UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
/X/ Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended December 28, 2001
OR
/ / Transition report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from to
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COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-24708
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AMCON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)
10228 "L" Street
Omaha, NE 68127
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
47-0702918
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
(402) 331-3727
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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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The Registrant had 3,112,962 shares of its $.01 par value common stock
outstanding as of January 31, 2002.
Form 10-Q
1st Quarter
INDEX
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:
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Condensed consolidated balance sheets at
December 2001 and September 2001 3
Condensed consolidated statements of operations
for the three-month periods ended
December 2001 and 2000 4
Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows
for the three-month periods ended
December 2001 and 2000 5
Notes to unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements 6
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations 12
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 21
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 22
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
<Caption>
AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 2001 and September 2001
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(Unaudited)
December 2001 September 2001
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ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash $ 495,747 $ 296,940
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful
accounts of $0.8 million and $0.6 million,
respectively 29,882,267 31,773,232
Inventories 21,738,464 29,814,545
Income tax receivable 1,481,747 1,713,644
Deferred income taxes 1,419,432 1,419,432
Current assets from discontinued operations - 173,273
Other 560,120 336,850
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Total current assets 55,577,777 65,527,916
Fixed assets, net 16,500,513 14,687,665
Notes receivable - 1,604,483
Available-for-sale investments 780,062 789,862
Equity investment in unconsolidated affiliate - 287,065
Other assets 19,116,745 16,300,331
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$ 91,975,097 $ 99,197,322
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 17,713,669 $ 16,240,541
Accrued expenses 4,391,323 4,892,211
Accrued wages, salaries, bonuses 1,523,940 1,046,832
Dividends payable 93,389 -
Current liabilities of discontinued operations 488,562 1,353,017
Current portion of long-term debt 674,317 6,189,683
Current portion of subordinated debt 1,846,116 1,858,890
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Total current liabilities 26,731,316 31,581,174
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Deferred income taxes 550,318 633,316
Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations 1,465,682 1,195,705
Long-term debt, less current portion 37,461,412 42,112,140
Subordinated debt, less current portion 10,292,095 10,312,028
Other liabilities 89,923 -
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 1,000,000
shares authorized, none outstanding - -
Common stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000
shares authorized, 3,112,962 and 2,739,184
issued, respectively 31,130 27,392
Additional paid-in capital 5,851,584 4,125,127
Accumulated other comprehensive income,
net of tax of $0.2 million and $0.2 million,
respectively 398,305 404,362
Retained earnings 9,103,332 8,806,078
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Total shareholders' equity 15,384,351 13,362,959
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$ 91,975,097 $ 99,197,322
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
for the three months ended December 2001 and 2000
(Unaudited)
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2001 2000
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Sales (including excise taxes of
$38.4 million and $17.6 million,
respectively) $ 210,153,847 $ 100,506,835
Cost of sales 195,043,632 89,880,308
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Gross profit 15,110,215 10,626,527
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Selling, general and administrative
expenses 12,557,354 8,522,920
Depreciation and amortization 719,284 518,617
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13,276,638 9,041,537
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Income from operations 1,833,577 1,584,990
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Other expense (income):
Interest expense 1,084,098 714,060
Other income, net (46,797) (10,194)
Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate 95,007 -
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1,132,308 703,866
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Income from continuing operations
before income taxes 701,269 881,124
Income tax expense 310,627 330,422
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Income from continuing operations 390,642 550,702
Loss from discontinued operations, net
of income tax benefit of $0.2 million - (387,908)
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Net income $ 390,642 $ 162,794
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Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations $ 0.14 $ 0.20
Discontinued operations - (0.14)
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Net basic earnings (loss) per share $ 0.14 $ 0.06
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations $ 0.14 $ 0.20
Discontinued operations - (0.14)
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Net diluted earnings (loss) per share $ 0.14 $ 0.06
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Dividends per share $ 0.03 $ 0.03
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Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic 2,788,633 2,737,688
Diluted 2,859,271 2,819,743
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial
statements.
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<Caption>
AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
for the three months ended December 2001 and 2000
(Unaudited)
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2001 2000
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Net cash provided by operating activities $ 11,159,450 $ 7,847,666
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of fixed assets, net (239,027) (263,740)
Purchase of debt security - (400,000)
Proceeds from sales of fixed assets 18,765 1,350
Other - (66,718)
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Net cash used in investing activities (220,262) (729,108)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net payments on bank credit agreement (10,604,411) (5,876,089)
Payments on long-term debt and
subordinated debt (136,295) (894,826)
Dividends paid - (82,137)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 325 488
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Net cash used in financing activities (10,740,381) (6,852,564)
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Net increase in cash 198,807 265,994
Cash, beginning of period 296,940 1,148,276
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Cash, end of period $ 495,747 $ 1,414,270
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SUPPLEMENTAL NONCASH INFORMATION:
Business combinations:
Fair value of assets acquired $ 6,013,978 $ -
Liabilities assumed $ 3,157,087 $ -
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial
statements.
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AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
December 2001 and 2000
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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION:
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
include the accounts of AMCON Distributing Company and its subsidiaries
("AMCON" or the "Company"). All significant intercompany transactions and
balances have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of
management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements contain all adjustments necessary to fairly present the financial
information included therein, such adjustments consisting of normal recurring
items. It is suggested that these financial statements be read in
conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the
fiscal year ended September 2001, which are included in the Company's Annual
Report to Shareholders filed with Form 10-K ("2001 Annual Report"). Results
for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of results to be
expected for the entire year. As more fully described in the Company's 2001
Annual Report, the Company completed the sale of its health food distribution
business effective March 23, 2001. As a result, the Company's fiscal 2001
results have been restated to reflect the health food distribution business
as discontinued operations. Additionally, as more fully described in Note 2
to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company
completed the acquisition of Hawaiian Natural Water Company, Inc. ("HNWC")on
December 17, 2001 and Merchants Wholesale, Inc. ("Merchants") on June 1,
2001.
AMCON's fiscal first quarters ended on December 28, 2001 and December 29,
2000. For convenience, the fiscal quarters have been indicated as December
2001 and 2000, respectively. Each quarter ended comprised 13 weeks.
RECLASSIFICATIONS
In accordance with guidance provided in Emerging Issues Task Force No. 00-25,
"Vendor Income Statement Characterization of Consideration Paid to a Reseller
of the Vendor Products," the Company has reflected the costs associated with
sales incentives provided to retailers as a reduction in sales beginning in
the first quarter of fiscal 2002. The reclassification for the three months
ended December 2000 totaled approximately $0.5 million. These costs were
previously included in cost of sales. This reclassification had no impact on
reported income from continuing operations before taxes, net income, or
income per share amounts.
2. ACQUISITIONS OF BUSINESSES:
On December 17, 2001, the Company completed a merger with HNWC, pursuant to
which HNWC merged with and into, and thereby became, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of AMCON Distributing Company. The merger consideration valued
the entire common equity interest in HNWC at approximately $2.9 million,
which was paid in cash of $0.8 million during fiscal 2001 and in common stock
of the Company valued at $2.1 million. Each share of HNWC stock was
convertible into 0.052 shares of AMCON common stock. As a result, the
Company issued 373,558 shares of its common stock to outside HNWC
shareholders, or 12.0% of the Company's outstanding shares after giving
effect to the merger. HNWC option holders and warrant holders also received
comparable options and warrants of the Company but with the exercise price
and number of shares covered thereby being adjusted to reflect the exchange
ratio.
Transaction costs, totaling approximately $0.3 million, were incurred to
complete the merger and consist primarily of fees and expenses for bankers,
attorneys and accountants, SEC filing fees, stock exchange listing fees and
financial printing and other related charges.
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The merger is expected to qualify as a tax-free reorganization and has been
recorded on the Company's books using the purchase method of accounting.
The purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities
assumed based on their estimated fair values. The portion of the purchase
price in excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired to be allocated
to other identifiable assets is approximately $3.4 million. The identifiable
intangible asset, the HNWC trade name, is being amortized over 20 years.
Although the amounts are subject to change based on evaluations performed
subsequently, the final purchase price allocation is not expected to
materially differ from those recorded on the accompanying unaudited condensed
balance sheet.
On June 1, 2001, the Company completed the acquisition of substantially all
of the distribution business and net assets of Merchants. The transaction
has been recorded on the Company's books using the purchase method of
accounting. For further details of this transaction, please see Note 2 to
the audited financial statements contained in the Company's 2001 Annual
Report.
Assuming the above acquisitions had occurred on October 1, 2001 and 2000,
unaudited pro forma consolidated sales, net income (loss) from continuing
operations, net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share for the three
months ended December 2001 and 2000, respectively, would have been as
follows:
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Three months ended
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December 2001 December 2000
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Sales $ 210,640,182 $ 217,609,793
Net income (loss) from continuing
operations $ 124,724 $ (282,748)
Net income (loss) $ 124,724 $ (670,656)
Net earnings (loss) per share:
Basic $ 0.04 $ (0.22)
Diluted $ 0.04 $ (0.22)
3. INVENTORIES:
Inventories consist of finished products purchased in bulk quantities to be
redistributed to the Company's customers and are accounted for using the
last-in, first-out ("LIFO") method of accounting. The retail health food
operations utilize the retail inventory method of accounting. LIFO
inventories at December 2001 and 2000 were approximately $4.1 million and
$2.5 million less than the amount of such inventories valued on a first-in,
first-out basis, respectively.
4. DIVIDENDS:
In December 2001, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.03 per share
payable on January 18, 2002 to shareholders of record as of December 31,
2001. The dividend represents dividends for the fourth fiscal quarter of
2001. The Company has accrued this dividend as of December 2001 in the
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.
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5. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE:
Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing income (loss) from
continuing operations, income (loss) from discontinued operations and net
income (loss) by the weighted average common shares outstanding for each
period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing income
(loss)from continuing operations, income (loss) from discontinued operations
and net income (loss) by the sum of the weighted average common shares
outstanding and the weighted average dilutive options, using the treasury
stock method. Stock options outstanding at December 2001 and 2000, which
were not included in the computations of diluted earnings per share because
the option's exercise price was greater than the average market price of the
Company's common shares, totaled 145,390 with an average exercise price of
$8.01 and 172,380 with an average exercise price of $7.25, respectively.
For the three-month period ended December
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2001 2000
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Basic Diluted Basic Diluted
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1. Weighted average common
shares outstanding 2,788,633 2,788,633 2,737,688 2,737,688
2. Weighted average of net
additional shares outstanding
assuming dilutive options and
warrants exercised and proceeds
used to purchase treasury stock - 70,638 - 82,055
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3. Weighted average number of
shares outstanding 2,788,633 2,859,271 2,737,688 2,819,743
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4. Income from
continuing operations $ 390,642 $ 390,642 $ 550,702 $ 550,702
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5. Loss from
discontinued operations $ - $ - $ (387,908) $ (387,908)
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6. Net income $ 390,642 $ 390,642 $ 162,794 $ 162,794
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7. Earnings per share
from continuing operations $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.20 $ 0.20
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8. Loss per share
from discontinued operations $ - $ - $ (0.14) $ (0.14)
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9. Net earnings per share $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.06 $ 0.06
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6. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):
The following is a reconciliation of net income (loss) per the accompanying
unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations to comprehensive
income (loss) for the periods indicated:
For the three months
ended December
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2001 2000
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Net income $ 390,642 $ 162,794
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized holding gains (losses)
from investments arising during
the period, net of income tax
benefit of $(3,738) and $(3,414),
respectively (6,057) ( 5,687)
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Comprehensive income $ 384,585 $ 157,107
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7. DEBT
In connection with the acquisition of the distribution business and net
assets of Merchants on June 1, 2001, the Company amended its revolving credit
facility to increase amounts available under the facility from $25.0 million
to $55.0 million. The facility originally contained covenants which, among
other things, set certain financial ratios and net worth requirements,
including covenants that (i) restrict permitted investments, (ii) restrict
intercompany advances to HNWC, (iii) restrict incurrence of additional debt,
(iv) restrict mergers and acquisitions and changes in business or conduct of
business and (v) require the maintenance of certain financial ratios and net
worth levels including an average annual fixed charge ratio of 1.1 to 1.0,
average annual debt service coverage ratio of 1.5 to 1.0, average annual
senior debt to EBITDA ratio of 6.0 to 1.0, and a minimum tangible net worth
of $7.0 million.
At fiscal year end 2001, the Company was not in compliance with certain of
its debt covenants under the revolving credit facility. As a result, in
December 2001, the Company received waivers to its debt covenant violations.
In addition, the financial covenants were amended to: (i) remove the fixed
charge and the senior debt to EBITDA ratios, (ii) reduce the debt service
coverage ratio from 1.5:1.0 to 1.0:1.0, to be measured at fiscal year end
2002 and quarterly thereafter, (iii) amend the definition of tangible net
worth and (iv) remove the London Interbank Offering Rate borrowing rate
option effective January 1, 2002. After giving effect to the waiver and
amendments discussed herein, the Company is in compliance with its revolving
credit facility as of December 2001. As of December 2001, the outstanding
balance under the facility is $29.1 million.
8. BUSINESS SEGMENTS:
AMCON has three reportable business segments: the wholesale distribution of
consumer products, the retail sale of health and natural food products, and
the bottling, marketing and distribution of Hawaiian natural water. The
Company disposed of its health food distribution segment during the second
quarter of fiscal 2001. Prior period segment data has been restated to
conform to the current presentation. The segments are evaluated on revenue,
operating income (loss) and income (loss) before taxes.
Wholesale Bottled
Distribution Retail Water Consolidated
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Quarter ended December 2001:
External revenue:
Cigarettes $159,699,896 $ - $ - $159,699,896
Health food - 7,266,582 - 7,266,582
Confectionery 13,339,047 - - 13,339,047
Tobacco, beverage & other 29,777,989 - 70,333 29,848,322
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Total external revenue 202,816,932 7,266,582 70,333 210,153,847
Depreciation and amortization 331,207 373,518 14,559 719,284
Operating income (loss) 1,784,158 98,071 (48,652) 1,833,577
Interest expense 708,494 366,326 9,278 1,084,098
Income (loss) before taxes 1,017,973 (258,774) (57,930) 701,269
Total assets 66,708,587 19,196,143 6,070,367 91,975,097
Capital expenditures, net 166,562 72,465 - 239,027
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Quarter ended December 2000:
External revenue:
Cigarettes $ 71,201,332 $ - $ - $ 71,201,332
Health food - 7,466,761 - 7,466,761
Confectionery 6,600,145 - - 6,600,145
Tobacco, beverage & other 15,238,597 - - 15,238,597
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Total external revenue 93,040,074 7,466,761 - 100,506,835
Depreciation and amortization 158,181 360,436 - 518,617
Operating income (loss) 1,878,183 (293,193) - 1,584,990
Interest expense 299,123 414,937 - 714,060
Income (loss) before taxes 1,586,904 (705,780) - 881,124
Total assets, excluding
discontinued operations 33,732,345 19,561,161 - 53,293,506
Capital expenditures, excluding
discontinued operations, net 92,282 167,242 - 259,524
There are no intersegment sales between the three operating segments.
Operating income (loss) and income (loss) before taxes from the retail
segment includes general corporate overhead expenses that were previously
allocated to the discontinued health food distribution operations but were
not eliminated as a result of the sale.
9. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS:
In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, "Business Combinations"
("SFAS 141")and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142,
"Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" ("SFAS 142"). SFAS 141 requires
business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 to be accounted for using
the purchase method of accounting and broadens the criteria for recording
intangible assets separate from goodwill. Recorded goodwill and intangibles
being classified as goodwill, or alternatively, amounts initially recorded as
goodwill may be separately identified and recognized apart from goodwill.
SFAS 142 requires the use of a nonamortization approach to account for
purchased goodwill and certain intangibles. Under a nonamortization
approach, goodwill instead would be reviewed for impairment and written down
and charged to results of operations only in the periods in which the
impairment recognition criteria had been met and the recorded value of
goodwill and certain intangibles is more than its measured fair value. The
provisions of each statement, which apply to goodwill and intangible assets
acquired prior to June 30, 2001, must be adopted by the Company on October 1,
2002. Early application of SFAS 142 is permitted for the Company's fiscal
year beginning October 1, 2001, however the Company plans to adopt SFAS 142
for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2002. As of December 2001, the
Company had approximately $6.4 million of goodwill reflected on the
accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. Amortization of goodwill
for the three months ended December 2001 totaled approximately $0.1 million.
In June 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations" ("SFAS 143"). SFAS 143
requires that the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement
obligation be recognized in the period in which it is incurred if a
reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. The associated asset
retirement costs are capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the long-
lived asset. The liability is discounted and accretion expense is recognized
using the credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate in effect when the
liability was initially recognized. SFAS 143 is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002 (for the
fiscal year beginning October 1, 2002 for AMCON).
In August 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard
No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets"
("SFAS 144"). SFAS 144 addresses financial accounting and reporting for the
impairment or disposal of long-lived assets to be held and used, to be
disposed of other than by sale and to be disposed of by sale. Although the
statement retains certain of the requirements of Statement of Financial
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Accounting Standards No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of" ("SFAS 121"), it
supercedes SFAS 121 and Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30,
"Reporting the Results of Operations - Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a
Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual, and Infrequently Occurring
Events and Transactions", for the disposal of a segment of a business (as
previously defined in that Opinion). SFAS 144 also amends Accounting
Research Bulletin No. 51, "Consolidated Financial Statements", to eliminate
the exception to consolidation for a subsidiary for which control is likely
to be temporary. SFAS 144 is effective for financial statements issued for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001, and interim periods within
those years (fiscal year beginning October 1, 2002 for AMCON), with early
adoption encouraged.
Management is still addressing the financial statement impact on future
periods resulting from the adoption of these statements.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
OVERVIEW
COMPANY
AMCON Distributing Company, together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries,
referred to herein as AMCON, operates six distribution centers and 13 retail
health food stores in the Great Plains, Rocky Mountain, and Southern regions
of the United States and a water bottling operation in the State of Hawaii.
Our wholesale distribution segment sells approximately 24,000 different
consumer products, including cigarettes and tobacco products, candy and other
confectionery, beverages, groceries, paper products, health and beauty care
products, natural food and related products, frozen and chilled products, and
institutional food service products. We distribute products primarily to
retailers such as convenience stores, discount and general merchandise
stores, grocery stores and supermarkets, health food stores, natural food
stores, drug stores and gas stations. In addition, we also service
institutional customers, including restaurants and bars, schools, sports
complexes and vendors, as well as other wholesalers.
Our retail segment operates seven retail health food stores in Florida under
the name Chamberlin's Market & Cafe, and six in the Midwest under the name
Akin's Natural Foods Market. These stores, which were acquired during fiscal
1999, carry natural supplements, groceries, health and beauty care products
and other food items.
Our water bottling operation was acquired during the first quarter of fiscal
2002. This operation bottles, markets and distributes Hawaiian natural water
primarily in the State of Hawaii, with plans to market the product
internationally and on the mainland United States.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
As more fully described in our 2001 Annual Report to Shareholders on Form 10-
K 2001 for the fiscal year ended September 2001, we completed the sale of our
wholesale health food distribution business effective March 23, 2001. As a
result, our fiscal 2001 results have been restated to reflect the wholesale
health food distribution business as discontinued operations. The
discussions and figures below are based on the restated presentation.
Additionally, as more fully described under "Acquisitions" in the
accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements, we also completed the acquisition of Hawaiian Natural Water
Company, Inc., referred to herein as HNWC, on December 17, 2001 and Merchants
Wholesale, Inc., referred to herein as Merchants or Quincy, Illinois, on June
1, 2001. Accordingly, the results of operations for these acquisitions are
included in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of
operations from their date of acquisition.
AMCON's fiscal first quarters ended on December 28, 2001 and December 29,
2000. For ease of discussion, the fiscal quarters are referred to herein as
December 2001 and 2000, respectively or Q1 2002 and Q1 2001, respectively.
The distribution industry continues to be in a state of consolidation.
Competition and pressure on profit margins continue to affect both large and
small distributors and demands that distributors consolidate in order to
become more efficient.
The retail natural foods industry is highly fragmented, with more than 9,000
stores operated independently or as part of small chains. The two leading
natural food chains continue to expand their geographic markets and acquire
smaller independent competitors. In addition, conventional supermarkets and
mass market outlets continue to increase their emphasis on the sale of
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natural products. This business climate subjects operating income to a
number of factors that are beyond the control of management, such as
competing retail stores opening in close proximity to our retail stores and
manufacturers changing prices and promotional programs.
HNWC historically incurred operating losses prior to our acquisition of the
company in December 2001. We are currently upgrading the bottling equipment
in order to improve production capacity and our marketing department is
currently focusing on expanding the market for our premium Hawaiian Springs
product. Until such time, we expect this segment will continue to incur
operating losses.
Statistics indicate that cigarette consumption is declining on a national
basis and many retailers, such as grocery stores and general merchandise
stores, have discontinued the sale of cigarettes. As a result, convenience
stores, which represent our largest customer base, have increased their share
of the cigarette market which enables us to maintain, and slightly increase,
our cigarette carton volume. While we sell a diversified product line, we
remain dependent on cigarette sales, which represented approximately 76% of
our revenue and 40% of our gross margin in Q1 2002.
Changes in manufacturers' cigarette pricing over the past decade have greatly
affected the market for generic and private label cigarettes. Although sales
of our private label cigarettes have steadily declined over the past eight
years due to the relatively small price differential between our private
label brands and national brands, and the increasing price differential
between our brands and new generic and import brands, our net income is still
heavily dependent upon sales of these products and volume discounts received
from manufacturers in connection with such sales.
We continuously evaluate steps we may take to improve net income in future
periods, including expansion into new business lines, acquisitions, closure
or relocation of distribution centers and health food retail stores, and
further sales of nonoperating assets that are no longer essential to our
primary business activities, such as investments in equity securities.
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001, we closed one retail location in
the Florida market due to poor performance and one distribution center in
Missouri due to synergies resulting from the acquisition of the Quincy,
Illinois distribution center.
Comparison of the three month periods ended December 2001 and 2000
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Sales for Q1 2002 increased 109.1% to $210.2 million, compared to $100.5
million in Q1 2001. Sales are reported net of costs associated with sales
incentives provided to retailers, totaling $2.1 million and $0.5 million, for
Q1 2002 and Q1 2001, respectively. Sales increase by business segment is as
follows:
Wholesale distribution $109.8 million
Retail health food stores (0.2) million
Bottled water 0.1 million
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$109.7 million
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Sales from the wholesale distribution business increased by $109.8 million
from Q1 2001 to Q1 2002. Sales from our distribution facility in Quincy,
Illinois, which was acquired in Q3 of fiscal 2001, accounted for $102.5
million of the increase. The remaining increase of $7.3 million was
attributable primarily to increases in cigarette sales of approximately $3.7
million over the prior year as a result of price increases and $1.5 million
over the prior year as a result of a 2.1% increase in carton volume. Sales
of tobacco, confectionary and other products accounted for the remainder of
the increase as sales of these products increased by $2.1 million or 9.6%
over the prior year where sales growth was slowed due to severe winter
weather in the Midwest that inhibited travel and other outdoor activities, as
well as by pricing strategies implemented by several competitors.
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Sales from the retail health food segment during Q1 2002 declined by $0.2
million, or 2.7%, when compared to Q1 2001 due to the closing of a store
during the third quarter of fiscal 2001. Sales at this store totaled
approximately $0.2 million in Q1 2001. Increased competition by national
chains who have opened stores in the same markets as our stores and an
overall softening of the natural food retail market over the past two years
continue to hamper sales growth in the retail health food segment.
The bottled water segment was acquired during the latter part of Q1 2002.
The operating results are included in the accompanying unaudited statements
of operations from the date of acquisition. Due to the timing of the
acquisition, this segment had an insignificant impact on sales.
Gross profit increased 42.2% to $15.1 million in Q1 2002 from $10.6 million
in Q1 2001. Gross profit as a percent of sales declined to 7.2% in Q1 2002
compared to 10.6% in Q1 2001. Gross profit by business segment is as follows
(dollars in millions):
Quarter ended
December
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2001 2000 Incr
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Wholesale distribution $ 12.0 $ 7.7 $ 4.3
Retail health food stores 3.1 2.9 0.2
Bottled water - - -
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$ 15.1 $ 10.6 $ 4.5
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Gross profit from our wholesale distribution business for Q1 2002 was
favorably impacted by our acquisition of the Quincy distribution business,
which contributed approximately $4.7 million in gross profit. Excluding
Quincy, gross profit for Q1 2002 decreased approximately $0.4 million as
compared to Q1 2001 as follows: (1) a charge to cost of sales of $0.2 million
to account for the increase in the LIFO reserve as compared to Q1 2001, (2)
decrease of $0.7 million in gross profit from cigarette price increases and
sales of private label cigarette, as compared to Q1 2001, (3) increases in
incentive allowances of approximately $0.2 million received from
manufacturers, net of amounts paid to customers, as compared to Q1 2001, and
(4) increase of $0.3 million in gross profit due to increased sales of other
products.
Gross profit for the retail health food segment was relatively flat compared
with Q1 2001. We closed one retail store in Q4 of fiscal 2001 and completed
the realignment of the management team within this segment at the end of Q1
2001, the results of which should be realized throughout the remainder of
fiscal 2002.
Gross profit as a percentage of sales declined primarily due to the cigarette
sales increasing as a percentage of total sales. Although the price of
cigarettes continues to increase, our gross margin dollars remain relatively
constant and have even decreased in certain markets due to competitive
pressures.
Total operating expense, which includes selling, general and administrative
expenses and depreciation and amortization, increased 46.8% or approximately
$4.2 million to $13.3 million in Q1 2002 compared to Q1 2001. The increase
was primarily due to expenses associated with the new Quincy distribution
business, which accounted for $3.8 million of the increase. The remainder of
the wholesale distribution segment incurred $0.4 million of operating costs
in excess of Q1 2001 primarily due to increases in general labor costs and
insurance.
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As a result of the above, income from operations for Q1 2002 increased by
$0.2 million to $1.8 million, as compared to Q1 2001.
Interest expense for Q1 2002 increased 51.8% to approximately $1.1 million
compared to approximately $0.7 million during Q1 2001. The increase was due
to (1) debt incurred to acquire the new Quincy distribution business, net
assets and distribution facility during Q3 of fiscal 2001, (2) net interest
paid under an interest rate swap contract that was assumed in the Merchants
acquisition, totaling $0.3 million. This was partially offset by a positive
valuation adjustment on the interest rate swap contract, totaling $0.1
million during Q1 2002 and (3) debt incurred to provide advances to and
investments in HNWC.
Other income for Q1 2002 of approximately $47,000 was generated primarily by
interest income and dividends received on investment securities. Other
income of approximately $10,000 for Q1 2001 was generated primarily by
dividends received on investment securities.
Included in other income (expense) in Q1 2002 is equity in loss of an
unconsolidated affiliate of $0.1 million, which represents our ownership
interest in the loss of HNWC up to the date of acquisition.
As a result of the above factors, income from continuing operations for the
three months ended December 2001 was $0.4 million compared to $0.6 million
for the three months ended December 2000.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As of December 2001, our liquidity was provided by cash on hand of
approximately $0.5 million and approximately $25.9 million available under a
revolving credit facility with a capacity of $55.0 million. In addition, we
have approximately $1.4 million available under a revolving credit facility
in our retail segment. Amounts available under this facility are limited to
50 percent of existing inventory levels. During the three months ended
December 2001, we generated approximately $11.2 million in cash through
operating activities primarily through reductions in accounts receivable and
inventory, as we managed inventory levels to minimize the impact of an
increase in federal excise taxes, which was effective on January 1, 2002. In
addition, we were able to take advantage of extended payment terms offered by
manufacturers, which increased our accounts payable compared with fiscal year
end 2001. Our working capital of approximately $28.8 million as of December
2001 declined approximately $5.1 million during Q1 2002 primarily due to the
acquisition of HNWC and lower inventory levels. Our debt to equity ratio
declined to 3.27 at December 2001, compared to 4.52 at September 2001,
primarily due to a decrease in our revolving line of credit of approximately
$10.0 million and the acquisition of HNWC, which increased equity by
approximately $1.7 million. Investing activities required cash of
approximately $0.2 million during the three-month period ended December 2001
and primarily represents the purchases of fixed assets. Financing activities
required cash of approximately $10.7 million to reduce amounts outstanding
under the revolving credit facilities and long-term debt.
We believe that funds generated from operations, supplemented as necessary
with funds available under our revolving credit facilities, will provide
sufficient liquidity to cover our debt service and any reasonably foreseeable
future working capital and capital expenditure requirements associated with
existing operations.
The following table summarizes our outstanding contractual obligations and
commitments as of fiscal year end September 2001 and includes contractual
obligations and commercial commitments of HNWC, which was acquired in
December 2001. There have been no significant changes to debt or other
obligations, other than for HNWC and the revolving credit facility discussed
above, since September 2001. (amounts in thousands):
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Payments Due By Period
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Contractual Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal
Obligations Total 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Thereafter
- ------------------ --------- -------- -------- -------- ------- ------- ----------
Long-Term Debt $ 9,201 $ 1,509 $ 348 $ 416 $ 470 $ 6,418 $ 40
Subordinated Debt 12,171 1,859 1,770 7,710 832 - -
Capital Lease 1,423 265 245 296 307 270 40
Obligations
Operating Leases/1/ 25,072 4,636 4,072 3,578 3,176 2,531 7,079
Total
Other Commercial Amounts Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal
Commitments Committed 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Thereafter
- ------------------ --------- -------- -------- -------- ------- ------- ----------
Lines of Credit $ 57,000 $ 57,000 $ 55,000 $ 55,000 $ - $ - $ -
Letters of Credit 950 950 - - - - -
Purchase Obligations/2/ 1,200 1,200 - - - - -
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/1/ Includes lease commitment for water bottling equipment, which is expected to commence
in May 2002.
/2/ Represents capital expenditures associated with the new Omaha distribution facility, which
is expected to be completed in Q3 2002.
We maintain a revolving credit facility, referred to herein as the Facility,
that allows us to borrow up to $55.0 million at any time, subject to eligible
accounts receivable and inventory requirements. The interest rate on the
facility was originally the bank's base rate, which is Prime or the London
Interbank Offering Rate, referred to herein as LIBOR, plus 1.75%, as selected
by the Company. The Facility contains covenants which, among other things,
set certain financial ratios and net worth requirements, including covenants
that (i) restrict permitted investments, (ii) restrict intercompany advances
to HNWC, (iii) restrict incurrence of additional debt, (iv) restrict mergers
and acquisitions and changes in business or conduct of business and (v)
require the maintenance of certain financial ratios and net worth levels
including an average annual fixed charge ratio of 1.1 to 1.0, average annual
debt service coverage ratio of 1.5 to 1.0, average annual senior debt to
EBITDA ratio of 6.0 to 1.0, and a minimum tangible net worth of $7.0 million.
At fiscal year end 2001, we were not in compliance with certain of our debt
covenants under the Facility. As a result, in December 2001, we received
waivers to our debt covenant violations. In addition, the financial
covenants were amended to: (i) remove the fixed charge and the senior debt to
EBITDA ratios, (ii) reduce the debt service coverage ratio from 1.5:1.0 to
1.0:1.0, to be measured at fiscal year end 2002 and quarterly thereafter,
(iii) amend the definition of tangible net worth and (iv) remove the LIBOR
borrowing rate option effective January 1, 2002. After giving effect to the
waiver and amendments discussed herein, we are in compliance with the
covenants under the Facility as of December 2001. As of December 2001, we
had borrowing outstanding of approximately $29.1 million under the Facility.
In connection with the purchase of the Quincy, Illinois distribution business
in June 2001, we assumed an interest rate swap agreement with a bank. Under
the agreement, we agree to exchange, at specified intervals, fixed interest
amounts for variable interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed-
upon notional principal amount of $25.0 million. The interest rate swap
effectively converts $25.0 million of our variable-rate senior debt to fixed-
rate debt (before accounting for the impact of the change in market value of
the interest rate swap derivative financial instrument) at a rate of 8.33%,
through the maturity of the swap agreement on May 27, 2003.
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During the third quarter of fiscal 2001, we borrowed $6.9 million from a
bank, at a fixed rate of 7.5%, to purchase the distribution facility utilized
by Merchants, which was owned by Merchants' sole stockholder, referred to
herein as the Real Estate Loan, and to retire term debt. As of December
2001, the outstanding balance on the Real Estate Loan was approximately $6.7
million.
The asset purchase agreement with Merchants provides for deferred payments to
be made to the seller totaling $3.6 million, which is required to be paid on
the first through fourth anniversaries of the closing date of the transaction
in installments of $0.9 million. In addition, we entered into a
noncompetition agreement with the seller totaling $0.4 million that requires
us to make payments of $0.1 million annually on the first through fourth
anniversary dates of the closing of the transaction. As of December 2001,
the carrying value, which represents the present value recorded upon
acquisition, of the outstanding obligations to the seller were approximately
$3.4 million.
In connection with the purchase of Merchants, we assumed several capital
leases for office equipment, automobiles and warehouse equipment. As of
December 2001, the outstanding balances on the capital leases totaled
approximately $1.0 million.
In June 2001, we negotiated a $2.0 million credit facility with a bank, at
the bank's base rate plus 1.0%, to be used to fund the expansion and
remodeling of our retail health food stores, referred to herein as the Retail
Facility. The outstanding balance of the Retail Facility as of December 2001
was approximately $0.6 million.
In August 2000, borrowings of $0.6 million under the Facility, in addition to
$0.3 million under a subordinated note, at a fixed rate of 7.0%, referred to
herein as the TINK Note, were utilized to purchase all of the outstanding
common stock of TINK, Inc. As of December 2001, the outstanding balance of
the TINK Note was $0.3 million.
In November 1999, borrowings under a $0.2 million subordinated note, at a
fixed rate of 7.0%, referred to herein as the MDF Note, were used to purchase
the assets of MDF Health, Inc. As of December 2001, the outstanding balance
of the MDF Note was $0.1 million.
In September 1999, borrowings under an 8% Convertible Subordinated Note,
referred to herein as the Convertible Note, and a Collateralized Promissory
Note, referred to herein as the Collateralized Note, in addition to
borrowings under the revolving credit facility were used to purchase all of
the common stock of Health Food Associates. Both the Convertible Note and the
Collateralized Note have five-year terms and bear interest at 8% per annum.
Principal on the Convertible Note is due in a single payment at maturity.
Principal on the Collateralized Note is payable in installments of $0.8
million per year with the balance due at maturity. The principal balance of
the Convertible Note may be converted into stock of The Health Edge, Inc.,
formerly known as Food for Health Co., under circumstances set forth in the
Convertible Note. As of December 2001, the outstanding balances of the
Convertible Note and the Collateralized Note were $2.0 million and $6.4
million, respectively.
AMCON has entered into a lease for a new distribution facility in Omaha,
Nebraska, which will become effective in the third quarter of fiscal 2002
when the lease in its current Omaha, Nebraska distribution facility expires.
AMCON expects capital expenditures relating to equipment purchases and office
build-out to be approximately $1.2 million. It is anticipated that the
source of funds needed to complete these expenditures will be provided by a
combination of leasing and funding through the Facility.
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounts receivable
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Accounts receivable consist primarily of amounts due to us from our normal
business activities. We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts to
reflect the expected uncollectibility of accounts receivable based on past
collection history and specific risks identified in the portfolio.
Inventories
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Inventories consist of finished products purchased in bulk quantities to be
sold to our customers. An allowance for obsolete inventory is maintained to
reflect the expected unsaleable or unrefundable inventory based on an
evaluation of slow moving products.
Goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets
- -------------------------------------------------
Goodwill associated with the excess purchase price over the fair value of
assets acquired and other identifiable intangible assets, such as trademarks
and trade names, favorable leases, and covenants not to compete, are
currently amortized on the straight-line method over their estimated useful
lives.
These assets are currently reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes
in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable.
As discussed herein, the FASB issued SFAS 141 and SFAS 142 in June 2001.
SFAS 141 requires business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 to be
accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and broadens the
criteria for recording intangible assets separate from goodwill. SFAS 142
requires the use of a nonamortization approach to account for purchased
goodwill and certain intangibles. We plan to adopt these pronouncements
effective October 1, 2002. At such time we anticipate that amortization
associated with purchased goodwill will cease. During Q1 2002, goodwill
amortization totaled approximately $0.1 million.
Revenue recognition
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We recognize revenue when products are delivered to retail customers, which
generally is the same day products are shipped, or sold to consumers in
retail stores. Sales are shown net of returns, discounts, and sales
incentives.
Insurance
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Our insurance for worker's compensation, general liability, vehicle liability
and employee-related health care benefits are effectively self-insured. A
third-party administrator is used to process all such claims. We require all
worker's compensation claims to be reported within 24 hours. As a result, we
accrue our worker's compensation liability based upon the claim reserves
established by the third-party administrator each month. Our employee health
insurance benefit liability is based on our historical claims experience
rate. Our reserves associated with the exposure to these self-insured
liabilities are reviewed by management for adequacy at the end of each
reporting period.
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ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
On December 17, 2001, the Company completed a merger with HNWC, pursuant to
which HNWC merged with and into, and thereby became, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of AMCON Distributing Company. The merger consideration valued
the entire common equity interest in HNWC at approximately $2.9 million,
which was paid in cash of $0.8 million during fiscal 2001 and in common stock
of the Company valued at $2.1 million. Each share of HNWC stock was
convertible into 0.052 shares of AMCON common stock. As a result, the
Company issued 373,558 shares of its common stock to outside HNWC
shareholders, or 12.0% of the Company's outstanding shares after giving
effect to the merger. HNWC option holders and warrant holders also received
comparable options and warrants of the Company but with the exercise price
and number of shares covered thereby being adjusted to reflect the exchange
ratio.
Transaction costs, totaling approximately $0.3 million, were incurred to
complete the merger and consist primarily of fees and expenses for bankers,
attorneys and accountants, SEC filing fees, stock exchange listing fees and
financial printing and other related charges.
The merger is expected to qualify as a tax-free reorganization and has been
recorded on the Company's books using the purchase method of accounting.
The purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities
assumed based on their estimated fair values. The portion of the purchase
price in excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired to be allocated
to other identifiable assets is approximately $3.4 million. The identifiable
intangible asset, the HNWC trade name, is being amortized over 20 years.
Although the amounts are subject to change based on evaluations performed
subsequently, the final purchase price allocation is not expected to
materially differ from those recorded on the accompanying unaudited condensed
balance sheet.
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, "Business Combinations"
("SFAS 141")and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142,
"Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" ("SFAS 142"). SFAS 141 requires
business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 to be accounted for using
the purchase method of accounting and broadens the criteria for recording
intangible assets separate from goodwill. Recorded goodwill and intangibles
being classified as goodwill, or alternatively, amounts initially recorded as
goodwill may be separately identified and recognized apart from goodwill.
SFAS 142 requires the use of a nonamortization approach to account for
purchased goodwill and certain intangibles. Under a nonamortization
approach, goodwill instead would be reviewed for impairment and written down
and charged to results of operations only in the periods in which the
impairment recognition criteria had been met and the recorded value of
goodwill and certain intangibles is more than its measured fair value. The
provisions of each statement, which apply to goodwill and intangible assets
acquired prior to June 30, 2001, must be adopted by the Company on October 1,
2002. Early application of SFAS 142 is permitted for the Company's fiscal
year beginning October 1, 2001, however the Company plans to adopt SFAS 142
for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2002. As of December 2001, the
Company had approximately $6.4 million of goodwill reflected on the
accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. Amortization of goodwill
for the three months ended December 2001 totaled approximately $0.1 million.
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In June 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations" ("SFAS 143"). SFAS 143
requires that the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement
obligation be recognized in the period in which it is incurred if a
reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. The associated asset
retirement costs are capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the long-
lived asset. The liability is discounted and accretion expense is recognized
using the credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate in effect when the
liability was initially recognized. SFAS 143 is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002 (for the
fiscal year beginning October 1, 2002 for AMCON).
In August 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard
No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets"
("SFAS 144"). SFAS 144 addresses financial accounting and reporting for the
impairment or disposal of long-lived assets to be held and used, to be
disposed of other than by sale and to be disposed of by sale. Although the
statement retains certain of the requirements of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of" ("SFAS 121"), it
supercedes SFAS 121 and Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30,
"Reporting the Results of Operations - Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a
Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual, and Infrequently Occurring
Events and Transactions", for the disposal of a segment of a business (as
previously defined in that Opinion). SFAS 144 also amends Accounting
Research Bulletin No. 51, "Consolidated Financial Statements", to eliminate
the exception to consolidation for a subsidiary for which control is likely
to be temporary. SFAS 144 is effective for financial statements issued for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001, and interim periods within
those years (fiscal year beginning October 1, 2002 for AMCON), with early
adoption encouraged.
Management is still addressing the financial statement impact on future
periods resulting from the adoption of these statements.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In Q1 2002, we were charged $15,000 by AMCON Corporation, the former parent
of the Company, as consideration for office rent and management services,
which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses. We
contracted with one of our outside directors for consulting services in
connection with its retail health food operations during Q1 2002. The amount
paid for consulting services during Q1 2002 was $22,500, plus reimbursement
of expenses.
In addition, effective October 1, 2001, the president of the wholesale health
food distribution business, which was sold in March 2001, was terminated and
we entered into a four-year consulting agreement with him at the rate of
$104,000 per year. The total amount to be paid under the agreement
approximates the amount of our obligation under his employment agreement.
The amount paid for consulting services during Q1 2002 was $26,000.
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CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report, including the Management's Discussion and Analysis
and other sections, contains forward looking statements that are subject to
risks and uncertainties and which reflect management's current beliefs and
estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, company
performance and financial results. Forward looking statements include
information concerning the possible or assumed future results of operations
of the Company and those statements preceded by, followed by or that include
the words "future," "position," "anticipate(s)," "expect," "believe(s),"
"see," "plan," "further improve," "outlook," "should" or similar expressions.
For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward
looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. You should understand that the following important factors, in
addition to those discussed elsewhere in this document, could affect the
future results of the Company and could cause those results to differ
materially from those expressed in our forward looking statements: changing
market conditions with regard to cigarettes and the demand for the Company's
products, domestic regulatory risks, competitive and other risks over which
the Company has little or no control. Any changes in such factors could
result in significantly different results. Consequently, future results may
differ from management's expectations. Moreover, past financial performance
should not be considered a reliable indicator of future performance.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
In connection with the purchase of the Quincy, Illinois distribution business
in June 2001, we assumed an interest rate swap agreement with a bank. Under
the agreement, we agree to exchange, at specified intervals, fixed interest
amounts for variable interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed-
upon notional principal amount of $25.0 million. The interest rate swap
effectively converts $25.0 million of our variable-rate senior debt to fixed-
rate debt (before accounting for the impact of the change in market value of
the interest rate swap derivative financial instrument) at a rate of 8.33%,
through the maturity of the swap agreement on May 27, 2003.
Due to the significant decline in variable interest rates from the date the
swap agreement was initially entered into, the negative fair value of the
swap instrument recorded as a liability on our balance sheet at the closing
date was approximately $0.9 million. Upon assuming the swap liability, we
did not designate the swap transaction as a hedge and therefore, we recognize
changes in the fair value of the instrument in current earnings (interest
expense). At December 2001, the swap instrument had a negative fair value of
approximately $1.3 million. The change in fair value of the swap instrument
from a negative fair value of $1.4 million as of fiscal year end 2001 to a
negative fair value of $1.3 million at December 2001 was recorded as a
reduction to interest expense in Q1 2002.
We do not utilize financial instruments for trading purposes and hold no
derivative financial instruments which could expose us to significant market
risk. Our exposure to market risk relates primarily to our investment in the
common stock of Consolidated Water Company, a public company traded on the
NASDAQ National Market system, and for changes in interest rates on our long-
term obligations. At December 2001, we held 70,000 shares of common stock of
Consolidated Water Company valued at approximately $0.8 million. We value
this investment at market and record price fluctuations in equity as
unrealized gain or loss on investments. At December 2001, we had
approximately $5.0 million of variable rate debt outstanding, excluding $25.0
million in debt offset by a fixed rate interest rate swap contract, with
maturities through May 2004. The interest rates on this debt ranged from
3.8% to 6.8% at December 2001. We estimate that our annual cash flow
exposure for each 1% change in our lender's prime interest rate on our
variable rate debt is approximately $30,000.
Other than the changes noted above, there have been no material changes in
our market risk during Q1 2002. For additional information, refer to the
subsection "Market Risk" in "Management's Discussion and Analysis" set forth
in Item 1 of our 2001 Annual Report to Shareholders on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended September 2001.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) EXHIBITS
2.1 Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger dated
September 27, 2001 by and between AMCON Distributing Company,
AMCON Merger Sub, Inc. and Hawaiian Natural Water Company Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of AMCON's
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-
71300)filed on November 13, 2001)
2.2 Assets Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between Food For
Health Company, Inc., AMCON Distributing Company and Tree of
Life, Inc. dated March 8, 2001 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 2.1 of AMCON's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April
10, 2001)
2.3 Amendment to Assets Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between
Food For Health Company, Inc., AMCON Distributing Company and
Tree of Life, Inc. effective March 23, 2001 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 2.2 of AMCON's Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on April 10, 2001)
2.4 Asset Purchase Agreement, dated February 8, 2001, between AMCON
Distributing Company, Merchants Wholesale Inc. and Robert and
Marcia Lansing (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of
AMCON's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 18, 2001)
2.5 Addendum to Asset Purchase Agreement, dated May 30, 2001,
between AMCON Distributing Company, Merchants Wholesale Inc.
and Robert and Marcia Lansing (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 2.2 of AMCON's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June
18, 2001)
2.6 Real Estate Purchase Agreement, dated February 8, 2001, between
AMCON Distributing Company and Robert and Marcia Lansing
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 of AMCON's Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on June 18, 2001)
2.7 Addendum to Real Estate Purchase Agreement, dated May 30, 2001,
between AMCON Distributing Company and Robert and Marcia
Lansing (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 of AMCON's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 18, 2001)
2.8 Stock Purchase Agreement dated August 30, 1999, by and among
Food For Health Company, Inc., Health Food Associates, Inc. and
its shareholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of
AMCON's Current Report of Form 8-K filed on September 30, 1999)
2.9 Stock Purchase Agreement dated February 24, 1999, between Food
For Health Company, Inc., Chamberlin Natural Foods, Inc. and its
shareholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of
AMCON's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 10, 1999)
3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended
March 19, 1998 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of
AMCON's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 11, 1998)
3.2 Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2
of AMCON's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration
No. 33-82848) filed on August 15, 1994)
4.1 Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 of AMCON's Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 33-82848) filed on August 15, 1994)
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10.1 Grant of Exclusive Manufacturing Rights, dated October 1, 1993,
between the Company and Famous Value Brands, a division of
Philip Morris Incorporated, including Private Label
Manufacturing Agreement and Amended and Restated Trademark
License Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of
Amendment No. 1 to AMCON's Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 33-82848) filed on November 8, 1994)
10.2 Amendment No. 1 to Grant of Exclusive Manufacturing Rights,
dated October 1, 1998, between the Company and Famous Value
Brands, a division of Philip Morris Incorporated, including
Amendment No. 1 To Private Label Manufacturing Agreement and
Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Trademark License
Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of AMCON's
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on December 24, 1998)
10.3 Loan and Security Agreement, dated June 1, 2001, between the
Company and LaSalle National Bank (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.3 on Form 10-Q filed on August 13, 2001)
10.4 ISDA Master Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2000 between
LaSalle Bank National Association and Merchants Wholesale Inc.,
as assumed by the Company on June 1, 2001 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.4 on Form 10-Q/A filed on October 4,
2001)
10.5 Secured Promissory Note, dated as of May 30, 2001 between the
Company and Gold Bank (incorporate by reference to Exhibit 10.5
on Form 10-Q/A filed on October 4, 2001)
10.6 8% Convertible Subordinated Note, dated September 15, 1999 by
and between Food For Health Company Inc. and Eric Hinkefent,
Mary Ann O'Dell, Sally Sobol, and Amy Laminsky (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 of AMCON's Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on September 30, 1999)
10.7 Secured Promissory Note, dated September 15, 1999, by and
between Food For Health Company, Inc. and James C. Hinkefent
and Marilyn M. Hinkefent, as trustees of the James C. Hinkefent
Trust dated July 11, 1994, as amended, Eric Hinkefent, Mary Ann
O'Dell, Sally Sobol, and Amy Laminsky (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 of AMCON's Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on September 30, 1999)
10.8 Pledge Agreement, dated September 15, 1999, by and between Food
For Health Company, Inc. and James C. Hinkefent and Marilyn M.
Hinkefent, as trustees of the James C. Hinkefent Trust dated
July 11, 1994, as amended, Eric Hinkefent, Mary Ann O'Dell,
Sally Sobol, and Amy Laminsky (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.3 of AMCON's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
September 30, 1999)
10.9 First Amended and Restated AMCON Distributing Company 1994
Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17
of AMCON's Current Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 4, 2000)
10.10 AMCON Distributing Company Profit Sharing Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.8 of Amendment No. 1 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 33-82848)
filed on November 8, 1994)
10.11 Employment Agreement, dated May 22, 1998, between the Company
and William F. Wright (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.14 of AMCON's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on
August 6, 1998)
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10.12 Employment Agreement, dated May 22, 1998, between the Company
and Kathleen M. Evans (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.15 of AMCON's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on
August 6, 1998)
11.1 Statement re: computation of per share earnings (incorporated by
reference to footnote 3 to the financial statements which are
incorporated herein by reference to Item 1 of Part I herein)
(b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K:
No reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Company during the quarter
ended December 28, 2001.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
AMCON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
(registrant)
Date: February 11, 2002 /s/ William F. Wright
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William F. Wright
Chairman of the Board and
Principal Executive Officer
Date: February 11, 2002 /s/ Michael D. James
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Michael D. James
Treasurer & CFO and
Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer
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