UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
| x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended July 29, 2006
OR
| ¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 0-13200
Astro-Med, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Rhode Island | 05-0318215 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 600 East Greenwich Avenue, West Warwick, Rhode Island | 02893 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(401) 828-4000
(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 ¨.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ¨. Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer x.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes ¨. No x.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common Stock, $.05 Par Value – 6,665,380 shares
(excluding treasury shares) as of August 29, 2006
INDEX
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| July 29, 2006 |
January 31, 2006 |
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| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| ASSETS |
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| CURRENT ASSETS |
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| Cash and Cash Equivalents |
$ | 2,870,303 | $ | 4,598,993 | ||||
| Securities Available for Sale |
12,109,997 | 10,124,725 | ||||||
| Accounts Receivable, Net |
10,818,137 | 10,623,553 | ||||||
| Inventories |
10,371,187 | 9,809,770 | ||||||
| Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets |
1,066,413 | 1,116,269 | ||||||
| Deferred Tax Assets |
3,395,990 | 3,388,756 | ||||||
| Total Current Assets |
40,632,027 | 39,662,066 | ||||||
| PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
28,131,245 | 27,351,328 | ||||||
| Less Accumulated Depreciation |
(21,062,599 | ) | (20,251,669 | ) | ||||
| Total Property, Plant and Equipment, net |
7,068,646 | 7,099,659 | ||||||
| OTHER ASSETS |
||||||||
| Goodwill |
2,336,721 | 2,336,721 | ||||||
| Amounts Due from Officers |
480,314 | 480,314 | ||||||
| Other |
145,570 | 68,520 | ||||||
| $ | 50,663,278 | $ | 49,647,280 | |||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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| CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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| Accounts Payable |
$ | 2,139,128 | $ | 2,672,555 | ||||
| Accrued Compensation |
1,851,837 | 1,848,029 | ||||||
| Accrued Expenses |
2,884,646 | 2,304,247 | ||||||
| Deferred Revenue |
703,634 | 752,049 | ||||||
| Income Taxes Payable |
280,711 | 362,747 | ||||||
| Deposit on Pending Sale |
500,000 | 500,000 | ||||||
| Total Current Liabilities |
8,359,956 | 8,439,627 | ||||||
| Deferred Tax Liabilities |
938,122 | 906,157 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES |
9,298,078 | 9,345,784 | ||||||
| SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
||||||||
| Preferred Stock, $10 Par Value, Authorized 100,000 Shares, None Issued |
— | — | ||||||
| Common Stock, $.05 Par Value, Authorized 13,000,000 Shares, Issued, 7,787,234 and 6,342,321 Shares, respectively (Note 1) |
389,366 | 317,120 | ||||||
| Additional Paid-In Capital (Note 11) |
29,751,231 | 16,385,210 | ||||||
| Retained Earnings (Note 11) |
18,176,109 | 30,030,652 | ||||||
| Treasury Stock, at Cost, 1,074,106 and 1,024,106 Shares, respectively |
(7,143,147 | ) | (6,579,147 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
191,641 | 147,661 | ||||||
| TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
41,365,200 | 40,301,496 | ||||||
| $ | 50,663,278 | $ | 49,647,280 | |||||
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| Three-Months Ended (Unaudited) |
Six-Months Ended (Unaudited) |
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| July 29, 2006 |
July 30, 2005 |
July 29, 2006 |
July 30, 2005 |
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| Net Sales |
$ | 16,266,621 | $ | 14,648,202 | $ | 31,908,144 | $ | 28,841,455 | ||||||
| Cost of Sales |
9,270,342 | 8,317,551 | 18,636,145 | 16,822,481 | ||||||||||
| Gross Profit |
6,996,279 | 6,330,651 | 13,271,999 | 12,018,974 | ||||||||||
| Costs and Expenses: |
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| Selling, General and Administrative |
5,034,680 | 4,434,295 | 9,545,501 | 8,653,988 | ||||||||||
| Research and Development |
944,220 | 991,419 | 1,996,901 | 1,944,473 | ||||||||||
| Operating Expenses |
5,978,900 | 5,425,714 | 11,542,402 | 10,598,461 | ||||||||||
| Operating Income |
1,017,379 | 904,937 | 1,729,597 | 1,420,513 | ||||||||||
| Other Income (Expense): |
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| Investment Income |
142,258 | 105,763 | 273,005 | 202,295 | ||||||||||
| Other, Net |
48,152 | (13,505 | ) | 67,152 | (3,045 | ) | ||||||||
| 190,410 | 92,258 | 340,157 | 199,250 | |||||||||||
| Income Before Income Taxes |
1,207,789 | 997,195 | 2,069,754 | 1,619,763 | ||||||||||
| Income Tax Provision |
467,580 | 375,262 | 786,506 | 599,386 | ||||||||||
| Net Income |
$ | 740,209 | $ | 621,933 | $ | 1,283,248 | $ | 1,020,377 | ||||||
| Net Income per Common Share: |
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| Basic |
$ | 0.11 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.15 | ||||||
| Diluted |
$ | 0.10 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.17 | $ | 0.14 | ||||||
| Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding: |
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| Basic |
6,717,790 | 6,594,654 | 6,721,193 | 6,595,709 | ||||||||||
| Diluted |
7,380,374 | 7,160,275 | 7,348,919 | 7,150,079 | ||||||||||
| Dividends Declared Per Common Share |
$ | 0.05 | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.06 | ||||||
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| Six-Months Ended | ||||||||
| July 29, 2006 |
July 30, 2005 |
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| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: |
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| Net Income |
$ | 1,283,248 | $ | 1,020,377 | ||||
| Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities: |
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| Depreciation and Amortization |
749,405 | 746,558 | ||||||
| Share-Based Compensation |
199,454 | — | ||||||
| Deferred Income Taxes |
24,731 | — | ||||||
| Changes in Assets and Liabilities: |
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| Accounts Receivable |
(194,585 | ) | (550,558 | ) | ||||
| Inventories |
(561,417 | ) | (260,214 | ) | ||||
| Other |
8,758 | (403,296 | ) | |||||
| Income Taxes Payable |
(82,036 | ) | 199,123 | |||||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses |
2,365 | (207,811 | ) | |||||
| Total Adjustments |
146,675 | (476,198 | ) | |||||
| Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities |
1,429,923 | 544,179 | ||||||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: |
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| Proceeds from Maturities of Securities Available for Sale |
2,276,873 | 1,379,257 | ||||||
| Purchases of Securities Available for Sale |
(4,275,067 | ) | (5,194,090 | ) | ||||
| Additions to Property, Plant and Equipment |
(699,973 | ) | (333,731 | ) | ||||
| Net Cash Used by Investing Activities |
(2,698,167 | ) | (4,148,564 | ) | ||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: |
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| Proceeds from Common Shares Issued Under Employee Benefit Plans and Exercises of Stock Options |
708,664 | 12,509 | ||||||
| Purchases of Treasury Stock |
(564,000 | ) | (30,163 | ) | ||||
| Dividends Paid |
(605,110 | ) | (423,934 | ) | ||||
| Net Cash Used by Financing Activities |
(460,446 | ) | (441,588 | ) | ||||
| Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents |
(1,728,690 | ) | (4,045,973 | ) | ||||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period. |
4,598,993 | 6,225,122 | ||||||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period |
$ | 2,870,303 | $ | 2,179,149 | ||||
| Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information: |
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| Cash Paid During the Period for: |
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| Income Taxes |
$ | 876,375 | $ | 400,263 | ||||
| Non-cash Transfer from Retained Earnings to Capital Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital Due to the 5 for 4 Stock Split which was characterized as a Stock Dividend |
$ | 12,532,681 | $ | — | ||||
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
July 29, 2006
(Unaudited)
(1) Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and reflect all adjustments consisting of normal recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods included herein. These financial statements do not include all disclosures associated with annual financial statements and, accordingly, should be read in conjunction with footnotes contained in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2006.
(2) Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements include the financial statements of Astro-Med, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
(3) Net Income Per Share
Net income per common share has been computed and presented pursuant to the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 128, “Earnings Per Share”. Net income per share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Net income per share assuming dilution is based on the weighted average number of shares and, if dilutive, common equivalent shares for stock options outstanding during the period.
| Three-Months Ended | Six-Months Ended | |||||||
| July 29, 2006 |
July 30, 2005 |
July 29, 2006 |
July 30, 2005 | |||||
| Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding – Basic |
6,717,790 | 6,594,654 | 6,721,193 | 6,595,709 | ||||
| Effect of Dilutive Options |
662,584 | 565,621 | 627,726 | 554,370 | ||||
| Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding – Diluted |
7,380,374 | 7,160,275 | 7,348,919 | 7,150,079 | ||||
For the three-months and six-months ended July 29, 2006 and July 30, 2005, the diluted per share amounts do not reflect 414,641 and 295,625 of options outstanding, respectively. These outstanding options were not included in the effect of dilutive options because the exercise price of the options was greater than the average market price of the underlying stock during the periods presented.
(4) Revenue Recognition
The majority of the Company’s product sales are recorded at the time of shipment, when legal title has transferred and risk of loss passes to the customer, when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the Company’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured in accordance with the requirements in Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 104, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements.” When a sale arrangement involves training or installation, the deliverables in the arrangement are evaluated to determine whether they represent separate units of accounting in accordance with SAB 104 and EITF 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements With Multiple Deliverables”. This evaluation occurs at inception of the arrangement and as each item in the arrangement is delivered. The total revenue from the arrangement is allocated to each unit of accounting based on its relative fair value. Fair value for each element is established generally based on the sales price charged when the same or similar element is sold separately. Revenue is recognized when revenue recognition criteria for each unit of accounting are met. When other significant obligations remain after products are delivered, revenue is recognized only after such obligations are fulfilled. All of the Company’s equipment contains embedded operating systems and data management software which is included in the selling price of the equipment. The software is deemed incidental to the system as a whole as it is not sold separately or marketed separately and its production costs are minor as compared to those of the hardware system. Returns and customer credits are infrequent and are recorded as a reduction to sales. Rights of return are not included in sales arrangements. Revenue associated with products that contain specific customer acceptance criteria is not recognized before the customer acceptance criteria are satisfied. Discounts from list prices are recorded as a reduction to sales. Amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling fees are included in sales while related shipping and handling costs are included in cost of sales.
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ASTRO-MED, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
July 29, 2006
(Unaudited)
(5) Share-Based Compensation
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment,” which is a revision of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.” SFAS No. 123(R) supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and amends SFAS No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows.” SFAS No. 123(R) addresses the accounting for share-based payment transactions in which an enterprise receives employee services in exchange for (a) equity instruments of the enterprise, or (b) liability instruments that are based on the fair value of the enterprise’s equity instruments that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments. SFAS No. 123(R) requires an entity to recognize the grant-date fair-value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees in the statement of operations.
The Company currently has options outstanding under the 1989, 1993 and 1997 Incentive Stock Option Plans and the 1989 and 1998 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plans. Under these plans, non-qualified stock options or incentive stock options may be granted to the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ employees, officers, advisers, or consultants as defined. Options are granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant and generally vest in equal annual amounts over four years beginning on the first anniversary of the date of the grant. No options are exercisable for periods of more than ten years after the date of grant. The plans were approved by the Company’s shareholders, pursuant to which 3,643,750 shares of the Company’s common stock were reserved for issuance. As of July 29, 2006, 653,121 options remain available for future grants. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors administers the plans, approves the individuals to whom options will be granted and determines the number of shares and exercise price of each option. Outstanding options under the plans at July 29, 2006 expire from March 24, 2007 through March 20, 2016. None of the Company’s outstanding options include performance-based or market-based vesting conditions. In addition, the Company has a 1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. This plan authorized the grant of options for up to 41,250 shares of common stock. Options granted under this plan vest six months after the grant date.
Under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), the Company is authorized to issue up to 247,500 shares of common stock, of which approximately 104,996 shares remain available as of July 29, 2006. The ESPP provides eligible employees the right to purchase common stock, via payroll deductions, on a monthly basis at 90% of the market price of the common stock at the end of each purchase period. During the quarters ended July 29, 2006 and July 30, 2005, 524 and 892 shares were purchased under the plan. During the six months ended July 29, 2006 and July 30, 2005, 1,316 and 1,833 shares were purchased under the plan.
As permitted by SFAS No. 123, the Company historically accounted for share-based payments to employees using APB Opinion No. 25’s intrinsic value method and recognized no compensation expense for employee stock options or shares purchased under the ESPP. Effective as of February 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R) under the “modified prospective” transition method outlined in the statement. A “modified prospective” transition method is one in which compensation expense is recognized beginning with the effective date (a) based on the requirements of SFAS No. 123(R) for all share-based payments granted after the effective date and (b) based on the requirements of SFAS No. 123 for all awards granted to employees prior to the effective date of SFAS No. 123(R) that remain unvested on the date of adoption.
As a result of the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company’s “income before income taxes” was reduced by approximately $100,000 and $200,000 for the three months and six months ended July 29, 2006, respectively. For the three months ended July 29, 2006 the stock-based compensation expense included $18,900 recorded in cost of sales, $17,700 recorded in research and development, and $63,400 recorded in selling and general and administrative expense. For the six months ended July 29, 2006 the stock-based compensation expense included $37,800 recorded in cost of sales, $35,400 recorded in research and development, and $126,800 recorded in selling and general and administrative expense. In accordance with the modified prospective transition method provided under SFAS No. 123(R), results for prior periods have not been restated. SFAS No. 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Historically, as permitted under SFAS No. 123, the Company’s policy was to record forfeitures as incurred. As a result of its adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) the Company will apply an estimated forfeiture rate of 3% for option grants awarded subsequent to February 1, 2006. Such forfeiture rate will be periodically revised, if necessary, based on actual experience.
The following table illustrates the effect on net income and net income per share as if the fair value based method had been applied during the three months and six ended July 30, 2005:
| Three Months Ended July 30, 2005 |
Six Months Ended July 30, 2005 |
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| Net income as reported |
$ | 621,933 | $ | 1,020,377 | ||||
| Stock-based employee compensation determined under the fair value method, net of tax effects |
(77,339 | ) | (159,060 | ) | ||||
| Pro forma net income |
$ | 544,594 | $ | 861,317 | ||||
| Net income per common share-diluted |
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| As reported |
$ | 0.09 | $ | 0.14 | ||||
| Pro forma |
$ | 0.08 | $ | 0.12 | ||||
The Company has estimated the fair value of each option grant on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The volatility assumption is based on the historical weekly price data of the Company’s common stock over a period equivalent to the weighted average expected life of the Company’s options. Management evaluated whether there were factors during that period which were unusual and would distort the volatility figure if used to estimate future volatility and concluded that there were no such factors. In determining the expected life of the option grants, the Company has observed the actual terms of prior grants with similar characteristics and the actual vesting schedule of the grant and has assessed the expected risk tolerance of different option groups. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero coupon rates for bonds matching the expected term of the option as of the option grant date. The risk-free interest rate was 3.78% and 3.43% for all options granted in the first quarter and half of fiscal 2006 and 2005, respectively.
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ASTRO-MED, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
July 29, 2006
(Unaudited)
(5) Share-Based Compensation (Continued)
The following table shows the weighted-average assumptions using the Black-Scholes options pricing model used for stock option grants as well as the fair value of options granted:
| Fiscal 2007 |
Fiscal 2006 |
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| Risk Free Interest Rate |
3.8 | % | 3.4 | % | ||
| Expected Volatility |
52.2 | % | 57.9 | % | ||
| Expected Life (in years) |
5.0 | 5.0 | ||||
| Forfeiture Rate |
3.0 | % | 0.0 | % | ||
| Dividend Yield |
1.6 | % | 1.7 | % |
Aggregated information regarding the Company’s stock option plans as of July 29, 2006 is summarized below:
| Number of Options | Weighted Average Exercise Price |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in Years) |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value | ||||||||
| Outstanding at January 31, 2006 |
1,956,694 | $ | 5.18 | ||||||||
| Granted |
132,500 | 7.93 | |||||||||
| Exercised |
(126,814 | ) | 5.45 | ||||||||
| Expired or canceled |
(7,577 | ) | 7.15 | ||||||||
| Outstanding at July 29, 2006 |
1,954,803 | $ | 5.34 | 5.3 | $ | 7,934,923 | |||||
| Exercisable at July 29, 2006 |
1,605,589 | $ | 4.76 | 4.5 | $ | 7,446,366 | |||||
The total aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the six months ended July 29, 2006 was $566,309. No options were exercised during the six months ended July 30, 2005. The fair value per share for all options granted during the six months ended July 29, 2006 and July 30, 2005 was $3.45 per share and $3.14 per share, respectively. As of July 29, 2006, there was $930,879 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to share-based compensation arrangements, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 4 years. As of July 30, 2005, the number of options exercisable was 1,685,956 and the weighted average exercise price of those options was $4.62 per share.
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ASTRO-MED, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
July 30, 2005
(Unaudited)
(6) Comprehensive Income
The Company’s total comprehensive income is as follows:
| Three-Months Ended | Six-Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| July 29, 2006 |
July 30, 2005 |
July 29, 2006 |
July 30, 2005 |
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| Comprehensive Income: |
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| Net Income |
$ | 740,209 | $ | 621,933 | $ | 1,283,248 | $ | 1,020,377 | |||||||
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss): |
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| Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax |
10,599 | (186,599 | ) | 69,675 | (190,915 | ) | |||||||||
| Unrealized holding gain (loss) arising during the period, net of tax |
1,315 | (12,294 | ) | (25,694 | ) | (29,830 | ) | ||||||||
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
11,914 | (198,893 | ) | 43,981 | (220,745 | ) | |||||||||
| Comprehensive Income |
$ | 752,123 | $ | 423,040 | $ | 1,327,229 | $ | 799,632 | |||||||
(7) Inventories
Inventories, net of reserves are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market and include material, labor and manufacturing overhead. The components of inventories were as follows:
| July 29, 2006 |
January 31, 2006 | |||||
| Raw Materials |
$ | 5,725,375 | $ | 5,879,486 | ||
| Work-In-Process |
1,792,664 | 1,050,910 | ||||
| Finished Goods |
2,853,148 | 2,879,374 | ||||
| $ | 10,371,187 | $ | 9,809,770 | |||
(8) Income Taxes
For the second quarter ended July 29, 2006, the Company recognized an income tax expense of $467,580, resulting in an effective tax rate of 38.7%. For the second quarter ended July 30, 2005, the Company recognized and income tax expense of $375,262, resulting in an effective tax rate of 37.6%. For the six months ended July 29, 2006, the Company recognized an income tax expense of $786,506, resulting in an effective tax rate of 38.0%. For the six months ended July 30, 2005, the Company recognized an income tax expense of $599,386, resulting in an effective tax rate of 37.0%
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ASTRO-MED, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)
(9) Segment Information
Summarized below are the Net Sales and Segment Operating Profit for each reporting segment for three-months ended July 29, 2006 and July 30, 2005:
| Net Sales | Segment Operating Profit | |||||||||||
| July 29, 2006 |
July 30, 2005 |
July 29, 2006 |
July 30, 2005 | |||||||||
| T&M |
$ | 3,659,000 | $ | 2,628,000 | $ | 765,000 | $ | 147,000 | ||||
| Quicklabel |
7,858,000 | 7,599,000 | 527,000 | 847,000 | ||||||||
| GT |
4,750,000 | 4,421,000 | 730,000 | 647,000 | ||||||||
| Total |
$ | 16,267,000 | $ | 14,648,000 | 2,022,000 | 1,641,000 | ||||||
| Corporate Expenses |
1,005,000 | 736,000 | ||||||||||
| Operating Income |
1,017,000 | 905,000 | ||||||||||
| Other Income, Net |
190,000 | 92,000 | ||||||||||
| Income Before Income Taxes |
1,207,000 | 997,000 | ||||||||||
| Income Tax Provision |
467,000 | 375,000 | ||||||||||
| Net Income |
$ | 740,000 | $ | 622,000 | ||||||||
Summarized below are the Net Sales and Segment Operating Profit for each reporting segment for the six-months ended July 29, 2006 and July 30, 2005:
| Sales | Segment Operating Profit | |||||||||||
| July 29, 2006 |
July 30, 2005 |
July 29, 2006 |
July 30, 2005 | |||||||||
| T&M |
$ | 7,435,000 | $ | 5,250,000 | $ | 1,231,000 | $ | 125,000 | ||||
| Quicklabel |
15,124,000 | 14,653,000 | 922,000 | 1,410,000 | ||||||||
| GT |
9,349,000 | 8,938,000 | 1,479,000 | 1,390,000 | ||||||||
| Total |
$ | 31,908,000 | $ | 28,841,000 | 3,632,000 | 2,925,000 | ||||||
| Corporate Expenses |
1,902,000 | 1,504,000 | ||||||||||
| Operating Income |
1,730,000 | 1,421,000 | ||||||||||
| Other Income, Net |
340,000 | 199,000 | ||||||||||
| Income Before Income Taxes. |
2,070,000 | 1,620,000 | ||||||||||
| Income Tax Provision |
787,000 | 600,000 | ||||||||||
| Net Income |
$ | 1,283,000 | $ | 1,020,000 | ||||||||
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ASTRO-MED, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)
(10) Product Warranty Liability
Changes in the Company’s product warranty liability during the six months ended July 29, 2006 and July 30, 2005, respectively, are as follows:
| July 29, 2006 |
July 30, 2005 |
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| Balance, beginning of the period |
$ | 238,642 | $ | 208,642 | ||||
| Warranties issued during the period |
270,641 | 192,335 | ||||||
| Settlements made during the period |
(242,670 | ) | (182,335 | ) | ||||
| Balance, end of the period |
$ | 266,613 | $ | 218,642 | ||||
(11) Stock Split
On May 16, 2006, the Company declared a 5 for 4 stock split which was accounted for as a stock dividend and was distributed to shareholders on June 30, 2006. An amount equal to the fair value of the additional shares was transferred from retained earnings to additional paid in capital and common stock as of the declaration date. All per share amounts have been restated.
(12) Pending Sale of Real Estate
In July 2006, the Company entered into a lease agreement for approximately 36,000 square feet manufacturing space located in Rockland, Massachusetts. The Company expects to transfer its current manufacturing operations for Grass Technologies from Braintree to Rockland during the third quarter of the current fiscal year. The Company expects the sale of its Braintree property to close during the third quarter of the current fiscal year.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Business Overview
This section should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company included elsewhere herein and the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2006.
The Company develops and manufactures systems that have the ability to acquire, process, analyze, store and present electronic data in a variety of useable forms. The Company sells its product under brand names including Astro-Med (T&M), QuickLabel Systems (QuickLabel) and Grass Technologies, formerly known as Grass Telefactor, (GT). Products sold under the Astro-Med brand acquire and record data and print the output onto charts or electronic media. Products sold under the QuickLabel Systems brand create product and packaging labels and tags in one or many colors. Products sold under the Grass Technologies brand electronically capture and record neurological data that is used to diagnose epilepsy or to study sleep disorders. The Company supplies a range of products that include hardware, software and consumables to customers who are in a variety of industries.
The Company competes worldwide in many markets including clinical and research medicine, aerospace, automotive and general manufacturing. The Company retains a competitive position in its respective markets by virtue of proprietary technology, product reputation, delivery, technical assistance and service to customers. The Company markets its products worldwide by advertising and promotion using major national and international trade journals, scientific meetings and trade shows, direct mailing campaigns, and the internet. The products are sold by direct field sales persons as well as independent dealers and representatives. In the United States, the Company has direct field sales people located in major cities from coast to coast specializing in either T&M Recorders and Data Acquisitions systems, QuickLabel Color Label printers and media systems, or GT Neurological Instrumentation products. Additionally, the Company has direct field sales and service centers in Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy and Holland. In the remaining parts of the world, the Company utilizes approximately 80 independent dealers and representatives selling and marketing its products in 40 countries.
Effective as of February 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS No. 123(R). “Share-Based Payment” which requires that we recognize compensation expense in our statement of operations for the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees. Before February 1, 2006, we accounted for share-based payments to employees using APB Opinion No. 25’s intrinsic value method and recognized no compensation expense for employee stock options or shares purchased under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
We adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R) under the “modified prospective” transition method. A “modified prospective” transition method is one in which compensation expense is recognized beginning with the effective date (a) based on the requirements of SFAS 123(R) for all share-based payments granted after the effective date and (b) based on the requirements of SFAS No. 123 for all awards granted to employees prior to the effective date of SFAS No. 123(R) that remain unvested on the effective date. In accordance with the modified prospective transition method provided under SFAS No. 123(R), results for prior periods have not been restated. As a result, our financial statements for the periods ended before February 1, 2006 are not directly comparable to our financial statements for periods ended after February 1, 2006. Moreover, because the grant-date fair value method under SFAS No. 123(R) is not the same as the method under SFAS No. 123, our results of operations for periods ending after February 1, 2006 are not directly comparable to our pro forma disclosures in the notes to our financial statements for periods ended before February 1, 2006 under SFAS No. 123.
We estimate the fair value of each option on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. This model incorporates assumptions as to stock price volatility, the expected life of options, a risk free interest rate and dividend yield. Many of these assumptions are highly subjective and require the exercise of management judgment. If our actual experience differs from our estimates and we chose to employ different assumptions in the future, the stock-based compensation expense that we record in future periods may differ materially from that recorded in the current period.
As s result of the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), our income before income tax expense for the three months and six ended July 29, 2006 was reduced by approximately $100,000 and $200,000, respectively. As of July 29, 2006, there was $930,879 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to share-based compensation arrangements, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 4 years. Based on the assumptions and estimates described above, we estimate that we will record stock-based compensation expense of approximately $400,000 to $500,000 for the year ending January 31, 2007.
Results of Operations
Three-Months Ended July 29, 2006 vs. Three-Months Ended July 30, 2005
Net Sales by product group, percent change, and percent of Total Net Sales for the three months ended July 29, 2006 and July 30, 2005 were:
| July 29, 2006 |
As a % of |
July 30, 2005 |
As a % of |
% Increase Prior Year |
|||||||||||
| T&M |
$ | 3,659,000 | 22.5 | % | $ | 2,628,000 | 17.9 | % | 39.2 | % | |||||
| QuickLabel |
7,858,000 | 48.3 | % | 7,599,000 | 51.9 | % | 3.4 | % | |||||||
| GT |
4,750,000 | 29.2 | % | 4,421,000 | 30.2 | % | 7.4 | % | |||||||
| Total |
$ | 16,267,000 | 100.0 | % | $ | 14,648,000 | 100.0 | % | 11.0 | % | |||||
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ASTRO-MED, INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Results of Operations (continued):
Three-Months Ended July 29, 2006 vs. Three-Months Ended July 30, 2005
Sales in the quarter were $16,266,621, an increase of 11.0% from prior year’s second quarter sales of $14,648,202. Sales in the Company’s T&M product group were $3,659,000, an increase of 39.2% over the prior year. Sales in the Company’s QLS product group were $7,858,000, a 3.4% increase over the prior year. Sales through the Company’s GT product group were $4,750,000, a 7.4% increase over the prior year. Sales through the Company’s domestic channel were $11,759,000, up 15.4% from the prior year’s second quarter sales of $10,185,000. Sales through the Company’s international channel were $4,508,000, up 1.0% from the prior year’s second quarter sales of $4,463,000. The favorable impact of the change in foreign exchange rates was approximately $115,000 during the quarter. Had this favorable impact not occurred, sales through the Company’s international channel would have been down 1.5% from the prior year.
The Company’s hardware and software sales were $7,959,000 for the quarter, up 14.4% from the prior year’s sales of $6,954,000. The increase from the prior year was driven by the T&M and Grass Technologies product lines. QLS hardware sales were down from the prior year.
The Company’s consumable sales were $7,149,000 for the quarter, up 8.5% from the prior year’s sales of $6,588,000. The growth in the consumable sales was traceable to the QLS media products and Grass Technologies electrodes and creams product lines. T&M consumable sales were flat with the prior year.
Sales of the Company’s service related products were $1,159,000 for the quarter, up 4.7% from the prior year’s sales of $1,107,000. The increase was driven primarily by the sale of replacement parts.
Gross profit dollars were $6,996,279 which generated a gross profit margin of 43.1% for the quarter as compared to 43.2% for the second quarter in the prior year. The flat gross margin in the quarter is attributed to additional manufacturing expenses as the Company repositions its production facility to be compliant with ROHS and FAA certification requirements, as well as increased production capacity demands for the ruggedized and color printer product lines.
Operating expenses in the second quarter were $5,978,900, compared to $5,425,714 in the second quarter of the prior year. Selling and general administrative (SG&A) spending increased 13.5% from last year to $5,034,680. The increase was driven by higher personnel costs, travel and trade show expenses and stock based compensation expense. Research & development spending decreased 4.7% from last year to $944,220. As a percent of sales, R&D spending was 5.8% in the second quarter of the current year compared to 6.7% in the second quarter of the prior year.
Other income in the second quarter was $190,410, compared to $92,258 in the second quarter of the prior year. The increase of $98,152 was driven by higher investment income and some favorable foreign currency transaction gains.
Income tax expense of $467,580 and $375,262 was recorded for the three-months ended July 29, 2006 and July 30, 2005, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three-months ended July 29, 2006 and July 30, 2005 was 38.7% and 37.6%, respectively.
The Company reports three reporting segments consistent with its sales product groups: Test & Measurement (T&M), QuickLabel Systems (QLS) and Grass-Technologies (GT). The Company evaluates segment performance based on the segment profit (loss) before corporate and financial administration expenses.
Summarized below are the Net Sales and Segment Operating Profit for each reporting segment for three-months ended July 29, 2006 and July 30, 2005:
| Net Sales | Segment Operating Profit | |||||||||||
| July 29, 2006 |
July 30, 2005 |
July 29, 2006 |
July 30, 2005 | |||||||||
| T&M |
$ | 3,659,000 | $ | 2,628,000 | $ | 765,000 | $ | 147,000 | ||||
| Quicklabel |
7,858,000 | 7,599,000 | 527,000 | 847,000 | ||||||||
| GT |
4,750,000 | 4,421,000 | 730,000 | 647,000 | ||||||||
| Total |
$ | 16,267,000 | $ | 14,648,000 | 2,022,000 | 1,641,000 | ||||||
| Corporate Expenses |
1,005,000 | 736,000 | ||||||||||
| Operating Income |
1,017,000 | 905,000 | ||||||||||
| Other Income, Net |
190,000 | 92,000 | ||||||||||
| Income Before Income Taxes |
1,207,000 | 997,000 | ||||||||||
| Income Tax Provision |
467,000 | 375,000 | ||||||||||
| Net Income |
$ | 740,000 | $ | 622,000 | ||||||||
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ASTRO-MED, INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Results of Operations (continued):
Test & Measurement
T&M’s sales were $3,659,000 for the quarter compared to $2,628,000 for the same quarter in the prior year. The $1,031,000, or 39.2%, increase in T&M sales was driven by higher Ruggedized product sales and telemetry product sales. T&M Consumable sales and Service and Other sales increased slightly during the quarter. As a result of higher sales and improved gross profit margins, segment operating profit margins improved to 20.9% compared to 5.5% in the prior year.
Quicklabel Systems
Quicklabel Systems sales were $7,858,000 for the quarter compared to $7,599,000 for the same quarter in the prior year. The increase of $259,000, or 3.4% was driven by an increase in Consumable sales. Hardware sales for the product group were down for the quarter, whereas Service and Other sales were flat with the prior year. As a result of a shift in product mix and higher selling and support expenses the Quicklabel segment operating profit margins declined to 6.7% of sales compared to 11.4% in the prior year.
Grass-Technologies
GT sales were $4,750,000 for the quarter compared to $4,421,000 for the same quarter in the prior year. The increase of $329,000, or 7.4% was driven by increased hardware sales in clinical systems and research products. These hardware increases were offset by decreased sales within EEG systems. Sleep systems were essentially flat with the prior year. GT electrode consumable sales increased 13.5% during the quarter. Service and Other sales were up slightly during the quarter. GT segment operating profit margins were 15.3% for the quarter compared to 14.6% in the prior year.
Six-Months Ended July 29, 2006 vs. Six-Months Ended July 30, 2005
Net Sales by product group, percent change, and percent of Total Net sales for the six months ended July 29, 2006 and July 30, 2005 were:
| July 29, 2006 |
As a % of |
July 30, 2005 |
As a % of |
% Increase Over Prior Year |
|||||||||||
| T&M |
$ | 7,435,000 | 23.3 | % | $ | 5,250,000 | 18.2 | % | 41.6 | % | |||||
| QuickLabel |
15,124,000 | 47.4 | % | 14,653,000 | 50.8 | % | 3.2 | % | |||||||
| GT |
9,349,000 | 29.3 | % | 8,938,000 | 31.0 | % | 4.6 | % | |||||||
| Total |
$ | 31,908,000 | 100.0 | % | $ | 28,841,000 | 100.0 | % | 10.6 | % | |||||
Sales for the first six-months of the current year were $31,908,000, a 10.6% increase over the $28,841,000 for the first six-months of the prior year. T&M sales were $7,435,000, an increase of 41.6% from the prior year. Quicklabel sales were $15,124,000, an increase of 3.2% from the prior year. GT sales were $9,349,000, a 4.6% increase from the prior year. Sales through our domestic channel were $22,848,000, up 13.8% from the prior year domestic channel sales of $20,077,000. Sales through the Company’s international channels were $9,060,000, up 3.3% from the prior year’s international channel sales of $8,764,000. For the six months ended July 29, 2006, the change in foreign exchange rates had only a nominal impact on the Company’s sales.
The Company’s hardware and software sales were $15,928,000 for the six months, up 17.7% from the prior year’s sales of $13,533,000. The increase from the prior year was driven by T&M sales and GT sales . Quicklabel hardware sales were down from the prior year.
The Company’s consumable sales were $13,599,000 for the six months, up 5.1% from the prior year’s sales of $12,942,000. The increase from the prior year was driven by Quicklabel Consumable sales. T&M and GT consumable sales were approximately flat with the prior year.
Service and Other sales was $2,381,000, essentially flat with the prior year’s sales of $2,367,000.
Gross profit dollars were $13,271,999, which generated a gross profit margin of 41.6% for the six-months of the current year as compared to a gross profit margin of 41.7% for the first six-months of the prior year. The flat gross margin for the six months of the current year is attributed to additional manufacturing expenses as the Company repositions its production facility to be compliant with ROHS and FAA certification requirements, as well as increased production capacity demands for the ruggedized and color printer product lines.
Operating expenses for the six-months were $11,542,402 compared to $10,598,461 for the same period in the prior year. Selling and general administrative (SG&A) spending increased 10.3% to $9,545,501. The increase in SG&A spending can be attributed to the increase in field sales personnel costs, increases in advertising and tradeshow expenses and stock based compensation expense. R&D spending increased 2.6% from the prior year to $1,996,901. As a percent of sales, R&D spending was 6.2% in the current year compared to 6.7% in the prior year.
Other income for the first six months of the current year was $340,157 compared to $199,250 for the same period in the prior year. The increase of $140,907 was driven by higher investment income and some favorable foreign currency transaction gains.
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ASTRO-MED, INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Results of Operations (continued):
Six-Months Ended July 29, 2006 vs. Six-Months Ended July 30, 2005
Income tax expense of $786,506 and $599,386 was recorded for the six-months ended July 29, 2006 and July 30, 2005, respectively. The effective tax rate for the six-months ended July 29, 2006 and July 30, 2005 was 38.0% and 37.0%, respectively.
Summarized below are the Net sales and Segment Operating Profit for each reporting segment for the six-months ended July 29, 2006 and July 30, 2005:
| Net Sales | Segment Operating Profit | |||||||||||
| July 29, 2006 |
July 30, 2005 |
July 29, 2006 |
July 30, 2005 | |||||||||
| T&M |
$ | 7,435,000 | $ | 5,250,000 | $ | 1,231,000 | $ | 125,000 | ||||
| Quicklabel |
15,124,000 | 14,653,000 | 922,000 | 1,410,000 | ||||||||
| GT |
9,349,000 | 8,938,000 | 1,479,000 | 1,390,000 | ||||||||
| Total |
$ | 31,908,000 | $ | 28,841,000 | 3,632,000 | 2,925,000 | ||||||
| Corporate Expenses |
1,902,000 | 1,505,000 | ||||||||||
| Operating Income |
1,730,000 | 1,421,000 | ||||||||||
| Other Income, Net |
340,000 | 199,000 | ||||||||||
| Income Before Income Taxes |
2,070,000 | 1,620,000 | ||||||||||
| Income Tax (Provision) |
787,000 | 600,000 | ||||||||||
| Net Income |
$ | 1,283,000 | $ | 1,020,000 | ||||||||
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ASTRO-MED, INC.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Results of Operations (continued):
Six-Months Ended July 29, 2006 vs. Six-Months Ended July 30, 2005 (Continued)
Test & Measurement
T&M’s sales were $7,435,000 for the six months compared to $5,250,000 for the same period in the prior year. The $2,185,000, or 41.6%, increase in T&M sales was driven by higher Ruggedized product sales and Everest series sales. T&M Consumable sales and Service and Other sales were up slightly the prior year. As a result of higher sales and improved gross profit margins segment operating profit margins improved to 16.5% compared to 2.4% in the prior year.
Quicklabel Systems
Quicklabel Systems sales were $15,124,000 for the six months compared to $14,653,000 for the same period in the prior year. The increase of $471,000, or 3.2% was driven primarily by an increase in Consumable sales. Hardware sales for the product group were down for the period. Service and Other sales were down slightly from the prior year. As a result of a shift in product mix and higher selling and support expenses the Quicklabel segment operating profit margins declined to 6.1% of sales compared to 9.6% in the prior year.
Grass-Technologies
GT sales were $9,349,000 for the six months compared to $8,938,000 for the same period in the prior year. The increase of $411,000, or 4.6% was driven by increased hardware sales in sleep systems, long term monitoring systems and research products. These hardware increases were offset by decreased sales within EEG systems. GT consumable sales were flat with the prior year. Service and Other sales were also flat with the prior year. GT segment operating profit margins were 15.8% for the quarter compared to 15.5% in the prior year.
Financial Condition and Liquidity:
The Company’s Statements of Cash Flows for the six-months ended July 29, 2006 and July 30, 2005 are included on page 5. Net cash flows provided by operating activities for the six-months ended July 29, 2006 and July 30, 2005 were $1,429,923 and $544,179, respectively. The increase in the cash provided by operating activities can be attributed to decreases in working capital requirements, higher net income and non cash share based compensation expense.
Cash and marketable securities available for sale at the end of the second quarter totaled $14,980,300, up from $14,723,718 at year-end. Accounts receivable increased to $10,818,137 at the end of the second quarter compared to $10,623,553 at year-end. The accounts receivable collection cycle remained at 60 net days sales outstanding at the end of the quarter as compared to 60 net days outstanding at year-end. Inventory increased to $10,371,187 at the end of the second quarter compared to $9,809,770 at year-end. Inventory turns slowed to 3.6 turns at the end of the quarter as compared to 3.7 turns at year-end.
Capital expenditures were $699,973 for the six-months ended July 29, 2006 as the Company purchased machinery and equipment, information technology hardware and software and tools and dies.
The Company paid cash dividends for the six-months ended July 29, 2006 of $605,110 or $0.10 per common share.
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Critical Accounting Policies, Commitments and Certain Other Matters:
In the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2006, the Company’s most critical accounting policies and estimates upon which our financial status depends were identified as those relating to revenue recognition, warranty claims, bad debts, customer returns, inventories and long-lived assets. We considered the disclosure requirements of Financial Release (“FR”) 60 (“FR-60”) regarding critical accounting policies and FR-61 regarding liquidity and capital resources, certain trading activities and related party/certain other disclosures, and concluded that nothing materially changed during the quarter that would warrant further disclosure under these releases.
Stock Split
On May 16, 2006, the Company declared a 5 for 4 stock split which was accounted for as a stock dividend and was distributed to shareholders on June 30, 2006. An amount equal to the fair value of the additional shares was transferred from retained earnings to additional paid in capital and common stock as of the declaration date. All per share amounts have been restated.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2006, the FASB issued FIN 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of SFAS No. 109”, which prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. This interpretation also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. This interpretation will become effective for the Company during the first quarter of fiscal 2008. We are evaluating the impact of this interpretation may have on our financial statements.
Safe Harbor Statement
This document contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated are described in Item 1A of the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2006.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk
The Company’s exposure to market risk has not changed materially from its exposure at January 31, 2006 as set forth in Item 7A in its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2006.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), the Company conducted an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chairman of the Board (serving as the principal executive officer) and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that all information required to be disclosed in reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms. There was no significant change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
There are no pending or threatened legal proceedings against the Company believed to be material to the financial position or results of operations of the Company.
There is no change to the Risk factors disclosed in Item 1A to the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2006.
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On August 16, 2004, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved the repurchase of 600,000 shares of common stock. This is an ongoing authorization without any expiration date.
During the second quarter of fiscal 2007, the Company made the following repurchases of its common stock:
| Total Number of Shares Repurchased |
Average Price paid Per Share |
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (a) |
Maximum Number of Shares That May Be Purchased Under The Plans or Programs (a) | ||||||
| April 30 – May 27 |
50,000 | $ | 11.28 | 50,000 | 497,589 | ||||
| May 28 – June 24 |
— | — | — | 497,589 | |||||
| June 25 – July 29 |
— | — | — | 497,589 | |||||
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Stockholders
An Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the registrant was held May 16, 2006.
In an uncontested election, nominees for directors were elected by the following votes:
| Name of Nominee for Director |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld | ||
| Albert W. Ondis |
5,072,926 | 125,587 | ||
| Everett V. Pizzuti |
4,987,911 | 210,602 | ||
| Jacques V. Hopkins |
4,984,534 | 213,979 | ||
| Hermann Viets |
4,997,811 | 200,702 | ||
| Graeme MacLetchie |
5,084,776 | 113,737 |
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(a) Exhibits:
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report on Form 10-Q:
| 31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) | |
| 31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) | |
| 32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. 1350 | |
| 32.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. 1350 |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| ASTRO-MED, INC. (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: September 11, 2006 | By | /s/ A. W. Ondis | ||
| A. W. Ondis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||
| Date: September 11, 2006 | By | /s/ Joseph P. O’Connell | ||
| Joseph P. O’Connell, | ||||
| Vice President and Treasurer | ||||
| (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||