UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
________________________
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X] | QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008
[ ] | TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Transition Period from ____ to ____
Commission File Number: 000-28047
DIVERSIFIED THERMAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Name of Small Business Issuer in Its Charter)
Nevada | 94-3342064 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of | (IRS Employer |
Incorporation or Organization) | Identification No.) |
4126 Delp Street, Suite 200, Memphis, TN 38118
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Issuer’s telephone number, including area code (901) 365-7650
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. þ Yes ¨ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ¨ | Accelerated filer ¨ |
Non-accelerated filer ¨ | Smaller Reporting Company þ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ¨Yes þ No
Number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of May 20, 2008:
Title | Outstanding |
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value | 18,974,238 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Page No. |
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited) | |
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet | F-2 |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations | F-4 |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | F-5 |
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | F-6 |
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition andResults of Operations | 1 |
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 4 |
Item 4. Controls and Procedures | 4 |
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION | |
Item 1. Legal Proceedings | 5 |
Item 1A. Risk Factors | 5 |
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 5 |
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 5 |
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 5 |
Item 5. Other Information | 5 |
Item 6. Exhibits | 5 |
SIGNATURES | 6 |
PART I.
ITEM 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
Index to Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ F-2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... F-4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... F-5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. F-6
Diversified Thermal Solutions, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
| | March 31 2008 | | | December 31 2007 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 9,373 | | | $ | 1,445 | |
Accounts receivable: | | | | | | | | |
Trade | | | 1,132,244 | | | | 865,056 | |
Related companies | | | 100,568 | | | | 84,980 | |
Insurance claim | | | 128,485 | | | | 128,485 | |
Total accounts receivable | | | 1,361,297 | | | | 1,078,521 | |
Inventories, net | | | 3,190,777 | | | | 3,472,744 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 100,979 | | | | 59,544 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | 61,248 | | | | 65,021 | |
Total current assets | | | 4,723,674 | | | | 4,677,275 | |
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Property, plant and equipment: | | | | | | | | |
Land | | | 222,303 | | | | 222,303 | |
Buildings | | | 821,248 | | | | 821,248 | |
Machinery and equipment | | | 1,307,120 | | | | 1,047,685 | |
| | | 2,350,671 | | | | 2,091,236 | |
Less accumulated depreciation | | | 589,633 | | | | 535,383 | |
| | | 1,761,038 | | | | 1,555,853 | |
Construction in progress | | | 2,143,338 | | | | 1,415,608 | |
Net property, plant, and equipment | | | 3,904,376 | | | | 2,971,461 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 8,628,050 | | | $ | 7,648,736 | |
Diversified Thermal Solutions, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)
| | March 31 2008 | | | December 31 2007 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity | | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | |
Checks outstanding in excess of bank balance | | $ | – | | | $ | 25,829 | |
Line of credit | | | 2,453,728 | | | | 2,136,811 | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses: | | | | | | | | |
Trade and other | | | 2,411,681 | | | | 1,651,800 | |
Related parties | | | 287,965 | | | | 268,546 | |
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | 2,699,646 | | | | 1,920,346 | |
Deferred revenues | | | – | | | | 288,984 | |
Current portion of long-term debt | | | 654,342 | | | | 735,747 | |
Current portion of capital lease obligations | | | 37,596 | | | | 33,458 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 5,845,312 | | | | 5,141,175 | |
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Advances from shareholders | | | 34,899 | | | | 34,899 | |
Advances from related company | | | 361,432 | | | | – | |
Deferred income taxes | | | 222,084 | | | | 262,110 | |
Long-term debt, less current portion | | | 6,259 | | | | 8,829 | |
Capital lease obligations, less current portion | | | 26,865 | | | | 21,926 | |
Notes payable to related companies | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
Note payable to shareholder | | | 592,000 | | | | 592,000 | |
Total liabilities | | | 8,088,851 | | | | 7,060,939 | |
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Shareholders’ equity: | | | | | | | | |
Common stock, par value $0.0001: Authorized--100,000,000 shares Issued and outstanding--18,974,238 shares in 2008 and 2007 | | | 1,898 | | | | 1,898 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 11,260,904 | | | | 11,260,904 | |
Accumulated deficit | | | (10,723,603 | ) | | | (10,675,005 | ) |
Net shareholders’ equity | | | 539,199 | | | | 587,797 | |
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | | $ | 8,628,050 | | | $ | 7,648,736 | |
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Diversified Thermal Solutions, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
| | Three months ended March 31 | |
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
| | | | | | |
Revenues: | | | | | | |
Trade | | $ | 3,151,173 | | | $ | 2,256,486 | |
Related companies | | | 93,443 | | | | 389,589 | |
Total revenues | | | 3,244,616 | | | | 2,646,075 | |
Costs of goods sold | | | 2,816,469 | | | | 2,481,758 | |
Gross profit | | | 428,147 | | | | 164,317 | |
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Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | |
Professional and consulting services | | | 81,424 | | | | 24,900 | |
Marketing and advertising | | | 105,429 | | | | 96,519 | |
Office and administrative | | | 247,945 | | | | 223,109 | |
Total operating expenses | | | 434,798 | | | | 344,528 | |
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Operating loss | | | (6,651 | ) | | | (180,211 | ) |
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Other income (expenses): | | | | | | | | |
Miscellaneous income | | | 2,430 | | | | 1,683 | |
Interest expense | | | (80,630 | ) | | | (75,502 | ) |
Net other expenses | | | (78,200 | ) | | | (73,819 | ) |
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Net loss before income taxes | | | (84,851 | ) | | | (254,030 | ) |
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Deferred income tax benefit | | | 36,253 | | | | 103,111 | |
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Net loss | | $ | (48,598 | ) | | $ | (150,919 | ) |
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Net loss per share | | $ | – | | | $ | (0.01 | ) |
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Diversified Thermal Solutions, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
| | Three months ended March 31 | |
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
| | | | | | |
Operating activities | | | | | | |
Net loss | | $ | (48,598 | ) | | $ | (150,919 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation | | | 54,250 | | | | 50,676 | |
Deferred income tax benefit | | | (36,253 | ) | | | (103,111 | ) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivables | | | (282,776 | ) | | | (87,919 | ) |
Inventories | | | 281,967 | | | | 99,203 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | (41,435 | ) | | | (352,202 | ) |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | 779,300 | | | | (155,005 | ) |
Deferred revenues | | | (288,984 | ) | | | – | |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | | | 417,471 | | | | (699,277 | ) |
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Investing activities | | | | | | | | |
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment | | | (968,910 | ) | | | (27,594 | ) |
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Financing activities | | | | | | | | |
(Decrease) increase in checks outstanding in excess of bank balance | | | (25,829 | ) | | | 23,632 | |
Net borrowings on line of credit | | | 316,917 | | | | 659,731 | |
Advances from related company | | | 361,432 | | | | – | |
Principal repayments on long-term debt | | | (83,975 | ) | | | (52,595 | ) |
Principal repayments on capital lease obligations | | | (9,178 | ) | | | (8,134 | ) |
Payments on amount due to related company | | | – | | | | (2,000 | ) |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 559,367 | | | | 620,634 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash | | | 7,928 | | | | (106,237 | ) |
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Cash at beginning of period | | | 1,445 | | | | 122,835 | |
Cash at end of period | | $ | 9,373 | | | $ | 16,598 | |
Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Activities
During January 2008, the Company entered into a capital lease obligation for certain equipment with a cost of $18,255.
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Diversified Thermal Solutions, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
March 31, 2008
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Diversified Thermal Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three month period ended March 31, 2008, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2008.
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Diversified Thermal Solutions, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, DT Solutions, Inc. and Fuzion Technologies, Inc. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
The balance sheet at December 31, 2007, has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United Sates of America for complete financial statements.
For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007.
2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
During September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with earlier adoption encouraged. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, which delayed the effective date of SFAS 157 for all non-financial assets and liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis, until January 1, 2009. The Company adopted SFAS 157 on January 1, 2008, for all financial assets and liabilities, but the implementation did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. The Company has not yet determined the impact the implementation of SFAS 157 will have on the Company’s non-financial assets and liabilities which are not recognized or disclosed on a recurring basis. However, the Company does not anticipate that the full adoption of SFAS 157 will significantly impact its consolidated financial statements.
Diversified Thermal Solutions, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements (continued)
During February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective of SFAS 159 is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. The Company adopted SFAS 159 on January 1, 2008, but the implementation of SFAS 159 did not have a significant impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.
3. Contingencies
The Company has agreed to guarantee certain indebtedness of two related companies. Upon default by the related companies, the Company would be obligated to pay any outstanding principal and accrued interest on their behalf. In addition, if the related companies default on these loans, the Company’s outstanding loans with the same financial institution will be considered in default. At March 31, 2008, the debt guaranteed for the related companies was $1,907,934 under term loans and up to $5,500,000 under revolving lines of credit. These term loans and revolving lines of credit expire between February 2009 and October 2010. These loans are also cross-collateralized by substantially all of the assets of the related companies and the Company.
4. Debt Covenants
As of December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008, the Company was not in compliance with certain financial covenants of the line of credit and long-term debt with a financial institution, and accordingly, these balances have been classified as current in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
5. Income (Loss) Per Share Data
Basic earnings/loss per share assumes no dilution and is computed by dividing income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common stock outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings per share reflect, in periods in which they have a dilutive effect, the effect of common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options or warrants, using the treasury stock method of computing such effects and contingent shares. As the Company has no outstanding stock options or warrants, there is no diluted income (loss) per share.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic loss per share for the periods indicated:
| | Three months ended March 31 | |
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
| | | | | | |
Average shares outstanding | | | 18,974,238 | | | | 18,834,238 | |
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Net loss per share | | $ | – | | | $ | (0.01 | ) |
Diversified Thermal Solutions, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)
6. Advances from Related Company
During the three-month period ended March 31, 2008, the Company received advances from a related company of $361,432 with no repayment terms. During May 2008, the Company received additional advances of $147,000 from the same related company.
7. Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company’s recent losses and cash requirements, among other things, may indicate the Company will be unable to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time. Management recognizes the Company must achieve profitably in order to continue as a going concern. The Company anticipates that future efficiencies in operations will continue to improve operating cash flows necessary to continue as a going concern.
ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. |
Caution regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The following information contains certain forward-looking statements that are not historical facts. These statements represent our expectations or beliefs, including but not limited to, statements concerning future acquisitions, future operating results, statements concerning industry performance, capital expenditures, financings, as well as assumptions related to the foregoing. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “shall,” “will,” “could,” “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “predict,” “should,” “continue” or similar terms, variations of those terms or the negative of those terms. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and outcomes for future periods to differ materially from any forward-looking statement or view expressed herein. Our financial performance and the forward-looking statements contained in this report are further qualified by other risks including those set forth from time to time in documents filed by us with the SEC.
INTRODUCTION
Our primary business purpose is to acquire businesses related to the manufacturing and distribution of refractory materials used in industry. DT Solutions, Inc., one of our subsidiaries, currently has no operations.
All of our current operations are presently conducted through our other subsidiary, Fuzion Technologies, Inc. This subsidiary is engaged in the business of manufacturing refractory products, and dies used in the refractory industry and precision machining. The subsidiary operates the Freeport Brick Division, Kittanning Brick Division, and Armstrong Precision Manufacturing Division in Pennsylvania and operates the Memphis Division in Tennessee, which is on a much smaller scale.
The Company earns revenue and generates cash principally through the sale of products manufactured by its Fuzion Technologies Inc. subsidiary. Products are sold to customers worldwide in the cement & lime, aluminum, steel, chemical, petroleum, paper & pulp, foundry, and other non-ferrous industries.
BALANCE SHEETS
There have been several significant changes in our assets since December 31, 2007. Accounts receivable at March 31, 2008 have increased approximately $283,000 as compared to December 31, 2007, mainly due to increased sales in the last month of the reporting period. Inventories decreased approximately $282,000 at March 31, 2008 as compared to December 31, 2007. This was the result of a slow-down in production at the Freeport plant in January 2008, as the inventory of finished goods at Freeport at the beginning of the year was sufficient enough to allow us to reduce gas consumption by shutting off the Freeport tunnel kiln for several weeks. In addition, we purchased only minimal amounts of raw materials during the quarter, thereby reducing the amount of raw materials inventory from what was on hand at December 31, 2007. Net property, plant, and equipment has increased approximately $933,000 since December 31, 2007 primarily due to expenditures for equipment and construction related to the plant consolidation, which will be discussed later.
Accounts payable and accrued expenses have increased $779,300 since December 31, 2007, mainly due to amounts owed on construction costs related to the plant consolidation as well as approximately $415,000 owed for natural gas used in production in the month of March 2008. Also, we borrowed an additional $361,432 from a related company and drew an additional $316,917 on our line of credit to fund the plant consolidation projects.
Our shareholders’ equity at March 31, 2008 has decreased since December 31, 2007, as a result of the net loss for the quarter.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Revenues – Our revenues for the period ended March 31, 2008 are $3,244,616, which is an increase of $598,541 from the period ended March 31, 2007. This is primarily due to several significant orders for Duro brick during the quarter which accounted for most of the sales increase. Two of our product lines for clay brick showed a combined increase in sales of approximately $332,000 while our sales of runner brick decreased approximately $207,000 for the period ended March 31, 2008 as compared to the period ended March 31, 2007. Sales of our other product lines were relatively consistent. We expect that this level of Duro sales will decrease throughout the remainder of the year due to the singular nature of several of the large orders in the period ended March 31, 2008. However, we also project an increase in runner brick sales. Also, the increase in revenues is due to selective price increases throughout 2007 and first quarter of 2008.
Expenses – Our cost of goods sold for the period ended March 31, 2008 are $2,816,469, which is an increase of approximately $335,000 from the period ended March 31, 2007, due somewhat to the increase in costs directly related to the increase in sales. However, our gross profit percentage for the period ended March 31, 2008 was 13.2%, which compares favorably to 6.2% for the same period last year. One of the factors contributing to this increase related to improved sales in some of our better performing product lines along with our price increases. Other factors that had a significant impact on gross profit relate to energy and raw material costs. Because of increases in the cost of natural gas over the past several years, it has become our single largest cost of operations. That trend has continued into our first quarter 2008 operations as our gas rate in 2008 is higher than it was in 2007. Natural gas expense represented 28.8% of our gross sales for the period ended March 31, 2008 as compared to 26.6% for the period ended March 31, 2007. We are planning a major improvement in the efficiency of our production processes by consolidating our refractory product manufacturing facilities to one site. This will involve moving production operations from the Kittanning Brick facility to the Freeport Brick facility. Unfortunately, a fire that occurred at the Freeport plant on February 2, 2006, has caused a significant delay in this plant consolidation process and has therefore caused a corresponding delay in realizing the financial benefits of this consolidation project. Also as a result of the fire at the Freeport plant, we were unable to grind bauxite (which is an important and expensive raw material used in our manufacturing of high alumina products) at our own facilities from February 2006 through March 2008, until we completed the re-installation of our bauxite grinding equipment. This enabled us to grind some of the lower cost raw bauxite that we had on site with our own equipment during the quarter ended March 31, 2008, thereby generating some cost savings. Prior to the re-installation of this equipment, we were buying already-ground bauxite from a third party on an “as-needed basis” as well as out-sourcing the grinding of our own raw bauxite inventory. In addition, all of the clay used in production at the Freeport plant is being ground at the Kittanning plant and subsequently transported to the Freeport facility. This too is a direct result of the fire. These extra handling and transportation costs have also had an impact on our raw material costs.
Operating expenses for the period ended March 31, 2008 are approximately $90,000 higher than the period ended March 31, 2007, primarily due to a significant increase in costs for professional services.
All of the above resulted in an operating loss of $6,651 for the period ended March 31, 2008 as compared to an operating loss of $180,211 for the period ended March 31, 2007. This represents an improvement of $173,560.
For the period ended March 31, 2008, other income and interest expense were generally consistent compared to the same period last year.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As of December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008, the Company was not in compliance with certain financial covenants of the line of credit and long-term debt and accordingly, these balances have been classified as current in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. We recognize that the Company must achieve profitable operations to continue as a going concern. The Company anticipates the future efficiencies in operations will continue to improve operating cash flows necessary to continue as a going concern.
OTHER SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
On February 2, 2006, a fire significantly damaged the Grinding Department building and equipment at the Freeport Brick plant. This Grinding Department equipment was used to grind 100% of the clay used in production at the Freeport plant as well as 100% of the bauxite used in production at both the Freeport and Kittanning plants. We had property insurance on the damaged facility but a legal issue developed over differences in the form of coverage purchased versus the form of coverage in the issued policy. In June 2006, we filed a lawsuit against our insurance agency based on this issue. After a long series of pre-trial legal proceedings, a settlement was reached via mediation in December 2006, shortly before the scheduled trial commencement. As of March 31, 2008, we are still not able to grind any clay at our Freeport plant. As noted above, we are incurring significant additional raw material costs because of this. Until we rebuild the remainder of our damaged grinding department, additional costs will be incurred in this area.
We are planning on improving the efficiency of our production processes by consolidating our refractory product manufacturing facilities to one site. This involves moving production operations from the Kittanning Brick facility to the Freeport Brick facility. We have contracted with a commercial realtor to sell the Kittanning Brick facility. This project was expected to have been completed by the middle of the year 2007; however, progress on this major project slowed dramatically pending the outcome of our fire insurance claim. Now that this insurance claim has been settled, we are moving forward with our plans to consolidate these operations. We are aware that we need to finalize this plant consolidation as quickly as possible in order to improve efficiency. We have prioritized our plans to complete the plant consolidation project before rebuilding the grinding department. As of March 31, 2008, we have expended approximately $2,100,000 in construction and equipment related to plant consolidation costs. It is expected that plant consolidation will be completed in Summer 2008.
As discussed earlier, bauxite is an important and expensive raw material used in manufacturing some of our products. However, there is no domestic supply of refractory grade bauxite and all of it must be imported from China. Unfortunately, the cost of this important raw material is rising at an alarming rate. The most recent price quote that we were provided in 2008 represented a price increase of well over 200% as compared to our most recent purchase in August 2007. All of our competitors are facing this same cost increase issue. Although we have increased our prices in 2008 to offset these cost increases, the problem is compounded by the pressure placed on our cash management in having to purchase raw materials well in advance of the time that we are able to turn this raw material into a manufactured product, sell the product, and collect our payments from our customers. We are currently researching alternative product mixes to counter this problem.
ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
(a) | Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. |
We have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed in our filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, including ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on such evaluation, our principal executive and financial officers have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2008, (the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q) as a result of two material weaknesses relating to (i) our policy of verifying the physical quantity of raw materials inventory only on an annual basis, and (ii) the segregation on duties in the area of preparing checks. Both of these material weaknesses are further described in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007. It should be noted that any system of controls, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system are met. In addition, the design of any control system is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events. Because of these and other inherent limitations of control systems, there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.
(b) | Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. |
During the three months ended March 31, 2008, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. – OTHER INFOMRATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
There are no material changes to the Legal Proceedings described under the title “Legal Proceedings” in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
b
None.
ITEM 3. DEFAULT UPON SENIOR SECURITES
None.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITYHOLDERS
None.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
31.1# | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
31.2# | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32.1# | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32.2# | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18. U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
# | Filed herewith. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
DIVERSIFIED THERMAL SOLUTIONS,INC.
Date: May 20, 2008 By: /s/ B. Grant Hunter
B. Grant Hunter
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Date: May 20, 2008 By: /s/ J. Terry Medovitch
J. Terry Medovitch
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
31.1# | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
31.2# | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32.1# | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32.2# | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18. U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
# | Filed herewith. |