During the six months ended June 30, 2001, the Company issued 12,500 (unaudited) shares of common stock in connection with the exercise of warrants for cash of $625, or at a price per share of $0.05.
During the six months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000, the Company had purchases from related parties totaling approximately $1,935,900 (unaudited)and $18,782,800 (unaudited), respectively.
King Eagle Enterprises, Inc., a related party, is involved in printing and packaging services to the Company. King Eagle Enterprises, Inc. is currently seeking investments in and/or acquisitions of printing and packaging facilities to better accommodate cost/support to the Company.
The Company leases its corporate office from its major shareholder. During the six months ended June 30, 2001, the Company paid $172,032 for rent expense.
The Company is currently in the process of signing a new revolving line of credit with its current lending institution. The proposed agreement will allow the Company to borrow the lesser of a) $11,000,000 or b) 65% of eligible receivables. Advances will bear interest at the base rate (currently 6.75%) plus 0.25%.
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Three Months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000
Results of Operations
Revenues for the period ended June 30, 2001 ("2001") were $8,587,241, compared to revenues for the period ended June 30, 2000 ("2000") of $17,097,395. The decrease in revenues is primarily attributable to the slowdown in the national economy, which has affected the Company’s customers and thus the Company. The Company signed new agreements with two major customers at the end of the second quarter, and the Company believes that these agreements will enable the Company to increase its sales in the third quarter. The Company had a sales backlog as of June 30, 2001 of $18,404,895 and it had a sales backlog of $1,951,665 as of June 30, 2000.
Cost of sales as a percentage of revenues increased from 82.28% ($14,067,192) in 2000 to 130.38% ($11,196,218) in 2001. This was primarily due to the write-down by $3,455,682 of obsolete and slow-moving inventory. This was primarily Hi-Val inventory acquired in the IOM Holdings acquisition on December 31, 2000. In addition, the Company incurred much higher rebate costs in 2001 than 2000 (the Company changed its policy to offset rebates against revenues). Cost of product as a percentage of revenues before rebates decreased in 2001 from 2000 due to no OEM revenues in 2001, which have a lower margin.
Operating expenses as a percentage of revenues increased from 16.60% ($2,837,447) in 2000 to 33.95% ($2,915,542) in 2001.
Selling, marketing and advertising as a percentage of revenues increased from 4.11% ($703,377) in 2000 to 11.98% ($1,028,653) in 2001, primarily due to increased marketing in relation to the new sales agreement with a major customer in the quarter.
General and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues increased from 9.28% ($1,586,220) in 2000 to 15.48% ($1,328,967) in 2001. The increase is primarily due to the decrease in sales in 2001 versus 2000, as most general and administrative expenses are fixed. In addition, the Company had some redundant expenses resulting from the Company’s acquisition of IOM Holdings on December 31, 2000. The Company began to reduce excess expenses in the second quarter of 2001 and expects such to continue throughout the year 2001.
Depreciation and amortization increased from $547,850 (3.20% of revenues) in 2000 to $557,922 (6.50% of revenues) in 2001. The percentage increase is due to the reduction in sales in 2001 versus 2000.
Other income (expense) decreased as a percentage of sales from (2.47%) ($422,976 expense) to 0.32% ($27,428 expense). This was primarily due to a decrease in interest expense due to borrowings being lower in 2001.
Provision for income taxes for the period ended June 30, 2000 represents Federal tax estimate and California state franchise tax estimate. Provision for income taxes for the period ended June 30, 2001 represents Federal taxes as a result of the Company’s estimated annualized taxable income being subject to Alternative Minimum Taxes (AMT), California state franchise tax estimate, and the current period deferred benefit.
Net losses decreased from $456,820 for the three months ended June 30, 2000 to a loss of $5,554,347 for the three months ended June 30, 2001.
Six Months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000
Results of Operations
Revenues for the period ended June 30, 2001 ("2001") were $18,802,392, compared to revenues for the period ended June 30, 2000 ("2000") of $33,047,175. The decrease in revenues is primarily attributable to the slowdown in the national economy, which has affected the Company’s customers and thus the Company. The Company signed new agreements with two major customers at the end of the second quarter, and the Company believes that these agreements will enable the Company to increase its sales in the third quarter. The Company had a sales backlog as of June 30, 2001 of $18,404,895 and it had a sales backlog of $1,951,665 as of June 30, 2000.
Cost of sales as a percentage of revenues increased from 82.63% ($27,305,926) n 2000 to 108.14% ($20,333,495) in 2001. This was primarily due to the write-down by $3,455,682 of obsolete and slow-moving inventory. This was primarily inventory acquired in the acquisition of IOM Holdings on December 31, 2000.In addition, the Company incurred much higher rebate costs in 2001 than 2000 (the Company changed its policy to offset rebates against revenues). Cost of product as a percentage of revenues before rebates decreased in 2001 from 2000 due to no OEM revenues in 2001, which have a lower margin.
Operating expenses as a percentage of revenues increased from 14.25% ($4,708,210) in 2000 to 28.96% ($5,445,448) in 2001.
Selling, marketing and advertising as a percentage of revenues increased from 4.77% ($1,576,366) in 2000 to 8.39% ($1,577,814) in 2001.
General and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues increased from 7.77% ($2,566,401) in 2000 to 14.65% ($2,754,801) in 2001. The increase is primarily due to the decrease in sales in 2001 versus 2000, as most general and administrative expenses are fixed. In addition, the Company had some redundant expenses resulting from the Company’s acquisition of IOM Holdings on December 31, 2000. The Company began to reduce excess expenses in the second quarter of 2001 and expects such to continue throughout the year 2001.
Depreciation and amortization increased from $565,443 (1.71% of revenues) in 2000 to $1,112,833 (5.92% of revenues) in 2001. This is due to six months or amortization of the Hi-Val and Digital Research Technology trademarks in 2001 versus three months in 2000. In addition, part of the percentage increase is due to the reduction in sales in 2001 versus 2000.
Other income (expense) decreased as a percentage of sales from (1.27%) ($420,753 expense) to 1.20% ($225,261 expense). This was primarily due to a decrease in interest expense due to borrowings being lower in 2001.
Provision for income taxes for the period ended June 30, 2000 represents Federal tax estimate and California state franchise tax estimate. Provision for income taxes for the period ended June 30, 2001 represents Federal taxes as a result of the Company’s estimated annualized taxable income being subject to Alternative Minimum Taxes (AMT), California state franchise tax estimate, and the current period deferred benefit
Net profits decreased from $518,686 income for the six months ended June 30, 2000 to a loss of $7,631,303 for the six months ended June 30, 2001.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since its inception, the Company has financed its operations and capital expenditures primarily with cash provided by operating activities, private securities issuances and securities issuances for product. The Company believes that working capital generated from operations is sufficient to meet current activity. However, should the Company grow significantly in size through additional large customers or acquisitions, securities issuances or other financing arrangements may be necessary. The Company currently has two lines of credit with its major suppliers: $5 million with BTC and $2 million with Lung Hwa. Borrowings under those arrangements is provided to the Company interest free for up to 60 days. The Company had trade accounts payable outstanding balances on these lines of $2,053,625 and $5,167,919, respectively, as of June 30, 2001 and 2000.
In April 2000, the Company assumed a line of credit in the acquisition of IOM Holdings (see NOTE 5). The Company believes that its current cash flow from operations, the amount available under the assumed line of credit and the amounts available under its existing vendor lines of credit are sufficient to meet its working capital and capital expenditure requirements at the current sales volume for the next twelve months.
In addition, certain of the Company’s stockholders and vendors continue to provide inventory in exchange for common stock of the Company.
For the six months ended June 30, 2001 the Company had a net decrease in cash in the amount of $2,783,774. This was due to cash provided by operating activities of $438,610, cash used in investing activities of $108,978 and cash used in financing activities of $3,113,407. Cash from all accounts receivable changes increased by $3,007,988 and cash from inventory changes increased by $9,269,660. Cash used in investing activities was for leasehold improvements, furniture and computer equipment. Cash used in financing activities was primarily for payments on the line of credit.
As the Company expands its distribution activities, it may experience net negative cash flows from operations, pending an increase in gross margins, and may be required to obtain additional financing to fund operations through proceeds from offerings, to the extent available, or to obtain additional financing to the extent necessary to augment its working capital through public or private issuance of equity or debt securities.
The high technology requirements of the Internet increasingly require that consumers upgrade their personal computers to take full advantage of audio and video streaming capabilities. Further, there are increasing Internet applications for digitally based graphics data, such as pictures taken by digital cameras. The Company believes that its current distribution channels currently fulfill and will continue to fulfill these trends in the computer peripherals marketplace. In the event the Company resumes the revenue growth it experienced in 1999 and 2000, the Company believes that it will need additional capital. While there is no assurance that it will be successful in raising additional capital, the Company is currently actively seeking both institutional debt, as well as private sources of equity capital in order to assure that it will be capable of financing such growth. The Company is currently in the process of increasing its line of credit with its current lending institution. In the event the Company is unsuccessful in securing such financing, it may be required to curtail its sales growth.
Factors That May Affect Future Results
The Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be impacted by a number of factors including, without limitation, those listed below.
Significant Customer Concentration
During the six month period ended June 30, 2001 the Company had three major customers which accounted for approximately 79% of the Company’s net sales and four major customers who accounted for $12,810,582 of accounts receivable. The Company’s strategy is to engage only with the largest retail customers in order to increase the Company’s growth and to expand its product offering.
The Company has no firm long-term sales commitments from any of its customers and enters into individual purchase orders with its customers. The Company has experienced cancellations of orders and fluctuations in order levels from period to period and expects it will continue to experience such cancellations and fluctuations in the future. In addition, customer purchase orders may be canceled and order volume levels can be changed, canceled or delayed with limited or no penalties. The replacement of canceled, delayed or reduced purchase orders with new business cannot be assured. Moreover, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations will depend upon its ability to obtain orders from new customers, as well as the financial condition and success of its customers, its customers products and the general economy. The factors affecting any of the Company’s major customers or their customers could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
In April 1999, the Company filed an arbitration proceeding in Orange County, California against its former accountants and auditors, Ernst & Young, LLP, for failure to complete the 1997 audit. Ernst & Young, LLP counter-claimed to recover fees in connection with the audit. In February 2001, the arbitrator ruled that there was potential liability for both parties. The damage phase of the arbitration is currently ongoing.
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds
Incorporated by reference from Registrant's Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2001 (see Management's Discussion and Analysis and Liquidity and Capital Resources). See Financial Statement Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities and Note 6.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
The following documents are filed as part of this report:
1. Reports on Form 8-K filed: None
Signatures
In accordance with the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized.
| | I/OMAGIC CORPORATION |
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DATED: | August 18, 2001 | | By: | /s/ Tony Shahbaz |
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| | Tony Shahbaz, President and Chief Executive |
| | Officer, Chief Financial Officer |
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