Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2002 were $33,502,000 compared to revenues of $14,677,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2001. This increase over the prior year period is due to the acquisition of Regal in December 2001, partially offset by a $1,226,000 decline in Discovery Toys revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2002. Discovery Toys’ sales of $13.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2002 declined $1,226,000 compared to $14.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2001 mostly due to a 8.4% decline in the number of active selling Educational Consultants which resulted in product sales falling $1,631,000 during the period. This decline was partially offset by a reduction in the commissions paid (which are recorded as offsets to revenue in our Statements of Operations) to Educational Consultants of $398,000 versus the same period in 2001. Regal’s revenues of $20.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 consisted of $18.8 million in card, gift and other product sales and $0.7 million in shipping revenue and $0.5 million in catalog and other sales. Regal’s revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2002 of $20.0 million compared, on apro formabasis, to $20.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2001, with $0.4 million of the decline related to unfavorable exchange rate fluctuation and with $0.4 million of the decline due to higher representative and promotional discounts, partially offset by increased product and catalog sales compared to the same period of 2001. Cost of Sales and Gross Margin – Total cost of sales increased to $8,845,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2002 from $4,584,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2001. This increase over the prior year is due to the acquisition of Regal, partially offset by a decline of $423,000 in Discovery Toys’ cost of goods sold related to lower sales volumes at Discovery Toys for the same period. Gross Margin percentages in the three months ended June 30, 2002 improved by 7.2 percentage points, to 47.3% from 40.1%, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2001 because of the favorable gross profit mix from the inclusion of the Regal business. Discovery Toys’ margin declined to 39.6% in the three months ended June 30, 2002, from 40.1% in the three months ended June 30, 2001 mostly due to reduced margins attributable to price discounts on selected products. Total cost of sales increased to $18,090,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2002 from $8,816,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2001. This increase over the prior year is also due to the acquisition of Regal, offset somewhat by a decline of $466,000 in Discovery Toys’ cost of goods sold related to lower sales volumes at Discovery Toys for the period. Gross Margin percentages in the six months ended June 30, 2002 improved by 6.1 percentage points, to 46.6% from 39.9%, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2001 because of the favorable gross profit mix from the inclusion of the Regal business. Discovery Toys’ margin declined to 37.9% in the six months ended June 30, 2002 from 39.9% in the six months ended June 30, 2001, mostly due to reduced margins attributable to price discounts on selected products and lower margins on freight revenue. Sales and Marketing Expenses–Sales and marketing costs for the three months ended June 30, 2002 were $5,112,000, compared to $1,303,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2001. The increase was primarily due to additional payroll and benefits costs of $1,367,000 and advertising costs of $1,531,000 related to Regal. Other increases included sales center operating costs related to marketing and selling the Regal product lines acquired in December 2001. For the six months ended June 30, 2002, sales and marketing expenses of $10,089,000 were $7,440,000 higher than the $2,649,000 reported for the six months ended June 30, 2001, reflecting additional payroll costs of $2,710,000 and advertising costs of $2,752,000 related to the Regal business. Sales center operating costs for Regal also increased sales and marketing expense by $775,000. General and Administrative Expenses– General and administrative expenses (“G&A”) increased to $5,358,000 in the three months June 30, 2002 from $2,261,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2001. Additional expenses were largely related to corporate overhead costs associated with Eos in the amount of $424,000 and normal G&A expenses related to the Regal business of $2,525,000 that consist primarily of payroll and benefits of $1,250,000 and depreciation and amortization expenses of $590,000. For the six months ended June 30, 2002, general and administrative expenses were $10,266,000 compared to $4,707,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2001, primarily due to corporate overhead costs for Eos of $804,000 and normal G&A expenses for the Regal business of $4,775,000 as discussed above. We expect to continue to also incur higher G&A costs due to Eos overhead, associated with the Company’s status as an SEC registrant and its continuing acquisition efforts. Normal general and administrative costs associated with the Regal business are also expected to continue to run at the same rate. Amortization of Negative Goodwill -Negative Goodwill represents the excess of the fair value of the net assets over the purchase price resulting from the acquisition of Discovery Toys in January 1999. The Company was amortizing negative goodwill over a ten-year period using the straight-line method. The Company recognized $131,000 and $262,000 of income during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2001, respectively, in relation to this amortization. Due to adoption of SFAS No. 142 as of January 1, 2002, no such entries were made in the three and six months ended June 30, 2002, respectively. See cumulative effect of change in accounting principle discussed below. 14 |