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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
Form 10-K/A
Amendment No. 2
(Mark One)
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001
OR
[_] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Commission File Number 0-23827
PC CONNECTION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 02-0513618
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
Rt. 101A, 730 Milford Road
Merrimack, New Hampshire 03054
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(603) 423-2000
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Registrant's telephone number,
including area code
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, $.01 par value
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. [_]
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting stock held by
non-affiliates of the Registrant, based upon the closing price of the
Registrant's Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ National Market on March 20,
2002, was $79,122,304. Although directors and executive officers of the
registrant were assumed to be "affiliates" of the registrant for the purposes of
this calculation, this classification is not to be interpreted as an admission
of such status.
The number of outstanding shares of the Registrant's Common Stock on March 20,
2002 was 24,555,145.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 2 on Form 10-K/A amends our annual report on Form 10-K, as
amended, for the year ended December 31, 2001 and is being filed to reflect the
restatement of our consolidated financial statements. We implemented Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 101 "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements" ("SAB
101") effective January 1, 1999. Subsequently, we have found that one provision
of SAB 101 had been incorrectly applied; specifically, despite title passing to
the customer at the point of initial shipment, our general practice had been to
cover customer losses that were incurred while the products were in transit. SAB
101, as further interpreted by the SEC Staff, would dictate that it is
inappropriate to record revenue until delivery because our actions have created
a "de facto" title passage at the time of delivery. Therefore, we have concluded
that revenue should, and will, be recorded at the time of delivery rather than
at the time of shipment.
The significant effects of this restatement on the consolidated financial
statements are presented in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements and
Items 6, 7 and 8 in Part II of this annual report on Form 10-K/A Amendment No.
2. This Amendment No. 2 on Form 10-K/A to PC Connection, Inc.'s Annual Report on
Form 10-K, as amended, for the period ended December 31, 2001 amends and
restates the original filing, amended, as follows:
The "Growth Strategies" section in Item 1.
The "Distribution" section in Item 1.
Item 6 - Selected Financial and Operating Data.
Adds a new first paragraph to Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The "Revenue Recognition" section to Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Item 7.
The "Results of Operations" section to Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Item 7.
The "Year Ended December 31, 2001 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2000"
section to Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations in Item 7.
The "Year Ended December 31, 2000 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 1999"
section to Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations in Item 7.
The "Liquidity and Capital Resources" section to Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Item 7.
The risk factor "We have experienced rapid growth followed by a decline in sales
in 2001 and there is no assurance that we will be able to regain such growth"
under the "Factors That May Affect Future Results and Financial Condition"
section to Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations in Item 7.
Item 8 - Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
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PC CONNECTION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-K/A AMENDMENT NO. 2 ANNUAL REPORT
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
ITEM 1. Business ................................................................................. 1
ITEM 2. Properties ............................................................................... 9
ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings ........................................................................ 9
ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ...................................... 10
PART II
ITEM 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Stock and Related Stockholder Matters ................. 11
ITEM 6. Selected Financial and Operating Data .................................................... 12
ITEM 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations .... 13
ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk ................................ 25
ITEM 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data ................................. 25
ITEM 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure ..... 25
PART III
ITEM 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant ....................................... 25
ITEM 11. Executive Compensation ................................................................... 26
ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management ........................... 31
ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions ........................................... 32
PART IV
ITEM 14. Exhibits, Consolidated Financial Statements, and Reports on Form 8-K ..................... 33
SIGNATURES .......................................................................................... 37
CERTIFICATIONS .......................................................................................... 38
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PART I
Item 1. Business
This section contains forward-looking statements based on management's current
expectations, estimates and projections about the industry in which we operate,
management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by management. All statements,
trends, analyses and other information contained in this report relative to
trends in net sales, gross margin and anticipated expense levels, as well as
other statements, including words such as "anticipate", "believe", "plan",
"estimate" and "intend" and other similar expressions, constitute
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated
or expressed in such statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include,
among others, those set forth under the caption "Factors That May Affect Future
Results and Financial Condition" included in Item 7 "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations". Particular attention
should be paid to the cautionary statements involving the industry's rapid
technological change and exposure to inventory obsolescence, availability and
allocations of goods, reliance on vendor support and relationships, competitive
risks, pricing risks and the overall level of economic activity and the level of
business investment in information technology products. Except as required by
law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Readers, however, should carefully review the factors set forth in other reports
or documents that the Company files from time to time with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
GENERAL
We are a direct marketer of information technology products and solutions,
including brand-name personal computers and related peripherals, software,
accessories and networking products through our three sales subsidiaries, PC
Connection Sales Corporation, PC Connection Sales of Massachusetts, Inc. and
GovConnection, Inc. (formerly ComTeq Federal, Inc.). Our principal customers are
small and medium-sized businesses, known as SMBs, comprised of 20 to 1,000
employees, as well as governmental agencies and educational organizations. We
sell our products through a combination of targeted direct mail catalogs,
outbound telemarketing, our Internet Web site and advertisements on the Internet
and in selected computer magazines. We offer a broad selection of approximately
100,000 products targeted for business use at competitive prices, including
products from Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba, IBM, Microsoft, Sony, Acer,
Fujitsu, Canon, Iomega and Apple. Our most frequently ordered products are
carried in inventory and are typically shipped to customers the same day that
the order is received.
Since our founding in 1982, we have served our customers' needs by providing
innovative, reliable and timely service and technical support, and by offering
an extensive assortment of branded products, through knowledgeable, well-trained
sales and support teams. Our strategy's effectiveness is reflected in the
recognition we have received, including being named to the Forbes Platinum 400,
the Fortune 1000 and Information Week's list of Top 500 leading IT Innovators
during 2001. Additionally in 2001, the Better Business Bureau of New Hampshire
awarded us the coveted Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics.
We believe that our consistent customer focus has also resulted in the
development of strong brand name recognition and a broad and loyal customer
base. At December 31, 2001, our mailing list consisted of approximately
3,404,000 customers and potential customers, of which approximately 471,000 had
purchased products from us within the last twelve months. Approximately 76% of
our net sales in the year ended December 31, 2001 were made to customers who had
previously purchased products from us. We believe we also have strong
relationships with vendors, resulting in favorable product allocations and
marketing assistance.
Enterprise network infrastructure products, such as PC-based servers, routers
and switches, accounted for 19.8% of our total net sales in 2001, up from 17.4%
of our total net sales in 2000. Over the next few years, we anticipate that an
increasing share of our revenues will come from the sale of enterprise network
infrastructure products and services, including network-based storage solutions,
versus the current sales concentration in desktop and portable computers.
We focus our business-to-business marketing efforts on SMBs and government and
educational organizations. At December 31, 2001, we employed 464 account
managers, including 206 new account managers with less than 12 months of
outbound telemarketing experience with us. Account managers are responsible for
managing corporate
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accounts and focus on outbound sales calls to prospective customers. We are
focusing on recruiting experienced account managers and increasing our existing
account managers' success rate.
We publish several catalogs, including PC Connection(R) Professional Edition for
information technology professionals, PC Connection(R), focused on PCs and
compatible products, and MacConnection(R), focused on Apple Macintosh personal
computers, known as Macs, and compatible products. With colorful illustrations,
concise product descriptions, relevant technical information, along with
toll-free telephone numbers for ordering, our catalogs are recognized as a
leading source for personal computer hardware, software and other related
products. We distributed approximately 42 million catalogs during the year ended
December 31, 2001.
We also market our products and services through our Internet Web sites,
www.pcconnection.com, www.govconnection.com and www.macconnection.com. Our Web
sites provide customers and prospective customers with product information and
enable customers to place electronic orders for products. Internet sales
processed directly online during the fourth quarter of 2001 were $25.1 million,
or 9.2% of that quarter's net sales. Online sales in the fourth quarter of 2001
decreased 18.1% over the comparable quarter in 2000. For the fiscal year 2001,
these sales were $103.0 million, or 8.7% of net sales, compared to 7.8% in 2000.
The Internet supports three key business initiatives for us:
.. Customer choice - We have built our business on the premise that our
customers should be able to choose how they interact with us, be it by
mail, telephone, fax, e-mail or over the Web.
.. Lowering transactions costs - Our Web site tools, including robust product
search features, Smart Selectors(R), Internet Business Accounts(R) and
special interest pages, allow customers to quickly and easily find
information about products of interest to them. If they still have
questions, our Telesales Representatives and Outbound Account Managers are
just a phone call away. Such phone calls are typically shorter and have
higher close rates than calls from customers who have not first visited our
Web sites.
.. Leveraging the time of experienced Account Managers - Our investments in
technology-based sales and service programs demonstrate the power of
technology at its best - leveraging our Account Managers to do what they do
best: building and maintaining relationships with our customers and helping
them to solve their business problems.
COMTEQ FEDERAL, INC. CHANGES NAME TO GOVCONNECTION, INC.
On January 17, 2002, we announced that our wholly-owned subsidiary, ComTeq
Federal, Inc., will operate under a new name, GovConnection, Inc. Since 1993,
that Company has been a leading supplier of information technology (IT) products
and solutions for federal government agencies.
The name change underscores recent rapid growth in GovConnection's sales and
customer base, which in addition to federal agencies, will include state and
local government agencies, as well as schools and colleges. The new name also
better reflects our emphasis on customer service, as well as rapid response in
the delivery of complex IT solutions to all public sectors.
INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
The SMB marketplace is very large, including approximately 7.4 million small
businesses with fewer than 100 employees and approximately 157,000 medium
businesses with 100 to 999 employees. SMB's annually spend approximately $150
billion on information technology products and services with approximately $100
billion spent in product categories addressed by the Company's product and
services offerings. These estimates exclude IT spending by consumers, home-based
businesses and educational, not-for-profit and governmental organizations.
We believe that sales of computing and information technology products through
the direct marketing channel will continue to grow faster than sales for the
overall industry due primarily to increased user familiarity with PCs, coupled
with the emergence of industry standards and component commonality, and broader
product offerings, lower prices and greater purchasing convenience that direct
marketers generally provide over traditional retail stores and local dealers.
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Users of personal computers range from large corporate entities focused on
business applications to individual consumers focused primarily on personal
productivity, education and entertainment applications. Historically, large
corporate resellers have served the needs of FORTUNE 1000 companies, and
retailers have competed to serve the consumer market. SMBs, our core target
customers, are being served by a wide range of suppliers, including direct
marketers, large retailers, and small, independent value added resellers, known
as VARs, and local dealerships. We believe that the direct field sales model
used by large resellers is not an efficient method of reaching SMBs, and that
VARs, local dealerships and retailers are unable to match the high level of
customer service, extensive selection of products and low prices afforded to
SMBs by direct marketers. Intense competition for market share has led
manufacturers of PCs and related products to use all available channels to
distribute products, including direct marketers. Although certain manufacturers
who have traditionally used resellers to distribute their products have
established or attempted to establish their own direct marketing operations,
including sales through the Internet, to our knowledge, only one has replaced
its traditional indirect selling channels as the principal means of
distribution. Accordingly, we believe these manufacturers will continue to
provide us and other third-party direct marketers favorable product allocations
and marketing support.
We believe new entrants to the direct marketing channel must overcome a number
of obstacles, including:
.. the time and resources required to build a meaningful customer base of
meaningful size, quality and responsiveness for cost-effective circulation;
.. costs of developing the information and operating infrastructure required
by direct marketers;
.. the advantages enjoyed by larger and more established competitors in terms
of purchasing and operating efficiencies;
.. the difficulty of building relationships with manufacturers to achieve
favorable product allocations and attractive pricing terms; and
.. the difficulty of identifying and recruiting management personnel with
significant direct marketing experience in the industry.
BUSINESS STRATEGIES
Our objective is to become the leading supplier of information technology
products and solutions, including personal computers and related products and
services, to our customers. The key elements of our business strategies include:
.. We provide award-winning customer service before, during and after the
sale. We believe that we have earned a reputation for providing superior
customer service by consistently focusing on our customer needs. We have
won PC World's "World Class Award for Best Mail-Order Company" in nine out
of the last eleven years, including a 2000 award for "Best Online/Mail
Order Catalog Company". We deliver value to our customers through high
quality service and technical support provided by our knowledgeable,
well-trained personnel. We have efficient and innovative delivery
programs, and we also offer our customers competitive prices and
reasonable return policies.
.. We maintain a strong brand name and customer awareness. Since our founding
in 1982, we have built a strong brand name and customer awareness. In July
1999, we were the only direct reseller included in the "100 Most
Influential Companies in the Computer Industry" by PC Magazine. In 2001,
we were named to the Forbes Platinum 400, the Fortune 1000 and Information
Week's list of top 500 Leading IT Innovators. Our mailing list includes
approximately 3,404,000 names, of which approximately 471,000 have
purchased products from us during the last 12 months.
.. We offer a broad product selection at competitive prices. We offer our
customers a wide assortment of information technology products and
solutions, including personal computers and related products, at
competitive prices. Our merchandising programs feature products that
provide customers with aggressive price and performance and the
convenience of one-stop shopping for their personal computer and related
needs.
.. We have long-standing vendor relationships. We have a history of strong
relationships with vendors, and were among the first direct marketers
qualified by manufacturers to market computer systems to end users. We
provide our vendors with both information concerning customer preferences
and an efficient channel for the advertising and distribution of their
products.
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GROWTH STRATEGIES
Our growth strategies are to increase our penetration of our existing customer
base, broaden our product offerings and expand our customer base. The key
elements of our growth strategies include:
.. Focus on enterprise server and networking opportunities. We are
accelerating our transition from an end-user or desktop-centric computing
supplier to a network or enterprise-centric computing supplier. In 2001,
sales of enterprise server and networking products accounted for 19.8% of
our total net sales compared to 17.4% of our total net sales in 2000. Sales
of enterprise products typically have larger average order sizes and higher
gross margins than do sales of desktop computing products.
.. Expand product and service offerings. We continually evaluate information
technology products and services focused on business users, adding new
products and services as they become available or in response to customer
demand. We work closely with vendors to identify and source first-to-market
product offerings at aggressive prices, and believe that the expansion of
our corporate outbound marketing program will enhance our access to such
product offerings.
.. Target high growth customer segments. Through targeted mailings, we seek to
expand the number of our active customers and generate additional sales
from our existing customers. We have developed specialty catalogs, as well
as standard catalogs with special cover pages, featuring product offerings
designed to address the needs of specific customer populations, including
new product inserts targeted to purchasers of graphics, server and
networking products. In 2001, we focused on growing sales in our government
and education segments. Such sales totaled $290.1 million in 2001, compared
to $242.7 million in 2000, for a 19.5% increase.
.. Increase outbound telemarketing. We plan to continue to increase the number
of our corporate outbound account managers and assign them to a greater
number of our customers. Outbound account managers focus exclusively on
serving specifically assigned customers and seek to develop a close
relationship with those customers by identifying and responding to their
needs for personal computers and related products.
.. Expand electronic commerce channel. Our Internet Web-based catalog provides
detailed product descriptions, product search capabilities and on-line
order processing. We plan to further improve on-line sales capabilities,
customer service and product information and customer support available on
our Internet Web site. During 2001, the number of customers utilizing our
proprietary Internet Business Accounts(R) grew to approximately 29,500 at
December 31, 2001 from 15,500 at December 31, 2000.
.. Pursue strategic acquisitions and alliances. Through our acquisition
program, we seek to acquire new customers, strengthen our product
offerings, add management talent and produce operating results which are
accretive to our core business earnings.
SERVICE AND SUPPORT
Since our founding in 1982, our primary objective has been to provide products
that meet the demands and needs of customers and to supplement those products
with up-to-date product information and excellent customer service and support.
We believe that offering our customers superior value, through a combination of
product knowledge, consistent and reliable service and leading products at
competitive prices, differentiates us from other direct marketers and provides
the foundation for developing a broad and loyal customer base.
We invest in training programs for our service and support personnel, with an
emphasis on putting customer needs and service first. Customer service
representatives are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to handle
orders, product information and general inquiries, and technical support
questions.
We provide toll-free technical support from 9 a.m. through 5 p.m., eastern time,
Monday through Friday. Product support technicians assist callers with questions
concerning compatibility, installation, determination of defects and more
difficult questions relating to product use. The product support technicians
authorize customers to return defective or incompatible products to either the
manufacturer or to us for warranty service. In-house technicians perform both
warranty and non-warranty repair on most major systems and hardware products.
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Using our customized information system, we send our customer orders to our
distribution center for processing immediately after a customer receives credit
approval. Through our Everything Overnight(R) service, we guarantee that all
orders accepted up until 2:00 a.m. (until midnight on most custom-configured
systems) will be shipped for overnight delivery via Airborne Express. We also
configure approximately 20% of the computer systems we sell. Configuration
typically consists of the installation of memory, accessories and/or software.
MARKETING AND SALES
We sell our products through our direct marketing channel, primarily to SMBs,
governmental agencies and educational organizations. We seek to be the primary
supplier of information technology products and solutions, including personal
computers and related products, to our existing customers and to expand our
customer base. We use multiple marketing approaches to reach existing and
prospective customers, including:
. outbound telemarketing;
. catalogs and inbound telesales;
. Web and print media advertising; and
. marketing programs targeted to specific customer populations.
All of our marketing approaches emphasize our broad product offerings, fast
delivery, customer support, competitive pricing and multiple payment options.
We believe that our ability to establish and maintain long-term customer
relationships and to encourage repeat purchases is largely dependent on the
strength of our telemarketing personnel and programs. Because our customers'
primary contact with us is through our telemarketers, we are committed to
maintaining a qualified, knowledgeable and motivated sales staff with its
principal focus on customer service.
The following table sets forth our percentage of net sales by sales channel:
Years Ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Sales Channel
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Outbound Telemarketing ................ 79% 76% 65%
Inbound Telesales ..................... 12 16 29
On-Line Internet ...................... 9 8 6
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Total ............................ 100% 100% 100%
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Outbound Telemarketing. We seek to build loyal relationships with our potential
high-volume customers by assigning them to individual account managers. We
believe that customers respond favorably to a one-on-one relationship with
personalized, well-trained account managers. Once established, these one-on-one
relationships are maintained and enhanced through frequent telecommunications
and targeted catalogs and other marketing materials designed to meet each
customer's specific computing needs.
Account managers focus exclusively on their managed accounts and on outbound
sales calls to prospective customers. We generally recruit account managers from
other sales organizations and from our inbound telemarketing staff. All account
managers must successfully complete a three-month training program, which
includes instruction in our product offerings and order management systems, as
well as selling skills and account management. Thereafter, new account managers
are assigned to sales teams where they receive intensive coaching and
supervision by experienced supervisors, and periodic refresher training from the
sales training staff. Additional training and product education programs are
provided continuously through programs supported by our vendors. We pay our
account managers a base annual salary plus incentive compensation. Incentive
compensation is tied to gross profit dollars produced by the individual account
manager. Account managers historically have significantly increased productivity
after approximately 12 months of training and experience. At December 31, 2001,
we employed 464 account managers, including 206 with less than 12 months of
outbound telemarketing experience with us.
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Catalogs and Inbound Telesales. Our two principal catalogs are PC Connection(R)
for the PC market and MacConnection(R) for the Mac market. We publish twelve
editions of each of these catalogs annually. We distribute catalogs to
purchasers on our in-house mailing list as well as to other prospective
customers. We send our two principal catalogs to our best customers twice each
month. The initial mailing each month, labeled an "early edition," is sent
simultaneously to the best customers throughout the United States and features
special offers, such as first-to-market product offerings, highlighted on the
cover. We also include a catalog with each order shipped.
In addition, we mail specialty catalogs or customized versions of our catalogs,
including our new Information Technology Professional Edition, to selected
customers. We distribute specialty catalogs to information technology
professionals, educational and governmental customers and prospects on a
periodic basis. We also distribute our monthly catalogs customized with special
covers and inserts, offering a wider assortment of special offers on products in
specific areas such as graphics, server/netcom and mobile computing, or for
specific customers, such as developers. These customized catalogs are
distributed to targeted customers included in our customer database using past
identification or purchase history, as well as to outside mailing lists.
Each catalog is printed with full-color photographs, detailed product
descriptions and manufacturer specifications. The catalogs are primarily created
by in-house designers and production artists on a computer-based desktop
publishing system. The in-house preparation of most portions of the catalog
expedites our production process and provides it with greater flexibility and
creativity in catalog production by allowing for last-minute changes in pricing
and format. Overall, such in-house preparation results in significant cost
savings to us. After completion of the design and preparation, we outsource the
catalogs to commercial printers for printing.
Our inbound sales representatives answer customer telephone calls generated by
our catalog, magazine and other advertising programs. These representatives also
assist customers in making purchasing decisions, process product orders and
respond to customer inquiries on order status, product pricing and availability.
We provide training to our inbound telemarketing personnel and provide incentive
compensation based upon sales productivity. We have a flexible staffing model
which allows us to maintain excellent customer service during periods of peak
demand while maintaining an efficient cost structure. We regularly monitor calls
for quality assurance purposes. We have been a pioneer in using caller
identification for the instant retrieval of customer records. Using our
proprietary information systems, sales representatives can quickly access
customer records which detail purchase history and billing and shipping
information, expediting the ordering process. In addition to receiving orders
through our toll-free numbers, orders are also received via fax, mail and
electronic mail.
Advertising. We have historically advertised in selected personal computer and
trade magazines, such as PC Magazine, PC World and Macworld. These
advertisements provide potential customers with product descriptions,
manufacturers' specifications and pricing information, while emphasizing our
service and support features. Additionally, the PC Connection(R) logo and
telephone number are included in promotions by selected manufacturers.
www.pcconnection.com, www.govconnection.com and www.macconnection.com. We
provide product descriptions and prices of all products on-line. We also provide
updated information for over 29,000 items and on screen images available for
over 18,000 items. We offer, and continuously update, selected product offerings
and other special buys. We believe that in the future our Internet Web site will
be an important sales source and communication tool for improving customer
service.
Specialty Marketing. Our specialty marketing activities include direct mail,
other inbound and outbound telemarketing services, bulletin board services, "fax
on demand" services, package inserts, fax broadcasts and electronic mail. We
also market call-answering and fulfillment services to certain of our product
vendors.
Customers. We currently maintain an extensive database of customers and
prospects aggregating approximately 3,404,000 names. During the year ended
December 31, 2001, we received orders from approximately 471,000 customers.
Approximately 76% of our net sales in the year ended December 31, 2001 were made
to customers who had previously purchased products from us.
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PRODUCTS AND MERCHANDISING
We continuously focus on expanding the breadth of our product offerings. We
currently offer approximately 100,000 information technology products designed
for business applications from over 1,000 manufacturers, including hardware and
peripherals, accessories, networking products and software. We offer both PCs
and Macs and related products. In 2001, sales of PCs and related products were
approximately 90% of our net sales. We select the products that we sell based
upon their technology and effectiveness, market demand, product features,
quality, price, margins and warranties. As part of our merchandising strategy,
we also offer products related to PCs, such as digital cameras.
The following table sets forth our percentage of net sales (in dollars) of
notebooks, desktops and servers, storage devices, software, networking
communications equipment, printers, video and monitors, memory, accessories and
other products during the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999.
PERCENTAGE OF NET SALES
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Years Ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Notebooks .................................. 22% 25% 23%
Desktops/Servers ........................... 12 15 15
Storage Devices ............................ 10 10 10
Software ................................... 13 10 12
Networking Communications .................. 9 8 6
Printers ................................... 8 7 9
Video & Monitors ........................... 9 8 8
Memory ..................................... 3 4 4
Accessories/Other .......................... 14 13 13
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TOTAL .................................. 100% 100% 100%
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We offer a 30-day right of return generally limited to defective merchandise.
Returns of non-defective products are subject to restocking fees. Substantially
all of the products marketed by us are warranted by the manufacturer. We
generally accept returns directly from the customer and then either credit the
customer's account or ship the customer a similar product from our inventory.
PURCHASING AND VENDOR RELATIONS
For the year ended December 31, 2001, we purchased approximately 45.2% of our
products directly from manufacturers and the balance from distributors and
aggregators. We ship the majority of our products directly to our distribution
facility in Wilmington, Ohio. During the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000,
product purchases from Ingram Micro, our largest vendor, accounted for
approximately 24.7% and 25.6%, respectively, of our total product purchases.
Purchases from Tech Data Corporation comprised 14.1% and 11.2% of our total
purchases in the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively. No other
vendor accounted for more than 10% of our total product purchases. We believe
that alternative sources for products obtained from Ingram Micro and Tech Data
are available.
Many product suppliers reimburse us for advertisements or other cooperative
marketing programs in our catalogs or advertisements in personal computer
magazines that feature a manufacturer's product. Reimbursements may be in the
form of discounts, advertising allowances and/or rebates. We also receive
reimbursements from certain vendors based upon the volume of purchases or sales
of the vendors' products by us.
Some of our vendors offer limited price protection in the form of rebates or
credits against future purchases. We may also participate in end-of-life-cycle
and other special purchases which may not be eligible for price protection.
We believe that we generally have excellent relationships with vendors. We
generally pay vendors within stated terms and take advantage of all appropriate
discounts. We believe that because of our volume purchases we are able to obtain
product pricing and terms that are competitive with those available to other
major direct marketers.
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Although brand names and individual product offerings are important to our
business, we believe that competitive sources of supply are available in
substantially all of the merchandise categories offered by us.
DISTRIBUTION
At our approximately 205,000 square foot distribution and fulfillment complex in
Wilmington, Ohio, we receive and ship inventory, configure computer systems and
process returned products. Orders are transmitted electronically from our New
Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maryland sales facilities to our Wilmington
distribution center after credit approval, where packing documentation is
printed automatically and order fulfillment takes place. Through our Everything
Overnight(R) service, we guarantee that all orders accepted up until 2:00 a.m.
(until midnight on custom-configured systems) will be shipped for overnight
delivery via Airborne Express. We ship approximately 56% of our orders through
Airborne Express. Upon request, orders may also be shipped by other common
carriers.
We also place product orders directly with manufacturers and/or distribution
companies for drop shipment by those manufacturers and/or suppliers directly to
customers. Order status with distributors is tracked on line and in all
circumstances, a confirmation of shipment from manufacturers and/or distribution
companies is received prior to recording revenue. Products drop shipped by
suppliers accounted for 21.9% of net sales in 2001 and 11.5% of net sales in
2000. In future years, we expect that products drop shipped from suppliers will
increase, both in dollars and as a percentage of net sales, as we seek to lower
our overall inventory and distribution costs while maintaining excellent
customer service.
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
We use management information systems, principally comprised of applications
software running on IBM AS/400 and RS6000 computers and Microsoft NT-based
servers, which we have customized for our use. These systems permit centralized
management of key functions, including order taking and processing, inventory
and accounts receivable management, purchasing, sales and distribution, and the
preparation of daily operating control reports on key aspects of the business.
We also operate advanced telecommunications equipment to support our sales and
customer service operations. Key elements of the telecommunications systems are
integrated with our computer systems to provide timely customer information to
sales and service representatives, and to facilitate the preparation of
operating and performance data. We believe that our customized information
systems enable us to improve our productivity, ship customer orders on a
same-day basis, respond quickly to changes in our industry and provide high
levels of customer service.
Our success is dependent in large part on the accuracy and proper use of our
information systems, including our telephone systems, to manage our inventory
and accounts receivable collections, to purchase, sell and ship our products
efficiently and on a timely basis, and to maintain cost-efficient operations. We
expect to continually upgrade our information systems to more effectively manage
our operations and customer database.
COMPETITION
The direct marketing and sale of information technology products, including
personal computers and related products, is highly competitive. PC Connection
competes with other direct marketers of information technology products,
including CDW Computer Centers, Inc. and Insight Enterprises, Inc. We also
compete with:
.. certain product manufacturers that sell directly to customers, such as Dell
Computer Corporation and Gateway, Inc., and more recently Compaq, IBM and
Apple;
.. distributors that sell directly to certain customers;
.. various cost-plus aggregators, franchisers, and national computer
retailers, such as CompUSA, Inc.; and
.. companies with more extensive Internet Web sites and commercial on-line
networks.
Additional competition may arise if other new methods of distribution, such as
broadband electronic software distribution, emerge in the future.
We compete not only for customers, but also for favorable product allocations
and cooperative advertising support from product manufacturers. Several of our
competitors are larger and have substantially greater financial resources than
us.
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We believe that price, product selection and availability, and service and
support are the most important competitive factors in our industry.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Our trademarks include PC Connection(R), GovConnection(R) and MacConnection(R)
and their related logos; Everything Overnight(R), One-Minute Mail Order(R), PC &
Mac Connection(R), Systems Connection(R), The Connection(R), Raccoon
Character(R), Service Connection(TM), Graphics Connection(TM), and Memory
Connection(TM), Your Brands, Your Way, Next Day(R), Epiq PC Systems(R) and
Webase(R). We intend to use and protect these and our other marks, as we deem
necessary. We believe our trademarks and service marks have significant value
and are an important factor in the marketing of our products. We do not maintain
a traditional research and development group, but we work closely with computer
product manufacturers and other technology developers to stay abreast of the
latest developments in computer technology, both with respect to the products we
sell and use.
EMPLOYEES
As of December 31, 2001, we employed 1,312 persons, of whom 618 were engaged in
sales related activities, 90 were engaged in providing customer service and
support, 345 were engaged in purchasing, marketing and distribution related
activities, 86 were engaged in the operation and development of management
information systems, and 173 were engaged in administrative and accounting
functions. We consider our employee relations to be good. Our employees are not
represented by a labor union, and we have never experienced a work stoppage
since our inception.
Item 2. Properties
In November 1997, we entered into a fifteen year lease for our corporate
headquarters and telemarketing center located at Route 101A, 730 Milford Road,
Merrimack, New Hampshire 03054-4631, with an affiliated entity, G&H Post, which
is related to PC Connection through common ownership. The total lease is valued
at approximately $7.0 million, based upon an independent property appraisal
obtained at the date of lease, and interest is calculated at an annual rate of
11%. The lease requires us to pay our proportionate share of real estate taxes
and common area maintenance charges as additional rent and also to pay insurance
premiums for the leased property. We have the option to renew the lease for two
additional terms of five years each. The lease has been recorded as a capital
lease in the financial statements.
We also lease 205,000 square feet in two facilities in Wilmington, Ohio, which
houses our distribution and order fulfillment operations. The Ohio leases will
expire in 2002 and 2003. We are currently in the process of renegotiating the
Ohio lease set to expire in 2002. We also operate telemarketing centers in
Dover, Amherst and Keene, New Hampshire, as well as Marlborough, Massachusetts
and Rockville, Maryland. We believe that existing distribution facilities in
Wilmington, Ohio will be sufficient to support our anticipated needs through the
next twelve months.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
On February 12, 2002, Microsoft Corporation filed a complaint against PC
Connection in New Hampshire Federal District Court alleging that we had sold
counterfeit shrinkwrapped, packaged software and, in the process, infringed on
Microsoft's trademarks and copyrights. While we never counterfeited Microsoft
products, nor knowingly resold counterfeit Microsoft products, we believed that
it was in our best interest to settle the dispute rather than to litigate.
While denying the allegations, we agreed to pay Microsoft $625,000 to settle the
case. The settlement costs and related legal fees of approximately $125,000 will
be included as a special charge in our first quarter 2002 financial results.
We also agreed in the settlement to acquire Microsoft products only through
distributors identified as authorized by Microsoft, codifying a policy that we
have had in place since early 2001.
On March 20, 2002, The Lemelson Medical, Education & Research Foundation, L.P.
filed a complaint in federal district court in the State of Arizona naming us as
an additional defendant in the so-called "Federal Express" case. The Federal
Express case involves approximately eighty-eight defendants and pertains to
claims made by the
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foundation relating to its right to royalties for the use of bar code scanners
that allegedly utilize technology covered by patents now owned by the
foundation. The foundation has previously filed claims against manufacturers of
bar code scanners and has now also filed claims against users of bar code
scanners, including PC Connection. The manufacturers of bar code scanners and
the foundation are currently engaged in litigation in Nevada Federal District
Court relating to the validity of the patents at issue. The defendants in the
Arizona litigation have requested the federal district court to stay the
proceedings pending the outcome of the Nevada litigation, which the Court
granted. Until the Nevada patent litigation is resolved, we will expend little,
if any, legal fees in the Arizona case. If the bar code manufacturers are
successful in the Nevada case, we expect the Arizona court to dismiss the action
against us.
The foundation has not specified the amount of damages it seeks in its
complaint, but such damages may be material. If the foundation ultimately
prevails in the Arizona litigation, the damages assessed against us may be
material and may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition. In
addition, we may be required to modify the methods by which we track inventories
and ship products which may have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations. We intend to vigorously defend this claim and, to the extent we are
found liable, we believe we have indemnification claims against certain
manufacturers of bar code scanners.
While we may ultimately decide to seek indemnity from certain manufacturers of
bar code scanners, we can provide no assurance that we would be successful in
obtaining such indemnity. At a minimum, if the Nevada or Arizona litigation
proceeds, we may incur material legal fees in the defense of the foundation's
claims or in seeking indemnity from certain manufacturers of bar code scanners.
Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
There were no matters submitted during the fourth quarter of 2001 to a vote of
security holders.
Executive Officers of PC Connection
The executive officers of PC Connection and their ages as of March 20, 2002 are
as follows:
Name Age Position
- ---- --- --------
Patricia Gallup 47 Chairman
Kenneth Koppel 58 Chief Executive Officer
Wayne L. Wilson 53 President and Chief Operating Officer
Robert F. Wilkins 40 Executive Vice President
Mark A. Gavin 40 Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
Bradley G. Mousseau 50 Vice President of Human Resources
Patricia Gallup is a co-founder of the Company and has served as Chairman since
June 2001. From January 1998 to June 2001, Ms. Gallup served as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company. From September 1995 to January 1998, Ms.
Gallup served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company. From September 1994 to September 1995, she served as Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. From August 1990 to September
1994, Ms. Gallup served as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer.
Kenneth Koppel has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company since June
2001. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Koppel served as a principal in or a
consultant to several new media and marketing companies, including an assignment
as an interim executive at PC Connection. From 1972 to 1992, Mr. Koppel served
in a variety of roles at Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, including President of
Ziff-Davis Publishing and President of Ziff Communications.
Wayne L. Wilson has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the
Company since January 1998 and Chief Financial Officer from January 1998 to
March 1998. From January 1996 to January 1998, Mr. Wilson served as Senior Vice
President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
From August 1995 to January 1996, he served as Senior Vice President of Finance
and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr.
Wilson was a partner in the accounting and consulting firm of Deloitte & Touche
LLP from June 1986 to August 1995.
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Robert F. Wilkins has served as Executive Vice President of the Company since
January 2000. Mr. Wilkins served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
from January 1999 to January 2000 and Senior Vice President of Merchandising and
Product Management of the Company from January 1998 to January 1999. From
December 1995 to January 1998, Mr. Wilkins served as Vice President of
Merchandising and Product Management of the Company. From September 1994 to
December 1995 he was a consultant to the Company and certain of its affiliates.
From February 1990 to September 1994, Mr. Wilkins served as President of Mac's
Place.
Mark A. Gavin has served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial
Officer since January 2000 and as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial
Officer of the Company since March 1998. Prior to joining PC Connection, Mr.
Gavin held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
at CFX Corporation, a bank holding company in Keene, New Hampshire from April
1989 to March 1998. Prior to CFX, Mr. Gavin worked as a Manager for Ernst &
Young, LLP.
Bradley G. Mousseau has served as Vice President of Human Resources since
January 2000. Prior to joining PC Connection, Mr. Mousseau served as Vice
President of Global Workforce Strategies for Systems & Computer Technology
Corporation (SCT) from April 1997 to January 2000. Prior to SCT, Mr. Mousseau
served as Vice President of Human Resources for Gabreili Medical Info Systems.
PART II
Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Stock and Related Stockholder Matters
Market Information
PC Connection's Common Stock commenced trading on March 3, 1998 on the Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol "PCCC". As of March 20, 2002, there were
24,555,145 shares outstanding of the Common Stock of PC Connection held by
approximately 90 stockholders of record.
The following table sets forth for the fiscal periods indicated the range of
high and low bid prices for our Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market.
These prices reflect the three-for-two stock split distributed on May 23, 2000.
2001 High Low
---- ---- ---
Quarter Ended:
December 31 ........................... $17.79 $ 6.85
September 30 .......................... 16.30 6.00
June 30 ............................... 16.77 8.50
March 31 .............................. 20.56 8.13
2000
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Quarter Ended:
December 31 ........................... $56.38 $ 8.63
September 30 .......................... 70.25 42.44
June 30 ............................... 58.50 17.67
March 31 .............................. 23.33 14.17
We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently
anticipate that we will retain all future earnings, if any, to fund the
development and growth of our business, and we do not anticipate paying any cash
dividends on our Common Stock in the foreseeable future.
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Item 6. Selected Financial and Operating Data
The following selected financial and operating data should be read in
conjunction with the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes
thereto, and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations" and other financial information included elsewhere in
this Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 2. This selected financial data for fiscal years
2001, 2002 and 1999 contains certain financial information that has been
restated. See Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements for further
discussion of this matter.
Years Ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
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(As restated (As restated (As restated
/(9)/) /(9)/) /(9)/)
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(dollars in thousands, except per share and selected operating data)
Statement of Operations Data:
Net sales $ 1,186,217 $ 1,440,227 $ 1,079,348 $ 749,905 $ 562,511
Cost of sales 1,054,631 1,264,573 950,165 656,631 486,545
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Gross profit 131,586 175,654 129,183 93,274 75,966
Selling, general and administrative expenses 117,610 123,834 91,322 68,521 56,596
Additional stockholder/officer compensation /(1)/ - - - 2,354 12,130
Restructuring costs and other special charges /(2)/ 2,204 - - - -
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Income from operations 11,772 51,820 37,861 22,399 7,240
Interest expense (1,179) (2,086) (1,392) (415) (1,355)
Other, net 1,307 589 116 565 (42)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Income before income taxes 11,900 50,323 36,585 22,549 5,843
Income tax provision/(3)/ (4,521) (19,126) (13,905) (3,905) (639)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Income before cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle 7,379 31,197 22,680 18,644 5,204
Cumulative effect of change in accounting
Principle /(4)/ - - (305) - -
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Net income $ 7,379 $ 31,197 $ 22,375 $ 18,644 $ 5,204
============ ============ ============ ============ ============
Pro Forma Data /(5)/
Basic net income per share before cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle /(6)/ $ .30 $ 1.30 $ .97 $ .61 $ .17
============ ============ ============ ============ ============
Cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle on basic net income per share - - (.02) - -
Basic net income per share after cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle $ .30 $ 1.30 $ .95 $ .61 $ .17
============ ============ ============ ============ ============
Diluted net income per share before
cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle/(6)/ $ .30 $ 1.22 $ .94 $ .59 $ .17
============ ============ ============ ============ ============
Cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle on diluted net income per share - - (.01) - -
Diluted net income per share after
cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle $ .30 $ 1.22 $ .93 $ .59 $ .17
============ ============ ============ ============ ============
Selected Operating Data:
Active customers /(7)/ 471,000 626,000 732,000 684,000 510,000
Catalogs distributed 41,683,000 45,028,000 47,325,000 42,150,000 33,800,000
Orders entered /(8)/ 1,265,000 1,521,000 1,622,000 1,510,000 1,252,000
Average order size /(8)/ $ 1,116 $ 1,115 $ 781 $ 580 $ 524
December 31,
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2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
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(As restated (As restated (As restated
/(9)/) /(9)/) /(9)/)
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(dollars in thousands)
Balance Sheet Data:
Working capital $ 120,442 $ 111,048 $ 71,899 $ 53,768 $ 18,907
Total assets 243,645 249,514 223,040 164,510 105,442
Short-term debt 1,171 1,153 1,137 123 29,568
Long-term debt (less current maturities):
Capital lease obligations 6,621 6,792 6,945 7,081 -
Term loan - - - - 3,250
Note payable - 1,000 2,000 - -
Total stockholders' equity 146,762 138,066 93,872 69,676 24,120
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/(1)/ Represents amounts accrued or distributed in excess of aggregate annual
base salaries approved by the Board of Directors prior to the Company's
Initial Public Offering and generally represented Company-related federal
income tax obligations payable by the stockholders.
/(2)/ Includes $1,510 for the cost of reductions in the Company workforce and
$694 for costs relating to a proposed acquisition that was abandoned
during the year.
/(3)/ For all periods prior to March 6, 1998, the Company had been an S
Corporation and, accordingly, had not been subject to federal income
taxes.
/(4)/ Represents cumulative effect of change in accounting principle.
/(5)/ Pro forma adjustments have been made to the historical results of
operations to make the pro forma presentation comparable to what would
have been reported had the Company operated as a C Corporation for 1998
and 1997. The computation of income tax expense was made assuming an
effective tax rate of approximately 39%.
/(6)/ All per share data has been adjusted for a 3-for-2 stock split
distributed on May 23, 2000.
/(7)/ Represents estimates of all customers included in the Company's mailing
list who have made a purchase within the last twelve month period.
/(8)/ Does not reflect cancellations or returns.
/(9)/ Amounts reflect the change in accounting principle for revenue
recognition of sales from shipment to upon delivery to customer. The
Company implemented Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 "Revenue
Recognition in Financial Statements" ("SAB 101") effective January 1,
1999. Subsequently, it has found that one provision of SAB 101 had been
incorrectly applied; specifically, despite title passing to the customer
at the point of initial shipment, the Company's general practice had been
to cover customer losses that were incurred while the products were in
transit. SAB 101, as further interpreted by the SEC Staff, would dictate
that it is inappropriate to record revenue until delivery because the
Company's actions have created a "de facto" title passage at the time of
delivery. Therefore, the Company has concluded that revenue should, and
will, be recorded at the time of delivery rather than at time of
shipment. Note 16 to the consolidated financials summarize the impact of
this change on previously reported figures.
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
The Management's Discussion and Analysis of financial condition and results of
operations presented below reflects the restatement to previously issued
consolidated financial statements for fiscal 2001, 2000 and 1999. See Note 16 to
the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of this matter.
The following discussion and analysis of the Company's financial condition and
results of operations should be read in conjunction with the Company's
consolidated financial statements.
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements based on management's
current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's industry,
management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by management. All statements,
trends, analyses and other information contained in this report relative to
trends in net sales, gross margin and anticipated expense levels, as well as
other statements, including words such as "anticipate", "believe", "plan",
"estimate" and "intend" and other similar expressions, constitute
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated
or expressed in such statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include,
among others, those set forth under the caption "Factors That May Affect Future
Results and Financial Condition" included within this section. Particular
attention should be paid to the cautionary statements involving the industry's
rapid technological change and exposure to inventory obsolescence, availability
and allocations of goods, reliance on vendor support and relationships,
competitive risks, pricing risks, and the overall level of economic activity and
the level of business investment in information technology products. Except as
required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise. Readers, however, should carefully review the factors set forth in
other reports or documents that the Company files from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Significant Accounting Policies
The consolidated financial statements of PC Connection are prepared in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make
certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that we believe are reasonable
based upon the information available. These estimates and assumptions affect the
reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses during the
periods presented. The significant accounting policies which we believe are the
most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported
financial results include the following:
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Revenue Recognition
Revenue on product sales is recognized at the point in time when persuasive
evidence of an arrangement exists, the price is fixed and final, delivery has
occurred and there is a reasonable assurance of collection of the sales
proceeds. We generally obtain oral or written purchase authorizations from our
customers for a specified amount of product at a specified price. Because we
either (i) have a general practice of covering customer losses while products
are in transit despite title transferring to the customer at the point of
shipment or (ii) have FOB - destination specifically set out in its arrangements
with federal agencies, delivery is deemed to have occurred at the point in time
when the product is received by the customer. (Item (i) differs from our
previously stated policy. See Note 16 for further discussion.)
We provide our customers with a limited thirty day right of return generally
limited to defective merchandise. Revenue is recognized at delivery and a
reserve for sales returns is recorded. We have demonstrated the ability to make
reasonable and reliable estimates of product returns in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 48 ("SFAS No. 48"), "Revenue
Recognition When Right of Return Exists", based on significant historical
experience. Should such returns no longer prove estimable, we believe that the
impact on our financials would not necessarily be significant since the return
privilege expires 30 days after shipment.
All amounts billed to a customer in a sale transaction related to shipping and
handling, if any, represent revenues earned for the goods provided and have been
classified as "net sales." Costs related to such shipping and handling billings
are classified as "cost of sales."
Accounts Receivable
We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers and adjust credit limits
based upon payment history and customers' current credit worthiness. Collections
are monitored continuously, and an allowance for estimated doubtful accounts is
maintained based on our historical experience and customer collection issues
identified. While such credit losses have historically been within our
expectations, further deterioration of customers' ability to make required
payments may make additional allowances necessary.
In addition to accounts receivable from customers, we record receivables from
our vendors/suppliers for cooperative advertising, price protection, supplier
reimbursements, rebates and other similar arrangements. A portion of such
receivables is estimated based on information available from our vendors at
discrete points in time. While such estimates have historically approximated
actual cash received, an unanticipated change in a promotional program could
give rise to a reduction in the receivable.
Inventories - Merchandise
Inventories (all finished goods) consisting of software packages, computer
systems and peripheral equipment are stated at cost (determined under the
first-in, first-out method) or market, whichever is lower. Inventory quantities
on hand are reviewed regularly, and provisions are made for obsolete, slow
moving and nonsalable inventory, based primarily on management's forecast of
customer demand for those products in inventory. The PC industry is
characterized by rapid technological change and new product development that
could result in increased obsolescence of inventory on hand. Increased
obsolescence or decreased customer demand beyond management's expectations could
require additional provisions.
Recent Developments
On March 25, 2002, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with
MoreDirect, Inc., a Florida corporation. MoreDirect is an e-procurement supplier
of information technology products for medium-to-large corporate and government
organizations nationwide. Pursuant to the merger agreement, MoreDirect will be
merged with our newly formed Florida merger subsidiary. Following the merger,
MoreDirect will continue its operations as our wholly owned subsidiary under its
existing management. Under the terms of the merger agreement, MoreDirect's
stockholders will receive approximately $21,000,000 at closing. The merger
agreement contemplates an earn-out period of three years following the closing
whereby if MoreDirect maintains certain earnings before income tax, or EBIT,
levels, additional payments will be made to MoreDirect's stockholders. Under the
merger agreement, earn-out payments are tied to EBIT levels targeted to grow at
a 15% rate per year. The maximum payments we will make under the earn-out
provisions of the merger agreement are $67,106,000, assuming MoreDirect
maintains 200% of targeted EBIT levels for all three years. If MoreDirect
maintains less than 60% of targeted EBIT levels for all three
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years, no payments would be required under the earn-out provisions of the merger
agreement. At any time during the earn-out period, we may "buy-out" the
remaining earn-out payments for amounts which vary during the term of the
earn-out. We will also escrow $10,000,000 at closing to fund a portion of these
contingent payments. Certain portions of the contingent payments may be
converted into our common stock at specified conversion prices between $20.80
and $40.00 per share. The consummation of the transactions contemplated in the
merger agreement are subject to the satisfaction of several conditions. Our
acquisition of MoreDirect will be immediately accretive to earnings and will be
accounted for under the purchase method of accounting.
General
PC Connection was founded in 1982 as a mail-order business offering a broad
range of software and accessories for IBM and IBM-compatible personal computers.
The founders' goal was to provide consumers with superior service and high
quality branded products at competitive prices. We initially sought customers
through advertising in selected computer industry publications and the use of
inbound toll-free telemarketing. Currently, we generate sales through (i)
outbound telemarketing by account managers focused on the business, education
and government markets, (ii) inbound calls from customers responding to our
catalogs and other advertising and (iii) our Internet Web site.
We offer both PC compatible products and Mac compatible products. Reliance on
Mac product sales has decreased over the last three years, from 19.4% of net
sales for the year ended December 31, 1998 to 10.1% of net sales for the year
ended December 31, 2001. We believe that sales attributable to Mac products will
continue to decrease as a percentage of net sales and may also decline in
absolute dollar volume in 2002 and future years.
The weakness in demand for information technology products experienced by us in
the fourth quarter of 2000 continued through 2001, resulting in overall
conservative buying patterns, order deferrals and longer sales cycles.
Sales of computer systems result in a relatively high dollar sales order, as
reflected in the increase in our average order size from $580 in the year ended
December 31, 1998 to $1,116 in the year ended December 31, 2001. Computer
systems generally provide the largest gross profit dollar contribution per order
of all our products, although they usually yield the lowest gross margin
percentage.
Our profit margins are also influenced by, among other things, industry pricing
and the relative mix of inbound versus outbound sales. Generally, pricing in the
computer and related products market is very aggressive, and we intend to
maintain prices at competitive levels. Since outbound sales are typically to
corporate accounts that purchase at volume discounts, the gross margin on such
sales is generally lower than inbound sales. However, the gross profit dollar
contribution per order is generally higher as average order sizes of orders to
corporate accounts are usually larger. We believe that outbound sales will
continue to represent a larger portion of our business mix in future periods.
The direct marketing of personal computers and related products is highly
competitive. In addition to other direct marketers and manufacturers who sell
direct, such as Dell and Gateway, manufacturers of PCs sold by us, such as
Apple, Compaq and IBM, have also implemented varying plans to sell PCs directly
to end users. We currently believe that direct sales by Compaq and IBM will not
have a significant adverse effect upon our net sales.
Most product manufacturers provide us with co-op advertising support in exchange
for product coverage in our catalogs. Although the level of co-op advertising
support available to us from certain manufacturers has declined, and may decline
further in the future, the overall level of co-op advertising programs has
remained consistent with our levels of spending for catalog and other
advertising programs. We believe that the overall levels of co-op advertising
programs available over the next twelve months will be consistent with our
planned advertising programs. For financial reporting purposes, revenue garnered
from cooperative advertising services is offset against selling, general and
administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of income.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth for the periods indicated information derived
from our statements of income expressed as a percentage of net sales.
Years Ended December 31, (As Restated)
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2001 2000 1999
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Net sales (in millions) $ 1,186.2 $ 1,440.2 $ 1,079.3
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Net sales ................................................. 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Gross profit .............................................. 11.1 12.2 12.0
Selling, general and administrative expenses .............. 9.9 8.6 8.5
Restructuring costs and other special charges ............. 0.2 0.0 0.0
Income from operations .................................... 1.0 3.6 3.5
The following table sets forth our percentage of net sales by platform, sales
channel, and product mix:
Years Ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Platform
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PC and Multi Platform 90% 90% 85%
Mac 10 10 15
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Total 100% 100% 100%
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Sales Channel
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Corporate Outbound 79% 76% 65%
Inbound Telesales 12 16 29
On-Line Internet 9 8 6
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Total 100% 100% 100%
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Product Mix
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Notebooks 22% 25% 23%
Desktop/Servers 12 15 15
Storage Devices 10 10 10
Software 13 10 12
Networking Communications 9 8 6
Printers 8 7 9
Video & Monitors 9 8 8
Memory 3 4 4
Accessories/Other 14 13 13
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Total 100% 100% 100%
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Sales of enterprise server and networking products (included in the above
product mix) were 19.8%, 17.4% and 11.6% of net sales for the years ended
December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively.
Year Ended December 31, 2001 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2000
Net sales decreased $254.0 million, or 17.6%, to $1,186.2 million in 2001 from
$1,440.2 million in 2000. The decrease in net sales was due to the weakness in
demand for information technology products. Outbound sales decreased $148.0
million, or 13.6%, to $942.7 million from $1,090.7 million in 2000. While there
was an overall decrease in outbound sales, this channel increased as an overall
component of our business. Outbound sales increased by 3% as a percentage of
overall net sales to 79% in 2001 as compared to 76% in 2000. Inbound sales,
which primarily serve our consumer and very small business customers decreased
$96.0 million, or 40.6%, to $140.5 million, from $236.5 million in 2000. Online
Internet sales decreased $10.0 million, or 8.8%, to $103.0 million from $113.0
million in 2000, however online Internet sales increased to 9% of total net
sales in 2001, as compared to 8% of total net sales in 2000. Our sales to
consumers and small businesses were more negatively impacted during the 2001
economic slowdown than were sales to our larger business customers, who
generally purchase through either the outbound or Internet channels. We believe
that sales to consumers and small businesses will continue to be more heavily
impacted than sales to large business customers if the economic slowdown
continues.
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Net sales of enterprise server and networking products decreased 6.4% to $235.0
million in 2001 as compared to $251.3 million in 2000. Enterprise server and
networking products represented 19.8% of overall net sales for the year, up from
17.4% for the year ended 2000. While sales of these products declined in
absolute dollar amounts in 2001, we believe that sales of these product
categories will continue to grow as a percentage of our net sales, as customers
further upgrade their network and communication infrastructures. If economic
conditions do not improve in the near term, the anticipated growth of these
types of products will not likely occur as expected.
As of December 31, 2001, the number of outbound sales account managers totaled
464, a 19.3% decrease, compared to 575 account managers at the end of 2000. We
are focusing on recruiting experienced account managers and increasing the
success rate of our existing account managers.
Gross profit decreased $44.1 million, or 25.1%, to $131.6 million in 2001 from
$175.7 million in 2000. The decrease in gross profit dollars was attributable to
the decrease in net sales described above. Gross profit margin decreased from
12.2% in 2000 to 11.1% in 2001 due to a more competitive pricing environment,
and other market conditions. Our profit margins are also influenced by the
relative mix of inbound, outbound and on-line Internet sales. Our gross margin
may vary based upon vendor support programs, product mix, pricing strategies,
market conditions and other factors.
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $6.2 million, or 5.0%, to
$117.6 million in 2001 from $123.8 million in 2000 and increased as a percentage
of sales to 9.9% in 2001 from 8.6% in 2000. We expect that our selling, general
and administrative expenses ("SG&A") may vary depending on changes in sales
volume, as well as the levels of continued investments in key growth initiatives
such as hiring more experienced outbound sales account managers, improving
marketing programs, and deploying next generation Internet Web technology to
support the sales organization.
Restructuring costs and other special charges totaling $2.2 million, were
recorded in the year 2001. These costs related to staff reductions of $1.5
million, and $0.7 million of costs associated with proposed acquisitions
abandoned during the year.
A rollforward of restructuring costs and other special charges for the twelve
months ended December 31, 2001 is shown below. There were no changes in
estimates in the interim periods.
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Total Cash Liabilities at
Charges Payments December 31, 2001
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(in thousands)
Workforce Reduction ....................................... $ 1,510 $ (1,085) $ 425
Cost Associated with Abandoned Acquisitions ............... 694 (694) 0
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$ 2,204 $ (1,779) $ 425
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Income from operations decreased by $40.0 million, or 77.2%, to $11.8 million
for the year ended December 31, 2001 from $51.8 million for the comparable
period in 2000. Income from operations as a percentage of net sales decreased
from 3.6% in 2000 to 1.0% in 2001 for the reasons net sales decreased as
discussed above.
Interest expense decreased by $.9 million, or 42.9%, to $1.2 million in 2001
from $2.1 million in 2000. This decrease in interest expense was attributed to
lower average borrowings outstanding in 2001 as compared to 2000 and to lower
interest rates.
Our effective tax rate was 38% for both 2001 and 2000.
Net income decreased by $23.8 million, or 76.3%, to $7.4 million in 2001 from
$31.2 million in 2000, principally as a result of the decrease in income from
operations.
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Year Ended December 31, 2000 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 1999
Net sales increased $360.9 million, or 33.4%, to $1,440.2 million in 2000 from
$1,079.3 million in 1999. The growth in net sales was attributable to (i) a
continued expansion and increased productivity of our outbound telemarketing
group, and (ii) an increased focus on enterprise server and networking product
categories.
As of December 31, 2000, the number of account managers totaled 575, a 67%
increase, compared to 345 account managers at the end of 1999. As a result,
outbound sales increased $387.1 million, or 55.0%, to $1,090.7 million in 2000
from $703.6 million in 1999. Enterprise networking product sales increased
$126.5 million, or 100.1%, to $251.3 million for the year ended December 31,
2000 from $124.8 million in 1999.
Gross profit increased $46.5 million, or 36.0%, to $175.7 million in 2000 from
$129.2 million in 1999. The increase in gross profit dollars was attributable to
the increase in net sales described above. Gross profit margin increased from
12.0% in 1999 to 12.2% in 2000 due to a continuing focus on solution sales to
business, government and educational customers and an increased focus on higher
margin enterprise networking products cited above. Our gross margin may vary
based upon vendor support programs, product mix, pricing strategies, market
conditions and other factors.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $32.5 million, or 35.6%,
to $123.8 million in 2000 from $91.3 million in 1999 and increased as a
percentage of sales to 8.6% in 2000 from 8.5% in 1999. This increase was
attributable to increases in sales personnel, bad debt, and facility costs, and
offset by a decrease in net advertising expense.
Income from operations increased by $13.9 million, or 36.7%, to $51.8 million
for the year ended December 31, 2000 from $37.9 million for the comparable
period in 1999. Income from operations as a percentage of net sales increased
from 3.5% in 1999 to 3.6% in 2000 for the reasons net sales increased as
discussed above.
Interest expense increased by $.7 million, or 50.0%, to $2.1 million in 2000
from $1.4 million in 1999 due to increased borrowings under our line of credit
necessitated by our growth. Interest expense is offset by interest income from
short-term investments.
Our effective tax rate was 38% for both 2000 and 1999.
Net income increased by $8.8 million, or 39.3%, to $31.2 million in 2000 from
$22.4 million in 1999, principally as a result of the increase in income from
operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have historically financed our operations and capital expenditures through
cash flow from operations and bank borrowings. We believe that funds generated
from operations, together with available credit under our bank line of credit,
will be sufficient to finance our working capital and capital expenditure
requirements at least for the next twelve calendar months. Our ability to
continue funding our planned growth, both internally and externally, is
dependent upon our ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations or
to obtain additional funds through equity or debt financing, or from other
sources of financing, as may be required. If demand for information technology
products continues to decline, our cash flows from operations may be
substantially affected. See also those risks listed below under "Factors That
May Affect Future Results and Financial Condition".
At December 31, 2001, we had cash and cash equivalents of $35.6 million and
working capital of $120.4 million.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $34.2 million in the year ended
December 2001, compared to $4.0 million used for operating activities and $16.0
million provided by operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2000,
and 1999, respectively. The primary factors historically affecting cash flows
from operations are net income and changes in the levels of accounts receivable,
inventories and accounts payable. Since accounts receivable and inventories have
substantially decreased since December 31, 2000, cash provided by operating
activities has increased commensurately.
At December 31, 2001, we had $75.4 million in outstanding accounts payable. Such
accounts are generally paid within 30 days of incurrence and will be financed by
cash flows from operations or short-term borrowings under the line of credit.
This amount includes $6.4 million payable to two financial institutions under
security agreements to
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facilitate the purchase of inventory. We believe we will be able to meet our
obligations under our accounts payable with cash flows from operations and our
existing line of credit.
Capital expenditures were $6.1 million, $12.6 million and $7.7 million in the
years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively. We expect capital
expenditures, primarily for the purchase of computer hardware and software and
other fixed assets, to be approximately $6.8 million for the year ending
December 31, 2002.
We have an unsecured credit agreement with a bank providing for short-term
borrowings up to $70 million, which bears interest at various rates ranging from
the prime rate (4.75% at December 31, 2001) to prime less 1%, depending on the
ratio of senior debt to EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
and amortization). The credit agreement includes various customary financial and
operating covenants, including restrictions on the payment of dividends, none of
which we believe significantly restricts our operations. The credit agreement
matures on May 31, 2002 and we are currently renegotiating the credit agreement.
We cannot provide assurances that we will be able to renegotiate the credit
agreement on the same favorable terms as in the current credit agreement. No
borrowings were outstanding at December 31, 2001.
Under the terms of the merger agreement we entered into with MoreDirect, we will
pay MoreDirect's stockholders approximately $21.0 million at closing. The merger
agreement contemplates an earn-out period of three years following the closing
whereby if MoreDirect maintains certain earnings before income tax, or EBIT,
levels, additional payments will be made to MoreDirect's stockholders. Under the
merger agreement, earn-out payments are tied to EBIT levels targeted to grow at
a 15% rate per year. The maximum payments we will make under the earn-out
provisions of the merger agreement are $67.1 million, assuming MoreDirect
maintains 200% of targeted EBIT levels for all three years. If MoreDirect
maintains less than 60% of targeted EBIT levels for all three years, no payment
would be required under the earn-out provisions of the merger agreement. At any
time during the earn-out period, we may "buy-out" the remaining earn-out
payments for amounts which vary during the term of the earn-out. We will also
escrow $10.0 million at closing to fund a portion of these contingent payments.
We believe we will be able to meet our obligations to MoreDirect and its
stockholders under the merger agreement.
Contractual Obligations
The following summarizes our contractual obligations at December 31, 2001 and
the effect such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow
in future periods.
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Less Than After
December 31, 2001 Total 1 Year 1 - 3 Years 3 Years
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(in thousands)
Contractual Obligations:
Long-term debt ..................................... $ 1,000 $ 1,000 $ - $ -
Capital lease obligation to affiliate .............. 6,792 171 906 5,715
Non-cancelable operating lease obligations ......... 11,710 5,584 5,759 367
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Total Contractual Obligations .................. $ 19,502 $ 6,755 $ 6,665 $ 6,082
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Related Parties
In November 1997, we entered into a fifteen-year lease for our corporate
headquarters with an affiliated company, G&H Post, which is related to PC
Connection through common ownership. The total lease is valued at approximately
$7.0 million, based upon an independent property appraisal obtained at the date
of lease, and interest is calculated at an annual rate of 11%. The lease
requires us to pay our proportionate share of real estate taxes and common area
maintenance charges as additional rent and also to pay insurance premiums for
the leased property. We have the option to renew the lease for two additional
terms of five years each. The lease has been recorded as a capital lease in the
financial statements.
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We have other transactions with affiliate companies including G&H, G&H Post, En
Technology, and PCTV, all related to PC Connection through common ownership.
Such transactions are determined using the fair market values of such services
or products.
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Year Ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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(in thousands)
Revenue:
Sales of various products ............................ $ 3 $ 3 $ 425
Sales of services to affiliated companies ............ 148 300 332
Costs:
Purchase of services from affiliated companies ....... l 9 6
Recently Issued Financial Accounting Standards
In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141 ("SFAS 141"), "Business Combinations".
SFAS 141 requires the purchase method of accounting for business combinations
initiated after June 30, 2001 and eliminates the pooling-of-interests method. We
do not believe that the adoption of SFAS 141 will have a significant impact on
our financial statements.
In July 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
142 ("SFAS 142"), "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets", which will be
effective for PC Connection on January 1, 2002. SFAS 142 requires, among other
things, the discontinuance of the amortization of goodwill and certain other
identified intangibles. In addition, the statement includes provisions for the
reassessment of the value and useful lives of existing recognized intangibles
(including goodwill), reclassification of certain intangibles both in and out of
previously reported goodwill and the identification of reporting units for
purposes of assessing potential future impairments of goodwill and other
intangibles. We believe that the impact of the adoption of SFAS 142 will not be
material to the balance sheet. The Company had recorded $738 thousand in
amortization relative to goodwill in 2001. This amortization will cease in 2002.
Inflation
We have historically offset any inflation in operating costs by a combination of
increased productivity and price increases, where appropriate. We do not expect
inflation to have a significant impact on our business in the future.
Factors That May Affect Future Results and Financial Condition
Our future results and financial condition are dependent on our ability to
continue to successfully market, sell and distribute information technology
products and services, including computers, hardware and software. Inherent in
this process are a number of factors that we must successfully manage in order
to achieve a favorable financial condition and favorable operating results.
Potential risks and uncertainties that could affect our future financial
condition and operating results include, without limitation, the following
factors:
There has been a recent decrease in demand throughout the industry for the
products we sell.
With the events of September 11, together with the general decline in the
economy over the past year, the demand for personal computer products has
decreased throughout the industry. This decrease adversely affected our sales
and results of operation in 2001. If our net sales do not increase in proportion
to our operating expenses or if we experience a decrease in net sales for an
extended period of time, there would be a material adverse effect on our results
of operations in future periods.
We have experienced rapid growth in recent years followed by a decline in sales
in 2001 and there is no assurance that we will be able to regain such growth.
Our net sales grew from $749.9 million for the year ended December 31, 1998 to
$1.44 billion for the year ended December 31, 2000. In the year ended December
31, 2001, our net sales declined to $1.19 billion. Our growth in previous years
placed increasing demands on our administrative, operational, financial and
other resources. Our staffing levels and operating expenses increased
substantially in recent years due to our sales forecasts. If our revenues
continue to decline, we may not be able to reduce our staffing levels and
operating expenses in a timely
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manner to meet our needs. Moreover, we can provide no assurance that we will be
able to regain rapid growth in the near future.
We may also experience quarterly fluctuations and seasonality which could impact
our business.
Several factors have caused our sales and results of operations to fluctuate and
we expect these fluctuations to continue on a quarterly basis. Causes of these
fluctuations include:
.. changes in the overall level of economic activity;
.. changes in the level of business investment in information technology
products;
.. the condition of the personal computer industry in general;
.. shifts in customer demand for hardware and software products;
.. industry shipments of new products or upgrades;
.. the timing of new merchandise and catalog offerings;
.. fluctuations in response rates;
.. fluctuations in postage, paper, shipping and printing costs and in
merchandise returns;
.. adverse weather conditions that affect response, distribution or shipping;
.. shifts in the timing of holidays;
.. changes in our product offerings; and
.. changes in consumer demand for information technology products.
We base our operating expenditures on sales forecasts. If revenues do not meet
expectations in any given quarter, our operating results could suffer.
In addition, customer response rates for our catalogs and other marketing
vehicles are subject to variations. The first and last quarters of the year
generally have higher response rates while the two middle quarters typically
have lower response rates.
We are exposed to inventory obsolescence due to the rapid technological changes
occurring in the personal computer industry.
The market for personal computer products is characterized by rapid
technological change and the frequent introduction of new products and product
enhancements. Our success depends in large part on our ability to identify and
market products that meet the needs of customers in that marketplace. In order
to satisfy customer demand and to obtain favorable purchasing discounts, we have
and may continue to carry increased inventory levels of certain products. By so
doing, we are subject to the increased risk of inventory obsolescence. Also, in
order to implement our business strategy, we intend to continue, among other
things, to place larger than typical inventory stocking orders, and increase our
participation in first-to-market purchase opportunities. We may also participate
in end-of-life-cycle purchase opportunities and market products on a
private-label basis, which would increase the risk of inventory obsolescence. In
addition, we sometimes acquire special purchase products without return
privileges. There can be no assurance that we will be able to avoid losses
related to obsolete inventory. In addition, manufacturers are limiting return
rights and are also taking steps to reduce their inventory exposure by
supporting "build to order" programs authorizing distributors and resellers to
assemble computer hardware under the manufacturers' brands. These trends reduce
the costs to manufacturers and shift the burden of inventory risk to resellers
like us which could negatively impact our business.
We acquire products for resale from a limited number of vendors; the loss of any
one of these vendors could have a material adverse effect on our business.
We acquire products for resale both directly from manufacturers and indirectly
through distributors and other sources. The five vendors supplying the greatest
amount of goods to us constituted 57.7% and 54.4% of our total product purchases
in the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Among these five
vendors, purchases from Ingram Micro, Inc. represented 24.7% and 25.6% of our
total product purchases and purchases from Tech Data Corporation comprised 14.1%
and 11.2% of our total product purchases in the years ended December 31, 2001
and 2000, respectively. No other vendor supplied more than 10% of our total
product purchases in the year ended December 31, 2001. If we were unable to
acquire products from Ingram Micro or Tech Data, we could experience a
short-term disruption in the availability of products and such disruption could
have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flows.
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Substantially all of our contracts and arrangements with our vendors that supply
significant quantities of products are terminable by such vendors or us without
notice or upon short notice. Most of our product vendors provide us with trade
credit, of which the net amount outstanding at December 31, 2001 was $75.4
million. Termination, interruption or contraction of relationships with our
vendors, including a reduction in the level of trade credit provided to us,
could have a material adverse effect on our financial position.
Some product manufacturers either do not permit us to sell the full line of
their products or limit the number of product units available to direct
marketers such as us. An element of our business strategy is to continue to
increase our participation in first-to-market purchase opportunities. The
availability of certain desired products, especially in the direct marketing
channel, has been constrained in the past. We could experience a material
adverse effect to our business if we are unable to source first-to-market
purchase or similar opportunities, or if we face the reemergence of significant
availability constraints.
We may experience a reduction in the incentive programs offered to us by our
vendors.
Some product manufacturers and distributors provide us with incentives such as
supplier reimbursements, payment discounts, price protection, rebates and other
similar arrangements. The increasingly competitive computer hardware market has
already resulted in the following:
.. reduction or elimination of some of these incentive programs;
.. more restrictive price protection and other terms; and
.. reduced advertising allowances and incentives, in some cases.
Most product manufacturers provide us with co-op advertising support and in
exchange we cover their products in our catalogs. This support significantly
defrays our catalog production expense. In the past, we have experienced a
decrease in the level of co-op advertising support available to us from certain
manufacturers. The level of co-op advertising support we receive from some
manufacturers may further decline in the future. Such a decline could increase
our selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales and
have a material adverse effect on our cash flows.
We face many competitive risks.
The direct marketing industry and the computer products retail business, in
particular, are highly competitive. We compete with consumer electronics and
computer retail stores, including superstores. We also compete with other direct
marketers of hardware and software and computer related products, including an
increasing number of Internet retailers. Certain hardware and software vendors
are selling their products directly through their own catalogs and over the
Internet. We compete not only for customers, but also for co-op advertising
support from personal computer product manufacturers. Some of our competitors
have greater financial, marketing and larger catalog circulations and customer
bases and other resources than we do. In addition, many of our competitors offer
a wider range of products and services than we do and may be able to respond
more quickly to new or changing opportunities, technologies and customer
requirements. Many current and potential competitors also have greater name
recognition, engage in more extensive promotional activities and adopt more
aggressive pricing policies than us. We expect competition to increase as
retailers and direct marketers who have not traditionally sold computers and
related products enter the industry.
We cannot assure you that we can continue to compete effectively against our
current or future competitors. In addition, price is an important competitive
factor in the personal computer hardware and software market and we cannot
assure you that we will not face increased price competition. If we encounter
new competition or fail to compete effectively against our competitors, our
business may be harmed.
In addition, product resellers and direct marketers are combining operations or
acquiring or merging with other resellers and direct marketers to increase
efficiency. Moreover, current and potential competitors have established or may
establish cooperative relationships among themselves or with third parties to
enhance their products and services. Accordingly, it is possible that new
competitors or alliances among competitors may emerge and acquire significant
market share.
We face and will continue to face significant price competition.
Generally, pricing is very aggressive in the personal computer industry and we
expect pricing pressures to continue. An increase in price competition could
result in a reduction of our profit margins. There can be no assurance that we
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will be able to offset the effects of price reductions with an increase in the
number of customers, higher sales, cost reductions or otherwise. Also, our sales
of personal computer hardware products are generally producing lower profit
margins than those associated with software products. Such pricing pressures
could result in an erosion of our market share, reduced sales and reduced
operating margins, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our
business.
The methods of distributing personal computers and related products are changing
and such changes may negatively impact us and our business.
The manner in which personal computers and related products are distributed and
sold is changing, and new methods of distribution and sale, such as on-line
shopping services, have emerged. Hardware and software manufacturers have sold,
and may intensify their efforts to sell, their products directly to end users.
From time to time, certain manufacturers have instituted programs for the direct
sales of large order quantities of hardware and software to certain major
corporate accounts. These types of programs may continue to be developed and
used by various manufacturers. Some of our vendors, including Apple, Compaq and
IBM, currently sell some of their products directly to end users and have stated
their intentions to increase the level of such direct sales. In addition,
manufacturers may attempt to increase the volume of software products
distributed electronically to end users. An increase in the volume of products
sold through or used by consumers of any of these competitive programs or
distributed electronically to end users could have a material adverse effect on
our results of operations.
We could experience system failures which would interfere with our ability to
process orders.
We depend on the accuracy and proper use of our management information systems
including our telephone system. Many of our key functions depend on the quality
and effective utilization of the information generated by our management
information systems, including:
.. our ability to manage inventory and accounts receivable collection;
.. our ability to purchase, sell and ship products efficiently and on a timely
basis; and
.. our ability to maintain operations.
Interruptions could result from natural disasters as well as power loss,
telecommunications failure and similar events.
Our management information systems require continual upgrades to most
effectively manage our operations and customer database. Although we maintain
some redundant systems, with full data backup, a substantial interruption in
management information systems or in telephone communication systems would
substantially hinder our ability to process customer orders and thus could have
a material adverse effect on our business.
We rely on the continued development of electronic commerce and Internet
infrastructure development.
We have had an increasing amount of sales made over the Internet in part because
of the growing use and acceptance of the Internet by end-users. No one can be
certain that acceptance and use of the Internet will continue to develop or that
a sufficiently broad base of consumers will adopt and continue to use the
Internet and other online services as a medium of commerce. Sales of computer
products over the Internet do not currently represent a significant portion of
overall computer product sales. Growth of our Internet sales is dependent on
potential customers using the Internet in addition to traditional means of
commerce to purchase products. We cannot accurately predict the rate at which
they will do so.
Our success in growing our Internet business will depend in large part upon the
development of an infrastructure for providing Internet access and services. If
the number of Internet users or their use of Internet resources continues to
grow rapidly, such growth may overwhelm the existing Internet infrastructure.
Our ability to increase the speed with which we provide services to customers
and to increase the scope of such services ultimately is limited by and reliant
upon the speed and reliability of the networks operated by third parties and
these networks may not continue to be developed.
We depend heavily on third party shippers to deliver our products to customers.
We ship approximately 56% of our products to customers by Airborne Freight
Corporation D/B/A "Airborne Express", with the remainder being shipped by United
Parcel Service of America, Inc. and other overnight delivery and surface
services. A strike or other interruption in service by these shippers could
adversely affect our ability to market or deliver products to customers on a
timely basis.
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We may experience potential increases in shipping, paper and postage costs,
which may adversely affect our business if we are not able to pass such
increases on to our customers.
Shipping costs are a significant expense in the operation of our business.
Increases in postal or shipping rates and paper costs could significantly impact
the cost of producing and mailing our catalogs and shipping customer orders.
Postage prices and shipping rates increase periodically and we have no control
over future increases. We have a long-term contract with Airborne Express
whereby Airborne ships products to our customers. We believe that we have
negotiated favorable shipping rates with Airborne. We generally invoice
customers for shipping and handling charges. There can be no assurance that we
will be able to pass on to our customers the full cost, including any future
increases in the cost, of commercial delivery services such as Airborne.
We also incur substantial paper and postage costs related to our marketing
activities, including producing and mailing our catalogs. Paper prices
historically have been cyclical and we have experienced substantial increases in
the past. Significant increases in postal or shipping rates and paper costs
could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of
operations, particularly if we cannot pass on such increases to our customers or
offset such increases by reducing other costs.
Privacy concerns with respect to list development and maintenance may materially
adversely affect our business.
We mail catalogs and send electronic messages to names in our proprietary
customer database and to potential customers whose names we obtain from rented
or exchanged mailing lists. World-wide public concern regarding personal privacy
has subjected the rental and use of customer mailing lists and other customer
information to increased scrutiny. Any domestic or foreign legislation enacted
limiting or prohibiting these practices could negatively affect our business.
We face many uncertainties relating to the collection of state sales or use tax.
We presently collect sales tax only on sales of products to residents of Ohio,
Tennessee, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts and Virginia. We
began collecting sales tax in Massachusetts in January 2000. Taxable sales to
customers located within Ohio, Tennessee, Maryland, the District of Columbia,
Massachusetts and Virginia were approximately 7% of our net sales during the
year ended December 31, 2001. Various states have sought to impose on direct
marketers the burden of collecting state sales taxes on the sales of products
shipped to their residents. In 1992, the United States Supreme Court affirmed
its position that it is unconstitutional for a state to impose sales or use tax
collection obligations on an out-of-state mail order company whose only contacts
with the state are limited to the distribution of catalogs and other advertising
materials through the mail and the subsequent delivery of purchased goods by
United States mail or by interstate common carrier. However, legislation that
would expand the ability of states to impose sales tax collection obligations on
direct marketers has been introduced in Congress on many occasions. Due to its
presence on various forms of electronic media and other factors, our contact
with many states may exceed the contact involved in the Supreme Court case. We
cannot predict the level of contact that is sufficient to permit a state to
impose on us a sales tax collection obligation. If the Supreme Court changes its
position or if legislation is passed to overturn the Supreme Court's decision,
the imposition of a sales or use tax collection obligation on us in states to
which we ship products would result in additional administrative expenses to us,
could result in price increases to our customers, and could reduce demand for
our product.
We are dependent on key personnel.
Our future performance will depend to a significant extent upon the efforts and
abilities of our senior executives. The competition for qualified management
personnel in the computer products industry is very intense, and the loss of
service of one or more of these persons could have an adverse effect on our
business. Our success and plans for future growth will also depend on our
ability to hire, train and retain skilled personnel in all areas of our
business, including sales account managers and technical support personnel.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to attract, train and retain
sufficient qualified personnel to achieve our business objectives.
We are controlled by two principal stockholders.
Patricia Gallup and David Hall, our two principal stockholders, beneficially own
or control, in the aggregate, approximately 71% of the outstanding shares of our
common stock. Because of their beneficial stock ownership, these stockholders
can continue to elect the members of the Board of Directors and decide all
matters requiring stockholder approval at a meeting or by a written consent in
lieu of a meeting. Similarly, such stockholders can
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control decisions to adopt, amend or repeal our charter and our bylaws, or take
other actions requiring the vote or consent of our stockholders and prevent a
takeover of us by one or more third parties, or sell or otherwise transfer their
stock to a third party, which could deprive our stockholders of a control
premium that might otherwise be realized by them in connection with an
acquisition of us. Such control may result in decisions that are not in the best
interest of our public stockholders. In connection with our initial public
offering, the principal stockholders placed substantially all shares of common
stock beneficially owned by them into a voting trust, pursuant to which they are
required to agree as to the manner of voting such shares in order for the shares
to be voted. Such provisions could discourage bids for our common stock at a
premium as well as have a negative impact on the market price of our common
stock.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
We invest cash balances in excess of operating requirements in short-term
securities, generally with maturities of 90 days or less. In addition, our
unsecured credit agreement provides for borrowings which bear interest at
variable rates based on the prime rate. We had no borrowings outstanding
pursuant to the credit agreement as of December 31, 2001. We believe that the
effect, if any, of reasonably possible near-term changes in interest rates on
our financial position, results of operations and cash flows should not be
material. Our credit agreement exposes earnings to changes in short-term
interest rates since interest rates on the underlying obligations are variable.
However, as noted above, there were no borrowings outstanding on the credit
agreement at December 31, 2001, and the average outstanding borrowings during
the year were not material. Accordingly, the change in earnings resulting from a
hypothetical 10% increase or decrease in interest rates is not material.
Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
The information required by this Item is included in this Report beginning at
page F-1.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure
Not applicable.
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
The information under the caption "Executive Officers of PC Connection" in Part
1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A is incorporated by reference herein.
Directors
The Board of Directors is currently fixed at six members. The Company's Bylaws
provide that the directors of the Company will be elected at each annual meeting
of the Company's stockholders to serve until the next annual meeting of
stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Mr.
Murrer will not stand for re-election at the 2002 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders. Mr. Barone shall be nominated for election at the 2002 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders.
Set forth below are the name, age and length of service as a director for each
member of the Board of Directors and the positions and offices held by him or
her, his or her principal occupation and business experience during the past
five years and the names of other publicly-held companies of which he or she
serves as a director.
Patricia Gallup, age 48, has served on the Company's Board of Directors since
September 1983. Ms. Gallup is a co-founder of the Company and has served as
Chairman since June 2001. From January 1998 to June 2001, Ms. Gallup served as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. From September 1995 to
January 1998, she served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company. From September 1994 to September 1995, she served as Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. From August 1990 to September 1994,
Ms. Gallup served as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer.
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David Hall, age 53, has served on the Company's Board of Directors since
September 1983. Mr. Hall is a co-founder of the Company and has served as Vice
Chairman of the Board since November 1997. From June 1997 to November 1997, he
served as the Vice Chairman of the Board, Executive Vice President and Treasurer
of the Company. From February 1995 to June 1997, Mr. Hall served as the
Company's Vice Chairman of the Board and Executive Vice President. From March
1991 to February 1995, he served as the Executive Vice President of the Company.
David B. Beffa-Negrini, age 48, has served on the Company's Board of Directors
since September 1994 and as the Vice President of Corporate Communications since
June 2000. From January 1998 to June 2000, Mr. Beffa-Negrini served as the Vice
President of Media Development, and from January 1992 to January 1998, he served
as the Company's Director of Merchandising.
Bruce M. Barone, age 53, is being nominated for election. Mr. Barone has worked
as an independent consultant since December 1998. From December 1995 to December
1998, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Overseas Partners Ltd. and
Subsidiaries. He also served on the Board of Directors. From September 1977
through December 1995, Mr. Barone was employed by United Parcel Service (UPS) in
a variety of positions, including Vice President Finance and Vice President
Financial Planning. He also served as a member of both the UPS Finance and UPS
Marketing committees.
Peter J. Baxter, age 50, has served on the Company's Board of Directors since
September 1997. Mr. Baxter was the Vice-Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of
People's Heritage Financial Group, a bank holding company, from April 1998 to
March 1999. Mr. Baxter also served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a
director of CFX Corporation, a bank holding company, from January 1989 to April
1998.
Joseph Baute, age 74, has served on the Company's Board of Directors since June
2001. From 1979 to 1993, Mr. Baute served as Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Markem Corporation. Mr. Baute has served on a number of Boards
including Houghton-Mifflin Company and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, where
he was Chairman, and is currently on the Board of State Street Bank Europe.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company's directors, executive
officers and holders of more than 10% of the Company's Common Stock to file with
the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in beneficial
ownership of Common Stock of the Company. Based solely on its review of copies
of reports filed by individuals required to make filings ("Reporting Persons")
pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act or written representations from
certain Reporting Persons, the Company believes that all such reports required
to be filed under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act for the 2001 fiscal year
were timely filed. In 2000, Ms. Gallup and Mr. Hall and the Voting Trust were
required to file a Form 4 -- Changes in Beneficial Ownership and a Form 5 --
Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership to report a withdrawal of
shares from the Voting Trust. The shares withdrawn from the Voting Trust are
held by Ms. Gallup and Mr. Hall individually. The withdrawal from the Voting
Trust did not result in any change to either Ms. Gallup's or Mr. Hall's
respective pecuniary interests. These reports were not timely filed.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Compensation of Directors
Messrs. Beffa-Negrini, Murrer, Baxter, and Baute each receive a $15,000 annual
retainer and fees of $1,000 for each Board meeting attended and $500 for each
Board committee meeting attended on a day other than the day of the Board
meeting, as well as reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred in
attending Board and committee meetings. Mr. Barone is being nominated for
election as a director at the Company's 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and
therefore did not receive any compensation, whether in cash or otherwise, in
2001.
Mr. Hall received $1,000 for each Board meeting he attended since August 2001.
Messrs. Beffa-Negrini, Murrer, Baxter, and Baute are also eligible to
participate in the Company's 1997 Stock Incentive Plan. Mr. Barone will also be
eligible to participate in the Company's 1997 Stock Incentive Plan.
The following table describes the cash payments and options granted under the
Company's 1997 Stock Incentive Plan to Directors during 2001.
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Cash Payment for Board and Shares Underlying Option
Director Committees Grants under 1997 Plan
-------- -------------------------- --------------------------
David Beffa-Negrini
$ 24,000 2,500
Martin C. Murrer
$ 24,000 --
Peter J. Baxter
$ 24,000 --
Joseph Baute
$ 12,750 2,000
David Hall
$ 3,000 --
Compensation of Executive Officers
The following table sets forth certain compensation information for the years
ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 for all persons who served as Chief
Executive Officer of the Company during 2001 and the four other most highly
compensated executive officers of the Company who were serving as executive
officers on December 31, 2001 and one other executive officer of the Company who
ceased serving as an executive officer during 2001 (collectively, the "Named
Executive Officers"), as required under applicable rules of the SEC.
Summary Compensation Table
Long-Term
Annual Compensation Awards Compensation
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Other Annual Securities
Name and Principal Compensation Underlying All Other
Position Compensation Year Salary ($) Bonus ($)/(1)/ ($)/(2)/ Options (#) ($)
- --------------------- ------ ----------- -------------- ------------- -------------- ------------
Patricia Gallup 2001 $ 400,000 -- -- -- $ 1,194/(5)/
Chairman/(3)/ 2000 400,000 -- -- -- 3,435/(6)/
1999 300,000 -- -- -- 3,688/(7)/
Kenneth Koppel 2001 220,673 -- -- 400,000 1,786/(5)/
Chief Executive Officer/(4)/ 2000 -- -- -- -- --/(6)/
1999 -- -- -- -- --/(7)/
Wayne L. Wilson 2001 400,000 -- -- 20,000 1,831/(5)/
President and Chief Operating 2000 400,000 275,000 -- 55,000 1,242/(6)/
Officer 1999 375,000 370,000 -- 90,645 1,917/(7)/
Robert F. Wilkins 2001 375,000 -- -- 20,000 640/(5)/
Executive Vice President 2000 375,000 250,000 -- 55,000 3,111/(6)/
1999 325,000 333,000 -- 60,000 2,172/(7)/
Mark A. Gavin 2001 210,000 -- -- 15,000 2,943/(5)/
Senior Vice President of Finance 2000 210,000 100,000 -- 30,000 2,218/(6)/
and Chief Financial Officer 1999 180,000 86,000 -- 45,000 2,611/(7)/
John L. Bomba, Jr./(8)/ 2001 108,750 -- -- 7,500 2,172/(5)/
Former Vice President of Information 2000 195,000 50,000 -- 18,750 3,388/(6)/
Systems and Chief Information Officer 1999 180,000 86,000 -- 11,250 3,424/(7)/
Bradley G. Mousseau 2001 140,000 -- -- 7,500 3,061/(5)/
Vice President of Human Resources 2000 132,441 45,000 -- 33,750 1,273/(6)/
1999 -- -- -- -- --
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/(1)/ Bonuses indicated as earned in any fiscal year were generally paid during
the year or in the first quarter of the following fiscal year.
/(2)/ In accordance with the rules of the SEC, perquisites and other personal
benefits have been omitted in those instances where the aggregate amount
of such perquisites and other personal benefits constituted less than the
lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total amount of annual salary and bonus
for the executive officer for the fiscal year indicated.
/(3)/ Ms. Gallup also served as Chief Executive Officer until June 26, 2001.
/(4)/ Mr. Koppel was appointed Chief Executive Officer effective June 26, 2001.
/(5)/ Consists of: (a) the Company's contributions for Messrs. Gavin, Bomba and
Mousseau under the Company's 401(k) Plan in the amount of $2,550, $1,631
and $2,475, respectively; and (b) the taxable portion of group term life
insurance premiums paid by the Company for Ms. Gallup, Messrs. Koppel,
Wilson, Wilkins, Gavin, Bomba and Mousseau in the amounts of $1,194,
$1,786, $1,831, $640, $393, $541 and $586, respectively.
/(6)/ Consists of: (a) the Company's contributions for Ms. Gallup, Messrs.
Wilkins, Gavin, Bomba and Mousseau under the Company's 401(k) Plan in the
amount of $2,625, $2,625, $1,768, $2,625, and $752, respectively, and (b)
the taxable portion of group term life insurance premiums paid by the
Company for Ms. Gallup, Messrs. Wilson, Wilkins, Gavin, Bomba and Mousseau
in the amounts of $810, $1,242, $486, $450, $763 and $521, respectively.
/(7)/ Consists of: (a) the Company's contributions for Ms. Gallup, Messrs.
Wilkins, Gavin and Bomba under the Company's 401(k) Plan in the amount of
$2,500, $1,632, $2,275 and $2,500, respectively, and (b) the taxable
portion of group term life insurance premiums paid by the Company for Ms.
Gallup, Messrs. Wilson, Wilkins, Gavin and Bomba in the amounts of $1,188,
$1,917, $540, $336 and $924, respectively.
/(8)/ Mr. Bomba resigned in July 2001.
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Employment and Severance Agreements
The Company is a party to employment agreements with certain of the Named
Executive Officers. Each employment agreement contains provisions for
establishing the annual base salary and bonus for each such executive officer.
Pursuant to the terms of the employment agreements, the 2002 annual base salary
for each of Ms. Gallup, and Messrs. Koppel, Wilson and Wilkins has been
established at $400,000, $425,000, $400,000, and $375,000, respectively. In
addition, the Named Executive Officers are eligible to receive an annual bonus
based upon the achievement of individual and Company goals. The employment
agreements may be terminated by the Named Executive Officer or by the Company.
Under the terms of Messrs. Koppel's, Wilson's and Wilkins' employment
agreements, if the Company terminates such executive's employment without cause
(as defined therein), the Company is required to pay to such executive severance
payments at the executive's then applicable base salary rate for a period of
twelve months. Mr. Koppel's employment agreement includes certain non-compete
obligations which extend for three years after termination of employment.
Messrs. Wilson's and Wilkins' employment agreements include certain non-compete
obligations which extend for two years after termination of employment.
The Company has entered into letter agreements with Messrs. Gavin and Mousseau
providing for severance payments for six months of their respective annual base
salary if the Company terminates their employment for any reason other than for
cause or for a change in control. In the event of termination resulting from a
change in control of the Company, such severance payments would extend for a
total of twelve months. Each of Mr. Gavin's and Mr. Mousseau's letter agreement
includes certain non-compete obligations which extend for eighteen months after
termination of employment.
Mr. Bomba resigned his position with the Company in July 2001. As part of Mr.
Bomba's separation arrangement, the Company agreed to continue his base salary
and benefits for a period of twelve months following his resignation. Mr. Bomba
is also subject to certain non-compete obligations which extend for eighteen
months following the termination of his employment.
Option Grant Table. The following table sets forth certain information regarding
stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2001 by the Company to
the Named Executive Officers:
Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
Potential Realizable Value at
Assumed Annual Rates of Stock
Price Appreciation for Option
Individual Grants Term/(1)/
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------
Percent of
Number of Total Options
Securities Granted to Exercise
Underlying Employees in or
Options Fiscal Year Base Price Expiration
Name Granted (#) (%)/(2)/ ($/Sh)/(3)/ Date 5%($) 10%($)
- ---- ------------- ------------- ----------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Patricia Gallup -- -- -- -- -- --
Kenneth Koppel 400,000/(4)/ 51.5% $ 14.35 06/25/11 $ 3,609,855 $ 9,148,082
Wayne L. Wilson 20,000/(5)/ 2.6 10.81 03/16/11 136,005 344,663
Robert F. Wilkins 20,000/(5)/ 2.6 10.81 03/16/11 136,005 344,663
Mark A. Gavin 15,000/(5)/ 1.9 10.81 03/16/11 102,004 258,497
Bradley G. Mousseau 7,500/(5)/ 1.0 10.81 03/16/11 51,002 129,249
John L. Bomba, Jr. 7,500/(6)/ 1.0 10.81 03/16/11 51,002 129,249
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/(1)/ Potential realizable value is based on an assumption that the market price
of the stock will appreciate at the stated rate, compounded annually, from
the date of grant until the end of the option term. These values are
calculated based on rules promulgated by the SEC and do not reflect the
Company's estimate or projection of future stock prices. Actual gains, if
any, on stock option exercises will depend on the future performance of
the Common Stock on the date on which the stock options are exercised.
/(2)/ Calculated based on an aggregate of 776,367 options granted under the 1997
Stock Incentive Plan to employees during the fiscal year ended December
31, 2001.
/(3)/ The exercise price is equal to the closing price of the Company's Common
Stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market on the date of grant.
/(4)/ Mr. Koppel's options become exercisable in four equal amount installments
beginning in June 2002.
/(5)/ Messrs. Wilson's, Wilkins', Gavin's and Mousseau's options become
exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning in January 2002.
/(6)/ Mr. Bomba's options were cancelled on October 20, 2001.
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Option Exercises and Year-End Values. The following table sets forth certain
information regarding the aggregate shares of Common Stock acquired upon stock
option exercises by the Named Executive Officers and the value realized upon
such exercises during the year ended December 31, 2001, as well as the number
and value of unexercised stock options held by the Named Executive Officers as
of December 31, 2001:
Aggregate Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and
Year-End Option Values
Number of Securities Value of Unexercised
Underlying Unexercised Options In-The-Money Options at Year
at Year-End (#) End ($)/(1)/
------------------------------ ----------------------------
Shares Acquired Value
Name on Exercise (#) Realized ($)/(2)/ Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable
- ---- --------------- ----------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- -------------
Patricia Gallup -- -- -- -- -- --
Kenneth Koppel -- -- 24,000/(3)/ 400,000 $ 75,919 $ 192,000
Wayne L. Wilson 100,000 $ 274,897 434,935 136,413 1,655,950 400,600
Robert F. Wilkins 22,149 58,015 313,569 128,751 1,030,917 376,366
Mark A. Gavin -- -- 26,249 75,002 69,621 192,010
Bradley G. Mousseau -- -- 8,438 32,812 0 30,127
John L. Bomba, Jr. 5,626 6,672 0 0 0 0
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/(1)/ Represents the difference between the last reported sales price of the
Company's Common Stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market on
December 31, 2001 ($14.83), the last trading day of 2001, and the
exercise price of the option, multiplied by the number of shares subject
to the option.
/(2)/ Value is calculated based on the difference between the option exercise
price and the closing market price of the Company's Common Stock on the
Nasdaq National Market on the date of exercise, multiplied by the number
of shares exercised.
/(3)/ Mr. Koppel was a consultant for the Company prior to becoming Chief
Executive Officer of the Company and received option grants for his
service as a consultant.
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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table sets forth information, as of March 20, 2002, regarding the
beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock by: (i) persons known by the
Company to own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock; (ii) each
of the directors of the Company; (iii) each of the executive officers of the
Company named in the Summary Compensation Table under the heading "Executive
Compensation" below; and (iv) all directors and executive officers of the
Company as a group.
Shares of Common Stock Common Stock
Name and Address Beneficially Owned/(1)/ Outstanding/(2)/
- ---------------- ----------------------- ---------------
Patricia Gallup 8,714,094 /(3)/ 35.5%
David Hall 8,669,094 /(4)/ 35.3%
Wayne L. Wilson 556,596 /(5)/ 2.2%
Robert F. Wilkins 358,518 /(6)/ 1.4%
David Beffa-Negrini 299,617 /(7)/ 1.2%
Mark A. Gavin 154,863 /(8)/ %
Martin C. Murrer 74,000 /(9)/
Peter J. Baxter 25,000 /(10)/
Kenneth Koppel 24,000 /(11)/
Bradley G. Mousseau 18,213 /(12)/
Joseph Baute 3,500
John L. Bomba, Jr. -- --
All directors and executive officers as a group (11
individuals) 18,897,495 /(13)/ 73.2
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* Less than 1% of the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock
of the Company on March 20, 2002. The number of shares beneficially
owned by each director or executive officer is determined under rules
promulgated by the
/(1)/ SEC, and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial
ownership for any other purpose. Under such rules, beneficial ownership
includes any shares as to which the individual has the sole or shared
voting power or investment power and also any shares which the
individual has the right to acquire within 60 days of March 20, 2002
through the exercise of any stock option or other right. Unless
otherwise indicated, each person has sole investment and voting power
(or shares such power with his or her spouse) with respect to the shares
set forth in the following table. The inclusion herein of any shares
deemed beneficially owned does not constitute an admission of beneficial
ownership of such shares. The number of shares of Common Stock deemed
outstanding for purposes of determining such percentages include
24,555,145
/(2)/ shares outstanding as of March 20, 2002 and any shares subject to
issuance upon exercise of options or other rights held by the person in
question that were exercisable on or within 60 days after March 20,
2002. Includes 8,169,094 shares of Common Stock held of record by the
1998 PC Connection Voting Trust and 15,000 shares held by
/(3)/ Ms. Gallup's spouse, as to which Ms. Gallup disclaims beneficial
ownership. Includes 8,169,094 shares of Common Stock held of record by
the 1998 PC Connection Voting Trust.
/(4)/ Includes 455,096 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
outstanding stock options which Mr. Wilson has the right
/(5)/ to acquire within 60 days after March 20, 2002. Includes 326,069 shares
of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options
which Mr. Wilkins has the right
/(6)/ to acquire within 60 days after March 20, 2002 and 300 shares held of
record by Mr. Wilkins' children, as to which Mr. Wilkins disclaims
beneficial ownership.
/(7)/ Includes 285,837 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
outstanding stock options which Mr. Beffa-Negrini has the right to
acquire within 60 days after March 20, 2002.
/(8)/ Includes 48,750 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
outstanding stock options which Mr. Gavin has the right to acquire
within 60 days after March 20, 2002.
/(9)/ Consists of 74,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
outstanding stock options which Mr. Murrer has the right to acquire
within 60 days after March 20, 2002.
/(10)/ Consists of 15,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
outstanding stock options which Mr. Baxter has the right to acquire
within 60 days after March 20, 2002, and 10,000 shares jointly owned by
Mr. Baxter and his spouse.
/(11)/ Consists of 24,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
outstanding stock options which Mr. Koppel has the right to acquire
within 60 days after March 20, 2002.
/(12)/ Includes 17,813 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
outstanding stock options which Mr. Mousseau has the right to acquire
within 60 days after March 20, 2002.
/(13)/ Includes an aggregate of 1,246,565 shares of Common Stock issuable to
the directors and executive officers upon exercise of outstanding stock
options which they have the right to acquire within 60 days after March
20, 2002.
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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
The Company currently has leases for a facility in Marlow, New Hampshire and two
facilities in Keene, New Hampshire with Gallup & Hall ("G&H"), a partnership
owned solely by Patricia Gallup and David Hall, the Company's principal
stockholders. The leases for the Keene, New Hampshire facilities expire in April
2002 and July 2008 and require annual rental payments of $172,500 (subject to
annual adjustment for changes in the consumer price index). The lease for the
Marlow, New Hampshire facility expires in May 2007 and requires annual rental
payments of $6,000. These leases also obligate the Company to pay certain real
estate taxes and insurance premiums on the premises. Rent expense under all such
leases aggregated $178,500 for the year ended December 31, 2001.
In November 1997, the Company entered into a fifteen-year lease for a new
114,000 square foot corporate headquarters in Merrimack, New Hampshire with G&H
Post, L.L.C., an entity owned solely by Patricia Gallup and David Hall. The
Company began occupying the new facility upon completion of construction in late
November 1998, and lease payments began in December 1998. Annual lease payments
under the terms of the lease are $911,400 for the first five years of the lease,
increasing to $1,025,350 for years six through ten and to $1,139,400 for years
11 through 15. The lease requires the Company to pay its proportionate share of
real estate taxes and common area maintenance charges as additional rent and
also to pay insurance premiums for the leased property. The Company has the
option to renew the lease for two additional terms of five years.
During 2001 the Company provided various facilities management, maintenance,
financial, tax and legal services to certain affiliates in connection with the
operation of facilities leased by the Company from those affiliates. The Company
was reimbursed $73,932 by G&H Post, L.L.C. and $73,932 by G&H during 2001 for
those services.
Voting Trust
In connection with the Company's initial public offering in March 1998, Patricia
Gallup and David Hall placed substantially all of the shares of Common Stock
that they beneficially owned immediately prior to the public offering into a
Voting Trust (the "Voting Trust") of which they serve as co-trustees. The terms
of the Voting Trust require that both Ms. Gallup and Mr. Hall, as co-trustees,
must agree as to the manner of voting the shares of Common Stock of the Company
held by the Voting Trust in order for the shares to be voted. In the event the
co-trustees are deadlocked with respect to the election of directors at a
meeting of stockholders, the Board of Directors may require the co-trustees to
execute and deliver to the Secretary of the Company a proxy representing all
shares issued and outstanding in the name of the Voting Trust and entitled to
vote in the election of directors. Such proxy shall confer upon the proxyholder
authority to attend the meeting for purposes of establishing a quorum and to
vote for the directors nominated by the Board of Directors, provided that such
nominees are incumbent directors elected with the consent of the co-trustees.
Each of Ms. Gallup and Mr. Hall may transfer shares of Common Stock for value to
unaffiliated third parties. Any shares so transferred will no longer be subject
to the Voting Trust and an equal number of the non-transferring co-trustee's
shares will be released from the Voting Trust. Transfers by either of Ms. Gallup
or Mr. Hall in excess of 75,000 shares in any 90-day period, or that would
decrease the shares held by the Voting Trust to less than a majority of the
outstanding shares, will be subject to a right of first refusal to the other.
The Voting Trust will terminate when it holds less than 10% of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock of the Company or at the death of both co-trustees. In
addition, in the event of the death or incapacity of either co-trustee, or when
either of Ms. Gallup or Mr. Hall holds less than 25% of the beneficial interest
held by the other in the Voting Trust, the other will become the sole trustee of
the Voting Trust with the right to vote all the shares held by the Voting Trust.
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PART IV
Item 14. Exhibits, Consolidated Financial Statements, Schedule, and Reports on
Form 8-K
(a) List of Documents Filed as Part of This Report:
(1) Consolidated Financial Statements
The consolidated financial statements listed below are included in
this document.
Consolidated Financial Statements Page References
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Report of Management ................................................... F-2
Independent Auditors' Report ........................................... F-3
Consolidated Balance Sheets ............................................ F-4
Consolidated Statements of Income ...................................... F-5
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity .............. F-6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows .................................. F-7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ............................. F-8
(2) Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule:
The following Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule, as set forth below, is
filed with this report:
Schedule Page Reference
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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts ........... S-1
All other schedules have been omitted because they are either not
applicable or the relevant information has already been disclosed in
the financial statements.
(3) Supplementary Data
Not applicable.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits
The exhibits listed below are filed herewith or are incorporated herein
by reference to other filings.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibits
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*3.2 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Registrant.
*3.4 Bylaws of Registrant.
*4.1 Form of specimen certificate for shares of Common Stock, $0.01
par value per share, of the Registrant.
*9.1 Form of 1998 PC Connection Voting Trust Agreement among the
Registrant, Patricia Gallup individually and as a trustee, and
David Hall individually and as trustee.
*10.1 1993 Incentive and Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan, as amended.
*10.2 1997 Stock Incentive Plan.
*10.3 Lease between the Registrant and Miller-Valentine Partners,
dated September 24, 1990, as amended, for property located at
2870 Old State Route 73, Wilmington, Ohio.
*10.4 Lease between the Registrant and Gallup & Hall partnership,
dated May 1, 1997, for property located at 442 Marlboro Street,
Keene, New Hampshire.
*10.5 Lease between the Registrant and Gallup & Hall partnership,
dated June 1, 1987, as amended, for property located in Marlow,
New Hampshire.
*10.6 Lease between the Registrant and Gallup & Hall partnership,
dated July 22, 1998,
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for property located at 450 Marlboro Street, Keene, New
Hampshire.
*10.7 Amended and Restated Lease between the Registrant and
G&H Post, LLC, dated December 29, 1997 for property
located at Route 101A, Merrimack, New Hampshire.
*10.8 Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Wayne L.
Wilson, dated August 16, 1995.
*10.9 Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Robert
F. Wilkins, dated December 23, 1995.
*10.10 Letter Agreement between the Registrant and Airborne
Freight Corporation D/B/A "Airborne Express," dated
April 30, 1990, as amended.
*10.11 Agreement between the Registrant and Ingram Micro, Inc.,
dated October 30, 1997, as amended.
*10.12 Employment Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1998,
between the Registrant and Patricia Gallup.
*10.13 Form of Registration Rights Agreement among the
Registrant, Patricia Gallup, David Hall and the 1998 PC
Connection Voting Trust.
**10.14 Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Lease between
the Registrant and G&H Post, LLC, dated December 29,
1998 for property located at Route 101A, Merrimack, New
Hampshire.
**10.15 Employment Agreement between the Registrant and John L.
Bomba, dated March 28, 1997.
**10.16 Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Mark A.
Gavin, dated February 5, 1998.
***10.17 Agreement for Wholesale Financing, dated as of March 25,
1998, between the Registrant and Deutsche Financial
Services Corporation.
***10.18 Amendment to Agreement for Wholesale Financing, dated as
of March 25, 1998, between the Registrant and Deutsche
Financial Services Corporation.
***10.19 Amendment to Agreement for Wholesale Financing, dated as
of November 5, 1999, between the Registrant and Deutsche
Financial Services Corporation.
***10.20 Amendment to Agreement for Wholesale Financing, dated as
of February 25, 2000 between the Registrant and Deutsche
Financial Services Corporation.
***10.21 Guaranty, dated as of February 25, 2000, entered into by
PC Connection, Inc. in connection with the Amendment to
Agreement for Wholesale Financing, dated as of February
25, 2000, between the Registrant and Deutsche Financial
Services Corporation.
***10.22 Agreement for Inventory Financing, dated as of August
17, 1999, between the Registrant and IBM Credit
Corporation.
***10.23 Amendment to Agreement for Inventory Financing, dated as
of February 25, 2000, between the Registrant and IBM
Credit Corporation.
***10.24 Guaranty, dated as of February 25, 2000, entered into by
PC Connection, Inc., PC Connection Sales of
Massachusetts, Inc., Merrimack Services Corp. and ComTeq
Federal, Inc., in connection with the Amendment to
Agreement for Inventory Financing, dated as of February
25, 2000, between the Registrant and IBM Credit
Corporation.
***10.25 Agreement for Wholesale Financing, dated as of October
12, 1993, between ComTeq Federal, Inc. and IBM Credit
Corporation.
***10.26 Amendment to Agreement for Wholesale Financing, dated as
of December 23, 1999, between ComTeq Federal, Inc. and
IBM Credit Corporation.
***10.27 Amendment to Addendum to Agreement for Wholesale
Financing, dated as of December 23, 1999, between ComTeq
Federal, Inc. and IBM Credit Corporation.
***10.28 Amendment to Agreement for Wholesale Financing, dated as
of February 25, 2000, between ComTeq Federal, Inc. and
IBM Credit Corporation.
***10.29 Guaranty, dated as of February 25, 2000, entered into by
the Registrant, PC Connection, Inc., PC Connection Sales
of Massachusetts, Inc. and Merrimack Services Corp., in
connection with the Amendment to Agreement for Wholesale
Financing, dated as of February 25, 2000, between ComTeq
Federal, Inc. and IBM Credit Corporation.
***10.30 Agreement for Wholesale Financing, dated as of February
25, 2000, between ComTeq Federal, Inc. and Deutsche
Financial Services Corporation.
***10.31 Guaranty, dated as of February 25, 2000, entered into by
PC Connection, Inc. in connection with the Agreement for
Wholesale Financing, dated as of February 25, 2000,
between ComTeq Federal, Inc. and Deutsche Financial
Services Corporation.
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***10.32 Assignment of Lease Agreements, dated as of December 13,
1999, between Micro Warehouse, Inc. (assignor) and the
Registrant (assignee).
***10.33 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated February
25, 2000, between PC Connection, Inc., the Lenders Party
hereto and Citizens Bank of Massachusetts.
*****10.34 Amendment, dated January 1, 1999, to the Lease Agreement
between the Registrant and Gallup & Hall Partnership,
dated June 1, 1987, as amended for property located in
Marlow, New Hampshire.
****10.35 Lease between Merrimack Services Corporation and White
Knight Realty Trust, dated October 19, 2000 for property
located at 7 Route 101A, Amherst, New Hampshire.
*****10.36 Amendment to Employment Agreement between the Registrant
and Robert Wilkins dated December 23, 1995.
*****10.37 Lease between Merrimack Services Corporation and
Schleicher & Schuell, Inc., dated November 16, 2000 for
property located at 10 Optical Avenue, Keene, New
Hampshire.
*****10.38 Lease between PC Connection Sales and Dover Mills L.P.,
dated May 1, 2000 for property located at 100 Main
Street, Dover, New Hampshire.
*****10.39 Lease between ComTeq Federal, Inc. and Rockville Office/
Industrial Associates dated December 14, 1993 for
property located at 7503 Standish Place, Rockville,
Maryland.
*****10.40 Amendment, dated November 1, 1996 to the Lease Agreement
between ComTeq Federal, Inc. and Rockville
Office/Industrial Associates for property located in
Rockville, Maryland.
*****10.41 Amendment, dated March 31, 1998 to the Lease Agreement
between ComTeq Federal, Inc. and Rockville
Office/Industrial Associates, dated November 1, 1996, as
amended for property located in Rockville, Maryland.
*****10.42 Amendment, dated August 31, 2000 to the Lease Agreement
between ComTeq Federal, Inc. and Rockville Industrial
Associates, dated March 31, 1998, as amended for
property located in Rockville, Maryland.
*****10.43 Amendment dated June 26, 2000 to the Lease Agreement
between Merrimack Services Corporation and EWE Warehouse
Investments V, LTD., dated July 31, 1998 for property
located at 2840 Old State Route 73, Wilmington, Ohio.
*****10.44 Lease between PC Connection, Inc. and The Hillsborough
Group, dated January 5, 2000 for property located at 706
Route 101A, Merrimack, New Hampshire.
******10.45 Amendment, dated December 27, 2000 to the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement, dated February 25, 2000,
between PC Connection, Inc., the Lender's Party hereto
and Citizens Bank of Massachusetts.
******10.46 Amendment, dated May 4, 2001 to the Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement, dated December 27, 2000, between PC
Connection, Inc., the Lender's Party hereto and Citizens
Bank of Massachusetts.
******10.47 Amendments, dated June 19, 2001 to the Assignment of
Lease Agreements, dated as of December 13, 1999, between
Micro Warehouse Inc. (assignor) and the Registrant
(assignee).
*******10.48 Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Kenneth
Koppel, dated June 25, 2001.
*******10.49 Amendment, dated August 22, 2001 to the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement, dated May 4, 2001, between PC
Connection, Inc., the Lender's Party hereto and Citizens
Bank of Massachusetts.
*******10.50(+) National Account Agreement between Airborne Express Inc.
and Merrimack Services Corporation d/b/a/ PC Connection
Services, dated September 10, 2001.
*******10.51 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 25, 2002, by
and among PC Connection, Inc., Boca Acquisition Corp.,
MoreDirect, Inc. and the stockholders of MoreDirect,
Inc. set forth on Schedule 1 thereto.
23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
99.1 Certification of the Company's Chief Executive Officer
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99.2 Certification of the Company's Senior Vice President of
Finance and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
_______________________________________
* Incorporated by reference from the exhibits filed with the Company's
registration statement (333-41171) on Form S-1 filed under the
Securities Act of 1933.
** Incorporated by reference from exhibits filed with the Company's
annual report on Form 10-K, File Number 0-23827, filed on March 31,
1999.
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*** Incorporated by reference from exhibits filed with the Company's annual
report on Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 1, File Number 0-23827, filed on
April 4, 2000.
**** Incorporated by reference from exhibits filed with the Company's
quarterly report on Form 10-Q, File Number 0-23827, filed on November
14, 2000.
***** Incorporated by reference from exhibits filed with the Company's annual
report on Form 10-K, File Number 0-23827, filed on March 30, 2001.
****** Incorporated by reference from exhibits filed with the Company's
quarterly report on Form 10-Q, File Number 0-23827, filed on August 14,
2001.
******* Incorporated by reference from exhibits filed with the Company's annual
report on Form 10-K, File Number 0-23827, filed on April 1, 2002.
(+) Confidential treatment requested for this agreement.
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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 Amendment No. 2 on
Form 10-K/A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
PC Connection, Inc.
Date: November 13, 2002 By: /s/ PATRICIA GALLUP
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Patricia Gallup, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
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.
Name Title Date
---- ----- ----
/s/ BRUCE BARONE Director November 13, 2002
- ---------------------------------
Bruce Barone
/s/ JOSEPH BAUTE Director November 13, 2002
- ---------------------------------
Joseph Baute
/s/ PETER J. BAXTER Director November 13, 2002
- ---------------------------------
Peter J. Baxter
/s/ DAVID BEFFA-NEGRINI Director November 13, 2002
- ---------------------------------
David Beffa-Negrini
/s/ PATRICIA GALLUP Chairman and Chief November 13, 2002
- ---------------------------------
Patricia Gallup Executive Officer
/s/ MARK A. GAVIN Chief Financial Officer November 13, 2002
- ---------------------------------
Mark A. Gavin (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
/s/ DAVID HALL Vice Chairman and Director November 13, 2002
- ---------------------------------
David Hall
/s/ KENNETH KOPPEL President November 13, 2002
- ---------------------------------
Kenneth Koppel
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CERTIFICATIONS
I, Patricia Gallup, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Amendment No. 2 to annual report on Form
10-K/A of PC Connection, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this Amendment No. 2 to annual report
does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the
period covered by this Amendment No. 2 to annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this Amendment No. 2 to
annual report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
Amendment No. 2 to annual report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant,
including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us
by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this Amendment No. 2 to annual report is
being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to
the filing date of this Amendment No. 2 to annual report
(the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this Amendment No. 2 to annual report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect the
registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial data and have identified for the
registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal
controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role
in the registrant's internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have
indicated in this Amendment No. 2 to annual report whether or
not there were significant changes in internal controls or in
other factors that could significantly affect internal
controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
including any corrective actions with regard to significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Dated: November 13, 2002 /s/ PATRICIA GALLUP
------------------------------------
Patricia Gallup
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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I, Mark Gavin, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Amendment No. 2 to annual report on Form
10-K/A of PC Connection, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this Amendment No. 2 to annual report
does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the
period covered by this Amendment No. 2 to annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this Amendment No. 2 to
annual report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
Amendment No. 2 to annual report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant,
including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
us by others within those entities, particularly during
the period in which this Amendment No. 2 to annual report
is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior
to the filing date of this Amendment No. 2 to annual
report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this Amendment No. 2 to annual report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect the
registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial data and have identified for the
registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal
controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role
in the registrant's internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have
indicated in this Amendment No. 2 to annual report whether or
not there were significant changes in internal controls or in
other factors that could significantly affect internal
controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
including any corrective actions with regard to significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Dated: November 13, 2002 /s/ MARK GAVIN
--------------------------------
Mark Gavin
Senior Vice President of Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
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PC CONNECTION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page
Report of Management ........................................................................................ F-2
Independent Auditors' Report ................................................................................ F-3
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 (As Restated) .................................. F-4
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000, and 1999 (As Restated) ....... F-5
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2001,
2000, and 1999 (As Restated) .............................................................................. F-6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000, and 1999 (As Restated) ... F-7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements .................................................................. F-8
F-1
REPORT OF MANAGEMENT
Responsibility for the integrity and objectivity of the financial information
presented in this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 2 rests with PC
Connection, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("the Company") management. The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America,
applying certain estimates and judgments as required.
The Company maintains an effective internal control structure. It consists, in
part, of an organization with clearly defined lines of responsibility and
delegation of authority, comprehensive systems and control procedures. We
believe this structure provides reasonable assurance that transactions are
executed in accordance with management authorization and accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
To assure the effective administration of internal control, we carefully select
and train our employees, develop and disseminate written policies and
procedures, provide appropriate communication channels and foster an environment
conducive to the effective functioning of controls. We believe that it is
essential for the Company to conduct its business affairs in accordance with the
highest ethical standards.
Deloitte & Touche LLP, the independent auditing firm, is retained to audit the
Company's consolidated financial statements. Its accompanying report is based on
an audit conducted in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in
the United States of America.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is composed solely of outside
directors and is responsible for recommending to the Board of Directors the
independent accounting firm to be retained for the coming year. The Audit
Committee meets periodically and privately with the independent auditors, as
well as with Company management, to review accounting, auditing, internal
control structure and financial reporting matters.
Patricia Gallup Kenneth Koppel Mark A. Gavin
Chairman and Chief President Sr. Vice President of Finance
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
F-2
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Board of Directors of
PC Connection, Inc.
Merrimack, New Hampshire
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of PC Connection,
Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 and the related
consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001. Our
audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at
Item 14(a)(2). These financial statements and financial statement schedule are
the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on the financial statements and financial statement schedule based on
our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. 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, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of PC Connection, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 2001, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such financial statement
schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial
statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the
information set forth therein.
As discussed in Note 16, the financial statements have been restated.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 24, 2002
March 25, 2002 as to Note 15
October 11, 2002 as to Note 16
F-3
PC CONNECTION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
December 31,
-------------------------------
(As Restated - See Note 16)
2001 2000
---- ----
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ................................................................. $ 35,605 $ 7,363
Accounts receivable, net .................................................................. 107,163 124,080
Inventories - merchandise ................................................................. 57,456 68,964
Deferred income taxes ..................................................................... 2,559 2,555
Income taxes receivable ................................................................... 1,312 4,882
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ................................................. 3,013 3,064
--------- ---------
Total current assets ............................................................ 207,108 210,908
Property and equipment, net ................................................................... 27,472 28,665
Goodwill, net ................................................................................. 8,807 9,509
Other assets .................................................................................. 258 432
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Total Assets .................................................................... $ 243,645 $ 249,514
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of capital lease obligation
to affiliate ........................................................................... $ 171 $ 153
Current maturities of long-term debt ...................................................... 1,000 1,000
Accounts payable .......................................................................... 75,399 86,216
Accrued expenses and other liabilities .................................................... 10,096 12,491
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Total current liabilities ....................................................... 86,666 99,860
Long-term debt, less current maturities ....................................................... - 1,000
Capital lease obligation to affiliate, less current maturities ................................ 6,621 6,792
Deferred income taxes ......................................................................... 3,523 3,555
Other liabilities ............................................................................. 73 241
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Total Liabilities ............................................................... 96,883 111,448
--------- ---------
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11)
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 10,000 shares authorized, 0 issued and
outstanding at December 31, 2001 and December 31, 2000 .............................. - -
Common Stock, $.01 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 24,748
and 24,416 issued, 24,543 and 24,416 outstanding at
December 31, 2001 and December 31, 2000, respectively ............................... 247 244
Additional paid-in capital ................................................................ 74,393 71,542
Retained earnings ......................................................................... 73,659 66,280
Treasury stock at cost .................................................................... (1,537) -
--------- ---------
Total Stockholders' Equity ......................................................... 146,762 138,066
--------- ---------
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity ......................................... $ 243,645 $ 249,514
========= =========
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-4
PC CONNECTION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Years Ended December 31,
-------------------------------------------------
2001 2000 1999
------------ ------------ -------------
(As Restated - See Note 16)
Net sales .................................................................... $ 1,186,217 $ 1,440,227 $ 1,079,348
Cost of sales ................................................................ 1,054,631 1,264,573 950,165
----------- ----------- -----------
Gross Profit ............................................................. 131,586 175,654 129,183
Selling, general and administrative expenses ................................. 117,610 123,834 91,322
Restructuring costs and other special charges ................................ 2,204 - -
----------- ----------- -----------
Income from operations .................................................. 11,772 51,820 37,861
Interest expense ............................................................. (1,179) (2,086) (1,392)
Other, net ................................................................... 1,307 589 116
----------- ----------- -----------
Income before taxes .......................................................... 11,900 50,323 36,585
Income taxes ................................................................. (4,521) (19,126) (13,905)
----------- ----------- -----------
Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle ............ 7,379 31,197 22,680
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of taxes of $187 .... $ - - (305)
----------- ----------- -----------
Net income ................................................................... $ 7,379 $ 31,197 $ 22,375
=========== =========== ===========
Earnings per common share before cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle:
Basic ................................................................... $ .30 $ 1.30 $ .97
=========== =========== ===========
Diluted ................................................................. $ .30 $ 1.22 $ .94
=========== =========== ===========
Earnings per common share relating to cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle:
Basic ................................................................... $ - $ - $ (.02)
=========== =========== ===========
Diluted ................................................................. $ - $ - $ (.01)
=========== =========== ===========
Earnings per common share:
Basic ................................................................... $ .30 $ 1.30 $ .95
=========== =========== ===========
Diluted ................................................................. $ .30 $ 1.22 $ .93
=========== =========== ===========
Shares used in computation of earnings per common share:
Basic ................................................................... 24,453 24,054 23,475
=========== =========== ===========
Diluted ................................................................. 24,947 25,572 24,167
=========== =========== ===========
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-5
PC CONNECTION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(amounts in thousands)
Additional
Common Stock Paid-In Retained Treasury Shares
------------ ---------------
Shares Amount Capital Earnings Shares Amount Total
------ ------ ------- -------- ------ ------ -----
Balance, December 31, 1998 ............. 23,408 $ 234 $ 56,734 $ 12,708 - $ - $ 69,676
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Exercise of stock options, including
income tax benefits ................ 176 2 1,182 - - - 1,184
Issuance of stock under employee
stock purchase plan ................ 69 1 470 - - - 471
Compensation under nonstatutory
stock option agreements ............ - - 162 - - - 162
Net income and comprehensive income (As
Restated, See Note 16) ............... - - - 22,375 - - 22,375
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Balance, December 31, 1999 (As Restated,
See Note 16) ....................... 23,653 237 58,548 35,083 - - 93,868
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Exercise of stock options, including
income tax benefits ................ 687 6 12,012 - - - 12,018
Issuance of stock under employee
stock purchase plan ................ 76 1 931 - - - 932
Compensation under nonstatutory
stock option agreements ............ - - 51 - - - 51
Net income and comprehensive income (As
Restated, See Note 16) ............... - - - 31,197 - - 31,197
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Balance, December 31, 2000 (As Restated,
See Note 16) ....................... 24,416 244 71,542 66,280 - - 138,066
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Exercise of stock options, including
income tax benefits ................ 197 2 1,379 - - - 1,381
Issuance of stock under employee
stock purchase plan ................ 135 1 1,472 - - - 1,473
Net income and comprehensive income (As
Restated, See Note 16) ............... - - - 7,379 - - 7,379
Repurchase of common stock for Treasury - - - - (205) (1,537) (1,537)
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Balance, December 31, 2001 (As Restated,
See Note 16) ........................ 24,748 $ 247 $ 74,393 $ 73,659 (205) $ (1,537) $ 146,762
========= ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-6
PC CONNECTION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(amounts in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
-----------------------------------------------
2001 2000 1999
---------- ----------- -----------
(As Restated - See Note 16)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle ........ $ 7,379 $ 31,197 $ 22,680
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle ...................... - - (305)
Net income ............................................................... 7,379 31,197 22,375
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used for)
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization ........................................ 7,815 6,566 5,334
Deferred income taxes ................................................ (375) 1,377 1,936
Compensation under nonstatutory stock option agreements .............. - 51 162
Provision for doubtful accounts ...................................... 10,680 9,868 6,821
(Gain)/loss on disposal of fixed assets .............................. (174) (13) 159
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable .................................................. 6,237 (39,926) (36,912)
Inventories .......................................................... 11,508 555 (5,476)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ............................ 3,621 (3,295) (504)
Other non-current assets ............................................. 139 (263) -
Accounts payable ..................................................... (10,817) (19,077) 19,945
Income tax benefits from exercise of stock options ................... 242 8,193 370
Accrued expenses and other liabilities ............................... (2,082) 759 1,829
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Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities ..................... 34,173 (4,008) 16,039
--------- --------- ---------
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment ...................................... (6,122) (12,581) (7,653)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment ............................. 269 2,074 2,155
Payment for acquisitions, net of cash acquired ........................... - (2,158) (3,198)
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash used for investing activities ................................... (5,853) (12,665) (8,696)
--------- --------- ---------
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from short-term borrowings ...................................... 44,955 583,042 442,731
Repayment of short-term borrowings ....................................... (44,955) (583,042) (442,731)
Repayment of notes payable ............................................... (1,000) (1,000) -
Repayment of capital lease obligation to affiliate ....................... (153) (137) (122)
Exercise of stock options ................................................ 1,139 3,825 814
Issuance of stock under employee stock purchase plan ..................... 1,473 932 471
Purchase of treasury shares .............................................. (1,537) - -
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities ..................... (78) 3,620 1,163
--------- --------- ---------
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ......................... 28,242 (13,053) 8,506
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year ............................. 7,363 20,416 11,910
--------- --------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year ................................... $ 35,605 $ 7,363 $ 20,416
========= ========= =========
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid ............................................................ $ 1,092 $ 1,923 $ 1,398
Income taxes paid ........................................................ 2,818 13,242 9,374
Non-Cash Activities:
Issuance of notes payable in connection with acquisition of subsidiary ... $ - $ - $ 3,000
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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PC CONNECTION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
PC Connection, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") is a direct marketer of
information technology products and solutions, including brand-name personal
computers and related peripherals, software, and networking products to
business, education, government, and consumer end users located primarily in the
United States. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies.
Principles of Consolidation
The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of PC Connection,
Inc. and subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in
consolidation.
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the amounts
reported in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue on product sales is recognized at the point in time when persuasive
evidence of an arrangement exists, the price is fixed and final, delivery has
occurred and there is a reasonable assurance of collection of the sales
proceeds. We generally obtain oral or written purchase authorizations from our
customers for a specified amount of product at a specified price. Because we
either (i) have a general practice of covering customer losses while products
are in-transit despite title transferring at the point of shipment or (ii) have
FOB - destination specifically set out in its arrangements with federal
agencies, delivery is deemed to have occurred at the point in time when the
product is received by the customer. (Item (i) differs from our previously
stated policy. See Note 16 for further discussion.)
We provide our customers with a limited thirty day right of return generally
limited to defective merchandise. Revenue is recognized at delivery and a
reserve for sales returns is recorded. We have demonstrated the ability to
make reasonable and reliable estimates of product returns in accordance with
SFAS No. 48, "Revenue Recognition When Right of Return Exists", based on
significant historical experience. Should such returns no longer prove
estimable, we believe that the impact on our financials would not necessarily be
significant since the return privilege expires 30 days after shipment.
All amounts billed to a customer in a sale transaction related to shipping and
handling, if any, represent revenues earned for the goods provided and have been
classified as "net sales." Costs related to such shipping and handling billings
are classified as "cost of sales."
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid short-term investments with original
maturities of 90 days or less to be cash equivalents. The carrying value of the
Company's cash equivalents approximates fair value.
Accounts Receivable
Ongoing credit evaluations of the Company's customers are performed, and credit
limits are adjusted, based on payment history and customer credit-worthiness. An
allowance for estimated doubtful accounts is maintained based on the Company's
historical experience and the customer credit issues identified. Collections are
monitored regularly, and the allowance is adjusted as necessary to recognize any
changes in credit exposure.
Inventories - Merchandise
Inventories (all finished goods) consisting of software packages, computer
systems and peripheral equipment, are stated at cost (determined under the
first-in, first-out method) or market, whichever is lower. Inventory quantities
on hand are reviewed regularly, and provisions are made for obsolete, slow
moving and nonsalable inventory.
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Advertising Costs and Revenues
Costs of producing and distributing catalogs are deferred and charged to expense
over the period that each catalog remains the most current selling vehicle
(generally one to two months) which approximate the period of probable benefits.
Other advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Vendors have the ability to
place advertisements in the catalogs for which the Company receives advertising
allowances and incentives. These revenues are recognized on the same basis as
the catalog costs and are offset against selling, general and administrative
expense on the consolidated statements of income.
Advertising costs charged to expense were $25,847, $27,159, and $31,487 for the
years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Deferred advertising
revenues at December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 exceeded deferred advertising costs
by $228, $110, and $423 at those respective dates.
Comprehensive Income
There are no other elements of comprehensive income in the three years ended
December 31, 2001 apart from net income as reported.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization is
provided for both financial and income tax reporting purposes over the estimated
useful lives of the assets ranging from three to seven years. Computer software,
including licenses and internally developed software is capitalized and
amortized over lives ranging from three to five years. Depreciation is and has
been provided using accelerated methods for property acquired prior to 1996 and
on the straight-line method for property acquired thereafter. Leasehold
improvements and facilities under capital leases are amortized over the terms of
the related leases or their useful lives, whichever is shorter, whereas for
income tax reporting purposes, they are amortized over the applicable tax lives.
The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of property and equipment
based upon current and anticipated undiscounted cash flows, and recognizes an
impairment when it is probable that such estimated future cash flows will be
less than the asset carrying value.
Goodwill
Goodwill arises from certain purchase transactions and is amortized using the
straight-line method over appropriate periods not exceeding 15 years. The amount
charged to expense during 2001, 2000 and 1999 was $738, $704 and $324,
respectively. In certain situations, specifically those where the goodwill is
associated with other assets that are subject to impairment losses, goodwill
impairment is assessed relative to undiscounted cash flows. In other situations
where goodwill is considered to be associated with the entire enterprise,
impairment is assessed based on undiscounted enterprise cash flows. (See
"Recently Issued Financial Accounting Pronouncements" below in Note 1 for a
discussion of the Company's adoption of SFAS 142.)
Income Taxes
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between
the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities that will result
in taxable or deductible amounts in the future, based on enacted tax laws and
rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect
taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce
deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized.
"Income taxes" as presented on the Consolidated Statements of Income comprise
the tax payable or refundable for the period plus or minus the change during the
period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.
Concentrations
Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade account receivables are
limited due to the large number of customers comprising the Company's customer
base. Ongoing credit evaluations of customers' financial condition are
performed.
During the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, product purchases from Ingram
Micro, Inc., the Company's largest vendor, accounted for approximately 24.7% and
25.6%, respectively, of its total product purchases. Purchases from Tech Data
Corporation comprised 14.1% and 11.2% of the Company's total purchases in the
years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively. No other vendor accounted
for more than 10% of the Company's total product purchases.
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Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per common share is computed using the weighted average number of
shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted
average number of shares outstanding adjusted for the incremental shares
attributed to outstanding options to purchase common stock where such options
have a dilutive effect on earnings per share.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per
share:
2001 2000 1999
---- ---- ----
Numerator:
Net income $ 7,379 $31,197 $22,375
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Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share 24,453 24,054 23,475
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options 494 1,518 692
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Denominator for diluted earnings per share 24,947 25,572 24,167
======= ======= =======
Earnings per share:
Basic $ .30 $ 1.30 $ .95
======= ======= =======
Diluted $ .30 $ 1.22 $ .93
======= ======= =======
The following options to purchase Common Stock were excluded from the
computation of diluted earnings per share for years ended December 31, 2001,
2000, and 1999 because the effect of the options on the calculation would have
been anti-dilutive:
2001 2000 1999
---- ---- ----
Anti-dilutive stock options ......... 868 97 -
Stock-Based Compensation
Compensation expense associated with awards of stock or options to employees and
directors is measured using the intrinsic value method in accordance with APB
Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees". Disclosures
concerning the impact of the utilization of the fair market value model
prescribed by SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation", appear in
Note 8.
Restructuring Costs and Other Special Charges
On March 28, 2001, the Company announced the reduction of non-sales staff by
approximately 125 individuals, or 7.5% of the Company's work force. The Company
took a charge of approximately $0.9 million in the first quarter of 2001 to
cover costs related to this staff reduction. This staff reduction was completed
in early April 2001. The Company took a charge in the third quarter of 2001 to
cover costs related to additional staff reductions of $0.5 million and to cover
$0.7 million of costs associated with proposed acquisitions abandoned during the
quarter. All third-quarter staff reductions were completed by September 30,
2001. The Company took a charge in the fourth quarter of 2001 to cover costs
related to additional staff reductions of $0.1 million. This is reflected under
the caption, "restructuring costs and other special charges" on the consolidated
statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2001. Liabilities at
December 31, 2001 are included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the
balance sheet.
A rollforward of restructuring costs and other special charges for the twelve
months ended December 31, 2001 is shown below. There were no changes in
estimates in the interim periods.
Liabilities at
Total Charges Cash Payments December 31, 2001
------------- ------------- -----------------
Workforce Reduction $ 1,510 $ (1,085) $ 425
Cost Associated with Abandoned Acquisitions 694 (694) 0
--------- --------- --------
$ 2,204 $ (1,779) $ 425
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Share Repurchase Authorization
The Company announced on March 28, 2001 that its Board of Directors authorized
the spending of up to $15.0 million to repurchase the Company's common stock.
Share purchases will be made in the open market from time to time depending on
market conditions. The Company has repurchased 205,000 shares for $1.5 million
as of December 31, 2001, which are reflected as treasury stock on the
consolidated balance sheet.
Recently Issued Financial Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141 ("SFAS 141"), "Business Combinations."
SFAS 141 requires the purchase method of accounting for business combinations
initiated after June 30, 2001 and eliminates the pooling-of-interests method.
The Company does not believe that the adoption of SFAS 141 will have a
significant impact on its financial statements.
In July 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
142 ("SFAS 142"), "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets", which is effective for
the Company on January 1, 2002. SFAS 142 requires, among other things, the
discontinuance of the amortization of goodwill and certain other identified
intangibles. In addition, the statement includes provisions for the reassessment
of the value and useful lives of existing recognized intangibles (including
goodwill), reclassification of certain intangibles both in and out of previously
reported goodwill and the identification of reporting units for purposes of
assessing potential future impairments of goodwill and other intangibles. The
Company believes the impact of adopting this statement will not be material to
the balance sheet. The Company had recorded $738 in amortization relative to
goodwill in 2001. This amortization will cease in 2002 with the adoption of SFAS
142.
Reclassifications
Certain amounts in the 2000 and 1999 financial statements have been reclassified
to conform to the 2001 presentation.
2. ACQUISITIONS
On January 4, 2000 the Company acquired the Merisel Americas Inc. call center in
Marlborough, Massachusetts for approximately $2,200 including acquisition costs.
The Company acquired the assembled work force of Merisel, as well as its fixed
assets; it also assumed its lease liabilities. The excess of the purchase price
over the fair value of the assets acquired totaled approximately $1,300. Such
excess is currently amortized over a period of 15 years. (See Note 1 for a
discussion of the Company's adoption of SFAS 142.)
On June 29, 1999, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of ComTeq
Federal, Inc., a supplier of computer equipment and services to federal
government agencies. The purchase price was $8,300, including acquisition costs
and consisted of cash of $5,300 and promissory notes aggregating $3,000. Total
cash paid for ComTeq Federal Inc., net of cash acquired, was $3,200. The
transaction has been accounted for by the purchase method, and accordingly, the
results of operations for the period from June 29, 1999 are included in the
accompanying financial statements. The assets purchased and liabilities assumed
have been recorded at their fair value at the date of acquisition. The excess of
the purchase price, including acquisition costs, over the fair value of the
liabilities assumed has been recorded as goodwill (approximately $9,700).
Goodwill is currently amortized over a period of 15 years. (See Note 1 for a
discussion of the Company's adoption of SFAS 142). The promissory notes are
unsecured, bear interest at the prime rate less 0.5% and are scheduled to be
repaid over a three-year period. As of December 31, 2001, the short-term portion
of the promissory notes was $1,000 and the long-term portion was zero.
Pro Forma Information
The following unaudited pro forma information presents the consolidated results
of operations of the Company as if the acquisition of ComTeq Federal, Inc. had
taken place as of the beginning of each of the periods presented. Merisel
results prior to the acquisition have not been included because of their
immateriality.
Year Ended December 31, 1999
----------------------------
Revenues ...................................... $1,104,177
Net income .................................... 23,300
Diluted earnings per share .................... .96
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3. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Accounts receivable consisted of the following:
December 31,
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2001 2000
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Trade ............................................... $105,441 $119,118
Co-op advertising ................................... 6,242 4,243
Vendor returns, rebates and other ................... 4,657 9,847
-------- --------
Total ...................................... 116,340 133,208
Less allowances for:
Sales returns .............................. (1,745) (3,592)
Doubtful accounts .......................... (7,432) (5,536)
-------- --------
Accounts receivable, net ............................ $107,163 $124,080
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4. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consisted of the following:
December 31,
---------------------
2001 2000
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Facilities under capital lease ...................... $ 7,215 $ 7,215
Leasehold improvements .............................. 5,406 4,730
Furniture and equipment ............................. 27,166 25,711
Computer software, including licenses and
internally-developed software ................... 22,050 18,645
Automobiles ......................................... 269 266
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Total ...................................... 62,106 56,567
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization ...... (34,634) (27,902)
--------- --------
Property and equipment, net ......................... $ 27,472 $ 28,665
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5. BANK BORROWINGS
At December 31, 2001, the Company had an unsecured credit agreement with a bank
providing for short-term borrowings up to $70,000 which bears interest at
various rates ranging from the prime rate (4.75% at December 31, 2001) to prime
rate less 1% depending on the ratio of senior debt to EBITDA (earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization). The credit agreement includes
various customary financial and operating covenants, including minimum net worth
requirements, minimum net income requirements and restrictions on the payment of
dividends, none of which the Company believes significantly restricts the
Company's operations. No amounts were outstanding under this facility at
December 31, 2001. The credit agreement matures on May 31, 2002. The Company is
currently renegotiating the credit agreement.
Certain information with respect to short-term borrowings were as follows:
Weighted Average Maximum Amount Average Amount
Interest Rate Outstanding Outstanding
------------- ----------- -----------
Year ended December 31,
2001 .................... 5.9% $ 6,267 $ 197
2000 .................... 8.2 55,000 9,567
1999 .................... 7.4 29,543 4,497
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6. TRADE CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS
At December 31, 2001 and 2000, the Company had security agreements with two
financial institutions to facilitate the purchase of inventory from various
suppliers under certain terms and conditions. The agreements allow a
collateralized position in inventory financed by the financial institutions up
to an aggregated amount of $60,000. The cost of such financing under these
agreements is borne by the suppliers. At December 31, 2001 and 2000, accounts
payable included $6,374 and $12,136, respectively owed to these financial
institutions.
7. CAPITAL LEASE
In November 1997, the Company entered into a fifteen-year lease for its
corporate headquarters with an affiliated company related to the Company through
common ownership. The Company occupied the facility upon completion of
construction in late November 1998, and the lease payments commenced in December
1998.
Annual lease payments under the terms of the lease, as amended, are
approximately $911 for the first five years of the lease, increasing to $1,025
for years six through ten and $1,139 for years eleven through fifteen. The lease
requires the Company to pay its proportionate share of real estate taxes and
common area maintenance charges as additional rent and also to pay insurance
premiums for the leased property. The Company has the option to renew the lease
for two additional terms of five years each. The lease has been recorded as a
capital lease.
The net book value of capital lease assets was $5,732 and $6,213 as of December
31, 2001 and 2000, respectively.
Future aggregate minimum annual lease payments under this lease at December 31,
2001 are as follows:
Year Ending December 31 Payments
----------------------- --------
2002 ............................................... $ 911
2003 ............................................... 921
2004 ............................................... 1,025
2005 ............................................... 1,025
2006 ............................................... 1,025
2007 and thereafter ................................ 7,663
--------
Total minimum payments (excluding taxes,
maintenance and insurance) ........................ 12,570
Less amount representing interest .................. (5,778)
--------
Present value of minimum lease payments ............ 6,792
Less current maturities ............................ (171)
--------
Long-term portion .................................. $ 6,621
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8. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred Stock
The Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Restated
Certificate") authorized the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, $.01 par value per share (the "Preferred Stock"). Under the terms of the
Restated Certificate, the Board is authorized, subject to any limitations
prescribed by law, without stockholder approval, to issue by a unanimous vote
such shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series. Each such series of
Preferred Stock shall have such rights, preferences, privileges and
restrictions, including voting rights, dividend rights, redemption privileges
and liquidation preferences, as shall be determined by the Board. There were no
preferred shares outstanding at 2001 and 2000.
Incentive and Non-Statutory Stock Option Plans
In December 1993, the Board adopted and the stockholders approved the 1993
Incentive and Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan (the "1993 Plan"). Under the terms
of the 1993 Plan, the Company is authorized to make awards of restricted stock
and to grant incentive and non-statutory options to employees of, and
consultants and advisors to, the Company to purchase shares of the Company's
stock. A total of 1,686,245 shares of the Company's Common Stock was authorized
for issuance upon exercise of options granted or awards made under the 1993
Plan. Options vest over varying periods up to four years and have contractual
lives up to ten years.
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In November 1997, the Board adopted and the stockholders approved the 1997 Stock
Incentive Plan (the "1997 Plan"), which became effective on the closing of the
Company's initial public offering in 1998. The 1997 Plan provides for the grant
of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation
rights, performance shares and awards of restricted stock and unrestricted
stock. A total of 3,600,000 shares have been reserved for issuance under this
Plan.
Information regarding the 1993 and 1997 Plans is as follows:
Weighted
Average Weighted
Option Exercise Average
Shares Price Fair Value
------ --------- ----------
Outstanding, December 31, 1998 .................. 2,408,355 $ 7.02
Granted ................................. 714,832 10.36 4.29
Exercised ............................... (175,903) 4.62
Forfeited ............................... (124,674) 9.02
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Outstanding, December 31, 1999 .................. 2,822,610 7.93
----------
Granted ................................. 626,415 30.27 15.78
Exercised ............................... (687,653) 5.56
Forfeited ............................... (111,864) 13.35
----------
Outstanding, December 31, 2000 .................. 2,649,508 13.61
----------
Granted ................................. 776,367 13.01 9.14
Exercised ............................... (197,134) 5.78
Forfeited ............................... (334,929) 18.53
----------
Outstanding December 31, 2001 ................... 2,893,812 13.40
==========
The following table summarizes the status of outstanding stock options as of
December 31, 2001:
Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
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Weighted
Average Weighted Weighted
Exercise No. of Remaining Average No. of Average
Price Range Shares Life (Years) Exercise Price Shares Exercise Price
----------- ------ ------------ -------------- ------ --------------
$.51 315,693 2.32 $ .51 315,693 $ .51
$3.81 117,244 4.34 3.81 117,244 3.81
$8.92 274,845 7.73 8.92 117,496 8.92
$9.98 5,000 8.96 9.98 1,250 9.98
$10.10 57,500 9.80 10.10 0 0
$10.81 151,641 9.21 10.81 0 0
$10.99 21,250 9.63 10.99 0 0
$11.67 925,298 5.87 11.67 727,563 11.67
$11.83 - $16.83 546,936 9.31 14.10 8,248 13.01
$18.33 196,891 8.06 18.33 49,272 18.33
$20.33 - $34.83 122,500 8.38 23.01 32,500 22.85
$51.81 141,014 8.54 51.81 36,287 51.81
$52.75 - $62.19 18,000 8.64 53.54 4,500 53.54
---------------- ---------- ------- -------- ---------- ---------
$.51 - $62.19 2,893,812 6.77 $ 13.40 1,410,053 $ 9.97
================ ========== ======= ======== ========== =========
The Company has adopted the disclosure-only provisions of SFAS No. 123,
"Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation". Accordingly, compensation expense for
options awarded under the Plans in 2001, 2000 and 1999, has been recognized
using the intrinsic value method.
The fair value of options granted prior to the consummation of the Company's
initial public offering in 1998 was estimated using the minimum value method and
risk-free interest rates and expected option lives of 6% and seven years,
respectively. The minimum value pricing method was designed to value stock
options of non-public companies; accordingly, the minimum value method assumed
zero volatility.
The Black-Scholes model was used to value options granted subsequent to the
Offering using a volatility factor of 98.8%, 69%, and 50% for 2001, 2000 and
1999, respectively, estimated option lives of four years, and a risk-free
interest rate of 4% for 2001, 6.4% for 2000, and 6% for 1999. Management
believes that the assumptions used and the models applied to value
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the awards yield a reasonable estimate of the fair value of the grants made
under the circumstances, given the alternatives under SFAS No. 123.
Compensation expense charged to operations using the intrinsic value method
totaled $0, $51 and $162 for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000, and 1999,
respectively. Had the Company recorded compensation expense using the fair value
method under SFAS No. 123, pro forma net income and diluted net income per share
for the years ended December 31 would have been as follows:
2001 2000 1999
---- ---- ----
Net income ............................................. $ 7,379 $ 31,197 $22,375
Net income, under SFAS No. 123 ......................... 5,056 29,148 21,461
Diluted net income per share ........................... .30 1.22 .93
Diluted net income per share, under SFAS No. 123 ....... .20 1.14 .89
1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In November 1997, the Board adopted and the stockholders approved the 1997
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan"), which became effective on
February 1, 1999. The Purchase Plan authorizes the issuance of Common Stock to
participating employees. Under the terms of the Purchase Plan, the purchase
price is an amount equal to 85% of the fair market value per share of the Common
Stock on either the first day or the last day of the offering period, whichever
is lower. An aggregate of 337,500 shares of Common Stock has been reserved for
issuance under the Purchase Plan, of which 279,152 shares were purchased.
9. INCOME TAXES
The 2001, 2000 and 1999 provision for income taxes consisted of the following:
Years Ended December 31,
2001 2000 1999
---- ---- ----
Paid or currently payable:
- -------------------------
Federal ............................. $ 4,510 $ 16,673 $ 10,373
State ............................... 386 1,526 1,409
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Total current ..................... 4,896 18,199 11,782
--------- -------- ---------
Deferred:
Federal ............................. (345) 853 1,953
State ............................... (30) 74 170
--------- -------- ---------
Net deferred ...................... (375) 927 2,123
--------- -------- ---------
Net provision ..................... $ 4,521 $ 19,126 $ 13,905
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The components of the deferred taxes at December 31, 2001 and 2000 are as
follows:
2001 2000
---- ----
Current:
- -------
Provisions for doubtful accounts ................................. $ 2,824 $ 2,104
Inventory costs capitalized for tax purposes ..................... 93 442
Inventory and sales returns reserves ............................. 586 887
Deductible expenses, primarily employee-benefit related .......... 120 61
Other ............................................................ (1,064) (939)
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Net deferred tax asset ........................................... 2,559 2,555
-------- ---------
Non-Current:
- -----------
Compensation under non-statutory stock option agreements ......... 409 426
Excess of book basis over tax basis of property and equipment .... (3,932) (3,981)
-------- ---------
Net deferred tax liability ..................................... (3,523) (3,555)
-------- ---------
Net deferred tax (liability) ..................................... $ (964) $ (1,000)
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The reconciliation of the Company's 2001, 2000 and 1999 income tax provision to
the statutory federal tax rate is as follows:
2001 2000 1999
---- ---- ----
Statutory tax rate ............................................... 35.0% 35.0% 35.0%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit ....................... 3.0 2.5 2.6
Nondeductible expenses ........................................... 0.1 0.4 0.2
Other - net ...................................................... (0.1) 0.1 0.2
----- ----- -----
Effective income tax rate ........................................ 38.0% 38.0% 38.0%
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10. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
The Company has a contributory profit-sharing and employee savings plan covering
all qualified employees. No contributions to the profit-sharing element of the
plan were made by the Company in 2001, 2000 or 1999. The Company made matching
contributions to the employee savings element of the plan of $513, $592 and $317
in 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively.
11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Operating Leases
The Company leases certain office facilities from its principal stockholders
under 20-year noncancelable operating leases. The lease agreement for one
facility requires the Company to pay all real estate taxes and insurance
premiums related thereto. The Company also leases several other buildings from
its principal stockholders on a month-to-month basis.
In addition, the Company leases office, distribution facilities and equipment
from unrelated parties with remaining terms of one to six years.
Future aggregate minimum annual lease payments under these leases at December
31, 2001 are as follows:
Year Ending December 31 Related Parties Others Total
----------------------- --------------- ------ -----
2002 .............................. $ 179 $ 5,405 $ 5,584
2003 .............................. 149 3,134 3,283
2004 .............................. 134 2,017 2,151
2005 .............................. 134 191 325
2006 .............................. 134 29 163
2007 and thereafter ............... 204 - 204
Total rent expense aggregated $5,656, $3,936 and $1,470 for the years ended
December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively, under the terms of the leases
described above. Such amounts included $179, $169 and $189 in 2001, 2000 and
1999, respectively, paid to related parties.
Contingencies
The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims which have arisen
during the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the
outcome of such matters is not expected to have a material effect on the
Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
12. OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
As described in Notes 7 and 11, the Company has leased certain facilities from
related parties. Other related-party transactions include the transactions
summarized below. Related parties consist primarily of affiliated companies
related to the Company through common ownership.
Years Ended December 31
-----------------------
2001 2000 1999
---- ---- ----
Revenue:
Sales of various products ........................ $ 3 $ 3 $ 1
Sales of services to affiliated companies ........ 148 300 332
Costs:
Purchase of services from affiliated companies ... 1 9 6
13. SEGMENT AND RELATED DISCLOSURES
SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information", requires that public companies report profits and losses and
certain other information on its "reportable operating segments" in its annual
and interim financial statements.
Management has determined that the Company has only one "reportable operating
segment", given the financial information provided to and used by the "chief
decision maker" of the Company to allocate resources and assess the Company's
performance. However, senior management does monitor revenue by platform (PC vs
Mac), sales channel (Inbound
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Telesales, Corporate Outbound, On-line Internet), and product mix, (Notebooks,
Desktops and Servers, Storage Devices, Software, Networking Communications,
Printers, Video and Monitors, Memory, Accessories and Other).
Net sales by platform, sales channel, and product mix are presented below:
Years Ended December 31,
------------------------
2001 2000 1999
---- ---- ----
Platform
--------
PC and Multi Platform ............................ $1,066,411 $1,291,936 $ 918,278
Mac .............................................. 119,806 148,291 161,070
---------- ---------- ----------
Total ........................................ $1,186,217 $1,440,227 $1,079,348
========== ========== ==========
Sales Channel
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Corporate Outbound ............................... $ 942,735 $1,090,704 $ 703,558
Inbound Telesales ................................ 140,463 236,557 315,068
On-Line Internet ................................. 103,019 112,966 60,722
---------- ---------- ----------
Total ........................................ $1,186,217 $1,440,227 $1,079,348
========== ========== ==========
Product Mix
-----------
Notebooks ........................................ $ 256,259 $ 362,090 $ 250,456
Desktop/Servers .................................. 146,590 210,005 165,098
Storage Devices .................................. 116,308 138,688 109,524
Software ......................................... 159,199 149,098 129,307
Networking Communications ........................ 107,513 112,346 68,970
Printers ......................................... 97,632 102,439 99,150
Video & Monitors ................................. 106,601 116,922 81,692
Memory ........................................... 33,682 58,108 38,265
Accessories/Other ................................ 162,433 190,531 136,886
---------- ---------- ----------
Total ........................................ $1,186,217 $1,440,227 $1,079,348
========== ========== ==========
Included in the product mix sales are enterprise networking product sales of
$235,000, $251,000 and $125,000 for the years ended December 2001, 2000 and
1999, respectively.
Substantially, all of the Company's net sales in 2001, 2000 and 1999 were made
to customers located in the United States. Shipments to customers located in
foreign countries aggregated less than 2% in 2001, 2000 and 1999. All of the
Company's assets at December 31, 2001 and 2000 were located in the United
States. The Company's primary target customers are small- to medium-size
businesses ("SMBs") comprised of 20 to 1,000 employees, although its customers
also include individual consumers, larger companies, federal, state and local
governmental agencies and educational institutions. No single customer other
than federal government accounted for more than 3% of total net sales in 2001.
Net sales to the federal government in 2001, 2000 and 1999 were $164.5 million,
$129.0 million and $81.2 million, or 13.9%, 9.0% and 7.5% of total net sales,
respectively.
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14. SELECTED UNAUDITED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL RESULTS
The following table sets forth certain unaudited quarterly data of the Company
for each of the quarters since January 2000. This information has been prepared
on the same basis as the annual financial statements and all necessary
adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, have been included
in the amounts stated below to present fairly the selected quarterly information
when read in conjunction with the annual financial statements and the notes
thereto included elsewhere in this document. The quarterly operating results are
not necessarily indicative of future results of operations. See "Factors That
May Affect Future Results and Financial Condition - Historical Net Losses;
Variability of Quarterly Results."
Quarters Ended
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March 31, June 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31,
2001 2001 2001 2001
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(As Previously Reported)
Net sales ............................................ $ 301,775 $ 297,338 $ 308,689 $ 273,149
Cost of sales ........................................ 266,450 264,486 275,454 243,409
--------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Gross profit ................................... 35,325 32,852 33,235 29,740
Selling, general and administrative expenses ......... 30,463 30,653 29,038 27,354
Restructuring costs and other special charges ........ 851 - 1,200 153
--------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Income from operations .......................... 4,011 2,199 2,997 2,233
Interest expense ..................................... (377) (277) (264) (261)
Other, net ........................................... 288 396 357 266
--------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Income before income taxes ........................... 3,922 2,318 3,090 2,238
Income tax provision ................................. (1,489) (882) (1,174) (851)
--------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net Income ...................................... $ 2,433 $ 1,436 $ 1,916 $ 1,387
========= ========== ========== ==========
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic ........................................... 24,417 24,422 24,506 24,467
========= ========== ========== ==========
Diluted ......................................... 24,931 24,994 24,921 24,931
========= ========== ========== ==========
Earnings per common share:
Basic ........................................... $ .10 $ .06 $ .08 $ .06
========= ========== ========== ==========
Diluted ......................................... $ .10 $ .06 $ .08 $ .06
========= ========== ========== ==========
Quarters Ended
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March 31, June 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31,
2001 2001 2001 2001
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(As Restated)
Net sales ............................................ $ 303,310 $ 296,386 $ 312,885 $ 273,636
Cost of sales ........................................ 267,896 263,625 279,352 243,758
--------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Gross profit ................................... 35,414 32,761 33,533 29,878
Selling, general and administrative expenses ......... 30,476 30,617 29,117 27,400
Restructuring costs and other special charges ........ 851 - 1,200 153
--------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Income from operations .......................... 4,087 2,144 3,216 2,325
Interest expense ..................................... (377) (277) (264) (261)
Other, net ........................................... 288 396 357 266
--------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Income before income taxes ........................... 3,998 2,263 3,309 2,330
Income tax provision ................................. (1,518) (861) (1,257) (885)
--------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net Income ...................................... $ 2,480 $ 1,402 $ 2,052 $ 1,445
========= ========== ========== ==========
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic ........................................... 24,417 24,422 24,506 24,467
========= ========== ========== ==========
Diluted ......................................... 24,931 24,994 24,921 24,931
========= ========== ========== ==========
Earnings per common share:
Basic ........................................... $ .10 $ .06 $ .08 $ .06
========= ========== ========== ==========
Diluted ......................................... $ .10 $ .06 $ .08 $ .06
========= ========== ========== ==========
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Quarters Ended
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March 31, June 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31,
2000 2000 2000 2000
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(As Previously Reported)
Net sales ............................................ $ 333,799 $ 366,090 $ 404,876 $ 345,143
Cost of sales ........................................ 293,169 321,145 355,146 304,227
--------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Gross profit .................................... 40,630 44,945 49,730 40,916
Selling, general and administrative expenses ......... 29,007 30,903 32,872 31,190
--------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Income from operations .......................... 11,623 14,042 16,858 9,726
Interest expense ..................................... (340) (334) (440) (972)
Other, net ........................................... 204 165 121 99
--------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Income before income taxes ........................... 11,487 13,873 16,539 8,853
Income tax provision ................................. (4,368) (5,272) (6,284) (3,365)
--------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net Income ...................................... $ 7,119 $ 8,601 $ 10,255 $ 5,488
========= ========== ========== ==========
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic ........................................... 23,676 23,926 24,243 24,364
========= ========== ========== ==========
Diluted ......................................... 24,879 25,556 25,897 25,471
========= ========== ========== ==========
Earnings per common share:
Basic ........................................... $ .30 $ .36 $ .42 $ .23
========= ========== ========== ==========
Diluted ......................................... $ .29 $ .34 $ .40 $ .22
========= ========== ========== ==========
Quarters Ended
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March 31, June 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31,
2000 2000 2000 2000
---------------------------------------------------------
(As Restated)
Net sales ............................................ $ 326,932 $ 358,944 $ 397,476 $ 356,875
Cost of sales ........................................ 286,941 314,744 347,710 315,178
--------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Gross profit .................................... 39,991 44,200 49,766 41,697
Selling, general and administrative expenses ......... 28,852 30,740 32,862 31,380
--------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Income from operations .......................... 11,139 13,460 16,904 10,317
Interest expense ..................................... (340) (334) (440) (972)
Other, net ........................................... 204 165 121 99
--------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Income before income taxes ........................... 11,003 13,291 16,585 9,444
Income tax provision ................................. (4,184) (5,050) (6,302) (3,590)
--------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net Income ...................................... $ 6,819 $ 8,241 $ 10,283 $ 5,854
========= ========== ========== ==========
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic ........................................... 23,676 23,926 24,243 24,364
========= ========== ========== ==========
Diluted ......................................... 24,879 25,556 25,897 25,471
========= ========== ========== ==========
Earnings per common share:
Basic ........................................... $ .29 $ .34 $ .42 $ .24
========= ========== ========== ==========
Diluted ......................................... $ .27 $ .32 $ .40 $ .23
========= ========== ========== ==========
15. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On March 25, 2002, the Company signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of
the outstanding stock of MoreDirect, Inc., an e-procurement supplier of
information technology products for medium-to-large corporate and government
organizations nationwide. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will pay
the shareholders of MoreDirect, Inc., $21,000 in cash at closing. In addition,
PC Connection will pay additional cash to the MoreDirect shareholders based upon
MoreDirect achieving targeted levels of annual earnings before income taxes
through December 31, 2004. PC Connection will also escrow $10,000 in cash at
closing to fund a portion of these contingent payments. The transactions will be
accounted for by the purchase method and accordingly, that company's results of
operations will be included in the Company's consolidated financial statements
only for periods after the date of closing. For 2001, MoreDirect reported net
sales and pre-tax income of $219,000 and $9,200, respectively.
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16. RESTATEMENT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR CHANGE IN REVENUE RECOGNITION POLICY
Subsequent to the issuance of our consolidated financial statements for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, our management determined that a change in
the revenue recognition policy for sales of product should have been made as of
January 1, 1999 in order to comply with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101
"Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements" ("SAB 101"). Despite title passing
upon shipment to the customer, our general practice has been to cover customer
losses that were incurred while the products were in transit. SAB 101, as
interpreted by the SEC Staff, would dictate that it is inappropriate to record
revenue until delivery because our actions have created a "de facto" title
passage at the time of delivery. Therefore, we have concluded that revenue
should, and will, be recorded at the time of delivery rather than at the time of
shipment.
As a result, the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2000 and 2001
have been restated from amounts previously reported. Results of operations for
each of the three years in the period ending December 31, 2001 have also been
restated. A summary of significant effects of the restatement is as follows:
2001 2000 1999
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As As As
Previously As Previously As Previously As
Reported Restated Reported Restated Reported Restated
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Net sales $1,180,951 $1,186,217 $1,449,909 $1,440,227 $1,080,835 $1,079,348
Cost of sales 1,049,799 1,054,631 1,273,687 1,264,573 951,489 950,165
Gross profit 131,152 131,586 176,221 175,654 129,346 129,183
Selling, general and
administrative 117,508 117,610 123,972 123,834 91,405 91,322
Income taxes 4,396 4,521 19,289 19,126 13,935 13,905
Income before cumulative effect
of change in accounting principle 7,172 7,379 31,463 31,197 22,730 22,680
Cumulative effect of change in
accounting principle, net of
taxes of $187 - - - - - ( 305)
Net income 7,172 7,379 31,463 31,197 22,730 22,375
Earnings per common share:
Basic $ 0.29 $ 0.30 $ 1.31 $ 1.30 $ 0.97 $ 0.95
Diluted $ 0.29 $ 0.30 $ 1.23 $ 1.22 $ 0.94 $ 0.93
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Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2001 2000
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As As
Previously As Previously As
Reported Restated Reported Restated
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Accounts receivable, net $117,461 $107,163 $139,644 $124,080
Inventories - merchandise 48,003 57,456 54,679 68,964
Deferred income taxes 2,304 2,559 2,175 2,555
Total assets 244,235 243,645 250,413 249,514
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 10,272 10,096 12,769 12,491
Retained earnings 74,073 73,659 66,901 66,280
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