SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
[X] Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 [Fee Required]
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996
or
[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 [No Fee Required]
For the transition period from to
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Commission file number 0-19703
FARREL CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 22-2689245
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(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
of incorporation or organization)
25 MAIN STREET, ANSONIA, CONNECTICUT 06401
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) (203) 736-5500
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
registered
Securities registered pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Act:
COMMON STOCK $.01 PAR VALUE NASDAQ
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(Title of Class)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 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 .
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to
the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K [X].
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant as of March 19, 1997 was $6,812,320
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock as of March
19, 1997 was 5,941,835 shares.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement to be delivered to stockholders in
connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 23, 1997,
are incorporated by reference into Part III.
Exhibit Index Appears on Pages 36 - 37
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PART I
Item 1 - BUSINESS
General
Farrel Corporation (the "Company") designs, manufactures, sells and
services machinery and associated equipment for the rubber and plastics
industries. The Company's principal products are batch and continuous mixers,
single and twin-screw extruders, pelletizers, gear pumps, calenders and mills.
In conjunction with sales of capital equipment, the Company provides process
engineering, process design and related services for rubber and plastics
processing installations. The Company's aftermarket business consists of
repair, refurbishment and equipment upgrade services, spare parts sales and
field services. The Company also provides laboratory services and facilities
for product demonstrations and for the development and testing of rubber and
plastics equipment and processes.
The Company's rubber processing equipment is primarily sold to tire
manufacturers and manufacturers of rubber goods, such as sheet products, molded
products, footwear and wire and cable. In the plastics processing industry,
the Company's equipment is primarily sold to commodity plastics producers and
compounders of plastics. The Company markets its products through its
strategically located domestic and international sales and service
organization.
COMPANY STRATEGY
The Company's business objectives are to increase market share of a
relatively constant sized market by broadening its product range, to continue
strengthening its market position, particularly in Asia, and to solidify its
position as a low cost producer by manufacturing proprietary components in its
U.K. plant and assembling machines in its U.S. and U.K. facilities. The
Company continues to pursue manufacturing cost reductions by continually
reevaluating its current operating practices and by purchasing, rather than
manufacturing, a significant number of equipment components and maintaining
overhead and manpower levels in line with prevailing economic conditions. The
Company has taken measures in the recent past to achieve these objectives.
During 1996 the Company ceased component manufacturing operations in
its Derby, Connecticut facility and consolidated all component manufacturing
activities in its Rochdale, England facility. The Company's U.K. facility was
selected for this cost-effective consolidation into one facility due to its
greater overall efficiency. Assembly operations continue to be performed in
both the U.S. and U.K.
During 1996 the Company also reorganized its domestic business along
the lines of the two major industries served by the Company's products, rubber
and plastic. Management considers this realignment of resources to have
enabled the Company to better concentrate its efforts on each industry. The
enhanced focus on customer needs in each industry allows the Company's
marketing personnel to specialize in the applications of the Company's machines
needed for each industry and to better service the needs of the Company's
customers.
Further, early in 1997, management announced it will consolidate its
domestic assembly, repair and spare parts operations, currently in two
facilities in Connecticut, into one during 1997. This decision was made to
reduce annual operating costs and to enhance operating efficiency after the
consolidation is completed. The Company has also decided to expand its repair
facility in Deer Park, Texas.
The Company introduced its line of FTX twin-screw extruders in 1994
broadening its range of products designed to service the plastics compounding
industry. The Company also introduced its twin screw extruder sheeter (TSS) to
service the rubber industry in 1994. The TSS line of twin screw extruder
sheeters enables the Company to replace mills in the rubber sheet making
process and complements its line of equipment for mill rooms. The Company may
also engage in discussions with other companies regarding strategic
relationships and acquisition opportunities.
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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
The Company's products are used primarily by manufacturers of rubber
and plastic materials and products. The rubber and plastics processing
industries are global in nature and intensely competitive. Both industries are
cyclical in nature, with capital equipment purchases characterized by long lead
times between orders and shipments.
The major users of the Company's machinery in the rubber industry are
tire manufacturers and manufacturers of rubber goods such as sheet products,
molded products, footwear and wire and cable. There are approximately 50 tire
manufacturers in the world, six of which account for a majority of total
worldwide tire production. Demand in the tire and rubber industry is
influenced by, among other things, general economic conditions and growth in
sales of automobiles and trucks as well as overall truck tonnage and mileage
driven.
The Company serves two primary groups of customers in the plastics
industry: commodity plastics producers (typically large petrochemical
companies) and value-added compounders of plastics. The commodity plastics
produced by machinery manufactured by the Company are primarily polyethylene,
polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride and polystyrene. A large portion of the
market is controlled by a few major producers who license their technologies to
other producers worldwide. These licensees are potential customers for the
Company's products and services. Industry performance is related to, among
other things, consumer spending and general economic conditions. The plastics
compounding market consists of those companies that mix large volumes of
plastics in a relatively small number of formulations, companies which perform
specialty mixing for end users, and end users that mix largely for their
internal use.
Many manufacturers in the industries and markets served by the
Company's products and services have been adversely impacted by recessionary
conditions in Western Europe and political and economic unrest in Eastern
Europe and the Middle East. Though extremely competitive, the Asia-Pacific
region continues to present above average growth opportunities. Business
potential in the largest market in the region, the People's Republic of China,
has been severely restricted by internal economic controls.
New capital expenditures in the Company's markets depend, in large
part, on an increase in market demand creating the need for additional
capacity.
Products and Services
The Company's products are used to mix and process materials produced
by the Company's rubber and plastics producing customers. The Company's
principal capital equipment product lines are batch and continuous mixers,
single and twin-screw extruders, pelletizers, gear pumps, calenders and mills.
The Company also provides process engineering, pre-installation and post-
installation services for its equipment. The Company's customer service
division repairs, refurbishes and provides upgrade services and spare parts for
the Company's installed base of machines worldwide.
The following table illustrates the percentage breakdown of the Company's sales
between new machines/related services and aftermarket business (spare parts,
repairs and rebuild) in the last three fiscal years:
Year Year Year
ended ended ended
12/31/96 12/31/95 12/31/94
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New Machines/Related Services......... 53.3% 56.5% 55.3%
Aftermarket........................... 46.7 43.5 44.7
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Total................................. 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
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The Company does not publish a standard price list. The Company
prepares a cost estimate for a specified product, based upon a customer's
specifications, and quotes a price to the customer. Prices for the Company's
new equipment products range from approximately $50,000 to more than $3
million.
CUSTOMERS AND MARKETING
The Company's principal customers are domestic and foreign
manufacturers of rubber and plastic materials. The Company's customers often
purchase equipment in significant quantities for new plants, plant expansion or
plant modernization. Purchases by any single customer typically vary
significantly from year to year according to each customer's capital equipment
needs. As a result, the composition of the Company's customers may vary from
one year to the next. Sales, operating results and export sales by geographic
area for fiscal 1996, 1995 and 1994 are reported in Note 13 to the Consolidated
Financial Statements.
The Company's products are sold primarily by its direct sales and
support staff. The Company's sales organization is headquartered in Ansonia,
Connecticut; Rochdale, England and Singapore. The Company has additional sales
and service offices strategically located in the United States, Europe and
Taiwan. In certain geographic areas outside the United States, sales are
facilitated by independent representatives who are assisted and supported by
employees of the Company.
PROCESS LABORATORY SERVICES
The Company maintains its primary process laboratory in Ansonia,
Connecticut and a second laboratory in Rochdale, England. The Company uses its
laboratories to demonstrate recent developments in processing equipment and to
provide customers with production-size equipment in order to experiment with
new processing techniques and formulations. The Company considers its process
laboratories to be vital contributors to its continuing technology development
and customer service effort and, as a result, routinely modernizes its process
laboratories and related equipment. The Company has experienced an increased
trend to test its plastic processing machinery, such as the CP-SERIES
II<trademark>, twin screw and large pelletizing systems, as more new materials
are developed by the Company's customers which require testing to determine
processing procedures and machine design parameters.
Recently the Company entered into an arrangement with an organization
in Taiwan to demonstrate the Company's technology. This contractual
arrangement provides the Company with laboratory capabilities in Asia for the
first time. The Company will provide its personnel, as needed, to run
demonstrations of its technology.
COMPETITION
The Company's products are sold in highly competitive worldwide
markets. A number of companies compete directly with the Company in both the
rubber and plastics processing markets. Numerous competitors of varying sizes
compete with the Company in one or more of its product lines. A number of the
Company's competitors are divisions or subsidiaries of larger companies with
financial and other resources greater than those of the Company. The Company
has historically faced, and will continue to face, considerable competitive
pressures, particularly price competition. The Company believes that the
principal competitive factors affecting its business are price, performance,
technology, breadth of product line, product availability, reputation and
customer service.
The Company also faces strong competition in the markets for its spare
parts and repair, refurbishment and equipment upgrade services from regional
service firms that take advantage of low barriers to entry and geographic
proximity to certain of the Company's customers in order to compete on the
basis of price and service. The Company believes that it generally has a
competitive advantage in these markets due to the superior quality of its
products and services.
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BACKLOG
The Company's backlog of orders considered firm by management at
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 was approximately $50 million, $30 million and
$39 million, respectively. Substantially all of the orders included in the
December 31, 1996 backlog have contractual ship dates in fiscal 1997. Firm
backlog at March 20, 1997 and 1996 was $ 56 million and $32 million,
respectively.
MANUFACTURING
During 1996, the Company ceased component manufacturing operations in
its Derby, Connecticut facility and consolidated such activities in the
Company's manufacturing facility in Rochdale, England. This facility provides
the Company with fully-integrated manufacturing processes including a complete
range of machining and fabrication equipment used to produce proprietary
components. Final assembly, product testing and quality control activities
continue to be performed by Company personnel in both the U.S. and U.K.. The
Company also owns repair and rebuild facilities in Ansonia, Connecticut, Deer
Park, Texas, and Rochdale, England and contracts for such services in Australia
and Singapore.
Early in 1997 the Company announced it will consolidate its domestic
assembly, repair and spare parts operations, currently performed in its Derby
and Ansonia, Connecticut facilities into available space in its Ansonia
facility during 1997. The intention of this decision is to reduce annual
operating costs and enhance operating efficiencies after the consolidation is
completed. The consolidation is expected to be completed during 1997.
Management considers these diverse facilities to give the Company the
flexibility needed to service its customers.
COMPONENTS AND RAW MATERIALS
The Company purchases most of the components used in manufacturing its
machines from reliable domestic and international suppliers. The basic raw
materials used by the Company are steel plates, bars, castings and hard-
surfacing alloys. Principal components and raw materials are available from a
number of sources. The Company is not dependent on any supplier that cannot be
replaced in the normal course of business.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING
The Company's research and development and engineering staffs are located in
Ansonia, Connecticut and Rochdale, England. Their major activities are:
application engineering for specific customer orders; standardization of
existing machinery as part of the Company's ongoing cost reduction measures;
and development of new products and product features. The acceptance of the
Company's new twin screw sheeter by the tire industry is an example of the
collaborative success of the research and development and product engineering
staffs working together to produce a new product. A summary of research and
development and engineering expenditures incurred during the last three fiscal
years is set forth on the following page:
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Year Year Year
ended ended ended
12/31/96 12/31/95 12/31/94
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(Dollars in thousands)
Research and development expense
pertaining to new products or
significant improvements to
existing products $1,993 $2,101 $2,356
All other product development and
engineering expenditures related
to ongoing refinements, improvements
of existing products, and custom
engineering 3,329 3,444 3,322
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Total $5,322 $5,545 $5,678
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Percent of net sales 7.0% 6.9% 7.5%
PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
The Company possesses rights under a number of domestic and foreign
patents and trademarks relating to its products and business. The Company
holds approximately 200 patents which cover technology utilized in its products
and currently has 37 patent applications pending. The Company's patents have
expiration dates ranging from 1997 through 2015. Although the Company believes
that its patents provide some competitive advantage, the Company also depends
upon trade secrets, unpatented proprietary know-how and continuing
technological innovation to develop and maintain its competitive advantage.
The Company considers the following trademarks to be material to its
business: FARREL<reg-trade-mark>; BANBURY<reg-trade-mark>; ST<trademark>;
MVX<trademark>; CP-SERIES II<trademark>, FTX<trademark>, and TSS<trademark>.
ENVIRONMENTAL
The Company's operations are subject to normal environmental protection
regulations. Compliance with federal, state and local provisions which have
been enacted or adopted regulating the discharge of materials into the
environment, or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, is not
expected to have a material effect upon the capital expenditures, earnings or
the competitive position of the Company. However, environmental requirements
are constantly changing, and it is difficult to predict the effect of future
requirements on the Company.
As described more fully in Part I, Item 3, Legal Proceedings, the
Company and The Black & Decker Corporation entered into a Settlement Agreement
pursuant to which Black & Decker agreed to assume full responsibility for the
investigation and remediation of any pre-May, 1986 environmental contamination
at the Company's Ansonia and Derby facilities as required by the Connecticut
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). A preliminary environmental
assessment of the Company's properties in Ansonia and Derby, Connecticut has
been conducted by The Black & Decker Corporation. Although this assessment is
still being evaluated by the DEP, on the basis of the preliminary data now
available there is no reason to believe that any activities which might be
required as a result of the findings of the assessment will have a material
effect upon the capital expenditures, earnings or the competitive position of
the Company.
EMPLOYEES
As of December 31, 1996, the Company had 397 full-time employees,
compared to 466 at December 31, 1995. The Company has collective bargaining
agreements in the U.S. and the U.K. which cover approximately 138 employees.
The U.S. agreement was renegotiated during fiscal 1994 and expires in June
1997. The U.K. agreement expires in December 1997.
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ITEM 2 - PROPERTIES
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the
Company's principal facilities, all of which are owned by the Company:
LOCATION PRINCIPAL USE APPROX. SQ. FT.
Ansonia, Connecticut Office, research, laboratory, 520,000
repair, rebuild, assembly and
storage
Deer Park, Texas Repair and rebuild 22,000
Rochdale, England Office, research, laboratory, 210,000
manufacturing, repair and rebuild,
and storage
Derby, Connecticut Available for sale/lease 225,000
During 1996 the Company ceased component manufacturing operations in
its Derby, Connecticut facility and consolidated such activities in its
Rochdale, England facility. Early in 1997 the Company announced it will
relocate its domestic assembly and storage operations from its Derby,
Connecticut facility to available space in its Ansonia, Connecticut facility.
The objective of this decision is to minimize operating costs and to enhance
efficiency. Efforts to vacate the facility and consolidate operations have
begun which are expected to be completed during 1997. The Company's Derby,
Connecticut facility will be available for sale or lease. Final assembly,
product testing and quality control activities will continue to be performed by
Company personnel at both the Ansonia and Rochdale England facilities.
The Company believes that the facilities used in its operations are in
satisfactory condition and adequate for its present and anticipated future
operations. In addition to the facilities listed above, the Company leases
space in various domestic and international locations, primarily for use as
sales offices.
ITEM 3 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Litigation instituted by the Company against USM Corporation ("USM"),
Emhart Corporation, and certain of their affiliates, alleging fraud and
misrepresentation as to the environmental conditions at the Ansonia and Derby
facilities at the time of the Company's acquisition of the business from USM in
May 1986, was settled by a Settlement Agreement, dated February 17, 1995 (the
"Settlement Agreement") between the Company and The Black & Decker Corporation,
a Fortune 150 company, which acquired USM in 1989. Under the Settlement
Agreement, Black & Decker has assumed full responsibility for all investigation
and any remediation of pre-May, 1986 contamination at the Company's Ansonia and
Derby facilities in accordance with a Consent Decree entered into between Black
& Decker and the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. In
accordance with the Settlement Agreement, a Withdrawal and Joint Stipulation of
and Motion for Dismissal was filed with the Court. The Court which originally
heard this matter has continuing jurisdiction over it, but no issues are now
pending with the court.
As of the date hereof, the Company is not aware of any contamination,
other than any pre-May, 1986 contamination, at any of its facilities which
would require material remediation costs.
The Company is a defendant in certain lawsuits arising in the ordinary
course of business, primarily related to product liability claims involving
machinery manufactured by the Company. While the outcome of lawsuits or other
proceedings against the Company cannot be predicted with any certainty, the
Company does not expect that these matters will have a material adverse effect
on the Company's financial position or results of operations.
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ITEM 4 - SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
PART II
ITEM 5 - MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
(a) Price Range of Common Stock and Dividends
The Company's Common Stock is traded over the counter and quoted on the
NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol "FARL". The following chart
sets forth the high and low prices for the Common Stock and dividends paid for
the last two fiscal years:
FISCAL 1996 HIGH LOW DIVIDEND
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First Quarter $4.38 $2.88 $0.06
Second Quarter $4.50 $3.00 --
Third Quarter $4.38 $2.75 --
Fourth Quarter $3.63 $2.38 --
FISCAL 1995
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First Quarter $5.75 $4.38 $0.20
Second Quarter $7.00 $4.50 --
Third Quarter $6.25 $4.25 --
Fourth Quarter $4.75 $2.38 --
(B) As of March 20, 1997 the approximate number of record holders of the
Company's stock was 550.
(C) DIVIDENDS
The Company intends to pay a quarterly cash dividend on the Common
Stock, subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors after consideration
of the Company's operating results, financial condition, cash requirements,
general business conditions, compliance with covenants in the credit facility
and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant.
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ITEM 6 - SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
EIGHT
YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR MONTHS YEAR
ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED
12/31/96 12/31/95 12/31/94 12/31/93 12/31/92 4/30/92
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA: (In THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
Net Sales $75,836 $80,067 $75,501 $75,750 $45,734 $95,452
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Gross margin $18,123 $19,760 $20,008 $20,189 $ 9,932 $27,648
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As a percent of net sales 23.9% 24.7% 26.5% 26.7% 21.7% 29.0%
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Operating income/(loss) (1) $ 654 $ 1,591 $ 2,601 $ 1,853 ($5,870) $ 7,260
Other (expense)/income, net (3) (174) (135) 1,436 (136) 5,247 47
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Income/(loss) before income taxes 480 1,456 4,037 1,717 (623) 7,307
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes 154 554 1,531 508 (93) 2,757
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Income/(loss) before effect of a
change in accounting 326 902 2,506 1,209 (530) 4,550
Effect of a change in accounting(2) --- --- --- --- (1,388) ---
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Net income/(loss) $ 326 $ 902 $ 2,506 $ 1,209 ($1,918) $4,550
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Net income/(loss) per share:
Income/(loss) before effect of a
change in accounting $0.05 $0.15 $0.41 $0.20 ($0.09) $0.81
Effect of a change in accounting (2) --- --- --- --- ($0.22) ---
Net income/(loss) $0.05 $0.15 $0.41 $0.20 ($0.31) $0.81
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Dividends per share of Common Stock $0.06 $0.20 $0.04 $0.16 $0.08 $0.04
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Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (000's) 5,972 6,030 6,097 6,139 6,142 5,600
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Balance Sheet Data:
Current Assets $40,187 $41,991 $37,697 $40,675 $39,572 $49,866
Current Liabilities $19,841 $22,878 $16,613 $20,179 $19,772 $27,041
Working Capital Ratio 2.0 1.8 2.3 2.0 2.0 1.8
Total assets $50,731 $53,412 $47,979 $50,227 $49,543 $59,114
Long-term debt $214 $388 $587 $740 $757 $889
Stockholders' equity $28,553 $27,814 $28,726 $26,362 $26,609 $30,297
Other Data:
Backlog $50,225 $29,745 $39,123 $32,960 $31,990 $32,631
(1) Operating loss for the Transition Period ended December 31, 1992 includes
a restructuring charge of $1 million.
(2) Refers to the adoption of Employers Accounting for Postretirement Benefits
Other Than Pensions (FAS 106).
(3) Other income in 1994 includes $1.3 million as a result of a curtailment
of postretirement benefits accounted for under FAS 88.
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ITEM 7 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FISCAL 1996 COMPARED TO FISCAL 1995:
Net sales were $75.8 million in fiscal 1996 compared to $80.1
million in fiscal 1995. Management believes the Company operates in markets
which are extremely competitive, and to some extent, affected by continuing
after-effects of recessions in the capital goods markets in Western Europe, as
well as ongoing political and economic uncertainty in Eastern Europe and the
Middle East. Far Eastern markets remain particularly competitive and difficult
to penetrate. Many rubber and plastic manufacturers also continue to operate
at less than full capacity. The timing of receipt of customer orders will also
impact the relative level of shipments in any financial reporting period.
Management is encouraged by the recent improvement in the level of order intake
and backlog, as discussed later. It does, however, anticipate that the markets
served by the Company's products will remain extremely competitive and that
those markets characterized by economic and political uncertainty will likely
continue to be affected by such conditions.
Gross margin was $18.1 million in 1996 compared to the $19.8 million
generated in 1995. The percentage also declined in 1996 to 23.9 percent from
24.7 percent in 1995. The year to year comparison is attributed to the mix of
products sold, which can differ significantly from one period to the next, and
to continued stiff competition. In addition, management has elected to pursue
certain machinery rebuild markets more aggressively to increase market share,
and has accepted lower margins in the near term to do so. The market
conditions discussed above continue to exert significant pressure on the level
of margin percentage achieved, a trend which is expected to continue in the
foreseeable future.
In an effort to compensate for the significant pressure on margins,
management has taken several measures to aggressively control costs in recent
years including the consolidation of component manufacturing into the Company's
U.K. plant during 1996. The Company's U.K. plant was selected for this cost-
effective consolidation into a single facility due to its more modern equipment
and its greater supply of readily available skilled labor. Assembly operations
continue to be performed in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The
Company has also reduced its worldwide workforce by roughly one third since
becoming a public company in 1992.
In addition, early in 1997 the Company announced it will consolidate
its domestic assembly, repair and spare parts operations, currently in two
facilities in Connecticut, to available space in one facility during 1997. The
objective of the consolidation is to reduce operating costs and enhance
efficiencies. The cost of this project is expected to be between $1.0 million
and $1.5 million, which includes expenditures to be capitalized and expensed as
incurred. Company employees will be utilized in this project to the fullest
extent possible to minimize the cost of the consolidation. Work is planned to
be performed during periods which minimizes interference with production.
Whether cost savings actually result from this consolidation, and the size of
such savings, cannot be predicted with any certainty.
This consolidation will make the Company's Derby facility available for
sale or lease. Whether this facility can be sold or leased, when it might be
sold or leased, and the proceeds which might be realized cannot be predicted
with any certainty. The Company has transferred the remaining book value of
this facility and any remaining assets no longer anticipated to be used from
Property, Plant, and Equipment to Other Assets at the end of 1996. No loss on
the disposal of the assets is anticipated at this time, and, as a result, no
provision for loss has been made. It is possible that proceeds actually
received from the disposal of these assets may be less than the remaining book
value in the near term, at which point in time a loss will be recorded. The
recoverability of these assets will be evaluated periodically as required by
FAS 121, "Accounting For the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long Lived
Assets to be Disposed Of."
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Total operating expenses were reduced approximately $.7 million to $17.5
million in 1996 compared to $18.2 million in 1995. Savings were generated in
all three categories of operating costs largely due to the elimination of
selected executive and staff positions worldwide. The reduction in selling
expenses also reflects the consolidation of the Company's marketing offices in
Continental Europe to England. Administrative costs in 1996 included $.8
million of third party costs which were deferred in prior years in connection
with efforts, ultimately unsuccessful, to identify, negotiate, and contract
with several acquisition candidates, primarily outside the United States. This
non-recurring write-off of previously deferred costs has largely offset the
other savings previously discussed. No further costs were deferred during
1996.
The 1996 income tax rate, as a percentage of pre-tax income, was 32.1%
compared to 38.0% in 1995. The relatively low 1996 rate is attributed to the
combination of the pre-tax loss in the United States and taxable income in the
United Kingdom. The Company provides for income taxes in the jurisdictions in
which it pays income taxes at the statutory rates in effect in each
jurisdiction adjusted for differences in providing for income taxes between
financial reporting and income tax purposes.
MATERIAL CONTINGENCIES
As described more fully in Part 1, Item 3, the Company and Black & Decker
entered into a Settlement Agreement pursuant to which Black & Decker agreed to
assume full responsibility for the investigation and remediation of any pre-
May, 1986 environmental contamination at the Company's Ansonia and Derby
facilities as required by the Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP). As part of the settlement, the Company transferred by quit
claim deed a vacant surfaced parking lot to the City of Ansonia. As required
by the Settlement Agreement, a preliminary environmental assessment of the
Company's properties in Ansonia and Derby, Connecticut has been conducted by
Black & Decker. On the basis of the preliminary data now available there is no
reason to believe that any remediation activities which might be required as a
result of the findings of the assessment will have a material effect upon the
capital expenditures, earnings or the competitive position of the Company.
This forward looking statement could, however, be influenced by the results of
any further investigation which the DEP might require, by DEP's conclusions and
requirements based upon its review of complete information when such is
available, unanticipated discoveries, the possibility that new or different
environmental laws might be adopted and the possibility that further regulatory
review or litigation might become necessary or appropriate.
FISCAL 1995 COMPARED TO FISCAL 1994:
Net sales were $80.1 million in 1995 compared to $75.5 million in 1994,
an increase of $4.6 million. Management believed this moderate increase in net
sales, while positive, reflected the impact of extremely competitive conditions
in the markets served by the Company's products, by many of the Company's
competitors. It further believed that the Company operated in markets
influenced, at least to some extent, by after-effects of recessions in the
United States and Western Europe, as well as ongoing political and economic
instability in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Far Eastern markets were
extremely competitive and difficult to penetrate. Business potential in the
largest Far Eastern market, the People's Republic of China, had been severely
restricted by internal economic controls.
Gross margin of $19.8 million in 1995 was approximately the same as the
$20.0 million in 1994. The margin percentage, however, declined in 1995 to
24.7 percent compared to 26.5 percent in 1994. The decline in percentage was
partially attributed to the mix of products sold during each period and to
intense competition and to continuing recessionary pressures, as previously
mentioned. The 1994 margin also included a benefit of approximately $.5
million from settling a dispute with a third party.
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Operating expenses, in total, increased approximately $.8 million to
$18.2 million in 1995 compared to 1994. This increase was largely attributed
to increased sales and marketing efforts by the Company around the world. The
Company had capitalized approximately $.8 million and $.3 million of third
party costs as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively. These costs were
incurred to identify, negotiate and contract with several acquisition
candidates, primarily outside the United States. It is possible that efforts
related to individual acquisition candidates may prove unsuccessful in the near
term, at which point in time the capitalized costs would be charged to current
operations.
Other income, net of other expense, of $1.4 million in 1994 primarily
reflected the elimination of postretirement medical benefits for future
retirees under the renegotiated contract with domestic union employees. This
eliminated approximately $1.3 million of the obligation previously recorded by
the Company in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
106 (FAS 106) "Employers Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than
Pensions." The were no individually significant items included in other income
or expense in 1995.
The 1995 income tax rate as a percentage of pre-tax income was 38.0 %
compared to 37.9% in 1994.
ORDERS AND BACKLOG
Orders received by the Company during 1996 increased approximately $25
million, or roughly 35%, to approximately $96 million compared to $71 million
in fiscal 1995 and $82 million in fiscal 1994. The 1996 increase in orders
compared to 1995 is distributed across product lines and geographically around
the world with the largest regional increase occurring in the Far East, despite
the competitive challenges of penetrating that area of the world.
In the case of major equipment orders, up to twelve months are required
to complete the manufacturing process. Accordingly, revenues reported in the
statement of operations may represent orders received in the current or
previous quarters during which economic conditions had been severely depressed
in various geographic markets of the world. Further, the cyclical nature of
industry demand and, therefore, the timing of order intake may effect the
Company's quarterly results in the current and future fiscal quarters. The
Company's ability to maintain and increase net sales depends upon a
strengthening and stability in the Company's traditional markets. There can be
no assurance that the level of orders experienced in 1996 will continue, or
that improvements in the Company's traditional markets will lead to increased
orders for the Company's products.
The level of backlog considered firm by management at December 31, 1996
is $50 million and is largely attributed to the increase in orders in 1996
compared to 1995. Backlog at December 31, 1995 was $30 million. The
contractual ship dates for substantially all of the December 31, 1996 backlog
are in 1997. The backlog at March 20, 1997 and 1996 was $ 56 million and $32
million, respectively.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES; CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Working capital and the working capital ratio at December 31, 1996 were
$20.3 million and 2.0 to 1, respectively, compared to $19.1 million and 1.8 to
1 at December 31, 1995, respectively. The Company paid a dividend of $0.06 per
share in the first quarter of 1996. The Company's ability to pay dividends in
the future is limited under the credit facility described below to the
aggregate of (a) 25% of net income during the most recently completed four
fiscal quarters after deducting distributions previously made and (b) purchases
by the Company of its common stock during the same period.
Due to the nature of the Company's business, many sales are of a large
dollar amount. Consequently, accounts receivable and/or inventory may be at
high levels from time to time resulting in a temporary decline in cash provided
from operating activities. Historically, the Company has not experienced
significant problems regarding the collection of accounts receivable. The
Company has historically financed its operations with cash generated by
operations, with customer progress payments and borrowings under its bank
credit facilities.
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The Company has a worldwide multi-currency credit facility with a major
U.S. bank in an amount of $20.0 million for direct borrowings and letters of
credit and up to <pound-sterling>3.0 million for foreign exchange contracts.
Interest varies based upon prevailing market interest rates. The facility
contains limits on direct borrowings and letters of credit combined based upon
stipulated levels of accounts receivable, inventory and backlog. The facility
also contains covenants specifying minimum and maximum thresholds for operating
results and selected financial ratios. There were no direct borrowings
outstanding under this facility at December 31, 1996 or 1995. There were $8.1
million and $8.3 million in letters of credit outstanding at December 31, 1996
and 1995, respectively.
The Company's cash balances remained relatively stable during fiscal
1996. Management anticipates that its cash balances, operating cash flows and
available credit line will be adequate to fund its anticipated capital
commitments and working capital requirements for at least the next twelve
months including completion of the Company's consolidation of assembly, repair
and spare parts operations into one facility in Connecticut and the expansion
of its Houston facility. The Company made capital expenditures of
approximately $1.3 million and $2.5 million, during fiscal 1996 and 1995,
respectively. The reduction in capital expenditures in 1996 is largely
attributed to the completion of the certain improvements made to the Company's
manufacturing facilities and process laboratories which occurred in 1995.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENTS UNDER PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
Certain statements contained in the Company's public documents, including
in this report and in particular, in this "Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" may be forward looking and
may be subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties. Various factors could
cause actual results to differ materially from these statements. These factors
include, but are not limited to, the following:
pricing pressures from competitors and/or customers
continued economic and political uncertainty in certain of the Company's
markets
the Company's ability to maintain and increase gross margin levels
the Company's ability to generate positive cash
other factors which might be described from time to time in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
changes in business conditions, in general, and , in particular, in the
businesses of the Company's customers and competitors.
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ITEM 8 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
FARREL CORPORATION
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PAGE
Report of Independent Auditors......................................... 15
Financial Statements:
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 and 1995........... 16
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995,and 1994....................................... 17
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the years
ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994................................. 18
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994....................................... 19
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements............................20-33
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Report of Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Farrel Corporation
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Farrel
Corporation as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated
statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1996. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above,
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position
of Farrel Corporation at December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the consolidated
results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 1996 in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Stamford, Connecticut
February 10, 1997
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FARREL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
12/31/96 12/31/95
-------- --------
(In thousands)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 1) $ 3,832 $ 4,066
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
for doubtful accounts of $464 and $102,
respectively 19,189 23,536
Inventory (Notes 1 and 4) 14,187 12,836
Other current assets (Note 11) 2,979 1,553
-------- --------
Total current assets 40,187 41,991
Property, plant and equipment--net of
accumulated depreciation of $8,357 and
$7,136, respectively (Notes 1 and 5) 9,555 9,676
Other assets (Notes 1, 2 and 10) 989 1,745
-------- --------
Total assets $50,731 $53,412
======== ========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable $11,058 $14,303
Accrued expenses and taxes (Note 6) 2,344 2,822
Advances from customers (Note 1) 4,865 3,936
Accrued installation and warranty costs
(Note 1) 1,360 1,623
Short -term debt (Note 7) 214 194
-------- --------
Total current liabilities 19,841 22,878
Long-term debt (Note 7) 214 388
Postretirement benefit obligation (Note 10) 1,277 1,332
Other long-term obligations (Note 10) 522 696
Deferred income taxes (Notes 1 and 11) 324 304
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8) --- ---
-------- --------
Total liabilities 22,178 25,598
Stockholders' equity (Note 9):
Preferred stock, par value $100,
1,000,000 shares authorized,
no shares issued --- ---
Common stock, par value $.01, 10,000,000
shares authorized, 6,142,106 shares issued 61 61
Paid in capital 19,295 19,295
Cumulative translation adjustment (Note 1) 232 (646)
Treasury stock, 200,261 and 151,349 shares
at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively,
at cost (987) (837)
Retained earnings 10,228 10,287
Minimum pension liability (276) (346)
-------- --------
Total stockholders' equity 28,553 27,814
-------- --------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $50,731 $53,412
======== ========
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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FARREL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
YEAR ENDED
12/31/96 12/31/95 12/31/94
-------- -------- --------
(In thousands, except per share data)
Net sales $75,836 $80,067 $75,501
Cost of sales 57,713 60,307 55,493
-------- -------- --------
Gross margin 18,123 19,760 20,008
Operating expenses:
Selling 6,792 7,940 7,012
General and administrative (Note 3) 8,684 8,128 8,039
Research and development 1,993 2,101 2,356
-------- -------- --------
Total operating expenses 17,469 18,169 17,407
Operating income 654 1,591 2,601
Interest income 203 345 199
Interest expense (145) (86) (171)
Other (expense)/income, net (Note 12) (232) (394) 1,408
-------- -------- --------
Income before income taxes 480 1,456 4,037
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes
(Notes 1 and 11):
Current (7) 654 1,212
Deferred 161 (100) 319
-------- -------- --------
Total 154 554 1,531
-------- -------- --------
Net income $326 $902 $2,506
======== ======== ========
Per share data:
Net income $0.05 $0.15 $0.41
======== ======== ========
Average shares outstanding (000's) 5,972 6,030 6,097
======== ======== ========
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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FARREL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
COMMON PAID CUMULATIVE MINIMUM TOTAL
STOCK IN TREASURY TRANSLATION RETAINED PENSION STOCKHOLDERS'
SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL STOCK ADJUSTMENT EARNINGS LIABILITY EQUITY
------ ------ ------- -------- ----------- -------- --------- ------------
(In thousands, except shares)
Balance, December 31, 1993 6,142,106 $ 61 $19,295 ($338) ($997) $8,341 --- $26,362
--------- ------ ------ ------- ------ ------ ------ -------
Foreign currency translation --- --- --- --- 400 --- --- 400
Net income --- --- --- --- --- 2,506 --- 2,506
Treasury stock transactions --- --- --- (159) --- (9) --- (168)
Cash dividend declared
at $.04 per common share --- --- --- --- --- (244) --- (244)
Minimum pension liability --- --- --- --- --- --- ($130) (130)
--------- ------ ------ ------- ------ ------ ------ -------
Balance, December 31, 1994 6,142,106 61 19,295 (497) (597) 10,594 (130) 28,726
--------- ------ ------ ------- ------ ------ ------ -------
Foreign currency translation --- --- --- --- (49) --- --- (49)
Net income --- --- --- --- --- 902 --- 902
Treasury stock transactions --- --- --- (340) --- --- --- (340)
Cash dividend declared
at $.20 per common share --- --- --- --- --- (1,209) --- (1,209)
Minimum pension liability --- --- --- --- --- --- (216) (216)
--------- ------ ------ ------- ------ ------ ------ -------
Balance, December 31, 1995 6,142,106 61 19,295 (837) (646) 10,287 (346) 27,814
--------- ------ ------ ------- ------ ------ ------ -------
Foreign currency translation --- --- --- --- 878 --- --- 878
Net income --- --- --- --- --- 326 --- 326
Treasury stock transactions --- --- --- (150) --- (25) --- (175)
Cash dividend declared
at $.06 per common share --- --- --- --- --- (360) --- (360)
Minimum pension liability --- --- --- --- --- --- 70 70
--------- ------ ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ -------
Balance, December 31, 1996 6,142,106 $61 $19,295 ($987) $232 $10,228 ($276) $28,553
========= ====== ====== ======= ====== ======= ====== =======
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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FARREL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEAR YEAR YEAR
ENDED ENDED ENDED
12/31/96 12/31/95 12/31/94
-------- -------- --------
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 326 $ 902 $2,506
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash used in/provided by operating activities:
Loss on disposal of fixed assets --- 100 279
Depreciation and amortization 1,699 1,609 1,059
Decrease / (increase) in accounts receivable 5,104 (3,860) (4,142)
(Increase) / decrease in inventory (915) (5,759) 5,526
(Decrease) / increase in accounts payable (3,732) 7,030 (3,700)
Increase / (decrease) in advances from customers 795 777 (1,343)
(Decrease) / increase in accrued expenses and taxes (1,767) (139) 199
(Decrease) in accrued installation and warranty costs (344) (281) (351)
(Decrease) in long-term employee benefit
obligations (171) (38) (1,235)
Other 787 (424) 715
------- ------- -------
Total adjustments 1,456 (985) (2,993)
------- ------- -------
Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities 1,782 (83) (487)
------- ------- -------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from disposal of fixed assets 15 50 ---
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (1,321) (2,490) (1,981)
Purchase of technology license agreement --- (22) ---
------- ------- -------
Net cash (used in) investing activities (1,306) (2,462) (1,981)
Cash flows from financing activities:
(Repayment) / proceeds from short term borrowings --- (1,057) 1,051
(Repayment) of long term borrowings (200) (197) ---
Used for repurchase of common stock (175) (340) (168)
Used for dividends paid (360) (1,209) (244)
------- ------- -------
Net cash (used in) / provided by financing activities (735) (2,803) 639
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash 25 30 3
------- ------- -------
Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (234) (5,318) (1,826)
Cash and cash equivalents--
Beginning of period 4,066 9,384 11,210
------- ------- -------
End of period $3,832 $4,066 $9,384
======= ======= =======
Income taxes paid $756 $1,175 $249
======= ======= =======
Interest paid $55 $93 $128
======= ======= =======
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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FARREL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 - Principles of Consolidation and Significant Accounting Policies
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts
of Farrel Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany
balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The Company designs, manufactures, sells and services machinery to
customer specifications for the rubber and plastics industry. The Company's
principal products are batch and continuous mixers, extruders, pelletizers,
calenders and mills. The Company also provides process engineering services,
process design and related services for rubber and plastics processing
installations in conjunction with its sales of capital equipment. The
Company's new machinery and related services generally represents slightly more
than half of its revenues. The Company's aftermarket business consists of
contractual repair, refurbishment and equipment upgrade services, spare parts
sales and field services.
The company's principal customers are domestic and foreign
manufacturers of rubber and plastics. Foreign customers are primarily located
throughout Eastern and Western Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Due to the nature of the Company's products, which can individually
cost up to $3.0 million, the relative importance of any product line can change
significantly from year to year. However, the more significant products are
the Company's batch and continuous mixers.
(a) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, amounts due from banks,
and any other highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three
months or less. The carrying amount approximates fair value because of the
short maturity of those instruments.
(b) OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:
The carrying amount of the Company's trade receivable and payables
approximates fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.
(c) INVENTORY:
Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market. Inventory is
accounted for on the last-in, first-out (LIFO) basis in the U.S. and on an
average cost basis in the U.K.
(d) PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:
Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost. Improvements are
capitalized and expenditures for normal maintenance and repairs are charged to
expense. Depreciation is computed on a straight line basis based on the
estimated useful lives of the related assets which range from 5 to 40 years.
Assets no longer anticipated to be used are segregated from Property, Plant and
Equipment and included in Other Assets. See Note 2 to these financial
statements.
(e) TECHNOLOGY LICENSE AGREEMENT:
Other assets includes a technology license agreement which represents
the cost of licensed and purchased technology, know how, and trade secrets
including technology which is patented or for which a patent has been applied
for. Such costs are amortized over 7 years.
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(f) REVENUE RECOGNITION:
Revenue on new machine sales is recognized upon completion of the
customer contract, which generally coincides with the shipment. Revenue on
repair and refurbishment of customer owned machines is recognized when the
contractual work is completed. Spare parts revenue is recognized upon
shipment.
The Company requires advances from customers upon entering a contract
and progress payments during the manufacturing process. Generally, letters of
credit are required on contracts with export customers to minimize credit and
currency risk.
(g) PRODUCT INSTALLATION AND WARRANTY OBLIGATIONS:
Estimated costs to be incurred under product installation and warranty
obligations relating to products which have been sold are provided for at the
time of sale.
(h) INCOME TAXES:
Deferred income taxes are provided on temporary differences between the
financial statement and tax basis of the Company's assets and liabilities in
accordance with the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Provision
has not been made for U.S. income taxes or additional foreign taxes on
approximately $8.2 million of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries
because it is expected that those earnings will be reinvested indefinitely.
(i) INCOME PER SHARE:
Income per share is based on the weighted average number of common and
common equivalent shares outstanding during the year. Common equivalent shares
include stock option and purchase plan shares.
(j) FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION:
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated
into United States dollars at current exchange rates. Income and expense
accounts are translated at average rates of exchange prevailing during the
year.
Adjustments resulting from the translation are included in the
cumulative translation adjustment in stockholders' equity. Transaction gains
and losses are included in earnings. The Company experienced a foreign
currency transaction losses of $89,000 and $84,000 in fiscal 1995 and 1994,
respectively.
The Company enters into foreign exchange contracts for non-trading
purposes, exclusively to minimize its exposure to currency fluctuations on
trade receivables and payables. As a result, changes in the values of foreign
currency contracts offset changes in the values of the underlying assets and
liabilities due to changes in foreign exchange rates, effectively deferring
gains and losses on trade receivables and payables and the related hedges until
the date the transactions are settled in cash. The Company was a party to a
foreign currency exchange contract at December 31, 1996 to hedge the value of a
trade receivable in the amount of $1.1 million. The Company has also entered
into $2.1 million of forward exchange contracts of anticipated transactions
related to amounts to be received from the Company's customers for commitments
to purchase the Company's products for which the customer has yet to be
invoiced. A gain of approximately $250,000 has been deferred on these
transactions. The Company was not a party to any foreign exchange contracts at
December 31, 1995. The Company is exposed to loss in the event of
nonperformance by the Company's bank, the other party to the foreign exchange
contracts. However, the Company does not anticipate nonperformance by its
bank.
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(k) USE OF ESTIMATES:
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
accompanying notes. Actual results can differ from those estimates.
(l) Reclassifications:
Certain amounts in prior year financial statements have been
reclassified to conform with the current year presentation. These
reclassifications had no impact on previously reported results of operations.
NOTE 2 - OTHER ASSETS
12/31/96 12/31/95
-------- --------
(In thousands)
Technology license $501 $ 667
Deferred acquisition costs -- 823
Assets held for disposal 389 --
Notes receivable 38 135
Other 61 120
---- -----
Total $989 $1,745
==== =====
Deferred acquisition costs at December 1995 represented professional fees
incurred to identify, negotiate and contract with several acquisition
candidates primarily outside the United States. During 1996 it was determined
that efforts related to the acquisition candidates proved unsuccessful and, as
a result, these capitalized costs were charged to current operations which are
included in administration expense. No additional costs were deferred during
1996.
Assets held for sale represent the remaining book value of the Company's
Derby, Connecticut manufacturing facility and its remaining machinery and
equipment no longer expected to be used. Currently, the estimate of the
discounted fair value of the assets exceeds the remaining book value and,
therefore, no provision for loss has been made at this time. The estimated
fair value of the assets is based upon recent appraisal. The recoverability of
these assets will be evaluated periodically as required by FAS 121, "Accounting
For the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long Lived Assets to be
Disposed Of." It is possible that the proceeds to be received from the sale of
these assets may prove to be less than the remaining book value, at which point
in time the appropriate provision for loss will be made.
NOTE 3 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company is a party to an agreement with First Funding Corporation
(the "Financial Services Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company retains
First Funding as its exclusive investment adviser. Charles S. Jones, a
director of the Company and owner of over 5% of the Company's outstanding
Common Stock, is an executive officer of First Funding. The Financial Services
Agreement may be terminated by either party upon twelve months written notice
or by the Company in the event that Mr. Jones is no longer an officer or
employee of First Funding.
Under the Financial Services Agreement, the Company pays First Funding
an annual retainer of $450,000 for Mr. Jones' services. The Company also pays
for advisory services provided by other First Funding employees on an hourly
basis and out-of-pocket expenses. The Company also pays transaction fees in
the event of certain successful transactions. The Company paid First Funding
$687,000, $718,000 and $704,000 in fiscal 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
The fiscal 1995 amount included services regarding the successful extension of
the Company's new worldwide credit facility. The Company also reimbursed First
Funding $211,000, $285,000 and $188,000 for out-of-pocket costs during the same
three periods, respectively.
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The 1995 and 1994 amounts include $479,000 and $284,000 related to the deferred
acquisition costs referred to in Note 2 which were charged to operations in
1996.
NOTE 4 - INVENTORY
Inventory is comprised of the following:
12/31/96 12/31/95
-------- --------
(In thousands)
Stock and raw materials $5,905 $4,485
Work-in-process 8,282 8,351
------ ------
Total $14,187 $12,836
====== ======
Of the above inventories $9,440 and $8,716 at December 31, 1996 and
1995, respectively, are valued using the LIFO method. Current replacement
costs of those inventories as of these dates were greater than the LIFO
carrying amounts by approximately $588 and $547, respectively.
The reduction of inventory quantities during the year ended December
31, 1994 resulted in a liquidation of LIFO inventory quantities carried at
lower costs prevailing in that prior year as compared with the costs prevalent
in the year of sale. The effect of this reduction was to increase net earnings
by approximately $144 in that year.
NOTE 5 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment is comprised of the following:
12/31/96 12/31/95
(In thousands)
Land and buildings $3,024 $3,220
Machinery, equipment and other 14,700 13,467
Construction in progress 188 125
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17,912 16,812
Accumulated depreciation (8,357) (7,136)
------- -------
Property, plant and equipment, net $9,555 $9,676
====== ======
Estimated depreciable lives of buildings are 33-40 years. Estimated
depreciable lives of machinery, equipment and other depreciable assets are 5-10
years. The amounts indicated here exclude the assets held for resale which are
included in Other Assets. See Note 2 to these financial statements.
NOTE 6 - ACCRUED EXPENSES AND TAXES
Accrued expenses and taxes includes accrued wages and benefits of
approximately $.8 million and $1.2 million at December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively. Also included are income taxes payable of $1.0 million and
$0.8 million, at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
NOTE 7 - BANK CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS
The Company has a worldwide multi-currency credit facility with a major
U.S. bank in the amount of $20.0 million for direct borrowings and letters of
credit and up to <pound-sterling>3.0 million for foreign exchange contracts.
Interest varies based upon prevailing market interest rates (7.25% and 8.0% at
December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively). The facility contains limits on
direct borrowings and letters of credit combined based upon stipulated
percentages of accounts receivable, inventory and backlog. The facility also
contains covenants specifying minimum and maximum operating thresholds for
operating results and selected financial ratios. The agreement contains
certain restrictions on the making of investments, on borrowings and on the
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sale of assets. The Company's ability to pay dividends is limited to (a) 25%
of the Company's cumulative net income during the most recently completed four
fiscal quarters after deducting distributions previously made and (b) purchases
by the Company of its common stock during the same period. There were no
direct borrowings outstanding under this facility at December 31, 1996 and
1995. The weighted averaged interest rate incurred on short-term borrowings
was 7.68 %, 7.75% and 7.2% in fiscal 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. There
were $8.1 million and $8.3 million of letters of credit outstanding at
December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The facility expires December 31,
1999.
The Company has a loan in the amount of <pound-sterling>250,000
($428,000) and <pound-sterling>375,000 ($582,000) at December 31, 1996 and
1995, respectively, from a U.K. bank which is collateralized by the Company's
facility in Rochdale, England. The loan matures in January 1999 for which
semi-annual principal payments of approximately <pound-sterling>125,000 began
in 1995. Approximately <pound-sterling>125,000 ($214,000 and $194,000) at
December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively, is classified as payable currently
and <pound-sterling>125,000 ($214,000) and <pound-sterling>250,000 ($388,000)
is classified as long term at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The
interest rate on this loan is 10 percent per annum.
NOTE 8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
(a) COMMITMENTS:
Aggregate future lease commitments under operating leases, principally for
office space, equipment and vehicles, are as follows:
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, (IN THOUSANDS)
- ------------------------ --------------
1997 $285
1998 178
1999 74
2000 49
2001 24
Thereafter 37
----
$647
====
Rental expense for the year ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 was
$374,000, $452,000 and $396,000, respectively.
(b) CONTINGENCIES, ENVIRONMENTAL:
The Company and The Black & Decker Corporation (Black & Decker) have
entered into a Settlement Agreement regarding the environmental litigation
disclosed in previous filings. See Item 3, Legal Proceedings, to this Form
10-K for further discussion.
(c) CONTINGENCIES :
The Company is a defendant in certain lawsuits arising in the ordinary
course of business, primarily related to product liability claims involving
machinery manufactured by the Company. While the outcome of lawsuits or other
proceedings against the Company cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company
does not expect that these matters will have a material adverse effect on the
Company's financial position or results of operation.
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NOTE 9 - STOCK PLANS
The Company sponsors the 1992 Stock Option Plan and the 1992 Employees'
Stock Purchase Plan, both established in 1992.
The Stock Option Plan authorizes the granting of incentive stock
options and non-qualified stock options to purchase up to 600,000 shares of
common stock. Option awards may be granted through January 30, 1997 to
eligible employees and non-employee directors. The exercise price of the
options may not be less than fair market value as of the date of grant (or 110%
in the case of an incentive stock option granted to a 10% stockholder).
Options granted become exercisable by employees in cumulative installments over
a four year period of employment after the date of grant. The President and
non-employee directors are automatically granted each year a non-qualified
stock option to purchase shares which are exercisable one year after the date
of grant. The options are exercisable for a period of ten years from the date
of grant.
The Company has elected to continue to account for stock options under
Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 , "Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees" (APB 25) and not the fair value method as provided by FAS 123,
"Accounting and Disclosure of Stock -Based Compensation." The Company's Stock
Option Plan requires options to be granted at the market price of the Company's
common stock on the date the options are granted, and as a result, under APB 25
no compensation expense is recognized.
The following table presents a summary of the Company's stock option
activity and related information for the years ended:
1996 1995 1994
WEIGHTED- WEIGHTED- WEIGHTED-
AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE
OPTIONS EXERCISE OPTIONS EXERCISE OPTIONS EXERCISE
(000's) PRICE (000's) PRICE (000's) PRICE
----------------------------------------------------
Outstanding, beginning
of year 296 $6.96 286 $7.04 243 $7.27
Granted 375 4.38 72 5.28 52 6.00
Exercised - - - - - -
Forfeited 212 4.76 62 5.42 9 7.17
----------------------------------------------------
Outstanding, end of year 459 $5.86 296 $6.96 286 $7.04
----------------------------------------------------
Exercisable, end of year 279 $7.05 213 $7.58 158 $8.14
Weighted-average fair
value of options
granted during the
year $1.75 $2.20 --
The following table summarizes information about stock options
outstanding at December 31, 1996:
OPTIONS OUTSTANDING OPTIONS EXERCISABLE
------------------- --------------------
WEIGHTED-
AVERAGE WEIGHTED- WEIGHTED
RANGE OF REMAINING AVERAGE AVERAGE
EXERCISE NUMBER OF CONTRACTUAL EXERCISE NUMBER OF EXERCISE
PRICES OPTIONS LIFE PRICE OPTIONS PRICE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
$3.75-$ 5.50 278,000 8.2 years $4.51 97,750 $5.39
5.51- 8.50 95,000 6.5 6.32 95,000 6.32
8.51- 10.00 86,000 5.0 9.73 86,000 9.73
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
$3.75-$10.00 459,000 7.2 $5.86 278,750 $7.05
Pro forma information regarding net income and earnings per share is
required by FAS 123, and has been determined as if the Company had accounted
for its employee stock options under the fair value method of FAS 123. The
fair value for these options granted under the Stock Option Plan was estimated
at the
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date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, one of the
allowable valuation models under FAS 123, with the following assumptions for
1996 and 1995, respectively:
1996 1995
---- ----
Risk free interest rate 6.0% 6.0%
Dividend yields 2.0% 2.0%
Expected volatility factor of the expected
market price of the Company's common stock .458 .441
Weighted average expected life of each option 8 Yrs 8 Yrs
The weighted average fair value of options granted during 1996 and 1995
were $1.75 and $2.20, respectively. The Black-Scholes option valuation model
was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options which have
no vesting restriction and are fully transferable. In addition, option
valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including
the expected stock price volatility. Because the Company's employee stock
options have characteristics different than those of traded options, and
because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the
fair value estimate, in management's judgment, applying the provisions of FAS
123 does not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of
its stock options. It is also not likely that the current pro forma net income
will be representative of pro forma net income in future years.
For purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the
options is amortized to expense over the options vesting period. The Company's
pro forma information is as follows:
YEAR ENDED
----------
12/31/96 12/31/95
-------- --------
(In thousands, except per share data)
Pro Forma Net Income $258 $829
Pro Forma earnings per share $.04 $.14
The Stock Purchase Plan gives each eligible employee of the Company the right
to purchase, in each of the years 1992 through 1996, shares of common stock
equivalent in value to not more than 5% of the employee's annual compensation,
up to a maximum of $25,000 per year. Each May, employees must designate the
amount to be withheld during the next 24 month purchase period. The purchase
price is the lower of 85% of the fair market value of the common stock on the
date of offering or 85% of the fair market value on the date the applicable
purchase period ends. Not more than an aggregate of 500,000 shares of common
stock may be purchased under the stock purchase plan. Any employee who, after
the purchase, would hold 5% or more of the common stock is ineligible. In May
1996 and 1995, employees elected to purchase approximately 3,000 and 12,000
shares, respectively, of the Company's common stock through this plan. During
1996 and 1995, approximately 9,000 and 11,000 shares, respectively, were
distributed to employees under this plan. The 1996 distribution includes
approximately 5,200 shares from the Company's treasury account, for which
retained earnings was adjusted. At December 31, 1996, there were approximately
5,000 shares subscribed to under this plan.
The Company may reaquire up to $2,250,000 of its common stock under its
discretionary open market stock repurchase plan. During fiscal 1996 and 1995
the Company reacquired 54,150 and 67,300 shares of common stock, respectively,
under this plan for approximately $175,000 and $340,000, respectively, which
are included in treasury stock.
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NOTE 10 - BENEFIT PLANS
The accounting for pensions and retiree health benefits, which will be
paid out over an extended period of time in the future, requires the use of
significant estimates concerning uncertainties about employee turnover, future
pay scales, interest rates, rates of return on investments and future medical
costs. The estimates of these future employee costs are allocated in a
systematic manner to the years when service is rendered to the Company by the
employee. The annual cost is comprised of the service cost component related
to current employee service, an interest cost related to the increase in the
benefit obligations due to the passage of time (the benefit obligations are
stated at a present value which increases each year as the discount period
decreases), less the earnings achieved on assets invested in the employee
benefit plan. Differences between the estimates and actual experience are
deferred and amortized to expense over a period of time.
PENSION PLANS
The Company has retirement plans covering portions of domestic and
foreign employees. The Company funds the domestic plan in accordance with the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the foreign plans
in accordance with appropriate governmental regulations in the United Kingdom.
Pension expense is actuarially determined in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles and differs from amounts funded annually.
The Company has a domestic defined benefit pension plan for hourly
employees which provides benefits based on employees' years of service. Plan
assets are invested in short-term securities, equity securities and real
estate. The Company has two foreign defined benefit pension plans covering
substantially all employees which provide stipulated amounts at retirement
based on years of service and earnings. Plan assets are invested in
securities, real estate and cash. The following table summarizes the
components of domestic and foreign pension expense:
Year Ended
----------
12/31/96 12/31/95 12/31/94
-------- -------- --------
Domestic pension expense: (In thousands)
Service cost-benefits earned during the period $65 $82 $95
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation. 122 110 93
Actual return on plan assets.................. (31) (174) 21
Amortization of deferred items................ (52) 113 (76)
---- ---- ----
Net domestic pension expense $104 $131 $133
==== ==== ====
Foreign pension expense:
Service cost-benefits earned during the period $226 $220 $242
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation. 648 598 576
Actual return on plan assets.................. (743) (931) (616)
Amortization of deferred items................ (122) 116 (144)
---- ---- ----
Net foreign pension expense $9 $ 3 $58
==== ==== ====
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Over the long run, the Company's funding policy is designed to accumulate
sufficient assets in the benefit plans to meet obligations for retirement
benefits. Because at any point in time there will be differences between the
estimates used in establishing pension cost and funding amounts and actual
experience, there will always be an amount by which the Company is over or
under-funded. The domestic plan was under-funded by $202,000 and $470,000 at
December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively, which the Company expects to reduce
through contributions to the pension plan in the future. The primary reason
for the improvement in the underfunded position in 1996 was the Company's
contribution of the maximum allowable amount to the Plan under IRS guidelines.
The principal cause of the increase in the under-funded amount in 1995 was a
change in the interest rate used to discount the future obligations to a
present value. The discount rate fluctuates based upon general economic
conditions, but will have minimal effect on the ultimate obligations the
Company will pay. All actuarial changes at December 31, 1996 and 1995 had
little impact on the Company's operations.
The following table sets forth the funded status of the domestic and
foreign defined benefit plans and amounts recognized in the balance sheets:
Domestic Foreign
December 31, December 31,
1996 1995 1996 1995
---- ---- ---- ----
Actuarial present value of:
Vested benefit obligations $1,694 $1,767 $8,828 $7,097
====== ====== ====== ======
Accumulated benefit obligation $1,755 $1,853 $8,828 $7,097
====== ====== ====== ======
Plan assets at fair value $1,553 $1,383 $9,289 $7,913
Actuarial present value of projected
benefit obligation for service
rendered to date 1,755 1,853 9,063 7,287
Projected benefit obligation
(in excess of)/less than plan
assets (202) (470) 226 626
Unrecognized actuarial variances 461 577 223 (61)
Unamortized net transition
liability/(asset) 16 34 (372) (486)
Unamortized prior service costs 45 85 --- ---
Additional minimum liability (522) (696) --- ---
------ ------ ------ ------
Accrued pension (cost)/benefit ($202) ($470) $77 $79
====== ====== ====== ======
Plans assumptions:
Discount rate 7.25% 7.25% 8.50% 9.00%
Rate of increase in future
compensation levels N/A N/A 5.50% 6.00%
Expected long-term rate of return
on plan assets 8.00% 7.75% 9.00% 9.00%
The Company changed the expected long term rate of return on plan
assets in 1996 due to the fact the Company retained the services of a
professional investment advisor to manage the assets of the Plan. As a result,
investment returns are anticipated to improve. The Company recorded a minimum
liability of $522,000 and $696,000 at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
The Company has also recorded intangible assets of $61,000 and $119,000, the
amounts allowable under FAS 87, at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively,
which are included in Other Assets. The minimum liability in excess of the
intangible asset has been recorded as a reduction of stockholders' equity, net
of applicable income taxes.
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During 1996 the Company reduced the workforce of employees covered by
the domestic defined benefit plan, and as a result, experienced a curtailment
of the pension obligation. The Company accounted for this curtailment under
FAS 88, "Employers' Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of Defined
Benefit Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits." The impact on 1996
operations was a minor gain.
The Company has a domestic 401(k) retirement plan for salaried
employees which includes matching and discretionary non-matching contributions
by the Company. Approximately $113,000, $147,000 and $140,000 of such
contributions were expensed in fiscal 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. No
discretionary contributions were made by the Company during fiscal 1996, 1995
or 1994.
POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS
The Company generally provided health care benefits to eligible
domestic union retired employees and their dependents through age 65. The
Company is self-insured for claims prior to age 65 and pays these as incurred.
Retired employees and their dependents were entitled to select Supplemental
Medicare Coverage A and B only at age 65. The Company pays 75% of the monthly
Medicare premiums for most of these individuals. Eligibility for these retiree
health care benefits was attained upon reaching age 60 and completing 10 years
of service.
During 1994 the Company renegotiated its contract with domestic union
employees in which postemployment medical benefits were eliminated for future
retirees. Employees who retired prior to the signing of the new contract
maintain the postemployment medical benefits granted under prior contracts.
The elimination of these benefits reduced the obligation by approximately $1.3
million ($.8 million net of approximately $.5 million of deferred income taxes)
from that which was previously recorded by the Company when it adopted FAS 106,
"Employers Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions". The
Company accounted for the elimination of these benefits under the provisions of
FAS 106. The following table summarizes the Company's expense for
postemployment benefits other than pensions.
Year ended
12/31/96 12/31/95 12/31/94
-------- -------- --------
(In thousands)
Service cost- benefits earned during
the period --- --- $81
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement
benefit obligation $90 $111 197
--- ---- ---
Net periodic postretirement benefit costs $90 $111 $278
=== ==== ====
The Company's non-pension postretirement benefit plans are not funded. The
status of the plans are as follows:
12/31/96 12/31/95
-------- --------
(In thousands)
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation:
Retirees and dependents $1,219 $1,192
Fully eligible plan participants 28 143
Other active plan participants --- ---
------ -----
1,247 1,335
Unrecognized net gain (loss) from experience
differences and change in assumptions 30 (3)
------ ------
Postretirement benefit obligation $1,277 $1,332
====== ======
The assumed discount rate used in determining the accumulated
postretirement benefit obligation was 7.25% at December 31, 1996 and 1995.
The assumed health care cost trend rate used in measuring the accumulated
postretirement benefit obligation was 9.5% at December 31, 1996 and declines
.5% per year to 5.5% by the year 2004
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and remains at that level thereafter. Assumptions regarding the health care
trend rate are slightly more conservative than previously used by the Company
due to expectations that healthcare costs will increase more than previously
anticipated. The change in assumptions did not have a material impact on the
obligation or net periodic postretirement benefit cost. The accumulated
benefit obligation as of December 31, 1996 and net periodic postretirement
health care cost for fiscal 1996 would increase approximately 6% and 6%,
respectively, with an annual one percentage point increase in the assumed
health care cost rate.
NOTE 11 - PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
Pre-tax income/(loss) and income taxes for the years ended December 31,
1996, 1995 and 1994 are as follows:
Year ended
12/31/96 12/31/95 12/31/94
-------- -------- --------
The domestic and foreign components of (In thousands)
income/(loss)before income taxes are:
Domestic ($1,544) $971 $3,421
United Kingdom 2,024 485 616
------ ------ ------
$480 $1,456 $4,037
====== ====== ======
The provision/(benefit) for income taxes is:
Current:
United States ($646) $437 $967
United Kingdom 664 88 (46)
State taxes (25) 129 291
------ ------ ------
(7) 654 1,212
Deferred:
United States $ 232 $(117) $180
United Kingdom 41 53 86
State taxes (112) (36) 53
------ ------ ------
161 (100) 319
------ ------ ------
$154 $554 $1,531
====== ====== ======
Deferred tax liabilities/(assets) result from the following differences
between financial reporting and tax accounting.
12/31/96 12/31/95
-------- --------
(In thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
-------------------------
Depreciation $1,128 $976
Inventory valuation 186 220
Other 46 ---
----- -----
Total deferred tax liabilities 1,360 1,196
----- -----
Deferred tax assets:
--------------------
Non pension postretirement benefits (511) (533)
Installation and warranty cost accruals (220) (265)
Vacation reserve (154) (264)
Bad debt reserve (57) (13)
Minimum pension liability (184) (231)
State tax loss carryforwards (180) ---
Other --- (93)
----- -----
Total deferred tax assets (1,306) (1,399)
----- -----
Net deferred tax liability/(asset) $ 54 ($ 203)
===== =====
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Other current assets includes $274,000 and $487,000 of deferred tax
assets at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Other current assets
also includes prepaid income taxes of $665,000. The state tax loss
carryforwards expire in the year 2011.
A reconciliation from statutory U.S. federal income taxes to the actual
income taxes is as follows:
Year ended
12/31/96 12/31/95 12/31/94
-------- -------- --------
(In thousands)
Statutory provision $163 $495 $1,373
U.S.--U.K. rate differential 17 (5) (6)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit (90) 62 210
Permanent differences 30 39 31
Other 34 (37) (77)
---- ---- ------
Actual provision $154 $554 $1,531
==== ==== ======
NOTE 12 - OTHER INCOME/(EXPENSE), NET
There were no individually significant items of other income or expense
in either 1996 or 1995. Other income in 1994 reflects the impact of the
renegotiated contract with union employees in the United States in which
postretirement benefits for future retirees were eliminated. This resulted in
the elimination of approximately $1.3 million of the obligation previously
accrued by the Company in accordance with FAS 106.
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NOTE 13 - FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT SALES AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS
The Company operates a global business with interdependent operations
and employs a global management approach. In consideration of certain economic
factors, the distribution of customer orders and associated revenues and
expenses between the U.S. or U.K. is at the discretion of management. As such,
the chart below should not be construed as indicative of U.S. and U.K.
operating results were the Company not to operate in such a manner.
Net sales to unaffiliated customers, operating income and assets of the
U.S. and U.K. operations for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995, and 1994
are as follows:
United United
States Kingdom Consolidated
-------------------------------
(In thousands)
Year ended 12/31/96:
Sales to unaffiliated Customers $50,811 $25,025 $75,836
Operating income ($1,501) $2,155 $654
Assets $31,011 $19,720 $50,731
Year ended 12/31/95:
Sales to unaffiliated customers $58,957 $21,110 $80,067
Operating income $1,169 $422 $1,591
Assets $36,390 $17,022 $53,412
Year ended 12/31/94:
Sales to unaffiliated customers $52,039 $23,462 $75,501
Operating income $1,965 $636 $2,601
Assets $32,745 $15,234 $47,979
The breakdown of U.S. sales to foreign countries grouped by geographic
area is as follows:
Year Year Year
ended ended ended
12/31/96 12/31/95 12/31/94
-------- -------- --------
(In thousands)
Asia $5,505 $9,918 $10,036
North America, other than the U.S. 3,975 9,232 6,119
Middle East 119 3,142 149
All other 797 699 1,745
------- ------- -------
$10,396 $22,991 $18,049
======= ======= =======
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NOTE 14 - QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED):
Summarized quarterly financial data for fiscal 1996 and 1995:
(In thousands except per share data)
Quarter
------------------------------------
First Second Third Fourth
------- ------ ----- ------
Fiscal 1996
Net Sales $17,865 $13,196 $18,081 $26,694
======= ======= ======= =======
Gross Margin $4,359 $2,818 $4,141 $6,805
======= ======= ======= =======
Other Income ($48) $64 ($93) ($97)
======= ======= ====== =======
Net income/(loss) $181 ($1,170) ($25) $1,340
======= ======= ===== =======
Net income/(loss) per common share $0.03 ($0.20) $0.00 $0.22
======= ======= ===== =======
Weighted average shares
outstanding (000's) 5,985 5,973 5,963 5,837
======= ======= ===== =======
Quarter
------------------------------------
First Second Third Fourth
------- ------ ----- ------
Fiscal 1995
Net Sales $10,038 $17,113 $18,008 $34,908
======= ======= ======= =======
Gross Margin $2,268 $4,852 $4,278 $8,362
======= ======= ======= =======
Other Income $51 $94 $40 ($320)
======= ======= ======= =======
Net (loss)/income ($1,244) $10 $12 $2,124
======= ======= ======= =======
Net (loss)/income per common share ($0.21) $0.00 $0.00 $0.36
======= ======= ======= =======
Weighted average shares
outstanding (000's) 6,046 6,054 6,018 6,008
======= ======= ======= =======
NOTE 15 - SUBSEQUENT EVENT
Early in 1997 the Company announced it will consolidate its domestic
assembly, repair and spare parts operations, currently performed in two
facilities in Connecticut into available space in one facility. The cost of
this project is expected to be between $1.0 million and $1.5 million, which
includes expenditures to be capitalized and expensed as incurred. Company
employees will be utilized to the fullest extent possible to minimize the cost
of the consolidation and work will be performed during periods of the year
which minimizes interference with operations. The objective of this decision
is to reduce annual operating costs and to enhance operating efficiencies after
the consolidation is completed. Consolidation efforts have begun and are
expected to be completed during 1997.
This consolidation will make the Company's Derby facility available
for sale. The Company has transferred the remaining net book value of this
facility and any remaining assets no longer anticipated to be used,
approximately $389,000 from Property, Plant and Equipment to Other Assets as
of the end of 1996. No loss on the disposal of the assets is anticipated at
this time, and, as a result, no provision for loss has been made at this time.
See Note 2.
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ITEM 9 - CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
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PART III
ITEM 10 - DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The information called for by this item is incorporated herein by
reference to the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the year ended December 31,
1996 and delivered to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held on May 23, 1997.
ITEM 11 - EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information called for by this item is incorporated herein by
reference to the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the year ended December 31,
1996 and delivered to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held on May 23, 1997.
ITEM 12 - SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The information called for by this item is incorporated herein by
reference to the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the year ended December 31,
1996 and delivered to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held on May 23, 1997.
Item 13 - Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
The information called for by this item is incorporated herein by
reference to the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the year ended December 31,
1996 and delivered to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held on May 23, 1997. See also Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements, Note 3, appearing in Item 8 herein.
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PART IV
ITEM 14 - EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) Documents Filed as Part of Form 10-K
PAGE
1. Financial Statements
Report of Independent Auditors..................................15
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 and, 1995...16
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December
31, 1996, 1995, and 1994......................................17
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the years
ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994........................18
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994..............................19
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.. ...............20-33
2. Financial Statement Schedule
Report of Independent Auditors on Financial Statement
Schedule......................................................40
Schedule VIII - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts...............41
All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable
or the required information is shown in the financial statements
or notes thereto.
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3. Exhibits Page
EXHIBITS
Exhibit 3(a)* Articles of Incorporation N/A
Exhibit 3(b)* By-laws N/A
Exhibit 4a** Credit Agreement between Farrel Corporation and Chase
Manhattan Bank of Connecticut, N.A. and Chase Manhattan
Bank N.A. London, dated March 20, 1993. N/A
Exhibit 4a**** Extension of Credit Agreement between Farrel Corporation
Chase Manhattan Bank of Connecticut, N.A. and Chase
Manhattan Bank N.A. London, dated October 31, 1995 N/A
Exhibit 10(a)* Option Agreement between Charles S. Jones,
Interamerican Investment Group Limited Partnership,
Soli Shaio and Victor Shaio, dated August 22, 1991. N/A
Exhibit 10(b)* Employment Agreement between Rolf K. Liebergesell
and the Registrant, dated November 1, 1991 N/A
Exhibit 10(d)* Standard Corporate Financial Services contract between
First Funding Corporation and the Registrant, dated
June 17, 1986, as amended by a Letter Agreement dated
November 1, 1991. N/A
Exhibit 10(e)* 1992 Stock Option Plan for Key Employees and Non-
Employee Directors of the Company. N/A
Exhibit 10(f)* 1992 Employees' Stock Purchase Plan of the Registrant. N/A
Exhibit 10(g)* Environmental Agreement between USM Corporation and
the Registrant dated as of May 12, 1986. N/A
Exhibit 10(h)* Form of Director Indemnification Agreement. N/A
Exhibit 10 (I)*** Environmental Settlement Agreement between The
Black & Decker Corporation and the Registrant
dated February 17, 1995. N/A
Exhibit 10 (j)***** Secondment Agreement between Karl N. Svensson
and the Registrant, dated March 3, 1995 N/A
Exhibit 11 Statement re computation of per share earnings. 42
Exhibit 21* Subsidiaries N/A
Exhibit 23 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP 43
Exhibit 27 Financial Data Schedule 44
* Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement as
Form S-1 (No. 33-43539) and incorporated herein by reference.
** Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the Transition
Period ended December 31, 1992 and incorporated herein by reference.
*** Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1994.
**** Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1995.
***** Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 1996
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
No reports on Form 8-K were filed by the registrant during the year ended
December 31, 1996.
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SIGNATURES
----------
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
Farrel Corporation
/s/ Rolf K. Liebergesell
-----------------------------------
Rolf K. Liebergesell
Chief Executive Officer
President and Chairman of the Board
March 20, 1997
-----------------------------------
Date
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
/s/ Rolf K. Liebergesell
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Rolf K. Liebergesell Chief Executive Officer, President MARCH 20, 1997
and Chairman of the Board
/s/ Catherine M. Boisvert
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Catherine M. Boisvert Vice President and Controller, MARCH 20, 1997
(Chief Accounting Officer)
/s/ Charles S. Jones
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Charles S. Jones Director MARCH 20, 1997
/s/ James S. Purdy
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James S. Purdy Director MARCH 20, 1997
/s/ Howard J. Aibel
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Howard J. Aibel Director MARCH 20, 1997
/s/ Glenn Angiolillo
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Glenn Angiolillo Director MARCH 20, 1997
/s/ Alberto Shaio
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Alberto Shaio Director MARCH 20, 1997
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Report of Independent Auditors on Consolidated
Financial Statement Schedule
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Farrel Corporation
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Farrel
Corporation as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, and have issued
our report thereon dated February 10, 1997, included elsewhere in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our audits also included the
financial statement schedule for the years ended December 31, 1996,
1995 and 1994 listed in Item 14(a) of this Form 10-K. This schedule
is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion based on our audits.
In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above,
when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken
as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information
set forth therein.
Ernst & Young LLP
Stamford, Connecticut
February 10, 1997
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SCHEDULE II
FARREL CORPORATION
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
COLUMN A COLUMN B COLUMN C COLUMN D COLUMN E
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CHARGED
BALANCE AT CHARGED TO (CREDITED)
BEGINNING COSTS AND TO OTHER BALANCE AT
NAME OF DEBTOR OF PERIOD EXPENSES ACCOUNTS(1) DEDUCTIONS(2) END OF PERIOD
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YEAR ENDED 12/31/94
Allowance for doubtful
receivables 531 87 18 (137) 499
Reserve for excess and
obsolete inventory items 1,658 562 58 (147) 2,131
Accrued installation and
warranty costs 2,232 2,453 35 (2,805) 1,915
YEAR ENDED 12/31/95
Allowance for doubtful
receivables 499 (323) 0 (74) 102
Reserve for excess and
obsolete inventory items 2,131 598 (1) (1,686) 1,042
Accrued installation and
warranty costs 1,915 864 (10) (1,145) 1,624
YEAR ENDED 12/31/96
Allowance for doubtful
receivables 102 362 10 (10) 464
Reserve for excess and
obsolete inventory items 1,042 119 67 (137) 1,091
Accrued installation and
warranty costs 1,624 1,840 92 (2,196) 1,360
(1) Represents foreign currency translation adjustments charged or credited to
stockholders' equity.
(2) Represents accounts receivable written off, obsolete inventory items
written off, reductions in accrued installation and warranty costs and
restructuring reserve to reflect expenditures incurred.
The allowances for doubtful receivables and reserves for excess and obsolete
inventory items have been deducted in the balance sheets from the assets to
which they apply. The accrued installation and warranty costs are shown as
liabilities in the balance sheet
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 3(a)* Articles of Incorporation N/A
Exhibit 3(b)* By-laws N/A
Exhibit 4a** Credit Agreement between Farrel Corporation and Chase
Manhattan Bank of Connecticut, N.A. and Chase Manhattan
Bank N.A. London, dated March 20, 1993. N/A
Exhibit 4a**** Extension of Credit Agreement between Farrel Corporation
Chase Manhattan Bank of Connecticut, N.A. and Chase
Manhattan Bank N.A. London, dated October 31, 1995 N/A
Exhibit 10(a)* Option Agreement between Charles S. Jones,
Interamerican Investment Group Limited Partnership,
Soli Shaio and Victor Shaio, dated August 22, 1991. N/A
Exhibit 10(b)* Employment Agreement between Rolf K. Liebergesell
and the Registrant, dated November 1, 1991 N/A
Exhibit 10(d)* Standard Corporate Financial Services contract between
First Funding Corporation and the Registrant, dated
June 17, 1986, as amended by a Letter Agreement dated
November 1, 1991. N/A
Exhibit 10(e)* 1992 Stock Option Plan for Key Employees and Non-
Employee Directors of the Company. N/A
Exhibit 10(f)* 1992 Employees' Stock Purchase Plan of the Registrant. N/A
Exhibit 10(g)* Environmental Agreement between USM Corporation and
the Registrant dated as of May 12, 1986. N/A
Exhibit 10(h)* Form of Director Indemnification Agreement. N/A
Exhibit 10 (I)*** Environmental Settlement Agreement between The
Black & Decker Corporation and the Registrant
dated February 17, 1995. N/A
Exhibit 10 (j)***** Secondment Agreement between Karl N. Svensson
and the Registrant, dated March 3, 1995 N/A
Exhibit 11 Statement re computation of per share earnings. 42
Exhibit 21* Subsidiaries N/A
Exhibit 23 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP 43
Exhibit 27 Financial Data Schedule 44
* Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement as
Form S-1 (No. 33-43539) and incorporated herein by reference.
** Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the Transition
Period ended December 31, 1992 and incorporated herein by reference.
*** Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1994.
**** Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1995.
***** Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 1996
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
No reports on Form 8-K were filed by the registrant during the year ended
December 31, 1996.