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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1998
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 1-7234
GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 13-1926739
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
9 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 826-8500
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. / / As of March 15, 1999, the aggregate market value of the
outstanding shares of the Registrant's Common Stock, par value $.01 per share,
held by non-affiliates (assuming for this calculation only that all officers and
directors are affiliates) was approximately $204,498,843 based on the closing
price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on March 15, 1999. None
of the Class B Capital Stock, par value $.01 per share, was held by
non-affiliates. Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the
Registrant's classes of common stock, as of the most recent practicable date.
Class Outstanding at March 15, 1999 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
10,976,146 shares Class B Capital Stock, par value $.01 per share 356,250 shares
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for its 1998 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III hereof.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
PART I
Item 1. Business 1
Item 2. Properties 15
Item 3. Legal Proceedings 15
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of
Security Holders 15
PART II
Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common
Equity and Related Stockholder Matters 16
Item 6. Selected Financial Data 17
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations 18
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
Market Risk 28
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 29
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 73
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the
Registrant* 73
Item 11. Executive Compensation* 73
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management* 73
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions* 73
PART IV
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules,
and Reports on Form 8-K 74
*to be incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement for the Registrant's
1999 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
(a) General Development of Business
GP Strategies Corporation (the "Company") over the last two years has
taken significant steps to focus almost entirely on becoming a full-service
performance improvement and training company, through its wholly-owned
subsidiary, General Physics Corporation ("General Physics"), and has divested
many of its non-core assets. On September 30,1998 the Company sold substantially
all operating assets of Five Star Group, Inc. ("Five Star"), a distributor of
home decorating, hardware and finishing products in the northeast to American
Drug Company ("ADC").
The Company's has two operating business segments: Performance Improvement
and Optical Plastics. General Physics, (the Performance Improvement Group), with
approximately 2,100 employees in 75 offices worldwide, assists productivity
driven organizations to maximize workforce performance by integrating people,
processes and technology. In addition to General Physics, the Company's other
operating subsidiary is MXL Industries, Inc. ("MXL"), (the Optical Plastics
Group), which manufactures and distributes coated and molded plastic products,
such as shields and face masks and non-optical plastics.
The Company was incorporated in Delaware in 1959 and is a New York Stock
Exchange listed company.
(b) Financial Information About Industry Segments
Certain financial information about business segments (classes of similar
products or services) is included in Note 16 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
(c) Narrative Description of Business
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT GROUP
GENERAL PHYSICS CORPORATION
Organization and Operations
General Physics, with approximately 2,100 employees in 75 offices
worldwide, provides performance improvement services and products to
multinational companies in manufacturing and process industries, electric power
utilities, and other commercial and governmental customers.
General Physics believes it is a global leader in performance improvement,
and has over three decades of experience in providing solutions to optimize
workforce performance. Since 1966, General Physics has provided clients with the
products and services they need to successfully integrate their people,
processes and technology -- the elements most critical to the successful
realization of any organization's goal to improve its effectiveness.
General Physics provides a broad range of services and products on a
global scale that are oriented toward improving individual and organizational
performance throughout their productive lives. For individuals, General Physics
provides instructional courses and self-paced learning products, ranging from
traditional instructor led classes to computer-based or web-based training. For
businesses, government agencies and other organizations, General Physics offers
services and products spanning the entire lifecycle of production facilities:
plant launch assistance from both workforce training and engineering
perspectives; operations and maintenance practice training and consulting
services; curriculum development and delivery; facility and enterprise change
and configuration management; lean enterprise consulting; plant and process
engineering review and re-design; outsourcing of workforce training; and
development and delivery of information technology (IT) training on an
individual and enterprise-wide scale. General Physics' personnel bring a wide
variety of professional, technical and military backgrounds together to create
cost-effective solutions for modern business and governmental challenges.
Operationally, General Physics is organized globally into vertically and
horizontally integrated functional and administrative units, with the goal of
achieving a level of adaptability to match rapidly changing business conditions
and opportunities. Reorganizations involving the reshuffling of people, products
and business units occur at least annually, and one of General Physics' goals is
to expose each of its clients to the full menu of services and products that
General Physics offers.
General Physics was incorporated in 1966 to provide technical consulting
services in the field of nuclear science and engineering services to nuclear
power companies and government agencies. General Physics expanded its operations
in the late 1960's to provide, among other things, training and technical
support services to the commercial nuclear power industry. General Physics
expanded its markets even further in the late 1980's to provide training and
technical support services to United States Government nuclear weapons
production and waste processing facilities, and environmental services to
governmental and commercial clients.
In 1994, General Physics further expanded its range of capabilities, as
well as its clients, by acquiring the design engineering, seismic engineering,
systems engineering, materials management and safety analysis businesses of
Cygna Energy Services, and by acquiring the management and technical training
and engineering consulting businesses of GPS Technologies, Inc.
On January 24, 1997, stockholders of each of the Company and General
Physics approved the merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company with
General Physics pursuant to which General Physics became a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company (the "Merger"). Under the terms of the Merger
Agreement, holders of General Physics Common Stock received shares of the
Company's Common Stock in exchange for their shares of General Physics common
stock.
During 1998, General Physics embarked upon a strategy to expand globally,
further diversify its clientele, and acquire additional performance improvement
capabilities through the acquisitions described below.
Effective January 1, 1998, General Physics acquired substantially all of
the assets and operations of United Training Services, Inc. ("UTS"), a provider
of training and consulting services to the U.S. automotive industry and to other
commercial customers, including Ford Motor Company, DaimlerChrysler Corporation
and IBM Corporation, some of whom were not previously clients of General
Physics.
Effective March 28, 1998, General Physics acquired the training and
language services business of Specialized Technical Services Limited ("STS"), a
provider of technical training services and language services to commercial and
governmental customers in the United Kingdom. The acquisition gave General
Physics an immediate substantial presence in Europe, and a platform for selling
General Physics' services and products to prospective European customers and
U.S. multinational companies with operations in Europe. The acquisitions of UTS
and STS were not considered material to the Company's financial position or
results of operations.
Effective June 16, 1998, General Physics acquired the Learning
Technologies business of SHL Systemhouse Co. (an MCI Company). Learning
Technologies, a leading computer technology training and consulting
organization, strengthened General Physics' depth in providing information
technology-related services and products, brought to General Physics an
established network of offices and training facilities in Canada and the United
Kingdom, and further established General Physics as a global company. It also
brought customers to General Physics such as British Telecom, National Power
PLC, Systemhouse, Canada Post and Canadian National Railways.
Effective July 1, 1998, General Physics acquired substantially all of the
operations and assets of The Deltapoint Corporation ("Deltapoint"), a Seattle,
Washington, based management consulting firm focused on large systems change and
lean enterprise, with primarily Fortune 500 clients operating in the aerospace,
pharmaceutical, manufacturing, healthcare and telecommunications industries. The
acquisition further diversified General Physics' performance improvement
capabilities and clientele by its consulting practice which is now marketed
under the name GP Deltapoint.
General Physics' performance is significantly affected by the timing of
performance on contracts. Results of operations are not seasonal, since
contracts are performed throughout the year. However, demand for open enrollment
courses may fluctuate with student demand, and General Physics' revenues and
profitability are related to general levels of economic activity and employment
in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. A significant economic
downturn or recession in one or more of these countries could have a material
adverse effect on General Physics' business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Customers
General Physics currently provides services to more than 800 customers,
exclusive of individual students who attend General Physics' open enrollment
courses. Significant customers include multinational automotive manufacturers,
such as General Motors Corporation, Ford Motor Company and DaimlerChrysler
Corporation; commercial electric power utilities, such as Consolidated Edison
Company of New York, Public Service Electric & Gas Company, Commonwealth Edison
Company, Entergy Operations, Inc., National Power PLC, Alberta Transportation
and Utilities, Ontario Hydro and National Power Corporation (Philippines);
governmental agencies, such as the U.S. Departments of Defense and Energy,
Canada Post, the U.S. Postal Service, Revenue Canada and various Canadian
provincial governments; U.S. government prime contractors, such as
Northrop-Grumman, Lockheed Martin and Westinghouse Savannah River Company;
pharmaceutical companies, such as Pfizer, Inc.and Merck & Co., communications
companies, such as British Telecom PLC, Electronic Data Systems and PageNet;
software vendors, such as Oracle Corporation, The Baan Company, PeopleSoft Inc.,
Microsoft Corporation and Novell Inc.; aerospace companies, such as Boeing
Corporation; food and beverage companies, such as Anheuser-Busch Company,
PepsiCo Inc, and Coca-Cola Company; petro-chemical companies, such as Imperial
Oil Limited, and Huntsman Chemical; steel producers, such as AK Steel, USX
Corporation, Inspat Inland Steel, National Steel, and Dofasco Steel; and other
large multinational companies, such as Fluor Daniel, IBM Corporation, Xerox
Corporation, PPG Industries, Inc., PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Barclays Bank PLC,
General Electric Company, Westinghouse Electric Company and Kimberly Clark Corp.
Revenue from the United States Government accounted for approximately 28%
of General Physics' revenue for the year ended December 31, 1998. However, such
revenue was derived from many separate contracts and subcontracts with a variety
of Government agencies and contractors that are regarded by General Physics as
separate customers. In 1998, except for General Motors Corporation, which
accounted for approximately 10% of General Physics' revenue, no other customer
accounted for 10% or more of General Physics' revenue.
General Physics' Services and Products
General Physics provides services and sells products within a structure
that is integrated both vertically and horizontally. Vertically, General Physics
is organized into Strategic Business Units (SBUs), Business Units (BUs), and
Groups focused on providing a wide range of products and services to clients and
prospective clients predominantly within targeted markets. Horizontally, General
Physics is organized across SBUs, BUs and Groups to integrate similar service
lines, technology, information, work products, client management and other
resources. As a result, General Physics has evolved into a matrixed organization
in which resources can be coordinated to meet the needs of General Physics
clients or to respond quickly and mobilize resources for new opportunities.
Corporate marketing, advertising, sales and accounting and other general and
administrative services are organized outside the SBUs, BUs and Groups in order
to support the corporation as whole. Sales and marketing activities are
complemented by similar capabilities within operations.
Training. Each of General Physics' business Groups provides training services
and products. The range of services runs from fundamental analysis of a client's
training needs, to curriculum design, instructional material development (in
hard copy, electronic/software or other format) to delivery of training using an
instructor-led, on-the-job, computer-based, web-based, video-based or other
technology-based method. Solutions are developed to meet the needs and desires
of each client, subject to the client's financial and organizational commitment.
General Physics also provides an extensive existing curriculum of business and
technical courses through the General Physics Training Institute (GPTI), as well
as an equally extensive list of computer software courses using its network of
offices and classrooms in Canada and the United Kingdom, as well as the United
States. Training products include instructor and student training manuals,
instructional material on CD-ROM, Taskmaster(TM) software and PC-based
simulators. Examples of current training projects include:
General Physics is a full-service training provider for the automotive
industry. Since 1987, General Physics has participated in a strategic
business partnership with the General Motors ("GM") Corporate
Organization and Employee Development Staff, which is now a part of
General Motors University. Each year several thousand GM employees
attend courses conducted and administered by General Physics.
Additionally, training and consulting services are provided on a project
basis to many divisions of GM, including GM Overseas operations in
China, Europe, Southeast Asia, South America and Central America.
General Physics also provides training and consulting services to
DaimlerChrysler Corporation and Ford Motor Company as well as many of
the automotive supplier companies
General Physics operates the training center in Edgewood, Maryland,
supporting the United States Army's chemical weapons demilitarization
program. General Physics provides training for personnel who will
operate and maintain demilitarization plants at seven locations across
the country. General Physics has trained chemical demilitarization
specialists from Russia as part of an effort to introduce U.S.
technology and approaches for Russian chemical munitions
demilitarization programs.
General Physics is providing training services to an approximately 6,000
employee company in support of an initiative to adopt a standard
corporate computer desktop including Microsoft Office applications, as
well as some client proprietary applications. Services encompass
training material development and classroom instruction on a national
basis.
Consulting. Consulting services are available from all of General Physics'
Groups and include not only training-related consulting services, but also more
traditional business management, engineering and other disciplines. Through the
integration of GP Deltapoint's resources, General Physics is able to provide
high-level lean enterprise consulting services, as well as training in the
concept, methods and application of lean enterprise practices, organizational
development and change management. General Physics also provides engineering
consulting services to support regulatory and environmental compliance,
modification of facilities and processes, reliability-centered maintenance
practices, and plant start-up activities. Consulting products include
copyrighted training and reference materials. Examples of recent consulting
projects include:
A national wireless services company with more than 5,000 employees
spread over 100 offices needed a dramatic increase in their operational
efficiencies along with a decrease in cost. The solution they devised
involved upgrading their IT systems and integrating the key operations
functions into Centers of Excellence while reducing headcount and square
footage by approximately 50%. A major problem was that the offices were
operating in a relatively independent manner and did not have common
processes. General Physics helped them define the major processes that
would be transferred to the Centers of Excellence, develop a plan to
document the processes, improve process efficiency, and transition the
processes to the new Centers of Excellence. This was accomplished in
three months.
A department of the finance organization supporting a multinational
manufacturer's dealerships and customers sought to restructure to be
more effective, build a new image, redesign processes and procedures,
and improve morale in conjunction with a leadership change in the
organization. General Physics designed and developed a Value-Based
Strategic Plan to identify organizational issues, develop a strategy to
address them, and implement the strategy as designed.
General Physics provides Enterprise Resource Planning in the form of
change management, documentation, end-user training and maintenance
engineering support related to Enterprise Wide Software Applications,
including support for products developed by The Baan Company and Oracle
Corp. General Physics is a Baan Education Alliance Program member.
Technical Support and Engineering. General Physics' business Groups are each
staffed and equipped to provide technical support services and products to
clients. Technical support services include procedure writing and configuration
control for capital intensive facilities, plant start-up assistance, logistics
support (e.g., inventory management and control), implementation and engineering
assistance for facility or process modifications, facility management for high
technology training environments, and help-desk support for standard and
customized client desktop applications. Technical support products include
EtaPro(TM) and PDMS(TM) General Physics software applications, and General
Physics' patented Level Monitor System for fluid level monitoring. Examples of
projects include:
General Physics has provided technical support services to virtually all
of the commercial nuclear power plants in the United States, including
development and upgrade of operations and maintenance procedures;
development and implementation of preventative maintenance programs;
plant configuration management; training simulator maintenance and
modification; staff augmentation; and computer based training (CBT)
development and implementation.
General Physics is currently providing help-desk support to a
multinational pharmaceutical company for its standard and proprietary
desktop software applications.
General Physics provides facility management services in Canada to
ensure the availability and readiness of modern high technology training
equipment and classrooms for a major software vendor providing end-user
training, as well as providing training to General Physics' own computer
technology training customers.
Contracts
General Physics is currently performing under approximately 1,500
contracts, providing charges on a time-and-materials, a fixed-price or a cost
reimbursable basis. General Physics' subcontracts with the United States
Government have predominantly been cost reimbursable contracts and fixed-price
contracts. General Physics is required to comply with the Federal Acquisition
Regulations and the Government Cost Accounting Standards with respect to
services provided to the United States Government and agencies thereof. These
Regulations and Standards govern the procurement of goods and services by the
United States Government and the nature of costs that can be charged with
respect to such goods and services. All such contracts are subject to audit by a
designated government audit agency, which in most cases is the Defense Contract
Audit Agency (the "DCAA"). The DCAA has audited General Physics' contracts
through 1996 without any material disallowances.
The following table illustrates the percentage of total revenue of General
Physics attributable to each type of contract for the year ended December 31,
1998:
Year ended December 31, 1998
Fixed Price 54%
Time and Material 32
Cost Reimbursable 14
Total Revenue 100%
General Physics' fixed-price contracts provide for General Physics to
perform specified services for a fixed price. General Physics bears the risk
that increased or unexpected costs required to perform the specified services
may reduce General Physics' profit or cause General Physics to sustain a loss,
but General Physics has the opportunity to derive increased profit if the costs
required to perform the specified services are less than expected. Increasingly,
General Physics contracts have been fixed price based on a percentage of total
revenue. Fixed-price contracts generally permit the client to terminate the
contract on written notice; in the event of such termination, General Physics
would typically, at a minimum, be paid a proportionate amount of the fixed
price. No significant terminations of General Physics' fixed-price contracts
have occurred over the last four years.
General Physics' time-and-materials contracts generally provide for
billing of services based upon the hourly labor rates of the employees
performing the services and the actual expenses incurred, each multiplied by a
specified mark-up factor, up to a certain aggregate dollar amount. General
Physics' time-and-materials contracts include certain contracts under which
General Physics has agreed to provide training, engineering and technical
services at fixed hourly rates (subject to adjustment for labor costs).
Time-and-materials contracts generally permit the client to control the amount,
type and timing of the services to be performed by General Physics and to
terminate the contract on written notice. If a contract is terminated, General
Physics typically is paid for the services provided by it through the date of
termination. While General Physics' clients often modify the nature and timing
of services to be performed, no significant terminations of General Physics'
time-and-materials contracts have occurred.
General Physics' cost reimbursable contracts provide for General Physics
to be reimbursed for its actual costs plus a specified fee. These contracts also
are generally subject to termination at the convenience of the client. If a
contract is terminated, General Physics typically would be reimbursed for its
costs to the date of termination, plus the cost of an orderly termination, and
paid a proportionate amount of the fee. No significant terminations of General
Physics' cost reimbursable contracts have occurred.
Competition
General Physics' services and products face a highly competitive
environment. The principal competitive factors are the experience and capability
of service personnel, performance, quality and functionality of products,
reputation and price. Consulting services such as those provided by General
Physics are performed by many of the customers themselves, large architectural
and engineering firms that have expanded their range of services beyond design
and construction activities, major suppliers of equipment and independent
service companies such as General Physics. A significant factor determining the
business available to General Physics and its competitors is the ability of
customers to use their own personnel to perform services provided by General
Physics and its competitors. Another factor affecting the competitive
environment is the existence of small, specialty companies located at or near
particular customer facilities and dedicated solely to servicing the needs of
those particular facilities.
The training industry is highly fragmented and competitive, with low
barriers to entry and no single competitor accounting for a significant market
share. General Physics' competitors include several large publicly traded and
privately held companies, vocational and technical training schools,
degree-granting colleges and universities, information technology companies,
continuing education programs and thousands of small privately held training
providers and individuals. In addition, many of General Physics' clients
maintain internal training departments. Some of General Physics' competitors
offer services and products that are similar to those of General Physics at
lower prices, and some competitors have significantly greater financial,
managerial, technical, marketing and other resources than General Physics.
Moreover, General Physics expects that it will face additional competition from
new entrants into the training and performance improvement market due, in part,
to the evolving nature of the market and the relatively low barriers to entry.
There can be no assurance that General Physics will be successful against such
competition.
Personnel
General Physics' principal resource is its personnel. General Physics'
future success depends to a significant degree upon its ability to continue to
attract, retain and integrate into its operations instructors, technical
personnel and consultants who possess the skills and experience required to meet
the needs of its clients. In order to initiate and develop client relationships
and execute its growth strategy, General Physics also must retain and continue
to hire qualified salespeople. As of March 1, 1999, General Physics employed
approximately 2,100 employees and adjunct instructors.
General Physics' personnel have backgrounds and industry experience in
mechanical, electrical, chemical, civil, nuclear and human factors engineering;
in technical education and training; in power plant design, operation and
maintenance; in weapons systems design, operation and maintenance; in
organizational change management; in instructional technology and computer-based
training; in enterprise-wide resource planning and software training; and in
toxicology, industrial hygiene, health physics, chemistry, microbiology, ecology
and mathematical modeling. Many of General Physics' employees perform multiple
functions depending upon changes in the mix of demand for the services provided
by General Physics.
General Physics utilizes a variety of methods to attract and retain
personnel. General Physics believes that the compensation and benefits offered
to its employees are competitive with the compensation and benefits available
from other organizations with whom it competes for personnel. In addition,
General Physics maintains and continuously improves the training available to
its employees, both internally and through third parties, and reimburses its
employees for job-related educational costs. General Physics encourages its
employees to further their education, continuously update their marketable
skills and deliver services and products that equal or exceed client
expectations. General Physics recognizes and rewards business success and
outstanding individual performance.
Competition for qualified personnel can be intense, and General Physics
competes for personnel with its clients was well as its competitors. There can
be no assurance that qualified personnel will continue to be available to
General Physics in sufficient numbers, and any failure to attract or retain
qualified instructors, technical personnel, consultants and salespeople in
sufficient numbers could have a material adverse effect on General Physics'
business, financial condition, and results of operations.
None of General Physics' employees is represented by a labor union.
General Physics generally has not entered into employment agreements with its
employees, but has entered into employment agreements with certain officers and
other employees. General Physics believes its relations with its employees are
good.
Marketing
General Physics has more than 40 employees dedicated primarily to
marketing its services and products through Corporate Sales and Business
Development initiatives at both the corporate and Business Unit level. In
addition, the Company has approximately 60 commissioned salespeople focused on
selling its products and services worldwide. Salespeople in Canada and the
United Kingdom are compensated on a commission basis. Corporate level marketing
is directed at long-term strategic business development with specific customers
and with multinational businesses. General Physics markets its services to
existing customers primarily through its technical personnel who have regular
direct client contact, dedicated sales personnel and client managers, and by
using senior management to aid in the planning of marketing strategies and
evaluating current and long-term marketing opportunities and business
directions. General Physics uses attendance at trade shows, presentations of
technical papers at industry and trade association conferences, public courses
and workshops given by General Physics personnel to serve an important marketing
function. General Physics also advertises extensively in Canada and the United
Kingdom, and sends a variety of sales literature, including an extensive catalog
of course listings, to current and prospective clients whose names are
maintained in a computerized database which is updated periodically.
The goal of General Physics' marketing process is to obtain awards of new
contracts and expansion of existing contracts. By staying in contact with
clients and looking for opportunities to provide further services, General
Physics sometimes obtains contract awards or extensions without having to
undergo competitive bidding. In other cases, clients request General Physics to
bid competitively. In both cases, General Physics submits formal proposals to
the client for evaluation. The period between submission of a proposal to final
award can range from 30 days or less (generally for non-competitive, short-term
contracts), to a year or more (generally for large, competitive multi-year
contracts with governmental clients).
General Physics maintains a site on the World Wide Web located at
http://www.genphysics.com/ from which prospective customers can obtain
additional information about General Physics, experience web-based training, and
find out how to contact General Physics to discuss employment or business
opportunities.
Backlog
General Physics' backlog for services under signed contracts and
subcontracts as of December 31, 1998 was approximately $127,000,000. This amount
does not meaningfully reflect the training services anticipated to be provided
to students who enroll in General Physics' open enrollment courses, since
enrollment occurs throughout the year and the period between enrollment and
course completion is generally relatively short.
General Physics anticipates that most of its backlog as of December 31,
1998 will be recognized as revenue during fiscal year 1999; however, the rate at
which services are performed under certain contracts, and thus the rate at which
backlog will be recognized, is at the discretion of the client, and most
contracts are, as mentioned above, subject to termination by the client upon
written notice.
Insurance
By providing services to the commercial electric power industry and to the
United States Armed Forces, General Physics is engaged in industries in which
there are substantial risks of potential liability. As of January 1, 1996,
General Physics' insurance was combined with the Company's insurance in a
consolidated insurance program (including general liability coverage). However,
certain liabilities associated with General Physics' business are not covered by
these insurance policies. In addition, such liabilities may not be covered by
Federal legislation providing a liability protection system for licensees of the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (typically utilities) for certain damages caused
by nuclear incidents, since General Physics is not such a licensee. Finally, few
of General Physics' contracts with clients contain a waiver or limitation of
liability. Thus, to the extent a risk is neither insured nor indemnified against
nor limited by an enforceable waiver or limitation of liability, General Physics
could be materially adversely affected by a nuclear incident. Certain other
environmental risks, such as liability under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended (Superfund), also may not
be covered by General Physics' insurance.
Environmental Statutes and Regulations
General Physics provides environmental engineering services to its
clients, including the development and management of site environmental
remediation plans. Due to the increasingly strict requirements imposed by
Federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations (including, without
limitation, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, Superfund, the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act),
General Physics' opportunities to provide such services may increase.
General Physics' activities in connection with providing environmental
engineering services may also subject General Physics itself to such Federal,
state and local environmental laws and regulations. Although General Physics
subcontracts most remediation construction activities and all removal and
offsite disposal and treatment of hazardous substances, General Physics could
still be held liable for clean-up or violations of such laws as an "operator" or
otherwise under such Federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations
with respect to a site where it has provided environmental engineering and
support services. General Physics believes, however, that it is in compliance in
all material respects with such environmental laws and regulations.
Properties
General Physics' principal executive offices are located at 6700 Alexander
Bell Drive, Suite 400, Columbia, Maryland 21046, and its telephone number is
(410) 290-2300. General Physics leases approximately 32,470 square feet of an
office building at that address, and approximately 530,000 square feet of office
space at other locations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom,
Mexico, Brazil and Malaysia. General Physics has 75 offices worldwide, including
32 offices in the United States, 19 offices spread across six provinces in
Canada, and 20 offices in the United Kingdom, approximately half of which are
small offices oriented towards directing clients to General Physics' training
facilities, as well as small satellite offices in Kuala Lumpur, Sao Paulo and
Mexico City. Various locations in the United States, Canada and the United
Kingdom contain classrooms or other specialized space to support General
Physics' instructor-led and distance-learning training programs. General Physics
believes that its facilities are adequate to carry on its business as currently
conducted.
DISTRIBUTION GROUP
FIVE STAR GROUP, INC.
On September 30, l998, the Company sold substantially all operating assets
of Five Star, which formerly comprised the Distribution Group, to ADC for
$16,476,000, which was used to repay existing short-term borrowings, and a
five-year $5,000,000 unsecured senior note, with interest payable quarterly at
the rate of 8%. Immediately prior to this transaction, the Company sold an
approximate 16.5% interest in ADC to the management of Five Star. As a result of
such transactions, as of September 30, 1998, the Company no longer consolidates
the balance sheet and results of operations of ADC and it subsidiaries, but
accounts for ADC as an equity investment.
Five Star is a leading distributor in the U.S. of home decorating,
hardward and finishing products. Five Star has two strategically located
warehouse distribution centers and office locations, with approximately 360,000
square feet of space in New Jersey and Connecticut, which enables Five Star to
service the market from Maine to Maryland.
Five Star offers products from leading manufacturers such as Cabot Stain,
William Zinsser & Company, Dap, General Electric Corporation, American Tool,
Stanley Tools, Minwax, Minnesota Mining Company and USG. Five Star distributes
its products to retail dealers which include lumber yards, "do-it-yourself"
centers, hardware stores and paint suppliers principally in the northeast
region. It carries an extensive inventory of the products it distributes and
provides delivery, generally, within 24 to 72 hours from the placement of an
order.
The primary working capital investment for Five Star is inventory.
Inventory levels will vary throughout the year reflecting the seasonal nature of
the business. Five Star's strongest sales are typically in March through October
because of strong seasonal consumer demand for its products. As a result,
inventory levels tend to peak in the spring and reach their lowest levels in
late fall.
The largest customer accounted for approximately 9% of Five Star's sales
in 1998 and its 10 largest customers accounted for approximately 45% of such
sales. No other customer accounted for in excess of 10% of Five Star's sales in
the first nine months in 1998. All such customers are unaffiliated companies and
neither Five Star nor the Company has a long-term contractual relationship with
any of them.
Competition within the industry is intense. There are much larger national
companies commonly associated with national franchises such as Ace and TruServ
as well as smaller regional distributors, all of whom offer similar products and
services, other than paint sundry item distributors, Five Star faces stiff
competition from Home Depot, which purchases directly from manufacturers and
dealer-owned distributors, such as Ace and TruServ. Additionally, in some
instances manufacturers will bypass the distributor and choose to sell and ship
their products directly to the retail outlet. The principal means of competition
for Five Star are its strategically placed distribution centers and its
extensive inventory of quality name brand products. Five Star will continue to
focus its efforts on supplying its products to its customers at a competitive
price and on a timely and consistent basis. In the future, Five Star will
attempt to acquire complementary distributors and to expand the distribution of
its line of private-label products sold under the "Five Star" name.
OPTICAL PLASTICS GROUP
MXL INDUSTRIES, INC.
MXL Industries, Inc. ("MXL") is engaged in the manufacture and
distribution of molded and coated optical products, such as shields and face
masks and non-optical plastic products. MXL is a state-of-the-art injection
molder and precision coater of large optical products such as shields and face
masks and non-optical plastics. MXL believes that the principal strengths of its
business are its state-of-the-art injection molding equipment, advanced
production technology, high quality standards, and on time deliveries. Through
its Woodland Mold and Tool Division, MXL also designs and engineers
state-of-the-art injection molding tools as well as providing a commodity custom
molding shop.
As the market for optical injection molding, tooling and coating is
focused, MXL believes that the combination of its proprietary "Anti-Fog"
coating, precise processing of the "Anti-Scratch" coatings, and precise molding
and proprietary grinding and polishing methods for its injection tools will
enable it to increase its sales in the future and to expand into related
products.
MXL uses only polycarbonate resin to manufacture shields, face masks and
lenses for over 55 clients in the safety, recreation and military industries.
For its manufacturing work as a subcontractor in the military industry, MXL is
required to comply with various federal regulations including Military
Specifications and Federal Acquisition Regulations for military end use
applications.
MXL's largest customer accounted for approximately 23% of MXL's total
sales and 3 other customers accounted for approximately 45% of MXL's sales in
1998. MXL's 10 largest customers accounted for approximately 82% of its total
sales.
MXL's sales and marketing effort concentrates on industry trade shows. In
addition, the Company employs one marketing and sales executive and one sales
engineer. In the future, MXL will attempt to acquire complementary businesses.
HYDRO MED SCIENCES
Hydro Med Sciences ("HMS"), a division of the Company, is a drug delivery
company that develops, manufactures, markets and sells proprietary, implantable,
controlled release drug delivery products, which release drugs directly into the
circulatory system, for human and veterinary applications. These products and
based upon HMS's unique group of Hydron(TM) polymer biomaterials. HMS's lead
product in development is a patented, subcutaneous retrievable hydrogel
reservoir drug delivery device (the "Hydron(TM) Implant") designed to allow
reliable, sustained release of a broad spectrum of therapeutic compounds
continuously, at constant, predetermined rates over at least a 12-month period.
The lead application of the Hydron(TM) Implant, which is implanted below the
skin (subcutaneously) in the upper arm, delivers a luteinizing hormone releasing
hormone ("LHRH") analog, for the treatment of prostate cancer for a six-or 12
month period. HMS and its licensee, Roberts Laboratories, Inc. ("Roberts"), are
presently compiling data from Phase I/II clinical studies for this drug delivery
system for the treatment of prostate cancer. HMS's sales currently comprise less
than 1% of the Company's revenues.
INVESTMENTS
Over the last two years, the Company has taken significant steps to focus
almost entirely on becoming a full-service performance improvement company and
has divested many of its non-core assets. The Company still has investments in
the stock of certain publicly traded companies.
GSE Systems, Inc. ("GSES") designs, develops and delivers business and
technology solutions by applying high technology-related process control, high
fidelity simulation, systems and services into applications for worldwide
industries including energy and process manufacturing. As of December 31, 1998,
the Company owned approximately 22% of the outstanding shares of common stock of
GSES.
GTS Duratek, Inc. ("Duratek") implements technologies and provides
services, many of which are related to managing remediation and treating
radioactive and hydrocarbon waste. As of December 31, 1998, the Company owned
approximately 7% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Duratek.
Interferon Sciences, Inc. ("ISI") is a biopharmaceutical company engaged
in the manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical products based on its highly
purified, natural source multispecies alpha interferon. As of December 31, 1998,
the Company owned approximately 7% of the outstanding shares of common stock of
ISI.
On September 30, 1998, the Company sold substantially all operating assets
of its wholly-owned subsidiary Five Star to ADC. At December 31, 1998, the
Company's investment in ADC was $3,893,000 and also a $5,000,000 senior
unsecured 8% Note. The Note is due in five years, with interest due quarterly.
For the nine months ended September 30, 1998, Five Star had revenues of
$64,148,000. The purchase by ADC of these assets has changed the focus of ADC.
ADC plans to focus its efforts on growing the distribution business through Five
Star and significantly reduced its international operations from both a business
and cost perspective. In addition, the Company has a management services
agreement with ADC pursuant to which the Company receives $10,000 a month for
services provided by the Company, such as management, legal, tax, accounting,
insurance and employee benefit administration services.
Employees
At December 31, 1998, the Company and its subsidiaries employed
approximately 2,200 persons, including 16 in the Company's headquarters, 2,100
in the Physical Science Group, 264 in the Distribution Group, (111 of which are
union employees) and 86 in the Optical Plastics Group. Of these, 5 persons were
engaged in research and development. The Company considers its employee
relations to be good.
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(d) Financial Information about the Foreign and Domestic Operations and Export
Sales.
The Company's revenue from foreign operations, primarily in the United Kingdom
and Canada, was approximately $31,429,000 for the year ended December 31, 1998.
In addition, at December 31, 1998, assets located in all foreign countries were
less than 10% of the Company's total assets and were located primarily in the
United Kingdom and Canada. The Company had deminimis foreign assets and
operations as of and for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996.
Item 2. Properties
The following information describes the material physical properties owned
or leased by the Company and its subsidiaries.
The Company leases approximately 10,000 square feet of space for its New
York City principal executive offices and leases approximately 15,000 square
feet in New Jersey. The Company's Physical Sciences Group leases approximately
32,470 square feet of an office building in Columbia, Maryland and approximately
530,000 square feet of office space at various other locations throughout the
United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Brazil and Malaysia.
The Distribution Group leases 250,000 square feet in New Jersey pursuant
to a lease which expires in March 2007 and has annual lease payments of
approximately $860,000 and 110,000 square feet in Connecticut pursuant to a
lease which expires on 2001 and has annual lease payments of approximately
$380,000. The Company guarantees both leases.
The Optical Plastics Group owns 50,200 square feet of warehouse and office
space in Lancaster, PA and 55,000 square feet of warehouse and office space in
Westmont, IL.
The facilities owned or leased by the Company are considered to be
suitable and adequate for their intended uses and are considered to be well
maintained and in good condition.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company is not a party to any legal proceedings the outcome of which
are believed by management to have a reasonable likelihood of having any
material adverse effect upon the financial condition of the Company.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth
quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
The Company's Common Stock, $.01 par value, was traded on the American
Stock Exchange, Inc. ("AMEX") and the Pacific Stock Exchange, Inc. ("Pacific")
until March 27, 1998. On March 27, 1998 the Company's Common Stock commenced
trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The following tables present its high
and low market prices for the last two years. During the periods presented
below, the Company has not paid any dividends.
Quarter High Low
1998 First $17.38 $12.25
Second 17.69 14.13
Third 14.69 9.13
Fourth 15.38 9.38
1997 First 9.00 6.00
Second 8.44 5.50
Third 13.00 7.75
Fourth 15.50 11.75
The number of shareholders of record of the Common Stock as of March 15,
1999 was 3,112. On March 15, 1999, the closing price of the Common Stock on the
New York Stock Exchange was $19.00.
GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
Operating Data (in thousands, except per share data)
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Years ended December 31, 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
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Sales $284,682 $234,801 $203,800 $185,025 $204,774
Gross margin 41,993 35,229 30,242 28,322 32,559
Interest expense 3,896 4,075 4,358 5,019 6,458
Income (loss) before discontinued operation and extraordinary items (2,061) 3,423 11,380 4,032 (11,397)
Net income (loss) (2,061) 3,423 11,380 1,012 (13,971)
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Earnings (loss) per share before discontinued
operation and extraordinary items:
Basic $(.19) $ .33 $1.55 $.60 $(2.10)
Diluted (.19) .31 1.54 .60 (2.10)
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic (.19) .33 1.55 .15 (2.57)
Diluted (.19) .31 1.54 .15 (2.57)
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Cash dividends declared per share
Balance Sheet Data
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December 31, 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities $ 7,548 $13,725 $25,927 $11,657 $10,075
Short-term borrowings 30,723 23,945 20,281 18,043 31,060
Working capital 13,989 34,797 41,691 32,949 25,823
Total assets 210,905 190,612 176,027 151,720 175,546
Long-term debt 21,559 6,588 20,116 23,932 31,213
Stockholders' equity 120,335 126,583 94,029 70,998 65,165
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Notes: (a) GTS Duratek, Inc., (Duratek) results of operations were consolidated with the
results of the Company from January 1, 1994 through December 31, 1994. The balance sheets
of Duratek were consolidated with the Company at December 31, 1994. At December 31, 1995,
for the year then ended and through March 31, 1996, Duratek's financial data has been
accounted for on the equity basis. At December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996, and since April
1996, the Company has accounted for its investment as a combination of marketable
securities, long-term investments and as long-term available-for-sale equity securities.
(b) American Drug Company's (ADC) and its subsidiaries have been accounted for the equity
basis since September 30, 1998. Prior to that, their results of operations and balance
sheets were consolidated with those of the Company.
See Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results operations for further details.
Item 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS:
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
In 1998, GP Strategies Corporation (the Company) completed its transformation
into a performance improvement and training company. On September 30,1998 the
Company sold substantially all the operating assets of the Five Star Group, Inc.
(Five Star) to American Drug Company (ADC) (see Note 5 to the Consolidated
Financial Statements). The Company currently owns approximately 37% of ADC and
no longer consolidates the operating results and balance sheet of ADC and its
subsidiaries. General Physics Corporation (General Physics), the Company's
principal operating subsidiary, is a performance improvement company that
assists productivity driven organizations to maximize workforce performance by
integrating people, processes and technology. General Physics is a total
solutions provider for strategic training, engineering, consulting and technical
support services to Fortune 500 companies, government, utilities and other
commercial customers. In June 1998 and July 1998, General Physics completed two
acquisitions of a computer technology training and consulting company, as well
as a management consulting organization focused on large system change and lean
manufacturing (see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). As a result
of the above transactions, excluding the sales of Five Star for the first nine
months of 1998, approximately 95% of the Company's sales would have been
attributable to General Physics. The Company plans to continue to invest in the
future long-term growth of General Physics in 1999. In 1998, loss before income
taxes was $695,000 as compared to income before income taxes of $2,730,000 in
1997. The loss in 1998 was due to several non-recurring items, partially offset
by a 72% increase in operating profits generated by the Performance Improvement
Group, which is General Physics. The Company recognized a $6,225,000 loss on the
sale of substantially all the assets of Five Star to ADC on September 30, 1998
as well as a Loss on investments of $4,624,000 for the year ended December 31,
1998. The Loss on investments resulted from a $3,067,000 and $1,557,000
write-down of the Company's investments in Interferon Sciences, Inc. (ISI) and
GSE Systems, Inc. (GSES), respectively. The write downs were caused by the
significant decrease in the market value of the stocks, resulting in an other
than temporary impairment of the Company's investments (see Notes 4 and 6 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements). In addition, the Company recognized a
$1,500,000 expense during the fourth quarter of 1998, resulting from a
termination agreement with an executive of the Company (see Note 19 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements). The above non-recurring losses and expense
were also partially offset by a $2,205,000 net gain recognized on trading
securities in 1998, compared to a $689,000 gain recorded in 1997. In addition,
the Company had reduced Investment and other income, net in 1998, due to reduced
consulting fees earned by ADC for the nine months ended September 30, 1998, and
reduced other income earned by Five Star, since its results of operations were
only consolidated for the first nine months of 1998, partially offset by reduced
equity losses recognized during the year.
In 1998, the Performance Improvement Group achieved a $6,542,000 or 72% increase
in operating profit as a result of both increased sales and gross margin
percentage. The Optical Plastics Group, which is MXL Industries, Inc (MXL), the
Company's injection molding and coating subsidiary, had reduced operating
profits of $364,000 due to reduced gross margin percentages earned in 1998. The
Distribution Group, which consisted of Five Star, a distributor of home
decorating, hardware and finishing products, had a $515,000 decrease in
operating profits in 1998, as a result of the sale of substantially all the
operating assets of Five Star to ADC on September 30, 1998. Therefore, the
results of operations of Five Star were only consolidated with the Company for
the first three quarters of the year.
In 1997, income before income taxes was $2,730,000, as compared to $11,244,000
in 1996. The reduced income in 1997 was due to certain non-recurring events in
1996, partially mitigated by increased operating profits generated by all three
operating Groups of the Company. In 1996 the Company recognized a $12,200,000
gain on the sale of 1,000,000 shares of GTS Duratek, Inc. (Duratek) common
stock, a $3,314,000 gain on the transfer of 250,000 shares of Duratek common
stock from long-term investments to trading securities and a $2,168,000 gain
recognized on the issuance of stock by affiliates. These gains in 1996 were
partially offset by a $4,000,000 loss recognized on the Company's investment in
American White Cross, Inc. (AWC). In 1997, the Company recognized a $689,000 net
gain on trading securities related to Duratek. The gain is the result of an
$828,000 gain on the transfer from long-term investments to trading securities,
partially offset by a $139,000 loss on the sale of Duratek common stock.
The Performance Improvement Group achieved a $2,539,000 increase in operating
profits or 39% in 1997 as a result of increased sales and gross margin, and the
ability of General Physics to maintain their general and administrative expenses
at the same level, even though sales increased by 20%. The Distribution Group
had a $463,000 increase in operating profits. The increase was due to increased
sales and the related gross margin, as well as increased marketing income
earned, partially offset by increased selling, general and administrative
expenses. The Optical Plastics Group had an increase in operating profits of
$379,000 due to increased sales. The increased operating profits achieved by all
the Company's operating subsidiaries were partially mitigated by reduced
Investment and other income, net in 1997. The reduced Investment and other
income, net in 1997 was primarily the result of a $1,880,000 loss recognized on
the Company's 22% owned investment GSES, compared to income of $924,000
recognized in 1996.
Sales
Consolidated sales from continuing operations increased by $31,001,000 from
$203,800,000 in 1996 to $234,801,000 in 1997 and increased by $49,881,000 to
$284,682,000 in 1998. In 1997, the Company had increased sales within the
Performance Improvement, Distribution and Optical Plastics Groups. The
Performance Improvement's sales increased from $117,183,000 in 1996 to
$140,620,000 in 1997 and to $208,840,000 in 1998. The increased sales of
$23,437,000 during 1997 was the result of the continuing focus of General
Physics' marketing efforts to expand its range of performance improvement
services to Fortune 500 companies, manufacturing and process industries, as well
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as electric power utilities and other commercial and governmental customers. The
increased sales of $68,220,000 in 1998 were attributable to $37,927,000 of sales
resulting from the acquisitions of Learning Technologies and Deltapoint (see
Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), as well as the continued
growth of business and the scope of services with General Physics' commercial
customers, which grew at a 38% rate.
The Distribution Group sales increased from $76,102,000 in 1996 to $82,300,000
in 1997 and decreased to $64,148,000 in 1998. The increased sales of $6,198,000
in 1997 were the result of the continued growth of Five Star's sales to
independent retail stores due to the continued growth of Five Star's hardware
related business, as well as increased regional marketing efforts. In September
1997, a major retail chain, which generated sales of $7,753,000 and $7,777,000
in 1996 and 1997, respectively, ceased operations. Five Star replaced the
majority of these sales volume in 1998 with both new customers, as well as
increased sales within its existing customer base. The reduced sales in 1998
were the result of the sale of substantially all the operating assets of Five
Star to ADC on September 30, 1998. For the nine months ended September 30, 1998,
Five Star had sales of $64,148,000 as compared to sales of $66,363,000 for the
nine months ended September 30, 1997.
The Optical Plastics Group sales increased from $8,781,000 in 1996 to
$10,362,000 in 1997 and increased to $10,581,000 in 1998. The increased sales of
$1,581,000 in 1997 were primarily the result of sales generated from new
customers as well as increased sales from MXL's existing customers. In 1997,
sales from MXL's largest customer remained approximately the same as in 1996,
therefore reducing MXL's reliance on this customer. In 1998, MXL had reduced
sales from their major customer, offset by increased sales to new and existing
customers. In 1998, MXL's major customer comprised 23% of sales as compared to
34% of sales in 1997.
Gross margin
Consolidated gross margin was $30,242,000 or 14.8% in 1996, $35,229,000 or 15%
in 1997 and $41,993,000 or 14.8% of net sales in 1998. The increased gross
margin of $4,987,000 in 1997 was the result of increased gross margins achieved
within all operating Groups of the Company. The increased gross margin in 1998
is the result of increased gross margin achieved within the Performance
Improvement Group, partially offset by reduced gross margins generated by the
Distribution and Optical Plastics Groups.
The Performance Improvement Group gross margin increased from $14,309,000 or
12.2% of net sales in 1996 and to $17,945,000 or 12.8% of net sales in 1997, and
to $28,190,000 or 13.5% of net sales in 1998. In 1997, the increased gross
margin of $3,636,000 was the result of increased sales as well as an increased
gross margin percentage. The increased gross margin percentage is the result of
increased sales within General Physics' commercial business, which historically
achieves higher gross margin percentages than with the government. The increased
gross margin dollars and percentage in 1997 was achieved despite investments by
General Physics in the enterprise wide software end user training market and
international markets, which led to negative gross margins totaling
approximately $1,200,000. In addition, in 1997 General Physics made a
significant investment in business development in their existing market sectors,
which had the effect of reducing gross margin dollars and percentages during the
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year. The Company believes that these investments are an integral part of its
overall strategy of expanding into new markets and businesses, and are evaluated
on a continuing basis. The increased gross margin of $10,245,000 in 1998 was the
result of increased sales as well as the continued improvement in the gross
margin percentage. The increased gross margin percentage resulted from the
continued focus on the commercial side of the business, as well as positive
contributions generated by General Physics investments in both international
markets and the enterprise wide solutions market in 1997. In addition, the
acquisition of Deltapoint in 1998, contributed to higher gross margin
percentages due to the historically higher gross margins earned by Deltapoint's
consulting business.
The Distribution Group gross margin increased from $12,313,000 or 16.2% of net
sales in 1996 to $13,722,000 or 16.5% of net sales in 1997 and decreased to
$10,454,000 or 16.3% of net sales in 1998. The increased gross margin of
$1,409,000 in 1997 was the result of increased sales as well as increased gross
margin percentage. The increased gross margin percentage was primarily the
result of a favorable product mix and the growth in independent retail business.
The reduced gross margin in 1998 was the result of the sale of substantially all
the operating assets of Five Star to ADC on September 30, 1998. For the nine
months ended September 30, 1997, Five Star had gross margin of $10,617,000.
The Optical Plastics Group gross margin increased from $2,913,000 or 33.2% of
net sales in 1996 to $3,449,000 or 33.3% of net sales in 1997 and decreased to
$2,894,000 or 27.4% of net sales in 1998. In 1997 the increased gross margin was
the result of increased sales. The reduced gross margin of $555,000 in 1998 was
the result of the reduced gross margin percentage. MXL had a reduced gross
margin percentage in 1998 as a result of a change in their customer mix. In
1998, MXL had reduced sales from their major customer, which historically
generates higher gross margins than the remaining customer base.
Investment and other income, net
Investment and other income, net was $3,756,000 in 1996, $2,364,000 in 1997 and
$1,735,000 in 1998. The reduced Investment and other income in 1997 is primarily
due to a $1,880,000 loss recognized on the Company's 22% investment in GSES in
1997, as compared to income of $924,000 recognized on the Company's equity
investment in GSES in 1996. The loss on the Company's equity investment in GSES
was partially mitigated by increased consulting revenue earned by ADC, the
Company's then 54% owned subsidiary, in 1997 due to the receipt of a success fee
related to a consulting project. In addition, Five Star earned increased
marketing income in 1997 due to increased sales as well as implementation of new
marketing programs. The reduced Investment and other income, net in 1998 was
primarily due to a reduction in consulting revenue earned by ADC, as well
reduced marketing income of $530,000 earned by Five Star in 1998, due to the
sale of substantially all the operating assets of Five Star to ADC on September
30, 1998. The reduced income was partially offset by reduced equity losses
recorded in Investment and other income, net relating to the Company's equity
investments.
Although the Company is exposed to foreign currency transaction losses as a
result of its Swiss denominated indebtedness, the Company considers its risk of
loss to be acceptable due in part to the low level of such indebtedness at
December 31, 1998. Accordingly, the Company has not hedged such risk at December
31, 1998 and will review this policy on a continuing basis.
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At December 31, 1998 and 1997, the Company's Investments and advances of
$23,071,000 and $28,093,000 consisted primarily of its investments in ADC,
Duratek, ISI and GSES, which were $8,893,000, $3,535,000, $661,000, $6,738,000
in 1998 and $0, $8,237,000, $8,125,000 and $7,988,000, in 1997, respectively.
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) increased from $30,788,000
in 1996 to $31,502,000 in 1997 and to $31,883,000 in 1998. The increase of
$714,000 in SG&A in 1997 was primarily the result of increased costs incurred
within the Distribution Group, partially offset by reduced costs at the
corporate level. The increased costs incurred within the Distribution Group were
the result of increased sales commissions incurred by Five Star due to increased
sales, as well as increased reserves taken for uncollectible accounts due to the
bankruptcy and the subsequent ceasing of operations of a major retail chain in
the fourth quarter of 1997. The Performance Improvement and Optical Plastics
Groups experienced marginal increases in SG&A in 1997, due to General Physics
and MXL's ability to increase sales while maintaining the same overhead
structure as in 1996. The increase of $381,000 in SG&A in 1998 was the result of
increased costs incurred by the Performance Improvement Group, partially offset
by reduced costs within the Distribution Group. The increased costs incurred by
the Performance Improvement Group were primarily the result of costs directly
attributable to the acquisitions of Learning Technologies and Deltapoint, which
had combined sales of $37,927,000 in 1998. The reduced costs within the
Distribution Group are the result of the sale of substantially all the operating
assets of Five Star to ADC on September 30, 1998. In addition, included in SG&A
is a $1,500,000 expense relating to the termination agreement with an executive
of the Company(see Note 19 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). In 1998,
the Company continued to reduce SG&A expenses at the corporate level.
Interest expense
Interest expense aggregated $4,358,000 in 1996, $4,075,000 in 1997 and
$3,896,000 in 1998. The reduced interest expense in 1997 was the result of the
Company's continued plan of debt reduction. On September 30, 1997, the Company's
repaid in full its 12% Subordinated Debentures totaling $6,697,000. In 1998, the
reduced interest expense was the result of reduced long-term debt at the
corporate level and reduced interest expense related to the repayment of Five
Star's Line of Credit Agreement (see Note 9(C) to the Consolidated Financial
Statements) in September 1998. These reductions were partially offset by
increased interest expense due to short-term borrowings and long-term debt
relating to the acquisitions by General Physics of Deltapoint and Learning
Technologies.
Income taxes
Income tax (expense) benefit from operations for 1996, 1997 and 1998 was
$136,000, $693,000 and $(1,366,000), respectively.
In 1998, the Company recorded an income tax expense of $1,366,000. The current
income tax provision of $1,271,000 represents the estimated state taxes for the
year ended December 31, 1998. The deferred income tax expense of $95,000
represents future estimated state taxes payable by the Company. The increase of
$954,000 in the valuation allowance in 1998 was attributable primarily to the
decrease in the Company's deferred tax liability with respect to Investments in
partially owned companies.
In 1997, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $693,000. The current
income tax provision of $1,335,000 represents the estimated taxes payable by the
Company for the year ended December 31, 1997. The deferred income tax benefit of
$2,028,000 results primarily from the utilization of net operating loss
carryovers and a reduction in the valuation allowance. The decrease of
$3,153,000 in the valuation allowance in 1997 was attributable in part to the
utilization of the Company's net operating loss carryforwards, and to the
Company's expectation of generating sufficient taxable income that will allow
for the realization of a portion of its deferred tax assets.
In 1996, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $136,000. The current
income tax provision of $1,724,000 represents the estimated taxes payable by
General Physics, the Company's 52% owned subsidiary. The deferred income tax
benefit of $1,860,000 results from utilization of net operating loss carryovers
and a reduction in the valuation allowance, among other factors. The decrease in
the valuation allowance in 1996 was attributable in part to the utilization of
the Company's net operating loss carryforwards, and to the Company's expectation
of generating sufficient taxable income that will allow for the realization of a
portion of its deferred tax assets.
As of December 31, 1998, the Company has approximately $12,173,000 of
consolidated net operating losses available for Federal income tax purposes.
Recent accounting pronouncements
In June of 1997, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No.
131, (SFAS 131) "Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information". SFAS 131 requires disclosure of certain information about
operating segments and about products and services, geographic areas in which a
company operates, and their major customers. The required information has been
reflected in the Company's December 31, 1998 financial statements.
In June 1998, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 133
(SFAS 133), "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." This
Statement establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivatives as
either assets or liabilities in the activities. It requires that an entity
recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the statement of
financial position and measure those instruments at fair value. This Statement
is effective for all fiscal quarters of fiscal years beginning after June 15,
1999. The Company will adopt SFAS 133 by January 1, 2000.
Going forward, the Company is still evaluating its position with respect to the
use of derivative instruments.
Year 2000
The Company is aware of the issues associated with the programming code in
existing computer systems as the millennium (Y2K) approaches. The "Y2K" problem
is pervasive and complex as virtually every computer operation will be affected
in some way by the rollover of the two-digit year value to 00. The issue is
whether computer systems will properly recognize date sensitive information when
the year changes to 2000. Systems that do not properly recognize such
information could generate erroneous data or cause a system to fail.
The Company is utilizing both internal and external resources to identify,
correct or reprogram and test systems for Y2K compliance. General Physics, the
Company's principal operating subsidiary, has evaluated its computer systems
over the past six months and believes that its business applications are Y2K
compliant, except as noted below. It has also identified various ancillary
programs that need to be updated and has contracted with third parties for this
work to be completed within the next six months. It is expected that the cost of
these modifications will be approximately $50,000.
In addition, the information systems and technology management group of General
Physics is examining their exposure to the Y2K in other areas of technology.
These areas include telephone and E-mail systems, operating systems and
applications in free standing personal computers, local area networks and other
areas of communication. A failure of these systems, which may impact the ability
of General Physics to service their customers could have a material effect on
their results of operations. These issues are being handled by the information
and technology team at General Physics by identifying the problems and obtaining
from vendors and service providers either the necessary modifications to the
software or assurances that the systems will not be disrupted. General Physics
believes that the cost of the programming and equipment upgrades will not exceed
$300,000. In addition, certain personal computers and other equipment that is
not Y2K compliant will be upgraded or replaced through General Physics' normal
process of equipment upgrades. General Physics believes that the evaluation and
implementation process will be complete no later than the third quarter of 1999.
Over the next year, General Physics intends to continue to plan and implement
other information technology projects in the ordinary course of business.
General Physics expects to finance these expenditures from a combination of
working capital and operating leases for a portion of the new computer
equipment. Therefore, General Physics does not expect the Y2K issue to have a
material adverse impact on its financial position or results of operations.
The other operations of the Company, including MXL and the corporate office,
will be Y2K compliant by the second quarter of 1999. The Company believes only
material application that is not Y2K compliant at this time is MXL's
manufacturing system. MXL anticipates that they will be Y2K compliant by June
30, 1999. The cost will be approximately $25,000.
Like other companies, the Company relies on its customers for revenues and on
its vendors for various products and services; these third parties all face the
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Y2K issue. An interruption in the ability of any of them to provide goods or
services, or to pay for goods or services provided to them, or an interruption
in the business operations of its customers causing a decline in demand for
services, could have a material adverse effect on the Company in turn. In
addition, the Company has significant equity investments which all face the Y2K
issue as well. An interruption in their ability to operate could cause a
significant impact on their market value, which in turn would have a material
adverse effect on the Company. In the event of non-remediation of the Y2K issues
by the Company or certain of its vendors, the worst case scenario would be
disruption of the Company's operations, possibly impacting the provision of
services to customers and the Company's ability to bill or collect revenues.
The Company's business units are communicating with their principal customers
and vendors about their Y2K readiness, and expect this process to be completed
no later than the third quarter of 1999. None of the responses received to date
suggests that any significant customer or vendor expects the Y2K issue to cause
an interruption in its operations, which would have a material adverse impact on
the Company. However, because so many firms are exposed to the risk of failure
not only of their own systems, but of the systems of other firms, the ultimate
effect of the Y2K issue is subject to a very high degree of uncertainty.
Management believes that the Company's efforts to mitigate its Y2K risks will
avoid significant business interruptions. Contingency planning is an ongoing
process. While the Company's overall Y2K contingency plan is now being
developed, existing disaster recovery documentation and procedures remain the
first line of defense. Some Y2K specific plans have been developed and are being
reviewed and tested. The principal Y2K operational contingency plans are
expected to be completed and tested by June 1999.
In addition, there is a risk, the probability of which the Company is not in a
position to estimate, that the transition to the Y2K will cause wholesale,
perhaps prolonged, failures of electrical generation, banking,
telecommunications or transportation systems in the United States or abroad,
disrupting the general infrastructure of business and the economy at large. The
effect of such disruptions on the Company could be material.
The statements in this section regarding the effect of the Y2K and the Company's
responses to it are forward-looking statements. They are based on assumptions
that the Company believes to be reasonable in light of its current knowledge and
experience. A number of contingencies could cause actual results to differ
materially from those described in forward-looking statements made by or on
behalf of the Company.
Adoption of a Common European Currency
On January 1, 1999, eleven European countries adopted the Euro as their common
currency. From that date until January 1, 2002, debtors and creditors may choose
to pay or to be paid in Euros or in the former national currencies.
On and after January 1, 2002, the former national currencies will cease to be
legal tender.
The Company is currently reviewing its information technology systems and
upgrading them as necessary to ensure that they will be able to convert among
the former national currencies and the Euro, and process transactions and
balances in Euros, as required. The Company has sought and received assurances
from the financial institutions with which it does business that beginning in
1999 they will be capable of receiving deposits and making payments both in
Euros and in the former national currencies. The Company does not expect that
adapting its information technology systems to the Euro will have a material
impact on its financial condition or results of operations. The Company is also
reviewing contracts with customers and vendors calling for payments in
currencies that are to be replaced by the Euro, and intends to complete in a
timely way any required changes to those contracts.
Adoption of the Euro is likely to have competitive effects in Europe, as prices
that had been stated in different national currencies become directly comparable
to one another. In addition, the adoption of a common monetary policy throughout
the countries adopting the Euro can be expected to have an effect on the economy
of the region. These competitive and economic effects cannot be predicted with
certainty, and there can be no assurance that they will not have a material
effect on the Company's business in Europe.
The forward-looking statements contained herein reflect GP Strategies'
management's current views with respect to future events and financial
performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
the forward-looking statements, all of which are difficult to predict and many
of which are beyond the control of GP Strategies, including, but not limited to,
the risk that qualified personnel will not continue to be available,
technological risks, risks associated with the Company's acquisition strategy
and its ability to manage growth, risks associated with changing economic
conditions, risks of conducting international operations, the risk that the
Company's preparations with respect to the risks presented by the year 2000
issue will not be adequate, the Company's ability to comply with financial
covenants in connection with various loan agreements and those risks and
uncertainties detailed in GP Strategies' periodic reports and registration
statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Liquidity and capital resources
At December 31, 1998, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and marketable
securities totaling $7,548,000. The Company has sufficient cash, cash
equivalents and marketable securities, marketable long-term investments and
borrowing availability under existing and potential lines of credit as well as
the ability to obtain additional funds from its operating subsidiaries in order
to fund its working capital requirements. At December 31, 1998, approximately
$34,277,000 was available to the Company under its credit agreements (see Note 9
to the consolidated financial statements). At December 31, 1998, the Company had
classified 150,000 shares of Duratek stock valued at $741,000 as marketable
securities due to the Company's intention to sell these shares promptly in 1999.
For the year ended December 31, 1998, the Company's working capital decreased by
$20,806,000 to $13,989,000, reflecting the effect of reduced cash, cash
equivalents, marketable securities and inventories and increased current
maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings, partially offset by
increased accounts and other receivables. Consolidated cash and cash equivalents
decreased by $5,568,000 to $6,807,000 at December 31, 1998.
The decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $5,568,000 in 1998 resulted from
cash used for operations of $3,241,000,and investing activities of $39,436,000,
partially offset by cash provided by financing activities of $37,109,000. The
cash used by investing activities was primarily for the acquisitions of
Deltapoint and Learning Technologies as well as additions to property, plant and
equipment and intangible assets. Cash provided by financing activities consisted
primarily of proceeds from short-term borrowings and long-term debt.
The Company is required to meet certain financial covenants pursuant to its loan
agreements, and is currently in compliance with these covenants. The Company
does not anticipate having to replace major facilities in the near term. As of
December 31, 1998, the Company has not contractually committed itself for any
major capital expenditures.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
Market Risk
The Company is exposed to the impact of interest rate, market risks
and currency fluctuations. In the normal course of business, the Company employs
internal processes to manage its exposure to interest rate, market risks and
currency fluctuations. The Company's objective in managing its interest rate
risk is to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows
and to lower its overall borrowing costs. To achieve these objectives, the
Company refinances debt when advantageous and maintains fixed rate debt on a
majority of its borrowings. The Company is exposed to the impact of currency
fluctuations because of its international operations. At the present time, the
Company does not swap or hedge its foreign currency obligations, but will review
its policy on hedging on a continuous basis. The Company does not hold or issue
derivative or other financial instruments for trading purposes.
Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES:
Page
Independent Auditors' Report 30
Consolidated Balance Sheets - December 31, 1998 and 1997 31
Consolidated Statements of Operations - Years ended December 31,
1998, 1997, and 1996 33
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity - Years
ended December 31, 1998, 1997, and 1996 34
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Years ended December 31,
1998, 1997, and 1996 36
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 39
SUPPLEMENTARY DATA (Unaudited)
Selected Quarterly Financial Data 72
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
GP Strategies Corporation:
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of GP Strategies
Corporation and subsidiaries as listed in the accompanying index. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated
financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GP Strategies
Corporation and subsidiaries at December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the results of
their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 1998, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
KPMG LLP
New York, New York
March 1, 1999
GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
December 31, 1998 1997
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Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 6,807 $ 12,375
Marketable securities 741 1,350
Accounts and other receivables (of which
$5,146 and $10,246 are from government
contracts) less allowance for doubtful
accounts of $1,733 and $2,782 55,531 42,720
Inventories 2,362 24,842
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on
uncompleted contracts, of which $1,942 and $649
relate to government contracts 15,395 7,726
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 5,344 3,565
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Total current assets 86,180 92,578
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Investments and advances 23,071 28,093
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Property, plant and equipment, net 14,474 9,732
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Intangible assets, net of accumulated
amortization of $34,967 and $32,184
Goodwill 77,961 54,528
Patents, licenses and deferred charges 3,397 1,197
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81,358 55,725
Deferred tax asset 3,290 1,101
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Other assets 2,532 3,383
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$210,905 $190,612
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Continued)
(in thousands, except shares and par value per share)
December 31, 1998 1997
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Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt $ 3,180 $ 342
Short-term borrowings 30,723 23,945
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 24,089 25,517
Billings in excess of costs and estimated
earnings on uncompleted contracts 14,199 7,979
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Total current liabilities 72,191 57,783
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Long-term debt less current maturities 18,379 6,246
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, authorized 10,000,000
shares, par value $.01 per share, none issued
Common stock, authorized 25,000,000 shares, par
value $.01 per share, issued 11,102,767 and
10,810,644 shares (of which 276,075 and 152,667
shares are held in treasury) 111 108
Class B common stock, authorized 2,800,000 shares, par
value $.01 per share, issued and outstanding 256,250
and 62,500 shares 3 1
Additional paid-in capital 164,217 158,676
Accumulated deficit (39,397) (37,336)
Accumulated other comprehensive income 99 6,630
Note receivable from stockholder (1,742)
Treasury stock at cost (2,956) (1,496)
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Total stockholders' equity 120,335 126,583
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$210,905 $190,612
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
Years ended December 31, 1998 1997 1996
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Sales $284,682 $234,801 $203,800
Cost of goods sold 242,689 199,572 173,558
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Gross margin 41,993 35,229 30,242
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Selling, general and administrative (31,883) (31,502) (30,788)
Interest expense (3,896) (4,075) (4,358)
Investment and other income,
net (including interest income of $335,
$621 and $906) 1,735 2,364 3,756
Loss on investments (4,624) (4,000)
Loss on sale of assets (6,225)
Gains on trading securities, net 2,205 689 3,314
Gain on disposition of stock of
an affiliate 12,200
Gain on issuance of stock by a
subsidiary and an affiliate 2,168
Minority interests 25 (1,290)
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Income (loss) before income taxes (695) 2,730 11,244
Income tax benefit (expense) (1,366) 693 136
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Net income (loss) $ (2,061) $ 3,423 $ 11,380
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Net income (loss) per share
Basic $ (.19) $.33 $1.55
Diluted (.19) .31 1.54
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
Years ended December 31, 1998, 1997, and 1996
(in thousands, except for par value per share)
Accumulated - Note
Class B other receivable Treasury Total
Common common Additional compre- Compre- from stock stock-
stock stock paid-in Accumulated hensive hensive stock- at holders'
($.01 Par) ($.01 Par) capital deficit income income holder cost equity
Balance at December 31, 1995 $ 68 $ 1 $125,419 $(52,139) $(2,351) $ $ $ $70,998
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Other comprehensive
income 5,675 5,675 5,675
Net income 11,380 11,380 11,380
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Total comprehensive income 17,055 17,055
Issuance and sale of
common stock and
common stock warrants 7 5,969 5,976
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Balance at December 31, 1996 75 1 131,388 (40,759) 3,324 94,029
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Continued)
Years ended December 31, 1998, 1997, and 1996
(in thousands , except for par value per share)
Accumulated
Class B other Note Treasury Total
Common common Additional compre- Compre- receivable stock stock-
stock stock paid-in Accumulated hensive hensive from at holders'
($.01 Par)($.01 Par) capital deficit income income stockholder cost equity
Balance at December 31, 1996 $ 75 $ 1 $131,388 $(40,759) $3,324 $ $ $ $94,029
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Issuance of stock in connection
with acquisition of
General Physics 30 25,198 25,228
Other comprehensive income 3,306 3,306 3,306
Net income 3,423 3,423 3,423
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Total comprehensive income 6,729 6,729
Issuance and sale of common
stock 3 2,090 2,093
Purchase of treasury stock (1,496) (1,496)
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Balance at December 31, 1997 108 1 158,676 (37,336) 6,630 (1,496) 126,583
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Other comprehensive income (6,531) (6,531) (6,531)
Net loss (2,061) (2,061) (2,061)
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Total comprehensive income (8,592) (8,592)
Issuance and sale of common
stock 3 2 5,541 (1,742) 3,804
Purchase of treasury stock (1,460) (1,460)
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Balance at December 31, 1998 $111 $ 3 $164,217 $(39,397) $ 99 $ $(1,742) $(2,956) $120,335
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
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Years ended December 31, 1998 1997 1996
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Cash flows from operations:
Net income (loss) $ (2,061) $ 3,423 $ 11,380
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)
to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 5,452 5,867 4,069
Issuance of stock for profit incentive plan
and other 1,675 777
Gain on disposition of stock of
an affiliate (12,200)
Gain on issuance of stock by
a subsidiary and an affiliate (2,168)
Gains on trading securities, net (2,205) (689) (3,314)
Loss on investments 4,624 700 4,000
Loss on sale of assets 6,225
Loss on equity investments and other 936 1,880 540
Deferred income taxes (2,028) (1,860)
Proceeds from sale of trading securities 3,964 2,589 4,425
Changes in other operating items,
net of effect of acquisitions and
disposals:
Accounts and other receivables (23,470) (2,087) (2,167)
Inventories 997 (1,649) (2,749)
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of
billings on uncompleted contracts (7,669) 1,740 (348)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (3,062) (103) 178
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 5,133 388 3,297
Billings in excess of costs and estimated
earnings on uncompleted contracts 6,220 (542) 220
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Net cash (used in) provided by operations$ (3,241) $ 10,266 $ 3,303
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
(in thousands)
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Years ended December 31, 1998 1997 1996
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of businesses, net $(31,632) $ (4,533)$
Additions to property, plant and
equipment, net (4,484) (3,714) (2,678)
Additions to intangible assets (2,985) (1,233) (2,446)
Proceeds from sale of stock of a subsidiary 13,275
Reduction of (increase to) investments
and other assets (335) (156) 1,158
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Net cash (used in) provided by
investing activities (39,436) (9,636) 9,309
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of short-term borrowings (14,519) (4,124)
Proceeds from short-term borrowings 37,773 1,313 2,238
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 15,000 531 1,400
Repayment of long-term debt (281) (7,333) (4,213)
Proceeds from issuance of
common stock 2,546
Exercise of common stock
options and warrants 596 177
Repurchase of treasury stock (1,460) (1,496)
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Net cash (used in) provided by
financing activities 37,109 (10,932) 1,971
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Net (decrease) increase in cash and
cash equivalents (5,568) (10,302) 14,583
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of year 12,375 22,677 8,094
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of year$ 6,807 $ 12,375 $ 22,677
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
(in thousands)
Years ended December 31, 1998 1997 1996
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Supplemental disclosures of
cash flow information:
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest $ 3,704 $ 3,961 $ 4,200
Income taxes $ 1,194 $ 946 $ 1,301
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Description of business and summary of significant accounting policies
Description of business. GP Strategies Corporation (the "Company") has two
operating business segments: Performance Improvement (formerly Physical
Science), and Optical Plastics. In addition, the Company owns approximately 37%
of the outstanding shares of common stock of the American Drug Company (ADC)
(see Note 5). On September 30, 1998, the Company sold substantially all the
operating assets of the Five Star Group, Inc. (Five Star), which formerly
comprised the Distribution Group, to ADC. Prior to the above transaction, the
Company sold 16.5% interest in ADC to the management of Five Star. As a result
of these transactions, as of September 30, 1998, the Company no longer
consolidates the balance sheet and results of operations of ADC and its
subsidiaries. Five Star is engaged in the wholesale distribution of home
decorating, hardware and finishing products. The Company also has an
approximately 7% investment in Interferon Sciences, Inc. (ISI) (see Note 4), a
7% investment in GTS Duratek, Inc. (Duratek) (see Note 3) and owns approximately
22% of GSE Systems, Inc. (GSES) (see Note 6). The Company's Performance
Improvement Group, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, General Physics
Corporation (General Physics), (see Note 2) provides performance improvement
services to Fortune 500 companies, manufacturing and process industries,
electric power utilities and other commercial and governmental customers. The
Company's Optical Plastics Group, through its wholly owned subsidiary MXL
Industries, Inc. (MXL), manufactures molded and coated optical products, such as
shields and face masks and non-optical plastic products.
Principles of consolidation and investments. The consolidated financial
statements include the operations of GP Strategies Corporation and its
majority-owned subsidiaries. Investments in 20% - 50% owned companies are
accounted for on the equity basis. All significant intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Statements of cash flows. For purposes of the statements of cash flows, the
Company considers all highly liquid instruments with original maturities of
three months or less from purchase date to be cash equivalents.
GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
1. Description of business and summary of significant accounting policies
(Continued)
Marketable securities. Marketable securities at December 31, 1998 and 1997
consist of U.S. corporate equity securities. The Company classifies its
marketable securities (investments of less than 20%), as trading or
available-for-sale long-term investments. Investments with restrictions on the
amount the Company is able to sell within a one-year period are classified as
long-term investments. When an other than temporary impairment of long-term
investments is identified, the Company reduces the investment to its estimated
fair value and recognizes a loss on the investment. Gains and losses are derived
using the average cost method for determining the cost of securities sold.
The Company's trading securities, which are included in Marketable securities on
the consolidated balance sheet, are expected to be sold within one year.
Available-for-sale securities and long-term investments are included in
Investments and advances on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company records
trading and available-for-sale securities at their fair value. Trading
securities are held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near
term. Unrealized holding gains and losses on trading securities are included in
earnings. Unrealized holding gains and losses on available-for-sale securities
are excluded from earnings and are reported