The following items were the subject of a Form 12b-25 and
are included herein: Items 6, 7, 7A and 8; and Exhibit 27.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
FOR ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS PURSUANT TO
SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR
15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ____________________ to ____________________
Commission File Number: 2-98277C
THE COLONEL'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Michigan
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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38-3262264
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5550 Occidental Highway, Tecumseh, Michigan
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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49286
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (517) 423-4800
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Name of each exchange
on which registered
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value |
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Nasdaq SmallCap Market |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No _____
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by
reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. X
Number of shares outstanding of the registrant's Common Stock, $0.01 par value (excluding shares of treasury stock) as of March 20, 2000: 24,518,326.
The aggregate market value of the registrant's voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant based on the closing price on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market on March 20, 2000: $4,464,040.00
Documents and information incorporated by reference: Items 10, 11, 12, and
13 are incorporated by reference from the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement
for 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
The Colonel's International, Inc. (the "Company") files this Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K for the purpose of supplying the information required by Items 6, 7, 7A, and 8 of the Form 10-K, which items had previously
been omitted pursuant to Rule 12b-25 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as well as Exhibit 27. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment No. 1 have the meanings ascribed to them in the Form 10-K filed by the Company with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2000.
Forward-Looking Statements
With the exception of historical matters, the matters discussed in this Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K, particularly descriptions of the Company's plans to develop and expand the business of The Colonel's Truck
Accessories, Inc., contain forward-looking statements that are based on management's beliefs, assumptions, current expectations, estimates and projections about the industries in which the Company operates, the economy, and about the Company itself. Words
such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "is likely," "plans," "predicts," "projects," variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions ("Future Factors") that are difficult to predict with regard to timing, extent, likelihood and degree of occurrence. Therefore, actual results and outcomes may
materially differ from what may be expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Furthermore, the Company undertakes no obligation to update, amend or clarify forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
Future Factors include, but are not limited
to, uncertainties relating to changes in demand for the Company's products or
trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs); the cost and availability of inventories,
raw materials and equipment to the Company; the degree of competition by the
Company's competitors; changes in government and regulatory policies; changes
in economic conditions; and the ability of the Company to sell certain of its
retail stores on favorable terms. These matters are representative of the Future
Factors that could cause a difference between an ultimate actual outcome and
a forward-looking statement.
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PART II
Item 6. |
Selected Financial Data. |
The selected financial data shown below for the Company for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 1999 has been derived from the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The following data
should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in Appendix A and "Item 7--Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
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Operations(1): |
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Operating revenues |
$36,217,508 |
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$29,931,869 |
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$11,772,242 |
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$ 6,476,625 |
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$ -- |
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Loss from continuing |
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operations |
$ (5,078,556 |
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$ (2,488,422 |
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$ (1,190,086 |
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$(1,635,840 |
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$ -- |
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Net (loss) income(2) |
$ (5,078,556 |
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$11,005,592 |
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$ 3,408,759 |
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$ 2,521,986 |
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$ 1,862,474 |
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(loss) earnings per share |
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From continuing operations: |
$ (0.21 |
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$ (0.10 |
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$ (0.05 |
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$ (0.07 |
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$ -- |
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Net (loss) income |
$ (0.21 |
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$ 0.45 |
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$ 0.14 |
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$ 0.10 |
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$ -- |
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per share(3) |
$ -- |
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$ -- |
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$ -- |
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$ -- |
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$ 0.11 |
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Financial Condition: |
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Current assets |
$12,259,422 |
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$30,605,006 |
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$16,267,880 |
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$13,638,100 |
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$11,483,401 |
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Current liabilities |
$10,151,718 |
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$13,628,479 |
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$13,160,122 |
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$16,659,846 |
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$15,026,023 |
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Total assets |
$40,424,503 |
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$52,422,893 |
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$44,940,280 |
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$42,610,295 |
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$38,243,986 |
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Long term obligations |
$ 3,073,601 |
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$ 3,942,686 |
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$ 8,844,055 |
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$ 6,321,175 |
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$ 6,064,705 |
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(1) |
The Company sold substantially all of the assets of The Colonel's, Inc. used in its bumper production operations to AutoLign Manufacturing Group, Inc. pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement in December 1998. As a result, operating revenues and loss
from continuing operations for all periods presented do not include the operations of the bumper division. The results of the discontinued operations are included in net income. |
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(2) |
Effective December 31, 1995, The Colonel's, Inc. changed its tax status from
an S Corporation to a C Corporation for federal income tax purposes. Prior
to December 31, 1995, The Colonel's income was not taxable to the Company
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The pro forma earnings per share have been derived from the income statement
of the Company for the year ended December 31, 1995, adjusted to give
effect to the change in tax status of The Colonel's, Inc. as if such change
had occurred at the beginning of the period. |
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Item 7. |
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
Background and Subsidiaries
As discussed herein, the Company has four
subsidiaries: The Colonel's Truck Accessories, Inc. ("CTA"), The Colonel's Rugged
Liner, Inc. ("CRL"), The Colonel's Brainerd International Raceway, Inc. ("CBIR")
and The Colonel's, Inc ("The Colonel's"). Information about the businesses of
these subsidiaries is set forth in Item 1 of The Company's Form 10-K filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2000. References to "the
Company" herein should be read to include the Company and its subsidiaries
as a whole, unless the context indicates otherwise.
Sale/Consolidation of Stores and Uniontown Bedliner Facility
During 1999, CTA decided to discontinue
its retail store operations and the manufacturing of fiberglass shells, caps
and tonneau covers and focus on its core activity of bedliner manufacturing
in Owosso, Michigan. CTA's retail store operations provided an excellent means
of obtaining a presence in the marketplace and expanding production. However,
during 1999, CTA sold a number of store operations to existing and new distributors
and consolidated store operations that were in close proximity to each other
to effect cost reductions. CTA intends to continue selling its remaining store
operations in 2000. Many of the stores were sold pursuant to agreements that
require the buyer to purchase bedliners exclusively from CTA or to make certain
minimum purchases from CTA for a five-year period (as long as CTA provides a
quality product, on time and at competitive prices).
During June 1999, CTA sold its Pomona, California
store operations and consolidated its Baldwin Park, California store operations
into its new Trader's store. It also consolidated its Roswell, New Mexico; Ruidoso,
New Mexico; and Las Cruces, New Mexico store operations with its El Paso, Texas
store. In July 1999 CTA sold store operations in Santa Clara, California and
Upland, California. CTA also merged its Los Angeles, California store operations
and the Rugged Liner warehouse in California into its new Trader's location
in Whittier, California and merged its Franklin, Tennessee store operations
into its Nashville, Tennessee store. The Wexford, Pennsylvania store operations
were closed in August 1999. CTA sold the inventory and certain assets of its
Eastern Off Road store operations, which were comprised of the Uniontown, Pennsylvania
warehouse and stores in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Greensburg, Pennsylvania;
Morgantown, West Virginia; Glen Burnie, Maryland; and Norfolk, Virginia, in
November 1999. CTA also sold certain assets of its Riverside, California facility
engaged in the manufacturing of fiberglass shells and tonneau covers in November
1999.
Proceeds from the sales of store operations
totaled approximately $1,246,000, predominantly for the sale of inventory. A
loss of $327,000 was incurred in the disposition of stores in 1999, and is included
in selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated financial statements included
in Appendix A. An impairment loss of $836,000 (consisting of $570,000 for property,
plant and equipment and inventory and $266,000 for goodwill) was recorded related
to retail store assets held for sale which management plans to sell in the second
quarter of 2000. The impairment was recognized in order to record assets held
for sale at net realizable values. See Notes 3 and 8 to the accompanying consolidated
financial statements in Appendix A.
CTA subsequently sold its Charlotte, North Carolina and Roseville, California store operations in January 2000, and its Nashville, Tennessee and Thousand Oaks, California store operations in February 2000. Proceeds
from the sale of these stores was $449,000.
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1999 revenues for the operations sold or consolidated
with other locations were approximately $10,615,000.
In December 1999, the Company decided to
consolidate CRL's Uniontown, Pennsylvania bedliner manufacturing operations
with CTA's Owosso, Michigan facility in an effort to increase efficiency and
reduce costs. As part of the consolidation, the Company wrote down $1,583,000
of impaired fixed assets comprised of tooling, molds, machinery and equipment,
and furniture and fixtures at the Uniontown facility which were duplicative
of assets in Owosso, Michigan and would no longer be used to produce CRL products.
The consolidation effort is anticipated to be completed in the second quarter
of 2000, and is expected to reduce manufacturing and distribution costs. Goodwill
of approximately $840,000 associated with the purchase of the Rugged Liner business
was written off in 1999 as a result of the Company's decision to discontinue
several product lines. See Notes 2,
3 and 8 to the consolidated financial statements included in Appendix A.
The Company does not expect an adverse impact on future operations due to cost reductions and greater efficiencies associated with these activities. Proceeds received on sales have been and will be used to meet the
Company's ongoing cash requirements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
During the three years ended December 31,
1999, the Company has funded its working capital and capital expenditure requirements
using cash flows from operations and bank borrowing under revolving lines of
credit and bank notes. The revolving lines of credit and bank notes were paid
in full at the time of the December 1998 sale of the bumper production operations
of The Colonel's described below in "Results of Discontinued Operations." To
meet its current obligations, the Company, as well as its majority shareholder
and related entities, are actively pursuing various financing arrangements.
Management anticipates that it will be able to obtain sufficient funds to meet
the Company's future cash requirements.
The Company's consolidated current assets
decreased from $30,605,000 at December 31, 1998 to $12,259,000 at December 31,
1999. This decrease primarily related to capital expenditures made during this
period for which the Company paid cash and a loan of $5,200,000 of cash to a
related party. The Company's consolidated current liabilities decreased from
$13,628,000 at December 31, 1998 to $10,152,000 at December 31, 1999. This primarily
relates to a $5,551,000 decrease in income taxes payable, offset by a $1,107,000
increase in accounts payable and a $889,000 increase in accrued expenses.
Cash decreased by $17,234,000 from the year
end 1998 to the year end 1999 due to acquisitions of land and buildings, machinery
and equipment, including an aircraft; racetrack and concession improvements
and grandstand additions at CBIR's facility; payments on small vehicle loans;
a loan to a related party; and payments made toward the Company's 1998 income
tax liability. The cash balance was unusually high at the end of 1998 due to
the sale of the Company's bumper production operations, which was completed
in December 1998.
Accounts receivable - trade decreased by approximately $1,316,000 from $3,072,000 as of December 31, 1998 to $1,756,000 at December 31, 1999 due to better management of collections and early payment discounts. The
Company also experienced a reduction in retail accounts receivable due to the sale of store operations.
An account receivable from a related party
of $420,000 was established in the fourth quarter of 1999. All but approximately
$131,000 was subsequently paid in 2000. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial
statements included in Appendix A.
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Notes receivable at December 31, 1999, increased
by $4,919,000 over December 31, 1998, due to a $5,200,000 note from a related
party. This note is secured with a personal guarantee from the majority shareholder,
and requires monthly principal and interest payments. Payment was made on a
$200,000 related party demand note in 1999. An additional demand note of $1,401,000
due and payable by November 13, 1999 from the majority shareholder (which bears
8% interest) was outstanding as of December 31, 1999. On April 12, 2000, the
due date was extended to May 15, 2000 by the Board of Directors. Interest on
the $1,401,000 note is accrued through December 31, 1999 and was paid after
year end. On April 14, 2000, the note was paid in full.
Inventories decreased by approximately $44,000
between December 31, 1998 and December 31, 1999, falling from $6,088,000 to
$6,044,000, primarily as a result of opening additional retail stores, offset
by store sales and consolidations. See "Sale/Consolidation of Stores and Uniontown
Bedliner Facility" above and Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements
included in Appendix A.
Net assets held for sale were $929,000 at
December 31, 1999 and are comprised of retail store assets with a carrying value
of $501,000 (See Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements included in
Appendix A) as well as presses not currently used in production with a carrying
value of $428,000. There were no assets held for sale at December 31, 1998.
Net deferred tax assets decreased by $1,042,000
from December 31, 1998 to December 31, 1999 as a result of recording a valuation
allowance related to the net deferred tax assets. See Notes 3 and 12 to the
consolidated financial statements included in Appendix A.
Other assets - current increased $25,000 from $498,000 at December 31, 1998 to $523,000 at December 31, 1999.
Property, plant and equipment increased
by approximately $2,052,000 from $16,929,000 at December 31, 1998 to $18,981,000
at December 31, 1999, primarily due to the purchase of the Company's new headquarters
in Tecumseh, Michigan for $4,150,000, the purchase and refurbishment of an airplane
for $1,700,000, track facility and building improvements for $809,000, bleacher
additions of $603,000 and molds, tooling and other productive equipment for
$477,000. These increases were offset by the sale of retail store assets with
a carrying value of $561,000, the reclassification of remaining retail store
assets with a carrying value of $501,000 to net assets held for sale, the write
off of impaired assets of $2,330,000 and depreciation for the period of $2,750,000.
Goodwill decreased by approximately $1,640,000
from $4,169,000 at December 31, 1998 to $2,529,000 at December 31, 1999, primarily
as a result of the impairment of $840,000 goodwill associated with the purchase
of the Rugged Liner business which is discontinuing certain product lines, $266,000 of goodwill impairment related
to retail stores held for sale and normal amortization expense of $645,000 using
a seven-year life. See Notes 3 and 8 to the consolidated financial statements
included in Appendix A.
Other assets - long term increased $933,000
from $720,000 at December 31, 1998 to $1,653,000 at December 31, 1999 primarily
due to the purchase of land and a building.
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable increased from $3,077,000 at December 31, 1998 to $4,184,000 at December 31, 1999, primarily due to cash being used to satisfy the Company's 1998 federal income tax liability.
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Accrued expenses increased by $889,000 from $1,144,000
at December 31, 1998 to $2,033,000 at December 31, 1999 primarily due to accrued
interest associated with the late payment of the Company's 1998 federal income
tax. See Notes 11 and 12 to the consolidated financial statements included in
Appendix A.
Deferred compensation decreased by $96,000, from $270,000 at December 31, 1998 to $174,000 at December 31, 1999, due to normal payments. See Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements included in Appendix A.
Net deferred tax liabilities at December
31, 1998 were $1,191,000. There were no deferred tax liabilities at December
31, 1999.
Income taxes payable decreased from $8,221,000
at December 31, 1998 to $2,671,000 at December 31, 1999, primarily due to payments
made on the Company's 1998 federal income tax liability and 1999 operating losses
available to carry back to prior periods. In November 1999 the Company received
a notice from the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") regarding the Company's
failure to timely file its 1998 corporate income tax return and timely pay the
taxes associated with the return. The IRS assessed penalties of $2,442,000 and
interest of approximately $574,000 on a tax liability of approximately $8,488,000.
Subsequently, the IRS waived the penalty but not interest.
The Company is making monthly payments of
$500,000 toward its outstanding tax liability and has paid a total of $1,750,000
subsequent to year end further reducing its 1998 tax liabilty to $921,000 plus
interest as of April 14, 2000. It is the Company's intent to repay the tax liability with the funds received on April 14, 2000 on the note receivable from the majority shareholder of $1,401,000 (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources" above). Company
management and legal counsel have had ongoing discussions with an IRS
agent regarding the payment of the delinquent taxes plus interest. To date the
agent has taken no action due to the Company's commitment to pay the remaining
balance.
Outstanding Loans
With the proceeds of the December 1998 sale
of The Colonel's assets described above (see also "Results of Discontinued
Operations," below), the Company paid off its bank line of credit and notes.
At that time, the Company suspended its credit facilities with its lending institution.
Interest paid during 1998 on a monthly basis was at prime and was secured by
all of the Company's assets, principally accounts receivable and inventory.
CBIR entered into a term loan in August 1999 in the amount of $403,000. This loan is secured by a permanent grandstand addition and requires annual principal payments of $100,675, plus 9% interest, through 2003. CBIR
also has a term loan of $250,000 which is secured by property. The loan requires quarterly interest payments at 2% above the prime rate and a single principal payment of $50,000 per year through 2004.
In 1995, The Colonel's leased $2,689,000
of equipment under a six-year equipment lease agreement that includes an option
to purchase the equipment for $1.00 upon expiration of the lease term. The payment
amounts under the lease represent principal payments, with interest at rates
between 7.5 and 8.75 percent. In 1996, The Colonel's leased additional equipment
in the amount of $3,744,000, structured in the same manner as noted above. The
present value of the minimum lease payments related to this leased equipment
at December 31, 1999 was $3,129,000.
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The Company believes that it will be able
to satisfy ongoing cash requirements for the next 12 months and thereafter with
cash flows from operations and the collection of notes receivable outstanding
from the majority shareholder and related entities, supplemented by borrowing
arrangements that may be necessary from time to time.
Results of Continuing Operations
The comparative financial statements are
divided into two sections, the results of operations of the continuing companies
and the results of discontinued operations as the result of the sale of the
bumper production operations for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997.
Refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in
Appendix A for further information.
Revenues from continuing operations were
$36,218,000, $29,932,000, and $11,772,000, for the years ended December 31,
1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. The $24,446,000 growth in 1999 over 1997
was primarily due to the addition and acquisition of sixteen new factory and
warehouse/store operations during 1997 and 1998. CTA was started in 1996 and
grew through acquisitions of retail outlet operations. CTA's wholesale business
represented $9,065,000 in 1999 compared to $7,826,000 in 1998 and $7,501,000
in 1997. CTA's warehouses and retail outlet stores contributed $1,400,000 to
revenue in 1997, the first year of operation, $13,600,000 in 1998, and $16,619,000
in 1999. CBIR revenues increased from $2,871,000 in 1997 to $3,364,000 in 1998
and $3,646,000 in 1999. CRL, which was acquired in April 1998, contributed $5,142,000
in the eight months of 1998 following the Company's acquisition of it and $6,888,000
in 1999.
Cost of sales as a percentage of revenues
were 84%, 89% and 81% in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. The increase in
1998 over 1997 was due to the expansion and start up of CTA Truck Accessories
stores, which generally sold at lower gross margins than wholesale sales, in
an effort to establish market share. The decrease in 1999 from 1998 was mainly
attributable to efficiencies associated with the store operations being on a
continued basis as opposed to start-up, as well as higher production and sales
volumes. Gross profit was 16%, 11% and 19% of sales in 1999, 1998 and 1997 respectively.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
were $10,387,000, $6,683,000 and $3,730,000 in 1999, 1998 and 1997 respectively,
or as a percentage of revenues, 29%, 22%, and 32% for 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
The large increase in absolute dollars in 1999 over 1998 and 1997 is primarily
due to the allocation of a portion of expenses to discontinued operations for
1998 and 1997. Additionally, goodwill amortization increased in connection with
the acquisition of CRL in April 1998. The increases in 1999 and 1998 over 1997
are also attributable to the set-up, administration and promotion of additional
retail stores. Included in selling, general and administrative expense in 1999
is a loss of $327,000 related to the sale of inventory and certain retail store
assets. This was offset by a gain of $281,000 realized due to the sale of certain
land, building and production presses with a combined carrying value of $596,000.
See Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements included in Appendix A.
Write-down of impaired assets of $3,481,000
for 1999 includes $570,000 for property, plant and equipment and inventory at
retail store locations held for sale, $266,000 in goodwill associated with store
locations held for sale, $222,000 of low usage bedliner molds and tooling used
in the Company's Owosso, Michigan operation and $1,583,000 in tooling, molds,
machinery and equipment, furniture and fixtures in use at the Company's Uniontown,
Pennsylvania bedliner facility to be closed during the second quarter of 2000,
as well as $840,000 in goodwill associated with the Rugged Liner product lines.
The Company is consolidating its manufacturing operations into its Owosso, Michigan
facility and is selling or closing retail stores to reduce manufacturing costs
and selling, general and administrative expenses. See Notes 2, 3, and 8 to the
consolidated financial statements included in Appendix A. There was no write-down
of impaired assets in 1998 or 1997.
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Interest expense increased from $721,000 in 1998
to $1,252,000 for 1999. This increase was due to the assessment of approximately
$800,000 of interest by the IRS for failure of the Company to pay its 1998 federal
income tax liability when due (see Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements
included in Appendix A), offset by the Company's ability to repay vehicle financing
during the first quarter of 1999 and the reduction of other debt. Interest expense
increased from $526,000 in 1997 to $721,000 in 1998 due to additional debt used
to finance store inventories through a line of credit, which was paid off when
the bumper operations were sold.
Interest income increased in 1999 by $603,000
over 1998 from $57,000 to $660,000 because of short term investment of excess
cash and interest earned on notes receivable from the majority shareholder and
related entities. Interest income increased in 1998 over 1997 by $45,000 due
to short term investment of excess cash.
Net rental income was $470,000 in 1999,
primarily due to the rental of production space at the Company's headquarters
in Tecumseh, Michigan to third parties. There was no rental income in 1998 or
1997.
Results of Discontinued Operations
As previously discussed, in December 1998 the Company sold substantially all of the assets of The Colonel's used in its bumper production operations. The bumper production operations contributed $1,818,000 (net of
tax) and $4,599,000 (net of tax) for 1998 and 1997, respectively, and $11,676,000 (net of tax) from the sale of the assets in 1998. Taxes on the gain on sale of discontinued operations were approximately $5,382,000.
Market Risk Disclosure
On occasion, the Company has inventory purchase
commitments outside the United States that are subject to foreign market fluctuations.
At present, all sales transactions are conducted in U.S. Dollars. The Company
does not believe that it faces significant exposure to foreign currency fluctuations.
However, as the Company's sales to foreign countries continue to expand there
is a risk that such markets may suddenly change and that the Company may have
to accept payment in foreign currencies.
The Company from time to time purchases products from outside the United States. The Company usually pays for its purchases in U.S. Dollars. These purchases are based on the foreign countries' economic conditions and
because the Company markets and sells its products throughout the world, it could be affected by a weak economic condition associated with a foreign entity.
Other than the term loans described above,
and the other items described in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements
included in Appendix A, the Company currently has no outstanding borrowings.
When the Company borrows money in the future, the Company may be exposed to
changes in interest rates. The Company's interest rates are usually based on
the prime rate. If this rate changes there could be an adverse effect on the
Company's cash flow and profits.
The Company deals in a marketplace that
generally has been favorably changing over the past five years. The SUV market
has increased in the last five years. More new SUVs and trucks are now sold
in the United States than new automobiles. This market change has had a positive
impact on the Company. Any change in the buying habits of consumers would have
an adverse effect on the Company's marketplace and profit potential. Because
the Company invests up front money in tooling to manufacture models, any downward
trend would change the product mix analysis and drive costs higher.
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The Company's new contract with the NHRA for the national race at the CBIR race facility is critical to the track. The track obtains 60% of its sales and 70% of its profit from this race. The loss of the national race
with the NHRA would immediately impact CBIR's income potential.
The Company operates
using a very small management group. The sudden loss of one of the key managers
could have an immediate impact on the corporation because of the lack of cross
trained personnel.
Effects of Inflation
The Company believes that the relatively
moderate inflation rate over the last few years has not had a significant impact
on the Company's revenues or profitability. The Company does not expect inflation
to have any near-term material effect on the sales of its products, although
there can be no assurance that such an effect will not occur in the future.
New Accounting Standard
In June 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 133,
"Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" ("SFAS No.133")
which is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000. SFAS No.
133 standardizes the accounting for derivative instruments, including certain
derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, by recognition of these
items as assets and liabilities in the statement of financial position and measurement
at fair value. The Company will adopt this statement effective January 1, 2001,
as required. The impact of SFAS No. 133 on the Company's financial position
and results of operations has not yet been determined.
Segment Reporting
For a discussion of the Company's business
segments, see Note 20 to the consolidated financial statements included in Appendix
A.
Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure
The "year 2000 issue" is the result of computer
programs being written using two digits rather than four digits to define the
applicable year. Accordingly, computer programs that have time-sensitive software
may recognize a date using "00" as the year 1900 rather than the year 2000.
This situation could result in a system failure or miscalculations causing disruptions
to operations. The year 2000 issue is not limited to computer programs or information
technology systems, however. Instead, machinery and other equipment may have
date-sensitive "embedded technology" that could result in failures or interruptions
as a result of the year 2000 issue.
The Company did not experience any material
disruptions to its operations arising from the failure of the Company's computer
systems or other equipment to properly handle the year 2000 issue. To date,
the Company has spent approximately $270,000 to address the year 2000 issue.
These costs were expensed as incurred.
Subsequent Events
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement between
the Company, Rugged Liner, Inc. and affiliated companies (collectively, the
"Rugged Liner Companies"), and the shareholders of the Rugged Liner Companies,
on January 3, 2000, the former shareholders of the Rugged Liner Companies exercised
25% of their put option to require the Company to redeem shares of the Company's
Common Stock that such shareholders received in the merger. This exercise was
with respect to a total of 113,506 shares, for a total
10
redemption price of $931,089 (see Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements
included in Appendix A). This amount has not been paid to date. Subsequently,
the former shareholders of the Rugged Liner Companies filed a summons in the
Court of Common Pleas alleging they are owed this amount. Additionally, one
of the former shareholders had the right to require the Company to obtain a
letter of credit to secure payment of the Company's future obligations under
the Merger Agreement. By letter dated March 3, 2000, counsel for the former
shareholder demanded that the Company obtain such a letter of credit to secure
approximately $2,793,000 in current and future obligations under the Merger
Agreement.
CTA subsequently sold inventory and certain
assets of its Charlotte, North Carolina and Roseville California stores in January,
2000, and its Nashville, Tennessee and Thousand Oaks, California stores in February,
2000. Proceeds from the sale of these stores were approximately $449,000. Revenues
for these stores were approximately $3,775,000 in 1999.
Item 7A. |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
|
See the discussion under the heading "Market
Risk Disclosure" in Item 7 above, which is herein incorporated by reference.
Item 8. |
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
|
The financial statements and supplementary
data required under Item 8 are set forth in Appendix A to this Report on Form
10-K and are herein incorporated by reference.
PART III
Item 14(a)(1). |
Financial Statements. |
Attached as Appendix A.
The following consolidated financial statements
of The Colonel's International, Inc. and subsidiaries are filed as a part of
this report:
|
|
* |
Auditors' Report |
|
|
* |
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 |
|
|
* |
Consolidated Statements of Operations for years ended December 31, 1999,
1998 and 1997 |
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|
* |
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for years ended December
31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 |
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|
* |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for years ended December 31, 1999,
1998 and 1997 |
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|
* |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for years ended December 31,
1999, 1998 and 1997 |
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* |
Independent Auditors' Report on Schedule II |
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* |
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts |
Item 14(a)(2). |
Financial Statement Schedules. |
Financial statement schedules other than
Schedule II have not been filed because such schedules are either not applicable
or full disclosure has been made in the financial statements and notes thereto.
11
The following exhibits are filed as part
of this report.
Exhibit
Number |
Description
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|
|
2.1 |
Agreement and Plan of Merger between The Colonel's, Inc. and Brainerd
Merger Corporation and joined in by Brainerd International, Inc. Incorporated
by reference from Exhibit A to the Proxy Statement of Brainerd International, Inc.
for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Brainerd International, Inc.
held on November 21, 1995. |
|
|
2.2 |
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization among Brainerd International, Inc.
and The Colonel's Holdings, Inc. Incorporated by reference from Exhibit
D to the Proxy Statement of Brainerd International, Inc. for the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders of Brainerd International, Inc. held on November
21, 1995. |
|
|
2.3 |
Amended and Restated Asset Purchase Agreement by and between Colonel's
Acquisition Corp. (later renamed AutoLign Manufacturing Group, Inc.),
The Colonel's International, Inc., The Colonel's, Inc. and Donald J. Williamson
dated November 23, 1998. Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the
Company's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on December 7, 1998. |
|
|
2.4 |
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Asset Purchase Agreement by and
between AutoLign Manufacturing Group, Inc. (formerly known as Colonel's
Acquisition Corp.), The Colonel's International, The Colonel's, Inc. and
Donald J. Williamson dated December 17, 1998. Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 2(b) to the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on December 30, 1998. |
|
|
2.5 |
Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among The Colonel's International,
Inc., The Colonel's Rugged Liner, Inc., Rugged Liner, Inc., Triad Management
Group, Inc., Aerocover, Inc., Ground Force, Inc., and certain shareholders
of the foregoing, dated March 13, 1998. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
2(a) to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 8, 1998. |
|
|
2.6 |
First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among The Colonel's
International, Inc., The Colonel's Rugged Liner, Inc., Rugged Liner, Inc.,
Triad Management Group, Inc., Aerocover, Inc., Ground Force, Inc., and
certain shareholders of the foregoing, dated April 23, 1998. Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 2(b) to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K dated May 8, 1998. |
|
|
3.1 |
Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended. Incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended March 31, 1997. |
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|
3.2 |
Bylaws of the Company, as amended. Incorporated by reference from Exhibit
3.2 to the Company's Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31,
1997. |
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4.1 |
Articles of Incorporation. See Exhibit 3.1 above. |
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4.2 |
Bylaws. See Exhibit 3.2 above. |
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|
10.1 |
1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended. Incorporated by reference
from Exhibit A to the Company's Proxy Statement for the 1997 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders.* |
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|
10.2 |
June 22, 1992 Title Rights Sponsorship Agreement between Champion Auto
Stores, Inc. and National Hot Rod Association, Inc. Incorporated by reference
from Brainerd International, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 33-055876). |
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|
10.3 |
Employment Agreement between The Colonel's, Inc. and John Carpenter dated
June 28, 1996. Incorporated by reference from the Company's Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.* |
|
|
21 |
Subsidiaries of the Registrant. Incorporated by reference from the Company's
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. |
|
|
23 |
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
|
|
|
24 |
Powers of Attorney. Incorporated by reference from the Company's Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2000. |
|
|
27 |
Financial Data Schedule. |
____________________
* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
Item 14(b). |
Reports on Form 8-K.
|
On November 4, 1999, the Company
filed a Report on Form 8-K to announce that Mark German had resigned as an officer
and director of the Company. No financial statements were included with this
Form 8-K.
13
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
|
THE COLONEL'S INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
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|
|
|
Dated: April 14, 2000 |
By: /s/ Donald J. Williamson
Donald J. Williamson
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer and
Director
(Principal Executive Officer) |
|
|
|
|
|
By: /s/ Gregory T. Strzynski
Gregory T. Strzynski
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer) |
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has
been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
|
Title |
Date |
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|
/s/Donald J. Williamson
Donald J. Williamson |
|
Chairman of the Board, Chief
Executive Officer and Director |
April 14, 2000 |
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*/s/J. Daniel Frisina
J. Daniel Frisina |
|
Director |
April 14, 2000 |
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|
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*/s/Ted M. Gans
Ted M. Gans |
|
Director |
April 14, 2000 |
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|
|
|
*/s/Donald Gorman
Donald Gorman |
|
Director |
April 14, 2000 |
|
|
|
|
*/s/Mark S. Stevens
Mark S. Stevens |
|
Director |
April 14, 2000 |
|
|
|
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*/s/Ronald Rolak
Ronald Rolak |
|
Director |
April 14, 2000 |
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*By /s/Gregory T. Strzynski
Gregory T. Strzynski
Attorney-in-fact |
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14
APPENDIX A
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
The Colonel's International, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Statements for the
Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997,
and Independent Auditors' Report |
|
A-1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Shareholders of
The Colonel's International, Inc.
Tecumseh, Michigan
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of The Colonel's
International, Inc. (the "Company") as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and
the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and
cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
1999. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based
on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.
An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes 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, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31,
1999 and 1998, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each
of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1999, in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming
the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the
consolidated financial statements, the Company has experienced significant losses
from continuing operations in 1997, 1998 and 1999, and is experiencing liquidity
problems in meeting its current obligations due to its inability to realize proceeds
from related party receivables and its inability
to obtain financing. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about
the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans concerning
these matters are described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements
do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP
April 14, 2000
A-2
THE COLONEL'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND 1998
ASSETS |
|
1999 |
|
1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash |
|
$1,069,338 |
|
$18,303,097 |
|
Accounts receivable
Trade (net
of allowance for doubtful accounts |
|
|
|
|
|
of $713,000
and $1,048,000 at December 31, 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
and 1998,
respectively) |
|
1,756,355 |
|
3,072,330 |
|
Related party
(Note 6) |
|
419,784 |
|
-- |
|
Notes receivable - related party (Notes
5 and 16) |
|
1,517,698 |
|
1,600,787 |
|
Inventories (Note 7) |
|
6,044,379 |
|
6,088,332 |
|
Net assets held for sale (Note 8) |
|
929,025 |
|
-- |
|
Deferred taxes - current (Note 12) |
|
-- |
|
1,042,000 |
|
Other |
|
522,843
|
|
498,460
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current assets |
|
12,259,422 |
|
30,605,006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Net |
|
|
|
|
|
(Notes 9, 10 and 14) |
|
18,980,980 |
|
16,929,227 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER ASSETS: |
|
|
|
|
|
Notes receivable - related party (Notes
5 and 16) |
|
5,001,685 |
|
-- |
|
Goodwill (Net of accumulated amortization
and impairment |
|
|
|
|
|
of
$2,094,000 and $637,000 in 1999 and 1998, respectively), |
|
|
|
|
|
(Notes 3
and 4) |
|
2,528,981 |
|
4,168,589 |
|
Other |
|
1,653,435
|
|
720,071
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
other assets |
|
9,184,101 |
|
4,888,660 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS (Note 10) |
|
$40,424,503
|
|
$52,422,893
|
|
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
A-3
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
|
1999 |
|
1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT LIABILITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term obligations
(Note 10) |
|
$ 1,204,528 |
|
$ 1,089,138 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
4,184,161 |
|
3,077,409 |
|
Accrued expenses (Note 11) |
|
2,033,077 |
|
1,144,370 |
|
Current portion of deferred compensation
(Note 14) |
|
59,279 |
|
95,667 |
|
Income taxes payable (Note 12) |
|
2,670,673
|
|
8,221,895
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current liabilities |
|
10,151,718 |
|
13,628,479 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS, NET OF CURRENT |
|
|
|
|
|
PORTION (Note 10) |
|
3,073,601 |
|
3,942,686 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LONG-TERM PORTION OF DEFERRED |
|
|
|
|
|
COMPENSATION (Note 14) |
|
114,400 |
|
173,678 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DEFERRED TAXES - LONG-TERM (Note 12) |
|
-- |
|
1,191,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: |
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock; 35,000,000 shares authorized
at $.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
par value,
24,518,326 and 24,631,832 shares issued |
|
|
|
|
|
and outstanding
in 1999 and 1998, respectively |
|
245,183 |
|
246,318 |
|
(Notes 13
and 15) |
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
7,908,336 |
|
9,230,911 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
18,931,265
|
|
24,009,821
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
shareholders' equity |
|
27,084,784
|
|
33,487,050
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' |
|
|
|
|
|
EQUITY |
|
$40,424,503
|
|
$52,422,893
|
|
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
A-4
THE COLONEL'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999, 1998 AND 1997
|
1999 |
|
1998 |
|
1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SALES (Note 16) |
$ 36,217,508 |
|
$29,931,869 |
|
$11,772,242 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COST OF SALES (Note 16) |
30,368,231
|
|
26,709,718
|
|
9,550,184
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GROSS PROFIT |
5,849,277 |
|
3,222,151 |
|
2,222,058 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
EXPENSES |
10,387,106 |
|
6,682,569 |
|
3,730,153 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WRITE - DOWN OF IMPAIRED ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Note 3) |
3,480,938
|
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from operations |
(8,018,767 |
) |
(3,460,418 |
) |
(1,508,095 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
(1,252,390 |
) |
(720,532 |
) |
(526,294 |
) |
Interest income (Note 16) |
660,075 |
|
56,582 |
|
12,052 |
|
Net rental income |
469,671 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
Other |
(47,821
|
) |
(5,702
|
) |
(3,749
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other expense,
net |
(170,465 |
) |
(669,652 |
) |
(517,991 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
BEFORE INCOME TAX BENEFIT |
(8,189,232 |
) |
(4,130,070 |
) |
(2,026,086 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME TAX BENEFIT (Note 12) |
3,110,676
|
|
1,641,628
|
|
836,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS |
(5,078,556 |
) |
(2,488,442 |
) |
(1,190,086 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from discontinued operations, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
of tax (Note 12) |
-- |
|
1,818,316 |
|
4,598,845 |
|
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
tax (Note 12) |
--
|
|
11,675,718
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET (LOSS) INCOME |
$ (5,078,556
|
) |
$ 11,005,592
|
|
$ 3,408,759
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BASIC AND DILUTED (LOSS) EARNINGS PER SHARE: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
From continuing operations |
$ (0.21 |
) |
$ (0.10 |
) |
$ (0.05 |
) |
Income and gain from discontinued operations |
$
--
|
|
$ 0.55 |
|
$ 0.19 |
|
Net (loss) income |
$ (0.21 |
) |
$ 0.45 |
|
$ 0.14 |
|
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
A-5
THE COLONEL'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999, 1998 AND 1997
|
Common Stock
|
|
Additional
Paid-in |
|
Retained |
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
Capital |
|
Earnings |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 1997 |
24,177,805 |
|
$ 241,778 |
|
$ 5,606,239 |
|
$ 9,595,470 |
|
$ 15,443,487 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
--
|
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
3,408,759
|
|
3,408,759
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1997 |
24,177,805 |
|
241,778 |
|
5,606,239 |
|
13,004,229 |
|
18,852,246 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common shares to acquire |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rugged Liner
(Note 4) |
454,027 |
|
4,540 |
|
3,673,078 |
|
|
|
3,677,618 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transactions with shareholders (Note 16) |
|
|
|
|
(48,406 |
) |
|
|
(48,406 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
--
|
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
11,005,592
|
|
11,005,592
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1998 |
24,631,832 |
|
246,318 |
|
9,230,911 |
|
24,009,821 |
|
33,487,050 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock Redeemed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
113,506 shares (Note 13, 16 and 21) |
(113,506 |
) |
(1,135 |
) |
(929,954 |
) |
-- |
|
(931,089 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advance on Put Option (Note 13) |
-- |
|
-- |
|
(392,621 |
) |
|
|
(392,621 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss |
--
|
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
(5,078,556
|
) |
(5,078,556
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1999 |
24,518,326
|
|
$ 245,183
|
|
$ 7,908,336
|
|
$ 18,931,265
|
|
$ 27,084,784
|
|
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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THE COLONEL'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999, 1998 AND 1997
|
1999 |
|
1998 |
|
1997 |
|
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) income |
$ (5,078,556 |
) |
$ 11,005,592 |
|
$ 3,408,759 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
net cash |
|
|
|
|
|
|
provided
by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from
discontinued operations |
-- |
|
(13,494,034 |
) |
(4,598,845 |
) |
Depreciation
and amortization |
3,375,166 |
|
2,951,677 |
|
1,831,562 |
|
Impairment
of long lived assets and goodwill (Note 3) |
3,480,983 |
|
|
|
|
|
Commission
payment to majority shareholders (Note 16) |
-- |
|
946,315 |
|
|
|
Deferred
tax provision |
(149,000 |
) |
(3,044,000 |
) |
289,000 |
|
Net loss
on sale of store operations |
301,174 |
|
|
|
|
|
Gain (loss)
on sale of property, plant and equipment |
(194,063 |
) |
-- |
|
(85,019 |
) |
Changes in
assets and liabilities that provided |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(used) cash, net of effects from the 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
discontinued
operations and acquisitions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
1,038,660 |
|
(845,429 |
) |
(679,654 |
) |
Inventories
|
(565,343 |
) |
(1,438,503 |
) |
(1,139,166 |
) |
Accounts
payable
|
1,100,160 |
|
939,819 |
|
545,171 |
|
Accrued
expenses
|
496,088 |
|
(289,490 |
) |
(1,411,724 |
) |
Income
taxes payable
|
(5,551,222 |
) |
7,296,346 |
|
(269,451 |
) |
Other
|
59,156
|
|
(337,770
|
) |
(117,116
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by continuing operations |
(1,686,797 |
) |
3,690,523 |
|
(2,226,483 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by discontinued operations |
--
|
|
25,283,735
|
|
5,308,093
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
(1,686,797
|
) |
28,974,258
|
|
3,081,610
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisitions of store operations, net of cash
acquired |
(473,653 |
) |
(5,404,155 |
) |
-- |
|
Capital expenditures |
(10,454,799 |
) |
(1,684,989 |
) |
(673,980 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment |
72,595 |
|
-- |
|
1,208,688 |
|
Deposits made on property and equipment
|
-- |
|
(605,539 |
) |
(891,840 |
) |
Additions to notes receivable - related
party |
(5,200,000 |
) |
(1,702,146 |
) |
(1,044,956 |
) |
Payments received on notes receivable -
related party |
281,616 |
|
200,000 |
|
-- |
|
Payments received on land contract receivable |
2,228 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
Proceeds from sale of businesses, net of
cash sold |
1,245,533 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
Proceeds from sale of assets held for sale |
689,400
|
|
--
|
|
23,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in continuing investing activities |
(13,837,080
|
) |
(9,196,829 |
) |
(1,379,088 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by(used in) discontinued investing activities |
--
|
|
10,263,677
|
|
(2,319,537
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |
(13,837,080 |
) |
1,066,848 |
|
(3,698,625 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (payments) borrowings under notes payable |
-- |
|
(6,000,000 |
) |
550,000 |
|
Proceeds from long-term obligations |
402,700 |
|
7,214,811 |
|
7,033,387 |
|
Principal payments on long-term debt |
(327,954 |
) |
(13,633,706 |
) |
(4,686,213 |
) |
Principal payments on obligations under
capital leases |
(853,539 |
) |
(994,360 |
) |
(877,993 |
) |
Common stock redeemed |
(931,089 |
) |
-- |
|
-- |
|
Transactions with shareholders |
--
|
|
(48,406
|
) |
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
(1,709,882
|
) |
(13,461,661
|
) |
2,019,181
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH |
|
|
|
|
|
|
EQUIVALENTS |
(17,233,759
|
) |
16,579,445
|
|
1,402,166
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
YEAR |
18,303,097
|
|
1,723,652
|
|
321,486
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR |
$ 1,069,338
|
|
$ 18,303,097
|
|
$ 1,723,652
|
|
(continued)
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THE COLONEL'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999, 1998 AND 1997
|
1999 |
|
1998 |
|
1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid during the year for interest |
$ 411,673
|
|
$ 1,740,608
|
|
$ 1,308,875
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid during the year for taxes |
$2,589,546
|
|
$ 250,000
|
|
$ 2,209,268
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES OF NONCASH |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commission payment to majority shareholders in lieu of receiving |
|
|
|
|
|
|
payment on remaining balance of note receivable
(Note 16) |
|
|
$ 946,315
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Future inventory credits issued in connection |
|
|
|
|
|
|
with acquisitions (Note 4) |
|
|
$ 513,223
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued in connection with the acquisition |
|
|
|
|
|
|
of Rugged Liner Companies (Note 4) |
|
|
$ 3,677,618
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transfer of deposits to property, plant and equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
relating to property placed in service |
$ 139,214
|
|
$ 481,180
|
|
$ 1,049,255
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property additions from the issuance of capital leases |
$ 25,097
|
|
|
|
$ 351,705
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note receivable from sale of property |
$ 135,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in accrued expenses for future share redemption (Note 13) |
$ 392,620
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in notes receivable from non - cash interim financing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
transactions with related parties (Note
5)
|
$ 142,468
|
|
|
|
|
|
(concluded)
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
A-8
THE COLONEL'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997
The Colonel's International, Inc. (the "Company") is a holding company for
four wholly owned subsidiaries, The Colonel's, Inc. ("The Colonel's"), The
Colonel's Truck Accessories, Inc. ("CTA"), The Colonel's Rugged Liner, Inc.
("CRL") and The Colonel's Brainerd International Raceway, Inc. ("CBIR"). In
addition, The Colonel's Dealers Choice ("Dealers Choice") is a wholly owned
subsidiary of CTA. The Colonel's designed, manufactured and distributed plastic
automotive bumper fascias and miscellaneous reinforcement beams and brackets,
as replacement collision parts to the automotive aftermarket industry in North
America. Substantially all of the assets of The Colonel's were sold to AutoLign
Manufacturing Group, Inc. on December 17, 1998, (Note 19). CTA began operations
on January 1, 1996 and was subsequently incorporated in Michigan in 1997.
CTA produces truck bedliners for sale to new vehicle dealers and the automotive
aftermarket. CTA also owns retail stores and sells manufactured bedliners
and other truck accessories. CRL was formed in March of 1998 in connection
with the April 1998 acquisitions of four Pennsylvania corporations engaged
in the truck accessory business, (Note 4). CBIR was incorporated in Minnesota
in 1982 and operates a multi-purpose motor sports facility in Brainerd, Minnesota.
CBIR organizes and promotes various spectator events relating to road and
drag races.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared based
on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and
satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company
has experienced significant losses from continuing operations in 1997, 1998
and 1999, and is experiencing liquidity problems in meeting its current obligations
(including the payment of its remaining 1998 federal income tax liability
of $2.7 million plus interest of $798,000 at December 31, 2000), due to its
inability to realize proceeds from related party receivables (Note 5) and its inability to obtain financing. These factors,
among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue
as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any
adjustments relating to the recovery and classifications of recorded asset
amounts or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that might be necessary
should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
To return to profitable operations, the Company plans to consolidate its
manufacturing operations into one facility and continue to sell or close various
retail store operations. These actions may reduce manufacturing costs and
selling, general and administrative expenses to a level necessary to generate
funds from operations. To meet its current obligations, the Company, as well
as its majority shareholders and affiliated entities, are actively pursuing
various financing arrangements. Management anticipates that it will be able
to obtain sufficient funds to meet the Company's future cash requirements.
However, no assurances can be made that this will occur. If management is
unable to obtain sufficient funding and/or liquidate its related party receivables
and ultimately achieve profitable operations, the Company will be unable to
continue as a going concern.
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3. |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|
Consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include
the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, The Colonel's, CTA, CRL
and CBIR. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated.
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, cost
determined by the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.
Property, Plant and Equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation
is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives
of the assets as follows:
|
Track |
7 |
Years |
|
Buildings |
15 |
|
|
Leasehold improvements |
10-25 |
|
|
Equipment |
5-10 |
|
|
Bleachers and fencing |
5 |
|
|
Furniture and fixtures |
3-10 |
|
|
Vehicles |
3-7 |
|
|
Tooling |
5-7 |
|
Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the life of the
lease or their estimated useful life of 10-25 years.
Expenditures for major renewals and betterments that extend the useful life
of the related asset are capitalized. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs
are charged to expense as incurred. When properties are retired or sold, the
related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and
any gain or loss on disposition is recognized.
Revenue Recognition - For sales of products, revenue is recognized
at the time the product is shipped to customers. For service sales, revenue
is recognized when earned.
Goodwill is being amortized using the straight-line method
over 7 years. The carrying value of goodwill is assessed annually for recoverability
using a discounted cash flow approach based on cash flows which benefit directly
from the goodwill. Certain goodwill associated with the purchase of the Rugged
Liner business and retail store operations held for sale was impaired in 1999.
Refer to "Accounting for Certain Long-lived Assets" below and Note 8.
Accounting for Certain Long-lived Assets - The
Company evaluates long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles for
impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of an asset may not be recoverable. When it is probable that undiscounted
future cash flows will not be sufficient to recover an asset's carrying amount,
the asset is written down to its estimated fair value. Long-lived assets to
be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value
less cost to sell. During fiscal year 1999, the Company wrote down approximately
$3,481,000 of impaired long-lived assets. The write down included $570,000
of property, plant and equipment, and inventory at retail store locations
which are held for sale (Note 8), goodwill of $266,000 associated with retail
store assets held for sale, $222,000 of low usage bedliner molds and tooling
used in the Company's Owosso, Michigan operation and $1,583,000 in tooling,
molds, machinery and equipment, and furniture and fixtures at the Company's
Uniontown, Pennsylvania bedliner manufacturing facility. The Company is currently
in the process of consolidating its Pennsylvania manufacturing operations
into its Michigan facility in an effort to reduce costs and
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improve productivity. Accordingly, the sustained use of these assets is
unlikely. Based on the Company's expectation of future undiscounted net cash
flow, these assets have been written down to their net realizable value.
As a result of management's decision to discontinue certain product lines
at CRL's Pennsylvania facility, the goodwill associated with the purchase
of the Pennsylvania facility was partially impaired. The $840,000 goodwill
impairment was determined in a pro rata manner based on the revenue streams
associated with the products to be discontinued compared to the revenue streams
associated with products which will continue to be produced.
Income Taxes - The Company provides for deferred income taxes
under the asset and liability method, whereby deferred income taxes result
from temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities
and their reported amounts in the financial statements that will result in
taxable or deductible amounts in the future. Such deferred income tax asset
and liability computations are based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable
to periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income.
A valuation allowance is established to reduce deferred income tax assets to
the amount expected to be realized. Income tax expense is the tax payable
or refundable for the period, plus or minus the change during the period, in
deferred income taxes and valuation allowance.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments - The carrying value of
accounts and notes receivable, accounts payable and long-term debt approximate
fair value.
Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets
and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the
date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the operating period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Earnings Per Share - Basic (loss) earnings per share for 1999,
1998 and 1997 was calculated as net (loss) income divided by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding of 24,518,326, 24,491,270 and
24,177,805, respectively. Diluted (loss) earnings per share was calculated
as net (loss) income divided by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding, increased by the number of additional common shares that would
have been outstanding if the dilutive shares had been issued of 2,729 for
1998 and 701 for 1997, respectively. Due to the net loss reported in 1999,
any potentially dilutive shares assumed to be issued would have been anti-dilutive
to the calculation of 1999 earnings per share. Due to the small number of
additional potentially dilutive shares, there was a de minimus effect on earnings
per share. Therefore, basic and diluted earnings per share are the same (Note 15).
On March 1, 1999; June 30, 1999; and September 1, 1999, options to purchase
3,500; 700; and 3,675 shares of common stock at $4.00, $8.00 and $6.50 per share, respectively, were issued. On March 1 and September
1, 1998, options to purchase 3,175 and 3,325 shares of common stock at $8.25
and $6.88 per share, respectively, were issued. These options were not included
in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise price
of the options was greater than the average market price of the common shares
outstanding during both 1999 and 1998.
New Accounting Pronouncement - In June 1998, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities." The Statement establishes accounting
and reporting standards for derivative financial instruments. The Statement
requires recognition of derivatives in the statement of financial position,
to be measured at fair value. Gains or losses resulting from changes in the
value of derivatives would be accounted for depending
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on the intended use of the derivative and whether is qualifies for hedge
accounting. This Statement is effective for the Company's financial statements
beginning in 2001. The Company is currently studying the future effects of adopting
this Statement. However, due to the Company's limited use of derivative financial
instruments, adoption of Statement No. 133 is not expected to have a significant
effect on the Company's consolidated results of operations, financial position,
or cash flows.
Reclassifications - Certain 1998 and 1997 amounts have been
reclassified to conform to the 1999 presentation.
4. |
ACQUISITION OF BUSINESSES
|
In May 1999, CTA purchased the assets of Trader's LLC, a nationally known
catalog retailer of truck accessories, for $461,000 in cash and assumption
of $114,000 in liabilities. Trader's has a 42,000 square foot facility in
Whittier, California. The pro forma effect of the Trader's acquisition was not material to the consolidated financial statements.
During 1998, the Company acquired inventory of $1,281,000, accounts receivable
of $219,000, property of $974,000, other assets of $42,000, debt of $432,000,
accounts payable of $359,000 and other liabilities of $47,000 in seven separate
purchases. The total cash paid for the assets was approximately $1,265,000.
In addition to cash paid, the Company provided the sellers with future credits
for the purchase of $513,000 of the Company's inventory. Goodwill of approximately
$100,000 was recorded as a result of these acquisitions, and is being amortized
over seven years. This goodwill was subsequently impaired based on management's
decision to sell retail store operations. See Notes 3 and 8. The acquisitions
have been accounted for under the purchase method and, accordingly, the results
of operations are included in the consolidated operating results since the
date of acquisition. These acquisitions were made for the purpose of expanding
CTA.
Also, during the second quarter of 1998, the Company acquired Rugged Liner,
Inc. and three affiliated companies (the "Rugged Liner Companies"). The acquisition
has been accounted for under the purchase method, and accordingly the results
of operations are included in the consolidated operating results since the
date of acquisition. The allocation of the purchase price to the net assets
acquired resulted in the Company acquiring inventory of $899,000, accounts
receivable of $1,052,000, property of $2,389,000, other assets of $109,000,
debt of $13,000, accounts payable of $575,000 and other liabilities of $150,000.
The total cash, stock (454,027 shares), and other consideration paid for assets,
exclusive of the liabilities assumed, was $7,908,000. Goodwill of approximately
$4,197,000 was recorded as a result of this acquisition and is being amortized
over seven years. Refer to Note 3 "Accounting for Certain Long-lived Assets"
for a description of goodwill impairment in 1999. In accordance with the Merger
Agreement for this transaction, the shares of the Company's common stock issued
to the shareholders of the Rugged Liner Companies are subject to the shareholders'
right to require the Company to redeem up to 25% of such shares annually beginning
in 1999 and ending in 2002 for $8.20 per share. As described in Note 13, 113,506
shares were redeemed in 1999 at a price of $8.20 per share.
The following pro forma financial information (unaudited) for continuing
operations is presented for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997
as if the Rugged Liner Companies and certain of the other 1998 acquisitions
had occurred on January 1, 1997.
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|
|
|
1998
|
|
|
1997
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
$
|
33,362,331
|
|
$
|
25,064,825
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss from continuing operations |
$
|
(2,770,163
|
) |
$
|
(2,299,742
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss per share - basic and diluted |
$
|
(0.11
|
) |
$
|
(0.10
|
) |
5. |
NOTES RECEIVABLE - RELATED PARTY
|
During the first quarter of 1999, a note receivable from South Saginaw LLC,
a company affiliated through common ownership (Note 16), of $5,200,000 was
established. The note requires monthly payments of $43,976, including interest
at 8.0%, through February 2005, at which time the unpaid balance is due. The
note is secured by a mortgage and personal guarantee. The majority shareholder
and affiliated entities are in the process of seeking funds and have informed
the Company they intend to pay this debt in the near term.
On November 13, 1998 a demand note for $1,401,000 from Williamson Buick-GMC,
Inc., a company affiliated through common ownership (Note 16), was established.
The note was due and payable by November 13, 1999 and bears interest at 8%.
Interest on this note is accrued through December 31, 1999 and was paid subsequent
to December 31, 1999. On April 12, 2000 the due date was extended to May 15,
2000 by the Company's Board of Directors. On April 14, 2000 the note was paid
in full.
On June 15, 1998, a demand note from the majority shareholder for $200,000
bearing interest at 8% was issued. The note was paid in full in 1999.
During the third quarter of 1997, an unsecured note receivable at an interest
rate of 8% from the majority shareholders was established for $1,044,956 of
which $200,000 was paid in 1998. In December, 1998 the remaining balance of
$844,956 plus interest of $101,359 was cancelled and commission expense to
the majority shareholder was recorded for his efforts to consummate the sale
of the assets of The Colonel's to AutoLign (Note 19).
6. |
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE-RELATED PARTY
|
During 1999, the Company paid certain expenses on behalf of affiliated entities.
All but approximately $131,000 of the amount outstanding at December 31, 1999
of $419,784 was subsequently paid (Note 16).
Inventories at December 31 are summarized as follows:
|
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finished products |
|
$ 5,283,860 |
|
$ 5,701,017 |
|
|
Raw materials |
|
760,519
|
|
387,315
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total inventories |
|
$ 6,044,379
|
|
$ 6,088,332
|
|
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8. |
NET ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
|
During 1999, the Company decided to discontinue its retail store operations
and the manufacturing of fiberglass shells, caps and tonneau covers. During
1999, the Company sold certain store operations to existing and new distributors
and consolidated store operations in close proximity to effect cost reductions.
The Company intends to continue selling retail store operations in 2000.
Proceeds from the sale of store operations totaled approximately $1,246,000,
primarily for the sale of inventory because most stores were operated on leased
property. A loss of $327,000 was incurred in the disposition of stores in
1999, and is included in selling, general and administrative expense in the
financial statements. An impairment loss of $836,000 (Note 3) was recorded
to adjust the carrying value of retail store assets held for sale to estimated
net realizable value. The sale of store operations is expected to be completed
in the second quarter of 2000. The net book value of retail assets held for
sale at December 31, 1999 was $500,525.
Revenues for the locations sold or consolidated with other locations in 1999
was approximately $6,839,000 in 1999.
Also included in net assets held for sale are production presses with a carrying
value of $428,500 at December 31, 1999. During 1999, the Company disposed
of certain land, building and production presses with a combined carrying
value of $596,000, recognizing a gain of $280,690, which is also included
in selling, general and administrative expense.
9. |
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
|
Property, plant and equipment at December 31 is summarized as follows:
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Land and improvements |
$ 4,979,387 |
|
$ 3,276,217 |
|
|
Track |
1,821,553 |
|
1,781,299 |
|
|
Buildings |
4,214,921 |
|
1,709,228 |
|
|
Leasehold improvements |
85,512 |
|
243,847 |
|
|
Bleachers and fencing |
1,501,294 |
|
755,662 |
|
|
Equipment (including equipment under capital lease) |
8,278,818 |
|
9,623,859 |
|
|
Transportation equipment |
3,678,535 |
|
1,246,535 |
|
|
Furniture and fixtures |
593,387 |
|
853,624 |
|
|
Tooling |
3,533,033 |
|
3,483,510 |
|
|
Construction in progress |
145,062
|
|
--
|
|
|
Total |
28,831,502 |
|
22,973,781 |
|
|
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
(9,850,522
|
) |
(6,044,554
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net property, plant and equipment |
$ 18,980,980
|
|
$ 16,929,227
|
|
As described in Note 3 "Accounting for Certain Long-lived Assets" the Company
recorded an impairment loss in 1999 of approximately $2.3 million related
to certain furniture and fixtures, tooling, molds and machinery and equipment.
This impairment loss is included in accumulated deprecation and amortization
at December 31, 1999.
A-14
The gross amount of equipment recorded under capital leases was $6,434,050
and $7,709,814 at December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The related
accumulated depreciation was $2,954,058 and $3,137,966 at December 31,
1999 and 1998, respectively.
The Company purchased land and a building in Tecumseh, Michigan for $4,150,000
and land in Brainerd, Minnesota for $53,394 in 1999. The Company purchased
land in Flint, Michigan and Collinsville, Illinois for a total of $781,817
in 1998.
10. |
LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS
|
Long-term obligations at December 31 consist of the following:
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term loan, annual installments of $100,678 plus interest at |
|
|
|
|
|
9% through May 2003. Secured by related assets |
$ 402,700 |
|
$ -- |
|
|
Mortgage payable to a bank, interest at the bank's prime |
|
|
|
|
|
rate plus 2% (effective rate of 10.5% and 9.5% at |
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,1999 and 1998, respectively), annual principal |
|
|
|
|
|
payments of $50,000 plus interest due quarterly, through |
|
|
|
|
|
September 2004. Secured by underlying property |
250,000 |
|
300,000 |
|
|
Capital lease obligations through December 2002; |
|
|
|
|
|
monthly installments include interest at rates between |
|
|
|
|
|
7.5% and 8.75%, collateralized by the related machinery |
|
|
|
|
|
and equipment |
3,593,712 |
|
4,399,655 |
|
|
Capital lease obligation through March 1999; monthly |
|
|
|
|
|
installments of $15,987 including interest at 8.5% |
-- |
|
47,594 |
|
|
Vehicle financing |
-- |
|
136,245 |
|
|
Other |
31,717
|
|
148,330
|
|
|
Total |
4,278,129 |
|
5,031,824 |
|
|
Less current portion |
(1,204,528
|
) |
(1,089,138
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term |
$ 3,073,601
|
|
$ 3,942,686
|
|
The scheduled future repayments of long-term obligations at December 31,
1999 are as follows:
|
2000 |
$ 1,204,529 |
|
|
2001 |
1,194,802 |
|
|
2002 |
1,270,796 |
|
|
2003 |
558,002 |
|
|
2004 |
50,000 |
|
|
Thereafter |
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
$ 4,278,129
|
|
The Company's line of credit expired in conjunction with the sale of The
Colonel's assets on December 17, 1998 (Note 19). The weighted average interest
rate on the line was 7.75% 1998.
A-15
Accrued expenses at December 31 consist of the following:
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued settlements (Note 17) |
$ 150,000 |
|
$ 562,633 |
|
|
Accrued interest (Note 12) |
854,252 |
|
-- |
|
|
Accrued liability, common stock redeemed (Notes 13 and 21) |
392,621 |
|
-- |
|
|
Other |
636,204
|
|
581,707
|
|
|
Total |
$2,033,077
|
|
$1,144,370
|
|
For the years ended December 31, the Company's provision for income
taxes consists of the following:
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal |
$ (2,791,000 |
) |
$ (891,000 |
) |
$ (740,000 |
) |
|
State |
(171,000
|
) |
(83,000
|
) |
(58,000
|
) |
|
Total Current |
(2,962,000 |
) |
(974,000 |
) |
(798,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal |
(68,000 |
) |
(603,000 |
) |
(34,000 |
) |
|
State |
(81,000
|
) |
(64,000
|
) |
(4,000
|
) |
|
Total deferred |
(149,000 |
) |
(667,000 |
) |
(38,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax benefit |
$ (3,111,000
|
) |
$ (1,641,000
|
) |
$ (836,000
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax provision for discontinued operations |
$ --
|
|
$ 932,000
|
|
$ 2,782,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax provision for gain on sale of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
discontinued operations |
$ --
|
|
$ 5,382,000
|
|
|
|
A-16
The temporary differences which give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities
at December 31 are as follows:
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current deferred tax assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
$ 271,000
|
|
$ 398,000
|
|
|
Inventory obsolescence
|
153,000 |
|
157,000 |
|
|
Accrued legal
|
158,000 |
|
253,000 |
|
|
Other
|
191,000
|
|
234,000
|
|
|
Total
|
773,000 |
|
1,042,000 |
|
|
Valuation allowance
|
(773,000
|
)
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
$ --
|
|
$ 1,042,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncurrent deferred tax assets (liabilities):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net operating loss carryforwards
|
$ 324,000 |
|
$ 315,000 |
|
|
Depreciation
|
(1,092,000 |
)
|
(914,000 |
)
|
|
Goodwill |
338,000 |
|
138,000 |
|
|
Goodwill impairment
|
319,000 |
|
-- |
|
|
Fixed asset impairment
|
903,000 |
|
-- |
|
|
Other
|
(440,000
|
)
|
(415,000
|
)
|
|
Total
|
352,000 |
|
(876,000 |
)
|
|
Valuation allowance
|
(352,000
|
)
|
(315,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
$ --
|
|
$ (1,191,000
|
)
|
The consolidated income tax provision differs from the amount computed on
pretax income using the U.S. statutory income tax rate for the years ended
December 31, for the following reasons:
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal income tax at statutory rate |
$ (2,867,000 |
) |
$ (1,407,000 |
) |
$ (754,564 |
) |
|
State taxes |
(246,000 |
) |
(114,000 |
) |
(66,411 |
) |
|
Valuation allowance |
810,000 |
|
(125,000 |
) |
(21,000 |
) |
|
Return as filed adjustment
|
(338,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
(470,000
|
)
|
5,000
|
|
5,975
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax benefit |
$ (3,111,000
|
) |
$ (1,641,000
|
) |
$ (836,000
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective tax rate |
38
|
% |
40
|
% |
36
|
% |
At December 31, 1999, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards
for tax purposes of $926,800 expiring in 2004 to 2008. During 1999, the Company
incurred a net operating loss of $6,290,000 that is eligible for carryback
to 1997 and 1998.
In November 1999 the Company received a notice from the Internal Revenue
Service ("IRS") regarding the Company's failure to timely file its 1998 corporate
income tax return and timely pay the taxes associated with the return. The
IRS assessed penalties of $2,442,000 and interest of approximately $574,000
on a tax liability of approximately $8,488,000. Subsequently, the IRS waived
the penalty but not interest.
A-17
The Company is making monthly payments of $500,000 toward its outstanding
tax liability and has paid a total of $1,750,000. Subsequent to year end further
reducing its 1998 tax liability to $921,000 as of April 14, 2000. It is the
Company's intent to repay the tax liability with the funds received on April
14, 2000 on the note receivable from the majority shareholder of $1,401,000.
See Note 5. Company management and legal counsel have had ongoing discussions
with an IRS agent regarding the payment of the delinquent taxes plus interest.
To date the agent has taken no action due to the Company's commitment to pay
the remaining balance.
13. |
COMMON STOCK REDEEMED
|
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement between the Company, the Rugged Liner Companies
and the shareholders of the Rugged Liner Companies, on March 6, 1999, the
former shareholders of the Rugged Liner Companies exercised 25% of their put
option to require the Company to redeem shares of the Company's Common Stock
that such shareholders received in the merger. This exercise was with respect
to a total of 113,506 shares, for a total redemption price of $931,089. Additionally,
the Merger Agreement provides that if the "Average Anniversary Trading Price"
of the Company's Common Stock received by the shareholders of the Rugged Liner
Companies does not equal or exceed the average trading price of $8.20 per
share, the Company shall pay the Rugged Liner shareholders the difference
between these two amounts multiplied by the number of shares remaining. The
Company has recorded an additional liability of $392,621 and charged equity
related to the April 24, 1999 anniversary date. This amount will be offset
against future amounts owed upon exercise of the put options (Note 21).
The Company leases trucks and equipment under capital leases (Note 10). The
Company also leases warehouse and retail store space under noncancelable operating
lease agreements. The warehouse leases require the Company to pay the taxes,
insurance and maintenance expense related to the leased property. Minimum
future lease payments under noncancelable leases at December 31, 1999
are summarized as follows:
|
|
Capital
Leases
|
|
Operating
Leases
|
|
|
Years ending December 31: |
|
|
|
|
|
2000 |
$ 1,044,131 |
|
$ 1,126,025 |
|
|
2001 |
1,044,138 |
|
966,455 |
|
|
2002 |
1,120,111 |
|
891,255 |
|
|
2003 |
407,327 |
|
878,158 |
|
|
2004 |
-- |
|
849,564 |
|
|
Thereafter |
--
|
|
3,306,280
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
3,615,707 |
|
$ 8,017,737
|
|
|
Less amount representing interest |
487,150
|
|
|
|
|
Present
value of minimum lease payments |
3,128,557 |
|
|
|
|
Less current maturities |
1,044,131
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term portion of capital lease obligations |
$ 2,084,426
|
|
|
|
A-18
Rent expense, including month to month rentals, was approximately $1,467,312,
$2,591,978 and $1,652,808 for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998
and 1997, respectively. Included in rent expense are amounts paid to the related
parties of the Company for rental of its principal operating facilities (Note 16).
The Company entered into a ten-year consulting agreement beginning January 1,
1994, with the former president of the Company. The agreement guarantees him
$52,000 per year. The Company may terminate this agreement, but is obligated
to pay the remaining compensation due under the terms of the agreement. The
Company recorded a liability and related deferred costs for the remaining
compensation due under the terms of the agreement based upon the net present
value of such payments. The deferred cost amount is being amortized to operations
over the term of the agreement.
The Company entered into a three-year sales agency agreement beginning March
1, 1997, and makes guaranteed payments of $102,000 per year. The Company may
terminate this agreement, but is obligated to pay a portion of the remaining
compensation due under the terms of the agreement. The Company recorded a
liability and related deferred costs for the portion assigned to compensation.
The deferred cost amount is being amortized to operations over the term of
the agreement.
The Company signed a purchase commitment of $450,000 to construct a six unit
townhouse at CBIR. The Company made a progress payment of $145,062 in 1999
for work completed
The Company's 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan allows the issuance of up to
4,000,000 shares of Common Stock options to key employees, executive officers
and outside directors, and also permits the grant or award of restricted stock,
stock appreciation rights or stock awards. The term of an option cannot exceed
10 years from the grant date. The vesting period for the options is 6 months
from the date of grant.
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value
method prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting
for Stock Issued to Employees," under which no compensation cost for stock
options is recognized for stock option awards granted at or above fair market
value. Had compensation cost for the Company's stock-based compensation plan
been determined based upon fair values at the grant dates for awards under
the plan in accordance with SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,"
the Company's net (loss) income would have been $(5,101,864), $10,984,800
and $3,188,036 for 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Basic and diluted (loss)
earnings per share would have been $(0.21), $0.45 and $0.13 for 1999, 1998
and 1997, respectively.
The fair value of the options granted included in the above calculation is
estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model with the following weighted average assumptions used for the years ended
December 31,
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Risk free interest rate |
5.47% |
|
5.34% |
|
5.74% |
|
|
Expected life |
10 years |
|
10 years |
|
7.19 years |
|
|
Expected volatility |
87% |
|
85% |
|
91% |
|
|
Dividend yield |
0% |
|
0% |
|
0% |
|
|
Weighted average grant date fair value |
$ 4.82 |
|
$ 6.53 |
|
$ 5.34 |
|
A-19
Information with respect to options granted and cancelled for the years ended
December 31, is as follows:
|
|
Shares
|
|
Average
Price
Per Share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options Outstanding at December 31, 1995 |
-- |
|
-- |
|
|
Options granted |
2,150
|
|
$ 6.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options Outstanding at December 31, 1996 |
2,150 |
|
$ 6.01 |
|
|
Options granted |
64,625
|
|
$ 6.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options Outstanding at December 31, 1997 |
66,775 |
|
$ 6.48 |
|
|
Options granted |
6,500 |
|
$ 7.55 |
|
|
Options cancelled |
(10,900
|
) |
$ 6.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options Outstanding at December 31, 1998 |
62,375 |
|
$ 6.59 |
|
|
Options granted |
7,875 |
|
$ 5.52 |
|
|
Options cancelled |
(21,355
|
) |
$ 6.46 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options Outstanding at December 31, 1999 |
48,895
|
|
$ 6.44 |
|
Summary information about the Company's stock options outstanding at December
31, 1999 is as follows:
|
Range of
Exercise Price
|
Options
Outstanding and
Exercisable at
12/31/99 |
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life |
|
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$3-$5 |
2,800 |
|
|
9.16 |
|
|
$ 4.00 |
|
|
$5-$7 |
41,750 |
|
|
5.19 |
|
|
$ 6.43 |
|
|
$7-$9
|
4,345
|
|
|
7.98
|
|
|
$ 8.11
|
|
|
$5-$9
|
48,895
|
|
|
5.66
|
|
|
$ 6.44
|
|
At December 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997, options to purchase 45,220, 59,050
and 63,750 shares had vested, respectively.
16. |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|
The primary parties related to the Company are as follows:
|
|
The majority shareholders, with whom various transactions are made. |
|
|
|
|
|
620 Platt Road LLC ("Platt"), a company affiliated through common ownership,
to which rental payments are made for the Owosso facility and the former
Milan facility. |
A-20
|
|
|
|
|
South Saginaw LLC ("Saginaw"), a company affiliated through common ownership
to which a loan was made in 1999.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Williamson Buick-GMC, Inc.; Williamson Chevrolet, Cadillac, Inc.; and
Williamson Lincoln, Mercury, Dodge, Inc., companies affiliated through
common ownership, from which automobiles, parts, and service are purchased
and sold, and to which a loan was made.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The former shareholders of the Rugged Liner Companies. Pursuant to the
Merger Agreement, the Rugged Liner shareholders exercised 25% of their
put option (Notes 4, 13 and 21) in both 1999 and 2000.
|
A summary of transactions with these related parties as of and for the years
ended December 31 is as follows:
|
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
|
|
Majority shareholders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note receivable from shareholder (Note 5)
|
$ --
|
|
$ 200,000
|
|
$ --
|
|
|
|
Note receivable from shareholders (Note 5)
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
1,044,956
|
|
|
|
Collection on note receivable from shareholders
|
200,000
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income on note receivable from shareholders
|
14,071
|
|
50,696
|
|
50,663
|
|
|
|
Commission payment to majority shareholders in
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
lieu of receiving payment on remaining
balance of note
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
receivable and interest in conjunction
with the sale of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Colonel's
|
--
|
|
946,315
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable - related party (Note 6)
|
419,784
|
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Platt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental payments
|
240,000
|
|
1,070,000
|
|
1,350,000
|
|
|
|
Capital repayment
|
--
|
|
48,406
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saginaw:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note receivable (Note 5)
|
5,200,000
|
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
Collection on note receivable
|
81,616
|
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
Interest income on note receivable
|
309,848
|
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Williamson Buick:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of automobiles, parts and services
|
62,030
|
|
191,455
|
|
66,831
|
|
|
|
Interest income on note receivable
|
112,080
|
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
Sales of inventory
|
135,996
|
|
27,000
|
|
110,043
|
|
|
|
Note receivable
|
--
|
|
1,401,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Williamson Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales of inventory
|
4,587
|
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
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|
Williamson Lincoln Mercury Dodge, Inc: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of automobiles, parts and services |
35,354 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
|
|
Sales of inventory |
23,419 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Rugged Liner Shareholders: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payment of put options exercised (Notes 4, 13 and 21) |
931,089 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
The Company was both a defendant and counter-plaintiff in a suit filed December
5, 1991, in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan,
Flint, Michigan, in a private action seeking damages under the federal anti-trust
statutes. The Colonel's settled this case in November 1997 for $100,000 and
a royalty payment of $1.02 on all future sales of bedliners in excess of an
annual threshold of 25,000. The royalty payments are to be paid annually until
expiration of the patent in May of 2004.
The Company had been involved in various lawsuits pertaining to a class action
suit resulting from the production of bedliners. The suits alleged that the
bedliners insulate a gas can when filled which may cause a static charge that
could result in a fire. The Company formed a coalition with other bedliner
manufacturers to defend this class action suit. Though the Company did not
produce bedliners at the time of the alleged incidents, the Company elected
to participate in the class action suit. This suit was settled in 1998 for
$144,000. This amount is included in accrued settlements at December 31, 1998.
The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in various other legal proceedings,
which have arisen in the normal course of its operations. The Company has
accrued its best estimate of the cost of litigation based on known facts.
It is possible that this estimate may change in the near term as the lawsuits
progress. Although the final resolution of any such matters could have a material
effect on the Company's operating results for the particular reporting period
in which an adjustment of the estimated liability is recorded, the Company
believes that any resulting liability should not materially affect its financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.
18. |
ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
|
The Company sold substantially all of the assets of The Colonel's in Milan,
Michigan to AutoLign Manufacturing Group, Inc. on December 17, 1998, pursuant
to an Amended and Restated Asset Purchase Agreement dated November 23, 1998,
as amended by a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Asset Purchase Agreement
dated December 17, 1998. This agreement requires the Company to provide for
successful remediation of certain environmental matters, to the extent not
completed as of December 17, 1998. An Environmental Escrow Fund (the "Fund")
in the amount of $250,000, funded by the Company, was established at closing
pursuant to an Environmental Escrow Fund Agreement. The monies in the Fund
shall be released periodically and paid directly to an environmental consultant
upon approval by Colonel's and AutoLign Manufacturing Group, Inc., or released
to The Colonel's if not used by December 31, 2000, unless the Environmental
Escrow Fund Agreement is terminated in writing at an earlier date mutually
by The Colonel's and AutoLign Manufacturing Group, Inc., in which case the
unused funds will be released to The Colonel's at such early date. The Company
received $122,000 out of the Fund in 1999. The Company believes that the remaining
balance in the Fund is adequate to cover any future environmental liabilities
to AutoLign Manufacturing Group, Inc.
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19. |
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
|
On December 17, 1998, the Company sold substantially all of the assets of
The Colonel's to AutoLign Manufacturing Group, Inc. for $38,000,000 plus assumption
of liabilities of approximately $900,000. The sale resulted in a pre-tax gain
of approximately $17,058,000. Results for 1997 have been restated to classify
these operations as discontinued.
In 1998 the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
131, "Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,"
which established standards for reporting information about operating segments
in annual financial statements and requires selected information about operating
segments in interim financial reports issued to shareholders. The Statement
also established standards for related disclosures about products and services,
geographic areas, and major customers. Operating segments are defined as components
of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that
is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision
making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.
The Company's chief operating decision maker is its Chief Executive Officer.
The Company's reportable segments are strategic business units that offer
different products and services. The business units have been divided into
two reportable segments; the manufacture and sale of bedliners and other truck
accessories ("Truck Accessories"), and operation of a multi-purpose motor
sports facility in Brainerd, Minnesota ("Raceway").
The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in
Note 3. The Company evaluates performance based on stand-alone segment operating
income. Intersegment sales and transfers, interest income and expense are
not significant. Reportable segments for 1997 were restated to exclude the
"bumper segment," which was sold during 1998.
Financial information segregated by reportable segments is as follows:
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SALES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Truck Accessories |
$ 32,571,832 |
|
$ 26,568,227 |
|
$ 8,900,855 |
|
|
Raceway |
3,645,676
|
|
3,363,642
|
|
2,871,387
|
|
|
Sub-Total |
36,217,508 |
|
29,931,869 |
|
11,772,242 |
|
|
Discontinued Operations |
--
|
|
26,734,953
|
|
34,577,872
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
$ 36,217,508
|
|
$ 56,666,822
|
|
$ 46,350,114
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Truck Accessories |
$ (7,403,213 |
) |
$ (3,498,039 |
) |
$ (1,630,308 |
) |
|
Raceway |
(615,554
|
) |
37,621
|
|
122,213
|
|
|
Sub-Total |
(8,018,767 |
) |
(3,460,418 |
) |
(1,508,095 |
) |
|
Discontinued Operations |
--
|
|
3,657,431
|
|
7,822,010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
$ (8,018,767
|
) |
$ 197,013
|
|
$ 6,313,915
|
|
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|
IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Truck Accessories |
$ 32,834,516 |
|
$ 46,795,302 |
|
$ 11,490,331 |
|
|
Raceway |
7,589,987
|
|
5,497,591
|
|
5,571,669
|
|
|
Sub-Total |
40,424,503 |
|
52,292,893 |
|
17,062,000 |
|
|
Discontinued Operations |
--
|
|
--
|
|
27,878,280
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
$ 40,424,503
|
|
$ 52,292,893
|
|
$ 44,940,280
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Truck Accessories |
$ 8,844,071 |
|
$ 5,192,829 |
|
$ 826,857 |
|
|
Raceway |
1,610,728
|
|
425,798
|
|
290,173
|
|
|
Sub-Total |
10,454,799 |
|
5,618,627 |
|
1,117,030 |
|
|
Discontinued Operations |
--
|
|
1,606,490
|
|
3,667,508
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
$ 10,454,799
|
|
$ 7,225,117
|
|
$ 4,784,538
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Truck Accessories |
$ 2,795,436 |
|
$ 1,904,826 |
|
$ 1,146,495 |
|
|
Raceway |
579,730
|
|
539,307
|
|
511,781
|
|
|
Sub-Total |
3,375,166 |
|
2,444,133 |
|
1,658,276 |
|
|
Discontinued Operations |
--
|
|
2,755,539
|
|
2,770,601
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
$ 3,375,166
|
|
$ 5,199,672
|
|
$ 4,428,877
|
|
As disclosed in Notes 3 and 8, certain long-lived assets, including goodwill
related to the Truck Accessories segment, were determined to be impaired and
written down by $3,481,000 to net realizable value in 1999.
All of the Company's identifiable assets are located within the United States.
Net sales are attributed to the geographic areas based on the location of
the customer. The geographic distribution of the Company's sales is set forth
below:
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States |
$ 34,916,155 |
|
$ 54,425,273 |
|
$ 44,927,722 |
|
Foreign |
1,301,353
|
|
2,241,549
|
|
1,422,392
|
|
Consolidated |
$ 36,217,508
|
|
$ 56,666,822
|
|
$ 46,350,114
|
The Company had sales to one customer of 24% in 1998 and 23% in 1997 relating
to the discontinued segment.
21. |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (UNAUDITED)
|
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement between the Company, the Rugged Liner Companies
and the shareholders of the Rugged Liner Companies, on January 3, 2000, the
former shareholders of the Rugged Liner Companies exercised 25% of their put
option to require the Company to redeem shares of the Company's Common Stock
that such shareholders received in the merger. This exercise was with respect
to a total of 113,506 shares, for a total redemption price of $931,089 (see
Note 4). This amount has not been paid to date. Subsequently, the former shareholders
of the Rugged Liner Companies filed a summons in the Court of Common Pleas
alleging they are owed this amount. Additionally, one of the former shareholders
had the right to require the Company to obtain a letter of credit to secure
payment of the Company's future obligations under the Merger Agreement. By
letter dated March 3, 2000, counsel for the former shareholder demanded that
the Company obtain such a letter of credit to secure approximately $2,793,000
in current and future obligations under the Merger Agreement.
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The Company has sold inventory and certain assets of its Charlotte, North
Carolina and Roseville California stores in January, 2000, and its Nashville,
Tennessee and Thousand Oaks, California stores in February, 2000. Proceeds
from the sale of these stores was approximately $449,000. Revenues for these
stores was approximately $3,775,000 in 1999.
22. |
FOURTH QUARTER ADJUSTMENTS (UNAUDITED)
|
During the fourth quarters of 1999 and 1998 the Company recorded the following
year-end adjustments which increased the loss from continuing operations before
income tax benefit for the following items:
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
Write-down of carrying value of net assets held
for |
|
|
|
|
sale (Note 8) |
$ 836,000
|
|
--
|
|
Write-down of long-lived assets associated with
Rugged Liner |
|
|
|
|
operations, including
$840,000 of goodwill (Note 3) |
$2,423,000
|
|
--
|
|
Write-down of impaired tooling and molds at |
|
|
|
|
Owosso facility
(Note 3) |
$ 222,000
|
|
--
|
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
--
|
|
$ 845,000 |
|
Inventory:
|
|
|
|
|
Obsolescence reserve
|
--
|
|
160,000 |
|
Net adjustments to reduce inventory balance
|
--
|
|
2,800,000 |
In December 1999, management announced its decision to consolidate certain
Rugged Liner operations into the Owosso facility and to discontinue certain
product lines. As a result, management identified certain assets which were
determined to be impaired based on cash flow projections associated with Rugged
Liner operations.
Management also decided to sell certain retail store operations
in the fourth quarter of 1999. As such, assets held for sale were written down
to estimated net realizable value at December 31, 1999.
The 1998 inventory
adjustments resulted in a negative gross profit margin from continuing operations
of approximately $2,622,000 in the fourth quarter of 1998 on related revenues
of approximately $7,948,000 (excluding CBIR). Under the Company's method of
accounting for inventory and cost of sales, it is necessary to perform physical
inventory counts on an interim basis and adjust the accounting records accordingly.
These procedures may not have been consistently performed in 1998. Consequently,
it is not possible to determine which portion, if any, of the above net adjustments
to reduce inventory balance applies to the previously reported quarterly financial
information for each quarter of 1998.
******
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Shareholders of
The Colonel's International, Inc.
Tecumseh, Michigan
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of The Colonel's International,
Inc. (the "Company") as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1999, and have issued our report thereon
dated April 14, 2000; such report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes
an explanatory paragraph which indicates that there are matters that raise substantial
doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and is included
elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Our audits also included the financial statement
schedule listed in Item 14 of this Form 10-K. This financial statement schedule
is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial statement
schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements
taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set
forth therein.
/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP
April 14, 2000
1
THE COLONEL'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
|
BALANCE
JANUARY 1
|
|
ADDITIONS
CHARGED TO
COSTS AND
EXPENSES |
|
DEDUCTIONS
CHARGED TO
TO OTHER
ACCOUNTS |
|
RECOVERIES
WRITE-OFFS
AND
DISPOSALS |
|
BALANCE
DECEMBER 31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS RESERVES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1999 |
1,048,000 |
|
386,000 |
|
-- |
|
(721,000 |
) |
713,000 |
|
1998 |
493,000 |
|
845,000 |
|
73,000 |
|
(363,000 |
) |
1,048,000 |
|
1997 |
574,000 |
|
153,000 |
|
-- |
|
(234,000 |
) |
493,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVENTORY RESERVES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1999 |
414,000 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
(12,000 |
) |
402,000 |
|
1998 |
268,000 |
|
158,349 |
|
134,309 |
|
(146,658 |
) |
414,000 |
|
1997 |
146,658 |
|
121,342 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
268,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TAX VALUATION ALLOWANCE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1999 |
315,000 |
|
810,000 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
1,125,000 |
|
1998 |
440,000 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
(125,000 |
) |
315,000 |
|
1997 |
461,000 |
|
11,000 |
|
-- |
|
(32,000 |
) |
440,000 |
|
2
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number |
Description
|
|
|
2.1 |
Agreement and Plan of Merger between The Colonel's, Inc. and Brainerd
Merger Corporation and joined in by Brainerd International, Inc. Incorporated
by reference from Exhibit A to the Proxy Statement of Brainerd International,
Inc. for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Brainerd International,
Inc. held on November 21, 1995. |
|
|
2.2 |
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization among Brainerd International, Inc.
and The Colonel's Holdings, Inc. Incorporated by reference from Exhibit
D to the Proxy Statement of Brainerd International, Inc. for the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders of Brainerd International, Inc. held on November
21, 1995. |
|
|
2.3 |
Amended and Restated Asset Purchase Agreement by and between Colonel's
Acquisition Corp. (later renamed AutoLign Manufacturing Group, Inc.),
The Colonel's International, Inc., The Colonel's, Inc. and Donald J. Williamson
dated November 23, 1998. Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the
Company's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on December 7, 1998. |
|
|
2.4 |
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Asset Purchase Agreement by and
between AutoLign Manufacturing Group, Inc. (formerly known as Colonel's
Acquisition Corp.), The Colonel's International, The Colonel's, Inc. and
Donald J. Williamson dated December 17, 1998. Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 2(b) to the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on December 30, 1998. |
|
|
2.5 |
Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among The Colonel's International,
Inc., The Colonel's Rugged Liner, Inc., Rugged Liner, Inc., Triad Management
Group, Inc., Aerocover, Inc., Ground Force, Inc., and certain shareholders
of the foregoing, dated March 13, 1998. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
2(a) to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 8, 1998. |
|
|
2.6 |
First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among The Colonel's
International, Inc., The Colonel's Rugged Liner, Inc., Rugged Liner, Inc.,
Triad Management Group, Inc., Aerocover, Inc., Ground Force, Inc., and
certain shareholders of the foregoing, dated April 23, 1998. Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 2(b) to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K dated May 8, 1998. |
|
|
3.1 |
Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended. Incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended March 31, 1997. |
|
|
3.2 |
Bylaws of the Company, as amended. Incorporated by reference from Exhibit
3.2 to the Company's Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31,
1997. |
|
|
4.1 |
Articles of Incorporation. See Exhibit 3.1 above. |
|
|
4.2 |
Bylaws. See Exhibit 3.2 above. |
10.1 |
1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended. Incorporated by reference
from Exhibit A to the Company's Proxy Statement for the 1997 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders.* |
|
|
10.2 |
June 22, 1992 Title Rights Sponsorship Agreement between Champion Auto
Stores, Inc. and National Hot Rod Association, Inc. Incorporated by reference
from Brainerd International, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 33-055876). |
|
|
10.3 |
Employment Agreement between The Colonel's, Inc. and John Carpenter dated
June 28, 1996. Incorporated by reference from the Company's Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.* |
|
|
21 |
Subsidiaries of the Registrant. Incorporated by reference from the Company's
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. |
|
|
23 |
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
|
|
|
24 |
Powers of Attorney. Incorporated by reference from the Company's Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2000. |
|
|
27 |
Financial Data Schedule. |
____________________
* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.