UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 (fee required)
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000
[] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (no fee required)
For the transition period to
Commission file number 33-00215
UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION
(Name of small business issuer in its charter)
Montana 81-0305822
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
P.O. Box 643, Thompson Falls, Montana 59873
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (406) 827-3523
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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
At May 13 , 2000, the registrant had outstanding 17,475,252 shares of par
value $.01 common stock.
PART I-FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
United States Antimony Corporation and Subsidiary
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
March 31, December 31,
2000 1999
ASSETS
Current assets:
Restricted cash $ 228 $ 227
Inventories 289,706 276,599
Accounts Receivable, less allowance for
doubtful accounts of $30,000 and $50,000,respectively 63,857 60,205
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Total current assets 353,791 337,031
Properties, plants and equipment, net 435,824 452,505
Restricted cash for reclamation bonds 171,816 178,986
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Total assets $ 961,431 $ 968,522
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Checks issued and payable $ 97,798 $ 45,544
Accounts payable 463,248 467,596
Accrued payroll and property taxes 219,870 263,667
Accrued payroll and other 62,982 97,751
Judgments payable 41,357 40,645
Accrued debenture interest payable 14,640 14,640
Due to related parties 34,492 42,841
Notes payable to bank, current 177,391 160,395
Note payable to Bobby C. Hamilton, current 93,758 87,596
Accrued reclamation costs, current 236,732 256,000
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Total current liabilities 1,442,268 1,476,675
Notes payable to bank, noncurrent 153,687 165,570
Note payable to Bobby C. Hamilton, noncurrent 1,427,844 1,450,785
Accrued reclamation costs, noncurrent 58,687 58,687
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Total liabilities 3,082,486 3,151,717
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Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' deficit:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized:
Series A: 4,500 shares issued and outstanding
(liquidation preference $105,750, at December 31,1999) 45 45
Series B: 750,000 shares issued and outstanding
(liquidation preference $795,000, at December 31, 1999) 7,500 7,500
Series C: 205,996 shares issued and outstanding
(liquidation preference $113,281, at December 31, 1999) 2,060 2,060
Common stock, $.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized;
17,475,252 and 16,900,252 shares issued and outstanding 174,752 169,003
Note receivable from shareholder (15,000)
Additional paid-in capital 14,517,198 4,289,947)
Accumulated deficit (16,807,610) (16,651,750)
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Total stockholders' deficit (2,121,055) (2,183,195)
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Total liabilities and stockholders'deficit $ 961,431 $ 968,522
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements
United States Antimony Corporation and Subsidiary
Consolidated Statements of Operations
for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2000 and 1999 (Unaudited)
March 31, March 31,
2000 1999
Revenues:
Sales of antimony products and other $ 1,173,050 $ 690,302
Cost of antimony production and other 974,230 617,375
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Gross profit 198,820 72,927
Other operating expenses:
Exploration and evaluations 33,272
Care-and-maintenance - Yellow Jacket 27,801 38,864
Sales expense 110,065
General and administrative 177,844 62,120
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315,710 134,256
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Other (income) expense:
Interest expense 41,110 51,142
Interest income and other (2,140) (2,346)
Gain on accounts payable write off (16,440)
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38,970 32,356
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Net loss $ 155,860 $ 93,685
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Basic net loss per share of common stock $ .01 $ .01
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Diluted net loss per share of common stock $ .01 $ .01
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Basic weighted average shares outstanding 17,023,054 13,439,427
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Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 17,532,753 16,034,252
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements
United States Antimony Corporation and Subsidiary
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2000 and 1999 (Unaudited)
March 31, March 31,
2000 1999
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $ (155,860) $(93,685)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by
(used in) operations:
Depreciation 33,000 37,583
Reclamation costs (19,268)
Issuance of stock for consulting services 78,000
Issuance of stock to employees as compensation 1,050
Provision for doubtful accounts (20,000)
Gain on accounts payable write off (16,440)
Change in:
Restricted cash (1) (1)
Accounts receivable (21,062)
Inventories (13,107) 2,285
Restricted cash for reclamation bonds 7,170
Accounts payable (4,348) 71,830
Accrued payroll and property taxes (43,797) (7,605)
Accrued payroll and other 2,641 9,086
Judgments payable 712 576
Accrued debenture interest payable 5,875
Payable to related parties (8,349) (3,680)
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Net cash provided by (used in) operations: (164,269) 6,874
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of properties, plant and equipment (16,319) 0
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Net cash used in investing activities (16,319) 0
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 140,000
Proceeds from notes payable to bank, net 5,113
Payments on notes payable to bank (8,008)
Increase in checks issued and payable 52,254 15,235
Payments on note payable to Bobby C. Hamilton (16,779) (14,101)
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 180,588 (6,874)
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Net change in cash 0 0
Cash, beginning of period 0 0
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Cash, end of period $ 0 $ 0
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Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid during the period for interest $ 39,297 $ 38,548
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Noncash financing activities:
Common stock issued in exchange for note receivable $ 15,000
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION, CONTINUED:
UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. Financial Statements:
The interim consolidated financial statements contained herein reflect
all adjustments (all of a normal, recurring nature) which, in the opinion of
management are necessary for a fair statement of the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. They have
been prepared in accordance with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X and do not
include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted
accounting principles for complete financial statements. Operating results
for the three-month period March 31, 2000 are not necessarily indicative of
the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year ending December
31, 2000.
These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's 1999
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB.
2. Notes to December 31, 1999 consolidated financial statements:
The notes to the consolidated financial statements as of December 31,
1999, as set forth in the Company's 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-KSB,
substantially apply to these interim consolidated financial statements and are
not repeated here. All financial statments presented herein are unaudited.
However, the balance sheet as of December 31, 1999, was derived from the
audited consolidated balance sheet referred to in Note 1 above. Certain
consolidated financial statement amounts for the three-month period ended
March 31, 1999, have been reclassified to conform to the 2000 presentation.
These reclassifications had no effect on the net loss or accumulated deficit as
previously reported.
3. Inventories:
Inventories consist of ownership in antimony metal, metal in process and
finished goods that are stated at the lower of first-in, first-out cost or
estimated net realizable value. Since the Company's inventory is a commodity
with a sales value that is subject to world prices for antimony that are
beyond the Company's control, a significant change in the world market price
of antimony could have a significant effect on the net realizable value of
inventories.
4. Loss Per Common Share:
Loss per common share amounts are based on the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding and diluted earnings per share amounts are based on
the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus incremental
shares that would have been outstanding upon the exercise of dilutive common
stock warrants or conversion of convertible preferred stock.
Outstanding common stock warrants that are exercisable at prices higher
than the average trading value of the Company's stock and, therefore,
antidilutive, have no effect on the calculation of basic or diluted weighted
average number of shares. Series C preferred stock that is convertible into
common stock of the Company and outstanding common stock warrants that are
exercisable at prices below the average trading value of the Company's stock
are considered in the calculation of diluted weighted average number of shares
outstanding.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED:
5. Accounts Receivable:
The Company sells the majority of its accounts receivable to a financing
company pursuant to the terms of a factoring agreement. According to the terms
of the agreement the receivables are sold with full recourse and the Company
assumes all risks of collectibility. The Company maintains an allowance
for doubtful accounts receivable based upon the expected collectibility of all
trade receivables. The Company's sales of accounts receivable qualify as
sales under the provisions of Statement of Financial Standards No. 125
"Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and
Extinguishments of Liabilities."
6.Commitments and contingencies:
Until 1989, the Company mined, milled and leached gold and silver in the
Yankee Fork Mining District in Custer County, Idaho. The metals were recovered
by a 150-ton per day gravity and flotation mill, and the concentrates were
leached with cyanide to produce a bullion product at the Preachers Cove mill,
which is located nine miles north of Sunbeam, Idaho on the Yankee Fork of the
Salmon River. In 1994, the U.S. Forest Service, under the provisions of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA),
designated the cyanide leach plant as a contaminated site requiring cleanup of
the cyanide solution. In 1996, the Company signed a consent decree with the
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality relating to completing the
reclamation and remediation at the Preachers Cove mill.
The Company also has environmental remediation obligations at its
antimony production facility near Thompson Falls, Montana and its abandoned
gold mining property (Yellow Jacket) in Lemhi County, Idaho. The Company has
accrued amounts on its balance sheet that it estimates will be adequate to
fulfill its environmental obligations.
ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of
Operations and Financial Condition
General
Certain matters discussed are forward-looking statements that involve risks
and uncertainties, including the impact of antimony prices and production
volatility, changing market conditions and the regulatory environment and
other risks. Actual results may differ materially from those projected. These
forward-looking statements represent the Company's judgment as of the date of
this filing. The Company disclaims, however, any intent or obligation to
update these forward-looking statements.
Results of Operations
The Company's operations resulted in a net loss of $155,860 for the
three-month period ended March 31, 2000, compared with a net loss of $93,685
for the three-month period ended March 31, 1999.
Total revenues from antimony product sales for the first three months of 2000
were $1,173,150 compared with $690,302 for the comparable period in 1999. The
increase in revenues during 2000 was due to the Company's independent sale of
its antimony products without the participation of an affiliated company that
had been associated with the Company during the first quarter of 1999 (see
below). Sales of antimony products during the first three months of 2000
consisted of 1,247,589 pounds at an average sale price of $.97 per pound.
During the first quarter of 1999 sales of antimony products consisted of
684,322 pounds at an average sale price of $1.01 per pound. The decrease in
sale prices of antimony products from the first quarter of 1999 to the first
quarter of 2000 is the result of a corresponding decrease in antimony metal
prices. The increase in pounds sold during the first quarter of 2000 as
compared to the first quarter of 1999 was again due to the Company's
independent sale of its antimony products during 2000.
ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of
Operations and Financial Condition, Continued:
Cost of antimony products sold during the first quarter of 2000 averaged $0.78
per pound as compared to $0.90 per pound during the first quarter of 1999, the
decrease in cost of sales of antimony products from the first quarter of 1999
to the first quarter of 2000 is the result of a corresponding decrease in
antimony metal prices.
During the first quarter of 1999 the Company reported 50% of total antimony
sales made by BCS, its sales affiliate, and the Company. Total sales of
antimony products by both companies was $1,380,603 or 1,368,644 pounds during
the first three months of 1999. Substantially all of the antimony products
sold during 1999 and 2000 were produced at the Company's plant near Thompson
Falls, Montana. In March of 1999, the Company notified BCS that it was
canceling certain operating agreements relating to the sales of antimony
products and sharing of profits. In connection with the cancellation, the
Company agreed to purchase BCS's share of antimony products inventory and
operate the production and sales of antimony products independently. On March
31, 1999, the Company consummated the transaction and began operating the
antimony business on its own.
Costs related to the care-and-maintenance of Yellow Jacket were $27,801
for the three-month period ended March 31, 2000, compared with costs of
$38,864 during the three-month period ended March 31, 1999. The decrease in
cost was primarily due to the reversal of approximately $17,000 in accrued
property taxes due an Idaho County during the first quarter of 2000.
Exploration and evaluation operations were terminated at the Yellow Jacket
during 1999, accordingly, no exploration and evaluation
costs were incurred during the first quarter of 2000 compared to $33,272
incurred during the first quarter of 1999.
During the first quarter of 2000 the Company incurred sales expense of
$110,065, relating to sales of its antimony products. No sales expense was
recognized during the first quarter of 1999, due to the Company's affiliation
with a sales company during the first quarter of 1999. During the first
quarter of 2000, the Company restructured its sales staffing in a manner
that has decreased sales costs in periods subsequent to March 31, 2000.
General and administrative expenses increased $115,724 during the first three
months of 2000 compared to the first three months of 1999. The increase was
principally due to consulting expense of $78,000 incurred during the first
quarter of 2000 that was not incurred during the first quarter of 1999.
Interest expense was $41,110 during three-month period ended March 31, 2000,
compared to $51,142 for the first quarter of 1999. The decrease in interest
expense is primarily due to the settlement of the Maguire debenture litigation
in the third quarter of 1999, and related conversion of debts to common stock
of the Company. .
Interest income was $2,140 during the three-month period ended March 31,
2000, compared to $2,346 for the same period in 1999.
During the first quarter of 1999 a gain of $16,440, resulting from the write
off of certain accounts payable, was recognized no such gain was recognized
for the comparable quarter of 2000.
Financial Condition and Liquidity
At March 31, 2000, Company assets totaled $961,431, and there was a
stockholders' deficit of $2,121,055. Stockholders' deficit decreased $62,140
from December 31, 1999, due to the sales of shares of common stock during the
first quarter of 2000. In order to continue as a going concern, the Company
is dependent upon (1) profitable operations from the antimony division, (2)
short and long-term debt financing, and (3) continued availability of equity
financing. Without financing and profitable operations, the Company may not be
able to meet its obligations, fund operations and continue in existence. There
can be no assurance that management will be successful in its plans to improve
the financial condition of the Company.
ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of
Operations and Financial Condition, continued:
Cash provided by operating activities during the first three months of 1999
was $6,874 compared with cash used of $164,269 during the first three months
of 2000. The change in cash from operations from the first quarter of 1999
compared to the same period in 2000 was primarily due to an increase in the
net loss and a decrease in accrued payroll taxes during the first quarter of
2000 as compared to the first quarter of 1999. No cash was used in investing
activities during the first quarter of 1999 compared to $16,319 used in
investing activities related to investment in antimony plant and equipment
during the first quarter of 2000.
Cash provided by financing activities was $180,588 during the first quarter of
2000 compared to $6,874 of cash used by financing activities during the
comparable period of 1999. The change in cash from financing activities is
principally due to the sale of common stock and an increase in checks issued
and payable during the first quarter of 2000 as compared to the first quarter
of 1999.
Other significant financial commitments for future periods will include:
-Servicing notes payable to bank.
-Servicing the Bobby C. Hamilton note payable.
-Keeping current on property, payroll, and income tax liabilities
and accounts payable.
-Fulfilling responsibilities with environmental, labor safety and
securities regulatory agencies.
PART II-OTHER INFORMATION
ITEMS 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are omitted from this report as inapplicable.
ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
Exhibit No. 10.41 Warrant Issue-Al Dugan January 25, 2000
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(b) 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.
UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:/s/ John C. Lawrence Date: May 13, 2000
John C. Lawrence, Director and President
(Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting
Officer)