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                                               UNITED STATES
                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                              
Washington, D.C. 10549
                                                                 ___________________
                                                 
FORM 10-Q

                             (Mark One)

[X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended            March 31, 2003      

or

[  ]  Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from                        to                     

Commission File Number:                 0-10843                     

                                                                      CSP Inc.
                              
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                             Massachusetts                                                          04-2441294
                  
(State or other jurisdiction of                                              (I.R.S. Employer
                  incorporation or organization)                                             Identification No.)

                 43 Manning Road, Billerica, Massachusetts                              01821-3901
                
(Address of principal executive offices)                                        (Zip Code)

                                                                (978) 663-7598 
                                      
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                                               September 31, 2002                                                                     
                      
(Former name, former address, former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 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.        [X]  Yes           [  ]  No

The registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes [ ] No [X ]

                                    APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
     
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

                                Class                                                             Outstanding April 28, 2003
           Common Stock, $.01 par value                                                3,529, 575 shares

 

 

 

 

INDEX

PAGE

NUMBER

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Item 1.

Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2003 (Unaudited) and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2002

3

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three & six months

ended

4

ended March 31, 2003 and 2002

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three & six months

5

ended March 31, 2003 and 2002

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

6

Item 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial

    Condition and Results of Operations

13

Item 3

Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk

23

Item 4

Controls and Procedures

23

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION:

 

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a vote of Security Holders

25

Item 5.

Certifications

25

Item 6.

Exhibits & Reports on Form 8-K

25

 

                                                      CSP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                                CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                                (Amounts in thousands, except par value)

March 31

September 30

2003

2002

(Unaudited)

                                                                     Assets                                           

Current assets:

   Cash and cash equivalents

$2,925

$3,835

   Short-term investments

11,680

11,991

   Accounts receivable, net

2,973

2,500

  Inventories

2,496

2,834

   Deferred income taxes

--

264

   Other current assets

   979

869

        Total current assets

21,053

22,293

Property, equipment and improvements, net

934

1,182

Other assets:

   Long-term investments   

125

125

   Goodwill, net

582

582

   Other assets

   1,596

1,580

        Total other assets

   2,303

2,287

                 Total assets

$24,290

$25,762

                                                Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Current liabilities:

  Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$3,288

$3,344

  Deferred compensation and retirement plans

341

341

  Income taxes payable

    605

396

      Total current liabilities

4,234

4,081

Deferred compensation and retirement plans

7,259

7,353

Other long-term liabilities

20

20

      Total liabilities

11,513

11,454

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholders' equity:

   Common stock, $.01 par; authorized, 7,500 shares; issued 4,102

       and 4,093 shares

41

41

   Additional paid-in capital

11,287

11,275

   Retained earnings

9,439

 10,038

   Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(5,127)

(4,189)

15,640

17,165

   Less treasury stock, at cost, 572 and 571 shares

 2,863)

(2,857)

        Total shareholders' equity

 12,777

 14,308

                 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$24,290

$25,762

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                                         CSP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                     UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                           (Amounts in thousands, except for per share data)
                                                                     

                                                                     /-For the three months ended-//-For the six months ended-/

March 31,

March 31,

March 31,

March 31,

2003

2002

2003

2002

Sales:

   Systems

$1,633

$1,724

$2,266

$3,374

   Service and system integration

4,126

3,507

10,993

7,666

   E-business software

315

576

653

887

   Other software

339

383

680

763

        Total sales

6,413

6,190

14,592

12,690

Cost of Sales:

   Systems

803

1,362

1,282

2,487

   Service and systems integration

3,123

2,978

8,702

6,106

   E-business software

225

221

352

478

   Other software

80

104

159

223

        Total cost of sales

4,231

4,665

10,495

9,294

    Gross profit

2,182

1,525

4,097

3,396

Operating expenses:

   Engineering and development

968

927

1,849

1,891

   Selling, general & administrative

1,875

2,055

3,579

4,307

        Total operating expenses

2,843

2,982

5,428

6,198

Operating loss

(661)

(1,457)

(1,331)

(2,802)

Other income(expense):

    Foreign exchange gain (loss)

732

(3)

1,180

(5)

   Other income

21

58

55

109

          Total other income, net

753

55

1,235

104

Income (loss) before income taxes

92

(1,402)

(96)

(2,698)

Income tax expense (benefit)

296

(495)

503

(848)

           Net loss

$(204)

$(907)

$(599)

$(1,850)

Net loss per share - basic and diluted

$(0.06)

$(0.26)

$(0.17)

$(0.53)

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic

3,531

3,522

3,531

3,522

   and diluted

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

                                                                    CSP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                                                         (Amounts in thousands)
                                                                                  (Unaudited)

                                                                                                         /----Six months----/

Ended

                                              

Mar. 31,

Mar. 31,

2003

2002

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net loss

$(599)

$(1,850)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash

  used in operating activities:

    Depreciation and amortization

359

429

    Loss on disposal of fixed assets

---

7

Non-cash changes in accounts receivable and inventory allowance

152

--

    Deferred compensation and retirement plans

211

716

Effects of additional minimum pension liability

--

(736)

     Increase in deferred income taxes

--

(724)

     (Increase) decrease in other assets

(25)

78

     Changes in current assets and liabilities:

        (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, net

(490)

1,276

        Decrease in inventories

216

1,358

        (Increase) decrease in other current assets

163

(303)

        Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses

(501)

(458)

        Increase in income taxes payable

208

 83

Increase in other liabilities

--

12

Net c)ash used in operating activities

(306)

(112)

Cash flows from investing activities:

     Purchases of available-for-sale securities

(181)

(417)

     Purchases of held-to-maturity securities

(3,988)

(16,520)

     Sales of available-for-sale securities

218

337

     Maturities of held-to-maturity securities

4,301

16,720

     Purchase of property, equipment and improvements, net

(137)

  (351)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

212

(231)

Cash flows from financing activities:

     Proceeds from issuance of shares under employee

     stock purchase plan

12

28

Purchase of treasury stock

(6)

--

Net cash provided by financing activities

6

28

Effects of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents

(822)

 (83)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(910)

)

(398)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

3,835

1,510

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$2,925

$1,112

Supplementary cash flow information:

    Cash paid for income taxes, net

$280

$223

    Cash paid for interest

$79

   $9

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

                                                      CSP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared by the Company, without audit, and reflect all adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of the results of the interim periods presented. All adjustments were of a normal recurring nature. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements, which are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America , have been condensed or omitted. Accordingly, the Company believes that although the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, the financial statements should be read in conjunction with the footnotes contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002.

 

1.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Reclassifications

 

Certain reclassifications were made to the 2002 financial statements to conform to the 2003 presentation.

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2001, FASB issued SFAS 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations ("SFAS 143") which addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the associated asset retirement costs. SFAS 143 requires an enterprise to record the fair value of an asset retirement obligation as a liability in the period in which it incurs a legal obligation associated with the retirement of a tangible long-lived asset. SFAS 143 also requires the enterprise to record the contra to the initial obligation as an increase to the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset and to depreciate that cost over the remaining useful life of the asset. The liability is changed at the end of each period to reflect the passage of time and changes in the estimated future cash flows underlying the initial fair value measurement. SFAS 143 is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. The Company has adopted this prono uncement which did not materially effect the results of operations and financial position of the Company.

In August 2001, FASB issued SFAS 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets ("SFAS 144"), which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets and supersedes FASB Statement No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of. SFAS 144 retains many of the fundamental provisions of that Statement. SFAS 144 also supersedes the accounting and reporting provisions of Accounting Principle Board Opinion 30, Reporting the Results of Operations-Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions ("ABP 30"), for the disposal of a segment of a business. However, it retains the requirement in APB 30 to report separately discontinued operations and extends that reporting to a component of an entity that either has been disposed of (by sale, abandonment, or in a d istribution to owners) or is classified as held for sale. SFAS 144 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company has currently adopted the pronouncement on January 1, 2003 and it did not materially effects the results of operations and financial position of the Company.

 

On July 30, 2002, the FASB issued Statement No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. Statement No. 146 is based on the fundamental principle that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity should be recorded when it (1) is incurred, that is, when it meets the definition of a liability in FASB Concepts Statement No. 6, Elements of Financial Statements, and (2) can be measured at fair value. Statement 146 nullifies EITF Issue 94-3, thus, it will have a significant effect on practice because commitment to an exit or disposal plan no longer will be a sufficient basis for recording a liability for costs related to those activities. Statement No.146 is effective for exit and disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002. Early application is encouraged; however, previously issued financial statements may not be restated. An entity would continue to apply the provisions of Issue 94-3 to an exit activity that it initiated under an exit plan that met the criteria of Issue 94-3 before the entity initially applied Statement 146. The Company has adopted the pronouncement on January 1, 2003 and it did not materially effects the results of operations and financial position of the Company.

 

In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148 , "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure". SFAS No. 148 amends SFAS No. 123, to provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. In addition, SFAS No. 148 amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123 to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results. The transition guidance and annual disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 148 are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002. The interim disclosure provisions are effective for financial reports containing financial statements for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2002. As the Company did not make a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee c ompensation in 2002, the adoption of SFAS No. 148 did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations.

The Company accounts for stock based compensation using the intrinsic value method prescribed in ABP opinion No. 25 whereby the stock options are granted at market price and therefore no compensation costs are recognized. The Company has elected to retain its current method of accounting as described above and has adopted disclosure requirements of FAS nos. 123 and 148. If compensation expense for the Company's stock option plans have been determined based upon fair value at the grant dates for awards under those plans in accordance with FAS No. 123, the Company's pro forma net earnings, basic and diluted earnings per common share would have been as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                             /---Three months ended---/                     /---Six months ended---/

 

March 31,

March 31,

 

March 31,

March 31,

 

2003

2002

 

2003

2002

           

Net loss

$(204)

$(907)

 

$(599)

$(1,850)

           

Deduct: Stock based employee

         

compensation expense determined

         

under fair value based method for

         

all awards, net of related tax effects

17

14

 

34

27

           

Pro forma net loss

$(221)

$(921)

 

$(633)

$(1,877)

           

Loss per share:

         

Basic and diluted, as reported

$(0.06)

$(0.26)

 

$(0.17)

$(0.53)

Basic and diluted, pro forma

$(0.06)

$(0.26)

 

$(0.18)

$(0.53)

In November 2002, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 45 (FIN 45),"Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others", which clarifies disclosure and recognition/measurement requirements related to certain

guarantees. The disclosure requirements are effective for financial statements issued after December 15, 2002 and the recognition/measurement requirements are effective on a prospective basis for guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The application of the requirements of FIN 45 did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

In January 2003, the FASB issued FIN No. 46, "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities." In general, a variable interest entity is a corporation, partnership, trust, or any other legal structure used for business purposes that either (a) does not have equity investors with voting rights or (b) has equity investors that do not provide sufficient financial resources for the entity to support its activities. FIN No. 46 requires certain variable interest entities to be consolidated by the primary beneficiary of the entity if the investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. The consolidation requirements of FIN No. 46 apply immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003. The consolidation requirements apply to older entities in interim periods beginning after June 15, 2003. Certain of the disclos ure requirements apply in all financial statements issued after January 31, 2003, regardless of when the variable interest entity was established. Because the Company currently has no investments in variable interest entities, it expects that the adoption of the provisions of FIN No. 46 will not have a material impact on the consolidated results of operations or financial position.

 

2. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (amounts in thousands):

 

Mar. 31,

Sept. 30,

 

2003

2002

     

Raw materials

$1,147

$1,255

Work in process

      208

130

Finished goods

       1,141

1,449

     Total

$2,496

$2,834

 

 

 

3. Stock repurchase

On October 9, 1986, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to 344,892 additional shares of the outstanding stock at market price. On September 28, 1995, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to 199,650 additional shares of the outstanding stock at market price. The timing of stock purchases are made at the discretion of management. On October 19, 1999, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to 200,000 additional shares of the outstanding stock at market price. At March 31, 2003, the Company has repurchased 572,475 or 77% of the total shares authorized to be purchased.

 

4. Earnings Per Share Reconciliation

The reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted net loss per share computations for the Company's reported net loss is as follows:

                                                                                    /-For the three months ended-/  /-For the six months ended-/

 

March 31,

March 31,

March 31,

March 31,

(Amounts in thousands, except per share)

2003

2002

2003

2002

         

Net loss

$(204)

$(907)

$(599)

$(1,850)

         

Weighted average number of shares

       

            Outstanding - basic

3,531

3,522

3,531

3,522

Incremental shares from the assumed exercise

       

            of stock options

--

--

--

     --

Weighted average number of shares

       

            outstanding - dilutive

3,531

3,522

3,531

3,522

         

Net loss per share - basic and diluted

$(0.06)

$(0.26)

$(0.17)

$(0.53)

Options to purchase 448,524 and 435,339 shares of common stock at March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2002, respectively, were outstanding but were not included in the year-to-date calculation of diluted net loss per share because the effect would have been antidilutive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income are as follows:

                                                                                                (Amounts in thousands)

   

Unrealized

 

Accumulated

Accumulated

   

Gain(loss)

Foreign

Additional

Other

   

on

Translation

Pension

Comprehensive

   

investments

Adjustment

Liability

Income (Loss)

           

Balance September 30, 2002

 

$37

$(916)

$(3,310)

$(4,189)

   Change in period

 

(36)

(245)

--

(281)

Balance December 31, 2002

 

$1

$(1,161)

$(3,310)

$(4,470)

    Change in period

 

$60

(717)

--

(657)

Balance March 31, 2003

 

$61

$(1,878)

$(3,310)

$(5,127)

           

Balance September 30, 2001

 

$59

$(1,046)

$--

$(987)

   Change in period

 

  2

     (90)

(368)

    (456)

Balance December 31, 2001

 

$61

$(1,136)

(368)

$(1,443)

   Change in period

 

(7)

(112)

(368)

(487)

Balance March 31, 2002

 

$54

$(1,248)

$(736)

$(1,930)

The Company's comprehensive loss amounted to $861 and $1,394 for the three months ended and $1,537 and $2,793 for the six months ended March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2002, respectively.

6. Goodwill

On July 20, 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 141 "Business Combinations" and SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." SFAS No. 141 established new standards for accounting and reporting requirements for business combinations and requires that the purchase method of accounting be used for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001. SFAS No. 142 established new standards for goodwill acquired in a business combination and eliminates amortization of goodwill and instead sets forth methods to periodically evaluate goodwill for impairment. Intangible assets with a determinable useful life will continue to be amortized over that period. The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 142 on October 1, 2002, and is no longer amortizing the $582,000 of goodwill. This has resulted in no amortization of goodwill being recorded for the three and six month pe riods ended March 31, 2003 as compared to $19,000 and $38,000, net of tax, for the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2002.

In accordance with SFAS No. 142, prior period earnings were not restated. A reconciliation of the previously reported net income during the quarter ended December 30, 2001 to the amounts adjusted for the reduction of goodwill amortization expense, net of related income tax effect, is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                              /--Three months ended--/ /--Six months ended--/

 

March 31,

March 31,

March 31,

March 31,

 

2003

2002

2003

2002

         

Net loss as reported

$204

$907

$599

$1,850

Goodwill amortization, net of tax

--

(19)

--

(38)

Adjusted net loss

$204

$888

$599

$1,812

         

Per share-basic and diluted:

       

Reported net loss

$(0.06)

$(0.26)

$(0.17)

$(0.53)

Goodwill amortization, net of tax

--

0.01

--

0.01

Adjusted net loss

$(0.06)

$(0.25)

$(0.17)

$(0.52)

 

7. Segment and Geographical Information

The following table presents certain operating segment information (Amounts in thousands):

   

Service and

     
   

System

E-business

Other

 
 

Systems

Integration

Software

Software

Total

Quarter Ended 3/31/03

         

Net Sales

$1,633

$4,126

$315

$339

$6,413

Loss from operations

(37)

(250)

(270)

(104)

(661)

Identifiable assets

12,198

10,441

620

1,031

24,290

Capital expenditures

36

                40

3

--

79

Depreciation

103

66

5

--

174

           
           

Quarter Ended 3/31/02

         

Net Sales

$1,724

$3,507

$576

$383

$6,190

Loss from operations

(1,080)

(249)

(47)

(81)

(1,457)

Identifiable assets

18,036

8,202

893

1,171

28,302

Capital expenditures

240

51

7

--

298

Depreciation

81

68

11

6

166

           
           

Six Months Ended 3/31/03

         

Net Sales

$2,266

$10,993

$653

$680

$14,592

Loss from operations

(682)

(24)

(442)

(183)

(1,331)

Identifiable assets

12,198

10,441

620

1,031

24,290

Capital expenditures

60

63

4

10

137

Depreciation

210

132

8

5

355

           
           

Six Months Ended 3/31/02

         

Net Sales

$3,374

$7,666

$887

$763

$12,690

Loss from operations

(1,852)

(257)

(471)

(222)

(2,802)

Identifiable assets

18,036

8,202

893

1,171

28,302

Capital expenditures

276

63

7

5

351

Depreciation

154

154

18

12

338

Each segment is broken down by related business activities, which crosses different business operations. These segments are based on the different customer activity of the Company. The Company has four major segments: systems, which includes company manufactured hardware products; service and system integration, which includes maintenance of the Company and other systems sold and integration and sale of third party hardware products and services; E-business software, includes ViewMax products and services, internet security consulting and implementation services, WAP66 product and services and messaging software and other software products which are developed by the Company.

Profit from operations is sales less cost of sales, engineering and development, selling, general and administrative expenses, but is not affected by either non-operating charges/income or by income taxes. Non operating charges/income consists principally of foreign exchange gain (loss) in investment income and interest expense for the three and six months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002. In calculating profit from operations for individual operating segments, sales and administrative expenses incurred at the operating level for the CSP and Scanalytics subsidiaries are allocated to Systems and Other software segments, respectively. Sales and administrative expenses incurred at the operating level for the MODCOMP subsidiaries are allocated to the E-business software segment based upon employee headcount and the remaining balance is allocated to the Systems and Service and system integration segments based upon sales revenue.

All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

Identifiable assets include deferred income tax assets and other financial instruments managed by the Company. Capital expenditures common to more than one segment are allocated on a sales basis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2

            

 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                                        CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

         

        FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

THIS QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. SUCH STATEMENTS ARE GENERALLY IDENTIFIED BY THE USE OF FORWARD-LOOKING WORDS AND PHRASES, SUCH AS "INTENDED," "EXPECTS," "ANTICIPATES" AND "IS (OR ARE) EXPECTED (OR ANTICIPATED)." THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THOSE IDENTIFIED BELOW ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE DISCUSSED IN SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, AND STOCKHOLDERS OF CSP INC. ("CSPI" OR THE "COMPANY") SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS FORM 10-Q, INCLUDING THOSE SET FORTH UNDER THE CAPTION "FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS". CSPI DOES NOT UNDERTAKE TO UPDATE ANY OF SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.

Critical Accounting Policies

        Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgements that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to revenue recognition, uncollectible receivables, inventory valuation, goodwill impairment, income taxes, and deferred compensation and retirement plans. We base our estimates on historical performance and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other so urces. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

        We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements: revenue recognition; valuation allowances, specifically the allowance for doubtful accounts and deferred tax assets valuation allowance; inventory valuation and goodwill impairment.

Revenue recognition

Our revenues are primarily generated from the sale of e-business solutions and image processing software, network management and storage systems integration services and high-performance cluster computer systems. In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, CSPI recognizes revenue as follows:

Revenue from the sale of hardware products i