U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
(Mark One)
[ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended December 31, 1997.
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _____ to ____.
Commission File No. 333-29291
ACTIVE ANKLE SYSTEMS, INC.
(Name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
KENTUCKY 61-1163669
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
509 BARRET AVENUE
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40204
(Address of principal executive offices)
(502) 582-2655
(Issuer's telephone number)
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
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APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS
Check whether the registrant filed all documents and reports required to be
filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the distribution of
securities under a plan confirmed by court. Yes ____ No ____.
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common equity, as of the latest practicable date: 68,267 outstanding shares of
no par value common stock at 12/31/97.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes No X
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INDEX
ACTIVE ANKLE SYSTEMS, INC.
509 BARRET AVE.
LOUISVILLE, KY 40204
PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Condensed balance sheets - December 31, 1997 and June 30, 1997
Condensed statements of operations - Three and Six months ended December 31,
1997 and 1996
Condensed statements of cash flows - Six months ended December 31, 1997 and
1996
Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations.
PART 2. OTHER INFORMATION
ACTIVE ANKLE SYSTEMS, INC
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 1997 JUNE 30,1997
(UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $83,324 $336,099
Trade accounts receivable 175,282 199,006
Inventories 212,651 204,586
Prepaid expenses 227,239 137,017
Total current assets 698,496 876,708
Machinery and equipment, net 153,755 122,689
Patent, net 53,739 51,219
Other intangible assets 13,315 15,324
Total assets $919,305 $1,065,940
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilites:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $254,347 $342,685
Current portion of long term debt 21,652 21,652
Total current liabilities 275,999 364,337
Long term debt 42,421 52,829
Stockholders' equity:
Perferred stock, $40 par and liquidation
value per share:
Authorized shares - 100,000
Issued and outstanding shares - 4,125 165,000 165,000
Common stock, no par value:
Authorized shares - 2,000,000
Issued and outstanding shares - 68,267 1,049,565 1,049,565
Accumulated deficit (613,680) (565,791)
Total stockholders' equity 600,885 648,774
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $919,305 $1,065,940
See notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.
ACTIVE ANKLE SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
UNAUDITED
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
DECEMBER 31 DECEMBER 31
1997 1996 1997 1996
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Net Sales $583,402 $612,661 $1,220,677 $1,322,842
Cost of sales 240,647 245,902 492,098 530,754
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Gross profit 342,755 366,759 728,579 792,088
Selling, general and administrative 378,325 323,111 778,449 707,799
expenses, -------- -------- ---------- ----------
Operating (loss) income (35,570) 43,648 (49,870) 84,289
Interest expense (income) (1,943) 3,492 (3,118) 7,139
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Income (loss) before income tax expense (33,627) 40,156 (46,752) 77,150
Income tax expense 700 1,137 1,400
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Net (loss) income (33,627) 39,456 (47,889) 75,750
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Earnings (loss) per common share ($0.49) $0.60 ($0.70) $1.11
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Diluted earnings (loss) per common share ($0.49) $0.60 ($0.70) $1.11
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Weighted average number
of common shares outstanding 68,267 68,142 68,267 68,142
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See notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.
ACTIVE ANKLE SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
UNAUDITED
SIX MONTHS ENDED
DECEMBER 31
1997 1996
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) ($47,889) $75,750
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)
to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation 23,060 22,856
Amortization 3,338 4,024
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable 23,724 19,734
Inventories (8,065) (56,093)
Prepaid expenses (90,222) 23,917
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (88,338) (108,973)
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Net cash used in operating activities (184,392) (18,785)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Payments for machinery and equipment (54,126) (18,916)
Other assets (3,849) (2,936)
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Net cash used in investing activities (57,975) (21,852)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Payments on bank notes and other notes payable (10,408) (9,564)
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Net cash used in financing activities (10,408) (9,564)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (252,775) (51,335)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 336,099 90,263
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $83,324 $40,062
See notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) The accompanied unaudited condensed financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial statements and with instructions to form 10-QSB. Accordingly, they
do not included all the information and foot notes required by generally
accepted accounting principles for completing financial statements. In the
opinion of management, all adjustments (consistent of normal recurring accruals)
considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating
results for the three and six month periods ended December 31, 1997 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended
June 30, 1998. For further information, refer to the financial statements and
footnotes thereto included in the Company's form SB-1A filed on October 24th,
1997 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended June 30,
1997.
(2.) Inventories consists of the following:
December 31 June 30
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Goods held for resale $71,205 $--0--
Raw material 141,446 204,586
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$212,651 $204,586
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(3.) In 1997, The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, Earnings Per Share. Statement 128
replaces the previous reported primary and fully diluted earnings per share with
basic and diluted earnings per share. Unlike primary earnings per share, basic
earnings per share excludes any dilutive effects of options, warrants and
convertible securities. Diluted earnings per share is very similar to the
previously reported fully diluted earnings per share. All earnings per share
amounts for all periods have been presented, and where necessary, restated to
conform to the Statement 128 requirements.
(4.) The Company received correspondence in October 1991 which implies that
the Company may have infringed on a patent held by a competitor. In view of the
facts that the competitor has known about the Company and its products since
1984, and the competitor has been wholly non-responsive to the Company's
positions of non-infringement since December of 1992, management is of the view
that the probability that the competitor will actually assert a claim against
the Company is low. However, the cost of defending any claim is not estimable
and, if asserted, could have a material adverse impact on the Company's
financial statements. Based on these facts, and further based on the
advice of outside legal counsel that the Company's products do not infringe on
the competitor's patent, it is management's opinion that the ultimate resolution
to this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's
financial statements.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net sales of $583,000 in the second fiscal quarter ending December 31, 1997 were
$29,000 or 5% below the same period last year. For the first six fiscal months,
net sales of $1,221,000 were 8% below last year. There was continuing weakness
in the retail sector as sales were down 5% for the quarter and 10% for the six
months. The retail sporting goods industry is undergoing major closings,
consolidations, shakeups and bankruptcies. Sales in previous periods were
affected by large retail orders which did not occur this year. We expect
continuing problems in this sector. Medical sales were down 6% for the quarter
but up 8% for the first six months and advance orders are well above last year's
third quarter. International sales were lower as the Asian turmoil limited
orders from the Far East and weakness in Canada. The strong dollar has resulted
in very high prices for the Active Ankle in foreign markets. The Company's
first consumer service center opened in Jefferson Mall in Louisville Kentucky on
November 26, 1997. Sales performance has met our expectation, given there was
no advertising or promotion and the marketing effort to develop referral sales
from the medical and team community which is just beginning.
Gross margin percentages for the quarter and year to date are comparable to
previous periods. Differences between quarters resulted from distribution mix
changes.
Sales and administrative expenses increased during the quarter compared to last
years quarter and six months period due to investment in staffing and start up
expenses for the Professional Catalog and Consumer Service Center business
sectors. Start up expenses are estimated to be $81,000 for the quarter ($1.08
per share) and $130,000 for the year to date ($1.76 per share). The Company
stopped accruing for employee incentive compensation during the second quarter
and reversed the accrual of $30,000 expensed in the first quarter, to assure the
availability of funds for new business start-up cost.
Research and development costs increased in both the quarter and six month
periods as work progresses on an improved Active Ankle and other new products.
Prototype tooling is being developed to manufacture the improved Active Ankle
for testing.
The provision for income taxes reflects local income taxes. No income tax
benefits are being recognized currently for operating losses.
The net loss for the second fiscal quarter was $(33,627) or ($.49) per share
compared with net income of $39,456 or $.58 per share last year. For the six
months, a net loss of ($47,889) or ($.70) was incurred compared with a net
income of $75,750, $1.11 per share for six months last year.
Leasehold improvements and working capital investment in the Jefferson Mall
service center totaled $126,000 during the quarter, of which $43,000 is due for
payment. Stock offering costs included in current assets total $195,000 with
$12,000 remaining to be paid. It is anticipated the Company will need to borrow
from its $300,000 line of credit at Bank One to meet its working capital needs
prior to closing of the stock offering. The Company is actively contacting
potential investors with the objective of closing the offering by April 30,
1998. The first deposit of $58,000 into a Bank One escrow account was made
February 2, 1997.
Since the Company uses off the shelf software the Company has been assured by
its software support organization of year 2000 compliance.
Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
None
Item 2. Changes in Securities
Issue of 5450 five year options at $40.00 per share to key employees and
management.
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security - Holders
None
Item 5. Other Events
None
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on From 8-K
A) Exhibits
B) The Company did not file any reports on From 8-K during
the six months ending December 31, 1997.
Signatures:
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, The
Registrant has caused this quarterly report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
/s/ Gary G. Herzberg
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Gary G. Herzberg
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Ronald W. Schultz
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Ronald W. Schultz
Chief Financial Officer