UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q/A
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| ý QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007
OR
| ¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File No.: 1-33640
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
Nevada | 88-0326480 |
(State of Incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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601 Cien Street, Suite 235, Kemah, TX | 77565-3077 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (ZIP Code) |
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (281) 334-9479
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.
Large accelerated filer ¨ | Accelerated filer ¨ | Non-accelerated filer x |
At September 30, 2007, the Registrant had 6,843,242 shares of common stock issued.
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
We are amending this filing to correct percentage ownership calculation described in the subsequent events note to the financial statements (Note 21).
Item | Description | Page |
| PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |
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ITEM 1. | | 3 |
ITEM 2. | | 31 |
ITEM 3. | | 35 |
ITEM 4. | | 35 |
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| PART II - OTHER INFORMATION | |
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ITEM 1. | | 36 |
ITEM 1A. | | 36 |
ITEM 2. | | 36 |
ITEM 3. | | 36 |
ITEM 4. | | 36 |
ITEM 5. | | 36 |
ITEM 6. | | 37 |
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | |
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 |
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| | September 30, 2007 | | | December 31, 2006 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | (Restated)(Audited) | |
Assets | | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 3,993,361 | | | $ | 3,275,803 | |
Certificate of deposit | | | 4,825,000 | | | | 6,139,000 | |
Trading securities | | | 3,245,987 | | | | 724,255 | |
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts | | | | | | | | |
of $239,133 at September 30, 2007 and $232,307 at December 31, 2006 | | | 5,777,417 | | | | 5,221,072 | |
Current portion of notes receivable | | | 3,661,529 | | | | 1,021,593 | |
Accounts and notes receivable from related parties | | | - | | | | 235,000 | |
Inventories | | | 8,490,273 | | | | 5,303,418 | |
Real estate acquired for resale | | | 1,909,066 | | | | 225,000 | |
Drilling rigs held for sale | | | 187,611 | | | | 187,611 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 696,309 | | | | 320,498 | |
Total current assets | | | 32,786,553 | | | | 22,653,250 | |
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Long-term notes receivable, less current portion | | | 1,007,501 | | | | 4,043,322 | |
Investment in Whittingdon Oil & Gas | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,000 | |
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization | | | 4,260,530 | | | | 3,141,867 | |
Goodwill, less accumulated amortization of | | | | | | | | |
$205,295 at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 | | | 674,539 | | | | 674,539 | |
Patents and trademarks, net of amortization | | | 5,584,219 | | | | 6,038,870 | |
Other assets | | | 83,687 | | | | 39,083 | |
Total assets | | $ | 44,403,029 | | | $ | 36,596,931 | |
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | | | | | | | | |
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Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | $ | 5,690,340 | | | $ | 3,667,108 | |
Margin loans from financial institutions | | | 427,439 | | | | 341,058 | |
Short-term notes payable | | | 320,336 | | | | 917,301 | |
Current installments of long-term debt | | | 49,692 | | | | 102,580 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 6,487,807 | | | | 5,028,047 | |
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Long-term debt, less current installments | | | 11,343,258 | | | | 6,945,282 | |
Deferred tax liability | | | 503,200 | | | | 503,200 | |
Minority interest | | | 1,770,704 | | | | 1,558,395 | |
Total liabilities | | | 20,104,969 | | | | 14,034,924 | |
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Stockholders' equity: | | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock, $0.001par value, 1,000,000 authorized: none issued | | | | | | | | |
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 authorized: | | | | | | | | |
6,843,242 shares issued and 6,808,380 shares outstanding at September 30, 2007; | | | | | | | | |
5,340,852 shares issued and 5,335,452 shares outstanding at December 31, 2006 | | | 6,843 | | | | 5,341 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 45,012,347 | | | | 37,324,641 | |
Accumulated deficit | | | (20,538,609 | ) | | | (15,229,064 | ) |
Common stock issuance obligation | | | - | | | | 508,620 | |
| | | 24,480,581 | | | | 22,609,538 | |
Less treasury stock, at cost (34,862 shares at September 30, 2007 | | | | | | | | |
and 5,400 shares at December 31, 2006) | | | (182,521 | ) | | | (47,531 | ) |
Total stockholders' equity | | | 24,298,060 | | | | 22,562,007 | |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | | $ | 44,403,029 | | | $ | 36,596,931 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements | | | | | |
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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Three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 (Unaudited) |
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| | Three Months Ended | | | Three Months Ended | | | Nine Months Ended | | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | September 30, 2007 | | | September 30, 2006 | | | September 30, 2007 | | | September 30, 2006 | |
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Revenues | | $ | 8,276,370 | | | $ | 9,936,232 | | | $ | 21,916,235 | | | $ | 24,347,673 | |
Costs and expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of sales | | | 5,098,197 | | | | 7,328,268 | | | | 14,054,552 | | | | 16,393,018 | |
Selling, general and administrative | | | 4,204,701 | | | | 4,144,495 | | | | 11,113,201 | | | | 9,775,004 | |
Total operating expenses | | | 9,302,898 | | | | 11,472,763 | | | | 25,167,753 | | | | 26,168,022 | |
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Operating income (loss) | | | (1,026,528 | ) | | | (1,536,531 | ) | | | (3,251,518 | ) | | | (1,820,349 | ) |
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Other income (expenses): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Settlement proceeds from sale of Nixon Refinery | | | - | | | | 2,000,000 | | | | - | | | | 2,000,000 | |
Interest and dividend income | | | 245,725 | | | | 235,984 | | | | 678,889 | | | | 335,535 | |
Finance expense for issuance of preferred stock of subsidiary | | | (386,334 | ) | | | - | | | | (386,334 | ) | | | - | |
Realized gains (losses) on investments | | | 63,112 | | | | 3,045 | | | | (565,897 | ) | | | 3,045 | |
Unrealized gains (losses) on trading securities | | | 155,956 | | | | (42,886 | ) | | | 798,330 | | | | (53,600 | ) |
Interest expense | | | (262,995 | ) | | | (272,738 | ) | | | (723,592 | ) | | | (577,804 | ) |
Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Grant | | | 84,435 | | | | - | | | | 431,595 | | | | - | |
Gain (loss) on sale of assets | | | - | | | | (10,466 | ) | | | 3,944 | | | | (10,466 | ) |
Other income (expense) | | | (220,398 | ) | | | 160,835 | | | | (68,559 | ) | | | 181,534 | |
Total other income (expenses) | | | (320,499 | ) | | | 2,073,774 | | | | 168,376 | | | | 1,878,244 | |
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Net income (loss) before income tax | | | (1,347,027 | ) | | | 537,243 | | | | (3,083,142 | ) | | | 57,895 | |
Provision for income taxes | | | (48,358 | ) | | | - | | | | (48,358 | ) | | | - | |
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Net income (loss) from operations before minority interest | | | (1,395,385 | ) | | | 537,243 | | | | (3,131,500 | ) | | | 57,895 | |
Minority interest | | | 31,843 | | | | 158,519 | | | | (212,308 | ) | | | (214,109 | ) |
Net income (loss) | | $ | (1,363,542 | ) | | $ | 695,762 | | | $ | (3,343,808 | ) | | $ | (156,214 | ) |
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Preferred dividends of subsidiary | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Regular dividends | | | (45,000 | ) | | | (20,000 | ) | | | 15,425 | | | | (20,000 | ) |
Deemed dividend | | | (1,981,162 | ) | | | (1,290,898 | ) | | | (1,981,162 | ) | | | (1,290,898 | ) |
Net loss applicable to common shareholders | | | (3,389,704 | ) | | | (615,136 | ) | | | (5,309,545 | ) | | | (1,467,112 | ) |
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Net loss applicable to common shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic and diluted | | $ | (0.60 | ) | | $ | (0.13 | ) | | $ | (0.96 | ) | | $ | (0.33 | ) |
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Weighted average common shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic and diluted | | | 5,692,509 | | | | 4,562,728 | | | | 5,547,230 | | | | 4,423,908 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. | |
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
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Nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 (Unaudited) |
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| | Nine Months Ended | | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | September 30, 2007 | | | September 30, 2006 | |
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Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | |
Net loss | | $ | (3,343,808 | ) | | $ | (156,214 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 884,607 | | | | 587,713 | |
Finance expense for issuance of preferred stock of subsidiary | | | 386,334 | | | | - | |
Common shares issued for services | | | 854,580 | | | | 824,265 | |
Compensation - stock warrants | | | 70,685 | | | | - | |
Realized (gains) losses on the sale of trading securities | | | 565,897 | | | | (3,045 | ) |
Unrealized (gain) losses on the sale of trading securities | | | (798,330 | ) | | | 53,600 | |
Note receivable for refinery settlement | | | - | | | | (1,000,000 | ) |
Stock returned in lawsuit settlement | | | (39,600 | ) | | | - | |
Receivable obligation released in lawsuit settlement | | | 225,000 | | | | - | |
Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Grant | | | (431,595 | ) | | | - | |
(Gain) loss on sale of assets | | | (3,944 | ) | | | 10,466 | |
Minority interest | | | 212,308 | | | | 214,109 | |
Escrow held for sale of property | | | - | | | | (15,361 | ) |
Miscellaneous write-off | | | - | | | | (22,684 | ) |
(Increase) decrease of operating assets, net of acquisition of subsidiary: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | | (556,346 | ) | | | (2,531,781 | ) |
Trading securities | | | (1,077,298 | ) | | | 340,505 | |
Inventories | | | (3,186,855 | ) | | | (1,641,628 | ) |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | (375,811 | ) | | | (521,364 | ) |
Other assets | | | (44,605 | ) | | | 20,795 | |
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities, net of acquisition of subsidiary: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | 2,038,657 | | | | 1,949,179 | |
Net cash used in operating activities | | | (4,620,124 | ) | | | (1,891,445 | ) |
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Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Purchase of property and equipment | | | (1,076,361 | ) | | | (252,606 | ) |
Costs of securing patents and trademarks | | | (40,718 | ) | | | (25,193 | ) |
Proceeds from the sale of property | | | 4,000 | | | | - | |
Issuance of note receivable | | | (27,000 | ) | | | - | |
Investment in certificate of deposit | | | (6,100,000 | ) | | | (850,000 | ) |
Redemption of certificate of deposit | | | 7,414,000 | | | | 400,000 | |
Notes receivable | | | 422,885 | | | | 423,689 | |
Loans to/from related parties | | | 10,000 | | | | (180,000 | ) |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | | | 606,806 | | | | (484,110 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Net borrowings under line-of-credit agreements | | | 1,570,218 | | | | 513,110 | |
Proceeds from short-term debt | | | 1,657,420 | | | | 391,121 | |
Proceeds from long-term debt | | | 662,184 | | | | 2,020,952 | |
Margin loans | | | 86,380 | | | | (132,584 | ) |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock of subsidiary | | | 694,672 | | | | - | |
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock of subsidiary | | | 1,981,162 | | | | 2,727,746 | |
Customer deposits | | | - | | | | 266 | |
Principal payments on short-term debt | | | (1,722,514 | ) | | | (1,221,931 | ) |
Principal payments on long-term debt | | | (103,250 | ) | | | (109,449 | ) |
Acquisition on treasury stock | | | (95,396 | ) | | | - | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 4,730,876 | | | | 4,189,231 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | | 717,558 | | | | 1,813,676 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | | | 3,275,803 | | | | 2,709,105 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | | $ | 3,993,361 | | | $ | 4,522,781 | |
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Supplemental schedule of cash flow information: | | | | | | | | |
Interest paid | | $ | 723,592 | | | $ | 577,804 | |
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Non-cash transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Issuance of note payable for real estate acquired for sale | | $ | 1,684,066 | | | $ | - | |
Issuance of common stock for the purchase of OI Corporation common stock | | $ | 1,212,000 | | | $ | - | |
Transfer of note payable for land and building | | $ | - | | | $ | (410,393 | ) |
Issuance of note payable for office equipment | | $ | - | | | $ | 20,524 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements | |
American International Industries, Inc.
(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Organization, Ownership and Business
American International Industries, Inc. (the "Company"), a Nevada corporation, operates as a diversified holding company with a number of wholly-owned subsidiaries and two majority-owned subsidiaries. The Company is a diversified corporation with interests in industrial/commercial companies and an oil and gas service business. The Company's business strategy is to acquire controlling equity interests in businesses that it considers undervalued. The Company's management takes an active role in providing its subsidiaries with access to capital, leveraging synergies and providing management expertise in order to improve its subsidiaries' growth.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries: Northeastern Plastics, Inc., and Brenham Oil & Gas, Inc., and its majority owned subsidiary , Delta Seaboard Well Services, Inc. and its 39.5% owned subsidiary, Hammonds Industries, Inc. (OTCBB: "HMDI"), formerly International American Technologies, Inc. (“Hammonds”). In accordance with FIN46(r), the Company consolidates Hammonds although its ownership is less than 51%, because the Company exercises the right to elect three of the four members of Hammonds' board of directors and because the Company controls the Hammonds’ financing. Since Hammonds is incurring losses and there is no minority interest, the Company recognizes 100% of Hammond’s losses. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Cash and Cash-Equivalents
The Company considers cash and cash-equivalents to include cash on hand and certificates of deposits with banks with an original maturity of three months or less, that the Company intends to convert.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable consist primarily of trade receivables, net of a valuation allowance for doubtful accounts.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The Company extends credit to customers and other parties in the normal course of business. The Company regularly reviews outstanding receivables and provides for estimated losses through an allowance for doubtful accounts. In evaluating the level of established reserves, the Company makes judgments regarding its customers' ability to make required payments, economic events and other factors. As the financial condition of these parties change, circumstances develop or additional information becomes available, adjustments to the allowance for doubtful accounts may be required. When the Company determines that a customer may not be able to make required payments, the Company increases the allowance through a charge to income in the period in which that determination is made.
Inventories
Inventories are valued at the lower-of-cost or market on a first-in, first-out basis. The Company assesses the realizability of its inventories based upon specific usage and future utility. A charge to results of operations is taken when factors that would result in a need for a reduction in the valuation, such as excess or obsolete inventory, are noted.
Freight and Shipment Policy
The Company's policy is to expense all freight and shipment expenses on a monthly basis. The Company prepays any shipments greater than $1,250 and to reduce our freight and shipping costs the Company receives at least three quotations.
Investment Securities
The Company accounts for its investments in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities." Management determines the appropriate classification of its investments in marketable securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such determination at each balance sheet date. Securities that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term are classified as trading securities. Debt securities for which the Company does not have the intent or ability to hold to maturity and equity securities not classified as trading securities are classified as available-for-sale. The cost of investments sold is determined on the specific identification or the first-in, first-out method. Trading securities are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses recognized in earnings, and available-for-sale securities are also reported at fair value but unrealized gains and losses are shown in the caption "unrealized gains (losses) on shares available-for-sale" included in stockholders' equity. Management determines fair value of its investments based on quoted market prices at each balance sheet date.
Property, Plant, Equipment, Depreciation, Amortization and Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived assets include:
Property, Plant and equipment – Assets acquired in the normal course of business are recorded at original cost and may be adjusted for any additional significant improvements after purchase. We depreciate the cost evenly over the assets’ estimated useful lives. Upon retirement or sale, the cost of the assets disposed of and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, with any resultant gain or loss being recognized as a component of other income or expense. As required by SFAS No. 141, the acquisition of Hammonds has been recorded using the purchase method of accounting with the purchase price allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities based on their respective estimated fair values at the acquisition date. For more information on the acquisition of Hammonds see note 2.
Identifiable intangible assets – These assets are recorded at acquisition cost. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized evenly over their estimated useful lives.
At least annually, we review all long-lived assets for impairment. When necessary, we record changes for impairments of long-lived assets for the amount by which the present value of future cash flows, or some other fair value measure, is less than the carrying value of these assets.
During April, 2005, the Company's subsidiary International American Technologies, Inc., n/k/a Hammonds Industries, Inc., acquired Hammonds Technical Services, Inc. for a purchase price of approximately $2,455,700. Long-lived assets totaling $2,958,900 were recognized as a result of the acquisition. The operations of Hammonds Technical Services are included in the consolidated statements of operations from date of acquisition.
The following table contains a summary of the tangible and of the intangible assets acquired:
Acquired Assets | | Amount | | Life |
Machinery & Equipment | | $ | 408,162 | | 2-10 years |
Patents | | | 1,621,500 | | 5-17 lives |
Trade Marks | | | 465,199 | | 10 years |
Sole Source Contract | | | 464,039 | | 7 years |
| | $ | 2,958,900 | | |
SFAS No. 142 eliminated the amortization of goodwill, and requires annual impairment testing of goodwill and introduces the concept of indefinite life intangible assets. The Company adopted SFAS No. 142 effective January 1, 2002.
On August 1, 2006, Hammonds acquired the 49% minority interest of Hammonds Technical Services, Inc., Hammonds Fuel Additives, Inc., and Hammonds Water Treatment Systems, Inc., by issuing Carl Hammonds 16,000,000 restricted shares or 44.4% of HMDI common stock at a conversion rate of $0.25 a share. The additional cost of $4,000,000 has been allocated to patents, trademarks, and sole source contract and is being amortized in a manner equivalent to the amortization used on the intangible assets acquired in the initial purchase of 51% of Hammonds.
September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 balances for long-lived assets are detailed in later footnotes: Property and Equipment (note 7) and Intangible Assets (note 8).
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized when the earning process is completed, the risks and rewards of ownership have transferred to the customer, which is generally the same day as delivery or shipment of the product, the price to the buyer is fixed or determinable, and collection is reasonably assured. The Company has no significant sales returns or allowances.
Income Taxes
The Company is a taxable entity and recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when the temporary differences reverse. The effect on the deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the year that includes the enactment date of the rate change. A valuation allowance is used to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized.
Earnings Per Share
The basic net earnings per common share is computed by dividing the net earnings by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during a period. Diluted net earnings per common share is computed by dividing the net earnings, adjusted on an as if converted basis, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus potential dilutive securities. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2007, potential dilutive securities that had an anti-dilutive effect were not included in the calculation of diluted net earnings (loss) per common share. These securities include options to purchase shares of common stock.
Advertising Costs
The cost of advertising is expensed as incurred.
Management's Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company grants shares of stock to non-employees for goods and services and in conjunction with certain agreements. These grants are accounted for under FASB Statement No. 123R, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" based on the grant date fair values.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company estimates the fair value of its financial instruments using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the Company estimates of fair value are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that the Company could realize in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumption and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts. The interest rates payable by the Company on its notes payable approximate market rates. The Company believes that the fair value of its financial instruments comprising accounts receivable, notes receivable, accounts payable, and notes payable approximate their carrying amounts.
New Standards Implemented
In May 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB" ) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard ( "SFAS" ) No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections . SFAS No. 154 replaces Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 20, Accounting Changes, and SFAS No. 3, Reporting Accounting Changes in Internal Financial Statements, and changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle. SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective application of changes in accounting principle to prior periods’ financial statements, unless it is impracticable to determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. SFAS No. 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. We adopted SFAS No. 154 on January 1, 2006. Any impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations and earnings per share will be dependent on the amount of any accounting changes or corrections of errors whenever recognized.
In 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the following:
- SFAS No. 155: Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments
- SFAS No. 156: Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets
- SFAS No. 157: Fair Value Measurements
- SFAS No. 158: Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans
- SFAS No. 159: The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115
- FIN No. 48: Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109
Management has reviewed these new standards and believes that they have no impact on the financial statements of the Company at this time; however, they may apply in the future.
(2) Acquisition of Hammonds Technical Services, Inc.
On February 28, 2005, the Company's subsidiary, International American Technologies, Inc. n/k/a Hammonds Industries, Inc. (“Hammonds”), entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement to acquire a 51% interest in the capital stock of Hammonds Technical Services, Inc., a privately owned Texas corporation in consideration for Hammonds or its parent, American International Industries, Inc., providing: (i) $998,300 in cash to Hammonds for working capital; (ii) a secured revolving long-term line of credit in the amount of $2,000,000; and (iii) issuing 145,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock to Hammonds in consideration for a $1,450,000 promissory note. These restricted shares were exchanged for two minority equity interests in Hammonds owned by third parties, which minority interests were canceled. The total purchase price to acquire the 51% in Hammonds was $2,455,700 representing cash payments of $825,000, 145,000 shares of AMIN’s restricted common stock valued at $1,450,000 and the assumption of a note payable to one of the former shareholders in the amount of $173,300 and liabilities in excess of assets in the amount of $7,400. Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, which was effective on April 28, 2005, Hammonds became a 51% owned subsidiary of the Company.
In 2006, Hammonds Technical Services was separated into three separate entities, Hammonds Technical Services, Inc., Hammonds Fuel Additives, Inc., and Hammonds Water Treatment Systems, Inc.
As required by SFAS No. 141, the Company's subsidiary has recorded the acquisition using the purchase method of accounting with the purchase price allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities based on their respective estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The purchase price of $2,455,700 had been allocated at follows:
Current assets | | $ | 1,435,939 | |
Property and equipment, net | | | 826,765 | |
Patents and trademarks, net of amortization | | | 2,724,487 | |
Other non-current assets | | | 70,085 | |
Current liabilities | | | (2,098,376 | ) |
Deferred tax credits | | | (503,200 | ) |
| | $ | 2,455,700 | |
Revenues and expenses are included in HMDI’s statement of operations from May 1, 2005 through September 30, 2007.
(3) Trading Securities
Investments in marketable securities primarily include shares of common stock in various companies. The investments are considered trading securities, and accordingly any changes in market value are reflected in the consolidated statement of operations. At September 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company has unrealized trading gains of $798,330 and losses of $53,600, respectively, related to securities held on those dates. These unrealized gains / losses are included in the consolidated statements of operations for the respective years. The Company recorded realized losses of $565,897 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and realized gains of $3,045 on the sales of trading securities and for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. For the quarter ended September 30, 2007, the Company recorded realized gains of $63,112 compared to realized gains of $3,045 during the same quarter of 2006. The Company sold 180,500 Orion Healthcorp Inc. (AMEX: "ONH") shares for proceeds of $103,954 in February 2007. Through December 31, 2006, the Company had an unrealized loss on these shares of $633,227. The realized loss from the sale of the shares in 2007 was $585,228. The net income effect of the sale of these shares is a gain of $47,999 in 2007.
On September 12, 2007, the Company acquired 170,345 shares or approximately 7% of OI Corporation's common stock for a $1,000,000 cash payment and the issuance of 240,000 restricted shares of AMIN stock for a total purchase price of $2,212,000. The OICO shares were purchased from OI Corporation's former President and CEO, William W. Botts.
(4) Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2007 | | December 31, 2006 | |
Parts and materials | $ | 1,322,140 | | $ | 1,332,446 | |
Work in process | | 631,903 | | | 232,451 | |
Finished goods | | 6,787,523 | | | 4,034,699 | |
Less reserve for obsolescence | | (251,293 | ) | | (296,178 | ) |
| $ | 8,490,273 | | $ | 5,303,418 | |
(5) Real Estate Transactions
During the second quarter of 2007, the Company purchased for investment a 174 acre tract of land in Waller County, Texas for $1,684,066. This property is listed for sale with a real estate broker. This property is not going to be developed or being held as inventory by the Company. The Company continues to own 287 undeveloped acres of waterfront property on Dickinson Bayou and Galveston Bay in Galveston County, Texas. The book value for this property is $225,000. The property's appraised value is substantially more than the book value. In November 2005, the Company signed a contract for sale of the property for a cash consideration of $16,000,000 with Lakeland Partners III. In January 2007, Lakeland assigned all of its interest in the contract to Westfield Forest, L.P. Westfield is a recognized developer of waterfront properties in the Houston, Texas area. No revenue has been recognized for this transaction because the development of the property requires permits from certain governmental agencies, which the developer believes they can obtain timely within the terms of the contract. As a result, the transaction has not had all the elements necessary for it to be considered a completed revenue recognition event.
(6) Long-term Notes Receivable
Long-term notes receivable at September 30, 2007 consisted of the following:
| | September 30, 2007 | | | December 31, 2006 | |
Net note receivable from sale of real estate, principal payment due on or before July 30, 2008 | | $ | 3,020,044 | | | $ | 3,020,044 | |
Sale of machinery and equipment, principal payment due on or before December 1, 2008 | | | 164,000 | | | | 439,200 | |
Sale of former subsidiary, Marald, Inc., principal and interest due monthly through June 5, 2012 | | | 168,440 | | | | 190,310 | |
Sale of former subsidiary, Marald, Inc., principal due October 5, 2007 | | | 200,000 | | | | 200,000 | |
Sale of refinery to settle lawsuit, principal and interest due on June 1 | | | | | | | | |
and December 1, through June 1, 2010 | | | 875,000 | | | | 875,000 | |
Sale of drilling rig, principal and interest due monthly through December 31, 2009 | | | 239,546 | | | | 325,000 | |
Other | | | 2,000 | | | | 15,361 | |
Notes receivable | | | 4,669,030 | | | | 5,064,915 | |
Less current portion | | | 3,661,529 | | | | 1,021,593 | |
Notes receivable, less current portion | | $ | 1,007,501 | | | $ | 4,043,322 | |
(7) Property and Equipment
Major classes of property and equipment together with their estimated useful lives, consisted of the following:
| | Years | | September 30, 2007 | | | December 31, 2006 | |
Land | | | | $ | 892,945 | | | $ | 817,595 | |
Building and improvements | | | 20 | | | 1,089,231 | | | | 1,009,001 | |
Machinery and equipment | | | 7-15 | | | 3,985,886 | | | | 2,910,871 | |
Office equipment and furniture | | | 7 | | | 813,432 | | | | 701,682 | |
Automobiles | | | 5 | | | 890,189 | | | | 724,827 | |
| | | | | | 7,671,683 | | | | 6,163,976 | |
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | | | | | | (3,411,153 | ) | | | (3,022,109 | ) |
Net property and equipment | | | | | $ | 4,260,530 | | | $ | 3,141,867 | |
Depreciation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $146,141 and $389,238, respectively.
(8) Intangible Assets
Intangible assets at September 30, 2007 consisted of the following:
| | As of September 30, 2007 |
| | Gross Carrying Amount | | | Accumulated Amortization | | Average Weighted Lives |
Goodwill | | $ | 879,834 | | | $ | 205,295 | | N/A |
Patents | | $ | 4,509,498 | | | $ | 752,757 | | 12 years |
Trademarks | | | 1,149,199 | | | | 192,223 | | 10 years |
Sole Source Contract | | | 1,144,039 | | | | 273,537 | | 7 years |
Patents, Trademarks, and Sole Source Contract | | $ | 6,802,736 | | | $ | 1,218,517 | | 11 years |
Intangible assets at December 31, 2006 consisted of the following:
| | As of December 31, 2006 |
| | Gross Carrying Amount | | | Accumulated Amortization | | Average Weighted Lives |
Goodwill | | $ | 879,834 | | | $ | 205,295 | | N/A |
Patents | | $ | 4,468,780 | | | $ | 466,154 | | 12 years |
Trademarks | | | 1,149,199 | | | | 106,033 | | 10 years |
Sole Source Contract | | | 1,144,039 | | | | 150,961 | | 7 years |
Patents, Trademarks, and Sole Source Contract | | $ | 6,762,018 | | | $ | 723,148 | | 11 years |
Aggregate Amortization Expense | | | |
For year ending December 31, 2007 | | $ | 656,983 | |
For year ending December 31, 2008 | | $ | 642,567 | |
For year ending December 31, 2009 | | $ | 642,567 | |
For year ending December 31, 2010 | | $ | 642,567 | |
For year ending December 31, 2011 | | $ | 642,567 | |
The Company’s patents, trademarks, and sole source contract resulted from the April 28, 2005 acquisition of 51% of Hammonds Technical Services and from the August 1, 2006 acquisition of the 49% minority interests of the three Hammonds subsidiaries.
The following table contains a summary of the intangible assets acquired from the acquisition of Hammonds Technical Services on April 28, 2005:
| | As of September 30, 2007 |
| | Gross Carrying Amount | | | Accumulated Amortization | | Average Weighted Lives |
Patents | | $ | 1,806,387 | | | $ | 492,170 | | 12 years |
Trademarks | | | 465,199 | | | | 112,423 | | 10 years |
Sole Source Contract | | | 464,039 | | | | 160,204 | | 7 years |
Patents, Trademarks and Sole Source Contracts | | $ | 2,735,625 | | | $ | 764,797 | | 11 years |
On August 1, 2006, Hammonds acquired the 49% minority interest of Hammonds Technical Services, Inc., Hammonds Fuel Additives, Inc., and Hammonds Water Treatment Systems, Inc. by issuing Carl Hammonds 16,000,000 restricted shares or 44.4% of Hammonds' common stock at a price of $0.25 a share. The additional cost of $4,000,000 has been allocated to patents, trademarks, and sole source contract for the additive injection system and is being amortized in a manner equivalent to the amortization used on the intangible assets acquired in the initial purchase of 51% of the Hammonds. Additionally, the Company incurred costs related to the securing of additional patents totaling $26,393 in 2006 and $40,718 during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The following table contains a summary of the intangible assets acquired in 2006 and during the quarter ended September 30, 2007:
| | As of September 30, 2007 |
| | Gross Carrying Amount | | | Accumulated Amortization | | Average Weighted Lives |
Patents | | $ | 2,703,111 | | | $ | 260,587 | | 12 years |
Trademarks | | | 684,000 | | | | 79,800 | | 10 years |
Sole Source Contract | | | 680,000 | | | | 113,333 | | 7 years |
Patents, Trademarks and Sole Source Contracts | | $ | 4,067,111 | | | $ | 453,720 | | 11 years |
Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $162,119 and $495,369, respectively.
(9) Short-term Notes Payable To Banks
| | September 30, 2007 | | | December 31, 2006 | |
Note payable to a bank, which allows the Company to borrow up to $5,000,000, interest due monthly at the prime rate, principal payment April 30, 2008, secured by assets of the Company's subsidiaries | | $ | - | | | $ | 531,871 | |
Note payable with interest at 10.75%, interest payments due quarterly, with a principal balance due on December 10, 2007 | | | 90,459 | | | | 90,459 | |
Insurance note payable with interest at 7.86%, principal and interest due in monthly payments of $32,492.73 through May 1, 2008 | | | 227,449 | | | | 109,020 | |
Note payable to former owner of equity interest in Hammonds payable on July 20, 2005 with accrued interest at prime plus 4% | | | - | | | | 173,300 | |
Other notes with various terms | | | 2,428 | | | | 12,651 | |
| | $ | 320,336 | | | $ | 917,301 | |
Each of the Company’s subsidiaries that have outstanding notes payable has secured such notes by that subsidiary’s inventory, accounts receivable, property and equipment and guarantees from the Company.
(10) Long-term Debt
Long-term debt consisted of the following:
| | September 30, 2007 | | | December 31, 2006 | |
Note payable to a bank, interest due monthly at prime plus 1%, principal payment due August 26, 2008, secured by a Deed of Trust on the Company’s property | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 1,000,000 | |
Note payable to bank, which allows the Company to borrow up to $2,000,000, interest due monthly at prime plus 1%, principal payment due August 26, 2008, secured by assets of the Company's subsidiary | | | 1,992,189 | | | | 1,992,189 | |
Note payable to a bank, which allows the Company to borrow up to $2,000,000, due in monthly payments of interest only, with interest at prime floating rate, with the principal balance due in June 2009, secured by subsidiary's property | | | 1,821,631 | | | | 1,469,542 | |
Note payable to bank due in monthly installments of principal and interest through July 2025 with interest at prime floating rate secured by property | | | 425,098 | | | | 426,508 | |
Note payable to a bank, due in monthly installments of $6,170, including interest at 6.6% through May 2018, secured by property | | | 561,408 | | | | 588,106 | |
Note payable to a bank, which allows the Company to borrow up to $5,000,000, interest due monthly at the prime rate, principal payment April 30, 2009, secured by assets of the Company's subsidiaries | | | 1,750,000 | | | | - | |
Note payable to a bank, due in monthly installments of interest only at prime plus 1%, with a principal balance due on August 26, 2008 | | | 400,000 | | | | 400,000 | |
Note payable to a bank, due in quarterly installments of interest only at 7.5%, with a principal balance due on January 19, 2008 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
Note payable to a bank, due in monthly installments of principal and interest of $2,119.65 through April 3, 2011 | | | 76,881 | | | | 89,354 | |
Note payable to a bank, with interest at 9.25%, due in monthly installments of principal and interest of $4,054.12 through February 26, 2012, secured by assets of the Company’s subsidiary | | | 227,630 | | | | - | |
Note payable to a bank, due in quarterly payments of interest only, with interest at 8.0%, with a principal balance due on June 1, 2009, secured by real property | | | 1,740,000 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Note payable to a bank, due in monthly payments of $6,120.38, including interest at 8.25%, through August 9, 2012, secured by property | | | 295,710 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other notes with various terms | | | 102,403 | | | | 82,163 | |
| | | 11,392,950 | | | | 7,047,862 | |
Less current portion | | | (49,692 | ) | | | (102,580 | ) |
| | $ | 11,343,258 | | | $ | 6,945,282 | |
Each of the Company’s subsidiaries that have outstanding notes payable has secured such notes by that subsidiary’s inventory, accounts receivable, property and equipment and guarantees from the Company.
Principal repayment provisions of long-term debt are as follows at September 30, 2007:
2007 | | $ | 49,692 | |
2008 | | | 4,573,030 | |
2009 | | | 5,486,444 | |
2010 | | | 597,653 | |
2011 | | | 170,682 | |
Thereafter | | | 515,449 | |
Total | | $ | 11,392,950 | |
(11) Related Party Notes Payable and Accounts Receivable
Transactions related to accounts receivable from related parties arise from compensation arrangements, expense allowances and other similar items conducted in the ordinary course of business.
(12) Capital Stock and Stock Options
The Company is authorized to issue up to 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of which no shares are presently outstanding. The Preferred Stock may be issued in one or more series, the terms of which may be determined at the time of issuance by the Board of Directors, without further action by stockholders, and may include voting rights (including the right to vote as a series on particular matters), preferences as to dividends and liquidation, conversion, redemption rights and sinking fund provisions.
The Company is authorized to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 720,000 are reserved for issuance pursuant to the exercise of warrants pursuant to an employment agreement with the Company’s Chairman, CEO. On March 30, 2007, the Company issued 144,000 stock warrants to the Company’s Chairman, CEO, with an exercise price of $7.00 per share, expiring in 2 years, at a cost of $70,685 to the Company. In connection with the Company's 20% stock dividend to all shareholders on September 19, 2007, the terms of these warrants were adjusted to reflect the dividend, resulting in the warrant being exercisable to buy 172,800 shares for $5.83 per share.
The Company estimates the fair value of each stock option at the grant date by using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions used for grants in 2007 as follows:
| | September 30, 2007 | |
Dividend yield | | | 0.00 | % |
Expected volatility | | | 38.68 | |
Risk free interest | | | 6.25 | % |
Expected lives | | 2 years | |
A summary of the status of the Company's stock options to employees as of September 30, 2007, and changes during the periods ending on those dates is presented below:
| Shares | | Weighted Average Exercise September 30, 2007 |
Outstanding at beginning of period | - | $ | N/A |
Granted | 172,800 | | 5.83 |
Exercised | - | | N/A |
Canceled | - | | N/A |
Outstanding and exercisable at end of period | 172,800 | $ | 5.83 |
Weighted average fair value of options | | | |
granted during the period | 172,800 | | 5.83 |
The following table summarizes information about fixed stock options to employees outstanding at September 30, 2007:
| Exercise Price | | Number Outstanding and Exercisable at September 30, 2007 |
$ | 5.83 | | 172,800 |
(13) Preferred Stock of Subsidiary
In August and September 2006, Hammonds entered into stock purchase agreement with Vision Opportunity Master Fund Limited (“VOMF”) pursuant to the Hammonds sold to VOMF 833,333 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 833,333 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, respectively. (the “August and September 2006 Private Financing Transactions” respectively) and issued VOMF: (i) Series A Warrants to purchase 8,333,333 shares of common stock at $0.18 per share, expiring in August 2011; and (ii) Series B Warrants to purchase an additional 8,333,333 shares of common stock at $0.18 per share, expiring in August 2007. In connection with the sale of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, Hammonds issued VOMF: (i) Series C Warrants to purchase an additional 8,333,333 shares of common stock at $0.50 per share, expiring in September 2011; and (ii) Hammonds agreed to extend the expiration dates on the Series B Warrants issued in the August 2006 Private Financing Transaction from August 2007 to August 2008. Hammonds received net proceeds of approximately $2,710,120 from the sale of Series A and Series B Preferred Stock.
On September 20, 2007, Hammonds and VOMF agreed to amend the Series A, B and C Warrants to: (i) adjust the exercise price of all of the Warrants to $0.10; and (ii) provide for the issuance of a total of 2,102,960 shares of Hammond's newly designated Series C Convertible Preferred Stock in lieu of 21,029,599 shares of common stock. On September 21, 2007, VOMF delivered a notice of exercise of all 21,029,599 Series A, B and C Warrants at an exercise price of $0.10 per Warrant from which Hammonds received net proceeds of $981,162 and VOMF cancelled a short-term promissory note in the amount of $1,000,000, representing a loan made by VOMF to Hammonds on August 17, 2007.
The Company’s ownership interest in Hammonds was 51% prior to the Private Financing Transactions with VOMF, which interest decreased to 39.5% after VOMF’s exercise of all of the Series A, B and C Warrants, The ownership interest will decrease further if and when VOMF converts its Series A, B and C Convertible Preferred Stock.
The Company reviewed the following accounting standards to determine the appropriate accounting for these issuances:
- SFAS No. 133: Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
- SFAS No. 150: Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity
- EITF 00-19: Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock
- EITF 98-5: Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios
- EITF 00-27: Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments
- EITF Topic D-98: Classification and Measurement of Redeemable Securities
- ASR No. 268: Redeemable Preferred Stocks
We concluded that all components of these issuances should be classified as equity, because the only way for the value of the conversion feature and the fair value of the warrants to be realized is through the issuance of shares. Hammonds has sufficient authorized and unissued shares available to settle the contracts after considering all other commitments that may require the issuance of stock.
The proceeds for these issuances are required to be allocated based on the relative fair values of the securities issued. We valued the warrants using the Black-Scholes model, using the following assumptions:
| | Stock Price on Date of Issuance | | | Volatility | | | Risk-Free Interest Rate | |
Warrants A – Aug. 8, 2006 | | $ | 0.25 | | | | 102.4 | % | | | 6.25 | % |
Warrants B – Aug. 8, 2006 | | $ | 0.25 | | | | 102.4 | % | | | 6.25 | % |
Warrants A – Aug. 23, 2006 | | $ | 0.44 | | | | 106.4 | % | | | 6.25 | % |
Warrants B – Aug. 23, 2006 | | $ | 0.44 | | | | 106.4 | % | | | 6.25 | % |
Warrants B – Sept. 30, 2006 | | $ | 0.40 | | | | 104.45 | % | | | 6.25 | % |
Warrants B – Sept. 30, 2006 | | $ | 0.40 | | | | 104.45 | % | | | 6.25 | % |
Warrants C – Sept. 30, 2006 | | $ | 0.40 | | | | 104.45 | % | | | 6.25 | % |
Volatility was determined using 26 observations of the closing stock price over the prior year.
The Black-Scholes model assumes an active trading market for the underlying security. It does not price in the impact of potential large trades for a thinly traded stock. Since the Company’s common stock is thinly traded, realization of the resulting fair value of the warrants that this model yields is unlikely, due to the large number of shares involved. Other financial models would yield different values, but are less accessible, more costly to produce, and, in the opinion of the Company, are not inherently more meaningful than the method utilized.
The proceeds from the preferred share issuances have been allocated based on the relative fair values of the securities issued as follows:
| Exercise Price / Term | | Fair Value | | | Allocation of Proceeds | |
Preferred A – Aug. 8, 2006 | 10 to 1 | | $ | 1,388,888.75 | | | $ | 387,499.34 | |
Warrants A – Aug. 8, 2006 | $0.18 / 5 years | | | 1,139,517.82 | | | | 317,924.97 | |
Warrants B – Aug. 8, 2006 | $0.18 / 1 year | | | 709,497.05 | | | | 197,949.36 | |
Totals | | | $ | 3,237,903.62 | | | $ | 903,373.67 | |
| Exercise Price / Term | | Fair Value | | | Allocation of Proceeds | |
Preferred A – Aug. 23, 2006 | 10 to 1 | | $ | 1,222,222.32 | | | $ | 176,643.37 | |
Warrants A – Aug. 23, 2006 | $0.18 / 5 years | | | 1,076,403.58 | | | | 155,568.71 | |
Warrants B – Aug. 23, 2006 | $0.18 / 1 year | | | 826,663.96 | | | | 119,474.75 | |
Totals | | | $ | 3,125,289.86 | | | $ | 451,686.83 | |
| Exercise Price / Term | | Fair Value | | | Allocation of Proceeds | |
Preferred B – Sept. 30, 2006 | 10 to 1 | | $ | 3,333,333.20 | | | $ | 726,755.40 | |
Warrants B – Sept. 30, 2006 | $0.18 / 1 year | | | (2,118,000.19 | ) | | | (461,780.44 | ) |
Warrants B – Sept. 30, 2006 | $0.18 / 2 years | | | 2,442,305.00 | | | | 532,487.52 | |
Warrants C – Sept. 30, 2006 | $0.50 / 5 years | | | 2,557,476.70 | | | | 557,598.02 | |
Totals | | | $ | 6,215,114.71 | | | $ | 1,355,060.50 | |
As part of the Preferred B issuance, the Warrants B with an expiration term of 1 year, which were issued with the Preferred A stock, were cancelled and Warrants B with an expiration term of 2 years were issued. Hammonds accounted for the change in expiration terms as part of the Preferred B issuance because we regard the consideration given for this issuance to include the change in expiration terms.
We have determined that a beneficial conversion feature exists. Based on our review of the "Emerging Issues Task Force" EITF 98-5, Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios, and EITF 00-27, Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments, the amount of proceeds allocated to the Series A and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock should be assigned to the embedded conversion feature with a corresponding amount recorded as a "deemed dividend" to the preferred shareholders. This is based on paragraph 6 of EITF 98-5, which states that "the discount assigned to the beneficial conversion feature is limited to the amount of the proceeds allocated to the convertible instrument."
We allocated the following amounts to the embedded conversion feature and recorded a deemed dividend to the preferred shareholders:
Preferred A – August 8, 2006 | | $ | 387,499.34 | |
Preferred A – August 23, 2006 | | | 176,643.37 | |
Preferred B – September 30, 2006 | | | 726,755.40 | |
Total deemed dividend | | $ | 1,290,898.11 | |
In connection with the agreement of VOMF to exercise up to 4,000,000 Series C Warrants in March 2007, Hammonds reduced the exercise price from $0.50 per share to $0.18 per share through December 31, 2007, following which the exercise price reverts to $0.50 per share. On March 27, 2007, VOMF exercised 3,970,400 Series C Warrants at a price of $0.18 per share with gross proceeds of $714,672 to Hammonds. This modification to the initial agreement requires a comparison of the fair values of the warrants immediately before and after the modification. As a result of this comparison, we have calculated a fair value reduction of $193,559.56 for this modification. Since no additional value was given to the holders of these warrants, no expense has been recognized for the change in exercise price.
We valued the warrants using the Black-Scholes model, using the following assumptions:
| | Stock Price on Date of Reduction | | | Volatility | | | Risk-Free Interest Rate | |
Warrants C – March 19, 2007 | | $ | 0.35 | | | | 105.33 | % | | | 6.25 | % |
The Black-Scholes model yielded the following valuations for the warrants
| Exercise Price / Term | | Fair Value | |
Warrants C – March 19, 2007 | $0.50 / 4.53 years | | $ | 1,018,320.96 | |
Warrants C – March 19, 2007 | $0.18 / .79 year | | | (824,761.40 | ) |
Fair value reduction | | | $ | 193,559.56 | |
On July 25, 2007, Hammonds and VOMF entered into an agreement pursuant to which VOMF waived the cash dividends of $150,425 on the Series A and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock accrued from August and September 2006, respectively, through September 30, 2007. This dividend waiver is recorded in the September 30, 2007 financial statements presented in this report. Additionally, VOMF agreed that future accrued dividends may be paid, at Hammond's option, in cash or in restricted shares of Hammond's common stock. The number of shares of common stock to be issued as payment of accrued and unpaid dividends shall be determined by dividing (i) the total amount of accrued and unpaid dividends to be converted into common stock by (ii) eighty percent (80%) of the average of the VWAP for the twenty (20) Trading Days immediately preceding the dividend payment date. The term "VWAP" means, for any date, (i) the daily volume weighted average price of the common stock for such date on the OTC Bulletin Board as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. (based on a trading day from 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time to 4:02 p.m. Eastern Time); (ii) if the common stock is not then listed or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the common stock are then reported in the "Pink Sheets" published by the Pink Sheets, LLC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the common stock so reported; or (iii) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of common stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Investor and reasonably acceptable to the Company.
We have determined that a beneficial conversion feature exists for the issuance of the Convertible Preferred C Stock, because the fair value of the issuance exceeded the proceeds by $10.6 million, based on a market price of $0.60 vs. the exercise price of $0.10 per share. Based on our review of EITF 98-5, Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios, and EITF 00-27, Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments, the amount of proceeds received for the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock should be assigned to the embedded conversion feature with a corresponding amount recorded as a "deemed dividend" to the preferred shareholders. This is based on paragraph 6 of EITF 98-5, which states that "the discount assigned to the beneficial conversion feature is limited to the amount of the proceeds allocated to the convertible instrument." We allocated the proceeds of $1,981,162 to the embedded conversion feature and recorded a deemed dividend to the preferred shareholders.
The modification of the exercise price to $0.10 per share for the Warrants requires a comparison of the fair values of the warrants immediately before and after the modification. As a result of this comparison, we have calculated a fair value increase of $386,334 for this modification. Since additional value was given to the holders of these warrants, $386,334 has been recognized and recorded as finance expense in accordance with SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based Payment.
We valued the warrants using the Black-Scholes model, using the following assumptions:
| | Stock Price on Date of Reduction | | | Volatility | | | Risk-Free Interest Rate | |
Warrants A, B, & C – September 20, 2007 | | $ | 0.60 | | | | 106.18 | % | | | 6.25 | % |
The Black-Scholes model yielded the following valuations for the warrants:
| Exercise Price / Term | | Fair Value | |
Warrants A, B, & C – September 20, 2007 | $0.10 / 0.03 years | | $ | 10,518,678 | |
Warrants A, B, & C – September 20, 2007 | Original Terms | | | 10,132,344 | |
Fair value reduction | | | $ | 386,334 | |
(14) Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company maintains its cash in commercial accounts at major financial institutions. Although the financial institutions are considered creditworthy, at September 30, 2007, the Company's cash balances exceeded the limits ($100,000) covered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The terms of these deposits are on demand to minimize risk. The Company has not incurred losses related to these deposits.
Trade accounts receivable subject the Company to the potential for credit risk with customers in the retail and distribution sectors. To reduce credit risk, the Company performs ongoing evaluations of its customer’s financial condition but generally does not require collateral. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company had one customer on a consolidated basis that accounted for thirteen (13%) percent of the Company's revenues.
(15) Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Grant
Delta Seaboard Well Services, Inc. is the recipient of a Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in the amount of $1,157,273. TERP is a comprehensive set of incentive programs aimed at improving air quality in Texas. Through this grant, Delta’s rig engines are being replaced with engines certified to emit 25% less nitrogen oxide (NOx) than required under the current federal standard for the horsepower of the engines. The old engines must be destroyed or rendered permanently inoperable.
International Accounting Standard No. 20 (IAS 20): Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance provides guidance on recognizing, measuring and disclosing government grants, which requires that grants related to assets be presented in the balance sheet either by setting up the grant as deferred income or by deducting the grant in arriving at the carrying amount of the asset. However, IAS 20 is under review because it is inconsistent with the "Framework" for International Accounting Standards. The "Framework" states that "Income is increases in economic benefits during the accounting period in the form of inflows or enhancements of assets . . ., other than those relating to contributions from equity participants." The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) noted that recognizing an amount in the balance sheet as a deferred credit is inconsistent with the "Framework" in that the entity has no liability. The IASB has decided to replace the guidance in IAS 20 for accounting for government grants with the guidance in IAS 41: Agriculture. Also, the IASB noted that SFAS No. 116: Accounting for Contributions Received and Contributions Made, while exempting government grants to business entities from its scope, provides an accounting model that can be applied to government grants and that is consistent with the "Framework." In both IAS 41 and SFAS No. 116, the guidance calls for establishing an asset and recording the grant (contribution) as income. The Company applied this guidance and during the nine months ended September 30, 2007, Delta increased machinery and equipment and recognized other income for this grant in the amount of $431,595.
TERP grant recipients are required to monitor and track the total NOx emission reductions and cost-effectiveness. The grant contract includes provisions for the return of a prorated share of the grant if the NOx emission reductions originally projected are not achieved. The Company has not recorded any liabilities in connection with this matter because management has determined that return of any grant receipts is not likely. Based on the advice of the State of Texas authorities who administer the grant, the taxability of this grant has not been determined and the advice of the Internal Revenue Service has been inconsistent. The Company is still determining the effect this will have, but believes it will not materially affect the Company because of the tax loss carryforwards explained in note (16) below.
(16) Income Taxes
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax for September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006.
| | September 30, 2007 | | | September 30, 2006 | |
Income (loss) before taxes | | $ | (3,295,450 | ) | | $ | (156,214 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Income tax benefit expense at statutory rate | | $ | (1,120,453 | ) | | $ | (53,113 | ) |
Unrealized (gain) loss on securities | | | (271,432 | ) | | | 18,224 | |
Permanent differences | | | 84,600 | | | | 84,600 | |
Minority expense | | | 72,185 | | | | 72,797 | |
Inventory reserve | | | (15,261 | ) | | | (94,361 | ) |
Other | | | 2,321 | | | | (596 | ) |
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance | | | 1,248,040 | | | | (27,551 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Tax benefit | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
The tax effects of the temporary differences between financial statement income and taxable income are recognized as deferred tax asset and liabilities as of September 30, 2007 is set forth below.
| | September 30, 2007 | |
Deferred tax assets: | | | |
Net operating loss | | $ | 2,932,951 | |
Total deferred tax asset | | | 2,932,951 | |
Valuation allowance | | | (2,932,951 | ) |
| | | | |
Net deferred asset | | $ | - | |
| | September 30, 2007 | |
Deferred tax liability: | | | |
Fixed asset temporary difference | | $ | 138,775 | |
Intangible asset temporary difference | | | 364,425 | |
Deferred tax liability | | $ | 503,200 | |
The Company has an estimated net operating loss carryforward in excess of $9,300,000, which expires from 2024 to 2025. The loss may be limited under Internal Revenue Code Section 382. The Company has an estimated capital loss carryforward of $990,000.
(17) Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share are calculated on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share, in addition to the weighted average determined for basic loss per share, include common stock equivalents, which would arise from the conversion of the preferred stock to common shares.
| | Three Months Ended | | | Three Months Ended | |
| | September 30, 2007 | | | September 30, 2006 | |
Basic income (loss) per share: | | | | | | |
Net income (loss) | | $ | (1,395,385 | ) | | $ | 537,243 | |
Weighted average common shares outstanding | | | 5,692,509 | | | | 4,562,728 | |
Weighted average common shares outstanding for diluted net income (loss) per share | | | 5,692,509 | | | | 4,562,728 | |
Net income (loss) per share - basic | | $ | (0.25 | ) | | $ | 0.12 | |
Net income (loss) per share - diluted | | $ | (0.25 | ) | | $ | 0.12 | |
| | Nine Months Ended | | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | September 30, 2007 | | | September 30, 2006 | |
Basic income (loss) per share: | | | | | | |
Net income (loss) | | $ | (3,131,500 | ) | | $ | 57,895 | |
Weighted average common shares outstanding | | | 5,547,230 | | | | 4,423,908 | |
Weighted average common shares outstanding for diluted net income (loss) per share | | | 5,547,230 | | | | 4,423,908 | |
Net income (loss) per share - basic | | $ | (0.56 | ) | | $ | 0.01 | |
Net income (loss) per share - diluted | | $ | (0.56 | ) | | $ | 0.01 | |
(18) Commitments and Contingencies
Various key officials of the Company have entered into employment agreements with the Company. In March 2007, the CEO of the Company entered into a five-year employment agreement which provides for a monthly salary of $10,000 plus a bonus as determined by the Board of Directors. Also, the agreement provides for the grant of 144,000 warrants per annum with an exercise price of $7.00, beginning March 15, 2007. The CFO of the Company entered into a three-year employment agreement beginning June 1, 2007, which provides for an annual salary of $75,000 plus a bonus as determined by the Board of Directors. The president of NPI previously entered into an at-will employment agreement that provides an annual salary of $158,000 plus a bonus based upon operating results of this subsidiary. The employment agreement also grants the president of NPI an option to purchase NPI common stock equal to 5% of NPI's equity at an exercise price of 5% of the total stockholder's equity, if NPI conducts an initial public offering of its common stock during the time of his employment. Delta’s president and vice president entered into an employment agreement that provides for an annual base salary of $150,000 each. The employment agreement for HMDI’s president provides for an annual base salary of $90,000.
The Registrant's 51% owned subsidiary, Delta Seaboard Well Service, Inc., is a defendant in two related lawsuits: (i) in Fort Apache Energy, Inc. v. Delta Seaboard Well Service, commenced on July 26, 2005 and pending in the 334th Judicial District Court of Harris County, TX, Apache alleged that Delta, which was contracted to provide well-plugging services for Apache, negligently damaged Apache in plugging a minimally producing Apache well and exceeded the contract bid amount, Apache was seeking monetary damages equal to the cost of drilling a new well, which Apache alleged was approximately $5.6 million. Delta’s expert estimated that the cost of unplugging and drilling a new well to be approximately $3.7 million Pre-trial discovery has been completed in this matter and a bench trial was held from September 10-September 17, 2007. During the bench trial, Apache revised its damage estimate to be between $2-4 million after deducting the costs of a sidetracking procedure and also seeks legal fees in excess of $400,000. While Delta believes that it should prevail in this matter, no decision has been made by the court and Delta cannot predict the outcome at this time; and (ii) in Gemini Insurance Company v. Delta Seaboard Well Services, commenced on May 2, 2006 and pending in the 164th Judicial District Court of Harris County, TX, Gemini filed an action against Delta seeking declaratory judgment that Gemini did not have to defend Delta in the Apache matter. Delta, which was insured under a Gemini CGL insurance policy during the relevant period that Delta provided well-plugging service to Apache, made a claim with Gemini demanding that Gemini provide for Delta’s defense in the Apache case. Delta has counterclaimed against Gemini seeking to have the CGL policy enforced as well as alleging breach of insurance contract, deceptive practices and acting in bad faith Act in refusing coverage. Pre-trial discovery is also pending in this matter. Delta is vigorously defending this matter, believes that it has meritorious defenses and valid counterclaims against Gemini. We cannot predict the outcome of the Gemini matter at this time. In the event that Delta is found liable to Apache for damages, and Delta does not prevail against Gemini, its insurance carrier, the Company’s financial condition could be adversely affected. Since Delta expects to prevail in these matters, the Company has not recorded any liabilities in connection with these lawsuits.
Delta Seaboard Well Services, Inc. is the recipient of a TERP grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in the amount of $1,157,273, of which $431,595 has been recognized through September 30, 2007. TERP grant recipients are required to monitor and track the total NOx emission reductions and cost-effectiveness. The grant contract includes provisions for the return of a prorated share of the grant if the NOx emission reductions originally projected are not achieved. The Company has not recorded any liabilities in connection with this matter because management has determined that return of any grant receipts is not likely.
The Hammonds Companies lease office space under an operating lease which expires in October 2016. Future minimum lease payments under the operating lease are as follows:
Year December 31, | | Amount | |
2007 | | $ | 420,000 | |
2008 | | | 420,000 | |
2009 | | | 420,000 | |
2010 | | | 420,000 | |
2011 | | | 420,000 | |
Thereafter | | | 2,100,000 | |
| | $ | 4,200,000 | |
Delta leases space under a commercial lease which expires in June 2009. Future minimum lease payments are as follows:
Year December 31, | | Amount | |
2007 | | $ | 36,061 | |
2008 | | | 36,061 | |
2009 | | | 18,030 | |
| | $ | 90,152 | |
(19) Related Party Transactions
The stock grants to related parties mentioned below were accounted for under FASB Statement No. 123R, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" based on the grant date fair values.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company issued 37,800 shares of common stock to Daniel Dror II for services representing $188,790 of cost to the Company. Daniel Dror II is the son of the CEO of the Company.
On March 30, 2007, the Company issued 144,000 stock warrants to the Company’s Chairman, CEO, with an exercise price of $7.00 per share, expiring in 2 years, at a cost of $70,685 to the Company. See note 12 for additional valuation information.
On August 24, 2007, Hammonds issued 500,000 shares of restricted stock to American International Industries, Inc. valued at $105,000 as a management fee.
The Company had a revolving credit note receivable at December 31, 2006, in the amount of $225,000 due from International Diversified Corporation, Ltd. (IDCL), a corporation owned by Elkana Faiwuszewicz, the CEO’s brother. IDCL was a party to the lawsuit between the Company and Orion HealthCorp., Inc. (AMEX: "ONH"), f/k/a SurgiCare, Inc., which was settled by the Company in October 2006. On August 30, 2007, the Company agreed to release IDCL from this obligation in consideration for settling the lawsuit and the $225,000 is included in other expense for three and nine months ended September 30, 2007.
(20) Segment Information
We have six reporting segments:
- Hammonds Technical Services - a business engaged in fuel handling equipment for the military and industrial customers, a provider of fuel injection services for the aviation industry, and the designer of a new omni directional vehicle for a wide variety of uses
- Hammonds Fuel Additives – produces and markets motor and aviation fuel additives
- Hammonds Water Treatment – manufactures calcium hypochlorite tablet and granular systems which provide water disinfection for a wide range of potable and waste water applications
- Northeastern Plastics - a supplier of products to retailers and wholesalers in the automotive after-market and in the consumer durable electrical products markets
- Delta Seaboard - an onshore rig-based well servicing contracting company providing service to the oil and gas industry
- Brenham Oil & Gas - owns an oil, gas and mineral royalty interest in Washington County, Texas, which is carried on the Company's books at $0
- Corporate overhead - the Company's investment holdings including financing current operations and expansion of its current holdings as well as evaluating the feasibility of entering into additional businesses
The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company evaluates performances based on profit or loss from operations before income taxes, not including nonrecurring gains and losses and foreign exchange gains and losses.
The Company's reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different technology and marketing strategies. Most of the businesses were acquired as subsidiaries and the management at the time of the acquisition was retained.
The Company's areas of operations are principally in the United States. No single foreign country or geographic area is significant to the consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated revenues from external customers, operating income/(losses), and identifiable assets were as follows:
| | Three months ended September 30, | | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Revenues: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hammonds Technical Services | | $ | 1,962,312 | | | $ | 591,696 | | | $ | 3,938,724 | | | $ | 2,343,592 | |
Hammonds Fuel Additives | | | 281,292 | | | | 316,778 | | | | 824,714 | | | | 916,141 | |
Hammonds Water Treatment | | | 839,682 | | | | 619,389 | | | | 2,357,023 | | | | 1,428,959 | |
Northeastern Plastics | | | 2,309,175 | | | | 5,329,843 | | | | 6,166,189 | | | | 9,117,451 | |
Delta Seaboard | | | 2,883,909 | | | | 3,078,526 | | | | 8,629,585 | | | | 10,541,530 | |
| | $ | 8,276,370 | | | $ | 9,936,232 | | | $ | 21,916,235 | | | $ | 24,347,673 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hammonds Technical Services | | $ | 8,275 | | | $ | (610,953 | ) | | $ | (1,103,253 | ) | | $ | (1,250,844 | ) |
Hammonds Fuel Additives | | | 43,229 | | | | (61,136 | ) | | | 107,177 | | | | (47,311 | ) |
Hammonds Water Treatment | | | 38,807 | | | | (7,481 | ) | | | 88,228 | | | | 76,780 | |
Northeastern Plastics | | | 114,422 | | | | 614,804 | | | | (34,908 | ) | | | 669,391 | |
Delta Seaboard and Brenham Oil & Gas | | | (128,419 | ) | | | (303,792 | ) | | | 134,540 | | | | 577,549 | |
Corporate | | | (1,102,842 | ) | | | (1,167,973 | ) | | | (2,443,302 | ) | | | (1,845,914 | ) |
Income (loss) from operations | | | (1,026,528 | ) | | | (1,536,531 | ) | | | (3,251,518 | ) | | | (1,820,349 | ) |
Other income (expenses) | | | (320,499 | ) | | | 2,073,774 | | | | 168,376 | | | | 1,878,244 | |
Net income (loss) before income tax | | $ | (1,347,027 | ) | | $ | 537,243 | | | $ | (3,083,142 | ) | | $ | 57,895 | |
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Identifiable assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hammonds Technical Services | | | | | | | | | | $ | 9,735,099 | | | $ | 5,044,077 | |
Hammonds Fuel Additives | | | | | | | | | | | 300,464 | | | | 422,287 | |
Hammonds Water Treatment | | | | | | | | | | | 560,901 | | | | 733,352 | |
Northeastern Plastics | | | | | | | | | | | 8,731,019 | | | | 9,283,880 | |
Delta Seaboard and Brenham Oil & Gas | | | | | | | | | | | 6,962,719 | | | | 6,811,065 | |
Corporate | | | | | | | | | | | 18,112,827 | | | | 18,476,530 | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 44,403,029 | | | $ | 40,771,191 | |
(21) Subsequent Events
On October 15, 2007, Hammonds issued 7,142,857 shares of restricted common stock at $0.14 per share to the Company for the conversion of a $1,000,000 promissory note. After this transaction, the Company's ownership of Hammonds' common stock increased to 48.2% from 39.5% at September 30, 2007.
On October 19, 2007, Nestle Products Corporation (incorporated on October 18, 2007 in the State of Nevada), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, acquired 9.9% of Las Vegas Premium Gold Products, Inc., a private Nevada corporation (“LVPG”), in exchange for 50,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock valued at $250,000.
(22) Restatement
In response to a letter from the SEC in connection with the review of Hammonds’ Form 10-QSB for Fiscal Quarter Ended September 30, 2006, the Company has reexamined the treatment of the valuation of the preferred stock issued by Hammonds. As a result of our reexamination and the analysis of professional literature related to this very technical and complicated issue as explained in note 13 above, we have restated the financial statements as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2006. Because of the complexity of the issue, our letter response to the SEC, including the restatement, has been submitted to the SEC. Upon receipt from the SEC of its acceptance of the restatements, the Company will file an amended 10KSB for the year ended December 31, 2006. The differences are summarized below:
| | Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 | |
| | As previously reported | | | Restatement adjustments | | | As restated | |
Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders | | $ | 675,762 | | | $ | (1,290,898 | ) | | $ | (615,136 | ) |
Deemed dividend | | $ | - | | | $ | (1,290,898 | ) | | $ | (1,290,898 | ) |
Net income (loss) per share applicable to common shareholders – Basic and diluted | | $ | 0.15 | | | $ | (0.28 | ) | | $ | (0.13 | ) |
| | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 | |
| | As previously reported | | | Restatement adjustments | | | As restated | |
Net loss applicable to common shareholders | | $ | (176,214 | ) | | $ | (1,290,898 | ) | | $ | (1,467,112 | ) |
Deemed dividend | | $ | - | | | $ | (1,290,898 | ) | | $ | (1,290,898 | ) |
Net loss per share applicable to common shareholders – Basic and diluted | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | (0.29 | ) | | $ | (0.33 | ) |
| | December 31, 2006 | |
| | As previously reported | | | Restatement adjustments | | | As restated | |
Additional paid-in capital | | $ | 36,033,743 | | | $ | 1,290,898 | | | $ | 37,324,641 | |
Accumulated deficit | | $ | (13,938,166 | ) | | $ | (1,290,898 | ) | | $ | (15,229,064 | ) |
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF OPERATION
Forward-Looking Statements; Market Data
As used in this Quarterly Report, the terms "we", "us", "our" and the "Company" means American International Industries, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its subsidiaries. To the extent that we make any forward-looking statements in the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in this Quarterly Report, we emphasize that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and our actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report reflect our current views about future events and are based on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Generally, forward-looking statements include phrases with words such as "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "plan", "believe", "seek", "estimate" and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.
Overview
American International Industries, Inc., organized under the laws of the State of Nevada in September 1994, is a diversified corporation with interests in industrial companies, oil and gas service companies, and interests in undeveloped real estate in the Galveston Bay, TX area. The Company’s business strategy is to acquire controlling equity interests in undervalued companies in which it takes an active role to improve their growth, by providing its subsidiaries with access to capital, leveraging synergies and its management's expertise. The Company is sometimes referred to as we, us, our, and other such phrases as provided in Regulation F-D (Fair Disclosure).
American International Industries, Inc. is a holding company and has six reporting segments:
Hammonds Technical Services - a business engaged in fuel handling equipment for military and industrial customers, a provider of fuel injection services for the aviation industry, and the designer of a new omni directional vehicle for a wide variety of uses;
Hammonds Fuel Additives – produces and markets motor and aviation fuel additives;
Hammonds Water Treatment – manufactures calcium hypochlorite tablet and granular systems which provide water disinfection for a wide range of potable and waste water applications;
Northeastern Plastics (NPI) - a wholly-owned subsidiary, is a supplier of automotive after-market products and consumer durable goods products to retailers and wholesalers in the automotive after-market and in the consumer durable electrical products markets;
Delta Seaboard Well Services (Delta) - a 51% owned subsidiary, is an onshore rig-based well-servicing contracting company providing services to the oil and gas industry;
Brenham Oil & Gas - owns an oil, gas and mineral royalty interest in Washington County, Texas, which is carried on the Company's books at $0; and
Corporate overhead - the Company's investment holdings including financing current operations and expansion of its current holdings as well as evaluating the feasibility of entering into additional businesses.
Our 39.5% subsidiary, Hammonds Industries, Inc. (OTCBB: "HMDI"), is a public reporting company, which owns 100% of Hammonds Technical Services, Inc., Hammonds Fuel Additives, Inc., and Hammonds Water Treatment Systems, Inc. (collectively "Hammonds"). The Company consolidates Hammonds although its ownership is less than 51%, because the Company exercises the right to elect three of the four members of Hammonds’s board of directors and because the Company controls the Hammonds’ financing. Since Hammonds is incurring losses and there is no minority interest, the Company recognizes 100% of Hammond’s losses.
The historical financial statements of the Company include the acquisitions of acquired companies as of the effective dates of the purchases, and the results of those companies subsequent to closing, as these transactions were accounted for under the purchase method of accounting.
Our long-term strategy is to expand the operations of each of our subsidiaries in their respective fields. The Company provides managerial and financial support to our subsidiaries. As part of our business model, we explore mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of businesses and assets from time to time, based upon the reasonable discretion of management and the value added of each potential transaction.
We encounter substantial competition in each of our subsidiaries product and service areas. Such competition is expected to continue. Depending on the particular market involved, our subsidiaries compete on a variety of factors, such as price, quality, delivery, customer service, performance, product innovation and product recognition. Other competitive factors for certain products include breadth of product line, research and development efforts and technical and managerial capability.
Corporate overhead includes our investment activities including financing current operations and expansion of our current holdings, as well as evaluating the feasibility of entering into additional businesses.
Results of Operations
Three and nine months Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to Three and nine months Ended September 30, 2006.
Net revenues. For the three months ended September 30, 2007, revenues were $8,276,370, compared to $9,936,232 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2007, revenues were $21,916,235, compared to $24,347,673 for the same period in 2006.
Hammonds’ revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2007 were $3,083,286, compared to $1,527,863 for the three months ended September 30, 2006, representing an increase of $1,555,423, or 102%. Hammonds’ revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $7,120,461, compared to $4,688,692 for the same period in 2006, representing an increase of $2,431,769, or 52%. The increase was due to higher demand for Hammonds Water Treatment products and sales of Hammonds Technical Services’ transport mounted injection systems. Hammonds' backlog of orders was $4.8 million at September 30, 2007, compared to a backlog of orders of $5.0 million at September 30, 2006.
Delta reported revenues of $2,883,909 for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $3,078,526 for the same period in 2006. Delta’s revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $8,629,585, compared to $10,541,530 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The decrease in revenues at Delta is primarily due to decreased pipe sales, which have declined industry-wide.
Revenues at NPI during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $2,309,175 and $6,166,189, respectively, compared to $5,329,843 and $9,117,451, respectively, for the same periods in 2006. The decline in revenues is due primarily to a shift in shipments to a major customer from the third quarter in 2006 to the forth quarter in 2007. In addition, customers changed the assortment of NPI products that they carry, resulting in a reduction in sales through the third quarter of 2007. The Company believes that the future impact of this reduction will be mitigated through replacement business with new and existing customers. NPI is in final negotiations with a major "big box" store chain to distribute its Good Choice night light and wall tap products in the 4th quarter of 2007. NPI's business is seasonal and historically, most of NPI’s revenues have been generated in the third and fourth quarters. At the end of September 2007, NPI had a backlog of $5.4 million, compared to a backlog of orders of $4.5 million at September 30, 2006.
Net loss from operations. Our consolidated net loss from operations for the three-month period ended September 30, 2007 was $1,026,528, compared to $1,536,531 during the same three-month period in the prior year. Consolidated net loss from operations for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007 was $3,251,518, compared to a net loss of $1,820,349 during the same period in 2006.
During the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007, Delta had a net loss from operations of $128,419 and net income of $134,540, respectively, compared to a net loss of $303,792 and net income of $577,549, respectively, for the same periods in 2006. The decline was primarily due to decreased pipe sales and lower gross margins on pipe sales. Material prices and pipe rework costs were higher due to increased fuel costs being passed through by Delta’s vendors.
NPI had net income from operations of $114,422 during the three-month period ended September 30, 2007, compared to net income from operations of $614,804 for the same period in the prior year. NPI’s net loss from operations for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007 was $34,908, compared to net income of $669,391 for the same period in 2006. NPI experienced higher freight and product costs due to higher energy prices and an increase in product liability insurance.
Hammonds Industries, Inc., reported net losses from operations of $419,244 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2007, compared to net losses of $746,259 during the same period in 2006. Hammonds’ loss from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, was $1,548,376 compared to a loss of $1,305,610 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The increase in net loss for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to increased sales and marketing expenses associated Hammonds’ new line of omni direction utility vehicles (ODVs), the on-going sales and marketing efforts associated with all of its product lines, and the increase in amortization costs of the patents and trademarks. Hammonds recently purchased capital equipment, including a CNC controlled plasma steel cutting system, a state-of-the-art painting facility, multiple material handling cranes throughout the production area, an automated production saw and a new mill for the machine shop. In addition, Hammonds installed new compressed air systems, new production flow testing stands, hydrostatic test stations, and expanded plant lighting and power distribution to support additional welding and assembly stations. The cost of the new equipment, machinery and systems was $40,670 and $109,847 during the three and nine-month periods ended September 2007. This new machinery will significantly increase production capability and efficiency. In addition, Hammonds is implementing manufacturing and cost saving procedures in order to generate increased revenues with greater cost efficiencies.
Corporate operating expenses decreased by $65,131 and increased by $597,388 during the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007, respectively, compared to the same periods in the prior year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, Corporate incurred real estate consulting fees of $202,034, "key" man life insurance of $25,000, and reduced reimbursements for rent and management fees of $354,000. In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006, Corporate operating expenses included offsets for $287,000 in rent charged to Hammonds and a non-affiliated company for the Rankin Road property, which was sold to a third party in December 2006. Hammonds now pays rent directly to the third party owner of the property. The remaining $67,000 in reduced reimbursements represents lower charges to the subsidiaries for management and consulting fees, which are reflected in lower expenses at the subsidiaries.
Other income. Other expense was $320,499 for the three month period ended September 30, 2007, compared to other income of $2,073,774 for the same period in the prior year. Other income was $168,376 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to other income of $1,878,244 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. In September 2007, we were required to recognize a non-cash finance expense of $386,334 associated with Hammonds' issuance and sale of Series A, B and C Convertible Preferred Stock (See footnote 13). Other income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, included $2,000,000 received in connection with the settlement of the lawsuit involving the Nixon Refinery transaction.. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, interest and dividend income increased by $9,741 and $343,354, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2006, primarily due to a significant increase in investment in certificates of deposit and interest on notes receivable. Delta recognized other income from a Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) grant in the amount of $431,595 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. For further disclosure regarding the TERP grant, see note 15.
Net realized/unrealized gain on trading securities was $232,433 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, compared to a loss of $50,555 for the same nine-month period in the prior year. The Company sold 180,500 ONH shares for proceeds of $103,954 in February 2007. Through December 31, 2006, the Company had an unrealized loss on these shares of $633,227. The realized loss from the sale of the shares in 2007 was $585,228. The net income effect of the sale of these shares is a gain of $47,999 in 2007. Interest expense was $155,531 higher in the first half of 2007 than it was in the same period in 2006.
Net loss. Net loss was $1,363,542 and $3,343,808, respectively, for the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2007, compared to net income of $695,762 and net loss of $156,214, respectively, for the same period in 2006.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Total assets/liabilities. Total assets at September 30, 2007 were $44,403,029, compared to $36,596,931 at December 31, 2006. Total liabilities at September 30, 2007 were $20,104,969, compared to $14,034,924 at December 31, 2006. At September 30, 2007, consolidated working capital was $26,298,746, compared to working capital of $17,625,203 at December 31, 2006. Our consolidated cash position at September 30, 2007 was $3,993,361 compared to $3,275,803 at December 31, 2006.
Cash flow from operations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we had negative cash flow from operations of $4,620,124 compared to negative cash flow from operations of $1,891,445 during the same period in the prior year. This decrease was the result of an increase in our net loss from $156,214 for nine months ended September 30, 2006 to $3,343,808 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Our net loss of $3,343,808 was offset by non-cash compensation of $925,265, depreciation and amortization expenses of $884,607, and non-cash finance expenses associated with the Series C Preferred Stock Issuance for HMDI of $386,334. Our inventories increased by $3,186,855 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to an increase of $1,641,628 during the nine months ended September 30, 2006, which increase negatively impacted our cash flow from operations. Our Accounts receivable increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 by $556,346 compared to an increase of $2,531,781 during the same nine-month period in the prior year. Trading securities increased by $1,077,298 during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Prepaid expenses increased by $375,811, other assets increased by $44,605, and accounts payable increased by $2,038,657 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
The Company’s subsidiary, Hammonds, entered into preferred stock purchase agreements with VOMF, with the strategic objectives of: raising capital for Hammonds’ production lines and expand production capacity to meet increasing orders and providing liquidity for Hammonds.
Cash flow from investing activities. Our investing activities provided $606,806 during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, as a result of a net reduction in investment in certificates of deposit of $1,314,000, receipts of principal payments on notes receivable of $422,885, offset by purchases of property and equipment of $1,076,361. This is compared to cash used in investing activities during the same period in the prior year in the amount of $484,110, as a result of receipts of principal payments on long-term notes of $423,689, a net reduction in certificates of deposit of $450,000, and purchases of property and equipment of $252,606 and loans to related parties of $180,000.
Cash flow from financing activities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, our financing activities provided $4,730,876 compared to cash provided of $4,189,231 during the same period of 2006. We received net proceeds of $1,981,162 from the issuance of 2,102,960 shares of Hammonds' Series C Convertible Preferred Stock in connection with the exercise by VOMF of all outstanding Series A, B and C Warrants in September 2007, net proceeds of $694,672 from the issuance of 3,970,400 shares of Hammonds' common stock upon the exercise by VOMF of Series C Warrants in March 2007, $1,657,420 from short-term borrowings, $662,184 from long-term debt, and from line-of-credit agreements of $1,570,218. We made payments of $1,722,514 on short-term notes and principal payments on long-term debt of $103,250 during the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. Margin loans increased by $86,380 and the Company purchased 20,662 shares of treasury stock at a cost of $95,396.
Real estate. During the second quarter of 2007, the Company purchased a 174 acre tract of land in Waller County, Texas for $1,684,066. This property is listed for sell with a real estate broker. The Company continues to own 287 undeveloped acres of waterfront property on Dickinson Bayou and Galveston Bay in Galveston County, Texas, which is carried at historic cost basis of $225,000. The property's appraised value is substantially more than the book value. In November 2005, the Company signed a contract for sale of the property for cash consideration of $16,000,000 with Lakeland Partners III. In January 2007, Lakeland assigned all of its interest in the contract to Westfield Forest, L.P., a well-recognized developer of waterfront properties in the Houston, Texas area. The development of the property requires permits from certain governmental agencies, which permits, the developer believes, can be obtained in a timely manner.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS
Interest Rate Risk. The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, notes payable and accounts payable and accrued liabilities shown in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets approximate fair value at September 30, 2007, due to the generally short maturities of these items. At September 30, 2007, our investments were primarily in short-term dollar denominated bank deposits with maturities of a few days, or in longer-term deposits where funds can be withdrawn on demand without penalty. We have the ability and expect to hold our investments to maturity.
The Company’s outstanding long-term debt as of September 30, 2007, is at fixed interest rates, prime plus 1%, or prime floating rate. The Company does not believe that a change of 100 basis points in interest rates would have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition.
Equity Investments. We are exposed to equity price risk on our portfolio of trading securities. As of September 30, 2007, our total equity holdings in publicly traded companies were valued at $3,245,987 compared to $724,255 at December 31, 2006. We believe that it is reasonably possible that the fair values of these securities could adversely change in the near term. We have a policy in place to review our equity holdings on a regular basis. Our policy includes, but is not limited to, reviewing each company’s cash position, earnings/revenue outlook, stock price performance, liquidity and management/ownership. The Company seeks to manage exposure to adverse equity returns by maintaining diversified securities portfolios.
The following table represents the potential decrease in fair values of our marketable equity securities that are sensitive to changes in the stock market. Fair value deteriorations of 50%, 35% and 15% were selected for illustrative purposes because none is more likely to occur than another.
| | | 50% | | | | 35% | | | | 15% | |
Marketable equity securities | | $ | (1,622,994 | ) | | $ | (1,136,095 | ) | | $ | (486,898 | ) |
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. As of September 30, 2007, the Company's chief executive officer and chief financial officer conducted an evaluation regarding the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based upon the evaluation of these controls and procedures, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
Changes in internal controls. During the quarterly period covered by this report, no changes occurred in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
The Registrant's 51% owned subsidiary, Delta Seaboard Well Service, Inc., is a defendant in two related lawsuits: (i) in Fort Apache Energy, Inc. v. Delta Seaboard Well Service, commenced on July 26, 2005 and pending in the 334th Judicial District Court of Harris County, TX, Apache alleged that Delta, which was contracted to provide well-plugging services for Apache, negligently damaged Apache in plugging a minimally producing Apache well and exceeded the contract bid amount, Apache was seeking monetary damages equal to the cost of drilling a new well, which Apache alleged was approximately $5.6 million. Delta’s expert estimated that the cost of unplugging and drilling a new well to be approximately $3.7 million Pre-trial discovery has been completed in this matter and a bench trial was held from September 10-September 17, 2007. During the bench trial, Apache revised its damage estimate to be between $2-4 million after deducting the costs of a sidetracking procedure and also seeks legal fees in excess of $400,000. While Delta believes that it should prevail in this matter, no decision has been made by the court and Delta cannot predict the outcome at this time; and (ii) in Gemini Insurance Company v. Delta Seaboard Well Services, commenced on May 2, 2006 and pending in the 164th Judicial District Court of Harris County, TX, Gemini filed an action against Delta seeking declaratory judgment that Gemini did not have to defend Delta in the Apache matter. Delta, which was insured under a Gemini CGL insurance policy during the relevant period that Delta provided well-plugging service to Apache, made a claim with Gemini demanding that Gemini provide for Delta’s defense in the Apache case. Delta has counterclaimed against Gemini seeking to have the CGL policy enforced as well as alleging breach of insurance contract, deceptive practices and acting in bad faith Act in refusing coverage. Pre-trial discovery is also pending in this matter. Delta is vigorously defending this matter, believes that it has meritorious defenses and valid counterclaims against Gemini. We cannot predict the outcome of the Gemini matter at this time. In the event that Delta is found liable to Apache for damages, and Delta does not prevail against Gemini, its insurance carrier, the Company’s financial condition could be adversely affected.
There have been no material changes from Risk Factors as previously disclosed in the Registrant’s annual report for the year ended December 31, 2006.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
(a) The following documents are filed as exhibits to this report on Form 10-Q or incorporated by reference herein. Any document incorporated by reference is identified by a parenthetical reference to the SEC filing that included such document.
Exhibit No. | Description |
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
(b) Reports on Form 8-K During the Period Covered by this Report: The Registrant filed the following Forms 8-K: on August 2, 2007 with disclosure under Item 8.01 "Other Events" and Item 9.01 "Financial Statements and Exhibits"; on August 21, 2007 with disclosure under Item 3.01 "Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard, Transfer of Listing", Item 8.01 "Other Events" and Item 9.01 "Financial Statements and Exhibits"; on August 30, 2007 with disclosure under Item 8.01 "Other Events" and Item 9.01 "Financial Statements and Exhibits"; on September 12, 2007 with disclosure under Item 3.02 "Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities", Item 8.01 "Other Events" and Item 9.01 "Financial Statements and Exhibits"; on September 24, 2007 with disclosure under Item 8.01 "Other Events" and Item 9.01 "Financial Statements and Exhibits".
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.
/s/ DANIEL DROR
CEO, PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN
Dated: November 19, 2007
/s/ SHERRY L. COUTURIER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Dated: November 19, 2007