SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1997
or
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________ to ________
Commission File No. 0-6512
TRANSTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Delaware 22-1777533
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
200 Centennial Avenue, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
(Address of principal executive offices)
(908) 981-0777
(Issuer's telephone number)
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 during the past
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
APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED
IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS
Check whether the issuer filed all documents and reports required
to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after
the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.
Yes___ No___
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date:
2,829,090 shares of common stock, $.50 par value, outstanding as of
September 30, 1997. In addition, at such date, the issuer held
1,885,750 shares of common stock, $.50 par value, in treasury.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format
(Check One): Yes No X
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Exhibit index on page 34
TRANSTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-QSB
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED September 30, 1997
I N D E X
Page(s)
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements:
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30,
1997 and December 31, 1996 3 - 4
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 5 - 6
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
Three Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 7 - 8
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 9 - 10
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 11 - 16
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations 17 - 29
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 30 - 31
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 32
SIGNATURES 33
EXHIBIT INDEX 34
EXHIBITS 35
TRANSTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In $000's)
ASSETS
September 30, December 31,
1997 1996
(Unaudited)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 235 $ 260
Marketable securities 3,678 3,783
Accounts and notes receivable
(net of allowance for doubtful
accounts of $15 and $16,
respectively) 267 318
Deferred income taxes - 44
Prepaid expenses and other 394 439
Total current assets 4,574 4,844
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Land 799 799
Buildings and improvements 339 339
Machinery and equipment 3,028 2,992
4,166 4,130
Less accumulated depreciation 3,232 3,190
Net property, plant and equipment 934 940
OTHER ASSETS
Notes receivable 280 284
Investment in leveraged lease 16 41
Assets held for sale 802 1,724
Receivable, clay deposit 577 577
Escrowed funds from sale of
subsidiary 810 777
Deferred income taxes 1,197 320
Other 59 60
Total other assets 3,741 3,783
TOTAL ASSETS $ 9,249 $ 9,567
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
TRANSTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION, Cont'd
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS, Cont'd
(In $000's)
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
September 30, December 31,
1997 1996
(Unaudited)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Current portion of long-term debt $ 19 $ 18
Accounts payable 353 215
Accrued income taxes and related
interest 3,324 2,048
Accrued miscellaneous expenses 269 164
Total current liabilities 3,965 2,445
OTHER LIABILITIES
Long-term debt 33 48
Accrued remediation and closure
costs 12,808 12,817
Total other liabilities 12,841 12,865
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Common stock, $.50 par value,
10,000,000 shares authorized:
4,714,840 shares issued 2,357 2,357
Additional paid-in capital 1,516 1,516
Retained earnings (441) 1,385
Net unrealized gains on marketable
securities 25 13
Subtotal 3,457 5,271
Treasury stock, at cost -
1,885,750 shares (11,014) (11,014)
Total stockholders' equity
(deficit) (7,557) (5,743)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) $ 9,249 $ 9,567
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
TRANSTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION, Cont'd
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In $000's, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
1997 1996
REVENUES $ 309 $ 259
COST OF OPERATIONS
Direct operating costs 295 204
Selling, general and
administrative expenses 1,636 1,876
Total cost of operations 1,931 2,080
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS (1,622) (1,821)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Investment income (loss) 226 240
Interest expense (4) (29)
Interest related to income taxes
payable (451) 75
Gain (loss) from sale of securities - 150
Income from (writedown of)
interest in leveraged lease - (21)
Gain (loss) from sale of property (33) -
Miscellaneous income (expense) 58 130
Total other income (expense) (204) 545
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
(CREDIT) AND EXTRAORDINARY ITEM (1,826) (1,276)
Income taxes (credit) - (54)
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE
EXTRAORDINARY ITEM (1,826) (1,222)
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE ON ELIMINATION
OF DEBT, NET OF TAXES (NOTE 3) - (512)
NET INCOME (LOSS) $(1,826) $(1,734)
TRANSTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION, Cont'd
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, Cont'd
(In $000's, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
1997 1996
INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE:
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY
ITEM $(.65) $(.43)
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE - (.18)
NET INCOME (LOSS) $(.65) $(.61)
NUMBER OF SHARES USED IN
CALCULATION 2,829,090 2,829,090
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
TRANSTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION, Cont'd
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In $000's, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
1997 1996
REVENUES $ 107 $ 86
COST OF OPERATIONS
Direct operating costs 116 46
Selling, general and
administrative expenses 590 537
Total cost of operations 706 583
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS (599) (497)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Investment income (loss) 82 84
Interest expense (1) (6)
Interest related to income taxes
payable (73) (52)
Gain (loss) from sale of securities - 88
Income from (writedown of) interest
in leverage lease - (12)
Gain (loss) from sale of property 3 -
Miscellaneous income (expense) 18 25
Total other income (expense) 29 127
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
(CREDIT) AND EXTRAORDINARY ITEM (570) (370)
Income taxes (credit) - 6
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE
EXTRAORDINARY ITEM (570) (376)
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE ON ELIMINATION
OF DEBT, NET OF TAXES (NOTE 3) - -
NET INCOME (LOSS) $ (570) $ (376)
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
TRANSTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION, Cont'd
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, Cont'd
(In $000's, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
1997 1996
INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE:
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY
ITEM $(.20) $(.13)
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE - -
NET INCOME (LOSS) $(.20) $(.13)
NUMBER OF SHARES USED IN
CALCULATION 2,829,090 2,829,090
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
TRANSTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION, Cont'd
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In $000's)
(Unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
1997 1996
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS:
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Cash received from customers $ 322 $ 272
Cash paid to suppliers and employees (1,615) (2,341)
Interest and dividends received 182 191
Interest paid (4) (48)
Other income received 58 65
Income taxes paid (13) (180)
Cash received from discontinued
operations - 67
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities (1,070) (1,974)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from sale and maturity
of marketable securities 3,125 3,152
Purchase of marketable securities (3,001) (4,911)
Purchase of property, plant and
equipment (36) (65)
Proceeds from sale of property,
plant and equipment 861 18
Collections of notes receivable 81 328
Rent sharing payments from
computer leases 39 27
Cash proceeds from sale of
discontinued segments - 4,005
Net cash provided by (used in)
investing activities 1,069 2,554
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Principal payments on long-term debt (14) (352)
Payment of remediation and closure
costs (10) (29)
Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities (24) (381)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS (25) 199
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING
OF THE YEAR 260 420
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END
OF THE QUARTER $ 235 $ 619
TRANSTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION, Cont'd
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, Cont'd
(In $000's)
(Unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
1997 1996
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS)
TO NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
NET INCOME (LOSS) $(1,826) $(1,734)
ADJUSTMENTS TO RECONCILE NET INCOME
(LOSS) TO NET CASH PROVIDED BY
(USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Extraordinary charge on elimination
of debt - 512
Depreciation and amortization 42 49
(Gain) loss on sale of marketable
securities - (150)
(Gain) loss on sale of property,
plant and equipment 33 3
Increase (decrease) in deferred
income taxes (838) (484)
Leveraged lease (revenue) charge - 21
(Increase) decrease in assets:
Accounts and notes receivable,
trade-net 1 (38)
Prepaid expenses and other 30 (25)
Escrowed funds from sale of subsidiary (33) -
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued
expenses 245 (303)
Accrued taxes and related interest 1,276 175
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES $(1,070) $(1,974)
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
TRANSTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION, Cont'd
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 1997
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying financial statements are presented in
accordance with the requirements of Form 10-QSB and consequently do
not include all of the disclosures normally required by generally
accepted accounting principles or those normally made in the
Company's annual Form 10-KSB filing. Accordingly, the reader of
this Form 10-QSB may wish to refer to the Company's Form 10-KSB for
the year ended December 31, 1996 for further information.
The financial information has been prepared in accordance with
the Company's customary accounting practices except for certain
reclassifications to the 1996 financial statements in order to
conform to the presentation followed in preparing the 1997
financial statements. Quarterly financial information has not been
audited. In the opinion of management, the information presented
reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of interim
results. All such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature
except as disclosed herein.
NOTE 2 - MARKETABLE SECURITIES
The Company has adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board
Statement No. 115 ("Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and
Equity Securities"). In accordance with the statement, the Company
classifies all debt securities purchased with remaining maturities
of less than one year as securities held-to-maturity which are
carried at amortized cost. At September 30, 1997 held-to-maturity
securities consisted of $2,599,000 of U.S. Government Securities
with maturities through September 1998. All other debt and equity
securities are classified as securities available-for-sale which
are carried at fair value as determined by quoted market prices.
The aggregate excess of fair value over cost of such securities as
of September 30, 1997, of $38,000, less deferred income taxes of
$13,000, is included as a separate component of stockholders'
equity.
NOTE 3 - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On March 1, 1996, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, THV
Acquisition Corp. ("THV"), sold all of the issued and outstanding
stock of Hunt Valve Company, Inc. ("Hunt") to ValveCo Inc. The Company
reported a loss on the sale in its results for the year
ended December 31, 1995.
A portion of the net cash proceeds of the sale ($750,000) was
placed in an interest bearing escrow account to secure the
Company's indemnification obligations to the purchaser under the
purchase agreement. The escrow will terminate upon the earlier to
occur of (i) the release of all funds from escrow in accordance
with the terms thereof or (ii) the later to occur of (x) the
expiration of the applicable statute of limitations for the
assessment of federal income taxes for all taxable years with
respect to which Hunt was a member of the Company's consolidated
tax group and (y) the satisfaction by the Company of all
assessments or other claims by the Internal Revenue Service for
taxes of the consolidated tax group during such years. The
escrowed funds, which together with $60,000 of accrued interest
income through September 30, 1997, are classified as long-term in
the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Upon consummation of the sale, a portion of Hunt's funded debt
was extinguished resulting in a write-off of approximately $775,000
of unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discounts. Pursuant to
Securities and Exchange Commission policy, $512,000 ($775,000 less
income taxes of $263,000) was reported as an extraordinary loss in
the period ended March 31, 1996 when such debt was deemed to have
been extinguished.
In connection with the sale, four individuals affiliated with
the Company, namely the Company's President and Chairman of the
Board of Directors, the Company's Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, who is also a member of the board, a director of
Hunt, and Hunt's President and Chief Operating Officer,
collectively acquired 15% of the equity of ValveCo Inc. for
$150,000. These four individuals also obtained options to acquire
up to an additional 12.5% of the common stock of ValveCo Inc.
pursuant to the exercise of performance and value-based options at
an aggregate cost to such individuals of $2.3 million. In
addition, the aforementioned directors and executive officers of
the Company and/or Hunt were employed in various capacities by
ValveCo Inc. and Hunt after the sale. The Company's President and
Chairman of the Board of Directors resigned from his employment
with ValveCo Inc. and Hunt effective January 1, 1997, but remains
a director of Hunt. The Company's Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer also resigned from his employment with ValveCoInc. and Hunt
effective January 1, 1997.
NOTE 4 - ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
Assets held for sale consist of approximately 108 acres of real
estate, including real property and certain equipment remaining
from the Company's former alkali products segment, which are
carried at a value of $802,000 as of September 30, 1997. The
Company is actively pursuing the disposition of such properties.
However, based upon market conditions for real estate of this type
the Company is unable to determine when such sales will ultimately
be consummated. During the fourth quarter of 1996, the Company
charged $671,000 to operations to reduce the carrying value of this
real estate to amounts which approximate current net realizable
values. Estimates of net realizable values were based upon current
indications of value received from professional real estate brokers
and certain offers received from potential purchasers of such
property.
During March 1997 the Company sold approximately 12 acres of
property classified as assets held for sale for net proceeds after
expenses totalling $149,000. No gain or loss has been reported
related to the sale since the proceeds approximated the carrying
value of the property.
In May 1997 the Company sold approximately 95 acres of property
classified as assets held for sale with a book value of
approximately $773,000 for net proceeds after expenses of
approximately $709,000. The Company has reported a loss of $64,000
with respect to this transaction in the period ended June 30, 1997.
NOTE 5 - INCOME TAXES
In 1991, the Internal Revenue Service (the "Service") asserted
numerous adjustments to the tax liability of the Company and its
subsidiaries for tax years 1980 through 1988, along with interest
and penalties thereon. In 1993, after the conclusion of
administrative proceedings, the Service issued a deficiency notice
to the Company asserting adjustments to income of $33.3 million and
a corresponding deficiency in federal income taxes of approximately
$13.5 million, as well as penalties of $2.5 million and interest on
the asserted deficiency and penalties. In addition, the Service
challenged the carryback of losses incurred by the Company in
taxable years 1989 through 1991, thereby bringing those years,
which had been the subject of an ongoing audit, into the deficiency
notice. The Company filed a petition with the Tax Court contesting
many of the proposed adjustments asserted in the deficiency notice.
For a discussion of this matter, see "Taxes" contained in
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations of this Form 10-QSB.
NOTE 6 - LONG-TERM DEBT
At September 30, 1997, long-term debt consisted of the following
(in $000's):
10.5% mortgage payable in $30
installments through April 2000;
secured by land and buildings
Other 22
Total long-term debt 52
Less: current portion (19)
$33
NOTE 7 - REMEDIATION AND CLOSURE COSTS
The Company and certain subsidiaries were previously active in
the resource recovery and waste management industries. These
activities included the hauling of waste and the operation of three
landfills. Although the sites are now closed, the Company
continues to own and/or remediate them and has both incurred and
accrued for the substantial costs associated therewith.
The Company's accruals for closure and remediation activities
equal the present value of its allocable share of the estimated
future costs related to a site less funds held in trust for such
purposes. Such estimates require a number of assumptions, and
therefore may differ from the ultimate outcome. The costs of
litigation associated with a site are expensed as incurred.
As of September 30, 1997, the Company has accruals totalling
$21.8 million for its estimated share of remediation and closure
costs in regard to the Company's former landfill operations, $9.0
million of which is held in trusts and maintained by trustees for
financing of the estimated $11.0 million required to fund the
closure plan related to the landfill owned by the Company's
subsidiary, Kinsley's Landfill, Inc.
The most significant portion of the accruals relates to
remediation efforts at the landfill owned by the Company's
subsidiary, Kin-Buc, Inc. (the "Kin-Buc Landfill"). The Company
and other respondents have been remediating the Kin-Buc Landfill
under an Amended Unilateral Administrative Order issued by the
United States Environmental Protection Agency (the "EPA") in
September 1990. In November 1992, EPA issued an Administrative
Order for the remediation of certain areas neighboring the Kin-Buc
Landfill. For a discussion of this matter, see "Remediation and
Closure Costs" contained in Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations of this Form 10-QSB.
The impact of future events or changes in environmental laws and
regulations, which cannot be predicted at this time, could result
in material increases in remediation and closure costs related to
the Company's past waste handling activities, possibly in excess of
the Company's available financial resources. A significant
increase in such costs could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's financial position, results of operations and net cash
flows.
NOTE 8 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
See Item 1 of Part II of this Form 10-QSB for a discussion of
recent developments with respect to the Company's legal matters.
NOTE 9 - RECEIVABLE, CLAY DEPOSITS
In 1988, Kin-Buc, Inc. ("Kin-Buc") purchased 150,000 cubic
yards of clay for use in the closure of the Kin-Buc Landfill for
$1.2 million from Inmar Associates, Inc. ("Inmar"), a corporation
owned and controlled by a former principal shareholder, director
and officer of the Company, and applied this amount against its
accrual for remediation and closure costs. In 1992, the Company
reclassified approximately $1.1 million of this accrual,
representing the cost of the clay not required for such closure, to
other long-term assets, recognizing the Company's plan to market
the clay to third parties. Pursuant to the agreement for the
purchase of the clay, Kin-Buc is entitled to a refund of the
purchase price of clay it is unable to mine or can not use. In
October 1996, the Company learned that Inmar had contracted to sell
a substantial portion of its land, upon which a substantial portion
of the clay is situated. In November 1996, Kin-Buc brought suit
against Inmar and the prospective buyer. For a discussion of this
suit, see Item 1 of Part II of this Form 10-QSB. In January 1997,
the closing of the sale took place. In accordance with a court
order entered in another suit against Inmar, the net proceeds of
the sale were paid into the Court. These proceeds are
substantially less than Kin-Buc's claim against Inmar and Inmar may
use the proceeds for other purposes if it obtains Court approval to
do so.
During the fourth quarter of 1996, the Company charged
$500,000 to operations to reduce the carrying value of the clay to
$577,000, representing management's best estimate of the value it
may ultimately realize from resolution of these matters,
considering the amount of the proceeds held by the Court and
assuming the Company will be able to recover a substantial amount
of such proceeds. There is no assurance that Kin-Buc will be
permitted to draw against the proceeds in satisfaction of its claim
against Inmar for a refund. In addition, there is substantial
uncertainty that Inmar will be financially responding to Kin-Buc's
claim.
TRANSTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION, Cont'd
Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Results of Operations
The nine months ended September 30, 1997 compared to the nine
months ended September 30, 1996
Consolidated revenues by business segment for the nine months
ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 were as follows (in $000):
1997 1996
Electricity Generation $224 $188
Environmental Services 217 214
Intercompany (132) (143)
Total $309 $259
Consolidated revenues for the nine months ended September 30,
1997 were $309,000, an increase of $50,000 or 19% compared to the
same period of 1996.
Revenues from operations which generate electricity from
methane gas were $224,000, an increase of $36,000 or 19% compared
to the same period last year. Such revenues are a function of the
number of kilowatt hours sold, the rate received per kilowatt and
capacity payments. The increase in revenues is primarily the
result of an increase in kilowatt hours sold which in turn is due
in part to a 4% increase in operating hours of the Company's four
electric generating units. Approximately 14% of available machine
hours were dedicated to repairs and scheduled overhaul in the nine
months ended September 30, 1997 versus 18% for such tasks during
the comparable period of 1996.
The environmental services subsidiary reported $217,000 of
operating revenues (prior to elimination of intercompany sales) for
the nine months ended September 30, 1997 compared to $214,000 for
the same period last year. Approximately $132,000 or 61% of the
environmental services subsidiary's revenues for the period,
compared to $143,000 or 67% for the same period last year, were for
services provided either to other members of the consolidated group
or to third parties providing services to another member of the
consolidated group, and were therefore eliminated in consolidation.
Consolidated direct operating costs for the nine months ended
September 30, 1997 were $295,000, an increase of $91,000 or 45%
when compared to the same period of 1996, due primarily to an
increase in expenses incurred for maintenance of electricity
generating equipment.
Consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses for
the nine months ended September 30, 1997 decreased $240,000 or 13%
to $1,636,000 from $1,876,000 for the same period last year. The
decrease is primarily attributable to reduction in professional
fees relating to the Company's ongoing environmental and tax
litigation. In addition, decreases were reported in insurance
expense and real estate taxes. Professional fees and
administrative costs are incurred in support of the Company's
ongoing litigation, marketing and asset divestiture efforts (see
Liquidity and Capital Resources - Liquidity). The Company cannot
therefore be certain that such expenses will decline in the near
future.
The Company's consolidated operating loss for the nine months
ended September 30, 1997 decreased to $1,622,000 from a loss of
$1,821,000 for the same period in 1996.
Consolidated investment income decreased by $14,000 to $226,000
for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 from $240,000 from the
comparable period last year.
Consolidated interest expense decreased $25,000 to $4,000 for
the nine months ended September 30, 1997 compared to $29,000 for
the same period last year.
Interest expense or credit reported as "Interest related to
income taxes payable" represents the increase or decrease,
respectively, in the amount of interest accrued on estimated income
taxes payable as a result of the Company's tax litigation discussed
below. The interest expense for the nine months ended September
30, 1997 was $451,000. The credit of $75,000 reported for the
comparable period in 1996 is due to the reversal of approximately
$240,000 of interest expense that was previously accrued on
estimated income taxes payable to a state. The state sponsored a
tax amnesty program pursuant to which all interest and penalties
for back taxes was waived upon payment of the tax liability.
The Company charged $21,000 against income for the nine months
ended September 30, 1996 to reflect a reduction in the carrying
value of its investment in computer equipment. The charge reflects
a decline in the current market value for IBM mainframe computer
equipment.
The consolidated gain (loss) on sale of property for the nine
months ended September 30, 1997 includes a loss of $64,000 with
respect to the sale in May 1997 of approximately 95 acres of
property with a book value of approximately $773,000 for net
proceeds after expenses of approximately $709,000. The property
was classified as an asset held for sale prior to the closing of
the transaction. The gain (loss) on sale of property reported for
the nine months ended September 30, 1997 also includes $30,000 of
deferred income associated with a 1992 installment sale of real
property.
Consolidated miscellaneous income for the nine months ended
September 30, 1997 decreased $72,000 to $58,000 when compared to
the same period of 1996. Miscellaneous income reported for 1996
includes $67,000 in management fees paid by a former subsidiary of
the Company.
The consolidated loss from operations before income tax credits
and extraordinary item was $1,826,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 1997, compared to a loss of $1,276,000 for the same
period last year.
Income tax credit for the nine months ended September 30, 1996
equalled $54,000. No provision for taxes has been recognized for
the same period of 1997.
On March 1, 1996 the Company sold all of the issued and
outstanding stock of Hunt Valve Company, Inc. ("Hunt") to ValveCo
Inc. Upon consummation of the sale, a portion of Hunt's funded
debt was extinguished resulting in a write-off of approximately
$775,000 of unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discounts.
Pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission policy, $512,000
($775,000 less income taxes of $263,000) was reported as an
extraordinary loss in the period ended March 31, 1996 when such
debt was deemed to have been extinguished. The Company recognized
a loss on the sale in its consolidated statement of operations for
1995.
Consolidated net loss for the nine months ended September 30,
1997 was $1,826,000 or $.65 per share, compared to net loss of
$1,734,000, or $.61 per share, for the nine months ended September
30, 1996.
The three months ended September 30, 1997 compared to the three
months ended September 30, 1996
Consolidated revenues by business segment for the three months
ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 were as follows (in $000):
1997 1996
Electricity Generation $ 72 $ 68
Environmental Services 72 73
Intercompany (37) (55)
Total $107 $ 86
Consolidated revenues for the three months ended September 30,
1997 were $107,000, an increase of $21,000 or 24% compared to the
same period of 1996.
Revenues from operations which generate electricity from methane
gas were $72,000, an increase of $4,000 or 6% compared to the same
period last year. The increase in revenue is primarily the result
of a 10% increase in kilowatt hours sold. The environmental
services subsidiary reported $72,000 of operating revenues (prior
to elimination of intercompany sales) compared to $73,000 for the
same period last year. Approximately $37,000 or 51% of the
environmental services subsidiary's revenues for the period,
compared to $55,000 or 75% for the same period last year, were to
other members of the consolidated group and were therefore
eliminated in consolidation.
Consolidated direct operating costs for the three months ended
September 30, 1997 were $116,000, an increase of $70,000 when
compared to the same period of 1996, due primarily to an increase
in expenses incurred for the maintenance of electricity generating
equipment.
Consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses for
the three months ended September 30, 1997 were $590,000, an
increase of $53,000 or 10% when compared the same period last year.
The increase is primarily attributable to an increase in
professional fees incurred with respect to the Company's ongoing
litigation.
The Company's consolidated operating loss for the three months
ended September 30, 1997 increased to $599,000 from a loss of
$497,000 in 1996.
Consolidated investment income decreased by $2,000 to $82,000
for the three months ended September 30, 1997 from the comparable
period last year.
Consolidated interest expense decreased by $5,000 to $1,000 for
the three months ended September 30, 1997 when compared to the same
period last year.
Interest expense or credit reported as "Interest related to
income taxes payable" represents the increase or decrease,
respectively, in the amount of interest accrued on estimated
income taxes payable as a result of the Company's tax litigation
discussed below. The Company reported interest expense of $73,000
for the three months ended September 30, 1997 versus $52,000
reported for the comparable period of 1996.
The gain (loss) on sale of property reported for the three
months ended September 30, 1997 includes $3,000 of deferred income
associated with a 1992 installment sale of real property.
Consolidated miscellaneous income for the three months ended
September 30, 1997 decreased $7,000 to $18,000 when compared to the
same period of 1996.
The consolidated loss from operations before income tax credits
and extraordinary items was $570,000 for the three months ended
September 30, 1997, compared to a loss of $370,000 for the same
period last year.
There was no provision for income taxes for the three months
ended September 30, 1997 versus an expense of $6,000 for the
comparable period in 1996.
Consolidated net loss for the three months ended September 30,
1997 was $570,000 or $.20 per share, compared to net loss of
$376,000, or $.13 per share, for the three months ended September
30, 1996.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
Net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended
September 30, 1997 decreased to $1,070,000 from $1,974,000 when
compared to the same period last year. Net cash provided by
investing activities decreased for the current period to $1,069,000
from $2,554,000 reported for the same period of last year. Last
year's amount includes $4,005,000 in proceeds from the sale of a
discontinued segment. The amount of cash used in financing
activities decreased to $24,000 from $381,000 for the same period
last year. Funds held by the Company in the form of cash and cash
equivalents decreased as of September 30, 1997 to $235,000 from
$619,000 as of September 30, 1996. The sum of cash, cash
equivalents and marketable securities as of September 30, 1997
decreased $594,000 to $3,913,000 when compared to September 30 of
last year.
Working capital was $609,000 and the ratio of current assets to
current liabilities was 1.2 to 1 as of September 30, 1997, versus
$2.4 million and 2.0 to 1 as of December 31, 1996.
The uncertainty of the outcome of the Company's ongoing tax and
environmental litigation, discussed below and in the notes to the
Company's consolidated financial statements contained herein and in
the Company's filing on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,
1996, and the impact of future events or changes in environmental
laws or regulations, which cannot be predicted at this time, could
result in material increases in remediation and closure costs, tax
and other potential liabilities. The Company may ultimately incur
costs and liabilities in excess of its available financial
resources.
The Company faces significant short-term and long-term cash
requirements for (i) federal and state income tax obligations, most
of which will become due following litigation or settlement with
the Internal Revenue Service of the Company's tax liability for the
years 1980 through 1991, (ii) income taxes that will ultimately be
imposed with respect to 1996 and 1997 on rental income from the
Company's investment in computer equipment (the Company expects to
offset such income, which results from the exhaustion of tax
depreciation that had previously sheltered the rental income from
tax with loss carryforwards on its 1996 and 1997 tax returns;
however, some or all of these loss carryforwards subsequently will
be reduced or absorbed by settled or litigated adjustments in the
Tax Court case) and (iii) expenses associated with environmental
remediation activity and related litigation.
Although the Company has completed the sale of the two business
segments, one in each of 1995 and 1996, and is pursuing the sale of
property held for sale, no assurance can be given that the timing
and amount of the proceeds of such sales will be sufficient to meet
the capital requirements of the Company, since such requirements
can only be ascertained as the Company resolves its tax and
environmental litigation. The Company cannot ascertain whether its
remaining operations and funding sources will be adequate to
satisfy its future capital requirements, including its anticipated
tax and environmental liabilities. In the event of an unfavorable
resolution of the tax and environmental litigation, or the proceeds
of asset sales are insufficient to meet the Company's future
capital requirements, including its tax and environmental
liabilities, then, if other alternatives are unavailable at that
time, the Company will be forced to consider a plan of liquidation
of its remaining assets, whether through bankruptcy proceedings or
otherwise.
Taxes
As discussed in greater detail below, the Company is currently
litigating with the Internal Revenue Service (the "Service") in Tax
Court over its tax liability for taxable years 1980-88. Certain
issues from taxable years 1989-91 are also part of the Tax Court
litigation because losses from those years were carried back to
1988. In addition, as discussed below, the resolution of certain
issues could affect the Company's federal income tax liability for
1992 through 1997. The Company estimates that, after taking into
account partial settlements that have been reached regarding
certain of the adjustments asserted by the Service, and taking into
account available net operating losses and tax credits,
approximately $7.7 million of federal and $237,000 of state income
taxes and $11.1 million of federal interest, calculated through
September 30, 1997, would be owed if the Company were unsuccessful
in its defense of the two remaining unsettled issues in the Tax
Court litigation. (All tax liability estimates presented herein
exclude penalties. The Service has conceded federal penalties on
all issues in the Tax Court litigation.)
In 1991, the Service asserted numerous adjustments to the tax
liability of the Company and its subsidiaries for tax years 1980-
88, along with interest and penalties thereon. In 1993, after the
conclusion of administrative proceedings, the Service issued a
deficiency notice to the Company asserting adjustments to income of
$33.3 million and a corresponding deficiency in federal income
taxes of approximately $13.5 million, as well as penalties of $2.5
million and interest on the asserted deficiency and penalties. In
addition, the Service challenged the carryback of losses incurred
by the Company in taxable years 1989-91, thereby bringing those
years, which had been the subject of an ongoing audit, into the
deficiency notice. The 1989-91 tax audit is discussed below. The
Company filed a petition with the Tax Court contesting many of the
proposed adjustments asserted in the deficiency notice. On June 5,
1995, August 14, 1995, March 7, 1996 and July 31, 1996,
respectively, the Company and the Service executed stipulations of
partial settlement of issues in the Tax Court case. These partial
settlements resolved all but two of the adjustments asserted in the
deficiency notice.
Taking into account the partial settlements to date, the Company
has agreed to approximately $5.9 million of the $33.3 million of
total adjustments to income asserted by the Service for the 1980-88
period. Many of the adjustments accepted by the Company relate to
issues on which the Service would likely have prevailed in Tax
Court. The Service has conceded adjustments totalling $26.7 million
of taxable income and $2.5 million of penalties, leaving only one
issue, involving several taxable years, unresolved from the 1980-88
period. The Company cannot predict the outcome of further
settlement negotiations or litigation with the Service over that
issue.
The Company has net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards
that will partly offset the tax liability resulting from the
settled adjustments to taxable income. Taking into account such
carryforwards, the federal income tax and interest that will be due
on account of the settlements reached to date totals approximately
$3.2 million, with interest through September 30, 1997 ($1.3
million of taxes and $1.9 million of interest). The settlements
also result in approximately $237,000 of state income tax (not
including penalties and penalty interest that may be assessed),
$110,000 of which was paid to one state during the second quarter
of 1996. This state had a tax amnesty program in effect pursuant
to which all interest and penalties for back taxes were waived upon
payment of the tax liability. In conjunction with the $110,000
payment, the Company reversed approximately $240,000 of interest
that was previously accrued on the $110,000 tax liability. Payment
of the federal and remaining state tax liability resulting from
both the settled issues and any issues that are litigated before
the Tax Court will be due after the conclusion of the Tax Court
case.
The accelerated utilization of the Company's net operating loss
and tax credit carryforwards to offset the settled adjustments will
reduce the net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards that
otherwise would have been available to partially offset the taxable
income that arose as the Company recognized net taxable income from
its investment in computer equipment. For federal income tax
purposes, the Company had the benefit of tax deductions for
depreciation of the computer equipment and for interest on the
long-term non-recourse debt that the Company incurred to finance
the acquisition of the computer equipment. In prior years, those
deductions exceeded the rental income that the Company earned from
leasing out the equipment. Those excess deductions offset the
Company's income from other sources. However, rental income from
leasing the computer equipment exceeded the related depreciation
and interest deductions by approximately $6.2 million in 1996 and
$5.8 million in 1995. This excess income was largely offset by
deductions from other sources. Rental income continued to exceed
depreciation and interest deductions in 1997. The Company
recognized approximately $3.4 million of net taxable income for the
first seven months of 1997 from its computer equipment investment.
The Company did not have sufficient deductions from other sources
in 1996 and does not expect to have sufficient deductions in 1997
to fully offset this taxable income after taking into account the
net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards that will be
utilized to offset the tax liabilities resulting from the settled
adjustments.
The Service also audited the Company's federal income tax
returns for 1989-91, and proposes to disallow the deductions
claimed by the Company in connection with its investment in the
computer equipment discussed in the preceding paragraph. The
Service also asserted a number of smaller adjustments for that
period which have been settled. If the Service prevails in
disallowing the computer equipment deductions, the Company's net
taxable income for 1989 through 1992 would be materially increased.
However, in that case, its taxable income from the computer
equipment for 1994 through 1997 would be reduced by a corresponding
amount. Specifically, if the Company prevails on the one remaining
unsettled issue from the 1980-1988 period but is unsuccessful in
its defense of the computer equipment issue, the incremental
federal income tax liability attributable to disallowance of the
computer equipment deductions would be approximately $4.7 million
of tax and $4.0 million of interest, calculated through September
30, 1997. This would increase the Company's aggregate liability
for federal taxes and interest attributable to both the settled
issues and the computer lease to $6.0 million and $5.9 million,
respectively, calculated through September 30, 1997. Disallowance
of the computer equipment deductions would not result in any state
tax liability.
The incremental amount of federal taxes and interest that the
Company would owe if the Company were unsuccessful in its defense
of both the remaining unsettled issue from the 1980-88 period and
the computer equipment issue is approximately $6.4 million of
federal income tax and $9.2 million of interest, calculated through
September 30, 1997. This would increase the Company's aggregate
liability for federal taxes and interest attributable to the
settled issues and the two unsettled issues to $7.7 million and
$11.1 million, respectively, calculated through September 30, 1997.
No state income tax or interest is anticipated on account of the
unsettled 1980-88 issues.
Remediation and Closure Costs
As of September 30, 1997, the Company has accruals totalling
$21.8 million for its estimated share of remediation and closure
costs related to the Company's former landfill operations.
Approximately $9.0 million is held in trust and maintained by
trustees for the post-closure activities of one site located in
Deptford, New Jersey.
The Company and other responsible parties have been remediating
the Kin-Buc Landfill, located in Edison, New Jersey, under an
Amended Unilateral Administrative Order issued by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") in September 1990 (the
"1990 Order"). In November 1992, EPA issued an Administrative
Order (the "1992 Order", and, together with the 1990 Order, the
"Orders") for the remediation of certain areas neighboring the Kin-
Buc Landfill.
In January 1993, a trust (the "1993 Trust") was established to
fund the remediation of the Kin-Buc Landfill and such neighboring
areas out of proceeds provided from negotiated settlements with
certain parties to a suit the Company initiated in 1990 with the
intent of obtaining contribution toward the cost of remediation.
Approximately $7.1 million had been received from such settlements
and deposited into the 1993 Trust, all of which had been expended
by December 31, 1995. During June 1994, approximately 36
generators of de minimis volumes of waste accepted a settlement by
the Company and other respondents to the Orders, which resulted in
an additional $3.0 million of contributions being deposited into a
new trust established in January 1995 for the remediation effort.
Substantially all of the funds held in this new trust had been
expended as of December 31, 1996.
During May 1993, a $22 million contract was awarded for the
construction of a containment system and leachate treatment plant
at the Kin-Buc Landfill in accordance with the engineered design
and standards accepted by the EPA in satisfaction of certain
requirements of the 1990 Order. The contract was to be financed
with funds from the 1993 Trust. During May 1994, the Company met
with representatives of EPA to discuss the impact delays in
securing settlement proceeds would have on the Company's ability to
finance the construction within the time frame required by EPA. In
July 1994, after meeting with EPA, SCA Services, Inc. ("SCA"), an
affiliate of Waste Management, Inc. ("WMX") and a respondent to the
Orders, entered into a contract with the contractor installing the
containment system and treatment plant, thereby alleviating the
potential for delays in that phase of the construction due to
financial limitations. WMX, formerly known as WMX Technologies,
Inc., had previously provided EPA with a financial guaranty of
SCA's and the Company's obligations under the Orders. Starting in
August 1994, other contracts were awarded by SCA for certain other
remedial activities mandated by the 1992 Order.
The execution of the contracts between SCA and the contractors
has not relieved the Company of liability for such costs since the
Company entered into a cost sharing agreement with SCA and certain
affiliates (the "SCA Group") in 1986 which allocated 75% of the
costs incurred by the parties for the remediation of the site to
the Company. In August 1993, the Company filed a demand for
arbitration seeking rescission or reformation of the cost sharing
agreement and reimbursement of overpayment. During March 1995, the
SCA Group filed a demand for arbitration seeking reimbursement from
the Company of $17 million, representing 75% of the remediation
expenses purportedly funded by it through June 30, 1995. These
arbitrations have been stayed since 1996 pending the outcome of
settlement discussions with the SCA Group which are ongoing.
The contractors have completed the construction required under
the Orders, and the Company is awaiting EPA acceptance of the work
performed. Operation of the treatment plant and maintenance of the
facilities is being conducted by an affiliate of SCA. The cost of
the construction, and of the operation and maintenance of remedial
systems for a 30-year period, plus past remedial activities, has
been estimated to be in the range of approximately $80 million to
$100 million.
In January 1996, a design for a remedial program involving the
installation of a slurry cut-off wall around a one-acre parcel of
land adjacent to the Kin-Buc Landfill was presented to the EPA for
its review and approval. EPA approved the plan, and construction
began in August 1996. The construction is complete and the Company
is awaiting EPA acceptance of the work performed. The cost of such
installation has been estimated at $2.0 million and is being
financed by the SCA Group. SCA may assert that this cost is
subject to the cost sharing agreement and seek reimbursement of 75%
of amounts expended from the Company.
The EPA has notified the Company that it will conduct a limited
investigation of an area in the vicinity of the Kin-Buc Landfill,
known as Mound B, and that it may seek to recover its costs in
connection therewith from the Company and the SCA Group. The cost
of studies and remediation of this area is not included in the
present estimates of the total cost of the remediation since such
work is outside the scope of the Orders. An obligation to
undertake significant remediation of areas outside the scope of the
Orders could materially increase the total estimated costs of
remediation.
The Company has currently accrued $10.6 million for future
remediation costs at the Kin-Buc Landfill. The amount ultimately
borne by the Company as well as the timing of such future payments,
however, cannot be determined with certainty and are dependent upon
the following: (i) determination of the total costs to remediate
the landfill as required by the Orders or future orders and
directives of the EPA, (ii) the allocation of the total remediation
costs to each of the potentially responsible parties named to the
Orders, (iii) the success of the Company's pending arbitration for
rescission or reformation of the cost sharing agreement with the
SCA Group, and (iv) the success of the SCA Group's demand in
arbitration for reimbursement of 75% of the costs it has expended
in the remediation effort. Any or all of the preceding items could
ultimately be resolved in a manner that could have a material
adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations or
net cash flows of the Company.
TRANSTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In 1988, the Company's subsidiary, Kin-Buc, Inc. ("Kin-Buc")
purchased 150,000 cu. yd. of clay for use in the closure of the
Kin-Buc Landfill for $1.2 million from Inmar Associates, Inc.
("Inmar"), a corporation owned and controlled by a Marvin H. Mahan
("Mahan"), a former principal shareholder, director and officer of
the Company. The agreement for the purchase of the clay provided
that Kin-Buc would be entitled to a refund of the purchase price of
clay it was unable to use. The Company used a small portion of the
clay for the closure of the Kin-Buc Landfill and was planning to
sell the remainder to third parties.
In October 1996, Kin-Buc learned that Inmar had contracted to
sell a substantial portion of its land, upon which a substantial
amount of the clay is situated, to Edison Expansion, Inc.
("Expansion"), an unrelated corporation. In November 1996, Kin-Buc
brought suit entitled Kin-Buc, Inc. v. Inmar Associates, Inc. and
Edison Expansion, Inc., in Superior Court, Morris County, New
Jersey against Inmar and Expansion for a declaratory judgment that
Kin-Buc's rights in the clay would survive a sale of the land to
Expansion, and, alternatively, a money judgment against Inmar.
Kin-Buc also filed a lis pendens against the property. In December
1996, Expansion obtained a discharge of the lis pendens and, in
January 1997, the sale of the property was closed.
In accordance with a Court order entered in another Inmar
matter, the net proceeds of the sale totalling approximately
$530,000 were to be paid into Court to secure the payment of costs
of remediation of a Carlstadt, New Jersey Superfund Site for which
Inmar or Mahan is held liable. The order permitted Inmar to apply
to the Court for permission to withdraw proceeds for other
purposes. In March 1997, the Court denied Kin-Buc's request that
the proceeds be dedicated to the payment of whatever money judgment
Kin-Buc might obtain against Inmar, but agreed that Kin-Buc could
reapply for such relief when and if it obtained such a judgment.
In June 1997, Kin-Buc requested the entry of a default against
Inmar for its failure to answer Kin-Buc's complaint and in August,
Kin-Buc obtained such a judgment in the amount of approximately
$1.1 million.
Separately, in October 1997, the Court granted summary
judgment to Expansion, dismissing Kin-Buc's suit for a declaratory
judgment that Kin-Buc's rights to the clay survived the sale of the
land to Expansion. Kin-Buc has not appealed this decision.
TRANSTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Cont'd
Absent Kin-Buc's rights to the clay, there is substantial
uncertainty that Inmar is financially capable of responding to this
judgment and there is no assurance that Kin-Buc will be permitted
to draw against all or any portion of the deposit with the Court.
Kin-Buc is engaged in negotiations with Inmar on matters related to
the settlement of pending litigation, including the above mentioned
proceeding, involving the Company, Inmar, Mahan and others.
The Company is a party to other pending legal proceedings,
including those mentioned above, all of which are have been
reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 and on Form 10-QSB for the
quarter ended March 31, 1997. Reference is made thereto for a
description of such litigation.
TRANSTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION, Cont'd
Item 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
a) Exhibits
Exhibit 11 - Computation of Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share
Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule
b) Reports on Form 8-K
TRANSTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements 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.
TRANSTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: November 14, 1997 By: /s/ Robert V. Silva
Robert V. Silva, President
and Chief Executive Officer
and
Date: November 14, 1997 By: /s/ Andrew J. Mayer, Jr.
Andrew J. Mayer, Jr.
Vice President-Finance, Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
TRANSTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-QSB
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 1997
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT PAGE
NO. NO.
11 Computation of Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share 33
27 Financial Data Schedule N/A