The Company establishes and maintains reserves for amounts payable to managed care organizations and state Medicaid programs for the reimbursement of a portion of the retail price of prescriptions filled that are covered by the respective plans. The amounts estimated to be paid relating to products sold are recognized as revenue reductions and as additions to accrued expenses at the time of sale based on the Company’s best estimate of the expected prescription fill rate to these managed care patients using historical experience adjusted to reflect known changes in the factors that impact such reserves. The rebate liability principally represents the estimated claims for rebates owed to Medicaid and managed care providers but not yet received by the Company. The rebate payable represents actual claims for rebate amounts received from Medicaid and managed care providers and payable by the Company. Note J – Income Taxes The provision for income taxes reflects management’s estimate of the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year. Deferred income taxes are provided for the future tax consequences attributable to the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax base. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the Company’s opinion, it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. On June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, the Company determined that no deferred tax asset valuation allowance is necessary. The Company believes that its projections of future taxable income makes it more likely than not that such deferred tax assets will be realized. If the projection of future taxable income changes in the future, the Company may be required to reduce deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance. Note K – Incentive and Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Company granted a consultant an option to purchase 1,800 shares of common stock at a price of $13.90, the market value on the date of grant, which is exercisable immediately, nonforfeitable, and will expire 3 years from its initial exercise date. During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Company expensed $11,041 for these services using a Black-Scholes method to value such options. During the three months ended June 30, 2003, the Company has not granted any consultants options to purchase shares of common stock. During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Company has issued an additional 74,800 options at exercise prices ranging from $12.79 to $16.61 to employees and directors and 242,226 options and warrants have been exercised generating proceeds of $451,049 plus a tax benefit of $667,296. All options issued during the six months ended June 30, 2003 were at or above the market price on the date of grant. Note L – Stock Repurchase Plan During September 2002, the Company announced a program to repurchase up to $4 million of outstanding common stock in open market transactions over the next 24 months. These repurchased shares will be held in Treasury by the Company to be used for purposes deemed necessary by the Board of Directors, including funding the Company’s 401(k) Plan. During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Company purchased 45,713 shares of common stock for $545,055. Since the inception of the Stock Repurchase Plan in September 2002 to June 30, 2003, the Company has purchased 97,713 shares of common stock for $1,054,885. Note M- Recent Accounting Pronouncements In April 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 145, “Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections.” SFAS No. 145 rescinds the requirement that all gains and losses from extinguishment of debt be classified as an extraordinary item. Additionally, SFAS No. 145 requires that certain lease modifications that have economic effects similar to sale-leaseback transactions be accounted for in the same manner as sale-leaseback transactions. The adoption of this statement in the First Quarter 2003 did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit and Disposal Activities.” This statement revises the accounting for exit and disposal activities under Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 94-3, “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity.” Specifically, SFAS 146 requires that companies record the costs to exit an activity or dispose of long-lived assets when those costs are incurred. SFAS 146 requires that the measurement of the liability be at fair value. The provisions of SFAS 146 are effective prospectively for exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002 and will impact any exit or disposal activities initiated after such date. The adoption of this statement did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations in the First Quarter 2003. In November 2002, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others” (“FIN 45”). FIN 45 requires that upon issuance of a guarantee, the guarantor must recognize a liability for the fair value of the obligation it assumes under that guarantee. FIN 45 is effective on a prospective basis to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002, but has certain disclosure requirements effective for financial statements of interim or annual periods ending after December 15, 2002. The adoption of FIN 45 did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations in the First Quarter 2003. In November 2002, the Emerging Issues Task Force reached a consensus opinion on EITF 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables.” The consensus provides that revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables should be divided into separate units of accounting if certain criteria are met. The consideration for the arrangement should be allocated to the separate units of accounting based on their relative fair values, with different provisions if the fair value of all deliverables are not known or if the fair value is contingent on delivery of specified items or performance conditions. Applicable revenue recognition criteria should be considered separately for each separate unit of accounting. EITF 00-21 is effective for revenue arrangements entered into in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2003. Entities may elect to report the change as a cumulative effect adjustment in accordance with APB Opinion 20, Accounting Changes. The Company has not determined the effect of adoption of EITF 00-21 on its financial statements or the method of adoption it will use. In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure.” This statement amends SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” to provide alternative methods of transition for an entity that changes to the fair value method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. In addition, SFAS 148 amends the disclosure provisions of SFAS 123 to require expanded and more prominent disclosures in annual financial statements about the method of accounting for stock based compensation and the proforma effect on reported results of applying the fair value method for entities that use the intrinsic value method. The proforma disclosures are also required to be displayed prominently in interim financial statements. The Company does not intend to change to the fair value method of accounting and has included the disclosure requirements of SFAS 148 in the accompanying financial statements. In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation 46 (FIN 46), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.” FIN 46 clarifies the application of Accounting Research Bulletin 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” for certain entities that do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties or in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest (“variable interest entities”). Variable interest entities within the scope of FIN 46 will be required to be consolidated by their primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity is determined to be the party that absorbs a majority of the entity’s expected losses, receives a majority of its expected returns, or both. FIN 46 applies immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and to variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that date. It applies in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003, to variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. The Company is in the process of determining what impact, if any, the adoption of the provisions of FIN 46 will have upon its financial condition or results of operations. Certain transitional disclosures required by FIN 46 in all financial statements initially issued after January 31, 2003 have been included in the accompanying financial statements. In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity.” SFAS 150 requires issuers to classify as liabilities (or assets in some circumstances) three classes of freestanding financial instruments that embody obligations for the issuer. Generally, the statement is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003 and is otherwise effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. The Company does not have any financial instruments within the scope of the SFAS 150 as of June 30, 2003, and, therefore, does not anticipate that SFAS 150 will have a material impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Note N- Contingencies On January 29, 2003, the Company commenced legal proceedings against Dermik Laboratories and its parent, Aventis Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aventis Pharma AG, alleging, among other things, the infringement by Dermik and Aventis of three patents owned by the Company relating to 40% urea dermatological compositions and therapeutic uses. In the complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the Company stated that the marketing and sale by Dermik and Aventis of the 40% urea cream, Vanamide®, which would compete with the Company’s CARMOL®40 product line, infringed three of the Company’s patents, including a composition patent for dermatological products including 40% urea and two methodology patents for the therapeutic use of urea-based products. The timing and the ultimate final outcome of the Company’s lawsuit against Dermik and Aventis are uncertain. Launch of a competing 40% urea product could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s sales and profits attributable to CARMOL®40, and Dermik has recently begun selling Vanamide. On April 24, 2003, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey issued an order denying the Company’s request for a preliminary injunction to prevent Dermik and Aventis from allegedly infringing aspects of the Company’s patent concerning the composition and use of its proprietary CARMOL® 40 urea brand line. In issuing its ruling, the court concluded that the Company had failed to establish a likelihood of success on the merits that would warrant the issuance of a preliminary in the Company’s favor. The court further stated its view that, based on the court’s preliminary interpretation of the claims, the evidence presented seed to indicate little or no likelihood of success by the Company on the merits and, further, that the defendants had established a substantial question of invalidity concerning the one patent at issue at the preliminary injunction hearing. The Company cannot assure stockholders that, in connection with this litigation, the court will not ultimately hold the Company’s patents relating to CARMOL®40 to be invalid, unenforceable or not infringed, or that the Company will not be subject to counterclaims, including, without limitation, money damages or other relief relating to misuse of the patents. The Company continues to review with its advisors its strategies and alternatives with respect to this lawsuit. On February 25, 2003, the Company filed an action in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against DPT Lakewood, Inc., an affiliate of DPT Laboratories Ltd. In this lawsuit, the Company alleges, among other things, that DPT Lakewood breached a confidentiality agreement and misappropriated the Company’s trade secrets relating to CARMOL®40 cream. During 1999, the Company provided, in accordance with a confidentiality agreement entered into for the possible manufacture of the Company’s CARMOL®40 cream, substantial trade secret information to a company of which the Company believes DPT Lakewood is a successor, including processing methods and formulations essential to the manufacture of CARMOL®40 cream. DPT Lakewood currently manufactures a 40% urea cream for Dermik and Aventis. Among other things, the Company is seeking damages from DPT Lakewood for misappropriation of the Company’s trade secrets. DPT Lakewood has counterclaimed against the Company seeking a declaration of invalidity and non-infringement of the patents in question and making a claim for interference with contract and prospective economic advantage. On March 6, 2003, DPT Laboratories, Ltd. filed a lawsuit against the Company alleging defamation arising from the Company’s press release announcing commencement of the litigation against DPT Lakewood. The Company filed a motion to dismiss this lawsuit, which was denied by the court on July 11, 2003. The Company continues to believe this suit is without merit and intends to vigorously defend its position. The Company and certain of its subsidiaries are parties to other routine actions and proceedings incidental to its business. There can be no assurance that an adverse determination on any such action or proceeding would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations. Note O- Transactions With Shareholders During 2003 and 2002, the Company leased 24,000 square feet of office and warehouse space at 383 Route 46 West, Fairfield, New Jersey, expiring on January 31, 2008 from a limited liability company (“LLC”) controlled by Daniel and Iris Glassman. During 2001 and 2000, the Company leased 14,100 square feet of office and warehouse space at 383 Route 46 West, Fairfield, New Jersey from that same LLC. Rent expense during the six months ended June 30, 2003, including the Company’s proportionate share of real estate taxes, was approximately $266,000. The Company is currently evaluating whether the above transaction qualifies as a variable interest entity that may be required to be consolidated beginning July 1, 2003. Note P – Convertible Notes On June 11, 2003, the Company issued $25 million in aggregate principal amount of its 4% convertible senior subordinated notes due June 15, 2013 (the “Notes”) (plus an potential allotment to the initial purchasers of the Notes to acquire up to an additional $8 million in principal amount of the Notes) in a private placement transaction. The Notes bear interest at the rate of 4% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, and are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time prior to maturity at a conversion rate of 50 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 in principal amount of Notes, which represents a conversion price of $20.00 per share. The Company, on or after June 15, 2008, may, at its option, redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, for cash at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. On June 15, 2008, holders of the Notes may require the Company to purchase all or a portion of their Notes for cash at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be purchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to such date. In addition, holders of the Notes may require the Company to purchase all or a portion of their Notes for cash upon certain repurchase events. The Notes are junior to all of the Company’s existing and future senior indebtedness and effectively subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries, including trade payables. The Company is required, on or prior to September 9, 2003, to file a shelf registration statement for resales of the Notes and the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and to use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective on or prior to December 8, 2003. As of June 30, 2003, the Company has accrued $52,055 of interest relating to such notes, which is included in accrued expenses. Additionally, the Company paid $1,778,228 of financing fees relating to these notes, which are included as deferred financing fees on the balance sheet and are being amortized over the life of the debt. On July 24, 2003, the Company issued an additional $12 million in aggregate principal amount of Notes. $8 million of the additional Notes related to the exercise in full of the potential allotment to acquire additional Notes granted to the initial purchasers of the Notes, and the remaining additional Notes related to a new agreement entered into by the Company to issue $4 million of Notes to the initial purchasers. The additional $12 million convertible notes have the same terms as the initial $25 million. Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. Historical results and percentage relationships set forth in the statement of operations, including trends that might appear, are not necessarily indicative of future operations. Forward-Looking Statements This Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements that address activities, events or developments that the Company expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, such as earnings estimates and predictions of future financial performance. All forward-looking statements are based on assumptions made by the Company based on its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate under the circumstances. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, including the Company’s ability to maintain CARMOL® sales and bear the outcome of related pending litigation and the introduction of new and future competing products, effectively purchase or integrate new products into its portfolio or effectively react to other risks described in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 and from time to time in the Company’s other SEC filings. Further, the Company cannot predict the impact on its business of any future approvals of generic or therapeutically equivalent versions of its products or of other competing products. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially from those projected. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Overview Bradley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (“Bradley”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) markets over-the-counter and prescription pharmaceutical and health related products. Our product lines currently include dermatological brands, marketed by our wholly owned subsidiary, Doak Dermatologics, Inc., and nutritional, respiratory, and internal medicine brands marketed by our Kenwood Therapeutics division. We currently promote products in the dermatology and gastroenterology and, to a lesser extent, nutritional markets. All of our product lines are manufactured and supplied by independent contractors who operate under our quality control standards. Our products are marketed primarily to wholesalers, which distribute the products to retail outlets and healthcare institutions throughout the United States and selected international markets. Our growth strategy involves acquisitions, including co-marketing and licensing agreements, of products from major pharmaceutical organizations that we believe require intensified marketing and promotional attention. We have acquired, and intend to acquire, rights to manufacture and market pharmaceutical and health related products that studies have shown to be effective and for which a demonstrated market exists, but which are not actively promoted and where the surrounding competitive environment does not necessarily include major pharmaceutical companies. In addition to acquisitions, our growth strategy involves our introduction of new products through modest research and development of existing chemical entities. Results of Operations NET SALES (net of all adjustments to sales) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 were $16,350,000 and $31,266,000, respectively, representing an increase of $6,994,000 from the three months ended June 30, 2002 and an increase of $12,617,000 from the six months ended June 30, 2002. For the three months ended June 30, 2003, Doak Dermatologics’ net sales increased $4,983,000, led by new product sales from ROSULA™ Aqueous Gel of $1,269,000 and same product sales growth from CARMOL® 40 Cream of $1,165,000, CARMOL® 40 Lotion of $430,000, CARMOL® 40 Gel of $1,380,000 and LIDAMANTLE® and LIDAMANTLE® HC of $462,000. For the three months ended June 30, 2003, Kenwood Therapeutics’ net sales increased $2,011,000, led by new product sales of ANAMANTLE™ HC of $288,000 and increases in same product sales of Kenwood products, including respiratory products of $834,000, PAMINE® of $407,000 and the GLUTOFAC® product line of $387,000. The total net sales for CARMOL® 40 Cream, Lotion and Gel for the three months ended June 30, 2003 were $8,955,000. For the six months ended June 30, 2003 net sales for Doak Dermatologics increased $9,604,000, which includes new product sales of ROSULA™ Aqueous Gel of $2,247,000 and same product sales increases of CARMOL® 40 Cream of $5,122,000, CARMOL® 40 Lotion of $1,715,000 and LIDAMANTLE® and LIDAMANTLE® HC of $857,000. For the six months ended June 30, 2003, net sales for Kenwood Therapeutics increased $3,012,000, which includes new product sales of ANAMANTLE™ HC of $1,197,000 and same product sales increases in respiratory products of $1,011,000 and PAMINE® of $1,033,000. The total net sales for CARMOL® Cream, Lotion and Gel for the six months ended June 30, 2003 were $15,996,000. The overall increases in the dermatology products and in particular, CARMOL® 40 products, LIDAMANTLE® and LIDAMANTLE® HC, were primarily due to greater promotional attention and the utilization of market research data to ensure product messages are received by the most potentially productive audiences. The overall increases in respiratory products were primarily due to negotiation of more favorable managed care contracts as well as the timing of wholesale purchases, which also affected PAMINE® favorably. COST OF SALES for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 were $1,414,000 and $2,708,000, respectively, representing an increase of $327,000 from the three months ended June 30, 2002 and an increase of $511,000 from the six months ended June 30, 2002. The gross profit percentage for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 was 91%, as compared to 88% during the three and six months ended June 30, 2002. The increase in the gross profit percentage reflected a change in our sales mix with greater sales of prescription products that historically carry a higher gross profit percentage. SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 were $9,090,000 and $17,824,000, respectively, representing an increase of $3,984,000 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2002 and an increase of $7,558,000 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2002. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses reflect increased investment in our sales and marketing areas, with resulting increases in promotional and advertising expenses in order to implement our strategy of niche marketing dermatology and gastroenterology brands, and increases in legal expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 of $807,000 and $1,038,000 compared to the same periods the prior year. The increases in legal expenses are primarily due to current litigation. DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 were $305,000 and $588,000, respectively, representing an increase of $23,000 from the three months ended June 30, 2002 and an increase of $32,000 from the six months ended June 30, 2002. INTEREST INCOME for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 was $99,000 and $212,000, respectively, representing an increase of $18,000 from the three months ended June 30, 2002 and an increase of $28,000 from the six months ended June 30, 2002. The improvement was principally due to an increase in interest income from short-term investments generated by investing excess cash. INTEREST EXPENSE for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 was $103,000 and $109,000, respectively, representing an increase of $80,000 from the three months ended June 30, 2002 and an increase of $60,000 from the six months ended June 30, 2002. The increase is principally due to accrued interest expense during the period payable to convertible note holders. We issued $25 million of 4% senior subordinated convertible notes due 2013 on June 11, 2003. INCOME TAX EXPENSE for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 was $2,160,000 and $3,997,000, respectively, representing an increase of $1,014,000 from the three months ended June 30, 2002 and an increase of $1,749,000 from the six months ended June 30, 2002. The effective tax rate used to calculate the income tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 was approximately 39%. NET INCOME for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 was $3,377,000 and $6,251,000, respectively, representing an increase of $1,584,000 from the three months ended June 30, 2002 and an increase of $2,735,000 from the six months ended June 30, 2002. The improvement was principally due to an increase in net sales, gross profit margin, and interest income, partially offset by an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses and interest expense. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In April 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 145, “Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections.” SFAS No. 145 rescinds the requirement that all gains and losses from extinguishment of debt be classified as an extraordinary item. Additionally, SFAS No. 145 requires that certain lease modifications that have economic effects similar to sale-leaseback transactions be accounted for in the same manner as sale-leaseback transactions. The adoption of this statement in the First Quarter 2003 did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. In August 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit and Disposal Activities.” This statement revises the accounting for exit and disposal activities under Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 94-3, “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity.” Specifically, SFAS 146 requires that companies record the costs to exit an activity or dispose of long-lived assets when those costs are incurred. SFAS 146 requires that the measurement of the liability be at fair value. The provisions of SFAS 146 are effective prospectively for exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002 and will impact any exit or disposal activities initiated after such date. The adoption of this statement did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations in the First Quarter 2003. In November 2002, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others” (“FIN 45”). FIN 45 requires that upon issuance of a guarantee, the guarantor must recognize a liability for the fair value of the obligation it assumes under that guarantee. FIN 45 is effective on a prospective basis to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002, but has certain disclosure requirements effective for financial statements of interim or annual periods ending after December 15, 2002. The adoption of FIN 45 did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations in the First Quarter 2003. In November 2002, the Emerging Issues Task Force reached a consensus opinion on EITF 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables.” The consensus provides that revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables should be divided into separate units of accounting if certain criteria are met. The consideration for the arrangement should be allocated to the separate units of accounting based on their relative fair values, with different provisions if the fair value of all deliverables are not known or if the fair value is contingent on delivery of specified items or performance conditions. Applicable revenue recognition criteria should be considered separately for each separate unit of accounting. EITF 00-21 is effective for revenue arrangements entered into in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2003. Entities may elect to report the change as a cumulative effect adjustment in accordance with APB Opinion 20, Accounting Changes. The Company has not determined the effect of adoption of EITF 00-21 on its financial statements or the method of adoption it will use. In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure.” This statement amends SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” to provide alternative methods of transition for an entity that changes to the fair value method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. In addition, SFAS 148 amends the disclosure provisions of SFAS 123 to require expanded and more prominent disclosures in annual financial statements about the method of accounting for stock based compensation and the proforma effect on reported results of applying the fair value method for entities that use the intrinsic value method. The proforma disclosures are also required to be displayed prominently in interim financial statements. The Company does not intend to change to the fair value method of accounting and has included the disclosure requirements of SFAS 148 in the accompanying financial statements. In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation 46 (FIN 46), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.” FIN 46 clarifies the application of Accounting Research Bulletin 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” for certain entities that do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties or in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest (“variable interest entities”). Variable interest entities within the scope of FIN 46 will be required to be consolidated by their primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity is determined to be the party that absorbs a majority of the entity’s expected losses, receives a majority of its expected returns, or both. FIN 46 applies immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and to variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that date. It applies in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003, to variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. The Company is in the process of determining what impact, if any, the adoption of the provisions of FIN 46 will have upon its financial condition or results of operations. Certain transitional disclosures required by FIN 46 in all financial statements initially issued after January 31, 2003 have been included in the accompanying financial statements. In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity.” SFAS 150 requires issuers to classify as liabilities (or assets in some circumstances) three classes of freestanding financial instruments that embody obligations for the issuer. Generally, the statement is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003 and is otherwise effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. The Company does not have any financial instruments within the scope of the SFAS 150 as of June 30, 2003, and, therefore, does not anticipate that SFAS 150 will have a material impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Liquidity and Capital Resources Our liquidity requirements arise from working capital requirements, debt service and funding of acquisitions. We have historically met these cash requirements through cash from operations, proceeds from our line of credit, bank borrowings for product acquisitions and the issuance of common stock and convertible notes. Our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments were $59,915,000 at June 30, 2003. Cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2003 was $10,969,000. The sources of cash primarily resulted from net income of $6,251,000 plus non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization of $588,000; non-cash charges for amortization of deferred financing costs of $42,000; non-cash compensation for consulting services of $11,000; tax benefit for exercise of non-qualified stock options and warrants of $667,000; a decrease in accounts receivable of $2,519,000 resulting from increased collections; an increase in accounts payable of $994,000; an increase in accrued expenses of $667,000 resulting primarily from an increase in rebates; and an increase in income taxes payable of $432,000. The sources of cash were partially offset by an increase in deferred income taxes of $330,000; an increase in inventories of $356,000; and an increase in prepaid expenses and other of $516,000 primarily due to prepayment of the annual insurance premium. Cash provided by investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2003 was $587,000, which was the result of net proceeds from the sale of short-term investments of $1,902,000, partially offset by purchases of short-term investments of $1,029,000 and property and equipment of $286,000. Cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 31, 2003 was $23,118,000, which was principally the result of proceeds from the sale of convertible senior subordinated notes of $25,000,000, proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants of $451,000 and distribution of treasury shares of $85,000 to fund the 401(k) Plan, partially offset by payments of deferred financing costs associated with the sale of convertible senior subordinated notes of $1,778,000; payments of notes payable of $95,000 and purchases of treasury shares of $545,000. We have a loan agreement with Wachovia Bank with respect to a $5 million revolving asset-based credit facility and a $10 million acquisition facility for future product acquisitions. Advances available under the revolving asset-based credit facility are calculated pursuant to a formula, which is based upon our eligible accounts receivable and inventory levels. As of June 30, 2003, we are eligible to borrow $2,294,000 under the $5 million revolving asset-based credit facility. Advances under the $10 million acquisition facility are subject to our finding a potential acquisition, satisfying financial covenants and, depending upon the size of the acquisition, Wachovia’s approval. This loan agreement has an initial term of two years, expiring on November 19, 2004. Interest accrues on amounts outstanding at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.85% and the commitment fee accrues on the unused portion of the asset-based credit facility and the acquisition facility at a rate equal to .05% per annum. Our obligations under this loan agreement have been collateralized by our grant to Wachovia of a lien upon substantially all of our assets. As of the date of this report, we have not borrowed any funds from the revolving asset-based credit facility or the acquisition facility. On June 11, 2003, we issued $25 million in aggregate principal amount of our 4% convertible senior subordinated notes due June 15, 2013 (the “Notes”) (plus a potential allotment to the initial purchasers of the Notes to acquire up to an additional $8 million in principal amount of the Notes) in a private placement transaction. The Notes bear interest at the rate of 4% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, and are convertible into shares of our common stock at any time prior to maturity at a conversion rate of 50 shares of our common stock per $1,000 in principal amount of Notes, which represents a conversion price of $20.00 per share. We, on or after June 15, 2008, may, at our option, redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, for cash at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. On June 15, 2008, holders of the Notes may require us to purchase all or a portion of their Notes for cash at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be purchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to such date. In addition, holders of the Notes may require us to purchase all or a portion of their Notes for cash upon certain repurchase events. The Notes are junior to all of our existing and future senior indebtedness and effectively subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of our subsidiaries, including trade payables. We are required, on or prior to September 9, 2003, to file a shelf registration statement for resales of the Notes and the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and to use our best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective on or prior to December 8, 2003. As of June 30, 2003, we have accrued $52,055 of interest relating to such notes, which is included in accrued expenses. Additionally, we paid $1,778,228 of financing fees relating to these notes, which are included as deferred financing fees on our balance sheet and are being amortized over the life of the debt. On July 24, 2003, we issued an additional $12 million in aggregate principal amount of Notes. $8 million of the additional Notes related to the exercise in full of the potential allotment to acquire additional Notes granted to the initial purchasers of the Notes, and the remaining additional Notes related to a new agreement entered into by us to issue $4 million of Notes to the initial purchasers. The additional $12 million convertible notes have the same terms as the initial $25 million. As of June 30, 2003 (except for the convertible notes, which is as of July 24, 2003), we had the following contractual obligations and commitments: |