UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark one)
x QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003
OR
o TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission File No. 000-12739
AESP, INC.
| FLORIDA (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
59-2327381 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 1810 N.E. 144th STREET NORTH MIAMI, FLORIDA (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
33181 (Zip Code) |
Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (305) 944-7710
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 past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
On August 12, 2003, the registrant had 6,043,596 outstanding shares of its common stock, par value $.001 per share.
AESP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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| PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||||
| Item 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | |||
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2003 (unaudited) and December 31, 2002 | 3 | |||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited) | 4 | |||
| Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2003 (unaudited) | 5 | |||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited) | 6 | |||
| Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) | 7 | |||
| Item 2. | MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. | 14 | ||
| Item 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK. | 22 | ||
| Item 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. | 22 | ||
| PART II. OTHER INFORMATION | ||||
| Item 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | 23 | ||
| Item 2. | CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS | 23 | ||
| Item 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES | 23 | ||
| Item 4. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS | 23 | ||
| Item 5. | OTHER INFORMATION | 23 | ||
| Item 6. | EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K | 23 |
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
EXCEPT FOR THE HISTORICAL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, THE MATTERS DISCUSSED IN THIS QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q CONTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 21E OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 WHICH ARE INTENDED TO BE COVERED BY THE SAFE HARBORS CREATED THEREBY. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: THE COMPANYS ABILITY TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT WORKING CAPITAL TO MEET ITS CURRENT AND FUTURE REQUIREMENTS, THE COMPANYS ABILITY TO REFINANCE ITS U.S. LINE OF CREDIT, COMPETITION FROM OTHER MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF CONNECTIVITY AND NETWORKING PRODUCTS BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY; THE BALANCE OF THE MIX BETWEEN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER SALES (WHICH HAVE COMPARATIVELY LOWER GROSS PROFIT MARGINS WITH LOWER EXPENSES) AND NETWORKING AND INTERNATIONAL SALES (WHICH HAVE COMPARATIVELY HIGHER GROSS PROFIT MARGINS WITH HIGHER EXPENSES) FROM PERIOD TO PERIOD; THE COMPANYS DEPENDENCE ON THIRD PARTIES FOR MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY OF PRODUCTS AND THE ABSENCE OF SUPPLY AGREEMENTS; ECONOMIC FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE MARKET FOR TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS; THE U.S. AND EUROPEAN ECONOMIES GENERALLY AND COMPANYS ABILITY TO FINANCE AND INTEGRATE FUTURE ACQUISITIONS. THESE AND ADDITIONAL FACTORS ARE DISCUSSED HEREIN AND IN THE COMPANYS FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR 2002 (THE FORM 10-K). THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN AND THEREIN INVOLVE AND ARE SUBJECT TO KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER FACTORS WHICH COULD CAUSE THE COMPANYS ACTUAL RESULTS, PERFORMANCE (FINANCIAL OR OPERATING) OR ACHIEVEMENTS TO DIFFER FROM THE FUTURE RESULTS, PERFORMANCE (FINANCIAL OR OPERATING), ACHIEVEMENTS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHICH SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATE HEREOF. THE COMPANY UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO PUBLICLY RELEASE ANY REVISIONS TO THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS TO REFLECT EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER THE DATE HEREOF OR TO REFLECT THE OCCURRENCE OF UNANTICIPATED EVENTS.
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Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AESP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| June 30, 2003 | December 31, 2002 | ||||||||
| (unaudited) | |||||||||
Current Assets |
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Cash |
$ | 584 | $ | 1,226 | |||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $276
at June 30, 2003 and $242 at December 31, 2002 |
3,900 | 4,347 | |||||||
Inventories |
5,706 | 5,500 | |||||||
Due from employees |
48 | 35 | |||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
435 | 372 | |||||||
Total current assets |
10,673 | 11,480 | |||||||
Property and equipment, net |
535 | 646 | |||||||
Goodwill, net |
643 | 643 | |||||||
Deferred tax assets |
137 | 144 | |||||||
Assets of business transferred under contractual arrangement |
652 | 682 | |||||||
Investment in marketable equity securities |
58 | 129 | |||||||
Other assets |
396 | 122 | |||||||
TOTAL ASSETS |
$ | 13,094 | $ | 13,846 | |||||
Liabilities and Shareholders Equity |
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Current Liabilities |
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Lines of credit |
$ | 2,707 | $ | 2,457 | |||||
Accounts payable |
5,314 | 4,499 | |||||||
Accrued expenses |
682 | 928 | |||||||
Accrued salaries and benefits |
582 | 769 | |||||||
Income taxes payable |
28 | 233 | |||||||
Customer deposits and other |
227 | 820 | |||||||
Current portion of long-term debt |
11 | 34 | |||||||
Total current liabilities |
9,551 | 9,740 | |||||||
Long term debt, less current portion |
4 | 11 | |||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES |
9,555 | 9,751 | |||||||
Shareholders Equity |
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Preferred stock, $.001 par value; 1,000 shares authorized; none issued |
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Common stock, $.001 par value; 20,000 shares authorized; issued 6,044 |
6 | 6 | |||||||
shares at June 30, 2003 and 5,984 at December 31, 2002
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Paid-in capital |
13,466 | 13,466 | |||||||
(Deficit) |
(9,555 | ) | (8,975 | ) | |||||
Deferred compensation |
(29 | ) | (93 | ) | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(349 | ) | (309 | ) | |||||
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
3,539 | 4,095 | |||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
$ | 13,094 | $ | 13,846 | |||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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AESP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||||||||
Net sales |
$ | 7,401 | $ | 6,795 | $ | 15,504 | $ | 14,281 | |||||||||
Operating expenses |
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Cost of sales |
5,251 | 4,867 | 10,643 | 9,904 | |||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
2,825 | 2,657 | 5,554 | 5,036 | |||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
8,076 | 7,524 | 16,197 | 14,940 | |||||||||||||
Income (loss) from operations |
(675 | ) | (729 | ) | (693 | ) | (659 | ) | |||||||||
Other income (expense): |
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Interest, net |
(50 | ) | (42 | ) | (88 | ) | (88 | ) | |||||||||
Other |
95 | 91 | 134 | 110 | |||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes |
(630 | ) | (680 | ) | (647 | ) | (637 | ) | |||||||||
Provision for income taxes |
(131 | ) | 32 | (79 | ) | 70 | |||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
(499 | ) | (712 | ) | (568 | ) | (707 | ) | |||||||||
Preferred stock dividends |
| | 12 | | |||||||||||||
Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders |
$ | (499 | ) | $ | (712 | ) | $ | (580 | ) | $ | (707 | ) | |||||
Net loss per common share |
$ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.16 | ) | |||||
Net loss per common share assuming dilution |
$ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.16 | ) | |||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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AESP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
| Preferred Stock | Common Stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Addit. | Other | Compre. | Share- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Par | Shares | Par | Paid-In | Defer. | Comprehensive | Income | holders' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstand. | Value | Outstand. | Value | Capital | (Deficit) | Comp. | Income (Loss) | (Loss) | Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2002 |
| $ | | 5,984 | $ | 6 | $ | 13,466 | $ | (8,975 | ) | $ | (93 | ) | $ | (309 | ) | $ | 4,095 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock, net |
60 | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of common stock |
230 | | (230 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of preferred stock |
(230 | ) | | 230 | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
(568 | ) | (568 | ) | (568 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred
compensation |
64 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred dividends |
(12 | ) | (12 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income
(loss): |
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Unrealized (loss) on
investment in marketable
equity securities,
net of tax |
(20 | ) | (20 | ) | (20 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency
translation adjustment,
net of tax |
(20 | ) | (20 | ) | (20 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (608 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2003 |
| $ | | 6,044 | $ | 6 | $ | 13,466 | $ | (9,555 | ) | $ | (29 | ) | $ | (349 | ) | $ | 3,539 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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AESP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| Six months ended June 30, | |||||||||||
| 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||||
Operating Activities: |
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Net (loss) |
$ | (568 | ) | $ | (707 | ) | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Provision, net for losses on accounts receivable |
4 | 14 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
130 | 141 | |||||||||
Provision for inventory obsolescence |
| 36 | |||||||||
Amortization of deferred compensation |
64 | | |||||||||
Deferred income taxes |
10 | | |||||||||
(Increase) decrease in: |
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Accounts receivable |
647 | (298 | ) | ||||||||
Inventories |
(16 | ) | 702 | ||||||||
Income tax receivable |
| 83 | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
7 | 36 | |||||||||
Other assets |
(263 | ) | 40 | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) in: |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
(40 | ) | (977 | ) | |||||||
Income taxes payable |
(213 | ) | 33 | ||||||||
Customer deposits and other |
(594 | ) | 88 | ||||||||
Net cash (used in) operating activities |
(832 | ) | (809 | ) | |||||||
Investing Activities: |
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Additions, net to property and equipment |
(4 | ) | (131 | ) | |||||||