Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Reg. No. 333-137940
PROSPECTUS
MISCOR GROUP, LTD.
375,000 Shares of Common Stock
This prospectus relates to the resale by the selling shareholder of 375,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants described in this prospectus. The selling shareholder will sell the shares from time to time at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices. Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol MCGL.
We will not receive any proceeds from any sales made by the selling shareholder but will pay the expenses of this offering. We will receive proceeds of up to $3,750 if all of the warrants are exercised.
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Please see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5 of this prospectus before you make an investment in the securities.
| | Per Share | | Total | |
Price to Public | | | | | $ | 0.275 | (1) | | | | | | | $ | 103,125 | | | | |
Underwriting Discounts/Commissions | | | | | $ | 0.00 | (2) | | | | | | | $ | 0.00 | (2) | | | |
Proceeds to Selling Shareholder (before expenses (3)) | | | | | $ | 0.275 | | | | | | | | $ | 103,125 | | | | |
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(1) | This is the average of the bid and ask prices of the shares of common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board on October 5, 2006. Shares will be offered by the selling shareholder at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices. |
(2) | We have not engaged an underwriter or placement agent to assist with the distribution of the shares offered by this prospectus. |
(3) | We have agreed to bear all expenses associated with registering these securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission, other than direct expenses incurred by the selling shareholder, such as selling commissions, brokerage fees and expenses and transfer taxes. |
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is November 9, 2006.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Prospectus Summary | 1 |
Risk Factors | 5 |
Special Note About Forward-Looking Statements | 15 |
Use of Proceeds | 15 |
Determination of Offering Price | 15 |
Principal and Selling Shareholders | 16 |
Prior Financing Transactions | 19 |
Market for Our Common Stock and Related Shareholder Matters | 26 |
Capitalization | 27 |
Selected Consolidated Financial Data | 28 |
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 30 |
Description of Business | 42 |
Management | 54 |
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions | 61 |
Description of Capital Stock | 62 |
Shares Eligible for Future Sale | 66 |
Plan of Distribution | 67 |
Legal Matters | 68 |
Experts | 68 |
Where You Can Find Additional Information | 68 |
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus and does not contain all of the information you should consider in making your investment decision. You should read this summary together with the more detailed information, including our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto, included elsewhere in this prospectus. You should carefully consider, among other things, the matters discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5 of this prospectus. Except where the context requires otherwise, the terms “us,” “we,” “our” and the “company” refer to MISCOR Group, Ltd., an Indiana corporation and, where appropriate, its subsidiaries.
MISCOR Group, Ltd.
Our Business
We operate in three business segments: industrial services; electrical contracting services; and diesel engine components. We provide industrial services through our subsidiary Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc., and electrical services through our subsidiary Martell Electric, LLC. In March 2005, we acquired certain diesel engine operations of Hatch & Kirk, Inc. located in Hagerstown, Maryland and Weston, West Virginia. This created our third business segment, which we operate through our subsidiary HK Engine Components, LLC.
The industrial services segment is primarily engaged in providing maintenance and repair services to industry, including repairing and manufacturing industrial electric motors and lifting magnets, and providing engineering and repair services for electrical power distribution systems within industrial plants and commercial facilities. The electrical contracting segment provides a wide range of electrical contracting services, mainly to industrial, commercial and institutional customers. The diesel engine components segment manufactures, remanufactures, repairs and engineers power assemblies, engine parts and other components related to large diesel engines for the rail, utilities, maritime and offshore drilling industries.
We began operations in July 2000 in South Bend, Indiana. We now have additional locations in Indiana and locations in Alabama, Maryland, Ohio, Washington and West Virginia.
Our objective is to be a leading provider of integrated mechanical and electrical products and services to industry. To achieve that, we intend to grow our existing business segments and add complementary businesses, both through acquisitions and internal sales growth.
Recent Developments
In May 2006, we acquired substantially all of the assets of E. T. Smith Services of Alabama Inc. (“Smith Alabama”). Smith Alabama provided electric motor repair, preventative maintenance and refurbishment for industrial companies such as utilities and manufacturers. The operating results of this business are included as a component of our industrial services segment subsequent to our acquisition of Smith Alabama.
Market for our Stock
Our common stock became eligible to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board on August 1, 2006, under the symbol MCGL. While trading in our stock has occurred, an established public trading market has not yet developed. If an establish trading market does not develop, you may not be able to sell your shares promptly or perhaps at all, or sell your shares at a price equal to or above the price you paid for them.
If our common stock is not traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, Nasdaq or a national exchange for three consecutive trading days and trading does not resume within 30 days, then, subject to certain exceptions, for each day that any of those events is occurring, we are required to pay our senior lender an amount in cash equal to 1/30th of the product of the outstanding principal amount owed to our senior lender, multiplied by 0.01 (or approximately 1% per month). See “Prior Financing Transactions” in this prospectus.
Financial Results
Since our inception we have not been profitable and have lost money on both a cash and non-cash basis. At July 2, 2006, we had a consolidated accumulated deficit of approximately $13.3 million. We expect our losses to continue for the foreseeable future. To become profitable, we must, among other things, increase our sales, although we provide no assurance that our operational systems can support such an increase.
We have financed our operations primarily through equity and convertible debt financings. See “Prior Financing Transactions” in this prospectus for a description of these financings. At July 2, 2006, we had total long-term debt of approximately $9.8 million.
Registration Rights
We granted registration rights to our senior lender in connection with an additional loan made in May 2006 for the purpose of our acquisition of Smith Alabama. The registration rights require us to register for resale the common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants issued to the senior lender, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933. To comply with this obligation, we filed the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
Corporate Information
Our executive offices are located at 1125 South Walnut Street, South Bend, Indiana 46619. Our telephone number is (574) 234-8131. We maintain a web site at the following Internet address: www.miscor.com. The information on our web site is not part of this prospectus.
About this Prospectus
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from that contained in this prospectus. The selling shareholder is offering to sell, and is seeking offers to buy, shares of common stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information in this prospectus is complete only as of the date on the front cover regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any shares.
The Offering
Common stock outstanding | 112,840,916 (1) |
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Shares of common stock offered by the selling shareholder | 375,000 (2) |
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Plan of Distribution | The selling shareholder will sell the shares at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices. Our shares became eligible to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board on August 1, 2006, under the symbol MCGL. The bid and ask prices of our common stock on October 5, 2006 were $0.25 and $0.30, respectively. These prices may or may not be similar to the price or prices at which the selling shareholder offers shares in this offering. |
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Use of proceeds | The selling shareholder will receive the net proceeds from the sale of shares. We will receive none of the proceeds from the sale of shares offered by this prospectus but will pay the expenses of this offering. We will receive proceeds of up to $3,750 if all of the warrants are exercised. |
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Risk Factors | See section entitled “Risk Factors” and other information in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in shares of our common stock. |
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Dividend policy | We have never paid a dividend on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Our financing agreements also prohibit us from paying any dividends on our common stock. |
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(1) | Includes all shares of our common stock outstanding as of September 15, 2006, other than 300,000 shares of restricted common stock issued to certain executive officers of the company pursuant to our 2005 Restricted Stock Purchase Plan. Excludes 89,908,316 shares issuable upon exercise or conversion, as applicable, of outstanding warrants, convertible debentures and notes, as well as 1,185,000 shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding options granted under our 2005 Stock Option Plan. |
(2) | All shares of common stock we are registering are issuable upon exercise of warrants to purchase common stock at $0.01 per share. |
Summary Consolidated Financial Information
The following summary consolidated financial data should be read together with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus (amounts presented in thousands, except per share amounts).
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STATEMENT OF | | July 2, | | June 26, | | Year Ended December 31, | |
OPERATIONS DATA: | | 2006(1) | | 2005(1) | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | 2001 | |
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Net sales | | $ | 27,737 | | $ | 20,153 | | $ | 46,296 | | $ | 28,897 | | $ | 15,495 | | $ | 11,792 | | $ | 3,271 | |
Gross profit | | $ | 5,751 | | $ | 3,822 | | $ | 9,156 | | $ | 6,197 | | $ | 3,512 | | $ | 1,833 | | $ | 495 | |
Net loss | | $ | (1,908 | ) | $ | (723 | ) | $ | (7,196 | ) | $ | (189 | ) | $ | (1,137 | ) | $ | (1,238 | ) | $ | (1,193 | ) |
Net loss per share (2) | | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | 0.00 | | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) |
BALANCE SHEET DATA: | | | | | |
| | As of July 2, 2006 | | As of December 31, 2005 | |
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Working capital | | $ | 4,303 | | $ | 6,053 | |
Total Assets | | $ | 30,005 | | $ | 25,721 | |
Long-term debt | | $ | 9,752 | | $ | 8,603 | |
Accumulated deficit | | $ | (13,344 | ) | $ | (11,436 | ) |
Total shareholders’ equity | | $ | 3,111 | | $ | 5,006 | |
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(1) | Each of our first three fiscal quarters ends on the Sunday closest to the end of the calendar quarter. Our fiscal year ends on December 31. |
(2) | See note A of the notes to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for a description of the computation of the number of shares and net loss per share. |
RISK FACTORS
Investing in our common stock involves a number of risks. You should carefully consider all of the information contained in this prospectus, including the risk factors set forth below, before investing in the common stock offered by this prospectus. We may encounter risks in addition to those described below, including risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial. The risks described below, as well as such additional risks and uncertainties, may impair or adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. In such case, you may lose all or part of your original investment.
Risks Related to Our Business
We have a short operating history, which may make it difficult for investors to evaluate our business and our future prospects and will increase the risk of your investment.
We began operations in July 2000 with the purchase of the operating assets of an electric motor and magnet shop that launched our industrial services business. We expanded into electrical contracting in late 2002, and into diesel engine components in March 2005. Because of our limited operating history, we lack extended, historical financial and operational data, making it more difficult for an investor to evaluate our business, forecast our future revenues and other operating results, and assess the merits and risks of an investment in our common stock. This lack of information will increase the risk of your investment.
We have not yet attained profitable levels of revenues, and we may not be profitable in the future. If we do not become profitable, we may not be able to continue our operations, and you may lose your entire investment.
For the six-month periods ended July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005, we incurred net losses of approximately $1.9 million and $723,000 , respectively, For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, we incurred net losses of approximately $7.2 million, $189,000 and $1.1 million, respectively. We attribute these losses to investments we have made in the infrastructure of our business, which we expect will support a higher level of revenue than that being currently achieved. In addition, 2005 included a non-cash charge to interest expense related to the issuance of a conversion option in the amount of $4.5 million. We expect to continue to make substantial expenditures for sales, infrastructure and other purposes, which may be fixed in the short term. As a result, we can provide no assurance as to the level, if any, of profitability in 2006 and beyond. Our ability to increase revenue and achieve and maintain profitability in the future will depend primarily on our ability to complete strategic business acquisitions, increase sales of our existing products and services, maintain a reasonable cost structure and expand our geographical coverage. No assurance can be given that we will be able to increase our revenue at a rate that equals or exceeds expenditures.
Our ability to execute our business plan will be impaired if we do not retain key employees.
We are highly dependent on the efforts and abilities of John A. Martell, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, and other senior management and key staff performing technical development, operations, customer support and sales and marketing functions. These employees are not obligated to continue their employment with us and may leave us at any time. We are not aware that Mr. Martell or any other member of our senior management team has any plans to leave the company. We do not have “key person” life insurance policies for any of our officers or other employees, including Mr. Martell. The loss of the technical knowledge and management and industry expertise that would result in the event Mr. Martell or other members of our senior management team left our company could delay the execution of our business strategy and divert our management resources. Our business also could be adversely affected if any member of management or any other of our key employees were to join a competitor or otherwise compete with us.
If we are unable to hire additional qualified personnel, our ability to grow our business may be harmed.
We will need to hire additional qualified personnel with expertise in technical development, operations, customer support and sales and marketing. We compete for qualified individuals with numerous other industrial services companies. Competition for such individuals is intense, and we cannot be certain that our search for such personnel will be successful. Attracting and retaining qualified personnel will be critical to our success.
We face numerous competitors that have greater financial and other competitive resources than we have, which could hurt our ability to compete effectively.
The markets in which we do business are highly competitive. We do not expect the level of competition we face to be reduced in the future. An increase in competitive pressures in these markets or our failure to compete effectively may result in pricing reductions, reduced gross margins and loss of market share. Many of our competitors have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, more customers and significantly greater financial, marketing, technical and other competitive resources than we have. As a result, these companies may be able to adapt more quickly to new technologies and changes in customer needs, or to devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products and services. While we believe that our overall product and service offerings distinguish us from our competitors, these competitors could develop new products or services that could directly compete with our products and services.
Some of our employees work under collective bargaining agreements that will expire in 2006, which may result in work stoppages or other disruptions that could have an adverse effect on our operating results.
As of August 31, 2006, approximately 38% of our employees were working under collective bargaining agreements with several trade unions. One of the collective bargaining agreements covering 17% of our employees expired in 2006. These employees are working without a contract. While we expect to reach an acceptable renewal of this agreement, there is no guarantee that we will do so, or that we will not face work stoppages or other similar disruptions. Should this occur, we may not be able to meet the demands and expectations of our customers, which may result in cancelled orders and reduced business. This could have an adverse effect on our operating results.
We may have to reduce or cease operations if we are unable to obtain the funding necessary to meet our future capital requirements. Our ability to raise additional financing for our business is restricted by our current financing agreements. Moreover, if we raise capital by issuing additional equity, your percentage ownership of our common stock will be diluted.
We believe that our existing working capital, cash provided by operations and our existing senior credit facility, under which we had an additional $1.9 million available as of August 31, 2006, should be sufficient to fund our working capital needs, capital requirements and contractual obligations for at least the next twelve months. We will need, however, to raise additional debt or equity capital to fund any future business acquisitions. In addition, we do not anticipate being able to generate sufficient funds from operations to pay off our obligations under our senior credit facility on its maturity date, and we may not be able to generate sufficient funds to pay off our obligations under our subordinated convertible debentures on their maturity date. Consequently, absent exercise of the right of our senior creditor and the debenture holders to convert our indebtedness into shares of our common stock, we anticipate having to refinance the senior credit facility at maturity or otherwise raise additional capital through debt or equity financing to pay off the senior credit facility, and we may have to refinance or otherwise raise additional capital to pay off the subordinated convertible debentures.
Our future working capital needs and capital expenditure requirements will depend on many factors, including our rate of revenue growth, the rate and size of future business acquisitions, the expansion of our marketing and sales activities, and the rate of development of new products and services. To the extent that funds from the sources described above are not sufficient to finance our future activities, we will need to improve future cash flows and/or raise additional capital through debt or equity financing or by entering into strategic relationships or making other arrangements. Any effort to improve cash flows, whether by increasing sales, reducing operating costs, collecting accounts receivable at a faster rate, reducing inventory and other means, may not be successful. Further, any additional capital we seek to raise might not be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all. In that event, we may be unable to take advantage of future opportunities or to respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated requirements, and we may default under our senior credit facility and our debentures. Any of these events may have, and with respect to a default under our indebtedness would have, a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.
Our current financing agreements restrict our ability to incur new indebtedness (other than trade debt), whether secured or unsecured, to redeem our capital stock, to issue preferred stock, and to pay dividends on any of our capital stock. In addition, so long as the notes we issued to it are outstanding, our senior secured lender has a right of first refusal with respect to any future debt financing that is convertible into our capital stock. These restrictions and the right of first refusal will make it more difficult to obtain future financing for our business.
Further, if we raise additional capital through the issuance of equity securities, the percentage ownership of each shareholder in the company will, and each shareholder’s economic interest in the company may, be diluted. The degree of dilution, which may be substantial, will depend to a large extent on the market price of our common stock and general market conditions at the time we issue any such new equity.
Changes in operating factors that are beyond our control could hurt our operating results.
Our operating results may fluctuate significantly in the future as a result of a variety of factors, many of which are beyond management's control. These factors include the costs of new technology, the relative speed and success with which we can acquire customers for our products and services, capital expenditures for equipment, sales and marketing and promotional activities and other costs, changes in our pricing policies, suppliers and competitors, changes in operating expenses, increased competition in our markets, and other general economic and seasonal factors. Adverse changes in one or more of these factors could hurt our operating results.
If we default on our obligations under our senior credit facility and subordinated secured convertible debentures, our assets may be subject to foreclosure, which would likely put us out of business.
We have entered into a $10 million credit facility and a $3.7 million credit facility with our senior lender, Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. All of our assets are subject to a first lien in favor of Laurus as collateral for our obligations under these credit facilities. In addition, our obligations under the subordinated secured convertible debentures issued to investors in our 2005 private offering are secured by a second lien on substantially all of our assets. As a result, if we default under the terms of the credit facilities and/or the debentures, our lender and the holders of the debentures could foreclose their respective security interests and liquidate all of our assets. This would cause us to cease operations and likely result in the loss of your entire investment.
We may be required to conduct environmental remediation activities, which could be expensive and inhibit the growth of our business and our ability to become profitable.
We are subject to a number of environmental laws and regulations, including those concerning the handling, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous materials. These environmental laws generally impose liability on present and former owners and operators, transporters and generators of hazardous materials for remediation of contaminated properties. We believe that our businesses are operating in compliance in all material respects with applicable environmental laws, many of which provide for substantial penalties for violations. We cannot assure you that future changes in such laws, interpretations of existing regulations or the discovery of currently unknown problems or conditions will not require substantial additional expenditures. In addition, if we do not comply with these laws and regulations, we could be subject to material administrative, civil or criminal penalties or other liabilities. We may also be required to incur substantial costs to comply with current or future environmental and safety laws and regulations. Any such additional expenditures or costs that we may incur would hurt our operating results.
If we are unable to identify and make appropriate acquisitions in the future, our growth could be restricted.
A significant component of our growth strategy has been and is expected to continue to be the acquisition of companies that we expect to expand our product and service offerings, our geographic presence and our customer base. Since our organization in 2000, we have completed seven acquisitions, and we intend to continue making acquisitions in the future. It is possible, however, that we may not be able to identify or acquire additional companies on terms agreeable to us, if at all. If we fail to make such acquisitions on agreeable terms, our ability to increase our revenue and execute our growth strategy would be hurt.
Any acquisitions we make could be difficult to integrate with and harm our existing operations and result in dilution to our existing shareholders.
We expect to continue making strategic business acquisitions. Evaluating acquisition targets is difficult, and acquiring other businesses involves risks, including the following:
| · | difficulty in integrating the acquired operations and retaining acquired personnel; |
| | difficulty in retaining acquired sales and distribution channels and customers; |
| | diversion of management's attention from and disruption of our ongoing business; and |
| · | difficulty in incorporating acquired technology and rights into our product and service offerings and maintaining uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies. |
Furthermore, we may issue equity securities to pay in whole or in part for future acquisitions. If we issue equity securities, the percentage ownership of each shareholder in the company will, and each shareholder’s economic interest in the company may, be diluted. The degree of dilution will depend, to a large extent, on the market price of our common stock and general market conditions at the time new equity is sought. Such dilution may be substantial.
We may not successfully manage our growth, which could result in continued losses and the failure of our business.
Our success will depend to a large extent on our ability to expand our operations and manage our growth, which will place a significant strain on our management and on our administrative, operational and financial resources. To manage this growth, we must expand our facilities, augment our operational, financial and management systems and hire and train additional qualified personnel. If we are unable to manage our growth effectively, our business may suffer.
We may be unable to adequately expand our operational systems to accommodate growth, which could harm our ability to deliver our products and services.
Our operational systems have not been tested at the customer volumes that may be required for us to become profitable in the future. These systems may not be able to operate effectively if the number of our customers grows substantially. In implementing new systems, we may experience periodic interruptions affecting all or a portion of our systems. Such interruptions could harm our ability to deliver our products and services and could result in the loss of current and potential new customers.
Significant increases in health insurance costs are likely to continue, which could adversely impact our business and our operating results.
We have experienced significant annual increases in health care costs. We generally pass along a portion of these increases to our employees. We are unable to pass along these increases, however, to employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement unless we negotiate the increase as part of the renewal of such agreement. As of August 31, 2006, approximately 38% of our employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements. Further, other companies in the markets in which we compete may contribute a larger portion of the employees’ health care costs than we do. This adversely impacts our ability to attract and retain qualified employees, and may lead us to absorb more of our employees’ health care costs in an effort to remain competitive. Consequently, continued increases in health care costs could adversely affect our business and our operating results.
It may be difficult to obtain performance bonds at our subsidiary Martell Electric, LLC, which would adversely affect our ability to grow our electrical contracting business.
Certain large electrical contracts require that we post a performance bond when we submit our bid or quote. The insurance companies that issue performance bonds review our financial performance and condition and that of our subsidiary Martell Electric, LLC, through which we conduct the electrical contracting segment of our business. Due to our accumulated consolidated operating losses, we may not be able to obtain the performance bonds necessary to submits bids for future projects. This would adversely affect our ability to grow our electrical contracting business.
Insurance is expensive and it may be difficult for us to obtain appropriate coverage. If we suffer a significant loss for which we do not have adequate insurance coverage, our income will be reduced or our net loss will increase.
We have obtained insurance coverage for potential risks and liabilities that we deem necessary and which fall within our budget. Insurance companies are becoming more selective about the types of risks they will insure. It is possible that we may:
| · | not be able to get sufficient insurance to meet our needs; |
| · | not be able to afford certain types or amounts of coverage; |
| · | have to pay insurance premiums at amounts significantly more than anticipated; or |
| · | not be able to acquire any insurance for certain types of business risks. |
This could leave us exposed to potential claims or denial of coverage in certain situations. If we were found liable for a significant claim in the future, the resulting costs would cause our net income to decrease or our net loss to increase.
Certain raw materials and other materials purchased for our operations have been and may continue to be subject to sudden and significant price increases that we may not able to pass along to our customers. This could have an adverse effect on our ability to become profitable.
We purchase a wide range of commodities and other materials such as copper, aluminum, steel and petroleum-based materials as raw materials and for consumption in our operations. Some of these materials have been and may continue to be subject to sudden and significant price increases. Depending on competitive pressures and customer resistance, we may not be able to pass on these cost increases to our customers. This would reduce our gross profit margins and make it more difficult for us to become profitable.
The increased costs we will incur as a result of being a public company will make it more difficult for us to become profitable.
As a public company, we will incur significant additional legal, accounting, insurance, compliance, reporting, record keeping and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. We also anticipate that we will incur costs associated with recently adopted corporate governance requirements, including requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as new rules implemented by the SEC. We expect these rules and regulations to increase our general and administrative expenses and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly. The expense we incur in complying with these requirements will make it more difficult for us to become profitable.
The changing regulatory environment for public companies could make it more difficult for us to attract qualified directors.
We expect that the stricter regulatory environment following enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 may make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance. We may also be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers.
We do not intend to pay dividends, and you may not experience a return on investment without selling your securities.
We have never declared or paid, nor do we intend in the foreseeable future to declare or pay, any dividends on our common stock. Our financing agreements also prohibit us from paying any dividends on our common stock. Since we intend to retain all future earnings to finance the operation and growth of our business, you will likely need to sell your securities in order to realize a return on your investment, if any.
Our directors and executive officers have substantial control over matters requiring shareholder approval, and they may approve actions that are adverse to your interests or negatively impact the value of your investment.
As of September 15, 2006, our directors and executive officers beneficially owned or controlled approximately 61.2% of our outstanding common stock, or approximately 69.5% assuming exercise or conversion of outstanding warrants, convertible notes and convertible debentures. As a result, if such persons act together, they may have the ability to control most matters submitted to our shareholders for approval, including the election and removal of directors and the approval of any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets. The interests of these shareholders in such matters may be different from your interests. Consequently, they may make decisions that are adverse to your interests. See “Principal and Selling Shareholders” in this prospectus for more information about ownership of our outstanding shares.
Our articles of incorporation limit the liability of our directors and officers and require us to indemnify them against certain liabilities, which could restrict your ability to obtain recourse against our directors and officers for their actions and reduce the value of your investment in our common stock.
Our articles of incorporation limit the liability of our directors and officers for any loss or damage caused by their actions or omissions if they acted in good faith, with the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would have exercised under similar circumstances, and in a manner they reasonably believed was in the best interests of our company. Even if they do not meet these standards, our directors and officers would not be liable for any loss or damage caused by their actions or omissions if their conduct does not constitute willful misconduct or recklessness. Our articles of incorporation also require us to indemnify our directors and officers under certain circumstances against liability incurred in connection with proceedings to which they are made parties by reason of their relationships to our company.
The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our articles of incorporation may discourage shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors alleging a breach of their fiduciary duty. These limitations may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against our directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit our company and shareholders. Furthermore, our operating results and the value of your investment may decline to the extent that we pay any costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers as required by these indemnification provisions.
Our security holders could require us to rescind our prior sales of securities to them if a court determines that we did not comply with exemptions from securities registration requirements, which could adversely affect our operating results and working capital position.
To raise capital for our operations, we have issued our common stock, preferred stock and convertible debentures and notes in several private, non-registered transactions to individuals and entities we believe qualify as “accredited” investors as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933. In each instance we took steps that we felt were adequate to ensure substantive compliance with certain exemptions from the registration requirements of federal and applicable state securities laws. No federal or state securities regulator confirmed that we did, in fact, qualify for such exemptions. If a holder of our securities were successful in claiming that the securities were issued to such holder without a valid exemption from registration, we believe that the remedy to such holder would be a rescission of the sale, pursuant to which the holder could be entitled to recover the amount paid for the security, plus interest (usually at a statutory rate of interest prescribed by state law). Other than the sales made to officers and directors, we have raised approximately $11.0 million in transactions we believe were exempt from the registration provisions of the securities laws, but it is possible that purchasers in such transactions could ask for rescission. Any payments we make to an investor who successfully makes a claim for rescission would adversely affect our operating results and working capital position.
Certain security holders could require us to issue additional shares of common stock to them if a court determined that we did not file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement covering the shares issued and issuable to them within the time periods required by registration rights agreements with these holders, which would dilute your percentage ownership of our common stock.
We issued our common stock, debentures convertible into common stock, and warrants exercisable for common stock to investors in certain private placement transactions. In registration rights agreements with these investors, we agreed to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission by specified dates one or more registration statements to register for resale the shares of our common stock issued and issuable to these investors. If we failed to do that, the registration rights agreements obligate us to pay to the investors liquidated damages in the amount of 1% of the total issued shares of our common stock for each 30-day period beyond the date required to file the applicable registration statement. We did not file the registration statements by the required dates.
The registration rights agreements with these investors also provide, however, that we are not required to pay these liquidated damages if we provide the investors with a certificate stating that, in the good faith judgment of our board of directors, it would be seriously detrimental to us and our shareholders to file a registration statement covering their shares owing to a material pending transaction or other issue. In September 2004 and September 2005, we provided these certificates to the investors and agreed to file the registration statement as soon as reasonably practicable. On October 31, 2005, we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement which includes the shares issued and issuable to these investors. The registration statement was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2006. Consequently, we believe that we are not
liable to the investors for such liquidated damages. If any of the investors successfully asserted a claim for such liquidated damages, and we were required to issue additional shares of our common stock to them, the percentage ownership of each shareholder in the company would be diluted, and the degree of dilution could be significant. See “Prior Financing Transactions — Registration Rights” in this prospectus.
Risks Related to this Offering
If an active trading market in our common stock does not develop, your ability to liquidate your investment will be adversely affected.
Our common stock became eligible to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board on August 1, 2006. While trading is our stock has occurred, an established public trading market has not yet developed. If an established trading market does not develop, you may not be able to sell your shares promptly or perhaps at all, or sell your shares at a price equal to or above the price you paid for them.
Our senior lender can impose penalty charges against us if our common stock does not continue to be quoted or the OTC Bulletin Board or quoted or listed on another established trading market or exchange.
Under our registration rights agreements with Laurus Master Fund, Ltd., our senior lender, if our common stock is not traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, Nasdaq or a national exchange for three consecutive trading days and trading does not resume within 30 days, then, subject to certain exceptions, for each day that any of those events is occurring, we are required to pay Laurus an amount in cash equal to 1/30th of the product of the outstanding principal amount owed to Laurus, multiplied by 0.01 (or approximately 1% per month). See “Prior Financing Transactions” in this prospectus.
Sales of shares of our common stock eligible for future sale could depress the market for our common stock and the value of the shares you own.
As of September 15, 2006, we had issued and outstanding 112,840,916 shares of our common stock, warrants to purchase 14,369,213 shares of our common stock, senior notes convertible into 33,717,995 shares (and up to an additional 4,486,712 shares if we borrow the maximum principal amount under our senior credit facility) of our common stock, subordinated debentures convertible into 11,821,108 shares of our common stock, and a subordinated note convertible into 30,000,000 shares of our common stock. As of that date we also had issued and outstanding unvested options granted under our 2005 Stock Option Plan to certain directors, executive officers and employees to acquire 1,185,000 shares of common stock. Public marketplace sales of large amounts of our common stock, or the potential for those sales even if they do not actually occur, may have the effect of depressing the market price of our common stock. In addition, if our future financing needs require us to issue additional shares of common stock or securities convertible into common stock, the supply of common stock available for resale could be increased, which could cause the market price of our common stock to drop even if our business is doing well.
As a shareholder, you will experience significant dilution as a result of the conversion of notes and debentures and the exercise of warrants and options that we have previously issued.
As described above, as of September 15, 2006, we had issued and outstanding 112,840,916 shares of our common stock, and securities convertible into or exercisable for an additional 89,908,316 shares of our common stock. This number excludes 1,185,000 shares issuable upon exercise of unvested options granted to certain directors, executive officers and employees, as well as 4,486,712 shares issuable upon conversion of senior notes if we borrow the maximum principal amount under our senior credit facility. If these securities are converted into or exercised for shares of common stock, your percentage ownership in the company, and your economic interest in the company, will be diluted. The degree of dilution, which may be significant, will depend on the number of shares that are issued upon conversion or exercise. If these securities are converted into or exercised for the maximum number of shares of common stock, your percentage ownership in the company will be diluted approximately 44.4 percent.
Market transactions in our common stock are subject to the penny stock rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which may adversely affect the development of a market for our common stock.
Securities and Exchange Commission rules impose special disclosure and other requirements on broker-dealers with respect to trades in any stock defined as a “penny stock.” The term “penny stock” generally refers to low-priced
(below $5), speculative securities of very small companies. We expect our common stock to be subject to these rules.
Before a broker-dealer may sell a penny stock, the firm must first approve the customer for the transaction and receive from the customer a written agreement to the transaction. The firm must furnish the customer a document describing the risks of investing in penny stocks. The firm must tell the customer the current market quotation, if any, for the penny stock and the compensation the firm and its broker will receive for the trade. Finally, the firm must send monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. These rules may slow the development of an active trading market for our common stock, which could make it more difficult for you to sell your shares, if you are able to sell them at all.
Any market that develops for our common stock could be highly volatile, which may limit your ability to sell your shares when desired or at a price above your purchase price.
The price at which our common stock trades on the OTC Bulletin Board or any other market that may develop is likely to be highly volatile and may fluctuate substantially due to several factors, including the following:
| · | volatility in stock market prices and volumes that is particularly common among micro cap/small cap companies such as us; |
| · | loss of a market maker that is willing to make a market in our stock on the OTC Bulletin Board; |
| · | efforts by any shareholder to sell or purchase significant amounts of shares relative to the size of the trading market; |
| · | lack of research coverage for companies with small public floats such as us; |
| · | potential lack of market acceptance of our products and services; |
| · | actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results; |
| · | entry of new or more powerful competitors into our markets; |
| · | introduction of new products and services by us or our competitors; |
| · | commencement of, or our involvement in, any significant litigation; |
| · | additions or departures of key personnel; |
| · | terrorist attacks either in the United States or abroad; |
| | general stock market conditions; and |
| · | general state of the United States and world economies. |
This volatility may slow the development of an active trading market for our common stock, which could make it more difficult for you to sell your shares, if you are able to sell them at all, at a price above your purchase price.
Our articles of incorporation authorize the issuance of up to 20,000,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock with designations, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by our board of directors. Accordingly, our board of directors is empowered, without shareholder approval, to issue a series of preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting or other rights which could dilute the interest of, or impair the voting power of, our common shareholders. The issuance of a series of preferred stock could be used as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control. Our financing agreements, however, prohibit us from issuing any preferred stock. Although we do not presently intend to issue any shares of preferred stock, our financing arrangements may change and we may issue preferred stock in the future. See “Description of Securities — Preferred Stock” and “Prior Financing Transactions” in this prospectus.
Anti-takeover provisions in our articles of incorporation and by-laws and in Indiana law could delay or prevent a takeover or other change in control of our company, which could cause the market price of our common stock to suffer.
Provisions in our articles of incorporation and by-laws and certain provisions of Indiana law may discourage, prevent or delay a person from acquiring or seeking to acquire a substantial interest in, or control of, our company. Such provisions in our articles of incorporation and by-laws include the following:
| · | our directors can decide to classify the board so that not all members of our board would be elected at the same time, making it more difficult to gain control of our board; |
| · | our board of directors may not remove a director without cause, also making it more difficult to gain control of our board; |
| · | only our board of directors, and not our shareholders, may elect directors to fill vacancies in the board, including vacancies created by expansion of the board; |
| · | only our board of directors or chairman of the board, and not our shareholders, may call a special meeting of our board; |
| · | only the board of directors, and not our shareholders, may make, amend or repeal our by-laws; |
| · | a super-majority (80%) vote of our shareholders is required to amend certain anti-takeover provisions in our articles of incorporation; |
| · | our shareholders are not granted cumulative voting rights, which, if granted, would enhance the ability of minority shareholders to elect directors; |
| · | shareholders must follow certain advance notice and information requirements to nominate individuals for election to our board of directors or to propose matters that may be acted upon at a shareholders’ meeting, which may discourage a potential acquiror from conducting a proxy contest to elect directors or otherwise attempting to influence or gain control of our company; |
| · | our board of directors, without shareholder approval, may issue shares of undesignated, or “blank check,” preferred stock, which may have rights that adversely affect the rights of the holders of our common stock and impede or deter any efforts to acquire control of our company; and |
| · | our articles require special board approval, super-majority (80%) shareholder approval and/or satisfaction of certain price and procedural requirements for certain business combination transactions involving our company and certain shareholders who beneficially own more than 10% of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock, all of which make it more difficult for a person to acquire control of our company. |
Our articles of incorporation impose approval and other requirements on certain business combination transactions between our company and any shareholder beneficially owning 10% or more of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock. Types of business combination transactions subject to these requirements include mergers, consolidations, certain sales, leases or other transfers of our assets, certain issuances of our voting securities, plans of dissolution or liquidation proposed by the interested shareholder, and certain other transactions. Our articles prohibit any such transaction within five years following the date on which the shareholder obtained 10% ownership unless the transaction meets the requirements of the Business Combinations Statute of the Indiana Business Corporation Law (if applicable), which is described below, and is approved by a majority of our directors who are not affiliated with the shareholder or by shareholders holding at least 80% of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock. After such five-year period, the transaction still must satisfy the requirements of the Business Combinations Statute (if applicable) as well as certain price and procedural requirements set forth in our articles.
As an Indiana corporation, we are subject to the Indiana Business Corporation Law. Chapter 42, the Control Share Acquisitions Chapter, and Chapter 43, the Business Combinations Chapter, of the Indiana Business Corporation Law may affect the acquisition of shares of our common stock or the acquisition of control of our company. Indiana companies may elect to opt out of the Control Share Acquisitions Chapter and the Business Combinations Chapter. Our articles of incorporation do not opt out of these statutes. Both statutes, however, apply only to certain corporations that have at least 100 shareholders. As of September 15, 2006, we had approximately 86 record shareholders. Consequently, as of September 15, 2006, neither statute applied to us, although they may apply to us in the future.
The Business Combinations Chapter prohibits certain business combinations, including mergers, sales of assets, recapitalizations and reverse stock splits, between certain corporations and any shareholder beneficially owning 10% or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting shares of that corporation for a period of five years following the date on which the shareholder obtained 10% beneficial voting ownership, unless the business combination was approved prior to that date by the board of directors. If prior approval is not obtained, several price and procedural requirements must be met before the business combination may be completed. The Business Combinations Statute does not apply to business combinations between a corporation and any shareholder who obtains 10% beneficial voting ownership before such corporation has a class of voting shares registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, unless the corporation has elected to be subject to the Business Combination Statute. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not made such as election.
The Control Share Acquisitions Chapter contains provisions designed to protect minority shareholders if a person makes a tender offer for or otherwise acquires shares giving the acquiror more than certain levels of ownership (20%, 33 ⅓% and 50%) of the outstanding voting securities of certain Indiana corporations. Under the Control Share Acquisitions Chapter, if an acquiror purchases such shares of a corporation that is subject to the Control Share Acquisitions Chapter, then the acquiror cannot vote such shares until each class or series of shares entitled to vote separately on the proposal approves the rights of the acquiror to vote the shares in excess of each level of ownership, by a majority of all votes entitled to be cast by that group (excluding shares held by our officers, by employees of the company who are directors of the company and by the acquiror).
These provisions of our articles of incorporation, by-laws and of the Indiana Business Corporation Law may make if difficult and expensive to pursue a tender offer, change in control or takeover attempt that our management opposes. Consequently, these provisions may reduce the trading price of our common stock. See “Description of Capital Stock — Anti-takeover Provisions” in this prospectus.
SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus contains forward-looking statements, which include any statement that is not an historical fact, such as statements regarding our future operations, future financial position, and business strategy, plans and objectives. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as “may,” “intend,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “could,” “estimate” or “plan” or the negative variations of those words or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based the forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and perspectives about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategies, short-term and long-term business objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those described in “Risk Factors,” that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.
This prospectus relates to the resale by the selling shareholder of shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the common stock, but we have agreed to bear all expenses (other than direct expenses incurred by the selling shareholder, such as selling commissions, brokerage fees and expenses and transfer taxes) associated with registering such shares under federal and state securities laws. We will receive the exercise price upon exercise of the warrants held by the selling shareholder. The aggregate exercise price of the warrants is $3,750.
We issued the warrants exercisable for common stock included in this prospectus in connection with a financing transaction with Laurus Master Fund, Ltd., the selling shareholder and our senior lender. We used the net proceeds from the Laurus loan to acquire the assets of E.T. Smith Services of Alabama, Inc. We intend to use the net proceeds of $3,750 from the exercise of the warrants for working capital.
The selling shareholder will offer shares from time to time at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices. Our common stock became eligible to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board on August 1, 2006 under the symbol MCGL. The bid and ask prices of our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board on October 5, 2006, were $0.25 and $0.30, respectively. These prices may or may not be similar to the price or prices at which the selling shareholder offers shares in this offering.
PRINCIPAL AND SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
The following table sets forth certain information known to us with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of September 15, 2006, for:
| · | each of our executive officers; |
| · | all of our directors and executive officers as a group; |
| · | each holder of five percent or more of our common stock; and |
| · | each person and entity selling shares of our common stock in this offering. |
The information below is based upon information provided to us by or on behalf of each beneficial owner. Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that each individual and entity named below has sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock that such individual or entity beneficially owns, subject to applicable community property laws. To our knowledge, no person or entity other than those identified below beneficially owns more than five percent of our common stock.
Applicable percentage ownership is based on 112,840,916 shares of our common stock outstanding as of September 15, 2006. In computing the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, we included shares of common stock that such person has the right to acquire within 60 days of September 15, 2006 upon exercise or conversion, as applicable, of warrants or convertible notes or debentures held by that person.
In connection with the issuance of warrants to the selling shareholder, we entered into a registration rights agreement with the selling shareholder in this offering pursuant to which we agreed that we would register the common stock to be received upon the exercise of warrants owned by it. We also agreed to indemnify the selling shareholder against certain liabilities related to the registration and sale of the common stock, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, and to pay the costs and fees of registering the shares of our common stock. The selling shareholder will pay any brokerage commissions, discounts or other expenses relating to sales of shares of common stock by them. See “Prior Financing Transactions — Registration Rights” in this prospectus.
The selling shareholder, Laurus Master Fund, Ltd., is a financial institution that has agreed to lend us up to $10 million under our senior secured credit facility and up to $3.7 million under a senior credit facility related to our acquisition of E.T. Smith Services of Alabama, Inc.
| Common Stock Beneficially Owned Before Offering | | Common Stock Beneficially Owned After Offering |
Name of Beneficial Owner | Shares owned | % owned1 | Number of Shares Being Sold | Shares owned | % owned1 |
Directors and Executive Officers2: | | | | |
John A. Martell3 | 98,470,0004 | 68.9 | 0 | 98,470,000 | 68.9 |
Richard J. Mullin5 | 474,4216 | * | 0 | 474,421 | * |
James M. Lewis7 | 75,0008 | * | 0 | 75,000 | * |
William Wisniewski9 | 175,00010 | * | 0 | 175,000 | * |
B. Cullen Burdette11 | 75,00012 | * | 0 | 75,000 | * |
Anthony W. Nicholson13 | 75,00014 | * | 0 | 75,000 | * |
William J. Schmuhl, Jr. 15 | 250,00016 | * | 0 | 250,000 | * |
Richard A. Tamborski17 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All directors and executive officers as a group (8 persons) | 99,594,421 | 69.5 | 0 | 99,594,421 | 69.5 |
Selling Shareholder: | | | | | |
Laurus Master Fund, Ltd18 | 11,268,58819 | 9.9 | 375,000 | 10,893,588 | 9.7 |
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1 | Based on, for each shareholder, 112,840,916 shares of common stock outstanding as of September 15, 2006, plus securities beneficially owned by that shareholder that are exercisable for or convertible into common stock within 60 days of September 15, 2006. |
2 | The address of each director and executive officer identified in the table above is c/o MISCOR Group, Ltd., 1125 South Walnut Street, South Bend, Indiana 46619. |
3 | Mr. Martell is our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. |
4 | Includes 30,000,000 shares that are issuable upon conversion of a promissory note payable to Mr. Martell at a conversion price of $0.10 per share. |
5 | Mr. Mullin is our Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. |
6 | Includes 293,692 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of debentures convertible at $0.3404926 per share, 105,729 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants at $0.001 per share, 50,000 shares issued under our 2005 Restricted Stock Purchase Plan, and 25,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options granted under our 2005 Stock Option Plan at an exercise price of $0.25 per share. |
7 | Mr. Lewis is our Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel. |
8 | Includes 50,000 shares issued under our 2005 Restricted Stock Plan and 25,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options granted under our 2005 Stock Option Plan at an exercise price of $0.25 per share. |
9 | Mr. Wisniewski is Senior Vice President of our subsidiary Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc. |
10 | Includes 100,000 shares held jointly with his spouse, Jane Wisniewski, 50,000 shares issued under our 2005 Restricted Stock Purchase Plan, and 25,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options granted under our 2005 Stock Option Plan at an exercise price of $0.25 per share. |
11 | Mr. Burdette is Vice President of our subsidiary HK Engine Components, LLC. |
12 | Includes 50,000 shares issued under our 2005 Restricted Stock Plan and 25,000 issuable upon exercise of options granted under our 2005 Stock Option Plan at an exercise price of $0.25 per share. |
13 | Mr. Nicholson is Vice President of our subsidiary Martell Electric, LLC. |
14 | Includes 50,000 shares issued under our 2005 Restricted Stock Purchase Plan and 25,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options granted under our 2005 Stock Option Plan at an exercise price of $0.25 per share. |
15 | Mr. Schmuhl is a member of our board of directors. |
16 | These shares were issued upon exercise of options granted under our 2005 Stock Option Plan to acquire shares at an exercise price of $0.25 per share. |
17 | Mr. Tamborski is a member of our board of directors. |
18 | Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. is a financial institution that has agreed to lend us up to $10 million and up to $3.7 million under separate senior credit facilities described below. According to information provided by Laurus Master Fund, Ltd.: the address of Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. is c/o Laurus Capital Management, LLC, 825 Third Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10022; the entity that exercises voting and investment power on behalf of Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. is Laurus Capital Management, LLC; the natural persons who exercise voting and investment power over Laurus Capital Management, LLC are David Grin and Eugene Grin; and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. is neither a registered broker-dealer nor an affiliate of a registered broker-dealer. |
19 | Includes 6,163,588 shares of outstanding common stock, and up to 5,105,000 of (i) 38,204,706 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of a minimum borrowing note and term note at conversion prices ranging from $0.19 to $0.32 per share, plus (ii) 7,352,941 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants at $0.34 per share, plus (iii) 375,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants at $0.01 per share. The terms of our senior secured credit facilities with Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. limit the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion or exercise of convertible notes and warrants issued to Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. to the amount by which 9.99% of our outstanding common stock exceeds the number of shares beneficially owned by Laurus Master Fund, Ltd., unless Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. gives us 75 days notice or we are in default under the senior secured credit facility. Excludes shares issuable upon conversion of the revolving note issued to Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. under the senior secured credit facility. We had borrowed $2.0 million under the revolving note as of August 31, 2006. |
PRIOR FINANCING TRANSACTIONS
The following is a summary description of certain financing transactions we entered into since we began operations in 2000. Some of these transactions involve the selling shareholder identified in this prospectus. This summary does not discuss all of the provisions of the agreements and other documents relating to the financing transactions that are filed as exhibits to our registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
Financing by John A. Martell
From our organization through December 31, 2003, John A. Martell, who is our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, made to us capital contributions of approximately $2.4 million and advances of approximately $4.8 million. We used these amounts to fund acquisitions and other capital requirements and for working capital. The advances were unsecured and were payable on demand with interest at 1% below the prime rate.
Effective December 31, 2003, $3.0 million of approximately $4.8 million of outstanding advances were rolled into a promissory note made by our subsidiary Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc. to Mr. Martell, and the balance (approximately $1.8 million) was treated as a contribution to capital. The loan evidenced by the promissory note bears interest at an annual rate of 1% below the prime rate as published by The Wall Street Journal, and is payable monthly. The loan matures on December 31, 2008, except that Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc. can extend the maturity for five years upon 60 days’ prior written notice at an annual rate of prime plus 1 percent. Our repayment obligations under the note are subordinated in priority and right of payment to our senior credit facility and subordinated convertible debentures, which are described in more detail below.
In September 2005, we granted Mr. Martell an option to convert at any time and from time to time all or any part of the obligations due under the note into shares of our common stock at a fixed conversion price of $0.10 per share. If the number of our outstanding shares of common stock is increased because of a stock split or stock dividend, the conversion price will be proportionately reduced, and if the number is decreased because of a stock combination, the conversion price will be proportionately increased. The aggregate amount of principal and accrued and unpaid interest due to Mr. Martell under the note at the time the option was issued to him in September and at July 2, 2006 was $3.0 million and $3.0 million, respectively. The $0.10 per share conversion price for the note to Mr. Martell is lower than the conversion price of $0.3404926 per share for the convertible debentures we issued to third party investors in March 2005, lower than the conversion prices of $0.19, $0.26 and $0.32 per share for the convertible notes we issued in August 2005 to our senior lender related to our senior credit facility described below, and lower than the exercise price of $0.25 per share for the stock options issued to our executive officers (other than Mr. Martell) in September 2005 under our 2005 Stock Option Plan. See “Management - Equity Incentive Plans” in this prospectus. The option granted to Mr. Martell was not approved or ratified by our independent directors and its terms may not be representative of an arms’ length transaction.
Mr. Martell continues to make advances to us from time to time for working capital purposes. These advances are unsecured, are payable on demand and bear interest at the prime rate. There were no advances outstanding as of August 31, 2006.
Private Placements of Preferred and Common Stock
Pursuant to Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements effective as of March 3, 2004, our subsidiary Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc. issued 750,000 shares of preferred stock at $1.00 per share to certain investors. The issuance was not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of that Act. Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc. used the net proceeds of the private placement for working capital.
The terms of the offering contemplated our reorganization into a holding company structure by requiring the automatic conversion of the preferred stock issued by our subsidiary into 6.33333 shares of our common stock upon completion of a private offering of our common stock by March 2, 2005 with aggregate proceeds of not less that $3,000,000. If we could not meet this deadline, we would have been required to redeem all of the preferred stock at
the stated value of $1.00 per share, plus interest at an annual rate of 5.375%, and issue 1.33333 shares of our common stock for each redeemed share of preferred stock. No dividends were payable on the preferred stock.
In a series of closings in late 2004, we issued 12,750,000 shares of our common stock to certain investors for a purchase price of $0.20 per share, or an aggregate purchase price of $2,550,000. The issuance was not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of that Act. We used the net proceeds of the private placement to fund marketing and promotion costs, to acquire plant and equipment, for general and administrative costs and for working capital.
The proceeds we received in connection with this offering of common stock, when combined with the proceeds from the preferred stock offering, exceeded the threshold described above for converting the outstanding shares of our subsidiary’s preferred stock into shares of our common stock. Consequently, all of the preferred stock issued by Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc. was converted into 4,750,006 shares of our common stock in December 2004.
We engaged Strasbourger Pearson Tulcin Wolff Inc. to act as our placement agent on a best efforts basis in the preferred stock and common stock offerings described above. As compensation for its services, we paid Strasbourger a cash fee of 10% of the amount raised in the offerings, or $330,000, and effective December 2004 we issued to Strasbourger’s designees warrants to purchase 4,500,000 shares of our common stock for a ten-year period at a fixed exercise price of $0.0001 per share, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments described below. Strasbourger indicated that the persons it designated to receive the warrants, whom we believe to be employees of or otherwise affiliated with Strasbourger, were involved in its providing services as placement agent in the offerings. In addition, we issued 50,000 shares of our common stock to Jackson Steinem, Inc., which we are advised is beneficially owned by a partner in the law firm that acted as our securities counsel with respect to the private placements. The issuance of the warrants and the shares was not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of that Act.
If the number of our outstanding shares of common stock is increased because of a stock split or stock dividend, the exercise price of the warrants will be proportionately reduced, and if the number is decreased because of a stock combination, the exercise price of the warrants will be proportionately increased. In addition, the exercise price will be reduced if, subject to certain exceptions, we issue common stock at a price less than the exercise price or securities convertible into common stock at a price less than the exercise price, or if we distribute any assets or evidence of indebtedness to holders of our common stock. An adjustment of less than $0.01 is not required to be made. If the exercise price of the warrants is adjusted, then the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants will be simultaneously adjusted by multiplying the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants by the exercise price in effect prior to the adjustment and dividing the product by the exercise price, as adjusted.
In connection with our retention of Strasbourger as the placement agent for these offerings, we granted Strasbourger the right to designate two nominees to our board of directors. As of the date of this prospectus, Strasbourger has not designated anyone to serve on our board. We also provided Strasbourger with the right to designate a nominee to the board of directors of Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc. Ronald Moschetta was appointed to that board pursuant to this right, which has expired. See “Management — Board Composition” in this prospectus. We also granted Strasbourger the right of first refusal to act as exclusive placement agent or financial advisor in connection with any private placement of debt or equity securities (other than any senior secured bank financing) by us or any of our subsidiaries. This right expired February 26, 2006.
Private Placement of Convertible Debentures and Warrants
In March 2005, we entered into Subordinated Convertible Debenture Purchase Agreements with several investors. Pursuant to those agreements, we issued $4,025,000 principal amount of convertible debentures at par. For no additional consideration, we issued to purchasers of debentures warrants to purchase an aggregate 4,255,601 shares of our common stock for a five year period at a fixed exercise price of $0.001 per share. If the number of our outstanding shares of common stock is increased because of a stock split, the exercise price will be proportionately reduced, and if the number is decreased because of a stock combination, the exercise price will be proportionately increased. We used the net proceeds of the private placement to acquire certain operating assets of Hatch & Kirk, Inc. and for working capital.
The issuance of the debentures and warrants was not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of that Act.
The debentures originally were scheduled to mature on February 28, 2007; however, in April 2006, the debenture holders agreed to extend the maturity date to February 28, 2008. The debentures bear interest at a fixed annual rate of 6%, payable in cash upon redemption or at maturity if the holders do not elect to convert their debentures. Each holder has the option to convert principal and accrued interest under the debentures into shares of our common stock at a fixed conversion price of $0.3404926 per share. If the number of our outstanding shares of common stock is increased because of a stock split or stock dividend, the conversion price will be proportionately reduced, and if the number is decreased because of a stock combination, the conversion price will be proportionately increased, except that any adjustment to the conversion price of less than $0.0001 is not required to be made.
The debentures are secured by a lien in all our tangible personal property. This lien, as well as the repayment obligations under the debentures, is subordinate in priority and right of payment to our $10 million and $3.7 million secured credit facilities described below.
Upon written notice we can redeem any or all of the outstanding debentures prior to the maturity date at a redemption price, payable in cash, equal to 100% of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest through the redemption date. Any notice to redeem must be given to all holders no less than 30 days or more than 45 days prior to the date set forth for redemption. The holders may convert their debentures into common stock at any time prior to the redemption date. Our loan agreements with our senior secured lender restrict our ability to exercise this redemption right.
We also engaged Strasbourger to act as our placement agent in the debenture offering. As compensation for its services, we paid Strasbourger a cash fee of 10% of the amount raised in the offerings, or $402,500, and in May 2005 we issued to Strasbourger’s designees warrants to purchase 6,182,992 shares of our common stock for a 10-year period at a fixed exercise price of $0.001 per share. Strasbourger indicated that the persons it designated to receive the warrants, whom we believe to be employees of or otherwise affiliated with Strasbourger, were involved in its providing services as placement agent in the debenture offering. If the number of our outstanding shares of common stock is increased because of a stock split, the exercise price of the warrants will be proportionately reduced, and if the number is decreased because of a stock combination, the exercise price will be proportionately increased. In addition, we issued 50,000 shares of our common stock to Jackson Steinem, Inc. The issuance of the warrants and the shares was not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of that Act.
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
St. Joseph Capital Bank. In December 2001, we entered into a secured credit facility with St. Joseph Capital Bank that included a revolving line of credit and a five-year term note. The line of credit provided for maximum borrowings of $1 million, and bore interest at 0.25% below the bank’s prime rate. The term note was in the original principal amount of $500,000 and was payable in monthly principal installments of $8,333 with interest at 0.25% below the bank’s prime rate. In November 2002, we obtained a second revolving line of credit that provided for maximum borrowings of $450,000, and bore interest at the bank’s prime rate. In November 2003, the interest rates on the $1.0 million and $450,000 lines of credit were increased to 0.5% and 0.25% above the bank’s prime rate, respectively. The lines of credit were due on demand. The lines of credit and the term note were secured by a security interest in substantially all of our assets, and were guaranteed by John A. Martell, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. The lines of credit were subject to a certain covenant requiring the maintenance of a minimum balance in Mr. Martell’s account maintained with the bank. At December 31, 2003, the aggregate outstanding balances under the revolving lines of credit and the term note were approximately $1.4 million and $300,000, respectively. We refinanced our indebtedness to St. Joseph Capital Bank with our credit facility with MFB Financial described below.
MFB Financial. In November 2004, we entered into a secured credit facility with MFB Financial and refinanced our indebtedness to St. Joseph Capital Bank. This credit facility included a line of credit that provided for maximum borrowings of $3.0 million and bore interest at 0.375% above the bank’s prime rate. The line of credit was due on demand, collateralized by a blanket security agreement covering substantially all of our assets, and was
guaranteed by Mr. Martell. The line was subject to certain financial covenants pertaining to minimum net worth, senior debt to net worth, and debt service coverage. We were not in compliance with one of our financial covenants to MFB Financial at December 31, 2004; however, MFB Financial waived such noncompliance. At December 31, 2004, the outstanding balance on the line of credit was approximately $2.5 million.
In April 2005, we amended our credit facility with MFB Financial to increase the maximum borrowings under the line of credit to $5.5 million. All other terms remained the same. We refinanced our indebtedness to MFB Financial with our credit facility with Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. described below.
Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. In August 2005, we entered into a $10 million credit facility with Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. At August 31, 2006, we had borrowed $2.4 million under a term note and $4.0 million under a minimum borrowing note. The credit facility also includes a revolving note in the aggregate principal amount of $7.0 million less the outstanding principal balance of the minimum borrowing note. At August 31, 2006, we had borrowed $2.0 million under the revolving note. Obligations under the term note, minimum borrowing note and revolving note are convertible into shares of our common stock, as described below.
The notes mature on August 24, 2008, bear interest at an annual rate of 1% over the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal and are secured by a first priority lien in our assets and our pledge of the equity interests in our subsidiaries. The obligations to Laurus also are guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries. Interest is payable monthly, in arrears, under each of the notes beginning on September 1, 2005. We used the net proceeds of the issuance to refinance our senior secured indebtedness with MFB Financial (approximately $5.52 million) and for working capital.
As part of the financing, we paid Laurus a cash fee of $360,000. In addition, for no additional consideration, we issued to Laurus 6,163,588 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 7,352,941 shares of our common stock. These warrants are exercisable for a seven-year period at a fixed exercise price of $0.34 per share, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments described below. The issuance of the notes, warrants and common stock to Laurus was not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of that Act.
If the number of our outstanding shares of common stock is increased or decreased because of a stock split, stock dividend or combination of shares, then the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted by multiplying the exercise price by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares outstanding before the event and the denominator of which is the number of shares outstanding after the event. If the exercise price of the warrants is adjusted, then the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants will be simultaneously adjusted by multiplying the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants by a fraction, the numerator of which is the exercise price in effect prior to the adjustment and the denominator of which is the exercise price in effect after the adjustment.
The interest rate under the notes issued to Laurus may be reduced as follows: If (i) we register the common stock issued to Laurus as well as the common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes and exercise of the warrants on a registration statement declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and (ii) the average of the closing prices of our common stock on our principal trading market for the five trading days immediately preceding each month end exceeds the then applicable conversion price by at least 25%, then the interest rate for the succeeding calendar month will be reduced by 2.0% for each incremental 25% increase in the closing price average of the common stock above the then applicable conversion price.
If we default under our obligations to Laurus, then the interest on the outstanding principal balance of each note will increase at a rate of 1% per month until the default is cured or waived. In addition, Laurus can require a default payment equal to 112% of the outstanding principal, interest and fees due to Laurus. Other remedies available to Laurus upon an event of default include the right to accelerate the maturity of all obligations, the right to foreclose on our assets securing the obligations, all rights of a secured creditor under applicable law, and other rights set forth in the loan documents with Laurus.
The events of default under the notes include the following: we fail to pay amounts within five days after the applicable due date; we materially breach our loan agreement with Laurus and the breach continues unremedied for
30 days; we materially breach any other agreement with Laurus and the breach continues unremedied beyond any applicable grace period; we materially breach any representation, warranty or other statement made to Laurus in connection with the loans; an event of default occurs under any note or any other agreement with Laurus; we fail to pay any uncontested taxes when due; we default on indebtedness owed to others and the indebtedness is accelerated; any attachment, levy or judgment in excess of $200,000 is made against our assets and is not vacated, stayed or bonded within 30 days; any lien in our assets granted to Laurus ceases to be a valid, perfected first-priority lien; we challenge the validity or our liability under any agreement with Laurus; certain events relating to bankruptcy occur; we admit we are not able to pay our debts as they come; we cease operations; we transfer any assets in violation of our loan agreement with Laurus; we experience a change of control; any indictment or threatened indictment of us or any of our executive officers; commencement or threatened commencement of any proceeding against us involving forfeiture of any of our property; we fail to deliver common stock in accordance with our notes and loan agreement with Laurus; our common stock is not listed or quoted on an established trading market or exchange on or before July 15, 2006; and if our common stock is listed or quoted on an established trading market or exchange, such trading is suspended (other than a suspension of all trading on the market or exchange) for five consecutive days or five days within a 10-day period and trading does not resume on the same or different market within 60 days.
Under our registration rights agreement with Laurus, if certain events occur requiring Laurus to discontinue disposition of securities under the registration statement, or our common stock is not traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, Nasdaq or a national exchange for three consecutive trading days and trading does not resume within 30 days, then, subject to certain exceptions, for each day that any of those events is occurring, we are required to pay Laurus an amount in cash equal to 1/30th of the product of the outstanding principal amount of the term note and each minimum borrowing note, multiplied by 0.01 (or approximately 1% per month).
The term note requires monthly principal payments of $100,000, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, which payment began on March 1, 2006. Subject to the conversion limitations noted below, monthly payments of principal and interest must be made in shares of our common stock if (i) the average of the closing prices of our common stock as reported on our principal trading market for the five trading days immediately preceding the payment due date is greater than or equal to 110% of the then-applicable conversion price, and (ii) the amount of such conversion does not exceed 28% of the aggregate dollar trading volume of our common stock for the period of 22 trading days immediately preceding such date. Otherwise, we must pay Laurus an amount in cash equal to 101% of the principal and interest due.
With respect to the revolving note, we may borrow, pay down and re-borrow under the note until the maturity date. The maximum aggregate principal amount that may be borrowed under the revolving note and minimum borrowing note is the lesser of:
| · | 90% of our eligible trade accounts receivable less any reserves established by Laurus from time to time; and |
| · | $7,000,000 less any reserves established by Laurus. |
We may prepay the term note and minimum borrowing note at any time at an amount equal to 115% of the outstanding principal amount of the applicable note together with all accrued but unpaid interest and any other sums due Laurus.
Laurus has the option to convert all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount and/or accrued interest and fees under each note into shares of our common stock. With respect to the first $3,500,000 aggregate principal amount converted under the revolving note and minimum borrowing note, the conversion price is fixed at $0.19 per share. With respect to the remaining principal amount, the conversion price is fixed at $0.32 per share. The conversion price under the term note is fixed at $0.26 per share.
If the number of our outstanding shares of common stock is increased or decreased because of a stock split, stock dividend or combination of shares, then the fixed conversion price of each note will be adjusted by multiplying the conversion price by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares outstanding before the event and the denominator of which is the number of shares outstanding after the event. In addition, subject to certain
exceptions, if we issue to a person other than Laurus any shares of common stock at a price less than the conversion price of a note, or securities convertible into common stock at a price less than the conversion price, then the conversion price of that note will be adjusted by a formula intended to protect the holder of the note against the dilutive effect of such issuance.
None of the obligations under the notes may be converted into our common stock to the extent that conversion would result in Laurus having beneficial ownership in excess of 9.99% of our issued and outstanding common stock. This conversion limitation becomes null and void if we are in default under our obligations to Laurus or on 75 days’ prior notice by Laurus. Further, the obligations are not convertible into our common stock unless:
| · | either (i) an effective current registration statement covering the shares of common stock exists or (ii) an exemption from registration for resale of all of the common stock is available pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933; and |
| · | no event of default exists and is continuing. |
The Laurus financing arrangements have features that are subject to the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 05-4, The Effect of a Liquidated Damages Clause on a Freestanding Financial Instrument Subject to EITF Issue No. 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock (“EITF No. 05-4”). See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation - Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” for further discussion.
In connection with the Laurus financing, we paid Vertical Capital Partners, Inc. a finder’s fee for its role in introducing us to Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. as a financing source. The finder’s fee consisted of a cash payment of $200,000 and the September 2005 issuance to persons designated by Vertical Capital Partners of warrants to acquire up to 500,000 shares of our common stock for three years at a fixed exercise price of $0.34 per share. Vertical Capital Partners indicated that the persons it designated to receive the warrants, whom we believe to be employees of or otherwise affiliated with Vertical Capital Partners, were involved in its providing services as a finder in the financing transaction. If the number of our outstanding shares of common stock is increased because of a stock split, the exercise price of the warrants will be proportionately reduced, and if the number is decreased because of a stock combination, the exercise price will be proportionately increased. The issuance of the warrants was not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of that Act.
May 2006 Private Placement of Notes and Warrants
On May 31, 2006, our subsidiary, Magnetech Industrial Services of Alabama, LLC (“MIS Alabama”), entered into a $3.7 million credit facility with Laurus Master Fund, Ltd., our senior lender. The credit facility is comprised of a $2.1 million term note and a $1.6 million revolving note. As of May 31, 2006, MIS Alabama borrowed $2.1 million under the term note and $0.9 million under the revolving note. MIS Alabama used the net proceeds of the loans to acquire the assets of E.T. Smith Services of Alabama, Inc. on May 31, 2006. As of August 31, 2006, there were $2.1 million outstanding under the term note and $0.7 million outstanding under the revolving note.
The notes mature on May 31, 2009 and are secured by (1) a first priority lien on the assets of MIS Alabama, our assets and the assets of certain of our subsidiaries; (2) a mortgage on certain real property owned by MIS Alabama; and (3) the pledge of the equity interests in our subsidiaries. The obligations to Laurus also are guaranteed by us and certain of our subsidiaries. The term note bears interest at an annual rate of 1% over the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal, but not less than 8%. The revolving note bears interest at an annual rate of 1.5% over the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal, but not less than 8%. Interest is payable monthly, in arrears, under each of the notes beginning on July 1, 2006. The term note requires monthly principal payments of $70,000, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, beginning on December 1, 2006.
As part of the financing, MIS Alabama paid Laurus a cash fee of $133,200. In addition, for no additional consideration, we issued to Laurus warrants to purchase 375,000 shares of our common stock at a fixed exercise price of $0.01 per share, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments described below. These warrants are exercisable for a seven-year period.
We did not register the issuance of the notes and warrants to Laurus under the Securities Act of 1933, in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of that Act. We agreed to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission for resale the shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. These shares are included in the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
If the number of our outstanding shares of common stock is increased or decreased because of a stock split, stock dividend or combination of shares, then the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted by multiplying the exercise price by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares outstanding before the event and the denominator of which is the number of shares outstanding after the event. If the exercise price of the warrants is adjusted, then the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants will be simultaneously adjusted by multiplying the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants by a fraction, the numerator of which is the exercise price in effect prior to the adjustment and the denominator of which is the exercise price in effect after the adjustment.
If MIS Alabama defaults under its obligations to Laurus, then the interest on the outstanding principal balance of each note will increase at a rate of 1% per month until the default is cured or waived. In addition, Laurus can require a default payment equal to 112% of the outstanding principal, interest and fees due to Laurus. Other remedies available to Laurus upon an event of default include the right to accelerate the maturity of all obligations, the right to foreclose on the assets securing the obligations, all rights of a secured creditor under applicable law, and other rights set forth in the loan documents with Laurus.
The events of default under the notes include the following: MIS Alabama fails to pay amounts within five days after the applicable due date; MIS Alabama materially breaches its loan agreement with Laurus and the breach continues unremedied for 30 days; MIS Alabama materially breaches any other agreement with Laurus and the breach continues unremedied beyond any applicable grace period; MIS Alabama materially breaches any representation, warranty or other statement made to Laurus in connection with the loans; an event of default occurs under any note or any other agreement with Laurus; MIS Alabama fails to pay any uncontested taxes when due; MIS Alabama defaults on indebtedness owed to others and the indebtedness is accelerated; any attachment, levy or judgment in excess of $100,000 is made against MIS Alabama’s assets and is not vacated, stayed or bonded within 30 days; any lien on assets granted to Laurus ceases to be a valid, perfected first-priority lien; MIS Alabama challenges the validity of or its liability under any agreement with Laurus; certain events relating to bankruptcy occur; MIS Alabama admits it is not able to pay its debts as they come; MIS Alabama ceases operations; MIS Alabama transfers any assets in violation of its loan agreement with Laurus; MIS Alabama experiences a change of control; any indictment or threatened indictment of MIS Alabama or any of its executive officers; commencement or threatened commencement of any proceeding against MIS Alabama involving forfeiture of any of its property; and trading in our common stock is suspended (other than a suspension of all trading on the market or exchange) for five consecutive days or five days within a 10-day period and trading does not resume on the same or different market within 60 days.
MIS Alabama may prepay the term note at any time without penalty. With respect to the revolving note, MIS Alabama may borrow, pay down and re-borrow under the note until the maturity date. The maximum aggregate principal amount that may be borrowed under the revolving note is the lesser of:
| • | 90% of MIS Alabama’s eligible trade accounts receivable less any reserves established by Laurus from time to time; and |
| • | $1.3 million, less any reserves established by Laurus. |
Laurus has exercised its discretion under the loan documents to advance to MIS Alabama up to an additional $300,000 beyond what is available under the revolving note because of the foregoing borrowing limitations. Amounts borrowed as an over-advance accrue interest at an annual rate of 2.5% over the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal, but not less than 8%, and are due and payable on June 1, 2009. The maximum amount of the over-advance is $300,000, which decreases $10,000 per month beginning December 1, 2006. At August 31, 2006, MIS Alabama had not borrowed any amount as an over-advance.
Registration Rights
We have agreed with Laurus to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission the resale of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the 375,000 warrants issued to Laurus in the May 2006 financing described above. To comply with this registration obligation, we filed the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
In connection with each of the other financing transactions described above, we agreed to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission the resale of the common stock issued to the investors and the resale of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible debentures and notes and upon exercise of the warrants described above, except for shares issuable upon conversion of the revolving note issued to Laurus. To comply with these registration obligations, we filed a registration statement on October 31, 2005. The Securities and Exchange Commission declared the registration statement effective on May 12, 2006.
Our registration rights agreements with the investors in the private placement of preferred stock by our subsidiary Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc., and in our private placement of common stock, described above, required us to file a registration statement by September 2004 covering the shares of common stock issued to the investors in those transactions and issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued to the investors. Our registration rights agreements with the investors in the private placement of our convertible debentures and warrants described above required us to file a registration statement by April 30, 2005 covering the shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of the debentures and exercise of the warrants issued to the investors in that transaction. If we failed to file the registration statements by these deadlines, the respective registration rights agreements obligated us to pay the applicable investors liquidated damages in the amount of 1% of the total issued shares of our common stock for each 30-day period that the applicable registration statement had not been filed. These agreements further provided, however, that we would not be required to pay these liquidated damages if we provided the investors with a certificate stating that, in the good faith judgment of our board of directors, it would be seriously detrimental to us and our shareholders for such registration statements to be filed owing to a material pending transaction or other issue. In September 2004 and September 2005, we provided such certificates to the applicable investors and agreed to file the registration statement as soon as reasonably practicable. On October 31, 2005, we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement that included the shares issued and issuable to these investors. The Securities and Exchange Commission declared the registration statement effective on May 12, 2006. Consequently, we believe that we are not liable for any liquidated damages under the applicable provisions of the registration rights agreements entered into with the investors in the respective offerings, and we received confirmation to that effect on behalf of investors in our private placement of convertible debentures and warrants. If any of the investors successfully asserted a claim for such liquidated damages, and we were required to issue additional shares of our common stock to them, the percentage ownership of each shareholder in the company would be diluted, and the degree of dilution could be significant.
Under our registration rights agreements with Laurus Master Fund, Ltd., if our common stock is not traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, Nasdaq or a national exchange for three consecutive trading days and trading does not resume within 30 days, then, subject to certain exceptions, for each day that any of those events is occurring, we are required to pay Laurus an amount in cash equal to 1/30th of the product of the outstanding principal amount owed to Laurus, multiplied by 0.01 (or approximately 1% per month).
MARKET FOR OUR COMMON STOCK AND
RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
Our common stock became eligible to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board on August 1, 2006 under the symbol MCGL. While trading is our stock has occurred, an established public trading market has not yet developed. The high and low bid prices of our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board since August 1, 2006 were $0.65 and $0.30, respectively. In addition, the bid and ask prices of our common stock on October 5, 2006 were $0.25 and $0.30, respectively.
As of September 15, 2006, there were approximately 86 holders of record of our common stock. In addition, as of that date we had outstanding:
| · | warrants to acquire up to 14,369,213 shares of our common stock at fixed exercise prices ranging from $0.0001 to $0.34 per share; |
| · | senior secured notes convertible into 33,717,995 shares of our common stock based on aggregate indebtedness of $7,924,913 then outstanding and fixed conversion prices ranging from $0.19 to $0.32 per share; |
| · | subordinated debentures convertible into 11,821,108 shares of our common stock based on aggregate indebtedness of $4,025,000 then outstanding and a fixed conversion price of $0.3404926 per share; |
| · | a subordinated note convertible into 30,000,000 shares of our common stock based on aggregate indebtedness of $3,000,000 then outstanding and a fixed conversion price of $0.10 per share; and |
| · | options issued under our 2005 Stock Option Plan to acquire 1,260,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share. |
The number of shares issuable upon exercise of the foregoing warrants and conversion of the foregoing debentures and notes, as well as the respective fixed exercise and conversion prices, are subject to adjustment as provided in the applicable securities and related agreements. See “Prior Financing Transactions” in this prospectus.
We have not declared or paid any dividends on our common stock since our organization. We do not intend to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future, and we are precluded from paying any dividends on our common stock under our financing agreements. See “Prior Financing Transactions” in this prospectus.
The following table sets forth our capitalization as of July 2, 2006. This table should be read together with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” and our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus (amounts presented in thousands).
| | As of July 2, 2006 | |
Long-term notes and loans payable | | $ | 9,752 | |
Stockholders’ equity: | | | | |
Preferred stock, no par value - 20,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares outstanding | | | - | |
Common stock, no par value - 300,000,000 shares authorized, 106,305,916 shares issued and outstanding | | $ | 7,660 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | $ | 8,842 | |
Deferred compensation | | $ | (47 | ) |
Accumulated deficit | | $ | (13,344 | ) |
Total Stockholders’ equity | | $ | 3,111 | |
Total capitalization | | $ | 12,863 | |
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
You should read the following selected consolidated financial data in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.
The consolidated statement of operations data set forth below for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, 2003, and 2002 and the consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 are derived from, and are qualified by reference to, our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The consolidated statement of operations data for the year ended December 31, 2001 are derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements which do not appear in this prospectus. The consolidated statement of operations data for the year ended December 31, 2001 and for the period from inception to December 31, 2000 were derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements which do not appear in this prospectus. The consolidated statement of operations data for the six months ended July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005 were derived from, and qualified by reference to, our unaudited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The unaudited consolidated financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments that we consider necessary for a fair statement of our consolidated financial position and results of operations. The results of operations for the six months ended July 2, 2006 are not indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, or any other future period. Amounts below are presented in thousands, except per share amounts.
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| | July 2, | | June 26, | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2006 (1) | | 2005 (1) | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | 2001 | |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA: | | (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | (unaudited) | |
Revenues: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Product sales | | $ | 9,931 | | $ | 6,625 | | $ | 14,587 | | $ | 6,763 | | $ | 3,235 | | $ | 881 | | $ | 741 | |
Service revenues | | | 17,806 | | | 13,528 | | | 31,709 | | | 22,134 | | | 12,260 | | | 10,911 | | | 2,530 | |
Total revenues | | $ | 27,737 | | $ | 20,153 | | $ | 46,296 | | $ | 28,897 | | $ | 15,495 | | $ | 11,792 | | $ | 3,271 | |
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Cost of revenues: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Product sales | | $ | 7,581 | | $ | 5,117 | | $ | 11,131 | | $ | 4,769 | | $ | 1,248 | | $ | 1,044 | | $ | 489 | |
Service revenues | | | 14,405 | | | 11,214 | | | 26,009 | | | 17,931 | | | 10,735 | | | 8,915 | | | 2,287 | |
Total cost of revenues | | $ | 21,986 | | $ | 16,331 | | $ | 37,140 | | $ | 22,700 | | $ | 11,983 | | $ | 9,959 | | $ | 2,776 | |
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Gross profit (loss) | | $ | 5,751 | | $ | 3,822 | | $ | 9,156 | | $ | 6,197 | | $ | 3,512 | | $ | 1,833 | | $ | 495 | |
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Selling expenses | | $ | 1,584 | | $ | 1,181 | | $ | 2,866 | | $ | 1,959 | | $ | 1,457 | | $ | 1,285 | | $ | 539 | |
General and administrative expenses | | $ | 3,511 | | $ | 2,822 | | $ | 6,806 | | $ | 4,256 | | $ | 3,003 | | $ | 1,794 | | $ | 1,180 | |
Total selling, general and administrative expense | | $ | 5,095 | | $ | 4,003 | | $ | 9,672 | | $ | 6,215 | | $ | 4,460 | | $ | 3,079 | | $ | 1,719 | |
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Operating income (loss) | | $ | 656 | | $ | (181 | ) | $ | (516 | ) | $ | (18 | ) | $ | (948 | ) | $ | (1,246 | ) | $ | (1,224 | ) |
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Interest expense | | $ | (1,738 | ) | $ | (542 | ) | $ | (6,711 | ) | $ | (183 | ) | $ | (189 | ) | $ | (117 | ) | $ | (27 | ) |
Loss on warrant liability | | $ | (826 | ) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
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Other income | | | - | | | - | | | 31 | | | 12 | | | - | | | 125 | | | 58 | |
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Net loss | | $ | (1,908 | ) | $ | (723 | ) | $ | (7,196 | ) | $ | (189 | ) | $ | (1,137 | ) | $ | (1,238 | ) | $ | (1,193 | ) |
Net loss per share | | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) |
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Shares used to compute loss per share (2) | | | 105,367,295 | | | 97,019,498 | | | 99,417,698 | | | 84,017,315 | | | 79,450,000 | | | 79,450,000 | | | 79,450,000 | |
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(1) Each of our first three fiscal quarters ends on the Sunday closest to the end of the calendar quarter. Our fiscal year ends on December 31.
(2) See note A to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for a description of the computation of the number of shares and net loss per share.
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
| | As of July 2, | | As of December 31, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | 2001 | |
| | (unaudited) | | | | (unaudited) | |
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Working capital | | $ | 4,303 | | $ | 6,053 | | $ | 3,257 | | $ | 1,475 | | $ | 1,450 | | $ | 556 | |
Total Assets | | | 30,005 | | | 25,721 | | | 12,533 | | | 8,036 | | | 5,934 | | | 2,950 | |
Long-term debt | | | 9,752 | | | 8,603 | | | 3,000 | | | 3,200 | | | 3,507 | | | 650 | |
Accumulated deficit | | | (13,344 | ) | | (11,436 | ) | | (4,240 | ) | | (4,051 | ) | | (2,914 | ) | | (1,676 | ) |
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit) | | $ | 3,111 | | $ | 5,006 | | $ | 2,690 | | $ | 203 | | $ | (464 | ) | $ | 686 | |
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion contains forward looking-statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ substantially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. The following discussion should be read with our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.
Overview
We operate in three business segments: industrial services; electrical contracting services; and diesel engine components. We provide industrial services through our subsidiary Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc., and electrical services through our subsidiary Martell Electric, LLC. In March 2005, we acquired certain assets related to the diesel engine operations of Hatch & Kirk, Inc. located in Hagerstown, Maryland and Weston, West Virginia. This created our third business segment, which we operate through our subsidiary HK Engine Components, LLC.
We manage these three segments separately because they offer different products and services, and each segment requires different technology and marketing strategies. Corporate administrative and support services for the company are not allocated to the segments.
The industrial services segment is primarily engaged in providing maintenance and repair services to industry, including repairing and manufacturing industrial electric motors and lifting magnets, and providing engineering and repair services for electrical power distribution systems within industrial plants and commercial facilities. The electrical contracting segment provides a wide range of electrical contracting services, mainly to industrial, commercial and institutional customers. The diesel engine components segment manufactures, remanufactures, repairs and engineers power assemblies, engine parts and other components related to large diesel engines for the rail, utilities, maritime and offshore drilling industries.
Recent Developments
In May 2006, we acquired substantially all of the assets of E. T. Smith Services of Alabama Inc. (“Smith Alabama”). Smith Alabama provided electric motor repair, preventative maintenance and refurbishment for industrial companies such as utilities and manufacturers. The operating results of this business will be included with the industrial services segment.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
Use of estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates are required in accounting for inventory costing, asset valuations, costs to complete and depreciation. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue recognition. Revenue in our industrial services and diesel engine components segments consists primarily of product sales and service of industrial magnets, electric motors and diesel power assemblies. Product sales revenue is recognized when products are shipped and both title and risk of loss transfer to the customer. Service revenue is recognized when all work is completed and the customer’s property is returned. For services to a customer’s property provided at our site, property is considered returned when the customer’s property is shipped back to the customer and risk of loss transfers to the customer. For services to a customer’s property provided at the
customer’s site, property is considered returned upon completion of work. We provide for an estimate of doubtful accounts based on historical experience. Our revenue recognition policies are in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletins No. 101 and No. 104.
Revenues from Martell Electric, LLC’s electrical contracting business are recognized on the percentage-of-completion method, measured by the percentage of costs incurred to date to estimated total costs to complete for each contract. Costs incurred on electrical contracts in excess of customer billings are recorded as part of other current assets. Amounts billed to customers in excess of costs incurred on electrical contracts are recorded as part of other current liabilities.
Interim Financial Data. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements as of and for the six months ended July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005, included elsewhere in this prospectus, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim information. Accordingly, they do not contain all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. However, in the opinion of our management, all adjustments, consisting of normal, recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair statement have been included. The results for the six months ended July 2, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2006.
Segment information. We report segment information in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise.
Inventory. We value inventory at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined by the first-in, first-out method. We periodically review our inventories and make adjustments as necessary for estimated obsolescence and slow-moving goods. The amount of any markdown is equal to the difference between cost of inventory and the estimated market value based upon assumptions about future demands, selling prices and market conditions.
Property, plant and equipment. Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed over the estimated useful lives of the related assets using the straight-line method. Useful lives of property, plant and equipment are as follows:
| Buildings | | 30 years | |
| Leasehold improvements | | Shorter of lease term or useful life | |
| Machinery and equipment | | 5 to 10 years | |
| Vehicles | | 3 to 5 years | |
| Office and computer equipment | | 3 to 10 years | |
Long-lived assets. We assess long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that an asset’s carrying amount may not be recoverable.
Debt issue costs. We capitalize and amortize costs incurred to secure senior debt financing over the term of the senior debt financing, which is three years. We also capitalize and amortize costs incurred to secure subordinated debenture financing over the term of the subordinated debentures, which is two years. In April 2006, the debenture holders agreed to extend the maturity from February 28, 2007 to February 28, 2008. Beginning in April 2006, the unamortized costs related to the debenture financing are amortized through the extended maturity date.
Warranty costs. We warrant workmanship after the sale of our products. We record an accrual for warranty costs based upon the historical level of warranty claims and our management’s estimates of future costs.
Income taxes. We account for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes.
Stock based compensation. Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS No. 123R using the Modified Prospective Approach. SFAS No. 123R revises SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation and supersedes Accounting Principles Opinion (“APB”) No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. SFAS No. 123R requires the cost of all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based upon their fair values at grant date, or the date of later modification, over the requisite service period. In addition, SFAS No. 123R requires unrecognized cost (based on the amounts
previously disclosed in our pro forma footnote disclosure) related to options vesting after the initial adoption to be recognized in the financial statements over the remaining requisite service period.
Under the Modified Prospective Approach, the amount of compensation cost recognized includes (a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123, and (b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123R. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, we accounted for our stock-based compensation plans under the recognition and measurement provisions of APB No. 25.
As a result of adopting SFAS No. 123R on January 1, 2006, we recorded compensation cost of $2,000 for the six months ended July 2, 2006, based on the grant date fair value of the award of 500,000 shares at $0.25 per share. The total cost of the grant in the amount of $18,000 will be recognized over the four year period during which the employees are required to provide services in exchange for the award -- the requisite service period (usually the vesting period).
New Accounting Standards. In November 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 151, Inventory Costs - an amendment of ARB No. 43. SFAS 151 was one of a number of projects by the FASB to converge United States accounting standards to International Accounting Standards. SFAS 151 requires abnormal amounts of idle facility expenses, freight, handling costs and spoilage to be recognized as current period charges. In addition, we are required to allocate fixed manufacturing overhead costs to the costs of conversion based on the normal capacity of the manufacturing facilities. SFAS 151 will be effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. We adopted SFAS No. 151 on January 1, 2006. Adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as our existing inventory and conversion cost methodologies are generally consistent with that required by the new standard.
In June 2005, the Emerging Issues Task Force released EITF Issue No. 05-4, The Effect of a Liquidated Damages Clause on a Freestanding Financial Instrument Subject to EITF Issue No. 00-19, .Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock (“EITF No. 05-4”). EITF 05-4 addresses financial instruments, such as convertible notes and stock purchase warrants, which are accounted for under EITF 00-19 that may be issued at the same time and in contemplation of a registration rights agreement that includes a liquidated damages clause. EITF 05-4 specifically provides guidance to issuers as to how to account for registration rights agreements that require an issuer to use its "best efforts" to file a registration statement for the resale of equity instruments and have it declared effective by the end of a specified grace period and, if applicable, maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement for a period of time or pay a liquidated damage penalty to the investor. The consensus for EITF No. 05-4 has not been finalized.
Under our registration rights agreement with Laurus, if our common stock is not traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, Nasdaq or a national exchange for three consecutive trading days and trading does not resume within 30 days, then, subject to certain exceptions, for each day that any of those events is occurring, we are required to pay Laurus an amount in cash equal to 1/30th of the product of the outstanding principal amount owed to Laurus, multiplied by 0.01 (or approximately 1% per month). In addition, the embedded conversion rights under our senior secured facility with Laurus may be considered non-conventional under the guidance of paragraph 4 of EITF No. 00-19 because, subject to certain exceptions, the conversion price of the notes issued to Laurus may be adjusted. As a result, warrants, issued in conjunction with the Laurus financing, were accounted for under the EITF Issue No. 00-19 Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Index to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock and View A of EITF No. 05-4, The Effect of a Liquidated Damages Clause on a Freestanding Financial Instrument Subject to EITF Issue No. 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock. Due to certain factors and the liquidated damage provision in the Registration Rights Agreements, the Company determined that the warrants are derivative liabilities.
Results of Operations
Six Months Ended July 2, 2006 Compared to Six Months Ended June 26, 2005
Revenues. Total revenues increased by $7.6 million or 38% to $27.7 million in 2006 from $20.1 million in 2005. The increase in revenues resulted from increases in industrial services segment revenue of $3.0 million or 21%, electrical contracting segment revenues of $1.6 million or 42%, and diesel engine components segment of $3.0 or 135%.
The increase in industrial services segment revenue resulted from an increase in product sales during 2006 to $4.8 million, which was $.3 million or 8% higher than product sales of $4.5 million during 2005, and an increase in service revenue during 2006 to $12.4 million, which was $2.7 million or 28% higher than service revenue of $9.7 during 2005. The increase in product sales of $.3 million resulted primarily from increased sales of new magnets. The increase in service revenues of $2.7 million resulted from increases of all services, including motor and magnet repairs of $1.5 million and $.7 million, respectively, and other industrial services.
The increase in electrical contracting segment revenues during 2006 of $1.6 million resulted primarily from continued market penetration facilitated by increasing name recognition, geographic expansion and a strong local construction market.
The increase in diesel engine component segment revenues resulted primarily from having six months sales in 2006 compared to only four months sales in 2005 and increased market penetration.
To continue to grow our business segments at historical rates, we believe we must continue to make strategic business acquisitions. We make no assurance, however, that we will be able to identify, acquire and successfully integrate additional companies to achieve such growth. Revenues from our industrial services segment should increase to reflect the acquisition of Smith Alabama. We expect our rates of revenue growth from existing operations in our electrical contracting segment to slow relative to historical rates in 2006 and thereafter in light of our current market penetration and geographic markets. Revenues from our diesel engine components segment should increase in 2006 to reflect a full year of sales.
Cost of Revenues. Total cost of revenues in 2006 was $22.0 million or 79% of total revenues compared to $16.3 million or 81% of total revenues in 2005. The increase of $5.7 million in cost of revenues was due primarily to the overall increase in our total revenue. The decrease in cost of revenues as a percentage of total revenue from 2005 to 2006 of 2% was due to an increase in capacity utilization in the diesel engine components segment and improved operating performance in the industrial services and electrical contracting segments.
Gross Profit. Total gross profit in 2006 was $5.7 million or 21% of total revenues compared to $3.8 million or 19% of total revenues in 2005. The increase of $1.9 million was due to increased revenues. Gross profit as a percentage of total revenue is expected to increase as diesel engine component segment revenues increase and capacity utilization increases. However, gross profit, as a percentage of revenue, could increase or decrease if the sales mix between segments changes.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $1.1 million or 27% to $5.1 million in 2006 from $4.0 million in 2005. Selling expenses increased 33% to $1.6 million in 2006 from $1.2 million in 2005 primarily due to higher commissions on increased sales and higher travel and entertainment expenses required to support the growth in total revenues. General and administrative expenses increased 25% to $3.5 million in 2006 from $2.8 million in 2005, primarily due to higher salaries and benefits to support the growing business, offset in part by lower travel expenses. Professional fees also increased due to costs associated with becoming a public company under federal securities laws.
Loss on Warrant Liability. In accordance with EITF 00-19 and EITF 05-4, we incurred a loss on warrant liability of $826 in 2006, related to the issuance of warrants as part of the Laurus financings in August 2005 and May 2006.
Interest Expense and Other Income. Interest expense increased in 2006 to $1.7 million from $.5 million in 2005. Interest on principal debt increased to $.6 million from $.2 million due to higher outstanding balances and interest rates. Interest related to the amortization of debt issue costs and debt discount costs on debentures and senior revolving debt increased to $1.1 million in 2006 from $.3 in 2005.
Provision for Income Taxes. We have experienced net operating losses in each year since we commenced operations. We are uncertain as to whether we will be able to utilize these tax losses before they expire. Accordingly, we have provided a valuation allowance for the income tax benefits associated with these net future tax assets which primarily relates to cumulative net operating losses, until such time profitability is reasonably assured and it becomes more likely than not that we will be able to utilize such tax benefits.
Net Loss. Net loss was $1.9 million and $.7 million in 2006 and 2005, respectively. The increase in the net loss was due primarily to the loss on warrant liability and higher interest expense offset in part by higher operating income resulting from higher sales.
Year Ended December 31, 2005 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2004
Revenues. Total revenues increased by $17.4 million or 60% to $46.3 million in 2005 from $28.9 million in 2004. The increase in revenues resulted from increases in industrial services segment revenue of $4.3 million or 17% and electrical contracting segment revenues of $6.8 million or 194%. The remainder of the increase in revenues resulted from the diesel engine components segment of $6.3 million, acquired in March 2005.
The increase in industrial services segment revenue resulted from an increase in product sales during 2005 to $8.3 million, which was $1.5 million or 22% higher than product sales of $6.8 million during 2004, and to an increase in service revenue during 2005 to $21.4 million, which was $2.8 million or 15% higher than service revenue of $18.6 during 2004. The increase in product sales of $1.5 million resulted primarily from increased sales of magnets of $1.3 million. The increase in service revenues of $2.8 million resulted primarily from increased motor repairs of $2.5 million.
The increase in electrical contracting segment revenues during 2005 resulted primarily from market penetration facilitated by increasing name recognition and a strong local construction market.
To continue to grow our business segments at historical rates, we believe we must continue to make strategic business acquisitions. We make no assurance, however, that we will be able to identify, acquire and successfully integrate additional companies to achieve such growth. We expect our rates of revenue growth from existing operations in our electrical contracting segment to slow relative to historical rates in 2006 and thereafter in light of our current market penetration and geographic markets. Revenues from our diesel engine components segment should increase in 2006 to reflect a full year of sales.
Cost of Revenues. Total cost of revenues in 2005 was $37.1 million or 80% of total revenues compared to $22.7 million or 79% of total revenues in 2004. The increase of $14.4 million in cost of revenues was due primarily to the overall increase in our total revenue. The increase in cost of revenues as a percentage of total revenue from 2004 to 2005 of 1% was due to the increased percentage of electrical contracting revenues to total revenues to 22% in 2005 from 12% in 2004. Cost of electrical contracting revenues as a percentage of revenues is higher than cost of industrial services revenues as a percentage of revenue.
Gross Profit. Total gross profit in 2005 was $9.2 million or 20% of total revenues compared to $6.2 million or 21% of total revenues in 2004. The increase of $3 million was due to increased revenues. The decrease in gross profit as a percentage of total revenues was due to the increase in electrical contracting sales. Gross profit as a percentage of total revenue is expected to increase as diesel engine component segment revenues increase and capacity utilization increases. However, gross profit, as a percentage of revenue, could increase or decrease if the sales mix between segments changes.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $9.7 million in 2005 from $6.2 million in 2004. Selling expenses increased 45% to $2.9 million in 2005 from $2.0 million in 2004 primarily due to higher salaries, benefits, commissions and travel and entertainment required to
support the growth in total revenues. Selling expenses were 6% and 7% of total revenues in 2005 and 2004, respectively. General and administrative expenses increased 58% to $6.8 million in 2005 from $4.3 million in 2004, primarily due to higher salaries, benefits, travel and bad debt expenses. Professional fees also increased due to costs associated with becoming a public company under federal securities laws. General and administrative expenses were 15% of total revenues for 2005 and 2004, respectively. While general and administrative expenses may decline as a percentage of total revenues if we continue to increase sales from internal growth and acquisitions, general and administrative expenses should continue to increase with such sales growth. Further, general and administrative expenses should increase due to costs associated with being a public company under federal securities laws. We expect to be able to pay for these increased expenses with proceeds from our senior credit facility and improving our operating results by reducing inventory and increasing the rate at which we collect our accounts receivable.
Interest Expense and Other Income. Interest expense increased in 2005 to $6.7 million from $183,000 in 2004. Interest on principal debt increased to $705,000 from $183,000 due to higher outstanding balances and interest rates. The balance of interest expense included interest related to the issuance of a conversion option of $4.5 million, amortization of debt issue costs of $1.0 million and debt discount costs on debentures and senior revolving debt of $0.5 million. Debt issue costs and debt discount will also continue to be amortized at or above current levels of expense.
Provision for Income Taxes. We have experienced net operating losses in each year since we commenced operations. We are uncertain as to whether we will be able to utilize these tax losses before they expire. Accordingly, we have provided a valuation allowance for the income tax benefits associated with these net future tax assets which primarily relates to cumulative net operating losses, until such time profitability is reasonably assured and it becomes more likely than not that we will be able to utilize such tax benefits.
Net Loss. Net loss was $7.2 million and $189,000 in 2005 and 2004, respectively. The increase in the net loss was due primarily to slightly lower gross profit as a percent of sales, higher professional fees associated with becoming a public company under federal securities laws, and higher interest expense.
Year Ended December 31, 2004 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2003
Revenues. Total revenues increased by $13.4 million or 86% to $28.9 million in 2004 from $15.5 million in 2003. The increase in revenues resulted primarily from an increase in industrial services segment revenue of $10.1 million or 66%, and electrical contracting segment revenues of $3.4 million or 1,596%.
The increase in industrial services segment revenue resulted from an increase in product sales during 2004 to $6.8 million, which was $3.5 million or 109% higher than product sales of $3.2 million during 2003, and to an increase in service revenue during 2004 to $18.6 million, which was $6.5 million or 54% higher than service revenue of $12.1 million during 2003. The increase in product sales of $3.5 million resulted primarily from increased sales of magnets of $2.6 million and motors of $0.8 million. The increase in service revenues of $6.5 million resulted primarily from increased railroad repairs of $1.4 million, magnet repairs of $2.7 million and other services of $2.3 million, including testing and maintenance, engineering services and circuit breaker repairs.
Our management believes that the increase in electrical contractor segment revenues during 2004 resulted primarily from sales and marketing efforts undertaken following the commencement of our operations in this segment during 2001.
Cost of Revenues. Total cost of revenues in 2004 was $22.7 million or 79% of total revenues compared to $12.0 million or 77% of total revenues in 2003. The increase of $10.7 million in cost of revenues was due primarily to the overall increase in our total revenue. The increase in cost of revenues as a percentage of total revenue from 2003 to 2004 was due to the increased percentage of electrical contracting revenues to total revenues to 12% in 2004 from 1% in 2003. Cost of electrical contracting revenues as a percentage of revenues is higher than cost of industrial services revenues as a percentage of revenue.
Gross Profit. Total gross profit in 2004 was $6.2 million or 21% of total revenues compared to $3.5 million or 23% of total revenues in 2003. The increase of $2.7 million was due to increased revenues. The decrease in gross profit as a percentage of total revenues was due to the increase in electrical contracting sales.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $6.2 million in 2004 from $4.5 million in 2003. Selling expenses increased 34% to $2.0 million in 2004 from $1.5 million in 2003 primarily due to higher salaries, benefits and commissions required to support the growth in total revenues. General and administrative expenses increased 42% to $4.3 million in 2004 from $3.0 million in 2003 primarily due to higher salaries, benefits, travel, professional fees and bad debt expenses.
Interest Expense and Other Income. Interest expense declined in 2004 to $183,000 from $189,000 in 2003 resulting from lower average outstanding balances offset in part by slightly higher interest rates in 2004 compared to 2003.
Provision for Income Taxes. We have experienced net operating losses in each year since we commenced operations. We are uncertain as to whether we will be able to utilize these tax losses before they expire. Accordingly, we have provided a valuation allowance for the income tax benefits associated with these net future tax assets which primarily relates to cumulative net operating losses, until such time profitability is reasonably assured and it becomes more likely than not that we will be able to utilize such tax benefits.
Net Loss. Net loss was $189,000 and $1,137,000 in 2004 and 2003, respectively. The reduction in net loss from 2003 to 2004 was due to higher sales.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At July 2, 2006 we had $1.1 million of cash and approximately $4.3 million of working capital. Working capital decreased $1.7 million from approximately $6.0 million at December 31, 2005. Our total debt to equity ratio increased from approximately 4.1:1 to 8.6:1 from December 31, 2005 to July 2, 2006 due to increases in short term borrowings under the revolving note and the net loss incurred during the quarter ended July 2, 2006.
We have incurred operating losses since we began operations in 2000. The operating losses were due to start up costs, including start up costs associated with acquisitions, underutilized operating capacity and costs incurred to build a corporate infrastructure sufficient to support increasing sales from existing operations and acquisitions for the foreseeable future. We funded these accumulated operating losses, increases in working capital, contractual obligations, acquisitions and capital expenditures with investments and advances from our majority stockholder ($7.2 million), a private debt offering ($4.0 million), private equity offerings ($2.7 million), trade credit and bank loans.
Our net loss for the six months ended July 2, 2006 of $1.9 million included non-cash expenditures of depreciation and amortization of $.4 million, loss on warrant liability of $.8 million and amortization related to debt issue and debt discount costs of $1.1 million.
Net Cash provided by operating activities was $.8 million for the six months ended July 2, 2006, and net cash used in operating activities was $3.9 million for the six months ended June 26, 2005. For the six months ended July 2, 2006, net cash provided by operations resulted in part from increases in accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $.6 million and decreases in inventories of $.2 million offset in part by increases in accounts receivable of $0.4 million. Accounts receivable increased due to higher sales. Inventory declined, despite higher sales, as a result of improved inventory turnover. For the six months ended June 26, 2005, net cash used in operating activities was due primarily to increases in accounts receivable and inventories of $2.7 million and $1.2 million, respectively, due primarily to the increase in sales and slower collections of accounts receivable. Accounts receivable and inventory may increase if sales increase. Several of our trade accounts payable have extended beyond the terms allowed by the applicable vendors. As a result, certain vendors have placed us on credit hold or cash in advance which has resulted in delays in receipt of necessary materials and parts. Disruptions of this nature have resulted in delayed shipments to our customers and may continue to result in such delays in the future. We do not believe that these delays have resulted in the loss of any material amount of sales orders, although future delays might have an adverse affect on our business. We expect this condition to continue for the immediate future.
During the six months ended July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005, net cash outflows from investing activities were $3.2 million and $2.9 million, respectively. In 2006 we acquired certain assets from E.T. Smith Services, Inc. for $3.0 million and we also acquired machinery and equipment of $.2 million. In 2005, we acquired certain assets from Hatch & Kirk, Inc. for $2.5 million. We also acquired machinery and equipment of $.4 million.
We generated $3.4 million from financing activities during the six months ended July 2, 2006 primarily from the Laurus financing of $3.4 million for the acquisition in May 2006. We generated approximately $6.8 million from financing activities during the six months ended June 26, 2005 primarily from the issuance of convertible, subordinated debentures of approximately $4 million and increased short term borrowings from bank of $2.6 million.
We are undertaking various activities to improve our future cash flows. These activities include efforts to collect accounts receivable at a faster rate and to decrease inventory levels by improving controls over purchasing and more aggressive selling efforts. In that regard, we do not expect our accounts receivable to become more difficult or unlikely to collect, and we feel our inventory levels are consistent with anticipated future sales and not excessive.
From March through May of 2005, we issued $4.0 million aggregate principal amount of subordinated convertible debentures. The debentures originally were scheduled to mature on February 28, 2007; however, in April 2006, the debenture holders agreed to extend the maturity date to February 28, 2008. The debentures bear interest at a fixed annual rate of 6%, payable in cash upon redemption or at maturity if the holders do not elect to convert their debentures. Each debenture holder has the option to convert principal and accrued interest under the debentures into shares of our common stock at a fixed conversion price of $0.3404926 per share, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments. As of July 2, 2006, no debenture holder has elected to convert principal and accrued interest. To the extent that any debenture holder elects to convert principal and accrued interest into common stock, our obligation to repay the principal and accrued interest at maturity decreases accordingly. If no debenture holder elects to convert before maturity, we will be obligated to make principal and accrued interest payments totaling approximately $4.7 million on February 28, 2008. We are uncertain whether we will generate sufficient funds from operations to make that entire payment. If not, then absent exercise of the debenture holders’ conversion rights, we will have to refinance this indebtedness at its maturity or otherwise raise additional capital through debt or equity financing to pay off the indebtedness. There is no assurance that we will successfully refinance the indebtedness or secure such other financing on terms acceptable to us, or at all. If we are not successful, we would default under the debentures.
If we default under the debentures, all unpaid amounts will accrue interest at a rate of 15% per year from the date of default until paid. Other remedies available to the debenture holders upon an event of default, which remedies are subject and subordinate in right to the rights of Laurus as our senior secured lender, include the right to accelerate the maturity of all obligations, the right to foreclose on our assets securing the obligations, all rights of a secured creditor under applicable law, and other rights set forth in the debenture documents. The events of default under the debenture documents include failure to pay principal and interest when due, breach of any covenant under the debenture documents that continues unremedied for 10 days, certain events relating to bankruptcy, default under other indebtedness in a principal amount exceeding $200,000, a judgment in excess of $50,000 is levied against our assets, and other events described in the debenture documents.
In August 2005, we entered into a $10.0 million credit facility with Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. At July 2, 2006, we had borrowed an aggregate of $7.9 million under the facility: $2.6 million under a term note, $4.0 million under a minimum borrowing note and $1.3 million under a revolving note.
The notes bear interest at an annual rate of 1% over the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal. Interest is payable monthly, in arrears, beginning on September 1, 2005. The notes mature on August 24, 2008, are convertible into our common stock, and are secured by a first priority lien in our assets and our pledge of the equity interests in our subsidiaries. The obligations to Laurus also are guaranteed by certain subsidiaries.
The term note issued to Laurus requires monthly principal payments of $100,000, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, beginning on March 1, 2006. Subject to the conversion limitations noted below, monthly
payments of principal and interest under the term note must be made in shares of our common stock if (i) the average of the closing prices of our common stock as reported on our principal trading market for the five trading days immediately preceding the payment due date is greater than or equal to 110% of the then-applicable conversion price, and (ii) the amount of such conversion does not exceed 28% of the aggregate dollar trading volume of our common stock for the period of 22 trading days immediately preceding such date. Otherwise, we must pay Laurus an amount in cash equal to 101% of the principal and interest due. We believe that our existing working capital and cash provided by operations will be adequate to allow us to make such principal and interest payments in cash rather than stock for at least the next 12 months. We have discussed with Laurus the possibility of postponing the monthly principal payment for three to six months to preserve working capital while we strive to achieve profitability and adequate cash flow to support continued growth, capital expenditures and term debt repayment. We have not come to mutually acceptable terms and cannot predict the outcome of future discussions.
Laurus has the option to convert all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount and/or accrued interest and fees under each note into shares of our common stock. With respect to the first $3.5 million aggregate principal amount converted under the minimum borrowing note, the conversion price is $0.19 per share. With respect to the remaining principal amount, the conversion price is $0.32 per share. The conversion price under the term note is $0.26 per share. Each of the foregoing conversion prices is subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments.
None of the obligations under the notes may be converted into our common stock to the extent that conversion would result in Laurus having beneficial ownership in excess of 9.99% of our issued and outstanding common stock. This conversion limitation becomes null and void if we are in default under our obligations to Laurus or on 75 days’ prior notice by Laurus. Further, the obligations are not convertible into our common stock unless:
· | an effective current registration statement covering the shares of common stock exists or (ii) an exemption from registration for resale of all of the common stock is available pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933; and |
· | no event of default exists and is continuing. |
To the extent that Laurus elects to convert principal and accrued interest into common stock, our obligation to repay the principal and accrued interest at maturity decreases accordingly. If Laurus does not exercise its conversion right or is prevented from doing so, we will be obligated to repay the outstanding principal and interest on August 24, 2008. We do not anticipate being able to generate sufficient funds from operations to pay all such principal and interest on that date. Consequently, absent exercise of Laurus’ conversion rights, we anticipate having to refinance this indebtedness at its maturity or otherwise raise additional capital through debt or equity financing to pay off the indebtedness. There is no assurance that we will successfully refinance the indebtedness or secure such other financing on terms acceptable to us, or at all. If we are not successful, we would default under the notes.
If we default under the notes, then the interest on the outstanding principal balance of each note will increase at a rate of 1% per month until the default is cured or waived, and Laurus can require a default payment equal to 112% of the outstanding principal, interest and fees due to it. Other remedies available to Laurus upon an event of default include the right to accelerate the maturity of all obligations, the right to foreclose on our assets securing the obligations, all rights of a secured creditor under applicable law, and other rights set forth in the loan documents with Laurus. The events of default under the notes include failure to pay amounts within five days after the applicable due date, material breach of our loan agreement with Laurus that continues unremedied for 30 days, material breach of any other agreement with Laurus that continues unremedied beyond any applicable grace period, certain events relating to bankruptcy, we cease operations or experience a change of control, our common stock is not listed or quoted on an established trading market or exchange on or before August 15, 2006, and other events described in our loan agreement with Laurus.
In May 2006, we entered into a second Security and Purchase Agreement with Laurus. The agreement provided financing comprised of a $1.6 million revolving note and a $2.1 million term note. The notes mature in May 2009. Laurus agreed to advance funds under the revolving note in amounts up to 90% of eligible trade accounts receivable. Interest is payable monthly at 2.5% and 1.5% over prime as published in the Wall Street Journal for the first $.3 million and the remaining $1.3 million under the revolving note, respectively. The maximum outstanding balance allowable under the revolving note decreases $10 per month beginning December 2006.
Under the term loan, the Company must make monthly principal payments of $70 with interest beginning December 2006. Interest is payable monthly at 1.0% over prime as published in the Wall Street Journal under the term note. As part of the financing, Laurus received $133,000 in cash and was issued warrants for 375,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with an exercise price of $0.01 per share.
The provisions of the $7 million and $1.6 million revolving notes include a lock-box agreement and also allow Laurus, in its reasonable credit judgment, to assess additional reserves against, or reduce the advance rate against accounts receivable used in the borrowing base calculation. These provisions satisfy the requirements for consideration of EITF Issue No. 95-22, Balance Sheet Classification of Borrowings Outstanding under Revolving Credit Agreements that include both a Subjective Acceleration Clause and a Lock-Box Arrangement. Based on further analysis of the terms of the revolving note, there are certain provisions that could potentially be interpreted as a subjective acceleration clause. More specifically, Laurus, in its reasonable credit judgment, can assess additional reserves to the borrowing base calculation or reduce the advance rate against accounts receivable to account for changes in the nature of our business that alters the underlying value of the collateral. The reserve requirements may result in an over-advance borrowing position that could require an accelerated repayment of the over-advance portion. Since the inception of this revolving note facility, Laurus has not applied any additional reserves to the borrowing base calculation. We do not anticipate any changes in our business practices that would result in any material adjustments to the borrowing base calculation. However, we cannot be certain that additional reserves will not be assessed by Laurus to the borrowing base calculation. As a result, we classify borrowings under the revolving note facilities as short-term obligations.
In June 2005, the Emerging Issues Task Force released EITF Issue No. 05-4, The Effect of a Liquidated Damages Clause on a Freestanding Financial Instrument Subject to EITF Issue No. 00-19, .Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock (“EITF No. 05-4”). EITF 05-4 addresses financial instruments, such as convertible notes and stock purchase warrants, which are accounted for under EITF 00-19 that may be issued at the same time and in contemplation of a registration rights agreement that includes a liquidated damages clause. EITF 05-4 specifically provides guidance to issuers as to how to account for registration rights agreements that require an issuer to use its "best efforts" to file a registration statement for the resale of equity instruments and have it declared effective by the end of a specified grace period and, if applicable, maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement for a period of time or pay a liquidated damage penalty to the investor. The consensus for EITF No. 05-4 has not been finalized.
Under our registration rights agreement with Laurus, if our common stock is not traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, Nasdaq or a national exchange for three consecutive trading days and trading does not resume within 30 days, then, subject to certain exceptions, for each day that any of those events is occurring, we are required to pay Laurus an amount in cash equal to 1/30th of the product of the outstanding principal amount owed to Laurus, multiplied by 0.01 (or approximately 1% per month). In addition, the embedded conversion rights under our senior secured facility with Laurus may be considered non-conventional under the guidance of paragraph 4 of EITF No. 00-19 because, subject to certain exceptions, the conversion price of the notes issued to Laurus may be adjusted. As a result, warrants, issued in conjunction with the Laurus financing, were accounted for under the EITF Issue No. 00-19 Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Index to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock and View A of EITF No. 05-4, The Effect of a Liquidated Damages Clause on a Freestanding Financial Instrument Subject to EITF Issue No. 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock. Due to certain factors and the liquidated damage provision in the Registration Rights Agreements, the Company determined that the warrants are derivative liabilities.
Our current financing arrangements do not contain any financial covenant measures, such as minimum working capital, debt to equity or debt coverage ratios, that materially restrict our ability to undertake financing. These arrangements do include, however, restrictions on our ability to incur new indebtedness (other than trade debt), whether secured or unsecured, to redeem our capital stock, to issue preferred stock, and to pay dividends on any of our capital stock. In addition, so long as the senior secured notes we issued are outstanding, Laurus has a right of first refusal with respect to any future debt financing that is convertible into our capital stock. These restrictions and the right of first refusal will make it more difficult to obtain future financing for our business.
Following is a summary of fixed payments related to certain contractual obligations as of July 2, 2006 (amounts in thousands):
| | | | Payments due by period | |
Contractual Obligations | | Total | | Less than 1 year | | 1-3 years | | 3-5 years | | More than 5 years | |
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Long-Term Debt | | $ | 18,383 | | $ | 8,303 | | $ | 10,077 | | $ | 3 | | $ | - | |
Lease Obligations | | | 3,847 | | | 860 | | | 1,559 | | | 949 | | | 479 | |
Total | | $ | 22,230 | | $ | 9,163 | | $ | 11,636 | | $ | 952 | | $ | 479 | |
We believe that our existing working capital, cash provided by operations and our existing senior credit facility with Laurus, under which we had an additional $.6 million available as of July 2, 2006, should be sufficient to fund our working capital needs, capital requirements and contractual obligations for at least the next 12 months. We will need, however, to raise additional debt or equity capital to fund any future business acquisitions. As of July 2, 2006, we did not have any material commitments for capital expenditures.
Our future working capital needs and capital-expenditure requirements will depend on many factors, including our rate of revenue growth, the rate and size of future business acquisitions, the expansion of our marketing and sales activities, and the rate of development of new products and services. To the extent that funds from the sources described above are not sufficient to finance our future activities, we will need to improve future cash flows and/or raise additional capital through debt or equity financing or by entering into strategic relationships or making other arrangements. Any effort to improve cash flows, whether by increasing sales, reducing operating costs, collecting accounts receivable at a faster rate, reducing inventory and other means, may not be successful. Further, any additional capital we seek to raise might not be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all.
Quarterly Results of Operations
The following table presents unaudited quarterly statements of operations data for the ten fiscal quarters ended July 2, 2006. This information reflects all normal non-recurring adjustments that we consider necessary for a fair presentation of such information in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any future period.
| | Three Months Ended | |
| | Jul. 2, | | Apr. 2, | | Dec. 31, | | Sep. 25, | | Jun. 26, | | Mar. 27, | | Dec. 31, | | Sep. 26, | | Jun. 27, | | Mar. 26, | |
| | 2006 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2005 | | 2005 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2004 | | 2004 | | 2004 | |
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Net revenues | | $ | 14,486 | | $ | 13,251 | | $ | 13,733 | | $ | 12,410 | | $ | 11,117 | | $ | 9,036 | | $ | 8,664 | | $ | 7,220 | | $ | 6,865 | | $ | 6,148 | |
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Gross profit | | $ | 3,040 | | $ | 2,711 | | $ | 2,724 | | $ | 2,610 | | $ | 2,225 | | $ | 1,597 | | $ | 1,709 | | $ | 1,776 | | $ | 1,518 | | $ | 1,194 | |
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Net income (Loss) | | $ | (1,122 | ) | $ | (786 | ) | $ | (1,457 | ) | $ | (5,016 | ) | $ | (503 | ) | $ | (220 | ) | $ | (206 | ) | $ | 180 | | $ | (28 | ) | $ | (135 | ) |
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Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share | | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.00 | | $ | 0.00 | | $ | 0.00 | | $ | 0.00 | | $ | 0.00 | |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk
We are exposed to interest rate market risk with respect to our debt. Our total debt as of December 31, 2005, had a carrying value of approximately $13.5 million and a fair value of approximately $17.5 million. Our total debt as of July 2, 2006, had a carrying value of approximately $17.3 million and a fair value of approximately $21.8 million. As of December 31, 2005, 73% of our total debt was subject to variable interest rates, and as of July 2, 2006, 78% of our total debt was subject to variable interest rates. As of December 31, 2005 and July 2, 2006, the weighted-average interest rate of our debt was 7.22% and 8.23%, respectively. To the extent that we refinance our
existing debt or incur additional debt outside of our currently existing arrangements, we will be subject to additional interest rate market risk, which could be substantial.
Our exposure to interest rate market risk with respect to cash is limited because our cash balances are maintained in a bank deposit account.
We are exposed to credit risk. Credit risk relates to the risk of loss resulting from the nonperformance by a customer of its contractual obligations. Our exposure generally relates to receivables and unbilled revenue for services provided. We maintain credit policies intended to minimize credit risk and actively monitor these policies.
Our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate risk is limited because substantially all of our transactions are conducted in United States dollars, and we do not believe that a change in any exchange rate of 10% would have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or cash flows.
Off-Balance Sheet Transactions
As of July 2, 2006 and December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Overview
We provide electrical and mechanical solutions to industrial, commercial and institutional customers primarily in the United States. Through our wholly owned subsidiaries, we:
| · | provide maintenance and repair services for both alternating current and direct current electric industrial motors; |
| · | repair and manufacture industrial lifting magnets; |
| · | manufacture, remanufacture, repair and engineer power assemblies, engine parts and other components related to large diesel engines; |
| · | provide engineering and repair services for electrical power distribution systems within industrial plants and commercial facilities; and |
| · | provide electrical contracting services, including design-build services, to industrial, commercial and institutional customers. |
To supplement our service offerings, we also provide on-site maintenance services and custom and standardized industrial maintenance training programs.
We began operations in July 2000 with the purchase of the operating assets of an electric motor and magnet shop in South Bend, Indiana. Through acquisitions and internal growth, we have expanded the nature of our operations as well as our geographic presence, which now includes additional locations in Indiana and locations in Alabama, Maryland, Ohio, Washington and West Virginia. In April 2004, we reorganized our operations into a holding company structure, forming Magnetech Integrated Services Corp. to act as the parent company. In September 2005, we changed our name from Magnetech Integrated Services Corp. to MISCOR Group, Ltd.
We view our business as having three complementary segments: industrial services, which we conduct through our subsidiary Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc.; electrical contracting services, which we conduct through our subsidiary Martell Electric, LLC; and diesel engine components, which we conduct through our subsidiary HK Engine Components, LLC.
We developed our industrial services business to take advantage of certain markets trends that we have observed. First is a shift among industrial companies toward outsourcing maintenance and other non-core services. These companies are increasing their use of outside contractors to control their internal labor and insurance costs and to eliminate the need for maintaining expensive, under-utilized equipment. Second, the mounting costs of training skilled employees, maintaining a satisfactory safety record and complying with rapidly changing government regulations are causing many industrial companies to seek experienced outsourcing providers. Third, many industrial companies prefer to simplify vendor management by working with larger providers that have broad geographic coverage. In response to these trends, we have made certain strategic business acquisitions to consolidate regionally fragmented service providers in the Midwest, resulting in significant revenue growth and geographic expansion of this segment of our business.
We formed Martell Electric, LLC in 2001 to take advantage of our expertise in electrical contracting. In November 2004 we expanded the geographical presence of Martell Electric through the acquisition of certain operating assets of Thomson Electric based in Elkhart, Indiana. Martell Electric provides a wide range of electrical contracting services, mainly to industrial, commercial and institutional customers in northern Indiana and southwest Michigan.
In March 2005, we formed our subsidiary HK Engine Components, LLC to acquire certain assets related to the diesel engine operations of Hatch & Kirk, Inc. located in Hagerstown, Maryland and Weston, West Virginia. In June 2005 we opened a sales office in Seattle. In this segment of our business, we manufacture, remanufacture, repair and engineer power assemblies, engine parts and other components related to large diesel engines for the rail, utilities, marine and offshore drilling industries.
In May 2006, we acquired substantially all of the assets of Smith Alabama. Smith Alabama provided electric motor repair, preventative maintenance and refurbishment for industrial companies such as utilities and manufacturers. The operating results of this business will be included with the industrial services segment.
Business Strategy
Our objective is to be a leading provider of integrated mechanical and electrical products and services to industry. To achieve that, we intend to grow our existing business segments and add complimentary businesses, both through acquisitions and internal sales growth.
Segment Information
We operate in three reportable revenue generating segments: industrial services; electrical contracting services; and diesel engine components. The following table sets forth summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments as of and for the six months ending July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005, and for the three years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 (amounts in thousands). Corporate administrative and support services are not allocated to the segments but are presented separately. See note O of the notes to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for additional financial information about our business segments.
| | Six Months Ended | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | July 2, 2006 | | June 26, 2005 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | |
Revenues: | | (unaudited) | | | | | | | |
Industrial services | | $ | 17,122 | | $ | 14,120 | | $ | 29,721 | | $ | 25,389 | | $ | 15,321 | |
Electrical contracting | | | 5,516 | | | 3,912 | | | 10,404 | | | 3,595 | | | 212 | |
Diesel engine components | | | 5,160 | | | 2,192 | | | 6,320 | | | -0- | | | -0- | |
Corporate | | | -0- | | | -0- | | | -0- | | | -0- | | | -0- | |
Elimination | | | (61 | ) | | (71 | ) | | (149 | ) | | (87 | ) | | (38 | ) |
Consolidated | | $ | 27,737 | | $ | 20,153 | | $ | 46,296 | | $ | 28,897 | | $ | 15,495 | |
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Gross Profit (loss): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Industrial services | | $ | 4,146 | | $ | 3,125 | | $ | 6,907 | | $ | 5,912 | | $ | 3,523 | |
Electrical contracting | | | 746 | | | 473 | | | 1,187 | | | 312 | | | (11 | ) |
Diesel engine components | | | 870 | | | 245 | | | 1,101 | | | -0- | | | -0- | |
Corporate | | | -0- | | | -0- | | | -0- | | | -0- | | | -0- | |
Elimination | | | (11 | ) | | (21 | ) | | (39 | ) | | (27 | ) | | -0- | |
Consolidated | | $ | 5,571 | | $ | 3,822 | | $ | 9,156 | | $ | 6,197 | | $ | 3,512 | |
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Net income (loss): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Industrial services | | $ | 1,553 | | $ | 607 | | $ | 1,545 | | $ | 1,100 | | $ | (60 | ) |
Electrical contracting | | | 229 | | | 112 | | | 369 | | | 9 | | | (74 | ) |
Diesel engine components | | | 65 | | | (223 | ) | | (194 | ) | | -0- | | | -0- | |
Corporate | | | (3,755 | ) | | (1,219 | ) | | (8,916 | ) | | (1,298 | ) | | (1,003 | ) |
Consolidated | | $ | (1,908 | ) | $ | (723 | ) | $ | (7,196 | ) | $ | (189 | ) | $ | (1,137 | ) |
| | As of | |
| | July 2, | | June 26, | | December 31, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
| | (unaudited) | | | |
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Total assets: | | | | | | | | | |
Industrial services | | $ | 50,760 | | $ | 18,629 | | $ | 27,810 | | $ | 10,366 | |
Electrical contracting | | | 13,570 | | | 6,150 | | | 7,820 | | | 3,799 | |
Diesel engine components | | | 14,521 | | | 5,096 | | | 9,633 | | | -0- | |
Corporate | | | 68,307 | | | 13,362 | | | 40,982 | | | 7,258 | |
Elimination | | | (117,153 | ) | | (21,993 | ) | | (60,524 | ) | | (8,890 | ) |
Consolidated | | $ | 30,005 | | $ | 21,244 | �� | $ | 25,721 | | $ | 12,533 | |
Following is additional information regarding our three business segments.
Industrial Services Segment
We operate our industrial services segment through our subsidiary Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc.
We have organized our industrial services segment into three primary business groups: the Motor Group; the Magnet Group; and the Engineering Services Group. To supplement the services provided by these groups, we provide on-site equipment maintenance and education and training services.
Principal Products, Services, Markets and Distribution
The Motor Group. Our Motor Group provides maintenance and repair services for both alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) electric motors. Our customers operate in a broad range of major industries, including steel, railroad, marine, petrochemical, pulp and paper, mining, automotive and power generation. Our products and services assist our customers in gaining a competitive advantage by managing their electric motor systems while saving energy and enhancing environmental quality. DC motors are used in a wide array of manufacturing applications where high torque and variable speeds are needed, while AC motors are the most common type of motor used in industrial applications. AC motors are made in all sizes from fractional to thousands of horsepower. The largest motor repaired by us as of the date of this prospectus is a 10,000 horsepower AC unit.
Our motor repair services include AC and DC motor rewinding, refurbishing, redesigning and testing. We also repair gear boxes, pumps, variable speed drivers and other rotating equipment. Our services are of particular value to a customer when the cost to repair or refurbish a motor is less than the cost of a new motor, or where the customer cannot afford the down time while awaiting the delivery of a new or special motor.
We typically subject a failed motor to an extensive analysis prior to quotation and repair to determine the primary cause of failure. We have complete, on-site diagnostic and testing services available to assist in this analysis, including electric motor circuit evaluation, laser alignment, vibration analysis and infrared thermography. We have on-site machine shops and an extensive inventory of parts and supplies, which expedite the timing of our repair work.
Throughout the repair process we strive to adhere to strict, industry-wide quality control guidelines established by various organizations, including the Electrical Apparatus Service Association, the Association of American Railroads, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. and Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Our policy is to document each repair to ensure it complies with these standards to the extent they apply to a particular job.
The Motor Group accounted for approximately 26% and 28% of total consolidated revenues for the six months ended July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005, respectively and 27%, 34% and 50% of total consolidated revenues for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
The Magnet Group. Our Magnet Group repairs and manufactures industrial lifting magnets. Our customers include scrap yards, steel mills and steel processing centers. We believe, based on industry experience and market information, that we are one of the largest magnet repair operations in the United States and one of the top three manufacturers of industrial lifting magnets in the United States based on revenue for 2005. During 2003, we expanded our business operations and began exporting magnets to Europe, Asia and South America, although this has not become a significant portion of our sales. We offer our customers a full line of permanent lifting magnets, electro lifting magnets and battery lifting magnets.
Lifting magnets eliminate the need for slings, clamping devices or chains, and are ideal for lifting plates, forgings, die castings, burn-out parts and more. Using a lifting magnet, one person can perform operations previously requiring two or more people. Moreover, in steel mills and steel processing centers, magnetic lifting is often viewed as the easiest, fastest and most economical method of handling coiled strip steel. Traditional mechanical lifting devices can damage several layers of steel in the process of gripping the coil, and damage can also take place when the coil is released. Properly designed lifting magnets significantly reduce the risk of damage. In addition, much less storage space is required for magnetic handling because a magnet lifts the coil from directly above the load, eliminating the need for aisle space required by mechanical lifting devices. One crane or truck operator can usually load, transport and unload coils without assistance from the floor, freeing up manpower to be used elsewhere.
In the scrap metal industry, magnets are used to handle scrap which is too small to be processed with a mechanical grapple. Magnets are especially useful for sweeping an area clean of scrap, as well as for cleaning out the bottom of a truck bed or a railroad gondola car.
Magnets lift ferrous scrap by electromagnetic force, which is necessary to enable the operator to turn off the magnetic field in order to drop the load. Magnets for lifting are round and can be as large as eight feet in diameter and are able to handle loads up to 10,000 pounds. Because lifting magnets are charged electrically, they need an onboard magnet controller and a generator to power the electromagnet field. The controller allows the operator to control the electromagnetic field of the magnet by turning the field on or off, allowing the magnet to pick up or drop a load. The controller also allows an operator to slowly dissipate the electromagnetic field so scrap can be scattered over a larger area.
Because of the nature of lifting tough ferrous scrap, magnets have to be encased in a hardened shell. The typical reason that magnets have to be serviced or fail is due to bottom plate trauma, often caused by the magnet being lowered too quickly into a pile of scrap or being subjected to unnecessarily rough treatment.
Our Scrap Star Series of industrial lifting magnets was engineered specifically to meet the requirements of scrap processing, foundry and steel mill processing operations, providing our customers with a product characterized by increased reliability and durability. The design of the Series minimizes weight while maximizing lift-to weight ratios without sacrificing strength or durability. In addition, the Series’ cast steel case design, which includes a high-impact resistant heavy duty manganese bottom plate, is designed to withstand the challenging conditions of the scrap yard and steel mill working environments.
As with all industrial equipment, lifting magnets require periodic repair and maintenance. Industrial lifting magnets are carefully engineered devices composed of several sub-components that can bruise, bend or break, whether through misuse or as a result of ordinary wear and tear. We can repair or recondition most types of lifting magnets for our customers.
Typically, each magnet that we receive for repair is electrically tested and mechanically inspected to determine the condition of the magnet. We then disassemble the magnet to inspect its parts, and then prepare a quote to the customer for any necessary repairs, part replacements or reconditioning. We strive to repair and recondition magnets to the manufacturers’ specifications. Prior to delivery, the magnets are electrically tested, and the test results are recorded to create a historical record as part of a future failure analysis process.
The Magnet Group accounted for approximately 25% and 29% of total consolidated revenues for the six months ended July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005, respectively, and 26%, 38% and 36% of total consolidated revenues for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
The Engineering Services Group. Our Engineering Services Group provides engineering and repair services for electrical power distribution systems within industrial plants and commercial facilities. The Group’s services are intended to assist our customers in avoiding critical equipment or system downtime. We provide an integrated approach to help our customers minimize disruptions to their operations by applying state-of-the-art technology and up-to-date knowledge and education. Through both proactive programs and emergency evaluations, our skilled professionals test, analyze, maintain, repair and replace power distribution equipment to maximize reliable and safe operation.
The Engineering Services Group offers the following services and capabilities to its customers:
| · | power distribution apparatus testing, analysis, maintenance and repair; |
| · | power-factor insulation testing (arresters, circuit breakers, bushings, transformers); |
| · | generator testing and maintenance; |
| · | cable testing (fault location, high potential testing); |
| · | switchgear and substation maintenance, repair and upgrading; |
| · | circuit breaker retrofitting, reconditioning, cleaning and testing; |
| · | protective relay calibration and testing; |
| · | equipment start-up and commissioning; |
| · | infrared thermographic inspection; and |
| · | oil filled transformer services (dielectric fluid and gas analysis, among other services). |
The Engineering Services Group also provides customers with power surveys and engineering studies to address potential electrical problems within a facility or process system. These surveys and studies customarily include an analysis of the data and recommendations for remedial action when warranted.
Customers of the Engineering Services Group include electrical and general contractors, consulting engineers, electrical distributors, commercial and industrial companies, electrical utilities, distribution cooperatives and municipalities and other government bodies. The services offered by the Group are performed by or under the supervision of engineers and technicians who are skilled in both electrical testing and design. This expertise and experience allow us to provide technical and application support for all our products and services. Several of our field personnel have received certification from the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies. Other professional affiliations of our personnel include the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Industry Applications Society, and Power Engineering Society. We are also an affiliate member of the International Electrical Testing Association.
The Engineering Services Group accounted for approximately 11% and 13% of total consolidated revenues for the six months ended July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005, respectively, and 11%, 16% and 13% of total consolidated revenues for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Supplemental Services. To supplement the services provided by our Motor, Magnet and Engineering Services Groups, we provide on-site predictive and preventative maintenance programs to our customers. We have developed these programs in response to a trend we have observed across several industries to outsource the maintenance of plant and equipment to reduce overall costs and to provide additional flexibility at times of peak work loads. We expect that this trend will provide significant opportunities to expand our business both by obtaining new customers and by entering new geographic areas. We also offer our customers both custom and standardized training programs in industrial maintenance. These programs are designed to equip our customers’ personnel with the skills and knowledge required for operating, maintaining and managing modern industrial and plant systems and equipment. The revenues from these supplemental services are not material.
Marketing and Customers
The products and services comprising our industrial services segment are marketed principally by personnel based at our seven locations and independent sales representatives. We believe that these locations are situated to facilitate timely response to our customers’ needs, which is an important feature of our services.
At August 31, 2006, we had approximately 250 customers in this segment with active accounts. Our largest customers include International Steel Group, Marathon Ashland Petroleum, CSX Transportation, USS Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad. No customer of our industrial services business accounted for 10% or more of our consolidated revenues during the six months ended July 2, 2006 or any of the last three fiscal years. Our industrial services business accounted for 62% and 71% of consolidated revenues for the six months ended July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005, respectively, and 64%, 88% and 99% of consolidated revenues for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Generally, customers are billed for repair and maintenance services on a time and materials basis, although some work may be performed pursuant to a fixed-price bid. Certain of our service offerings, such as our predictive and preventive maintenance services, also may be billed based on the number of components monitored. Services are usually performed pursuant to written purchase orders that relate to specific repair or maintenance projects. We do not have any maintenance agreements calling for work to be performed over a period longer than one year. In some instances, we may enter into written contracts with customers governing the general terms and conditions under which work will be performed for those customers. The contracts, which typically apply to specific plants or locations, specify the range of services to be performed, the hourly rates for labor, payment terms, confidentiality terms and quality levels. The contracts have a one-year term but do not authorize or require the actual performance of services or provide for any ongoing monthly or other periodic payments. Rather, separate purchase orders for specific repair and/or maintenance projects are issued under the contracts.
Our industrial maintenance and repair services are generally available 24 hours a day, every day of the year. We typically provide various limited warranties for certain of our repair services. As of the date of this prospectus, there have been no significant warranty claims filed against us.
Customers of our Motor and Engineering Services Groups are located primarily east of the Mississippi River where our service centers are located. Customers of our Magnet Group are located throughout the United States and in Europe, Asia and South America, although revenues derived from foreign sales are not material.
Business Strategy
We seek to continue to strengthen and broaden our position as a provider of outsourced maintenance and repair, industrial education and training and complementary services to the industries we serve throughout the United States. To achieve this objective, we are pursuing the following business strategies:
| · | Strengthen Competitive Position in Growing Market for Outsourcing Industrial Services. We believe that participants in the steel, power generation and other industries we serve, in an effort to remain competitive, will increasingly rely on independent contractors to provide maintenance and repair services. We intend to expand our capabilities to provide our customers an outsourcing solution for their maintenance and repair services and other industrial needs. |
| · | Cross-Sell Services. The sales staff, operations managers and business development personnel of each of our business segments are familiar with the capabilities of our other segments. We train our personnel to identify cross-selling opportunities and integrate the breadth of our services into each bid proposal. This provides the customer a more comprehensive portfolio of services and provides us with the opportunity to increase our sales per customer. |
| · | Acquire Complementary Service Businesses. We evaluate, on an ongoing basis, potential acquisitions of complementary businesses in an effort to further strengthen and broaden our service offerings, and to expand our customer base and geographic presence. We believe that the industrial maintenance and repair services markets are fragmented and are entering a period of consolidation due to: (i) customer demand for greater breadth and quality of service; (ii) the need to service multiple customer facilities, thus enabling the customer to reduce its vendor relationships; and (iii) the increased importance of established safety and environmental compliance records. These factors have increased the necessary economies of scale and scope in the support services and specialty fabrication markets, eroded the competitiveness of smaller industry participants, and increased the barriers to entry for new competitors. We intend to continue to pursue selected acquisitions that would complement our existing business groups and make us more competitive. |
Foreign Sales
We do not currently maintain offices or have sales representatives in any countries other than the United States. Internationally, our revenues are derived primarily from product sales by our Magnet Group without installation. Our current international sales strategy is to emphasize product sales rather than maintenance and repair services due to the higher margins provided by product sales and the limited availability and transportation costs associated with providing qualified service personnel in foreign countries. Our revenues derived from sales to foreign customers are not material.
Raw Materials
The principal raw materials used in our industrial service segment are steel, aluminum and various flexible materials. Raw materials are obtained from a number of commercial sources at prevailing prices and we do not depend on any single supplier for any substantial portion of raw materials.
Competition
The level of competition we face varies depending on the business group involved. With respect to our Motor Group, we believe that the largest single supplier of new motors is General Electric Company, which also operates a national network of motor repair centers. In addition to General Electric, there are a number of other regional and local suppliers throughout the United States.
In the magnet market, there are four other principal suppliers of magnets based in the United States: Walker Magnetics Group; Ohio Magnetics, Inc.; Winkle Magnetics; and City Machine Technologies, Inc. We believe that we are one of the largest magnet repair operations in the United States, and one of the top three manufacturers of industrial lifting magnets, based on revenues for 2005.
Participants in our industry compete primarily on the basis of service, quality, timeliness and price. In general, competition stems from other outside service contractors and customers’ in-house maintenance departments. We believe we have a competitive advantage over most service contractors due to the quality, training and experience of our technicians, our regional service capability and the broad range of services we provide, as well as the technical support and manufacturing capabilities supporting our service network.
Backlog
At August 31, 2006, the backlog of our industrial services segment was approximately $4.0 million. Backlog represents the amount of revenue that we expect to realize from work to be performed on uncompleted contracts in
progress and from contractual agreements upon which work has not commenced. Contracts included in backlog may have provisions which permit cancellation or delay in their performance by the customer and there can be no assurance that any work orders included in backlog will not be modified, canceled or delayed.
Working Capital
Our customers typically compensate us for services performed upon completion of a given project or on an agreed upon progress payment schedule for larger projects. Therefore, we must have sufficient working capital to permit us to undertake our services and to carry the appropriate inventory level of spare parts and equipment throughout the duration of a project. We believe that our present working capital position, combined with forecasted cash flows and borrowing capacity as well as the net proceeds from the recent private offerings of our securities, will be sufficient to meet our working capital requirements and contractual obligations for at least the next 12 months. For further discussion of our borrowing facilities, see “Prior Financing Transactions” and note F of the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus.
Seasonality and Quarterly Fluctuations
Our revenues from our industrial services segment may be affected by the timing of scheduled outages at our industrial customers' facilities and by weather conditions with respect to projects conducted outdoors. The effects of seasonality may be offset by the timing of large individual contracts, particularly if all or a substantial portion of the contracts fall within a one- to two-quarter period. Accordingly, our quarterly results may fluctuate and the results of one fiscal quarter may not be representative of the results of any other quarter or of the full fiscal year.
Electrical Contracting Segment
We operate our electrical contracting segment through our subsidiary Martell Electric, LLC.
Principal Products, Services, Markets and Distribution
We provide electrical contracting services to a variety of customers throughout northern Indiana and southwest Michigan on a contract and fee basis. These services include maintenance and repair services primarily for industrial, commercial and institutional operations. We provide services for different construction methods, including the conventional plan, specification-delivery and design-build delivery methods. Contract work is obtained through a formal bidding process with general contractors, real estate developers and end customers. All electrical work must meet strict national and local codes enforced by local inspection authorities and stringent licensing procedures.
Marketing and Customers
Our customers include general contractors, real estate developers, commercial businesses, government agencies, manufacturers and institutions. No customer of our electrical contracting business accounted for 10% or more of our consolidated revenues during the six months ended July 2, 2006 or any prior fiscal year. Our electrical contracting business accounted for 20% and 19% of consolidated revenues for the six months ended July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005, respectively, and 22%, 12% and 1% of consolidated revenues for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Business Strategy
Our strategy is to expand our electrical contracting business in northern Indiana and southwest Michigan through competitive advantages realized from alliances with suppliers, cross-selling opportunities developed from alliances with or acquisitions of local mechanical, control and integration contractors, and exploiting opportunities presented in our other business segments. In addition, we may pursue roadway lighting and traffic signal opportunities in our current geographic market.
Raw Materials
The principal raw materials used in our electrical contracting segment are steel, copper and petroleum-based materials. Raw materials are obtained from a number of commercial sources at prevailing prices and we do not depend on any single supplier for any substantial portion of raw materials.
Competition
We believe we are one of the three largest electrical contractors in our geographic market, based on sales for 2005. In addition, we compete against several smaller companies that provide electrical contracting services. Certain collective bargaining agreements to which we are a party limit our ability to compete on price with lower-cost, non-union contractors.
Backlog
At August 31, 2006, the backlog of our electrical contracting segment was approximately $8.7 million. Backlog represents the amount of revenue that we expect to realize from work to be performed on uncompleted contracts, work in progress, time and material work orders and contractual agreements upon which work has not commenced. Contracts included in backlog may have provisions which permit cancellation or delay in their performance by the customer and there can be no assurance that any work orders included in backlog will not be modified, canceled or delayed.
Working Capital
Our customers typically compensate us for services performed upon completion of a given project or on an agreed upon progress payment schedule for larger projects. Most contracts with general contractors and real estate developers allow the customer to retain generally between 5% and 10% of each progress billing until the contract is completed, inspected and approved. Therefore, we must have sufficient working capital to permit us to undertake our services, and to carry the appropriate inventory level of spare parts and equipment, throughout the duration of a project. We believe that our present working capital position, combined with forecasted cash flows and borrowing capacity as well as the net proceeds from the recent private offerings of our securities, will be sufficient to meet our working capital requirements and contractual obligations for at least the next 12 months. For further discussion of our borrowing facilities, see “Prior Financing Transactions” and note F of the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus.
Seasonality and Quarterly Fluctuations
Our revenues from our electrical contracting segment may be affected by weather conditions with respect to projects conducted outdoors. The effects of seasonality may be offset by the timing of large individual contracts, particularly if all or a substantial portion of the contracts fall within a one- to two-quarter period. Further, our revenues may be affected by the cyclical nature of the construction industry which is impacted by the local economy and interest rates. Accordingly, our quarterly results may fluctuate and the results of one fiscal quarter may not be representative of the results of any other quarter or of the full fiscal year.
Diesel Engine Components Segment
We operate our diesel engine contracting segment through our subsidiary HK Engine Components, LLC.
Hatch & Kirk Acquisition
In March 2005, we acquired certain assets related to the diesel engine operations of Hatch & Kirk, Inc. located in Hagerstown, Maryland and Weston, West Virginia. The aggregate purchase price was $2,613,000, comprised of the following: cash of $2,508,000; a note payable of $30,000; and 280,000 shares of our common stock valued at $75,000. We also assumed certain accrued liabilities in the aggregate face amount of $105,000, as well as the real
property lease for Hatch & Kirk’s Hagerstown, Maryland facility. This acquisition launched the diesel engine components segment of our business.
Principal Products, Services, Markets and Distribution
In this segment of our business, we manufacture, remanufacture, repair and engineer power assemblies, engine parts and other components related to large diesel engines. These engines typically are used to power railroad locomotives, as marine engines and as back-up power supplies in power and utility plants and in the oil and gas industries. Typical engine types supported by our products include the former Electro Motive Diesel division of General Motors Corporation, Alco, Fairbanks Morse and Detroit Diesel.
Marketing and Customers
Diesel engine component customers include companies that use, manufacture or distribute diesel engines and related components for the rail, utilities, maritime and offshore drilling industries. Our largest customers include General Electric, Burns & Roe, Nuliner Marketing, Kansas City Southern Industries, Norfolk and Southern Corp. No customer of our diesel engine components business has accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated revenue during the six months ended July 2, 2006 or the year ended December 31, 2005. Our diesel engine components business accounted for 18% and 11% of consolidated revenues for the six months ended July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005, respectively, and 14% of consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Business Strategy
Our strategy is to expand into other geographic markets throughout the world, particularly with respect to the remanufacture and repair of Electro Motive Diesel power assemblies. We also intend to develop power assembly solutions for additional engine manufacturers.
Raw Materials
The principal raw materials used in our diesel engine components segment are scrap and raw steel, aluminum, alloys and molds. Certain raw materials can be obtained from a number of commercial sources at prevailing prices and we do not depend on any single supplier for any substantial portion of raw materials. However, it is sometimes difficult to obtain adequate quantities of scrap steel and alloys at competitive prices. The cost to deliver scrap steel can limit the geographic areas from which we can obtain this material. Valves, a critical component of our power assembly product offering, can be obtained from only two reliable sources at competitive prices, one of which is in South America. We attempt to minimize this risk by stocking adequate levels of key components. However, we may encounter problems at times in obtaining the raw materials necessary to conduct our diesel engine components business.
Competition
Our two largest competitors are General Electric and the former Electro Motive Diesel division of General Motors Corporation. We believe we are the largest supplier of diesel engine components in the United States that is not an original equipment manufacturer, based on revenues for the year ended December 31, 2005. There are a number of smaller competitors.
Foreign Sales
Our diesel engine components business derives a significant portion of its revenues from foreign customers. Foreign sales for the six months ended July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005 were $1.6 million and $1.0 million, respectively, or 26% and 45% of the total revenues of this segment. Foreign sales for the year ended December 31, 2005 were $2.8 million, or 44% of the total revenues of this segment.
Backlog
At August 31, 2006, the backlog of our diesel engine component segment was approximately $1.5 million. Backlog represents the amount of revenue that we expect to realize from work to be performed on uncompleted contracts, work in progress, time and material work orders, and from contractual agreements upon which work has not commenced. Contracts included in backlog may have provisions which permit cancellation or delay in their performance by the customer, and there can be no assurance that any work orders included in backlog will not be modified, canceled or delayed.
Working Capital
Our customers typically pay within 30 to 60 days from the date of shipment. Some foreign customers typically pay in 90 days. Therefore, we must have sufficient working capital to permit us to undertake our services, and to carry the appropriate inventory level of spare parts and equipment, throughout the duration of a project. We believe that our present working capital position, combined with forecasted cash flows and borrowing capacity as well as the net proceeds from the recent private offerings of our securities, will be sufficient to meet our working capital requirements and contractual obligations for at least the next 12 months. For further discussion of our borrowing facilities, see “Prior Financing Transactions” and note F of the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus.
Seasonality and Quarterly Fluctuations
The effects of seasonality on revenues in our diesel engine components business are insignificant. However, the timing of large individual orders may have a significant impact on revenues in any quarter. Accordingly, our quarterly results may fluctuate and the results of one fiscal quarter may not be representative of the results of any other quarter or of the full fiscal year.
Intellectual Property
We hold one United States patent for an industrial lifting magnet that is in production, and certain trademarks. We do not have a significant research and development program.
Regulation
Substantially all of our business activities are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations. These regulations are administered by various federal, state and local health and safety and environmental agencies and authorities, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor and the Environmental Protection Agency. Expenditures relating to such regulations are made in the normal course of our business. We do not currently expect to expend material amounts for compliance with such laws during the next two fiscal years.
Insurance
We carry insurance we believe to be appropriate for the businesses in which we are engaged. Since our organization, we have not been subject to any significant liability claims arising from our business operations that have not been covered by insurance. Because of the nature of our business, however, we may be subject to claims in the future that exceed our available insurance coverage. To the extent that such claims arise, our operating results could be harmed. See “Risk Factors” in this prospectus.
Employees
At August 31, 2006, we had 424 full-time employees, of which 109 were salaried and 315 were hourly. At that date, approximately 38% of our employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements with several trade unions. We believe our relations with our employees to be good.
Properties
We conduct our business from twelve locations in the United States. We lease facilities in South Bend and Hammond, Indiana, Boardman, Ohio and Mobile, Alabama from several limited liability companies, all of which are indirectly owned by John A. Martell, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. We lease our Hagerstown, Maryland facility from a partnership of which J. Cullen Burdette, a Vice President of our subsidiary HK Engine Components, LLC, is a partner. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.” We lease from unaffiliated parties facilities in Elkhart, Indianapolis and Merrillville, Indiana; Seattle, Washington; and Huntington, West Virginia. Our leases have terms expiring at various times through December 2014, with annual base rental payments ranging from $31,000 to $150,000. We own our facilities in Weston, West Virginia and Saraland, Alabama.
The Elkhart facility is used in the electrical contracting segment of our business. The Hagerstown, Seattle and Weston facilities are used in the diesel engine components segment of our business. The other facilities are used in the industrial services segment of our business. Our executive offices are maintained at our South Bend, Indiana facility.
We believe that our existing facilities are adequate to meet current requirements and that suitable additional or substitute space would be available on commercially reasonable terms as needed to accommodate any expansion of our operations.
Legal Proceedings
Generally, we are involved in various legal proceedings arising from the normal course of business activities. In our opinion, resolution of these matters is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, cash flows or financial position.
MANAGEMENT
Executive Officers and Directors
The following table sets forth information concerning our executive officers and directors as of March 31, 2006:
Name | Age | Position |
John A. Martell | 51 | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President |
Richard J. Mullin | 55 | Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Treasurer |
James M. Lewis | 42 | Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
William Wisniewski | 53 | Vice President, Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc. |
J. Cullen Burdette | 46 | Vice President, HK Engine Components, LLC |
Anthony W. Nicholson | 53 | Vice President, Martell Electric, LLC |
William J. Schmuhl, Jr.1 | 63 | Director |
Richard A. Tamborski2 | 57 | Director |
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1 Mr. Schmuhl is a member of our compensation committee.
2 Mr. Tamborski is a member of our compensation committee.
John A. Martell is the founder of our company and has been Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President since April 2004. Mr. Martell has been Chief Executive Officer and President of our subsidiary Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc. since November 2001, President of our subsidiary Martell Electric, LLC since December 2001, and President of our subsidiary HK Engine Components, LLC since February 2005. Mr. Martell has over 20 years experience in the electrical contracting and industrial services industry at a senior executive level. He was Vice President and one of the founding shareholders of Trans Tech Electric Inc., a specialty electrical contractor operating in Indiana and Arizona. In 1998 this company, along with three others, became one of the founding members of Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE:PWR), a provider of specialized contracting services. Mr. Martell served as a member of the founding board of directors of Quanta Services, Inc. from February 1998 to May 2001. In November 2001, Mr. Martell left Trans Tech Electric Inc. to focus on the business and operations of Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc. Mr. Martell holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and a Certificate in Executive Management, also from the University of Notre Dame. Mr. Martell is registered as a Professional Engineer in Indiana and Michigan.
Richard J. Mullin joined the company in February 2005 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the company he was Vice President of Finance & Operations for SANYO Sales & Supply Company, a biomedical equipment supplier, from July 2003 to February 2005. Mr. Mullin was an independent consultant from May 2002 to July 2003. From May 2000 to May 2002, he served as President and Chief Financial Officer of Starcraft Corporation, a specialty automotive supplier that, at that time, was a Nasdaq listed company. Mr. Mullin began his career in 1975 with KPMG (Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co) where he worked eight years and was promoted to Senior Audit Manager. He left KPMG in 1983 to join Wells Electronics, Inc., an electronics component manufacturer, as Vice President of Finance and was promoted to President in 1993. Mr. Mullin is a CPA and holds a BBA in Finance and Economics and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame.
James M. Lewis joined the company in September 2005 as Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Lewis was a partner in the Litigation Department of Barnes & Thornburg, LLP, a law firm. During his 13 years with Barnes & Thornburg, Mr. Lewis represented manufacturing clients and other businesses and individuals in contract and commercial litigation and product liability cases. He also has taught as an adjunct assistant professor at the Notre Dame Law School. Mr. Lewis received his JD summa cum laude from Notre Dame Law School in 1991, an MA in philosophy from Northwestern University in 1988 and a BA magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 1986.
William Wisniewski joined us in April 2003 as National Sales Manager of our subsidiary Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc. In January 2004 he was promoted to Vice President. Prior to joining the company he held various operating positions for Reliance Electric, a division of Rockwell Automation involved in motor repair, from 1997 to 2003. Mr. Wisniewski also worked for Calumet Armature, which also was involved in motor repair, in various capacities, including as Vice President and General Manager, from 1973 to 1997.
J. Cullen Burdette joined us in March 2005 as General Manager of our subsidiary HK Engine Components, LLC. In May 2005 he was promoted to Vice President. Prior to joining the company he was General Manager of Hatch & Kirk, Inc., a supplier of diesel engine components, from 1993 to 2005. Mr. Burdette holds a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland.
Anthony W. Nicholson joined us in April 2005 as Vice President of our subsidiary Martell Electric, LLC. Prior to joining us, he was Vice President of Trans Tech Electric, Inc., a specialty electrical contractor, from 2001 to 2005. From 1996 to 2001 he was Chief Operating Officer of Ed Nicholson & Associates, Inc., a construction management company. He spent most of his career in various management positions in electrical contracting and construction management. Mr. Nicholson has a BA from the University of Evansville and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame.
William J. Schmuhl, Jr. has been a director of our company and a member of the compensation committee of our board since October 2005. He is currently President of Heywood Williams USA, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of products for the manufactured housing and recreational vehicle industries, where he has served in this capacity since 1996. Mr. Schmuhl is also a director of Heywood Williams Group, PLC, a UK-based specialty distributor, JSJ Corporation, a manufacturer of furniture, automotive parts and material handling equipment, Rieth-Riley Construction Company, a paving contractor, and Thakar Aluminum Corporation, a manufacturer of secondary aluminum billet for the aluminum extrusion market. He is a CPA and has a JD and BBA from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Richard A. Tamborski has been a director of our company and a member of the compensation committee of our board since October 2005. He is currently Vice President of Operations for Alstom Transport, a division of Alstom, a global power and transportation manufacturer based in France, where he has been employed since July 2001. From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Tamborski was Vice President of Sourcing and Logistics for Wabtec Corp., a supplier of components and services to the rail and transit industries. Prior to joining Wabtec, Mr. Tamborski held executive operating positions for various companies primarily in the railroad and related industries, including Motor Coils Manufacturing, Boise Locomotive and General Electric. Mr. Tamborski has a BS degree from Lake Erie College.
Board Composition
Our board of directors currently consists of the three directors named above, each holding office in staggered terms as follows:
Director Name | Term Expiring at Annual Meeting in: |
William J. Schmuhl, Jr. | 2007 |
Richard A. Tamborski | 2008 |
John A. Martell | 2009 |
At each annual meeting of shareholders, directors elected by the shareholders to succeed each director whose term expires will be elected for a three-year term.
In connection with our retention of Strasbourger Pearson Tulcin Wolff Inc. as the placement agent for certain private placements of our securities, we granted Strasbourger the right to designate two nominees to our board of directors. As of the date of this prospectus, Strasbourger has not designated anyone to serve on our board. We also granted Strasbourger the right to designate a nominee to the board of directors of our subsidiary Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc. Ronald Moschetta, an employee of Strasbourger and a selling shareholder, was appointed to that board pursuant to this right, which has expired. See “Prior Financing Transactions” in this prospectus.
Board Committees
Our board of directors does not have a separate audit committee or nominating committee. Rather, the functions traditionally performed by these committees are performed by the entire board. This arrangement allows each of our directors to participate in and contribute to these important functions, and to increases their familiarity with our business and operations. Although we do not having a separate audit committee, we have designated Mr. Schmuhl as our “audit committee financial expert” as defined under Securities and Exchange Commission rules. Mr. Schmuhl is “independent” within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Our board has established a compensation committee. The members of the committee are Messrs. Schmuhl and Tamborski, each of whom has been determined by our board to qualify as a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as an “outside director” under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The principal functions of the committee are to:
| · | evaluate the performance of our officers and approve their compensation; |
| · | prepare an annual report on executive compensation for inclusion in our proxy statement; |
| · | review and approve compensation plans, policies and programs, considering their design and competitiveness; |
| · | administer and review changes to our equity incentive plans pursuant to the terms of the plans; and |
| · | review our director compensation levels and practices and recommend changes as appropriate. |
None of the members of our compensation committee is an officer or employee of our company. None of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past year has served, as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our board of directors or compensation committee.
Code of Ethics
In September 2005, we adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of our executive officers, directors and employees. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics codifies the business and ethical principals that govern all aspects of our business.
Director Compensation
From our organization in 2000 through 2004, our directors received no compensation for serving on the board. Beginning in 2005, our non-employee directors receive an annual retainer of $4,000, plus $750 for each full board meeting and $500 for each committee meeting attended. If, however, a director attends the meeting by telephone rather than in person, the fees are reduced to $500 for a full board meeting and $300 for a committee meeting. In addition, our directors are eligible to receive stock option grants under our 2005 Stock Option Plan and offers to purchase restricted stock under our 2005 Restricted Stock Purchase Plan. We reimburse our directors for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending board and committee meetings.
Executive Compensation
Summary Compensation Table
| | | | Annual Compensation | | Long-Term Compensation Awards | |
Name and Principal Position | | Year | | Salary (1) ($) | | Bonus (1) ($) | | All Other Compensation ($) | | Restricted Stock Awards ($)(2) | |
John A. Martell, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President | | | 2005 | | | 95,160 | | | - | | | 1,427 (3) | | | - | |
Richard J. Mullin, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Treasurer | | | 2005 | | | 95,192 | | | 26,125 | | | - | | | | |
William Wisniewski, Vice President - Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc. | | | 2005 | | | 103,520 | | | 10,000 | | | 6,497 (5) | | | | |
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(1) | Includes amounts (if any) deferred at the executive officer’s option under our defined contribution plan established under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. |
(2) | Represents awards of restricted stock made under our 2005 Restricted Stock Purchase Plan, which is described below. |
(3) | Represents matching contributions to Mr. Martell’s account in our 401(k) defined contribution plan for 2005. |
(4) | Represents the value of 50,000 shares issued to Mr. Mullin on September 30, 2005 pursuant to an accepted offer to purchase such shares at a nominal price equal to $0.001 per share. Dividends are payable on these shares when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors. |
(5) | Represents the value of a company automobile perquisite for Mr. Wisniewski. |
(6) | Represents the value of 50,000 shares issued to Mr. Wisniewski on September 30, 2005 pursuant to an accepted offer to purchase such shares at a nominal price equal to $0.001 per share. Dividends are payable on these shares when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors. |
Equity Incentive Plans
2005 Stock Option Plan. Our board of directors adopted the 2005 Stock Option Plan in August 2005, and it was later approved by our shareholders. The Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code, and non-statutory stock options to our executive employees who are materially responsible for the management and operation of our business, and to our directors.
A total of 2,000,000 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance under the Plan. This number is subject to adjustment as a result of a stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization, merger or other transaction resulting in a change in our shares. If any option expires or is otherwise terminated, unexercised shares subject to the option become available for other option grants under the Plan.
The Plan is administered by our board of directors or a committee of the board designated for that purpose. The grants described above were approved by our full board of directors, which has since designated the compensation committee to act as administrator of the Plan. The administrator has the power to determine the persons eligible to participate in the Plan and the terms of each option, including the exercise price, the number of shares subject to the option, whether the option is an incentive stock option or a non-statutory option, and the duration of the option.
The Plan provides that no option may have a duration longer than five years, and that an outstanding option may be deemed cancelled upon, or within certain prescribed periods after, termination of employment or removal as a director, as applicable, depending on the reason for such termination or removal. In addition, after any change in control of our company, options granted under the Plan will be immediately exercisable in full, and any option
holder employed as of the date of the change of control will have 30 days after such date to exercise his or her option. The Plan defines a change of control as any merger or consolidation of our company the result of which is that holders of our voting capital stock hold less than 50% of the voting capital stock of the surviving entity, the sale, lease or transfer of all or substantially all of our assets, or approval by our shareholders of a plan of liquidation or dissolution of our company.
The following table sets forth the information concerning the grant of stock options to our named executive officers in fiscal year 2005. All of the options were granted under our 2005 Stock Option Plan. Rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission require us to show hypothetical gains that the named executive officers would have for these options at the end of their five-year terms. We calculated these gains assuming annual compound stock price appreciation of 5% and 10% from the date the option was originally granted to the end of the option term. The 5% and 10% assumed annual compound rates of stock price appreciation are required by SEC rules. These rates do not represent estimates or projections of future stock prices.
Option/SAR Grants in Last Fiscal Year
| | | | Individual Grants | | Potential Realizable Value at Assumed Annual Rates of Stock Price Appreciationfor Option Term | |
Name | | Number of Securities Underlying Options/SARs Granted | | Percent of Total Options/SARs Granted to Employees in Fiscal Year 2005 | | Exercise or Base Price ($/sh) | | Expiration Date | | 5% | | 10% | |
John A. Martell | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
Richard J. Mullin | | | 100,000 | | | 20% | | | 0.25 | | | 9/30/2010 | | | $6,908 | | | | |
William Wisniewski | | | 100,000 | | | 20% | | | 0.25 | | | 9/30/2010 | | | $6,908 | | | $15,263 | |
The following table sets forth information with respect to our named executive officers concerning exercises of options during fiscal year 2005 and unexercised options held as of the end of fiscal year 2005.
Aggregated Option/SAR Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and
Fiscal Year-End Option/SAR Values
| | | | | | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options/SARs at Fiscal Year-End | | Value of Unexercised In-The-Money Options/SARs at Fiscal Year-End | |
Name | | Shares Acquired on Exercise (#) | | Value Realized | | Exercisable | | Unexercisable | | Exercisable | | Unexercisable | |
John A. Martell | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
Richard J. Mullin | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 100,000 | | | 0 | | | $0 | |
William Wisniewski | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 100,000 | | | 0 | | | $0 | |
2005 Restricted Stock Purchase Plan. Our board of directors adopted the 2005 Restricted Stock Purchase Plan in August 2005. The Plan provides for the grant of offers to purchase restricted stock to our directors, officers and key employees. A total of 1,000,000 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance under the Plan. This number is subject to adjustment as a result of a stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization, merger or other transaction resulting in a change in our shares. If we repurchase any shares in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the re-acquired shares become available for issuance under the Plan.
The Plan is administered by our board of directors or a committee of the board designated for that purpose. The grants described above were approved by our full board of directors, which has since designated the compensation committee to act as administrator of the Plan. The administrator has the power to determine the persons eligible to participate in the Plan and the terms of each purchase offer, including the purchase price (which may be zero) and the number of shares subject to the offer. An offer to purchase terminates 30 days after the offer is made or, if earlier, termination of employment for any reason.
A participant may not transfer shares acquired under the Plan except in the event of the sale or liquidation of our company. A participant is deemed to agree to any sale or liquidation approved by holders of a majority of our common stock, and to have granted such holders an irrevocable proxy to vote the participant’s shares in favor of the sale or liquidation.
If within three years after shares are acquired under the Plan a participant terminates employment for any reason other than death, disability, retirement or good reason, we are required under the Plan to purchase the participant’s shares for the same price the participant paid. If the participant terminates employment after three years or as a result of death, disability or retirement or for good reason, we are required under the Plan to purchase the shares for a price equal to their fair market value.
401(k) Plan
In 2002, our board of directors adopted the Magnetech 401(k) Plan for non-union employees, which is intended to be a tax-qualified defined contribution plan under Sections 401(a) and 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the terms of the Plan, eligible employees may elect to contribute up to 75% of their eligible compensation as salary deferral contributions to the Plan, subject to certain statutorily prescribed limits. In addition, eligible employees may elect to contribute an additional amount of their eligible compensation as a catch-up contribution to the Plan, provided that such eligible employees are anticipated to reach age 50 before the end of the applicable year and subject to certain statutorily prescribed limits.
The Plan also permits, but does not require, that we make discretionary matching contributions. We made discretionary matching contributions to the Plan in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Because the Plan is a tax-qualified plan, we can generally deduct contributions to the Plan when made, and such contributions are not taxable to participants until distributed from the Plan. Pursuant to the terms of the Plan, participants may direct the trustees to invest their accounts in selected investment options.
We also have adopted a 401(k) plan for union employees.
Employment Agreements
We have entered into employment agreements, each dated September 30, 2005, with each of our executive officers. Each agreement is for an initial three-year term, subject to earlier termination as provided in the agreement. The term will automatically renew for successive one-year periods unless either party, at least three months before the end of the initial term or any renewal term, requests termination or renegotiation of the agreement. The base salary for each executive is as follows: Mr. Martell - $95,060; Mr. Burdette - $105,000; Mr. Lewis - $125,000; Mr. Mullin - $116,000; Mr. Nicholson - $105,000; and Mr. Wisniewski - $105,040. Other compensation and benefits provided under the agreements include eligibility to participate in incentive compensation plans established by our board of directors from time to time, as well as health insurance, retirement, insurance and other benefit plans
generally available to our senior executives, use of an automobile, reimbursement of business-related expenses, vacation and short-term disability coverage.
Each employment agreement provides for certain benefits to the executive if employment is terminated by us for cause, by the executive without good reason, or due to death or disability. In those events, we are obligated to pay the executive his base salary through the date of termination with credit for earned but unused vacation, and to honor any vested benefits under our existing benefit plans and any other agreements with the executive. If the executive’s employment is terminated by us without cause, or by the executive for good reason, we are required to pay the executive, as severance pay, the following:
| · | within two business days following termination, his base pay through the end of the month with credit for earned but unused vacation; |
| · | an amount equal to a multiple of the executive’s base salary in installments over varying periods in accordance with our usual payroll periods. The multiple and periods vary by executive as follows: Mr. Martell - 1.9 multiple of base salary up to $180,000 per year for three years; Messrs. Burdette, Nicholson and Wisniewski - 1.0 multiple of base salary for one year; Mr. Mullin - 1.37 multiple of base salary up to $150,000 per year for two years; and Mr. Lewis - 1.0 multiple of base salary for two years; |
| · | an amount equal to the most recent annual profit sharing and/or incentive bonus received by the executive, prorated for the portion of the current year for which the executive was employed, or, if greater, the amount which would be due under the profit sharing and/or incentive bonus plans applicable to the executive for the then current year calculated as of the effective date of termination, such amount to be reduced by any payment previously received during the current year as part of the profit sharing and/or incentive bonus plans. This payment is to be made in substantially equal installments in accordance with our usual payroll periods over the time period that the executive receives base salary payments; |
| · | up to $10,000 for outplacement services by an outplacement firm; and |
| · | for one year and at our expense, we are required to maintain (or provide substantially similar) medical insurance and reimbursement plans and other programs or arrangements in which the executive was entitled to participate immediately prior to the date of termination. |
The employment agreements also provide that if the executive’s employment is terminated for any reason, then, if applicable, he is deemed to have resigned immediately as a director of the company and all subsidiaries.
Limitation of Liability and Indemnification Matters
Our articles of incorporation limit the liability of our directors and officers for any loss or damage caused by their actions or omissions if they acted in good faith, with the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would have exercised under similar circumstances, and in a manner they reasonably believed was in the best interests of our company. If they did not meet these standards, our directors and officers also would not be liable for any loss or damage caused by actions or omissions that did not constitute willful misconduct or recklessness.
Our articles of incorporation provide that we are required to indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Indiana law. Indiana law authorizes every Indiana corporation to indemnify its officers and directors under certain circumstances against liability incurred in connection with proceedings to which the officers or directors are made parties by reason of their relationships to the corporation. Officers and directors may be indemnified where they have acted in good faith, the action taken was not against the interests of the corporation, and the action was lawful or there was no reason or cause to believe the action was unlawful. In addition, Indiana law requires every Indiana corporation to indemnify any of its officers or directors (unless limited by the articles of incorporation of the corporation) who were wholly successful on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any such proceeding, against reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding. A corporation also may, under certain circumstances, pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses incurred by an officer or director who is a party to a proceeding in advance of final disposition of the proceeding.
We also maintain liability insurance for our directors and officers.
The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our articles of incorporation and by-laws may discourage shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against our directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit us and other shareholders. Furthermore, a shareholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent that we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers as required by these indemnification provisions. At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors, officers or employees regarding which indemnification is sought, and we are not aware of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to our directors, officers and control persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Since we began operations in July 2000, we have not been a party to, and we have no plans to be a party to, any transaction or series of similar transactions in which the amount involved exceeded or will exceed $60,000 and in which any current director, executive officer, holder of more than 5% of our capital stock, or entities affiliated with them, had or will have a material interest, other than as described in the sections of this prospectus captioned “Prior Financing Transactions” and “Management” and in the transactions described below. Unless otherwise noted, we believe the terms of the described transactions were as favorable to us as those generally available from unaffiliated third parties. At the time of the transactions, we did not have independent directors. Thus, these transactions were not ratified by disinterested independent directors.
We lease several buildings from various entities owned by JAM Fox Investments, LLC, which is owned by Mr. Martell. Following is a summary of such leases in effect as of August 31, 2006:
Lessor | Location | Expiration Date | Monthly Rental |
JAM Summer Properties LLC | Hammond, Indiana | August 3, 2010 | $8,925 (1) |
JAM Bev Properties LLC | Boardman, Ohio | May 5, 2012 | $4,620 (2) |
JAM Walnut Properties LLC | South Bend, Indiana | December 31, 2014 | $9,200 (3) |
JAM Hutson Properties LLC | Mobile, Alabama | March 1, 2009 | $4,600 |
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(1) Monthly rental increases to $9,371 on August 3, 2007.
(2) Monthly rental increases to $4,851 on May 5, 2009.
(3) Monthly rental increases to $9,660 on January 1, 2009 and to $10,143 on January 1, 2012.
In connection with our reorganization in April 2004, Mr. Martell transferred all of his stock in Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc. to our company in exchange for 79,450,000 shares of our common stock. In September 2005, Mr. Martell sold an aggregate of 3,980,000 shares of common stock to certain other, unaffiliated investors at a price of $0.25 per share. Mr. Martell paid commissions totaling $199,000 to an individual for acting as placement agent for these sales. In addition, in September 2005, Mr. Martell transferred an aggregate of 7,000,000 shares as gifts to his children and trusts of which his children are beneficiaries.
See “Prior Financing Transactions” in this prospectus for a description of transactions between us and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd., which is our senior secured lender, a holder of more than 5% of our common stock and the selling shareholder.
We have entered into registration rights agreements with the selling shareholder in this offering pursuant to which we filed the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. See “Prior Financing Transactions - Registration Rights” for additional discussion regarding the registration rights agreement.
All future material affiliated transactions and loans between us and our affiliates will be made or entered into on terms that are no less favorable to us than those that can be obtained from unaffiliated third parties. In addition, all future material affiliated transactions and loans, and any forgiveness of loans, must be approved by a majority of our independent directors who do not have an interest in the transactions and who had access, at our expense, to our legal counsel or to independent legal counsel.
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
Our articles of incorporation authorize us to issue 300,000,000 shares of common stock, without par value, and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As of September 15, 2006, we had 112,840,916 shares of common stock outstanding and no shares of preferred stock outstanding. The following summary highlights the material provisions of our articles of incorporation, our by-laws and the Indiana Business Corporation Law relating to our capital stock. This summary is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, our articles of incorporation and by-laws, which are exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
Common Stock
Voting. Holders of our common stock possess exclusive voting power in matters determined by a vote of our shareholders, unless preferred stock is issued and voting rights are granted to the holders of the preferred stock. The
holders of shares of common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted on by the shareholders. Holders of common stock have no cumulative voting rights for election of directors.
Distributions upon Shares. Our board of directors has authority to authorize and direct the payment of dividends and the making of other distributions in respect of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock. We currently plan to retain earnings to promote growth and do not anticipate paying dividends in the foreseeable future. Our financing agreements also prohibit us from paying dividends on our common stock.
Rights upon Liquidation. If we are liquidated or dissolved, the holders of our common stock would be entitled to receive (after payment or provision for payment of all of our debts and liabilities) our remaining net assets available for distribution, in cash or in kind. If we issue preferred stock, the holders of the preferred stock may have priority over the holders of our common stock if we are liquidated or dissolved.
Other. Holders of common stock have no pre-emptive rights to acquire additional shares of common stock, have no conversion or redemption rights, and are not subject to further assessments by us. All of the outstanding shares of our common stock are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Preferred Stock
Our board of directors is authorized to issue any or all of the authorized but unissued shares of our preferred stock from time to time, without shareholder authorization, in one or more designated series. Any series so authorized will have such dividend, redemption, conversion and exchange provisions as may be provided for the particular series. Any series of preferred stock may possess voting, dividend, liquidation and redemption rights superior to those of the common stock. The rights of holders of common stock will be subject to and may be adversely affected by the rights of the holders of any preferred stock that may be issued in the future. While providing desirable flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, issuance of a new series of preferred stock could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or could discourage a third party from acquiring, our outstanding voting stock, and could make removal of our present board of directors more difficult. We will not offer preferred stock to any of our directors, officers or 5% shareholders except on the same terms as the preferred stock is offered to all other existing shareholders or to new shareholders. We have no plans as of the date of this prospectus to issue shares of preferred stock. In addition, our financing agreements prohibit us from issuing any preferred stock.
Warrants and Convertible Notes and Debentures
We have issued to the selling shareholder in this offering and certain other investors warrants to acquire shares of our common stock and notes and debentures convertible into shares of our common stock. Our registration statement to register these shares (other than the 375,000 shares included in this prospectus) was declared effective on May 12, 2006. We also are obligated to register under the Securities Act of 1933 the 375,000 shares to be issued upon exercise of warrants held by the selling shareholder. We have filed a registration statement of which this prospectus is a part in satisfaction of that obligation. For a description of these warrants and convertible notes and debentures, as well as these registration rights, see “Prior Financing Transactions” in this prospectus.
Anti-takeover Provisions
Certain provisions of our articles of incorporation and by-laws, as well as certain provisions of the Indiana Business Corporation Law, may have the effect of discouraging, delaying or preventing a person from acquiring or seeking to acquire a substantial equity interest in, or control of, our company.
Directors. Certain provisions of our articles of incorporation and by-laws will impede changes in control of our board of directors. These provisions include the following:
| · | our directors can decide to classify the board so that not all members of our board would be elected at the same time, making it more difficult to gain control of our board; |
| · | our board of directors may not remove a director without cause, also making it more difficult to gain control of our board; |
| · | only our board of directors, and not our shareholders, may elect directors to fill vacancies in the board, including vacancies created by expansion of the board; |
| · | shareholders are not granted cumulative voting rights, which enhance the ability of minority shareholders to elect directors; and |
| · | shareholders must follow certain advance notice and information requirements to nominate individuals for election to our board of directors or to propose matters that may be acted upon at a shareholders’ meeting, which may discourage a potential acquiror from conducting a proxy contest to elect directors or otherwise attempting to influence or gain control of our company. |
Restrictions on Call of Special Meetings. Our articles of incorporation provide that a special meeting of shareholders may be called only by the Chairman of our board of directors or pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of our directors. Shareholders are not authorized to call a special meeting.
Authorization of Preferred Stock. Our board of directors is authorized, without shareholder approval, to issue preferred stock in series and to fix and state the voting rights and powers, designation, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof. Preferred stock may rank prior to the common stock as to dividend rights, liquidation preferences, or both, and may have full or limited voting rights. Accordingly, the issuance of shares of preferred stock could decrease the voting power of holders of common stock or could have the effect of deterring or delaying an attempt to obtain control of our company. Our financing agreements prohibit us from issuing any preferred stock.
Amendments to Articles and By-laws. Generally, amendments to our articles of incorporation must be approved by a majority vote of our board of directors and also by a majority of our outstanding voting shares. However, to amend certain provisions of the articles, including those pertaining to our directors and to certain business combination transactions, approval by at least 80% of the outstanding voting shares is required. Our articles also provide that only our board of directors has the authority to make, amend or repeal our by-laws. Shareholders do not have this authority.
Restrictions on Certain Business Combinations. Our articles of incorporation impose approval and other requirements on certain business combination transactions between our company and any shareholder beneficially owning 10% or more of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock. Types of business combination transactions subject to these requirements include mergers, consolidations, certain sales, leases or other transfers of our assets, certain issuances of our voting securities, plans of dissolution or liquidation proposed by the interested shareholder, and certain other transactions. Our articles prohibit any such transaction within five years following the date on which the shareholder obtained 10% ownership unless the transaction meets the requirements of the Business Combinations Statute of the Indiana Business Corporation Law (if applicable), which is described below, and is approved by a majority of our directors who are not affiliated with the shareholder or by shareholders holding at least 80% of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock. After such five-year period, the transaction still must satisfy the requirements of the Business Combinations Statute (if applicable) as well as certain price and procedural requirements set forth in our articles.
Provisions of Indiana Law. The Indiana Business Corporation Law requires each of our directors to discharge his or her duties based on the facts then known to him or her, in good faith, with the care an ordinary, prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances and in a manner the director reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the company. No director is liable for any action taken as a director, or any failure to take any action, unless the director has breached or failed to perform the duties of the director’s office in compliance with the foregoing standard, and the breach or failure to perform constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness. Our articles of incorporation contain provisions having similar effect.
In determining how to discharge their duties in a manner reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the company, directors are authorized by the Indiana Business Corporation Law to consider the effects of any action on our shareholders, employees, suppliers and customers, and on the communities in which our offices or other facilities are located. The directors may also consider any other factors they consider pertinent. Our articles of incorporation contain provisions having similar effect. Under the Indiana Business Corporation Law, our directors are not required to approve a proposed business combination or other corporate action if they determine in good faith that such approval is not in the best interests of our company. The Indiana Business Corporation Law explicitly provides that the different or higher degree of scrutiny imposed in Delaware and certain other jurisdictions upon director actions taken in response to potential changes in control will not apply. The Delaware Supreme Court has held that defensive measures in response to a potential takeover must be reasonable in relation to the threat posed.
Chapter 42, the Control Share Acquisitions Chapter, and Chapter 43, the Business Combinations Chapter, of the Indiana Business Corporation Law may affect the acquisition of shares of our common stock or the acquisition of control of our company. Indiana companies may elect to opt out of the Control Share Acquisitions Chapter and the Business Combinations Chapter. Our articles of incorporation do not opt out of these statutes. Both statutes, however, apply only to certain corporations that have at least 100 shareholders. As of September 15, 2006, we had approximately 86 record shareholders. Consequently, as of September 15, 2006, neither statute applied to us, although they may apply to us in the future.
The Business Combinations Chapter prohibits certain business combinations, including mergers, sales of assets, recapitalizations and reverse stock splits, between certain corporations and any shareholder beneficially owning 10% or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting shares of that corporation for a period of five years following the date on which the shareholder obtained 10% beneficial voting ownership, unless the business combination was approved prior to that date by the board of directors. If prior approval is not obtained, several price and procedural requirements must be met before the business combination may be completed. The Business Combinations Statute does not apply to business combinations between a corporation and any shareholder who obtains 10% beneficial voting ownership before such corporation has a class of voting shares registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, unless the corporation has elected to be subject to the Business Combination Statute. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not made such as election.
The Control Share Acquisitions Chapter contains provisions designed to protect minority shareholders if a person makes a tender offer for or otherwise acquires shares giving the acquiror more than certain levels of ownership (20%, 33 ⅓% and 50%) of the outstanding voting securities of certain Indiana corporations. Under the Control Share Acquisitions Chapter, if an acquiror purchases such shares of a corporation that is subject to the Control Share Acquisitions Chapter, then the acquiror cannot vote such shares until each class or series of shares entitled to vote separately on the proposal approves the rights of the acquiror to vote the shares in excess of each level of ownership, by a majority of all votes entitled to be cast by that group (excluding shares held by our officers, by employees of the company who are directors of the company and by the acquiror).
Because of the foregoing provisions of Indiana law, our board of directors will have flexibility in responding to unsolicited takeover proposals, and accordingly it may be more difficult for an acquiror to gain control of our company in a transaction not approved by our board of directors.
OTC Bulletin Board
Our common stock became eligible to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board on August 1, 2006, under the symbol MCGL. While trading is our stock has occurred, an established public trading market has not yet developed. If an established trading market does not develop, you may not be able to sell your shares promptly or perhaps at all, or sell your shares at a price equal to or above the price you paid for them.
Under our registration rights agreements with Laurus, if our common stock is not traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, Nasdaq or a national exchange for three consecutive trading days and trading does not resume within 30 days, then, subject to certain exceptions, for each day that any of those events is occurring, we are required to pay Laurus an amount in cash equal to 1/30th of the product of the outstanding principal amount of the term note and
each minimum borrowing note, multiplied by 0.01 (or approximately 1% per month). See “Prior Financing Transactions” in this prospectus.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Registrar and Transfer Company has been appointed as the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock.
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
Market sales of shares of our common stock after this offering and from time to time, and the availability of shares for future sale, may reduce the market price of our common stock. Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock, or the perception that these sales could occur, could adversely affect prevailing market prices for our common stock and could impair our future ability to obtain capital, especially through an offering of equity securities.
As of September 15, 2006, we had 112,840,916 shares of common stock outstanding, 89,908,316 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants and conversion of outstanding notes and debentures that are currently exercisable and convertible, and options issued under our 2005 Stock Option Plan to acquire 1,185,000 shares of our common stock that are not currently exercisable. We are registering for resale, on a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission of which this prospectus is a part, 375,000 of the foregoing shares issuable upon exercise of warrants granted to the selling shareholder. After the effective date of the registration statement, all of the shares covered by this prospectus will be freely tradeable without restrictions or further registration under the Securities Act of 1933, other than shares held by our affiliates, as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
Rule 144
Under Rule 144, any affiliate wishing to sell shares of common stock covered by this prospectus must satisfy certain requirements relating to manner of sale, notice and availability of current information about us. The last requirement will require our affiliates to wait until 90 days after the effective date of this offering to sell any shares.
Rule 701 and Form S-8 Registration Statements
Under Rule 701 issued under the Securities Act of 1933, shares of our common stock acquired upon the exercise of outstanding options granted under our 2005 Stock Option Plan or upon the acceptance of purchase offers under our 2005 Restricted Stock Purchase Plan may be resold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (i) by persons other than affiliates, beginning 90 days after the effective date of this offering, subject only to the manner-of-sale provisions of Rule 144, and (ii) by affiliates, subject to the manner-of-sale, current public information, and notice requirements of Rule 144, in each case without compliance with the holding periods requirement of Rule 144.
We intend to file one or more registration statements on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933 following this offering to register the shares of our common stock issued and issuable under our 2005 Stock Option Plan and 2005 Restricted Stock Purchase Plan. These registration statements are expected to become effective upon filing. Shares covered by these registration statements will then be eligible for sale in the public markets, subject to Rule 144 limitations applicable to affiliates.
As of September 15, 2006, options granted under our 2005 Stock Option Plan to purchase a total of 1,185,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. The options are exercisable at a price of $0.25 per share, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments, in 25% cumulative increments on and after the first four anniversaries of their grant date (September 30, 2005 and August 3, 2006). As of September 15, 2006, a total of 300,000 shares had been issued under our 2005 Restricted Stock Purchase Plan pursuant to accepted offers to purchase stock at a nominal price of $0.001 per share. See “Management — Equity Incentive Plans” in this prospectus.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The selling shareholder named in this prospectus may sell the shares being offered from time to time in one or more transactions:
| · | in the over-the-counter market; |
| · | in negotiated transactions; |
| · | on any national securities exchange or quotation system on which our common stock may become traded or quoted; |
| · | through the writing of options on shares, whether the options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise; or |
| · | through a combination of such methods of sale. |
The selling shareholder will sell the shares from time to time at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices. Our common stock became eligible to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board on August 1, 2006, under the symbol MCGL. While trading is our stock has occurred, an established public trading market has not yet developed. The high and low bid prices of our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board since August 1, 2006 were $0.65 and $0.30, respectively. In addition, the bid and ask prices of our common stock on October 5, 2006 were $0.25 and $0.30, respectively. These prices may or may not be similar to the price or prices at which the selling shareholder offers shares in this offering.
The selling shareholder may effect transactions by selling shares directly to purchasers or to or through broker or dealers. The broker or dealers may act as agents or principals. The broker or dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholder or the purchasers of the shares. The compensation of any particular broker or dealer may be in excess of customary commissions.
Because the selling shareholder and broker or dealers that participate with the selling shareholder in the distribution of shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act of 1933, the selling shareholder will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. Any commissions received by the selling shareholder and any profit on the resale of shares may be deemed to be underwriting compensation.
Any shares of our common stock that qualify for sale under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 may be sold under Rule 144 rather than through this prospectus.
Under applicable rules and regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, any person engaged in the distribution of the shares may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to our common stock for a period of two business days prior to commencement of such distribution. In addition, each selling shareholder will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the associated rules and regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including Regulation M, which provisions may limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of our common stock by the selling shareholder. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the selling shareholder and have informed it of the need to deliver copies of this prospectus to purchasers at or prior to the time of any sale of the shares.
Laurus Master Funds, Ltd., our secured lender and the selling shareholder in this offering, has agreed to not sell “short” any of our common stock as long as any of the notes we issued to it are outstanding and for a period of one year after all obligations under the notes have been paid in full. For a description of these notes, see “Prior Financing Transactions” in this prospectus. A short seller expects to profit from the decline in the price of a stock by selling stock that is borrowed from a third party, and then buying the stock later at a lower price to return to the lender. Short sales can depress the market price of our stock if and when a public trading market for our common stock develops. Regulation SHO and other rules and regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regulate short sales and prohibit certain short-selling tactics considered abusive or manipulative.
We have agreed with the selling shareholder in this offering to use our best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part until the earlier of (i) all shares of such selling shareholder offered by this prospectus have been sold by the selling shareholder, and (ii) the selling shareholder may sell all of its shares offered by this prospectus without registration under the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 144 of that Act.
We will bear all costs, expenses and fees in connection with the registration of the shares being offered through this prospectus. The selling shareholder will bear all commissions, concessions and discounts, if any, attributable to the sales of the shares. The selling shareholder may agree to indemnify any broker, dealer or agent that participates in transactions involving sales of the shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933.
Applicable state securities laws may require that shares be sold only through registered or licensed brokers. In addition, in certain states the shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.
We have not undertaken to qualify this offering for offers to individual investors in any jurisdiction outside of the United States; therefore, individual investors outside the United States should not expect to be able to participate in this offering.
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters, including the legality of the issuance of the shares of common stock offered in this prospectus, are being passed upon for us by our counsel, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, 600 1st Source Bank Center, 100 North Michigan St., South Bend, Indiana 46601.
EXPERTS
Asher & Company, Ltd., independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2005 and 2004, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005, as set forth in their report. We have included our consolidated financial statements in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement in reliance on Asher & Company’s report, given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
We have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the Securities Act of 1933, a registration statement on Form S-1 with respect to the common stock offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, which constitutes part of the registration statement, does not contain all the information set forth in the registration statement or the exhibits and schedules which are part of the registration statement, portions of which are omitted as permitted by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements made in this prospectus regarding the contents of any contract or other documents are summaries of the material terms of the contract or document. With respect to each contract or document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, reference is made to the corresponding exhibit. For further information pertaining to us and to the common stock offered by this prospectus, reference is made to the registration statement, including the exhibits and schedules thereto, copies of which may be inspected without charge at the public reference facilities of the Securities and Exchange Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of all or any portion of the registration statement may be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission at prescribed rates. Information on the public reference facilities may be obtained by calling the Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information that are filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The web site can be accessed at http://www.sec.gov.
We file current reports on Form 8-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, annual reports on Form 10-K and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Those reports and other information are available for inspection and copying at the Public Reference Room and internet site of the Securities and Exchange Commission referred to above. We intend to furnish our shareholders with annual reports containing consolidated financial statements certified by an independent public accounting firm.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | F-2 |
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Audited Financial Statements as of and for years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 | | |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets | | F-3 |
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Consolidated Statements of Operations | | F-4 |
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity | | F-5 |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | | F-6 |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | | F-7 |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Financial Statement Schedule | | F-29 |
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Financial Statement Schedule - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | | F-30 |
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Unaudited Financial Statements as of and for six months ended July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005 | | |
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | | F-31 |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations | | F-32 |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | | F-33 |
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | | F-34 |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
MISCOR Group, Ltd. and Subsidiaries
South Bend, Indiana
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of MISCOR Group, Ltd. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of operations and stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of MISCOR Group, Ltd. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ ASHER & COMPANY, Ltd.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 10, 2006 (April 16, 2006 as to Notes F & Q)
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 2005 AND 2004
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
ASSETS | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | |
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CURRENT ASSETS | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 23 | | $ | 109 | |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $341 and $143 at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively | | | 8,677 | | | 5,254 | |
Inventories, net | | | 8,415 | | | 4,259 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 315 | | | 161 | |
Other current assets | | | 735 | | | 317 | |
Total current assets | | | 18,165 | | | 10,100 | |
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net | | | 4,110 | | | 2,341 | |
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OTHER ASSETS | | | | | | | |
Deposits | | | 89 | | | 44 | |
Debt issue costs, net | | | 3,354 | | | - | |
Other intangibles, net | | | 3 | | | 16 | |
Other assets | | | - | | | 32 | |
Total other assets | | | 3,446 | | | 92 | |
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Total Assets | | $ | 25,721 | | $ | 12,533 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES | | | | | | | |
Lines of credit | | $ | - | | $ | 2,509 | |
Revolving credit line, (net of discount of $885 at December 31, 2005) | | | 3,961 | | | - | |
Current portion of long-term debt | | | 1,024 | | | - | |
Advances from Stockholder | | | - | | | 122 | |
Accounts payable | | | 5,356 | | | 3,158 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 1,604 | | | 888 | |
Other current liabilities | | | 167 | | | 166 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 12,112 | | | 6,843 | |
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LONG TERM LIABILITIES | | | | | | | |
Long-term debt, (net of discount of $484 at December 31, 2005) | | | 5,603 | | | - | |
Long-term debt, Stockholder | | | 3,000 | | | 3,000 | |
Total long-term liabilities | | | 8,603 | | | 3,000 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 20,715 | | | 9,843 | |
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | | | | | | | |
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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | | | | |
MISCOR Preferred stock, no par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding | | | - | | | - | |
MISCOR Common stock, no par value; authorized 300,000,000 shares at December 31, 2005 and 200,000,000 shares at December 31, 2004; issued and outstanding 104,608,962 shares at December 31, 2005 and 97,000,006 at December 31, 2004 | | | 7,659 | | | 6,030 | |
MIS Common stock, no par value; 1,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding | | | - | | | - | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 8,840 | | | 900 | |
Deferred compensation | | | (57 | ) | | - | |
Accumulated deficit | | | (11,436 | ) | | (4,240 | ) |
Total Stockholders' equity | | | 5,006 | | | 2,690 | |
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | | $ | 25,721 | | $ | 12,533 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
| | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | |
REVENUES | | | | | | | |
Product sales | | $ | 14,587 | | $ | 6,763 | | $ | 3,235 | |
Service revenue | | | 31,709 | | | 22,134 | | | 12,260 | |
Total revenues | | | 46,296 | | | 28,897 | | | 15,495 | |
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COST OF REVENUES | | | | | | | | | | |
Product sales | | | 11,131 | | | 4,769 | | | 1,248 | |
Service revenue | | | 26,009 | | | 17,931 | | | 10,735 | |
Total cost of revenues | | | 37,140 | | | 22,700 | | | 11,983 | |
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Gross profit | | | 9,156 | | | 6,197 | | | 3,512 | |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses | | | 9,672 | | | 6,215 | | | 4,460 | |
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Loss from operations | | | (516 | ) | | (18 | ) | | (948 | ) |
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Other income (expense) | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | | (6,711 | ) | | (183 | ) | | (189 | ) |
Other income | | | 31 | | | 12 | | | - | |
| | | (6,680 | ) | | (171 | ) | | (189 | ) |
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NET LOSS | | $ | (7,196 | ) | $ | (189 | ) | $ | (1,137 | ) |
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Basic and diluted loss per common share | | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) |
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Weighted average number of common shares | | | 99,417,698 | | | 84,017,315 | | | 79,450,000 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
| | MIS | | MISCOR | | | | | |
| | Shares | | Common Stock | | Additional Paid-in Capital | | Shares | | Common Stock | | Additional Paid-in- Capital | | Deferred Compensation | | Accumulated Deficit | | Total | |
Balances, December 31, 2002 | | | 1,000 | | $ | 1,000 | | $ | 1,450 | | | - | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | (2,914 | ) | $ | (464 | ) |
Capital contributions | | | - | | | - | | | 1,804 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 1,804 | |
Net loss | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (1,137 | ) | | (1,137 | ) |
Balances, December 31, 2003 | | | 1,000 | | | 1,000 | | | 3,254 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (4,051 | ) | | 203 | |
Exchange of common stock of MIS for common stock of MISCOR | | | (1,000 | ) | | (1,000 | ) | | (3,254 | ) | | 79,450,000 | | | 4,254 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
Sale of common stock of MISCOR, net of issuance costs of $548 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 12,750,000 | | | 2,001 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 2,001 | |
Conversion of MIS Series A preferred stock to common stock of MISCOR, net of issuance costs of $75 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 4,750,006 | | | 675 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 675 | |
Issuance of MISCOR common stock in consideration for services rendered in connection with sale of common stock | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 50,000 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
Issuance of warrants to purchase stock in consideration for services rendered in connection with sale of common stock | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (900 | ) | | 900 | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
Net loss | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (189 | ) | | (189 | ) |
Balances, December 31, 2004 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 97,000,006 | | | 6,030 | | | 900 | | | - | | | (4,240 | ) | | 2,690 | |
Issuance of warrants to purchase 10,438,593shares of MISCOR common stock in connection with sale of debentures | | | | | | | | | | | | - | | | - | | | 2,382 | | | - | | | - | | | 2,382 | |
Intrinsic value of conversion option on long-term debt, stockholder | | | | | | | | | | | | - | | | - | | | 4,500 | | | - | | | - | | | 4,500 | |
Intrinsic value of conversion option on long-term debt financing | | | | | | | | | | | | - | | | - | | | 996 | | | - | | | - | | | 996 | |
Issuance of MISCOR common stock in consideration for services rendered in connection with sale of debentures | | | | | | | | | | | | 50,000 | | | 12 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 12 | |
Issuance of MISCOR common stock in connection with business acquisition | | | | | | | | | | | | 280,000 | | | 75 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 75 | |
Issuance of MISCOR common stock in connection with long-term debt financing | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,163,588 | | | 1,541 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 1,541 | |
Issuance of MISCOR common stock in connection exercise of stock warrants | | | | | | | | | | | | 865,368 | | | 1 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 1 | |
Issuance of MISCOR common stock in connection with 2005 Restricted Stock Plan | | | | | | | | | | | | 250,000 | | | - | | | 62 | | | (62 | ) | | - | | | - | |
Amortization of deferred compensation | | | | | | | | | | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 5 | | | - | | | 5 | |
Net loss | | | | | | | | | | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (7,196 | ) | | (7,196 | ) |
Balances, December 31, 2005 | | | | | | | | | | | | 104,608,962 | | $ | 7,659 | | $ | 8,840 | | $ | (57 | ) | $ | (11,436 | ) | $ | 5,006 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
| | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | |
OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | |
Net loss | | $ | (7,196 | ) | $ | (189 | ) | $ | (1,137 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash utilized by operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 695 | | | 451 | | | 324 | |
Bad debts | | | 238 | | | 128 | | | 19 | |
Gain on sale of assets | | | (9 | ) | | (2 | ) | | - | |
Non-cash interest/rent | | | - | | | - | | | 63 | |
Amortization of deferred compensation | | | 5 | | | - | | | - | |
Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount | | | 1,507 | | | - | | | - | |
Interest related to conversion options | | | 4,500 | | | - | | | - | |
Changes in: | | | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | | (3,661 | ) | | (2,218 | ) | | (1,313 | ) |
Inventories | | | (2,954 | ) | | (1,515 | ) | | (356 | ) |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | (572 | ) | | (285 | ) | | (105 | ) |
Deposits and other non-current assets | | | 20 | | | (26 | ) | | 41 | |
Accounts payable | | | 2,198 | | | 1,190 | | | 854 | |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | | | 677 | | | 432 | | | 178 | |
Net cash utilized by operating activities | | | (4,552 | ) | | (2,034 | ) | | (1,432 | ) |
INVESTING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | | | | |
Acquisition of business assets | | | (2,575 | ) | | - | | | - | |
Acquisition of property and equipment | | | (916 | ) | | (930 | ) | | (717 | ) |
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment | | | 20 | | | 2 | | | 17 | |
Net cash utilized by investing activities | | | (3,471 | ) | | (928 | ) | | (700 | ) |
FINANCING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash overdraft | | | - | | | (477 | ) | | 190 | |
Short term borrowings, net | | | (2,509 | ) | | 1,063 | | | 492 | |
Payments on capital lease obligations | | | (6 | ) | | - | | | - | |
Proceeds from the issuance of shares and exercise of warrants | | | 1 | | | - | | | - | |
Advances (repayments) from Stockholder, net | | | (122 | ) | | 102 | | | 20 | |
Repayment of long-term debt, bank | | | - | | | (300 | ) | | (103 | ) |
Borrowings from Stockholder, long-term debt | | | - | | | - | | | 1,534 | |
Proceeds from the issuance of debentures | | | 4,025 | | | - | | | - | |
Debt issuance costs - debentures | | | (536 | ) | | - | | | - | |
Proceeds from the issuance of term note | | | 3,000 | | | - | | | - | |
Revolving note borrowings, net | | | 4,846 | | | - | | | - | |
Debt issuance costs - term and revolving notes | | | (762 | ) | | - | | | - | |
Proceeds from sale of common stock | | | - | | | 3,300 | | | - | |
Payment of stock issuance costs | | | - | | | (624 | ) | | - | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 7,937 | | | 3,064 | | | 2,133 | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH | | | (86 | ) | | 102 | | | 1 | |
Cash, beginning of year | | | 109 | | | 7 | | | 6 | |
Cash, end of year | | $ | 23 | | $ | 109 | | $ | 7 | |
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid during the year for: | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 460 | | $ | 189 | | $ | 120 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature of business
Magnetech Integrated Services Corp. (the “Company” or “MISCOR”), an Indiana Corporation, was organized in April 2004 as a holding company for Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc. (“MIS”) and its wholly owned subsidiary Martell Electric, LLC. Upon the Company’s formation in April 2004, the sole stockholder of MIS contributed all 1,000 issued and outstanding shares of MIS common stock in exchange for 79,450,000 shares of MISCOR common stock. The exchange of shares has been accounted for as a recapitalization of the Company (“Recapitalization”). In September 2005, the Company changed its name to MISCOR Group, Ltd.
MIS, an Indiana corporation, is an industrial services company which through its seven operating facilities, provides maintenance and repair services to the electric motor industry, repairs and manufactures industrial lifting magnets, provides engineering and repair services for electrical power distribution systems within industrial plants and commercial facilities, provides on-site services related to all services offered by MIS, and provides custom and standardized training in the area of industrial maintenance. Additionally, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Martell Electric, LLC, MIS provides electrical contracting services.
In March 2005, MISCOR acquired certain operating assets from Hatch & Kirk, Inc. and formed a subsidiary, HK Engine Components, LLC (“HKEC”). HKEC manufactures, remanufactures, repairs and engineers power assemblies, engine parts, and other components related to large diesel engines.
The Company’s customers are primarily located throughout the United States of America. The Company operates from eleven locations in Alabama, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Washington and Maryland.
Principles of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements presented through December 31, 2004 include the accounts of Magnetech Integrated Services Corp, and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc. and Martell Electric, LLC. The consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005 also include the accounts of HKEC. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Concentration of credit risk
The Company maintains its cash primarily in bank deposit accounts. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures these balances up to $100 per bank. The Company has not experienced any losses on its bank deposits and management believes these deposits do not expose the Company to any significant credit risk.
Inventory
The Company values inventory at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined by the first-in, first-out method.
The Company periodically reviews its inventories and makes provisions as necessary for estimated obsolescence and slow-moving goods. The amount of such markdown is equal to the difference between cost of inventory and the estimated market value based upon assumptions about future demands, selling prices and market conditions.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Property and equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed over the estimated useful lives of the related assets using the straight-line method. Useful lives of property and equipment are as follows:
| Building | 30 years | |
| Leasehold improvements | Shorter of lease term or useful life | |
| Machinery and equipment | 5 to 10 years | |
| Vehicles | 3 to 5 years | |
| Office and computer equipment | 3 to 10 years | |
Debt issue costs
Costs incurred by the Company to secure the senior debt financing are capitalized and amortized over the term of the senior debt financing, which is three years. Costs incurred by the Company to secure subordinated debenture financing are capitalized and amortized over the term of the subordinated debentures which is two years. Amortization of debt issue costs, recorded as a charge to interest expense, was $1,044 for the year ended December 31, 2005. As of December 31, 2005, accumulated amortization of debt issue costs was $1,044.
Segment information
The Company reports segment information in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise.
Patents and trademarks
The costs of successful registrations for patents and trademarks are amortized over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which is generally ten years, using the straight-line method. The costs of unsuccessful registrations are charged to expense.
Long-lived assets
The Company assesses long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that an asset’s carrying amount may not be recoverable.
Revenue recognition
Revenue consists primarily of sales and service of industrial magnets, electric motors, electrical power distribution systems, and power assemblies. Product sales revenue is recognized when products are shipped and both title and risk of loss transfer to the customer. Service revenue is recognized when all work is completed and the customer’s property is returned. For services to a customer’s property provided at the Company’s site, property is considered returned when the customer’s property is shipped back to the customer and risk of loss transfers to the customer. For service to a customer’s property provided at the customer’s site, property is considered returned upon completion of work. The Company provides for an estimate of doubtful accounts, based on historical experience. The Company’s revenue recognition policies are in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 101 and SAB No. 104.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Revenue Recognition (continued)
Revenues from Martell Electric, LLC’s electrical contracting business are recognized on the percentage-of-completion method, measured by the percentage of cost incurred to date to estimated total costs to complete for each contract. Costs incurred on electrical contracts in excess of customer billings are recorded as part of other current assets. Amounts billed to customers in excess of costs incurred on electrical contracts are recorded as part of other current liabilities.
Advertising costs
Advertising costs are expensed when incurred, except for costs associated with direct-response advertising, which are capitalized and amortized over the expected period of future benefits. Advertising expense was $105, $49 and $75 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003. There were no direct-response advertising costs reported as assets at December 31, 2005, 2004 or 2003.
Warranty costs
The Company warrants workmanship after the sale of its products. An accrual for warranty costs is recorded based upon the historical level of warranty claims and management’s estimates of future costs.
Income taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes.
Stock based compensation
In connection with the formation of the Company’s stock option plan in 2005, the Company has adopted the disclosure-only provisions of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and uses the intrinsic value method of accounting for stock-based awards granted to employees, as prescribed in Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations. No compensation expense was recognized for the Company’s stock option plan for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Pro-forma information regarding net income is required to be presented as if the Company had accounted for all stock options granted under the provisions of SFAS No. 123. The fair value of stock options granted has been estimated, as of the respective dates of grant, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The following assumptions were used for such estimates: no dividend yield; no expected volatility; risk-free interest rate of 4.18%; and a weighted average expected life of the options of 3.75 years. Had the accounting provisions of SFAS No. 123 been adopted, net loss and share data for the year ended December 31, 2005 would have been as follows:
| Net loss: | | | |
| As reported | | $ | (7,196 | ) |
| Compensation cost based on the fair value method | | | (1 | ) |
| Pro forma net loss | | $ | (7,197 | ) |
| | | | | |
| Basic and diluted loss per share: | | | | |
| As reported | | $ | (.07 | ) |
| Pro forma | | $ | (.07 | ) |
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Earnings per share
The Company accounts for loss per common share under the provisions of SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share, which requires a dual presentation of basic and diluted loss per common share. Basic loss per common share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the year. Diluted loss per common share is computed assuming the conversion of common stock equivalents, when dilutive.
For the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company’s common stock equivalents, consisting of warrants to purchase 21,926,166 shares of common stock, senior and subordinated debt convertible into 75,988,073 common shares, and options to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock issued to employees under the 2005 Stock Option Plan, were not included in computing diluted loss per share because their effects were anti-dilutive. Basic and diluted loss per share were the same for the year ended December 31, 2005, as there were no potentially dilutive securities outstanding. For the year ended December 31, 2004, warrants to purchase 4,500,000 shares of common stock were not included in computing loss per share because their effects were antidilutive. Basic and diluted loss per common share were the same for the year ended December 31, 2003, as there were no potentially dilutive securities outstanding. Basic and diluted loss per common share data for 2003 have been restated and such data for all periods has been presented on a basis assuming the Recapitalization occurred on January 1, 2003.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates are required in accounting for inventory costing, asset valuations, costs to complete and depreciation. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Variable Interest Entities
In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46 (“FIN 46”), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities”. FIN 46 addresses consolidation by business enterprises of variable interest entities, which are entities that either (a) do not have equity investors with vesting rights or (b) have equity investors that do not provide sufficient financial resources for the entity to support its activities. The interpretation is effective immediately for variable interest entities created after February 1, 2003. In December 2003, the FASB published FASB Interpretation No. 46 (revised December 2003), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (“FIN-46(R)”). FIN 46(R), among other things, deferred the effective date of implementation for certain entities. The Company adopted FIN 46(R) in 2004.
The Company is involved with JAM Fox Investments LLC, which qualifies as a variable interest entity. The variable interest entity is 100% owned by the majority shareholder of the Company. The Company’s involvement with the entity began on August 3, 2001, and is limited to lease agreements for the use of four of its facilities. The entity was formed for the purpose of acquiring real estate, and its activities primarily relate to the leasing of such real estate to the Company. Management has determined that the Company is not the primary beneficiary, thus no consolidation is required. As of December 31, 2005, total assets and liabilities of JAM Fox Investments LLC were $1,564 and $1,131, respectively. Management does not believe that the Company has any exposure to loss resulting from its involvement with JAM Fox Investments LLC as of December 31, 2005.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
New Accounting Standards
In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, Inventory Costs - an Amendment of ARB No. 43. SFAS No. 151 was one of a number of projects by the FASB to converge U.S. accounting standards to International Accounting Standards. SFAS No. 151 requires abnormal amounts of idle facility expenses, freight, handling costs and spoilage to be recognized as current period charges. In addition, the allocation of fixed manufacturing overhead costs to the costs of conversion is required to be based on the normal capacity of the manufacturing facilities. SFAS No. 151 will be effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company does not expect SFAS No. 151 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as its current inventory and conversion cost methodologies are generally consistent with that required by the new standard.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based Payment (revised 2004). This statement eliminates the option to apply the intrinsic value measurement provisions of APB Opinion No. 25 to stock compensation awards issued to employees. Rather, SFAS No. 123R requires companies to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of the award. That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award -- the requisite service period (usually the vesting period). In March 2005, the SEC staff expressed their views with respect to SFAS No. 123R in SAB No. 107, Share-Based Payment. SAB No. 107 provides guidance on valuing options. SFAS No. 123R will be effective for the Company's fiscal year beginning January 1, 2006. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this statement on its consolidated financial statements.
Reclassifications
Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.
NOTE B - ACQUISITIONS
In March 2005, the Company acquired certain business assets in a transaction accounted for using the purchase method. Accordingly, the results of operations from these net assets acquired are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from that date forward. The acquisition of net assets was made for the purpose of expanding the Company’s market penetration into the rail industry. The aggregate purchase price was $2,613, and was allocated to assets acquired based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The purchase price consideration consisted of cash of $2,508, note payable of $30 and 280,000 shares of common stock with an estimated fair value of $75. The value of the common stock issued was determined based on management’s best estimate of the fair value of the Company’s common stock at the date the asset purchase agreement was signed. The allocation of the purchase price was as follows:
| Inventory | | $ | 500 | |
| Work-in process | | | 401 | |
| Finished goods | | | 300 | |
| Property, plant and equipment | | | 1,484 | |
| Deposits | | | 33 | |
| Accrued liabilities | | | (105 | ) |
| | | $ | 2,613 | |
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE B - ACQUISITIONS (CONTINUED)
The following table presents the unaudited results of operations of the Company as if the acquisition had been consummated as of January 1, 2004, and includes certain pro forma adjustments, including depreciation and amortization on the assets acquired.
| | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
| | | | | | |
| Revenues | | $ | 48,403 | | $ | 37,325 | |
| Net loss | | | (7,260 | ) | | (446 | ) |
| Basic and diluted loss per share | | | (.07 | ) | | (.01 | ) |
NOTE C - INVENTORY
Inventory consists of the following:
| | | December 31, | |
| | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
| | | | | | |
| Raw materials | | $ | 2,666 | | $ | 1,425 | |
| Work-in-process | | | 3,887 | | | 2,079 | |
| Finished goods | | | 1,979 | | | 784 | |
| | | | 8,532 | | | 4,288 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Less: allowance for slow moving and obsolete inventories | | | (117 | ) | | (29 | ) |
| | | $ | 8,415 | | $ | 4,259 | |
NOTE D - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consists of the following:
| | | December 31, | |
| | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
| | | | | | |
| Land and building | | $ | 200 | | $ | - | |
| Leasehold improvements | | | 339 | | | 172 | |
| Machinery and equipment | | | 3,674 | | | 1,902 | |
| Construction in progress | | | 263 | | | 143 | |
| Vehicles | | | 659 | | | 609 | |
| Office and computer equipment | | | 638 | | | 513 | |
| | | | 5,773 | | | 3,339 | |
| Less accumulated depreciation | | | (1,663 | ) | | (998 | ) |
| | | $ | 4,110 | | $ | 2,341 | |
Depreciation expense was $682, $431 and $303 for years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE E - OTHER INTANGIBLES
Other intangibles consist of the following:
| | | December 31, | |
| | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
| | | | | | |
| Patents and trademarks | | $ | 4 | | $ | 4 | |
| Covenant not-to-compete | | | 150 | | | 150 | |
| | | $ | 154 | | $ | 154 | |
| Less accumulated amortization | | | (151 | ) | | (138 | ) |
| | | $ | 3 | | $ | 16 | |
Amortization expense was $13, $20 and $21 for years ending December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
NOTE F - DEBT
Lines of credit
2004
In November 2004, the Company paid off the lines of credit and outstanding note payable to the bank as part of its refinancing with another bank. Under the refinancing, the Company was issued a line of credit with maximum borrowings of $3,000. The line of credit bore interest at .375% above the bank’s prime rate (5.625% at December 31, 2004). The line of credit was due on demand, collateralized by a blanket security agreement covering substantially all assets owned by the Company, and was guaranteed by the Company’s majority stockholder. The line was subject to certain financial covenants pertaining to maximum net worth, senior debt to net worth, and debt service coverage. The Company was not in compliance with one of its financial covenants at December 31, 2004; however, the Company received a waiver from the lender for the covenant violation as of December 31, 2004. As of December 31, 2004, the outstanding balance on the line of credit was $2,509.
2005
In April 2005, the Company increased its line of credit with its bank to $5,500. All other terms remained the same. In August 2005, the Company paid off the outstanding balance under the line of credit with proceeds from its Senior Debt facility.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE F - DEBT (Continued)
Long-term debt
Long-term debt consists of the following:
| | | December 31, | |
| | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
| Note payable to its Stockholder, due December 2008, plus interest at prime rate less 1%; (6.25% and 4.25% at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively), secured by a subordinated interest in substantially all assets owned by the Company | | $ | 3,000 | | $ | 3,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Long-term debt, debentures (net of discount of $484) (see note below) | | | 3,541 | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Note payable to former employee in annual principal payments of $10, unsecured and without interest (see Note J) | | | 30 | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Revolving note due in August 2008 (net of discount of $885) with interest payable monthly at 1% over the Wall Street Journal prime rate (8.25% at December 31, 2005), secured by substantially all assets owned by the Company (see note below) | | | 3,961 | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Term note payable in monthly principal payments of $100 plus interest at 1% above the Wall Street Journal prime rate (8.25% at December 31, 2005), secured by substantially all assets owned by the Company and maturing in August 2008 (see note below) | | | 3,000 | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Capital lease obligations (see note below) | | | 56 | | | - | |
| | | | 13,588 | | | 3,000 | |
| Less: current portion | | | (4,985 | ) | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 8,603 | | $ | 3,000 | |
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE F - DEBT (Continued)
Long-term debt, debentures
In January 2005, the Company commenced a private offering (the “Debenture Offering”) of a maximum of $4,025 principal amount of subordinated secured convertible debentures. The debentures, which are payable on February 28, 2007, bear interest at the rate of 6% per year, payable upon conversion or at redemption or maturity. Investors will receive interest in cash only if they elect not to convert their debentures. Each holder has the option any time prior to the redemption date to convert principal and accrued interest under the debentures at into shares of our common stock at a fixed conversion price of $0.3404926 per share. If the number of our outstanding shares of common stock is increased because of a stock split or stock dividend, the conversion price will be proportionately reduced, and if the number is decreased because of a stock combination, the conversion price will be proportionately increased, except that any adjustment to the conversion price of less than $0.0001 is not required to be made. In April 2006 the debenture holders agreed to extend the maturity from February 28, 2007 to February 28, 2008 (see Note Q).
The Company reserved 11,821,108 shares of common stock for issuance upon conversion of the debentures. The Company issued the maximum $4,025 principal amount of debentures as of May 5, 2005. The debentures are secured by a second lien on substantially all of the Company’s assets which is subordinate to the lien of the Company’s primary lender.
Upon written notice the Company can redeem any or all of the outstanding debentures prior to the maturity date at a redemption price, payable in cash, equal to 100% of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest through the redemption date. Any notice to redeem must be given to all holders no less than 30 days or more than 45 days prior to the date set forth for redemption. The loan agreements with the senior secured lender restrict the Company’s ability to exercise this redemption right.
Each purchaser of debentures received common stock purchase warrants for no additional consideration. Each warrant entitled its holder to purchase one share of common stock for a five year period at an exercise price of $0.001 per share. The Company has allocated 4,255,601 five-year common stock purchase warrants among all purchasers of the debentures. The Company used the Black-Scholes valuation model in estimating the fair value of common stock purchase warrants. The following assumptions were used for such estimates: no dividend yield, no expected volatility, risk-free interest rate of 3.3% and an expected life of the common stock purchase warrants of one year. The estimated fair value of these warrants is $836. This debt discount is amortized to interest expense over the term of the debentures. Interest expense was $352 for the year ended December 31, 2005. Net debt issue discount at December 31, 2005 related to this instrument was $484.
For its services as placement agent in the Debenture Offering, MISCOR issued to its placement agent, ten-year common stock purchase warrants to purchase 6,182,992 shares of MISCOR common stock at an exercise price of $0.001 per share. The Company used the Black-Scholes valuation model in estimating the fair value of common stock purchase warrants. The following assumptions were used for such estimates: no dividend yield, no expected volatility, risk-free interest rate of 3.3% and an expected life of the common stock purchase warrants of one year. The estimated fair value of the warrants issued to the placement agent was $1,546.
The Company also paid the placement agent a fee of 10% of the amount raised in the offerings, or $403. In addition, for its services as securities counsel in the Debenture Offering, MISCOR issued 50,000 shares of its common stock to its securities counsel, the fair value of these shares was $12. The summation of these debt issue costs was $2,095. Interest expense was $778 for the year ended December 31, 2005. Net debt issue cost at year ended December 31, 2005 related to these instruments was $1,317.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE F - DEBT (Continued)
Senior Debt Refinancing
In August 2005, the Company entered into a Security and Purchase Agreement with Laurus Master Fund, LTD. (“Laurus”). The Agreement provides financing comprised of a $7,000 Revolving Note and a $3,000 Term Note. The Notes mature in August 2008. Laurus agreed to advance funds under the Revolving Note in amounts up to 90% of eligible trade accounts receivable. Interest is payable monthly under the Revolving and Term Notes at 1% over prime as published in the Wall Street Journal. The Notes are collateralized by a blanket security interest covering substantially all assets owned by the Company. Proceeds from the financing were used to repay the Company’s previous lender and for working capital.
Laurus has the option to convert all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount and/or accrued interest under the Revolving Note into shares of MISCOR common stock at the Fixed Conversion Price. Fixed Conversion Price means (i) with respect to the first $3,500 of the aggregate principal amount converted, $0.19 per share or 18,421,053 shares and (ii) with respect to the remaining principal amount converted, $0.32 per share or 10,937,500 shares. In September, 2005, the Company borrowed $4,000 under the Revolving Note which was convertible into 19,983,553 shares of common stock at an average price of $0.2002 per share. Since the shares were valued at $0.25 per share, the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature for the difference between the fair value per share and the conversion price per share is $996. The Company is accreting this debt discount to interest expense over the term of the Revolving Note in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Consensus (“EITF”) 98-5 and 00-27. Interest expense was $111 for the year ended December 31, 2005. Net debt issue discount at December 31, 2005 related to this instrument was $885.
In December 2005, the Company drew down an additional $846 under the revolving note with Laurus which was convertible into 2,644,950 shares of common stock at $0.32 per share. The total outstanding balance under the Laurus Debt financing was $7,846 at December 31, 2005. The Company had available an additional $1,130 under the Revolving Note at December 31, 2005.
Up to $4,000 of the Revolving Note may be segregated into a Minimum Borrowing Note to facilitate the conversion into the Company’s common stock. The Company may prepay all or a portion of the Minimum Borrowing Note by paying to Laurus one hundred fifteen percent (115%) of the principal amount of this Note together with interest.
The provisions of the Revolving Note include a lock-box agreement and also allow Laurus, in its reasonable credit judgment, to assess additional reserves against, or reduce the advance rate against accounts receivable used in the borrowing base calculation. These provisions satisfy the requirements for consideration of EITF Issue No. 95-22, Balance Sheet Classification of Borrowings Outstanding under Revolving Credit Agreements that include both a Subjective Acceleration Clause and a Lock-Box Arrangement. Based on further analysis of the terms of the Revolving Note, there are certain provisions that could potentially be interpreted as a subjective acceleration clause. More specifically, Laurus, in its reasonable credit judgment, can assess additional reserves to the borrowing base calculation or reduce the advance rate against accounts receivable to account for changes in the nature of the Company's business that alters the underlying value of the collateral. The reserve requirements may result in an over-advance borrowing position that could require an accelerated repayment of the over-advance portion. Since the inception of this Revolving Note facility, Laurus has not applied any additional reserves to the borrowing base calculation. The Company does not anticipate any changes in its business practices that would result in any material adjustments to the borrowing base calculation. However, management cannot be certain that additional reserves will not be assessed by Laurus to the borrowing base calculation. As a result, the Company classifies borrowings under the Revolving Note facility as a short-term obligation.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE F - DEBT (Continued)
Under the Term Loan, the Company must make monthly principal payments of $100 with interest beginning March 2006. Payments may be made in cash or in the Company’s common stock. If (i) the average of the closing prices of the Common Stock as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. on the OTC Bulletin Board for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the payment due date is greater than or equal to 110% of the Fixed Conversion Price of $0.26 per share and (ii) the amount of such conversion does not exceed twenty eight percent (28%) of the aggregate dollar trading volume of the Common Stock for the period of twenty-two (22) trading days immediately preceding such date then the payment of principal and interest shall be made in Common Stock. Otherwise, the Company shall pay Laurus an amount in cash equal to 101% of the principal and interest due. The Company reserved 11,538,462 shares of common stock for issuance upon the conversion of the Term Loan.
If (i) the Company registers the shares of the Common Stock underlying the conversion of the Term Note and each Minimum Borrowing Note then outstanding on a registration statement declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and (ii) the average of the Closing Prices of the Common Stock as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. on the OTC Bulletin Board for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding each month end exceeds the then applicable Fixed Conversion Price by at least twenty-five percent (25%), the interest rate for the succeeding calendar month will be reduced by 200 basis points (200 b.p.) (2.0%) for each incremental twenty-five percent (25%) increase in the Closing Price Average of the Common Stock above the then applicable Fixed Conversion Price.
As part of the financing, Laurus received $360 in cash and was issued 6,163,588 shares of the Common Stock at closing and warrants for 7,352,941 shares of the Common Stock with an exercise price of $0.34 per share. The 6,163,588 shares were valued at $0.25 per share or $1,541. The Company used the Black-Scholes valuation model in estimating the fair value of the common stock purchase warrants. The following assumptions were used for such estimates: no dividend yield, no expected volatility, risk-free interest rate of 4.11% and an expected life of the common stock purchase warrants of seven years. The Company also granted registration rights with respect to the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants (Note G). Total debt issue costs were $2,303. Interest expense was $266 for the year ended December 31, 2005. Net debt issue cost at December 31, 2005 related to this instrument was $2,037.
None of the Company’s obligations to Laurus under the Revolving or Term Notes or warrants may be converted into Common Stock unless (a) either (i) an effective current Registration Statement covering the shares of Common Stock exists or (ii) an exemption from registration for resale of all of the Common Stock issued and issuable is available, and (b) no event of default exists and is continuing. Laurus is not permitted to own in excess of 9.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of MISCOR common stock.
Capital Lease Obligations
The Company leases certain equipment under agreements that are classified as capital leases. The following is a summary of capital leases:
| | December 31, |
| | 2005 | | 2004 |
| | | | | | | | |
| Machinery and equipment | $ | 62 | | | | $ | - | |
| Less accumulated depreciation | | (3 | ) | | | | - | |
| | $ | 59 | | | | $ | - | |
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE F - DEBT (Continued)
Minimum future lease payments required under capital leases as of December 31, 2005 for each of the next four years and in the aggregate are:
| Years Ending December 31, | | | |
| 2006 | | $ | 18 | |
| 2007 | | | 18 | |
| 2008 | | | 18 | |
| 2009 | | | 11 | |
| | | | | |
| Total minimum lease payments | | | 65 | |
| Less inputed interest | | | (9 | ) |
| | | | | |
| Present value of net minimum lease Payments | | $ | 56 | |
Aggregate maturities of long-term debt for the periods subsequent to December 31, 2005 are as follows:
| Years Ending December 31, | | | |
| 2006 | | $ | 5,870 | |
| 2007 | | | 1,225 | |
| 2008 | | | 7,851 | |
| 2009 | | | 11 | |
Following is a summary of interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003:
| | | Years ended December 31, | |
| | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | |
| Interest expense on principal | | $ | 704 | | $ | 183 | | $ | 189 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Amortization of debt issue costs | | | 1,044 | | | - | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Amortization of debt discount -debentures and revolving notes payable | | | 463 | | | - | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest related to issuance of conversion option | | | 4,500 | | | - | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total interest expense | | $ | 6,711 | | $ | 183 | | $ | 189 | |
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE G - EQUITY ISSUANCES
MIS Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock Issuance
In March, 2004, MIS completed a Bridge Financing, raising proceeds of $675, net of issuance costs of $75, through the issuance of 750,000 shares of Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock. According to the terms of the offering, each share of Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock converted automatically into 6.33333 shares of common stock in MISCOR upon completion of the MISCOR common stock offering with aggregate proceeds of not less than $3,000. In December 2004, the MISCOR common stock offering was completed and all outstanding Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock was converted into 4,750,006 shares of MISCOR common stock.
Common Stock Exchange
Upon the formation of MISCOR in April 2004, the sole stockholder of MIS contributed all 1,000 of the issued and outstanding shares of MIS common stock in exchange for 79,450,000 shares of MISCOR common stock.
MISCOR Common Stock Issuance
2004
In May 2004, MISCOR commenced a private offering of its common stock. Upon the closing of the common stock offering in December 2004, the Company received proceeds in the amount of $2,002, net of issuance costs of $548, through the issuance of 12,750,000 shares of common stock.
For its services as placement agent in the Bridge Financing and common stock offering, MISCOR issued to its placement agent, ten-year common stock purchase warrants to purchase 4,500,000 shares of MISCOR common stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share. The Company used the Black-Scholes valuation model in estimating the fair value of common stock purchase warrants. The following assumptions were used for such estimates: no dividend yield, no expected volatility, risk-free interest rate of 2.6% and an expected life of the common stock purchase warrants of one year. The estimated fair value of the common stock purchase warrants was $900 and was recorded as part of common stock issuance costs with an offset to additional paid-in capital.
In addition, for its services as securities counsel in the Bridge Financing and the common stock offering, MISCOR issued 50,000 shares of MISCOR common stock to its securities counsel. The fair value of common stock issued as part of this transaction was determined to be $0.20 per share or $10 and was recorded as part of common stock issuance costs.
2005
In March 2005, the Company issued 30,000 shares in conjunction with an acquisition (Note B). The fair value of the common stock was determined to be $0.40 per share or $12 and was recorded as part of the purchase price consideration. The Company also paid an individual 250,000 shares of its common stock valued at $0.25 per share or $63 as a finder’s fee.
In addition, for its services as securities counsel in the Debenture Offering (Note F), MISCOR issued 50,000 shares of MISCOR common stock to its securities counsel. The fair value of common stock issued as part of this transaction was determined to be $0.25 per share or $12 and was recorded as part of debt issuance costs.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE G - EQUITY ISSUANCES (Continued)
As part of the Senior Debt Refinancing (Note F) in August 2005, Laurus was issued 6,163,588 shares of the Common Stock valued at $0.25 per share or $1,541 at closing and warrants for 7,352,941 shares of the Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.34 per share. The Company used the Black-Scholes valuation model in estimating the fair value of the common stock purchase warrants. The following assumptions were used for such estimates: no dividend yield, no expected volatility, risk-free rate of 4.11% and an expected life of the common stock purchase warrants of seven years. Based on the Black-Scholes model, the warrant had no fair value.
In the event the Company’s common stock is not quoted or listed on the OTC Bulletin Board, Nasdaq or a national exchange within 60 days after the effective date of the registration of its common stock, the Company would be in default of its credit facility with Laurus, and would be subject to certain penalties. As a result, the Company is accounting for these warrants as liabilities in accordance with EITF 00-19. At December 31, 2005, the warrants have no value as calculated using the Black-Scholes model. The Company will determine the estimated fair value of these warrants on a quarterly basis in accordance with EITF 00-19.
In September 2005, the Company provided John A. Martell, its CEO and majority shareholder, a conversion option which allows Mr. Martell to convert any or all of his $3,000 outstanding notes payable into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $0.10 per share. The intrinsic value of the option at the time of grant was $0.15. Accordingly, the Company recorded interest expense of $4,500 and additional paid-in capital of $4,500 in the year ended December 31, 2005.
Equity Incentive Plans
2005 Stock Option Plan
On September 30, 2005, the Company granted stock options to certain executives to acquire a total of 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share under the 2005 Stock Option Plan (“the Plan”) adopted by the board of directors in August 2005. The options, which expire in five years, are exercisable in 25% cumulative increments on and after the first four anniversaries of their grant date. At the time of issuance of the stock options to acquire 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, the estimated fair value of the Company’s common stock was $0.25 per share. The fair value of the Company’s common stock was determined contemporaneously and based upon the most recent sale of the Company’s common stock. As a result, such stock options had no intrinsic value at the time of issuance.
The Plan provides for the grant of up to 2,000,000 shares of Incentive Stock Options (“ISO”), within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code, or non-statutory stock options (“NQSO”) to the Company’s executive employees who are materially responsible for the management and operation of its business, and to the Company’s directors. The exercise price of the ISOs and NQSOs granted under the Plan must be at least equal to 100% of the fair market value of the common stock of the Company at the date of grant. Also, ISOs may be granted to persons owning more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock, at a price no lower than 110% of the fair market value of the common stock at the date of grant.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE G - EQUITY ISSUANCES (Continued)
Following is a summary of the status of the plan during 2005:
| | | Number of Shares | | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |
| Outstanding at January 1, 2005 | | | - | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Granted | | | 500,000 | | $ | 0.25 | |
| Exercised | | | - | | $ | - | |
| Forfeited | | | - | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Outstanding at December 31, 2005 | | | 500,000 | | $ | 0.25 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Exercisable at December 31, 2005 | | | - | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Weighted average fair value of options granted during 2005 | | $ | 0.25 | | | | |
Following is a summary of the status of fixed options outstanding at December 31, 2005:
Outstanding Options | | Exercisable Options |
| | Weighted | | | | |
| | Average | Weighted | | | Weighted |
| | Remaining | Average | | | Average |
Exercise | | Contractual | Exercise | | | Exercise |
Price | Number | Life | Price | | Number | Price |
| | | | | | |
$ 0.25 | 500,000 | 4.75 years | $ 0.25 | | - | - |
2005 Restricted Stock Purchase Plan
On September 30, 2005, the Company issued offers to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock at a nominal price of $0.001 per share to certain executives under the 2005 Restricted Stock Purchase Plan adopted by the board of directors in August 2005. The Plan provides for the grant of offers to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of restricted stock to the Company’s directors, officers and key employees. A participant may not transfer shares acquired under the Plan except in the event of the sale or liquidation of the Company. If within three years after shares are acquired under the Plan, a participant terminates employment for any reason other than death, disability, retirement or good reason, the Company is required to purchase the participant’s shares for the same price the participant paid. If the participant terminates employment after three years or as a result of death, disability or retirement or for good reason, the Company is required to purchase the shares for a price equal to their fair market value.
At the date of issuance, the restricted stock issued had an intrinsic value of $0.249 per share or $62. On September 30, 2005, the Company charged deferred compensation (reflected as a contra-equity account) and credited additional paid-in capital in the amount of $62. The issuance of the restricted stock was intended to
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE G - EQUITY ISSUANCES (Continued)
lock-up key employees for a three year period. As a result, the Company is recording compensation expense over the three year restriction period by amortizing deferred compensation on a straight-line basis over the three year period commencing September 30, 2005. Compensation expense in the amount of $5 was recorded for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Vertical Capital Warrants
In October 2005, in connection with the Laurus financing (Note F), the Company paid to Vertical Capital Partners, Inc., as a finder’s fee, cash of $200 and issued to persons designated by Vertical Capital Partners warrants to acquire up to 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for three years at an exercise price of $0.34 per share, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments. The Company also granted registration rights with respect to the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants. There are no cash penalties associated with not registering shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants. The Company used the Black-Scholes valuation model in estimating the fair value of the common stock purchase warrants. The following assumptions were used for such estimates: no dividend yield, no expected volatility, risk-free interest rate of 4.18% and an expected life of the common stock purchase warrants of three years. Based on the Black-Scholes model, such warrants had no intrinsic value.
NOTE H - INCOME TAXES
Deferred income taxes result primarily from temporary differences in the bases of certain assets and liabilities for financial and income tax reporting purposes.
Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
| | | December 31, | |
| Deferred tax assets: | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
| Net operating losses carryforwards | | $ | 1,677 | | $ | 1,342 | |
| Accounts receivable | | | 112 | | | 47 | |
| Inventory | | | 2 | | | 1 | |
| Warranty reserve | | | 22 | | | 19 | |
| Accrued expenses and other | | | 18 | | | 16 | |
| Total gross deferred tax assets | | | 1,831 | | | 1,425 | |
| Valuation allowance | | | (1,633 | ) | | (1,318 | ) |
| | | | 198 | | | 107 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | | | | | | | |
| Property, equipment and intangibles | | | (198 | ) | | (107 | ) |
| Net deferred tax asset | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
The valuation allowance has been established due to the uncertainty of realizing the benefits of tax loss carryforwards. The allowance was increased $315 and $57 during the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, due primarily to the increases in the loss carryforwards.
At December 31, 2005, net operating loss carryforwards of $5,083 were available to be applied against future taxable income.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE I - LEASE COMMITMENTS
The Company leases its Mobile, Alabama; South Bend, Indiana; Hammond, Indiana; and Boardman, Ohio facilities from companies controlled by its majority stockholder under agreements expiring between July 2006 and December 2014. The Company leases its Indianapolis, Indiana; Merrillville, Indiana; Huntington, West Virginia; Seattle, Washington; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Elkhart, Indiana facilities from unrelated parties under agreements expiring between January 2006 and December 2010. The Company leases the Hagerstown, Maryland facility from a Partnership, one partner of which is an officer of HKEC, under an agreement expiring in July 2011. Total rent expense for all facility leases was approximately $696, $464 and $453 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
The Company also leases other manufacturing and office equipment under operating leases with varying terms expiring through May 2010. Total rent expense under these leases was approximately $76, $17 and $12 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Future minimum lease payments required under the operating leases in effect in excess of one year as of December 31, 2005 are as follows:
| Years Ending December 31, | | Amount | |
| 2006 | | $ | 841 | |
| 2007 | | | 777 | |
| 2008 | | | 780 | |
| 2009 | | | 640 | |
| 2010 | | | 497 | |
| Thereafter | | | 646 | |
| | | $ | 4,181 | |
NOTE J - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Long-term debt, other
The Company was indebted to a former employee for a note payable with a balance of $30 at December 31, 2005 (see Note F). The unsecured note is payable in annual principal installments of $10 and is non-interest bearing.
Long-term debt, stockholder
The Company was indebted to its majority stockholder for a note payable with a balance of $3,000 at December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 (see Note F). Interest is payable monthly at prime less 1%. The loan matures on December 31, 2008, except that the Company can extend the maturity for five years upon 60 days prior written notice at an interest rate of prime plus 1%. Interest expense on the note was $157, $95 and $119 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Leases
As discussed in Note I, the Company leases its South Bend, Indiana; Hammond, Indiana; Mobile, Alabama; and Boardman, Ohio facilities from its majority stockholder. Total rent expense under these agreements was approximately $281, $278 and $273 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE J - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)
Advances from stockholder
The majority stockholder has made other unsecured advances to the Company. The balance as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 was $-0- and $122, respectively. Beginning in January 2004, the Company began paying monthly interest at the prime rate on the outstanding advances. Interest expense on the advances from the majority stockholder for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 was $10 and $6, respectively.
NOTE K - RETIREMENT PLANS
In connection with its collective bargaining agreements with various unions, the Company participates with other companies in the unions’ multi-employer pension plans. These plans cover all of the Company’s employees who are members of such unions. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended by Multi-Employer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980, imposes certain liabilities upon an employer’s withdrawal from, or upon termination of, such plans. The Company has no plan to withdraw from these plans.
The plans do not maintain information of net assets, and the actuarial present value of the accumulated share of the plan’s unfunded vested benefits allocable to the Company, and amounts, if any, for which the Company may be contingently liable, are not ascertainable at this time. Total contributions to the plans were $762, $390 and $108 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
In 2002, the Company adopted two defined contribution profit-sharing plans covering substantially all of its full-time employees. The plans contain deferred-salary arrangements under Internal Revenue Code Section 401(k). One plan is for all employees not covered under collective bargaining agreements. Employer contributions may be made at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Employer contributions to the plan were $17, $13 and $16 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Under the second plan, which is for all employees covered by collective bargaining agreements, there is no provision for employer contributions.
NOTE L - CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK
The Company grants credit, generally without collateral, to its customers, which are primarily in the steel, metal working, and scrap industries. Consequently, the Company is subject to potential credit risk related to changes in economic conditions within those industries. However, management believes that its billing and collection policies are adequate to minimize the potential credit risk. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, approximately 25% and 43% of gross accounts receivable were due from entities in the steel, metal working and scrap industries, respectively, and 18% of gross receivables were due from entities in the railroad industry at December 31, 2005. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of gross accounts receivable at December 31, 2005 and 2004. Additionally, no single customer accounted for more than 10% of sales for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003.
NOTE M - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Collective bargaining agreements
At December 31, 2005 and 2004, approximately 42% and 51%, respectively, of the Company’s employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements. Two of the collective bargaining agreements expire in 2006 representing 24% of the Company’s employees at December 31, 2005.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE M - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
Potential lawsuits
The Company is involved in disputes or legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. Management does not believe the outcome of such legal actions will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
Employment Agreements
On September 30, 2005, the Company entered into employment agreements with its executive officers. Each agreement is for an initial three-year term, subject to earlier termination as provided in the agreement. The term will automatically renew for successive one-year periods unless either party, at least three months before the end of the initial term or any renewal term, requests termination or renegotiation of the agreement. Each employment agreement provides for certain benefits to the executive if employment is terminated by the Company for cause, by the executive without good reason, or due to death or disability. The benefits include continuation of a multiple of the executive’s base salary for one to three years depending on the executive, any earned but unpaid profit-sharing or incentive bonus, and company-paid health insurance for one year.
NOTE N - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument:
Cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses
The carrying amounts of these items are a reasonable estimate of their fair values because of the current maturities of these instruments.
Debt and stockholder guarantees
The fair value of debt differs from the carrying amount due to guarantees by the Company’s majority stockholder. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, the aggregate fair value of debt, with an aggregate carrying value of $13,588 and $5,509, respectively, is estimated at $17,509 and $6,370, respectively, and is based on the estimated future cash flows discounted at terms at which the Company estimates it could borrow such funds from unrelated parties and without guarantees from the Company’s stockholder.
NOTE O - SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company reports segment information in accordance with SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise. The Company operated primarily in two segments, industrial services and electrical contracting services, through December 31, 2004. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, MIS, provides industrial services to its customers. Electrical contracting services are provided by the Company’s other wholly owned subsidiary, Martell Electric.
In March 2005, the Company acquired certain operating assets of Hatch & Kirk, Inc. and formed a subsidiary named HK Engine Components, LLC which it operates as a third segment - engine components. These three segments are managed separately because they offer different products and services and each segment requires different technology and marketing strategies. The Company intends to integrate the selling efforts of HK Engine Components and MIS to further penetrate the rail industry. Corporate administrative and support services for MISCOR are not allocated to the segments but are presented separately.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE O - SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued)
The industrial services segment is primarily engaged in providing maintenance and repair services to the electric motor industry, repairing and manufacturing industrial lifting magnets, providing engineering and repair services for electrical power distribution systems within industrial plants and commercial facilities, and providing custom and standardized training in the area of industrial maintenance. The electrical contracting segment provides a wide range of electrical contracting services, mainly to industrial, commercial and institutional customers. The diesel engine components segment manufactures, remanufactures, repairs and engineers power assemblies, engine parts, and other components related to large diesel engines for the rail, utilities and offshore drilling industries.
The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in Note A. The Company evaluates the performance of its business segments based on net income or loss. Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments as of and for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 is shown in the following tables:
| | | | | | | Diesel | | | | | | December 31, | |
| | | Industrial | | Electrical | | Engine | | | | Intersegment | | 2005 | |
| 2005 | | Services | | Contracting | | Components | | Corporate | | Eliminations | | Consolidated | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| External revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Product sales | | $ | 8,267 | | $ | - | | $ | 6,320 | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 14,587 | |
| Service revenue | | | 21,454 | | | 10,255 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 31,709 | |
| Intersegment revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Product sales | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
| Service revenue | | | - | | | 149 | | | - | | | - | | | (149 | ) | | - | |
| Depreciation included in cost of revenues | | | 336 | | | 80 | | | 115 | | | - | | | - | | | 531 | |
| Gross profit | | | 6,907 | | | 1,187 | | | 1,101 | | | - | | | (39 | ) | | 9,156 | |
| Other depreciation & amortization | | | 53 | | | 17 | | | 2 | | | 90 | | | - | | | 162 | |
| Interest expense | | | 167 | | | - | | | - | | | 6,544 | | | - | | | 6,711 | |
| Net income (loss) | | | 1,545 | | | 369 | | | (194 | ) | | (8,916 | ) | | - | | | (7,196 | ) |
| Total assets | | | 27,810 | | | 7,820 | | | 9,633 | | | 40,982 | | | (60,524 | ) | | 25,721 | |
| Capital expenditures | | | 637 | | | 141 | | | 1,560 | | | 62 | | | - | | | 2,400 | |
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE O - SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | December 31, | |
| | | Industrial | | Electrical | | | | Intersegment | | 2004 | |
| 2004 | | Services | | Contracting | | Corporate | | Eliminations | | Consolidated | |
| External revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Product sales | | $ | 6,763 | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 6,763 | |
| Service revenue | | | 18,626 | | | 3,508 | | | - | | | - | | | 22,134 | |
| Intersegment revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Product sales | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
| Service revenue | | | - | | | 87 | | | - | | | (87 | ) | | - | |
| Depreciation included in cost of revenues | | | 261 | | | 29 | | | - | | | - | | | 290 | |
| Gross profit | | | 5,912 | | | 312 | | | - | | | (27 | ) | | 6,197 | |
| Other depreciation & amortization | | | 49 | | | 7 | | | 105 | | | - | | | 161 | |
| Interest expense | | | 95 | | | - | | | 88 | | | - | | | 183 | |
| Net income (loss) | | | 1,100 | | | 9 | | | (1,298 | ) | | - | | | (189 | ) |
| Total assets | | | 10,366 | | | 3,799 | | | 7,258 | | | (8,890 | ) | | 12,533 | |
| Capital expenditures | | | 712 | | | 218 | | | - | | | - | | | 930 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | December 31, | |
| | | Industrial | | Electrical | | | | Intersegment | | 2003 | |
| 2003 | | Services | | Contracting | | Corporate | | Eliminations | | Consolidated | |
| External revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Product sales | | $ | 3,235 | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 3,235 | |
| Service revenue | | | 12,086 | | | 174 | | | - | | | - | | | 12,260 | |
| Intersegment revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Product sales | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
| Service revenue | | | - | | | 38 | | | - | | | (38 | ) | | - | |
| Depreciation included in cost of revenues | | | 197 | | | 3 | | | - | | | - | | | 200 | |
| Gross profit | | | 3,523 | | | (11 | ) | | - | | | - | | | 3,512 | |
| Other depreciation & amortization | | | 44 | | | 3 | | | 77 | | | - | | | 124 | |
| Interest expense | | | 119 | | | - | | | 90 | | | - | | | 189 | |
| Net income (loss) | | | (60 | ) | | (74 | ) | | (1,003 | ) | | - | | | (1,137 | ) |
| Total assets | | | 8,066 | | | 307 | | | - | | | (337 | ) | | 8,036 | |
| Capital expenditures | | | 643 | | | 74 | | | - | | | - | | | 717 | |
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE P - SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES
| | | Years ended December 31, | |
| | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Credits to additional paid in capital for interest/rent | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 63 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stockholder loan converted to additional paid in capital | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 1,741 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Issuance of common stock purchase warrants | | $ | 2,382 | | $ | 900 | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Issuance of common stock in conjunction with issuance of debentures | | $ | 12 | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Issuance of common stock in conjunction with asset acquisition | | $ | 75 | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Issuance of note payable in conjunction with asset acquisition | | $ | 30 | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Issuance of common stock in conjunction with term and revolving notes | | $ | 1,171 | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Issuance of conversion option and beneficial conversion feature | | $ | 5,496 | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Assumption of accrued liabilities in conjunction with asset acquisition | | $ | 105 | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Obligation under capital lease | | $ | 56 | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
NOTE Q - SUBSEQUENT EVENT
In April 2006 the debenture holders agreed to extend the maturity of the $4,025 of subordinated debentures from February 28, 2007 to February 28, 2008. All other terms of the debentures remain the same. There were no fees or penalties associated with the extension.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ON
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
MISCOR Group, Ltd. and Subsidiaries
South Bend, Indiana
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements referred to in our report dated April 10, 2006, except for Notes F and Q, as to which the date is April 16, 2006, appearing in this Registration Statement on Form S-1, also included an audit of the accompanying financial statement schedule. In our opinion, this financial statement schedule presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements.
/s/ ASHER & COMPANY, Ltd.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 10, 2006
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE 1
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
| | | | Additions | | | | | |
| | Balance at | | charged to | | Recoveries | | Balance | |
| | beginning | | costs and | | (Deductions) | | end of | |
| | of period | | expenses | | (1) | | of period | |
2005 | | | | | | | | | |
Reserves deducted from accounts receivable: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | | $ | 143 | | $ | 238 | | $ | ( 40 | ) | $ | 341 | |
2004 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reserves deducted from accounts receivable: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | | $ | 149 | | $ | 128 | | $ | (134 | ) | $ | 143 | |
2003 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reserves deducted from accounts receivable: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | | $ | 165 | | $ | 19 | | $ | (35 | ) | $ | 149 | |
(1) Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
SIX MONTHS IN THE PERIOD ENDED JULY 2, 2006
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
ASSETS
| | July 2, 2006 | | December 31, 2005 | |
CURRENT ASSETS | | (Unaudited) | | | |
Cash | | $ | 1,060 | | $ | 23 | |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $354 and $341, respectively | | | 10,077 | | | 8,677 | |
Inventories, net | | | 8,404 | | | 8,415 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 1,078 | | | 1,050 | |
Total current assets | | | 20,619 | | | 18,165 | |
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net | | | 6,690 | | | 4,110 | |
OTHER ASSETS | | | | | | | |
Deposits | | | 143 | | | 89 | |
Debt issue costs, net | | | 2,551 | | | 3,354 | |
Other intangibles, net | | | 2 | | | 3 | |
Total other assets | | | 2,696 | | | 3,446 | |
Total Assets | | $ | 30,005 | | $ | 25,721 | |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
CURRENT LIABILITIES | | | | | | | |
Revolving credit line, net of discount of $719 and $885, respectively | | $ | 5,870 | | $ | 3,961 | |
Current portion of long-term debt | | | 1,714 | | | 1,024 | |
Accounts payable | | | 6,334 | | | 5,356 | |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | | | 2,398 | | | 1,771 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 16,316 | | | 12,112 | |
LONG TERM LIABILITIES | | | | | | | |
Long-term debt, net of discount of $328 and $484, respectively | | | 6,752 | | | 5,603 | |
Long-term debt, Stockholder | | | 3,000 | | | 3,000 | |
Warrant liability | | | 826 | | | - | |
Total long-term liabilities | | | 10,578 | | | 8,603 | |
Total liabilities | | | 26,894 | | | 20,715 | |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | | | | | | | |
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock, no par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding | | | - | | | - | |
Common stock, no par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 106,305,916 and 104,608,962 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | | | 7,660 | | | 7,659 | |
Additional paid in capital | | | 8,842 | | | 8,840 | |
Deferred compensation | | | (47 | ) | | (57 | ) |
Accumulated deficit | | | (13,344 | ) | | (11,436 | ) |
Total Stockholders' equity | | | 3,111 | | | 5,006 | |
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | | $ | 30,005 | | $ | 25,721 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS IN THE PERIOD ENDED JULY 2, 2006
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
| | For the 6 months ended | |
| | July 2, 2006 | | June 26, 2005 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | (Unaudited) | |
REVENUES | | | | | |
Product sales | | $ | 9,931 | | $ | 6,625 | |
Service revenue | | | 17,806 | | | 13,528 | |
Total revenues | | | 27,737 | | | 20,153 | |
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COST OF REVENUES | | | | | | | |
Product sales | | | 7,581 | | | 5,117 | |
Service revenue | | | 14,405 | | | 11,214 | |
Total cost of revenues | | | 21,986 | | | 16,331 | |
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Gross Profit | | | 5,751 | | | 3,822 | |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses | | | 5,095 | | | 4,003 | |
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Operating income (loss) | | | 656 | | | (181 | ) |
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Loss on warrant liability | | | 826 | | | - | |
Interest expense | | | 1,738 | | | 542 | |
NET LOSS | | $ | (1,908 | ) | $ | (723 | ) |
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Basic and diluted loss per common share | | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) |
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Weighted average number of common shares | | | 105,367,295 | | | 97,019,498 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
SIX MONTHS IN THE PERIOD ENDED JULY 2, 2006
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
| | For the 6 months ended | |
| | July 2, 2006 | | June 26, 2005 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | (Unaudited) | |
| | | | | |
OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | | | | |
Net cash provided (utilized) by operating activities | | $ | 790 | | $ | (3,900 | ) |
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | |
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Acquisition of business assets | | | (2,987 | ) | | (2,533 | ) |
Acquisition of property and equipment | | | (198 | ) | | (360 | ) |
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment | | | 11 | | | 3 | |
Net cash utilized by investing activities | | | (3,174 | ) | | (2,890 | ) |
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | |
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Cash Overdraft | | | - | | | 811 | |
Payments on capital lease obligations | | | (7 | ) | | - | |
Short term borrowings, net | | | 1,743 | | | 2,581 | |
Advances from Stockholder, net | | | - | | | (121 | ) |
Borrowings (repayments) of long-term debt, net | | | 1,690 | | | - | |
Proceeds from the issuance of debentures | | | - | | | 4,025 | |
Debt issuance costs | | | (6 | ) | | (528 | ) |
Proceeds from the issuance of shares and exercise of warrants | | | 1 | | | - | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 3,421 | | | 6,768 | |
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH | | | 1,037 | | | (22 | ) |
Cash, beginning of year | | | 23 | | | 109 | |
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Cash, end of period | | $ | 1,060 | | $ | 87 | |
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | | | | | | | |
Cash paid during the year for: | | | | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 460 | | $ | 170 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
MISCOR GROUP, LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS IN THE PERIOD ENDED JULY 2, 2006
NOTE A - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of MISCOR Group, Ltd. (“the Company”) of and for the six months ended July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not contain all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. However, in the opinion of our management, all adjustments, consisting of normal, recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair statement have been included. The results for the six months ended July 2, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2006.
NOTE B - RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
SFAS No. 151
In November 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 151, Inventory Costs - an Amendment of ARB No. 43. SFAS No. 151 was one of a number of projects by the FASB to converge U.S. accounting standards to International Accounting Standards. SFAS No. 151 requires abnormal amounts of idle facility expenses, freight, handling costs and spoilage to be recognized as current period charges. In addition, the allocation of fixed manufacturing overhead costs to the costs of conversion is required to be based on the normal capacity of the manufacturing facilities. SFAS No. 151 will be effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company adopted SFAS No. 151 on January 1, 2006. Adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as the Company’s existing inventory and conversion cost methodologies are generally consistent with that required by the new standard.
SFAS No. 123R
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS 123R, Share-Based Payment, using the Modified Prospective Approach. See Note G for further detail regarding the adoption of this standard.
EITF 05-4
Warrants, issued in conjunction with the Senior Debt Financing were accounted for under the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 00-19 Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Index to and Potentially Settled in a Company’s Own Stock and View A of EITF No. 05-4, The Effect of a Liquidated Damages Clause on a Freestanding Financial Instrument Subject to EITF Issue No. 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock. Due to certain factors and the liquidated damage provision in the Registration Rights Agreements, the Company determined that the warrants are derivative liabilities. Accordingly, the warrants will be marked to market through earnings at the end of each reporting period (see Note F).
MISCOR GROUP, LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS IN THE PERIOD ENDED JULY 2, 2006
NOTE C - ACQUISITIONS
In May 2006, the Company acquired certain business assets in a transaction accounted for using the purchase method. Accordingly, the results of operations from these net assets acquired are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from that date forward. The acquisition of net assets was made for the purpose of expanding the Company’s market penetration into the industrial services segment. The aggregate purchase price was $3,719, and was allocated to assets acquired based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The purchase price consideration consisted of cash of $2,987 at closing, including transaction costs of $150, which paid for all inventory, property, plant and equipment. The balance of $732, representing the accounts receivable purchased less accounts payable assumed, was paid in July 2006. The allocation of the purchase price was as follows:
| Accounts receivable | | $ | 1,116 | |
| Inventory | | | 89 | |
| Work-in process | | | 85 | |
| Finished goods | | | 50 | |
| Property, plant and equipment | | | 2,763 | |
| Accounts payable | | | (384 | ) |
| | | $ | 3,719 | |
The following table presents the unaudited results of operations of the Company as if the acquisition had been consummated as of January 1, 2005, and includes certain pro forma adjustments, including depreciation and amortization on the assets acquired.
| | | Six months ended | |
| | | July 2, 2006 | | June 26, 2005 | |
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| Revenues | | $ | 31,205 | | $ | 22,427 | |
| Net loss | | $ | (1,670 | ) | $ | (680 | ) |
| Basic and diluted loss per share | | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) |
NOTE D - EARNINGS PER SHARE
The Company accounts for loss per common share under the provisions of SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share, which requires a dual presentation of basic and diluted loss per common share. Basic loss per common share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the year. Diluted loss per common share is computed assuming the conversion of common stock equivalents, when dilutive.
For the six months ended July 2, 2006, the Company’s common stock equivalents, consisting of warrants to purchase 20,604,213 shares of common stock, senior and subordinated debt convertible into 75,871,702 common shares, and options to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock issued to employees under the 2005 Stock Option Plan, were not included in computing diluted loss per share because their effects were anti-dilutive. For the six months ended June 26, 2005, the Company’s common stock equivalents, consisting of warrants to purchase 14,938,593 shares of common stock and subordinated debt convertible into 11,821,108 common shares, were not included in computing diluted loss per share because their effects were anti-dilutive. Basic and diluted loss per share were the same for the six months ended July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005, respectively, as there were no potentially dilutive securities outstanding.
MISCOR GROUP LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS IN THE PERIOD ENDED JULY 2, 2006
NOTE E - INVENTORY
Inventory consists of the following:
| | | July 2, 2006 | | December 31, 2005 | |
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| Raw materials | | $ | 2,024 | | $ | 2,666 | |
| Work-in-process | | | 3,690 | | | 3,887 | |
| Finished goods | | | 2,859 | | | 1,979 | |
| | | | 8,573 | | | 8,532 | |
| Less: allowance for slow moving and obsolete inventories | | | (169 | ) | | (117 | ) |
| | | $ | 8,404 | | $ | 8,415 | |
NOTE F - DEBT
Long-term debt
Long-term debt consists of the following:
| | July 2, 2006 | | December 31, 2005 | |
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Note payable to Stockholder, due December 2008, plus interest at prime rate less 1%; (7.25% and 6.25% at July 2, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively), secured by a subordinated interest in substantially all assets owned by the Company | | $ | 3,000 | | $ | 3,000 | |
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Long-term debt, debentures (net of discount of $328 and $484 at July 2, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively) | | | 3,697 | | | 3,541 | |
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Note payable to former employee in annual principal payments of $10, unsecured and without interest | | | 20 | | | 30 | |
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Revolving note due in August 2008 (net of discount of $719 and $885 at July 2, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively) with interest payable monthly at 1% over the Wall Street Journal prime rate (9.25% and 8.25% at July 2, 2006 and December 31, 2005), secured by substantially all assets owned by the Company | | | 4,582 | | | 3,961 | |
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Term note payable in monthly principal payments of $100 plus interest at 1% above the Wall Street Journal prime rate (9.75% and 8.25% at July 2, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively), secured by substantially all assets owned by the Company and maturing in August 2008 | | | 2,600 | | | 3,000 | |
MISCOR GROUP LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS IN THE PERIOD ENDED JULY 2, 2006
Revolving note due May 31, 2009 with interest payable monthly (see below), secured by substantially all assets owned by the Company | | | 1,288 | | | - | |
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Term note payable in monthly principal payments of $70 beginning December 2006 plus interest at (see below), secured by substantially all assets owned by the Company and maturing in May 2009 | | | 2,100 | | | - | |
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Capital lease obligations | | | 49 | | | 56 | |
| | | 17,336 | | | 13,588 | |
Less: current portion | | | (7,584 | ) | | (4,985 | ) |
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| | $ | 9,752 | | $ | 8,603 | |
New Senior Debt Financing
In May 2006, the Company entered into a second Security and Purchase Agreement with Laurus. The Agreement provided financing comprised of a $1,600 Revolving Note and a $2,100 Term Note. The Notes mature in May 2009. Laurus agreed to advance funds under the Revolving Note in amounts up to 90% of eligible trade accounts receivable. Interest is payable monthly at 2.5% and 1.5% over prime (9.75% at July 2, 2006) as published in the Wall Street Journal for the first $.3 million and the remaining $1.3 million under the Revolving Note, respectively. The maximum outstanding balance allowable under the Revolving Note decreases $10 per month beginning December 2006.
Under the Term Loan, the Company must make monthly principal payments of $70 with interest beginning December 2006. Interest is payable monthly at 1.0% over prime (9.25% at July 2, 2006) as published in the Wall Street Journal under the Term Note.
The Notes are collateralized by a blanket security interest covering substantially all assets owned by the Company. Proceeds from the financing were used to acquire substantially all of the assets of E. T. Smith Services of Alabama, Inc., an Alabama corporation (“Smith Alabama”) pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions included in an Asset Purchase Agreement dated May 31, 2006.
As part of the financing, Laurus received $133 in cash and was issued warrants for 375,000 shares of the Common Stock with an exercise price of $0.01 per share. Under the registration rights agreement with Laurus, the Company would be in default of its credit facility and is subject to certain penalties in the event the Company’s common stock is not quoted or listed on the OTC Bulletin Board, Nasdaq or a national exchange within 60 days after the effective date of the registration of its common stock (See Note N). As a result, the Company is accounting for these warrants as a liability in accordance with EITF No. 00-19 and EITF No. 05-4. The Company used the Black-Scholes valuation model in estimating the fair value of the common stock purchase warrants. The following assumptions were used for such estimates: no dividend yield, expected volatility of 41.8%, risk-free interest rate of 5.1% and an expected life of the common stock purchase warrants of seven years. The Company recorded a liability of $91 at July 2, 2006 and the warrants will be marked to market through earnings at the end of each reporting period.
MISCOR GROUP LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS IN THE PERIOD ENDED JULY 2, 2006
NOTE F - DEBT (CONTINUED)
The provisions of the $7,000 and $1,600 Revolving Notes include a lock-box agreement and also allow Laurus, in its reasonable credit judgment, to assess additional reserves, or reduce the advance rate, against accounts receivable used in the borrowing base calculation. These provisions satisfy the requirements for consideration of EITF Issue No. 95-22, Balance Sheet Classification of Borrowings Outstanding under Revolving Credit Agreements that include both a Subjective Acceleration Clause and a Lock-Box Arrangement. Based on further analysis of the terms of the Revolving Notes, there are certain provisions that could potentially be interpreted as a subjective acceleration clause. More specifically, Laurus, in its reasonable credit judgment, can assess additional reserves to the borrowing base calculation or reduce the advance rate against accounts receivable to account for changes in the nature of the Company's business that alters the underlying value of the collateral. The reserve requirements may result in an overadvance borrowing position that could require an accelerated repayment of the overadvance portion. Since the inception of these Revolving Note facilities, Laurus has not applied any additional reserves to the borrowing base calculation. The Company does not anticipate any changes in its business practices that would result in any material adjustments to the borrowing base calculation. However, management cannot be certain that additional reserves will not be assessed by Laurus to the borrowing base calculation. As a result, the Company classifies borrowings under the Revolving Note facilities as short-term obligations.
Aggregate maturities of long-term debt for the periods subsequent to July 2, 2006 on a calendar year basis are as follows:
| Years Ending December 31, | | |
| 2006 | $ 7,266 | |
| 2007 | 2,065 | |
| 2008 | 8,691 | |
| 2009 | 361 | |
Following is a summary of interest expense for the six months ended July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005:
| | Six Months Ended | |
| | July 2, 2006 | | June 26, 2005 | |
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Interest expense on principal | | $ | 607 | | $ | 234 | |
Amortization of debt issue costs | | | 809 | | | 183 | |
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Amortization of debt discount - debentures and revolving notes payable | | | 322 | | | 125 | |
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Total interest expense | | $ | 1,738 | | $ | 542 | |
MISCOR GROUP LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS IN THE PERIOD ENDED JULY 2, 2006
NOTE G - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Equity Issuance and Warrants
As part of the Senior Debt Financing (Note F) in August 2005, Laurus was issued 6,163,588 shares of the Common Stock valued at $0.25 per share or $1,541 at closing and warrants for 7,352,941 shares of the Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.34 per share. The Company used the Black-Scholes valuation model in estimating the fair value of the common stock purchase warrants. The following assumptions were used for such estimates: no dividend yield, expected volatility of 41.8%, risk-free rate of 5.1% and an expected life of the common stock purchase warrants of 6.2 years. The Company recorded a liability of $735 at July 2, 2006, and the warrants will be marked to market through earnings at the end of each reporting period.
In the event the Company’s common stock is not quoted or listed on the OTC Bulletin Board, Nasdaq or a national exchange within 60 days, with continued quotation or listing, after the effective date of the registration of its common stock, the Company would be in default of its credit facility with Laurus, and would be subject to certain penalties (See Note N). As a result, the Company is accounting for these warrants as liabilities in accordance with EITF 00-19 and EITF 05-4. At July 2, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the warrants had no value as calculated using the Black-Scholes model. The Company will continue to determine the estimated fair value of these warrants on a quarterly basis in accordance with EITF 00-19 and EITF 05-4.
Equity Incentive Plans
2005 Stock Option Plan
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123R using the Modified Prospective Approach. SFAS No. 123R revises SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation and supersedes Accounting Principles Opinion (“APB”) No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. SFAS No. 123R requires the cost of all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based upon their fair values at grant date, or the date of later modification, over the requisite service period. In addition, SFAS No. 123R requires unrecognized cost (based on the amounts previously disclosed in the Company’s pro forma footnote disclosure) related to options vesting after the initial adoption to be recognized in the financial statements over the remaining requisite service period.
Under the Modified Prospective Approach, the amount of compensation cost recognized includes (a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123, and (b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123R. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, the Company accounted for its stock-based compensation plans under the recognition and measurement provisions of APB No. 25.
As a result of adopting SFAS No. 123R on January 1, 2006, the Company recorded compensation cost of $2 for the six months ended July 2, 2006 based on the grant date fair value of the award of 500,000 shares at $0.25 per share. The total cost of the grant in the amount of $18 will be recognized over the four year period during which the employees are required to provide services in exchange for the award -- the requisite service period (usually the vesting period).
MISCOR GROUP LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS IN THE PERIOD ENDED JULY 2, 2006
NOTE G - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)
2005 Restricted Stock Purchase Plan
Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, the Company accounted for its Restricted Stock Purchase Plan under the recognition and measurement provisions of APB No. 25. At the date of issuance, the restricted stock issued had an intrinsic value of $0.249 per share or $62. On September 30, 2005, the Company charged deferred compensation (reflected as a contra-equity account) and credited additional paid-in capital in the amount of $62. As a result, the Company is recording compensation expense over the three year restriction period by amortizing deferred compensation on a straight-line basis over the three year period commencing September 30, 2005.
With the adoption of SFAS No. 123R on January 1, 2006, the Company recorded compensation cost of $10 for the six months ended July 2, 2006 based on the grant date fair value of the 250,000 restricted shares of common stock at $0.2491 per share. The total cost of the restricted shares of common stock in the amount of $62 will be recognized over the three year restriction period during which the employees are required to provide services in exchange for the award.
Registration Statement
MISCOR completed an initial public registration of its common stock on Form S-1, which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2006. The Company’s common stock was accepted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board, effective August 1, 2006.
NOTE H - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Long-term debt, stockholder
The Company was indebted to its majority stockholder for a note payable with a balance of $3,000 at July 2, 2006 (see Note F). Interest is payable monthly at prime less 1%. The loan matures on December 31, 2008, except that the Company can extend the maturity for five years upon 60 days prior written notice at an interest rate of prime plus 1%. Interest expense on the note was $101 and $71 for the six months ended July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005, respectively.
In September 2005, the Company provided John A. Martell, its CEO and majority shareholder, a conversion option which allows Mr. Martell to convert any or all of his $3,000 outstanding note payable into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $0.10 per share.
Leases
The Company leases its South Bend, Indiana; Hammond, Indiana; Mobile, Alabama; and Boardman, Ohio facilities from its majority stockholder. Total rent expense under these agreements was approximately $162 and $139 for the six months ended July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005, respectively.
Advances from stockholder
The majority stockholder has made other unsecured advances to the Company. The balance as of July 2, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was $-0-. Beginning in January 2004, the Company began paying monthly interest at the prime rate on the outstanding advances. Interest expense on the advances from the majority stockholder was $-0- and $9 for the six months ended July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005, respectively.
MISCOR GROUP LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS IN THE PERIOD ENDED JULY 2, 2006
NOTE I - CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK
The Company grants credit, generally without collateral, to its customers, which are primarily in the steel, metal working, and scrap industries. Consequently, the Company is subject to potential credit risk related to changes in economic conditions within those industries. However, management believes that its billing and collection policies are adequate to minimize the potential credit risk. At July 2, 2006 and December 31, 2005, approximately 21% and 25% of gross accounts receivable were due from entities in the steel, metal working and scrap industries, and 24% and 18% of gross receivables were due from entities in the railroad industry, respectively. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of gross accounts receivable at July 2, 2006 and December 31, 2005. Additionally, no single customer accounted for more than 10% of sales for the six months ended July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005.
NOTE J - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Collective bargaining agreements
At July 2, 2006 and December 31, 2005, approximately 36% and 42%, respectively, of the Company’s employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements. Two of the collective bargaining agreements, representing 23% of the Company’s employees, expired as of July 2, 2006. The Company and unions are working without a contract until an agreement is reached.
Potential lawsuits
The Company is involved in disputes or legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. Management does not believe the outcome of such legal actions will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
NOTE K - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument:
Cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses
The carrying amounts of these items are a reasonable estimate of their fair values because of the current maturities of these instruments.
Debt and stockholder guarantees
The fair value of debt differs from the carrying amount due to guarantees by the Company’s majority stockholder. At July 2, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the aggregate fair value of debt, with an aggregate carrying value of $17,336 and $13,588, respectively, is estimated at $21,838 and $17,509, respectively, and is based on the estimated future cash flows discounted at terms at which the Company estimates it could borrow such funds from unrelated parties and without guarantees from the Company’s stockholder.
MISCOR GROUP LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS IN THE PERIOD ENDED JULY 2, 2006
NOTE L - SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company reports segment information in accordance with SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise. The Company operated primarily in two segments, industrial services and electrical contracting services, through December 31, 2004. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc., provides industrial services to its customers. Electrical contracting services are provided by the Company’s other wholly owned subsidiary, Martell Electric LLC.
In March 2005, the Company acquired certain operating assets of Hatch & Kirk, Inc. and formed a subsidiary named HK Engine Components, LLC which it operates as a third segment - engine components. These three segments are managed separately because they offer different products and services and each segment requires different technology and marketing strategies. The Company intends to integrate the selling efforts of HK Engine Components and MIS to further penetrate the rail industry. Corporate administrative and support services for the Company are not allocated to the segments but are presented separately.
The industrial services segment is primarily engaged in providing maintenance and repair services to the electric motor industry, repairing and manufacturing industrial lifting magnets, providing engineering and repair services for electrical power distribution systems within industrial plants and commercial facilities, and providing custom and standardized training in the area of industrial maintenance. The electrical contracting segment provides a wide range of electrical contracting services, mainly to industrial, commercial and institutional customers. The diesel engine components segment manufactures, remanufactures, repairs and engineers power assemblies, engine parts, and other components related to large diesel engines for the rail, utilities and offshore drilling industries.
The Company evaluates the performance of its business segments based on net income or loss. Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments as of and for the six months ended July 2, 2006 and June 26, 2005 is shown in the following tables:
| | Industrial | | Electrical | | Diesel Engine | | | | Intersegment | | Six Months Ended July 2, 2006 | |
2006 | | Services | | Contracting | | Components | | Corporate | | Eliminations | | Consolidated | |
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External revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Product sales | | $ | 4,771 | | $ | - | | $ | 5,160 | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 9,931 | |
Service revenue | | | 12,351 | | | 5,455 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 17,806 | |
Intersegment revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Product sales | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
Service revenue | | | - | | | 61 | | | - | | | - | | | (61 | ) | | - | |
Depreciation included in cost of revenues | | | 192 | | | 47 | | | 73 | | | - | | | - | | | 312 | |
Gross profit | | | 4,146 | | | 746 | | | 870 | | | - | | | (11 | ) | | 5,751 | |
Other depreciation & amortization | | | 19 | | | 11 | | | 2 | | | 25 | | | - | | | 57 | |
Interest expense | | | 127 | | | - | | | - | | | 1,611 | | | - | | | 1,738 | |
Net income (loss) | | | 1,553 | | | 229 | | | 65 | | | (3,755 | ) | | - | | | (1,908 | ) |
Total assets | | | 50,760 | | | 13,570 | | | 14,521 | | | 68,307 | | | (117,153 | ) | | 30,005 | |
Capital expenditures | | | 2,790 | | | 103 | | | 41 | | | 27 | | | - | | | 2,961 | |
MISCOR GROUP LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS IN THE PERIOD ENDED JULY 2, 2006
NOTE L - SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued)
| | Industrial | | Electrical | | Diesel Engine | | | | Intersegment | | Six Months Ended June 26, 2005 | |
2005 | | Services | | Contracting | | Components | | Corporate | | Eliminations | | Consolidated | |
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External revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Product sales | | $ | 4,433 | | $ | - | | | 2,192 | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 6,625 | |
Service revenue | | | 9,687 | | | 3,841 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 13,528 | |
Intersegment revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Product sales | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
Service revenue | | | - | | | 71 | | | - | | | - | | | (71 | ) | | - | |
Depreciation included in cost of revenues | | | 156 | | | 35 | | | 39 | | | - | | | - | | | 230 | |
Gross profit | | | 3,125 | | | 473 | | | 245 | | | - | | | (21 | ) | | 3,822 | |
Other depreciation & amortization | | | 25 | | | 7 | | | 1 | | | 36 | | | - | | | 69 | |
Interest expense | | | 79 | | | - | | | - | | | 463 | | | - | | | 542 | |
Net income (loss) | | | 607 | | | 112 | | | (223 | ) | | (1,219 | ) | | - | | | (723 | ) |
Total assets | | | 18,629 | | | 6,150 | | | 5,096 | | | 13,362 | | | (21,993 | ) | | 21,244 | |
Capital expenditures | | | 273 | | | 45 | | | 1,475 | | | - | | | - | | | 1,793 | |
NOTE M - SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES
| | Six Months Ended | |
| | July 2, 2006 | | June 26, 2005 | |
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Issuance of common stock purchase warrants | | $ | - | | $ | 2,382 | |
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Issuance of common stock in conjunction with issuance of debentures | | $ | - | | $ | 12 | |
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Issuance of common stock in conjunction with asset acquisition | | $ | - | | $ | 12 | |
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Issuance of note payable in conjunction with asset acquisition | | $ | - | | $ | 30 | |
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Amounts payable to seller in conjunction with asset acquisition | | $ | 732 | | $ | - | |
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Assumption of accounts payable and accrued liabilities in conjunction with asset acquisition | | $ | 384 | | $ | 105 | |
MISCOR GROUP LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS IN THE PERIOD ENDED JULY 2, 2006
NOTE N - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Senior Debt Financing
On July 14, 2006, the Company and Laurus entered into an amendment to the Senior Debt Financing for the purpose of extending the time allowed for the Company to cause its common stock to be listed on the OTC Bulletin Board or a National Exchange from July 15, 2006 to August 31, 2006.
On July 31, 2006, the Company and Laurus entered into an amendment to the Registration Rights Agreement dated May 31 2006, for the purpose of extending to August 31, 2006 the time allowed for the Company to file a registration statement required to be filed to register the shares of common stock issuable to Laurus upon exercise of certain warrants held by Laurus.
On September 29, 2006, Laurus converted $729 of the Revolving Note at a conversion rate of $0.19 per share for a total of 3,836,412 shares of the Company’s common stock.
OTC Bulletin Board
On August 1, 2006 the Company received approval from the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. for the quotation of it common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board.
Equity Incentive Plans
2005 Stock Option Plan
On August 3, 2006, the Company granted stock options to acquire 1,185,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share under the 2005 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) adopted by the board of directors in August 2005. Of the 1,185,000 total options, 500,000 shares were granted to outside Directors. These options expired in 30 days from the date of grant. Options for 250,000 of these shares were exercised in August 2006 at $0.25 per share and the remaining options expired. The total cost of the grant in the amount of $6 will be recognized over the 30 day period during which the directors are required to provide services in exchange for the award.
The remaining 685,000 options were granted to an executive, outside directors, and certain key employees. These options, which expire in five years, are exercisable in 25% cumulative increments on and after the first four anniversaries of their grant date. At the time of issuance of the stock options, the estimated fair value of the Company’s common stock was $0.25 per share. The fair value of the Company’s common stock was determined contemporaneously and based upon the most recent sale of the Company’s common stock.
As a result of adopting SFAS No. 123R on January 1, 2006, the Company will record compensation cost based on the grant date fair value of the award of 685,000 shares at $0.25 per share. The total cost of the grant in the amount of $67 will be recognized over the four year period during which the employees are required to provide services in exchange for the award - the requisite service period (usually the vesting period).
2005 Restricted Stock Purchase Plan
On August 3, 2006, the Company issued offers to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at a nominal price of $0.01 per share to certain key employees under the 2005 Restricted Stock Purchase Plan adopted by the board of directors in August 2005. The Company will charge deferred compensation (reflected as a contra-equity account) and credited additional paid-in capital in the amount of $12. The issuance of the restricted stock was intended to lock-up key employees for a three year period. As a result, the Company will record compensation expense over the three year restriction period by amortizing deferred compensation on a straight-line basis over the three year period commencing August 2006.
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