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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q


 
 
 [ X ]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005
 
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: 0-22427

HESKA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
77-0192527
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
   
1613 Prospect Parkway
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (970) 493-7272

         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  ]

         The number of shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, $.001 par value, outstanding at May 13, 2005 was 49,454,101


HESKA CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Page
  PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
Item 1.  
Financial Statements:
     
   
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) as of
      December 31, 2004 and March 31, 2005
  2  
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the
     three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2005
  3  
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the
     three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2005
  4  
   
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
  5  

Item 2.
 
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
      Results of Operations
  11  

Item 3.
 
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
  321  

Item 4.
 
Controls and Procedures
  33  
 
PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION
 

Item 1.
 
Legal Proceedings
  34  

Item 2.
 
Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds
  34  

Item 3.
 
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
  34  

Item 4.
 
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  34  

Item 5.
 
Other Information
  34  

Item 6.
 
Exhibits
  34  

Signatures
      35  

           i-STAT is a registered trademark of i-STAT Corporation. SPOTCHEM is a trademark of Arkray, Inc. TRI-HEART is a registered trademark of Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation in the United States. HESKA, ALLERCEPT, AVERT, E.R.D.-HEALTHSCREEN, E-SCREEN, IMMUCHECK, PERIOCEUTIC, SOLO STEP, VET/E-SIG AND VET/OX are registered trademarks and CBC-DIFF, ERD, FELINE ULTRANASAL, G2 DIGITAL, THYROMED and VET/IV are trademarks of Heska Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. This 10-Q also refers to trademarks and trade names of other organizations.


HESKA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

ASSETS
December 31,
2004
March 31,
2005
 

Current assets:                
      Cash and cash equivalents     $ 4,982   $ 4,690  
      Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
          $95 and $106, respectively
      10,634     9,846  
      Inventories, net       11,726     11,524  
      Other current assets       1,100     917  


         Total current assets       28,442     26,977  
Property and equipment, net       7,925     8,117  
Intangible assets, net       1,499     1,519  
Goodwill       643     643  
Other assets       215     216  


         Total assets     $ 38,724   $ 37,472  


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:              
      Accounts payable     $ 6,697   $ 7,384  
      Accrued liabilities       3,187     3,222  
      Current portion of deferred revenue       2,708     2,309  
      Line of credit       10,375     10,582  
      Current portion of long-term debt       302     1,656  


         Total current liabilities       23,269     25,153  
Long-term debt, net of current portion       1,466     25  
Deferred revenue, net of current portion, and other       11,410     10,975  


         Total liabilities       36,145     36,153  


Commitments and contingencies    

Stockholders’equity:
   
     Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
         or outstanding
      --     --  
     Common stock, $.001 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized; 49,338,636 and
         49,441,971 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
      49     49  
      Additional paid-in capital       212,533     212,623  
      Deferred compensation       (67 )   (46 )
      Accumulated other comprehensive income       170     107  
      Accumulated deficit       (210,106 )   (211,414 )


         Total stockholders’equity       2,579     1,319  


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity     $ 38,724   $ 37,472  


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


HESKA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
March 31,

      2004 2005
   
Revenue, net:                            
      Product revenue, net:                    
           Core companion animal health     $ 14,114   $ 12,856  
           Other vaccines, pharmaceuticals and products               2,305     3,980  


                 Total product revenue, net               16,419     16,836  
      Research, development and other               322     318  


                      Total revenue               16,741     17,154  



Cost of revenue:
                   
     Cost of products sold               10,461     11,057  
     Cost of research, development and other               135     179  


                      Total cost of revenue               10,596     11,236  


Gross profit                   6,145     5,918  



Operating expenses:
                           
      Selling and marketing               4,448     3,799  
      Research and development               1,713     1,227  
      General and administrative               2,041     1,995  


                      Total operating expenses               8,202     7,021  


Loss from operations           (2,057 )   (1,103 )
Interest and other (income) expense, net         (63 ) 205


Net loss     $ (1,994 ) $ (1,308 )



Basic and diluted net loss per share
    $ (0.04 ) $ (0.03 )



Shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share
              48,905     49,375  


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


HESKA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)
(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2004 2005
 

CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                
      Net loss     $ (1,994 ) $ (1,308 )

      Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
           Depreciation and amortization       375     471  
           Amortization of intangible assets       32     40  
           Stock based compensation       25     21  
           Provision for (recovery of) bad debt       (5 )   12
           Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
                Accounts receivable       557     790  
                Inventories       (116 )   216
                Other current assets       (189 )   183
                Other long-term assets       12   --
                Accounts payable       (370 )   696  
                Accrued liabilities       290   35
                Deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities       (311 )   (834 )
                Other       (1 )   2


                     Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities       (1,695 )   324


CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:    
       Proceeds from licensing of technology and product rights       400     --  
       Purchase of property and equipment       (442 )   (666 )
       Capitalized patent costs       (135 )   (60 )


                     Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities       (177 )   (726 )


CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:    
       Proceeds from issuance of common stock       129     90  
       Proceeds from line of credit borrowings, net       2,205   207  
       Repayments of debt and capital lease obligations       (134 )   (87 )


                     Net cash provided by financing activities       2,200   210  


EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH       (47 )   (100 )


INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS       281     (292 )
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD       4,877     4,982  


CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD     $ 5,158   $ 4,690  


SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:                
       Cash paid for interest     $ 125   $ 212  


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


HESKA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2005
(UNAUDITED)

1.        ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

          Heska Corporation (“Heska” or the “Company”) discovers, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, distributes and supports veterinary products. Heska’s core focus is on the canine and feline companion animal health markets. The Company has devoted substantial resources to the research and development of innovative products in these areas, where it strives to provide high value products for unmet needs in veterinary medicine.

          Heska is comprised of two reportable segments, Core Companion Animal Health and Other Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals and Products. The Core Companion Animal Health segment includes diagnostic and monitoring instruments and supplies as well as single use diagnostic and other tests, vaccines and pharmaceuticals, primarily for canine and feline use. These products are sold directly by the Company as well as through independent third party distributors and other distribution relationships. The Other Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals and Products segment (“OVP”), previously reported as the Diamond Animal Health segment, includes private label vaccine and pharmaceutical production, primarily for cattle but also for other animals including small mammals, horses and fish. All OVP products are currently sold by third parties under third party labels.

          The Company has incurred annual net losses since its inception and anticipates that it will continue to incur net losses in the near term as it introduces new products, expands its sales and marketing capabilities and continues its research and development activities. Cumulative net losses from inception of the Company in 1988 through March 31, 2005, have totaled $211.4 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Company incurred a loss of approximately $1.3 million and operations provided cash of approximately $324,000.

          The Company’s primary short-term needs for capital are based on its continuing research and development efforts, its sales, marketing and administrative activities, working capital associated with increased product sales and capital expenditures relating to maintaining and developing its manufacturing operations. The Company’s ability to achieve sustained profitable operations will depend primarily upon its ability to successfully market its products, commercialize products that are currently under development and develop new products. Many of the Company’s products are subject to long development and regulatory approval cycles and there can be no guarantee that the Company will successfully develop, manufacture or market these products. There also can be no guarantee that the Company will attain quarterly, annual, or sustained profitability in the future.

           The Company has a credit facility agreement with Wells Fargo Business Credit, Inc. (“Wells Fargo”) which expires on May 31, 2006. Under this agreement, the Company is required to comply with various financial and non-financial covenants in order to borrow. On May 10, 2005 the Company signed an amended agreement under which Wells Fargo waived certain historical events of non-compliance, including with a covenant on March 31, 2005. If the Company fails to comply with the covenants, Wells Fargo may, at its discretion, make all amounts due to them, immediately due and payable. The Company’s latest projections indicate that it is not probable that it will remain in compliance with all of its debt covenants through the next 12 months. The Company has begun discussions with Wells Fargo, discussed below, including regarding modification of the covenants under this agreement. There can be no guarantee that Wells Fargo will, as it has historically, modify the Company’s covenants. As a result, all debt obligations, including those to Wells Fargo and others that are cross- collateralized with Wells Fargo, totaling approximately $1.7 million have been reflected as current portion on long-term debt in the March 31, 2005 balance sheet. The Company has begun discussions with Wells Fargo and other lenders regarding an amended or new credit facility agreement which would involve increased borrowings against certain of the Company’s assets.


2.       SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

          The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and pursuant to the instructions to Form 10-Q and rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2004 and March 31, 2005, and the condensed consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2005 are unaudited, but include, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Although the Company believes that the disclosures in these financial statements are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in complete financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.

          Results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for any future interim period or for the entire year. The accompanying financial statements and related disclosures have bee