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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004

Commission file number 0-10691

DELPHAX TECHNOLOGIES INC.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Minnesota   41-1392000

 
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
12500 Whitewater Drive
Minnetonka, Minnesota
  55343-9420

 
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(952) 939-9000


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

     Not Applicable


Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [  ]
 
      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [  ] No [X]
 
      Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practical date.
 
      As of May 7, 2004, there were 6,249,941 shares outstanding of Common Stock.

 


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DELPHAX TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

         
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
  Item 1.   Financial Statements
 
      Condensed consolidated balance sheets – March 31, 2004 and September 30, 2003
 
      Condensed consolidated statements of operations – Three and six months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003
 
      Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows – Six months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003
 
      Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
 
  Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition
 
  Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure of Market Risk
 
  Item 4.   Controls and Procedures
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
  Item 2.   Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
 
  Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
  Item 5.   Other Information
 
  Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
SIGNATURES    
CERTIFICATIONS    
 Certification Pursuant to Section 302
 Certification Pursuant to Section 302
 Certification Pursuant to Section 906
 Certification Pursuant to Section 906

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

DELPHAX TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                 
    March 31,   September 30,
    2004
  2003
    (Unaudited)        
ASSETS
               
 
CURRENT ASSETS
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 1,846,688     $ 2,669,763  
Short-term investments
          41,608  
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $772,751 and $737,018 as of March 31, 2004 and September 30, 2003, respectively
    10,611,959       11,037,583  
Current portion of notes receivable from customers
    115,457       105,377  
Inventory:
               
Raw materials and component parts
    11,650,525       11,321,554  
Work-in-progress
    1,204,285       1,057,264  
Finished goods
    6,476,962       5,479,882  
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
    19,331,772       17,858,700  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Other current assets
    1,831,744       1,283,604  
 
   
 
     
 
 
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
    33,737,620       32,996,635  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Long-term portion of notes receivable from customers
    603,386       614,408  
 
EQUIPMENT AND FIXTURES
               
Machinery and equipment
    4,563,398       4,569,678  
Furniture and fixtures
    4,111,164       3,748,663  
Leasehold improvements
    2,356,482       2,342,682  
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
    11,031,044       10,661,023  
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
    8,072,935       7,199,818  
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
    2,958,109       3,461,205  
 
   
 
     
 
 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 37,299,115     $ 37,072,248  
 
   
 
     
 
 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DELPHAX TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                 
    March 31,   September 30,
    2004
  2003
    (Unaudited)        
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES
               
Accounts payable
  $ 5,401,323     $ 3,422,082  
Accrued expenses
    3,533,927       3,356,644  
Income taxes payable
    491,121       375,444  
Current portion of bank credit facility
    1,284,633       13,900,000  
Current portion of capital leases
    30,893       44,289  
Deferred revenue
    697,416       505,480  
 
   
 
     
 
 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
    11,439,313       21,603,939  
Long-term portion of bank credit facilities and subordinated convertible debt
    7,685,590        
Long-term portion of deferred revenues
    558,896       614,408  
Long-term portion of capital leases
    25,371       33,566  
 
   
 
     
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    19,709,170       22,251,913  
 
   
 
     
 
 
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Common stock — par value $.10 per share — authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 6,239,873 and 6,214,873 as of March 31, 2004 and September 30, 2003, respectively
    623,987       621,487  
Additional paid-in capital
    18,641,783       17,151,389  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (635,702 )     (1,172,165 )
Accumulated deficit
    (1,040,123 )     (1,780,376 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
    17,589,945       14,820,335  
 
   
 
     
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  $ 37,299,115     $ 37,072,248  
 
   
 
     
 
 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DELPHAX TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

                                 
    For the Three Months Ended   For the Six Months Ended
    March 31,
  March 31,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Sales:
                               
Maintenance, spares and supplies
  $ 12,296,439     $ 12,132,000     $ 24,420,009     $ 24,393,324  
Printing equipment
    2,377,246       2,098,602       4,496,401       5,312,174  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
NET SALES
    14,673,685       14,230,602       28,916,410       29,705,498  
 
Costs and Expenses:
                               
Cost of sales
    6,119,763       6,325,001       12,830,735       14,141,085  
Selling, general and administrative
    6,701,232       6,345,018       12,271,345       12,563,915  
Research and development
    1,206,585       1,200,247       2,460,970       2,315,940  
Restructuring costs
                      1,185,000  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    14,027,580       13,870,266       27,563,050       30,205,940  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
INCOME (LOSS) FROM SYSTEM SALES AND SERVICE
    646,105       360,336       1,353,360       (500,442 )
 
Net interest expense
    192,094       219,935       387,332       435,748  
Net realized exchange (gain) loss
    (42,305 )     32,634       13,203       9,074  
Net unrealized exchange loss
    40,156       117,044       61,572       201,355  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    456,160       (9,277 )     891,253       (1,146,619 )
 
Income tax expense
    76,000             151,000        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
NET INCOME (LOSS)
  $ 380,160     $ (9,277 )   $ 740,253     $ (1,146,619 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
                               
Basic and diluted
  $ 0.06     $ (0.00 )   $ 0.12     $ (0.19 )
Weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period:
                               
Basic
    6,216,842       6,175,898       6,215,852       6,175,898  
Diluted
    6,401,250       6,175,898       6,332,361       6,175,898  

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DELPHAX TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

                 
    For the Six Months Ended
    March 31,
    2004
  2003
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
               
Net income (loss)
  $ 740,253     $ (1,146,619 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    695,486       917,585  
Loss on disposal of equipment and fixtures
    137,250        
Non-cash interest on 7% convertible subordinated notes
    43,745        
Other
    (202,084 )     55,099  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable, net
    683,482       (489,553 )
Inventory
    (994,638 )     2,207,727  
Other current assets
    (376,007 )     64,168  
Notes receivable from customers
    (115,457 )      
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    2,123,453       440,269  
Deferred revenue
    130,674       104,668  
 
   
 
     
 
 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
    2,866,157       2,153,344  
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Purchase of equipment and fixtures
    (325,038 )     (353,857 )
Sale of short-term investments
    44,410        
 
   
 
     
 
 
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
    (280,628 )     (353,857 )
 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Issuance of 7% convertible subordinated notes
    3,000,000        
Issuance of common stock
    79,199        
Repayment on bank credit facilities, net
    (6,569,673 )     (1,880,000 )
Principal payments on capital lease obligations
    (21,592 )     (15,784 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    (3,512,066 )     (1,895,784 )
 
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH
    103,462       1,152  
 
   
 
     
 
 
DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    (823,075 )     (95,145 )
 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    2,669,763       1,717,973  
 
   
 
     
 
 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
  $ 1,846,688     $ 1,622,828  
 
   
 
     
 
 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DELPHAX TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE A – Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2003.

Reclassifications have been made in the prior year to conform to classifications in the current year.

NOTE B – Earnings per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings and loss per share:

                                 
    For the Three Months Ended   For the Six Months Ended
    March 31,
  March 31,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Numerator:
                               
Net income (loss)
  $ 380,160     $ (9,277 )   $ 740,253     $ (1,146,619 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share — income (loss) applicable to common shareholders
  $ 380,160     $ (9,277 )   $ 740,253     $ (1,146,619 )
 
Denominator:
                               
Denominator for basic earnings per share, weighted average shares
    6,216,842       6,175,898       6,215,852       6,175,898  
 
Dilutive potential common shares:
                               
Employee stock options
    154,620             101,997        
Warrants
    29,788             14,512        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    184,408         a     116,509         a
Denominator for diluted earnings per share, adjusted weighted average shares
    6,401,250       6,175,898       6,332,361       6,175,898  
 
Earnings (loss) per common share
  $ 0.06     $ (0.00 )   $ 0.12     $ (0.19 )
 
Earnings (loss) per common share, assuming dilution
    0.06       (0.00 )     0.12       (0.19 )

a – No incremental shares related to options are included because the impact would be antidilutive.

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NOTE C – Comprehensive Income

The components of comprehensive income and loss, net of related tax, for the three and six months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 were as follows:

                                 
    For the Three Months Ended   For the Six Months Ended
    March 31,
  March 31,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Net income (loss)
  $ 380,160     $ (9,277 )   $ 740,253     $ (1,146,619 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    118,814       83,096       536,463       202,102  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 498,974     $ 73,819     $ 1,276,716     $ (944,517 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

NOTE D – Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (APB 25), and related interpretations. The Company has adopted the disclosure-only provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (SFAS 123) as amended by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure (SFAS 148). Pro forma net income and loss, and earnings and loss per share, determined as if the Company had accounted for its employee stock options under the fair value method of those Statements, for the three and six months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 were as follows:

                                 
    For the Three Months Ended   For the Six Months Ended
    March 31,
  March 31,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Net income (loss), as reported
  $ 380,160     $ (9,277 )   $ 740,253     $ (1,146,619 )
Stock-based compensation determined under fair value based method for all awards
    (51,993 )     (49,661 )     (103,985 )     (103,298 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Adjusted net income (loss), assuming fair value method for all stock-based awards
  $ 328,167     $ (58,938 )   $ 636,268     $ (1,249,917 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Basic earnings (loss) per share, as reported
  $ 0.06     $ (0.00 )   $ 0.12     $ (0.19 )
Diluted earnings (loss) per share, as reported
    0.06       (0.00 )     0.12       (0.19 )
Basic earnings (loss) per share, pro forma
    0.05       (0.01 )     0.10       (0.20 )
Diluted earnings (loss) per share, pro forma
    0.05       (0.01 )     0.10       (0.20 )

NOTE E – Senior Credit Facilities and Convertible Subordinated Debt

Effective December 20, 2001, the Company entered into a bank credit agreement, secured by substantially all the assets of the Company. The credit facility, under the agreement as amended over its course, expired December 31, 2003, at which time payment was due in full for the balance outstanding of $11.9 million. At that date, the Company had not yet completed its negotiations for replacement financing and, as a result, did not repay the loan when due. On February 5, 2004, the Company refinanced its indebtedness to its prior lender by: (i) issuing at par $3.0 million of convertible subordinated notes that were accompanied by warrants to purchase Company Common Stock, and (ii) entering into new senior credit agreements between the Company and a new senior lender and between the Company’s Canadian subsidiary and a Canadian affiliate of the new lender to the Company.

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The subordinated debt financing consisted of a private placement to an accredited investor of $3.0 million in 7% convertible subordinated notes (the Convertible Notes) and accompanying four-year warrants to purchase 515,625 shares of Company Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.51 per share (the Warrants). The Convertible Notes are immediately convertible to Company Common Stock at a conversion price of $3.20 per share, which would result in 937,500 shares being issued if all $3.0 million in principal of the Convertible Notes were converted at that conversion price. The Convertible Notes are junior to the senior credit facilities described below, bear interest at the rate of 7% per annum, payable quarterly in shares of Common Stock, and principal is due and payable in one lump sum in four years on February 4, 2008, unless earlier paid or converted. The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued in payment of interest is determined by dividing the monetary value of the accrued interest by the initial conversion price of $3.20 per common share, or 16,406 shares per quarter. Interest expense is recorded quarterly based on the fair value of the common shares issued. Accordingly, interest expense may fluctuate from quarter to quarter. The Convertible Notes are unsecured. The Warrants issued in connection with the Convertible Notes are exercisable anytime after August 5, 2004 and expire on February 4, 2008. The conversion price of the Convertible Notes and the exercise price of the Warrants are subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits, dividends and in certain other circumstances affecting the capitalization of the Company. The relative fair value of the Warrants on February 5, 2004 was estimated to be approximately $562,000. Furthermore, the Convertible Notes contained a beneficial conversion feature representing an effective initial conversion price that was less than the fair value of the underlying Common Stock on February 5, 2004. The fair value of the beneficial conversion feature was estimated to be approximately $853,000. Both the relative fair value of the Warrants and the fair value of the beneficial conversion feature were recorded as an increase in additional paid-in capital and as original issue discount on the underlying debt. The total original issue discount of approximately $1.4 million will be amortized to interest expense over the four-year life of the Convertible Notes. Anytime after February 4, 2006, if the average closing price of the Company’s Common Stock has been above $7.00 per share for the preceding 15 trading days and certain other conditions are met, the Company may issue a notice to redeem the Convertible Notes. Holders of the Convertible Notes would then be required to either convert the Convertible Notes to Common Stock or accept payment of 120% of the outstanding unpaid principal.

As a part of the subordinated debt financing, the Company agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the resale from time to time of the shares of Common Stock issuable as interest on the Convertible Notes, or upon the conversion of the Convertible Notes or exercise of the Warrants. The Company also amended its shareholder rights plan to permit the subordinated debt investors to beneficially own up to 25% of the Company’s Common Stock without being considered an “acquiring person” and triggering the distribution and exercisability of the rights afforded under the rights plan.

The Company’s senior debt financing had both a U.S. and Canadian component. The credit facility for the Company consisted of a secured three-year term loan of $144,000 and a secured three-year revolving credit facility of up to $8.5 million, subject to a borrowing base of accounts receivable and inventory and certain financial covenants. The related senior loan to the Company’s Canadian subsidiary consisted of a secured, three-year term loan of $1,042,000 and a secured three-year revolving credit facility of up to $4.0 million, subject to a borrowing base of inventory and certain financial covenants. The senior credit facilities total approximately $13.7 million, of which the Company and its Canadian subsidiary used about $8.1 million at the closing. These proceeds and proceeds from the issuance of the Convertible Notes were used to pay off all indebtedness to the prior lender and to pay expenses related to the new senior and subordinated debt.

Availability under the senior credit facilities is based primarily on the Company’s accounts receivable and inventory levels, but also on compliance with certain covenants, one of which is a tangible net worth covenant requiring improved tangible net worth at specific measurement dates. The Company believes that the tangible net worth covenant is the most restrictive covenant due to its reliance on the improvement in the Company’s net income over the course of the fiscal year. It is the Company’s intent to meet this and all the covenants of the agreements, and the Company monitors prospective compliance with the bank covenants. If the Company determined that revenue shortfalls or other operating results indicate it may not meet the tangible net worth covenant or any other covenant, the Company will initiate expense reduction plans to achieve compliance with the covenants. The Company has developed specific plans to reduce certain expenses in the event of covenant non-compliance, and the plans include, but may not be limited to, reductions in research and development costs and personnel costs. The Company believes that

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its plans to reduce expenses, if required to do so, will be sufficient in order to meet the covenants at all scheduled measurement dates through September 30, 2004. As of March 31, 2004, the Company is in compliance will all the covenants of the credit agreements.

As of March 31, 2004, indebtedness under the bank credit facilities was $7.4 million, outstanding at an estimated average annual interest rate of 4.5%. The weighted average interest rate on all of the Company's debt is approximately 9.0% which gives effect to the bank credit facilities and the $3.0 million in 7% Convertible Notes. The interest expense on all debt includes both the amortization of the original issue discount of approximately $1.4 million over the four-year term of the Convertible Notes and the value of the Company Common Stock issued at the average market price of the stock over the interest period.

Note F – Restructuring Initiatives

In April 2002, the Company effected a workforce reduction, eliminating approximately 40 positions in the Canadian subsidiary. The total estimated cost of the restructuring of $875,000, comprised entirely of employee severance costs, was accounted for as a cost of acquisition in accordance with SFAS 141. The restructuring was completed by September 30, 2003, at approximately the original cost estimate.

In December 2002, the Company announced plans to consolidate its North American manufacturing and engineering operations at its Canadian subsidiary. The Company incurred approximately $1.1 million in restructuring expenses over the course of the consolidation, originally estimated at $1.2 million. These restructuring expenses were wholly comprised of employee severance costs unrelated to the acquisition of the Canadian subsidiary and, therefore, were properly charged to operating expense in fiscal 2003. As of December 31, 2003, all benefits under the restructuring had been paid.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Overview

The Company’s business is the design, manufacture, sale and servicing of advanced digital print production equipment based on its patented electron beam imaging (EBI) technology. The Company’s digital printing equipment includes both: (i) “cut-sheet” or “sheet-fed” printers and presses (the state-of-the art Imaggia II system and the Checktronic legacy system) that use pre-cut sheets of paper or base stock, and (ii) “roll-fed” or “web” equipment (the CR Series and RS Series) where the paper input is on rolls. The Company’s EBI technology allows extremely high speed production at high print quality.

The Company’s business has improved in fiscal 2004 with two profitable quarters. For the second quarter of fiscal 2004 (the three months ended March 31, 2004) compared with the same quarter in fiscal 2003, total revenues were up 3%. The number of CR Series presses in the installed base increased from eight systems at the end of fiscal 2003 to 13 systems as of March 31, 2004, with three systems sold in the second quarter, indicative of growing acceptance of the Company’s roll-fed products. The Company continues to pursue opportunities to capitalize on its EBI technology through direct sales and OEM channels.

Critical Accounting Policies

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition discusses the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates and assumptions, including those related to inventory, income taxes, revenue recognition and restructuring initiatives. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

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Management believes the following critical accounting policies, among others, affect its more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Inventory

The Company reduces the stated value of its inventory for obsolescence or impairment in an amount equal to the difference between the cost of the inventory and the estimated market value, based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. If actual future demand or market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional reductions in stated value may be required.

Income Taxes

In determining the carrying value of the Company’s net deferred tax assets, the Company must assess the likelihood of sufficient future taxable income in certain tax jurisdictions, based on estimates and assumptions, to realize the benefit of these assets. The Company has fully reserved its net deferred tax assets, totaling $2.7 million and $3.0 million as of March 31, 2004 and September 30, 2003, respectively, recognizing that the Company has incurred losses in four of the last five fiscal years, and there is no assurance that future years will be profitable. If these estimates and assumptions change in the future, the Company may record a reduction in the valuation allowance, resulting in an income tax benefit in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. Management evaluates the realizability of the deferred tax assets and assesses the valuation allowance quarterly.

Revenue Recognition

Systems are tested at the Company’s facility prior to shipment, and revenue related to orders shipped under standard performance conditions is recognized when systems are shipped. Systems shipped subject to non-standard contractual performance conditions, such as financing approval, are recognized as revenue upon completion or attainment of the specified condition. Service revenue is recognized as services are rendered. For spare parts, supplies and consumable items stored at customer sites, revenue is recognized when the customer uses the inventory. Amounts billed to customers under maintenance contracts are recorded as deferred revenue and recognized in income over the term of the maintenance agreement. Revenue on equipment manufactured by others is recorded on a gross basis. Freight revenue is recorded on a gross basis and recognized upon shipment. The related freight costs are recorded as a cost of sales.

Restructuring Initiatives

In April 2002, the Company effected a workforce reduction, eliminating approximately 40 positions in the Canadian subsidiary. In December 2002, the Company announced plans to consolidate its North American manufacturing and engineering operations at its Canadian subsidiary. As of December 31, 2003, the Company’s restructuring initiatives had been completed. See Note F to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth the Company’s Statements of Operations as a percentage of net sales and should be read in connection with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto presented elsewhere in this report.

                                 
    For the Three Months Ended   For the Six Months Ended
    March 31,
  March 31,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Sales:
                               
Maintenance, spares and supplies
    83.8 %     85.3 %     84.5 %     82.1 %
Printing equipment
    16.2       14.7       15.5       17.9  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
NET SALES
    100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0  
 
Costs and Expenses:
                               
Cost of sales
    41.7       44.4       44.4       47.6  
Selling, general and administrative
    45.6       44.7       42.4       42.3  
Research and development
    8.2       8.4       8.5       7.8  
Restructuring costs
    0.0       0.0       0.0       4.0  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    95.5       97.5       95.3       101.7  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
INCOME (LOSS) FROM SYSTEM SALES AND SERVICE
    4.5       2.5       4.7       (1.7 )
 
Net interest expense
    1.4       1.6       1.4       1.5  
Net realized exchange (gain) loss
    (0.3 )     0.2       0.0       0.0  
Net unrealized exchange loss
    0.3       0.8       0.2       0.7  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    3.1       (0.1 )     3.1       (3.9 )
 
Income tax expense
    0.5       0.0       0.5       0.0  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
NET INCOME (LOSS)
    2.6 %     (0.1 )%     2.6 %     (3.9 )%
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

Net Sales. The Company’s net sales consist of revenues from: (i) maintenance contracts, spare parts, supplies and consumable items, and (ii) sales of printing systems and related equipment. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2004 (second quarter of fiscal 2004), net sales were $14.7 million, up 3% from $14.2 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2003 (second quarter of fiscal 2003). For the six months ended March 31, 2004, net sales were $28.9 million, down 3% from $29.7 million for the same period a year ago.

Revenues from maintenance contracts, spare parts, supplies and consumable items were flat for the three and six months ended March 31, 2004 compared with the same periods in fiscal 2003, with revenues of $12.3 million and $12.1 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2003, respectively, and $24.4 million for each of the six-month periods ended March 31, 2004 and 2003. The Company expects revenues from maintenance contracts, spare parts, supplies and consumable items to continue throughout fiscal 2004 at levels slightly higher than in fiscal 2003 as a result of adding several roll-fed units to the installed base.

The Company’s printing systems primarily consist of the Imaggia, the CR Series, the RS Series, the Checktronic and the Foliotronic product lines. The Imaggia is the Company’s cut-sheet simplex digital press. The CR Series and RS Series products are the Company’s roll-fed duplex digital presses. The Checktronic and Foliotronic are the Company’s legacy products. The Checktronic is now sold principally as a system upgrade or refurbished product in Latin America, Asia and Africa. The Foliotronic is still actively marketed to customers with folio production applications.

Revenues from the sale of printing equipment were $2.4 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2004, up 13% from $2.1 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2003. For the first six months of fiscal 2004, revenues from the sale of printing equipment were $4.5 million, down 15% from printing equipment revenues for the same period in fiscal 2003 of $5.3 million.

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The increase in revenues from printing equipment for the second quarter of fiscal 2004, compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2003, was due to significantly higher sales of the roll-fed products. For the six months ended March 31, 2004, compared with the six months ended March 31, 2003, significantly higher sales of roll-fed products were more than offset by significantly lower legacy product and Imaggia sales.