| • | | Decrease in commission expense in the amount of $141,317, or 26.7%, as a result of the restructuring of the Company’s sales commissions programs that occurred during Fiscal 2018. |
These decreases were offset by:
| • | | Increase in legal and other professional expenses in the amount of $295,700, or 52.9%, which includes $214,830 innon-recurring 2018 proxy and reorganization expenses that were incurred during the six months ended November 30, 2018 that were not incurred during the same period in the prior year; and |
| • | | Increase in trade show expenses in the amount of $39,970, or 37.4%, related to the 2018 IMTS trade show, which only occurs every other year. |
Other Income (Expense) – Other income (expense) consists of foreign currency exchange gain (loss), interest income (expense) and other income (expense). Foreign currency exchange gains (losses) were $(31,250) and $9,747 for the three months ended November 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The shifts in the foreign currency exchange are related to significant fluctuations of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar during the current period of Fiscal 2019. Interest income (expense), net was $6,640 and $(65) for the three months ended November 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Other income (expense) was $14 for the first quarter of Fiscal 2019 as compared to $(605) for the same period in the prior year.
Foreign currency exchange gains (losses) were $(130,122) and $27,188 for the six months ended November 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The shifts in the foreign currency exchange are related to significant fluctuations of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar during the current period of Fiscal 2019. Interest income (expense), net was $13,847 and $33 for the six months ended November 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Other income (expense) was $28 for the first half of Fiscal 2019 as compared to $(600) for the same period in the prior year.
Income Taxes – The Company’s effective tax rate on consolidated net loss was 2.8% for the six months ended November 30, 2018. The effective tax rate on consolidated net loss differs from the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to changes in the deferred tax valuation allowance and certain expenses not being deductible for income tax reporting purposes. Management believes the effective tax rate for Fiscal 2019 will be approximately 9.8% due to the items noted above.
Net Income (Loss) – Net loss was $255,270, or $(0.06) per fully diluted share, for the three months ended November 30, 2018 as compared to net income of $103,248, or $0.03 per fully diluted share, for the three months ended November 30, 2017. Net loss was $467,089, or $(0.12) per fully diluted share, for the six months ended November 30, 2018 as compared to net loss of $30,850, or $(0.01) per fully diluted share, for the six months ended November 30, 2017.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company’s working capital decreased $295,845 to $7,952,128 as of November 30, 2018 as compared to $8,247,973 as of May 31, 2018.
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash decreased $755,064 to $1,356,469 as of November 30, 2018 from $2,111,533 as of May 31, 2018. Cash used in operating activities totaled $853,226 for the six months ended November 30, 2018 as compared to cash used in operating activities of $235,037 for the six months ended November 30, 2017. The net loss of $467,089, along with increases in inventories and accounts receivable, primarily impacted the total cash used in operating activities for the six months ended November 30, 2018. The changes in accounts receivable and inventories had the largest impact on the cash used in operating activities for thesix-month period ended November 30, 2017.
At November 30, 2018, the Company had accounts receivable of $2,184,906 as compared to $2,047,032 at May 31, 2018. The increase in accounts receivable of $137,874 was due to timing of receipts. Inventories increased $366,166 to $6,077,054 as of November 30, 2018 as compared to $5,710,888 at May 31, 2018, which is due primarily to the targeted increases in inventory levels within our SBS and Xact product lines. At November 30, 2018, total current liabilities increased $36,336 to $1,806,740, as compared to $1,770,404 at May 31, 2018. The increase in current liabilities is primarily due to the timing of payments to our vendors, sales representatives and Company personnel.
We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents combined with the cash we anticipate generating from operating activities will be sufficient to meet our cash requirements for the foreseeable future. We do not have any significant commitments nor are we aware of any significant events or conditions that are likely to have a material impact on our liquidity or capital resources.
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