30, 2007.
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As required by the Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2007. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
There were no changes to our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
Compliance with Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the Act), beginning with our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for our 2007 fiscal year, we will be required to furnish a report by our management on our internal controls over financial reporting. This report will contain, among other matters, an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting as of the end of our fiscal year, including a statement as to whether or not our internal controls over financial reporting is effective. This assessment must include disclosure of any material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting identified by management. If we identify one or more material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting, we will be unable to assert our internal controls over financial reporting are effective. Currently, our independent registered public accountants will be required to issue an attestation report on management’s assessment of such internal controls and a conclusion on the operating effectiveness of those controls for our 2008 fiscal year.
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
DEFENSE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are not a party to any pending or to the best of our knowledge, any threatening legal proceedings.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On May 1, 2007, we issued 74,074 shares of common stock, having a fair market value of $40,000 at date of issuance, to the former owner of Owen Mills. The shares were issued pursuant to the agreement we signed on February 28, 2005 to acquire the business of Owen Mills. The shares were issued pursuant to the exemption afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
| 3.1 | Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated herein by reference from the filing on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2001. |
| 3.1.1 | Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated herein by reference from the Filing on Schedule 14C, filed with the Commission on December 30, 2002. |
| 3.2 | By-laws, incorporated herein by reference from the Filing on Schedule 14C, filed with the Commission on June 14, 2002. |
| 10.1 | Translation of Employment Agreement with Mr. Tosh, incorporated herein by reference from the filing on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003. |
| 31.1 | Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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| 31.2 | Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
| 32.1 | Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
| 32.2 | Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
| | DEFENSE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Registrant)
By: /s/ Joseph Postbinder —————————————— Joseph Postbinder Chief Executive Officer |
| | By: /s/ Tsippy Moldovan —————————————— Tsippy Moldovan Chief Accounting and Financial Officer |
Date: November 14 , 2007
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