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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2011
OR
     
o   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 0-13394
 
VIDEO DISPLAY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Georgia   58-1217564
(State of Incorporation)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
1868 Tucker Industrial Road, Tucker Georgia   30084
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770) 938-2080
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
     
Title of each class   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value   NASDAQ/NMS
     Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
YES o NO þ
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
YES o NO þ
     Indicate by check mark if 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 þ NO o
     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ
     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company þ
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
YES o NO þ
     As of August 31, 2010, the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates based upon the closing sales price for the Registrant’s common stock as reported in the NASDAQ National Market System was $9,910,248.
     The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock as of May 1, 2011 was 7,608,947.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
     Portions of the definitive proxy statement to be delivered to stockholders in conneection with our 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K. In addition, certain exhibits previously filed with the registrant’s prior Forms 10-K, Forms 8-K, Form S-18 and Schedule 14A are incorporated by reference in Part IV of this Form 10-K.
 
 

 


 

VIDEO DISPLAY CORPORATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
           
ITEM   PAGE  
NUMBER   NUMBER  
PART I
  Business      2  
Risk Factors      7  
Unresolved Staff Comments   10  
Properties   10  
Legal Proceedings   11  
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders   11  
PART II
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities   12  
Selected Financial Data   13  
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   13  
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk   21  
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data   22  
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure   46  
Controls and Procedures   46  
Other Information   48  
PART III
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance   49  
Executive Compensation   49  
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters   49  
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence   49  
Principal Accounting Fees and Services   49  
PART IV
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules   50  
      51  
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 EX-10.E
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PART I
Item 1. Business.
General
          Video Display Corporation (the “Company” or “We”) is a world-class provider and manufacturer of video products, components, and systems for data display and presentation of electronic information media in various requirements and environments. The Company designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, distributes and installs technologically advanced display products and systems, from basic components to turnkey systems for government, military, aerospace, medical and commercial organizations. The Company markets its products worldwide primarily from facilities located in the United States and several sales and service agents located worldwide. Please read the comments under the caption “Forward looking statements and risk factors” in Item 1A Risk Factors of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
          On March 1, 2011, the Company sold its subsidiary Fox International Ltd. to FI Acquisitions LLC. We accounted for this business as discontinued operations, and accordingly, we have reclassified the consolidated financial results for all periods presented to reflect them as such. Unless otherwise noted, discussions in this Form 10-K pertain to our continuing operations.
Description of Principal Business
          The Company generates revenues from the manufacturing and distribution of displays and display components. The Company is organized into four divisions: Monitors, Display CRTs, Entertainment CRTs, and Component Parts.
          Consolidated Net Sales by division for fiscal 2011 are comprised of the following:
Monitors (88%)
Data Display CRTs (11%)
Entertainment CRTs (0.6%)
Component Parts (0.4%)
          A more detailed discussion of sales by category of product is included under the section entitled “Principal Products by Division.”
          The Company’s manufacturing and distribution facilities are located in Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, Kentucky, in addition to several sales and service agents located worldwide.
          The Company continues to explore opportunities to expand its product offerings in the display industry. The Company anticipates that this expansion will be achieved by adding new products or by acquiring existing companies that would enhance the Company’s position in the display industry. Management continually evaluates product trends externally in the industry and internally in the divisions in which the Company operates. Overall trends are discussed herein under “Flat Panel and Other Technology.” During the last three years, the Company expended significant research and development funds (approximately $0.7 million in fiscal 2011) in high-resolution projection displays, active matrix liquid crystal display (“AMLCD”) technologies, and infrared imaging (“IR”) for commercial and military applications.
Segment Information
          In prior years, we had two reportable segments: Displays and Wholesale. These segments were identified and aggregated based on the types of products and markets they served. On March 1, 2011, Fox International Ltd. was sold, which represented our entire wholesale segment. The remaining operations are deemed to meet the criteria for aggregation under the applicable authoritative guidance and, as such, these operations are reported as one segment within the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Principal Products by Division
Monitors
          The Company’s monitor operations are conducted in Phelps, New York (Z-Axis); Birdsboro, Pennsylvania (Aydin); Cape Canaveral, Florida (Display Systems); and Lexington, Kentucky (Lexel).
          This portion of the Company’s operations, which contributed approximately 88% of fiscal 2011 consolidated net sales, involves the design, engineering, and manufacture of complete monochrome, color monitor, and projector display units using new CRTs or flat panel displays. The Company will customize these units for specific applications, including ruggedization for military uses or size reduction due to space limitations in industrial and medical applications. Because of the Company’s flexible and cost efficient manufacturing, it is able to handle low volume orders that generate higher margins.
          This portion of the Company’s operations targets niche markets where competition from major multinational electronics companies tends to be lower. The prime customers for these products include defense, security, training, and simulation areas of the United States of America and foreign militaries as well as the major defense contractors such as the Boeing Company, L-3 Communications Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and others. These defense contractors utilize the Company’s products for ruggedized mission critical applications such as shipboard and nuclear submarines. Flight simulator displays are also produced to provide a full range of flight training simulations for military applications. The primary components for the ruggedized product line consist of projection systems, CRT and flat panel displays, circuit boards and machine parts.
          Although most monitors are customized to meet a customer’s specifications, all monitors sold include the following general components: CRT or flat panel displays, circuit boards, and machine parts. Most of the Company’s monitors are then ruggedized, which allows them to withstand adverse conditions, such as extreme temperature, depth, altitude, and vibration.
          The Company anticipates that AMLCD and Plasma Display products, due to their lower space and power requirements, will eventually become the display of choice in many display applications. The significance of this continuing trend has had an effect on the Company. In anticipation of long-term trends toward flat panel display usage, the Company has focused its efforts, as well as its acquisition strategy, toward flat panel technologies for niche market applications in the medical, simulation, training and military markets. Other types of technology, including high-definition television (“HDTV”), have not had a significant impact on the Company’s business. HDTV utilizes both CRT and flat panel technology and, therefore, has potential positive effects on the Company due to anticipated higher margin CRT replacements. There will be long-term negative effects on the Company’s CRT business as the HDTV market moves toward greater flat panel utilization, but the impact is not anticipated to be significant as the consumer television replacement market currently accounts for less than 1% of overall Company revenues. The Company will continue to monitor these trends and adjust its CRT inventory levels and operating facilities to reflect changes in demand.
Data Display CRTs and Entertainment CRTs
          Since its organization in 1975, the Company has been engaged in the distribution and manufacture of CRTs using new and recycled CRT glass bulbs, primarily in the replacement market, for use in data display screens, including computer terminal monitors, medical monitoring equipment and various other data display applications and in television sets.
          The Company’s CRT manufacturing operations of new and recycled CRTs are conducted at facilities located in White Mills, Pennsylvania (Chroma); Bossier City, Louisiana (Novatron); Lexington, Kentucky (Lexel); and Loves Park, Illinois (Clinton). The Company’s Tucker, Georgia location is the Company’s primary distribution point for data display CRTs purchased from outside sources.
          The Company maintains the capability of manufacturing a full range of monochrome CRTs as well as remanufacturing color CRTs from recycled glass. In addition, our Aydin and Lexel operations manufacture a wide range of radar, infrared, camera and direct-view storage tubes for military and security applications. All CRTs manufactured by the Company are tested for quality in accordance with standards approved by United Laboratories.

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          The Company also distributes new CRTs and other electronic tubes purchased from original manufacturers. The Company forecasts its inventory requirements for six months to one year. Occasionally, manufacturers offer large quantities of overstocked original manufactured tubes at significant price reductions. The Company acquires these tubes when the existing replacement market appears to demonstrate adequate future demand and the purchase price allows a reasonable profit for the risk. Due to the extended timeframe for the replacement market to develop (five to seven years), these purchased inventories sometimes do not sell as quickly as other inventories. Bulk CRT purchases have declined over the past few years as the Company is managing current inventory levels against the anticipated reduction in future CRT demand due to the growth of flat panel technology.
          The Company maintains an internal sales organization to sell directly to OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) and their service organizations and markets its products through approximately 75 independent wholesale electronics distributors located throughout the U.S.
          In addition to factors affecting the overall market for such products, the Company’s sales volume in the CRT replacement markets is dependent upon the Company’s ability to provide prompt response to customers’ orders, while maintaining quality control and competitive pricing. The Company’s CRT manufacturing activities are scheduled primarily based upon current and projected future customer needs.
Component Parts
          The Company, through its Tucker, Georgia based electron gun manufacturing subsidiary, Southwest Vacuum Devices, Inc., manufactures electron gun assemblies comprised of small metal, glass and ceramic parts. The assembly process is highly labor intensive. While the particular electron guns being sold are of the Company’s own design, most are replacements for electron guns previously designed for original equipment CRTs used in television sets and computer monitors. Raw materials consist of glass and metal stamped parts.
          Although Southwest Vacuum markets its products to independent customers, the majority of electron guns produced by the Company are consumed internally among the Company’s own CRT manufacturing facilities. Sales to these related divisions, which have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements, amounted to approximately $223,000 and $234,000 for fiscal 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Patents and Trademarks
          The Company is currently in the process of applying for patents on newly developed products and technology and holds patents with respect to certain products and services. The Company also sells products under various trademarks and trade names. Additionally, the Company licenses certain electronic technology to other manufacturing companies, which generated royalty revenues of approximately $224,000 and $258,000 in fiscal 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company believes that its patents and trademarks are of value and intends to protect its rights when, in its view, these rights are infringed upon. The Company’s key patents expire in 2014. The Company believes that success in its industry primarily will be dependent upon incorporating emerging technology into new product line introductions, frequent product enhancements, and customer support and service.
Seasonal Variations in Business
          Historically, there has not been seasonal variability in the Company’s business.
Working Capital Practices
          On December 23, 2010, the Company and its subsidiaries executed a new Credit Agreement with RBC Bank and Community & Southern Bank (Collectively, the “Banks”) to provide new financing to the Company to replace the existing credit agreement with RBC Bank that terminated in conjunction with this Agreement. The new Agreement provided for a line of credit of up to $17.5 million and two term loans of $3.5 million and $3.0 million. The outstanding balance at February 28, 2011 of the line of credit was $13.3 million and the balances of the term loans were $3.4 million and $3.0 million, respectively. A copy of the new Credit Agreement was filed in an 8-K document with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 30, 2010. These loans are secured by all assets and personal property of the Company and a limited guarantee of the Chief Executive Officer of $3.0 million The $3.0 million term loan is secured by real estate property of the Company including a building owned by the Company’s Fox International subsidiary. The Fox International subsidiary was sold to FI Acquisitions on March 1, 2011(see Note 19- Subsequent

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Events), a company owned by the Chief Executive Officer and the building will continue to be in the collateral pool until such time as the note is sufficiently paid down or it is replaced by other collateral.
          The agreement contains three covenants: a fixed charge coverage ratio, ratio of senior funded debt to EBITDA, and total liabilities to tangible net worth. The agreement also includes restrictions on the incurrence of additional debt or liens, investments (including Company stock), divestitures and certain other changes in the business. The Agreement expires on December 1, 2013. The interest rate on these loans is a floating LIBOR rate based on a fixed charge coverage ratio, minimum 4.0%, as defined in the loan documents.
          As of February 28, 2011, the Company was not in compliance with the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio or the senior funded debt to EBITDA ratio as defined by the RBC and Community & Southern Bank credit line agreements. The Company subsequently received a waiver of these covenant violations from RBC Bank and Community & Southern Bank through the July 15, 2011 reporting of the next measurement of these covenants as of the Company’s first quarter end. Additionally, RBC Bank and Community & Southern Bank have amended the Credit Agreement to reduce the revolver commitment to $15.0 million, restate the covenants to pertain to only continuing operations of the Company and to adjust the targets for the senior debt to cash flow covenant for the Company’s quarters ending May 31, 2011 and August 31, 2011. This covenant was deemed to be the most restrictive by the Company and the Banks. Management believes based on their projections, the Company will be able to meet the new covenants and be in compliance under the new loan agreements.
Concentration of Customers
          The Company sells to a variety of domestic and international customers on an open-unsecured account basis. These customers principally operate in the medical, military, industrial and avionics industries. The Company had direct and indirect net sales to the U.S. government, primarily the Department of Defense for training and simulation programs that comprised approximately 46% and 37% of consolidated net sales for fiscal 2011 and 2010, respectively. Sales to foreign customers were 17% and 16% of consolidated net sales for fiscal 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company attempts to minimize credit risk by reviewing customers’ credit history before extending credit, and by monitoring customers’ credit exposure on a daily basis. The Company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts receivable based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends and other information.
Backlog
          The Company’s backlog is comprised of undelivered, firm customer orders, which are scheduled to ship within eighteen months. The Company’s backlog was approximately $30.9 million at February 28, 2011 and $31.9 million at February 28, 2010. It is anticipated that more than 87% of the February 28, 2011 backlog will ship during fiscal 2012.
Government Contracts
          The Company, primarily through its Aydin, Lexel, and Display Systems subsidiaries, had contracts with the U.S. government (principally the Department of Defense and Department of Defense subcontractors) which generated net sales of approximately $27.2 million and $18.6 million for fiscal 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company’s costs and earnings in excess of billings on these contracts were approximately $2.2 million at February 28, 2011 and $4.1 million at February 28, 2010. The Company had billings in excess of costs and earnings on these contracts of $1.0 million at February 28, 2011 and $0.9 million at February 28, 2010. These contracts are typically less than twelve months in duration and specify a delivery schedule for units ordered. Most of these government contracts specify a designated number of units to be delivered at a specified price, rather than on a cost plus basis. These contracts are subject to government audit to ensure conformity with design specifications.
Environmental Matters
          The Company’s operations are subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations relating to the generation, storage, handling, emission, transportation, and discharge of materials into the environment. The costs of complying with environmental protection laws and regulations have not had a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations in the past and are not expected to have a material adverse impact in the foreseeable future.

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Research and Development
          The objectives of the Company’s research and development activities are to increase efficiency and quality in its manufacturing and assembly operations and to enhance its existing product line by developing alternative product applications to existing display systems and electron optic technology. The Company continues its research and development in advanced IR for commercial and military applications. The Company has funded additional IR research in partnership with the University of Rhode Island. The Company believes that potential future markets for IR include military and security surveillance, target acquisition, fire fighting, and industrial and medical thermography. The Company includes research and development expenditures in the consolidated financial statements as a part of general and administrative costs. Research and development costs were approximately $0.7 million and $1.0 million in fiscal 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Employees
          As of February 28, 2011, the Company employed 310 persons on a full time basis. Of these, 99 were employed in executive, administrative, and clerical positions, 17 were employed in sales and distribution, and 194 were employed in manufacturing operations. The Company believes its employee relations to be satisfactory.
Competition
          The Company believes that it has a competitive advantage in the display industry due to its ability to engineer custom display solutions for a variety of industrial and military applications, its ability to provide internally produced component parts, and its manufacturing flexibility. As a result, the Company can offer more customization in the design and engineering of new products. With the operations of Aydin Displays, Lexel Imaging and Display Systems, the Company believes it has become one of the leading suppliers within the specialty display markets.
          The Company utilizes flat panel displays in many of its monitor units. These flat panels are purchased from OEMs. The consolidated net sales generated in fiscal 2011 from products utilizing flat panel technology were $16.4 million as compared to $11.1 million in fiscal 2010. Since a significant portion of the Company’s revenues is generated from the replacement market, the Company has the opportunity to see trends in OEM sales, and while the growth in flat panel products is outpacing growth in CRT products, the CRT market remains a quite viable market for its products. As trends continue to become more defined, and replacement of these products occurs in five to seven years, the Company foresees a bigger impact and utilization of flat panel products in its business. There is competition in the area of flat panel technology and the Company will strive to rely on its ability to adapt and incorporate designs into its future products so that it may compete in a profitable manner. Currently, the flat panel market is made up of many competitors of various sizes, none holding a dominant position in the flat panel marketplace.
          Compared to domestic manufacturing prices on new CRTs, the Company’s prices are competitive due to lower manufacturing costs associated with recycling the glass portion of previously used tubes, which the Company obtains at a fraction of the cost of new glass. The Company has to date been able to maintain competitive pricing with respect to imported CRTs because, generally, the CRT replacement market is characterized by customers requiring a variety of types of CRTs in quantities not large enough to absorb the additional transportation costs incurred by foreign CRT manufacturers.
          The Company believes it has a competitive advantage and is the sole source in providing many of its CRTs to the customer base of its Data Displays and Lexel subsidiaries as these operations have been providing reliable products and services to these customers for more than 30 years. Lexel manufactures a broad range of CRT and direct view storage tube (“DVST”) solutions used in military, industrial, and commercial applications, including Avionics, Projection, Medical and general-purpose displays. Data Displays offers a wide range of high performance imaging devices and high resolution displays for medical, business applications, military, and fight simulation.
          The Company is a wholesale distributor of original equipment CRTs purchased from other manufacturers and produces its own CRTs at its Clinton manufacturing facility. The Company believes it is the only company that offers complete service in replacement markets with its manufacturing and recycling capabilities. The Company’s ability to compete effectively in this market is dependent upon its continued ability to respond promptly to customer orders and to offer competitive pricing.

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Discontinued Operations
          On March 1, 2011, the Company sold its Fox International Ltd. subsidiary to FI Acquisitions, a company owned by Video Display’s Chief Executive Officer. We accounted for this business as discontinued operations, and, accordingly, we have reclassified the consolidated financial results for all periods presented to reflect them as such. (See Note 18 — Discontinued Operations)
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Forward looking statements and risk factors
          All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this report, including, without limitation, those statements contained in Item 1, are statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The words “expect”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “predict”, “believe” and similar expressions and variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements appear in a number of places in this report and include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company, its directors or its officers with respect to, among other things: (i) trends affecting the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations; (ii) the Company’s financing plans; (iii) the Company’s business and growth strategies, including potential acquisitions; and (iv) other plans and objectives for future operations. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially from those predicted in the forward-looking statements or which may be anticipated from historical results or trends.
          Our Company operates in technology-based markets that involve a number of risks, some of which are beyond our control. The following discussion highlights some risks and uncertainties that investors should consider, in conjunction with all other information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Company may impair the Company’s business and operations. If any of the following risks actually occur, the Company’s business, consolidated financial condition, cash flows, or results of operations could be materially affected.
Our industry is highly competitive and competitive conditions may adversely affect our business.
          Our success depends on our ability to compete in markets that are highly competitive, with rapid technological advances and products that require constant improvement in both price and performance. In most of our markets, we are experiencing increased competition, and we expect this trend to continue. This environment may result in changes in relationships with customers or vendors, the ability to develop new relationships, or the business failure of customers or vendors, which may negatively affect our business. If our competitors are more successful than we are in developing new technology and products, our business may be adversely affected.
          Competitive pressures may increase or change through industry consolidation, entry of new competitors, marketing changes or otherwise. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to continue to compete effectively with existing or potential competitors.
Competitors or third parties may infringe on our intellectual property.
          The Company holds patents with respect to certain products and services. The Company also sells products under various trademarks and trade names. Should competitors or third parties infringe on these rights, costly legal processes may be required to defend our intellectual property rights, which could adversely affect our business.
Migration to flat panel and other technology may negatively affect our CRT business.
          The Company acquires CRT inventory when the replacement market appears to demonstrate adequate future demand and the purchase price allows a reasonable profit for the risk. Due to the extended time frame for the replacement market to develop (five to seven years), these purchased inventories may not sell as quickly as other inventories. If the Company is unable to manage CRT inventory levels in coordination with reduced future CRT demand due to the growth of flat panel technology, the marketability of inventory on hand may be affected and the Company may incur significant costs in the disposal of excess inventory.

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          The Company anticipates that flat panel and other technology products, due to their lower space and power requirements, will eventually become the display of choice in many display applications. In anticipation of long-term trends toward flat panel display usage, the Company has focused its efforts and its acquisition strategy toward flat panel technologies. If the Company is unable to replace any future declines in CRT sales with products based on other technologies, our business may be adversely affected.
Future acquisitions may not provide benefits to the Company.
          The Company’s growth strategy includes expansion through acquisitions. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to complete further acquisitions or that past or future acquisitions will not have an adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated operations.
Changes in government priorities may affect military spending, and our consolidated financial condition and results of operations could suffer if their purchases decline.
          We currently derive a significant portion of our net sales (46% in fiscal 2011) from direct and indirect sales to the U.S. government. If we are unable to replace expiring contracts, which are typically less than twelve months in duration, with contracts for new business, our sales could decline, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. We expect that direct and indirect sales to the U.S. government will continue to account for a substantial portion of our sales in the foreseeable future. We have no assurance that these government-related sales will continue to reach or exceed historical levels in future periods.
If we are unable to retain certain key personnel and hire new, highly-skilled personnel, we may not be able to execute our business plan.
          Our future success depends on the skills, experience, and efforts of our senior managers. The loss of services of any of these individuals, or our inability to attract and retain qualified individuals for key management positions, could negatively affect our business.
Our business operations could be disrupted if our information technology systems fail to perform adequately.
          We depend upon our information technology systems in the conduct of our operations and financial reporting. If our major information systems fail to perform as anticipated, we could experience difficulties in maintaining normal business operations. Such systems related problems could adversely affect product development, sales, and profitability.
Changes to accounting rules or regulations may adversely affect our results of operations.
          New accounting rules or regulations and varying interpretations of existing accounting rules or regulations have occurred and may occur in the future. Future changes to accounting rules or regulations or the questioning of current accounting practices, may adversely affect our consolidated financial condition, or results of operations.
The Company’s stock price may be negatively affected by a variety of factors.
          In addition to any impact the Company’s operating performance, potential future Company sales of common stock, the Company’s dividend policies or possible anti-takeover measures available to the Company may have, changes in securities markets caused by general foreign or domestic economic, consumer or business trends, the impact of interest rate policies by the federal reserve board, and other factors outside the Company’s control may negatively affect our stock price.
Changes to estimates related to long-term assets, or operating results that are lower than our current estimates, may cause us to incur impairment charges.
          We make certain estimates and projections in connection with impairment analyses for goodwill and other long-term assets in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 350, “Intangible Assets”, and FASB ASC Topic 360 “Property, Plant, and Equipment.” These calculations require us to make a number of estimates and projections of long-term future results. If these estimates or projections change or prove incorrect, we may be required to record

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impairment charges. If these impairment charges were significant, our consolidated financial position or results of operations would be adversely affected.
International factors could negatively affect our business.
          A significant portion of our consolidated net sales (17% in fiscal 2011) is made to foreign customers. We also receive a significant amount of our raw materials from foreign venders. We are subject to the risks inherent in conducting our business across national boundaries, many of which are outside of our control. These risks include the following:
    Economic downturns;
 
    Currency exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations;
 
    Changes in governmental policy, including, among others, those relating to taxation;
 
    International military, political, diplomatic and terrorist incidents;
 
    Government instability;
 
    Nationalization of foreign assets;
 
    Natural disasters, such as the recent Japan earthquake, could disturb our supply chains; and
 
    Tariffs and governmental trade policies.
          We cannot ensure that one or more of these factors will not negatively affect our international customers and, as a result, our business and consolidated financial performance.
Our level of indebtedness could adversely affect the future operation of our business.
          Our level of indebtedness could have important consequences, including:
    making it more difficult for us to make payments on the debt, as our business may not be able to generate sufficient cash flows from operating activities to meet our debt service obligations;
 
    increasing our vulnerability to general economic and industry conditions;
 
    requiring a substantial portion of cash flow from operating activities to be dedicated to the payment of our outstanding lines of credit and long-term debt, and as a result reducing our ability to use our cash flow to fund our operations and capital expenditures, capitalize on future business opportunities and expand our business and execute our strategy;
 
    exposing us to the risk of increased interest rates since much of our borrowings are at variable rates of interest;
 
    causing us to make non-strategic divestitures;
 
    limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, debt service requirements and other general corporate purposes; and
 
    limiting our ability to adjust to changing market conditions and to react to competitive pressure and placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors who may have lower debt leverage.
Our debt agreements contain covenants that limit our flexibility in operating our business.
          The agreements governing our indebtedness contain various covenants that limit our ability to engage in specified types of transactions, and which may adversely affect our ability to operate our business. Among other things, these covenants limit our ability to:

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    incur additional indebtedness;
 
    make certain investments, loans or advances;
 
    transfer and sell certain assets;
 
    create or permit liens on assets;
 
    consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets;
 
    engage in any business activity substantially different from our current businesses;
 
    pay dividends;
 
    purchase treasury shares; and
 
    cause, permit, or suffer a change in capital ownership.
          A breach of any of these covenants could result in default under our debt agreements, which could prompt the lender to declare all amounts outstanding under the debt agreements to be immediately due and payable and terminate all commitments to extend further credit. If we were unable to repay those amounts, the lender could proceed against the collateral granted to secure that indebtedness. If the lender under the debt agreements accelerates the repayment of borrowings, we cannot assure you that we will have sufficient assets and funds to repay the borrowings under our debt agreements. See related comments under the caption “Management’s Discussion of Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Part II, Item 7 in this Annual Report of Form 10-K.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
          None.
Item 2. Properties.
          The Company leases its corporate headquarters at 1868 Tucker Industrial Road in Tucker, Georgia (within the Atlanta metropolitan area). Its headquarters occupy approximately 10,000 square feet of the total 59,000 square feet at this location. The remainder is utilized as warehouse and assembly facilities. This location, as well as one other, is leased from a related party at current market rates. See Part III, Item 13 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Management believes the facilities to be adequate for its needs. The following table details manufacturing, warehouse, and administrative facilities:
             
Location   Square Feet   Lease Expires
 
           
CRT, Monitor and Electron Gun — Manufacturing and Warehouse Facilities
Tucker, Georgia
    59,000     October 31, 2018
Stone Mountain, Georgia
    45,000     May 31, 2018
White Mills, Pennsylvania
    110,000     Company Owned
Bossier City, Louisiana
    26,000     Company Owned
Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
    40,000     Company Owned (a)
Phelps, New York
    32,000     Company Owned
Cape Canaveral, Florida
    30,000     January 17, 2012
Lexington, Kentucky
    80,000     March 31, 2015
Loves Park, Illinois
    120,000     September 30, 2011 (b)
 
(a)   The Birdsboro, Pennsylvania property secures mortgage loans from a bank with a principal balance of $0.4 million as of February 28, 2011. This mortgage loan bears an interest rate of approximately 7.3%. Monthly principal and interest payments of approximately $5,000 are payable through October 2021.
 
(b)   Approximately 100,000 square feet are on a month-to-month lease arrangement. The other 20,000 square feet are being leased from Border Town Properties on a one-year lease.

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Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
          The Company is involved in various legal proceedings relating to claims arising in the ordinary course of business.
          On June 4, 2009, the Company announced that its Aydin Displays, Inc., subsidiary had entered into a License Agreement with BARCO Federal Systems, LLC, and BARCO N.V. a Belgian corporation. The License Agreement resolves all active litigation filed and currently pending between the companies in the U.S. District Court of North Georgia. As part of the Agreement, BARCO issued a non-exclusive license to Aydin Displays, Inc. for the use of BARCO’s patented Flicker Compensation (FC) technology utilized in certain advanced naval and industrial LCD displays. Under the terms of this agreement, Aydin is currently the only company worldwide licensed by BARCO for utilization of BARCO’s FC in advanced LCD displays.
          Through this agreement, the Company is able to provide continued uninterrupted sales and support of LCD displays utilizing FC technology to existing and potential customer base. The Company looks on this agreement as mutually beneficial to both BARCO and Aydin in growing LCD display business.
          During 2007, the Company acquired the Cathode Ray Tube Manufacturing and Distribution Business and certain other assets of Clinton Electronics Corp. (“Clinton”), including inventory, fixed assets, for a total purchase price of $2.55 million, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement between the parties (the “APA”). The form of consideration for the assets acquired included: (i) a $1.0 million face value Convertible Note; (ii) an agreement to deliver a stock certificate representing Company Common Shares having a $1.13 million in market value of the Company’s common stock in January of 2008; and (iii) an agreement to deliver a stock certificate representing Company Common Shares having a $0.5 million in market value of the Company’s common stock in January of 2009. The Company has paid the $1.0 million Note Payable. The Company is disputing certain representations made by Clinton in the APA including but not limited to representations concerning revenue, expenses, and inventory. As a result of this dispute, the Company has not issued the stock certificates scheduled for delivery January of 2008 and January of 2009. As such, the Company has accrued a potential liability of $1.63 million and this accrued liability is reflected in the Company’s current Balance Sheet.
          Pursuant to the terms of the APA, the Company and Clinton have agreed to arbitrate the dispute in Atlanta, Georgia. A time has not been set for the arbitration. Based on information currently available, the ultimate outcome of this disputed matter is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, the ultimate outcome cannot be predicted with certainty, and there can be no assurance that the Company’s failure to prevail would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
          No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report.

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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
          The Company’s common stock is traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) national market system under the symbol VIDE.
          The following table shows the range of prices for the Company’s common stock as reported by NASDAQ for each quarterly period beginning on March 1, 2009. The prices reflect inter-dealer prices, without mark-up, mark-down, or commission, and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
                                 
    For Fiscal Years Ended
    February 28, 2011   February 28, 2010
Quarter Ended   High   Low   High   Low
May
  $ 5.38     $ 4.39     $ 3.64     $ 1.23  
August
    4.87       3.87       3.53       2.90  
November
    4.50       3.79       5.19       3.19  
February
    4.20       3.70       4.90       3.84  
          There were approximately 493 holders of record of the Company’s common stock as of May 15, 2011.
          Payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon the earnings and financial condition of the Company and other factors that the Board of Directors may deem appropriate. The Company is restricted by certain loan agreements regarding the payout of cash dividends.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
          The following table provides information as of February 28, 2011 regarding compensation plans (including individual compensation arrangements) under which Common Stock of the Company is authorized for issuance.
                         
                    Number of securities  
    Number of             remaining available for  
    securities to be             future issuance under  
    issued upon exercise     Weighted-average     equity compensation  
    of outstanding     exercise price of     plans (excluding  
    options, warrants     outstanding options,     securities reflected in  
Stock Option Plan   and rights     warrants and rights     first column)  
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
    96,000     $ 5.05       738,000  
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
          The Company has a stock repurchase program, pursuant to which it was originally authorized to repurchase up to 1,632,500 shares of the Company’s common stock in the open market. On July 8, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a one time continuation of the stock repurchase program, and authorized the Company to repurchase up to 1,000,000 additional shares of the Company’s common stock, depending on the market price of the shares. There is no minimum number of shares required to be repurchased under the program. During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2011, the Company did not purchase any shares. Under this program, an additional 816,418 shares remain authorized to be repurchased by the Company at February 28, 2011. As discussed in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Loan and Security Agreement executed by the Company on December 23, 2010, include restrictions on investments that restrict further repurchases of stock under this program.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data
          N/A
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
          We have reclassified management’s discussion and analysis for all periods presented to reflect the consolidated financial results of Fox International Ltd. as discontinued operations. See “Results of Operations-Discontinued Operations” later in this Item 7 for more information. Unless otherwise noted, discussions below pertain to our continuing operations.
          Additionally, as Fox International Ltd., represented our entire wholesale segment, we have also reflected that change by presenting all periods in one reportable segment.
Overview
          The Company is a worldwide leader in the manufacturing and distribution of a wide range of display devices, encompassing, among others, industrial, military, medical, and simulation display solutions. The Company is comprised of one segment — the manufacturing and distribution of displays and display components. The Company is organized into four interrelated operations aggregated into one reportable segment pursuant to the aggregation criteria of FASB ASC Topic 280 “Segment Reporting”:
    Monitors — offers a wide range of CRT, flat panel and projection display systems for use in training and simulation, military, medical, and industrial applications.
 
    Data Display CRTs — offers a wide range of CRTs for use in data display screens, including computer terminal monitors and medical monitoring equipment.
 
    Entertainment CRTs — offers a wide range of CRTs and projection tubes for television and home theater equipment.
 
    Component Parts — provides replacement electron guns and other components for CRTs primarily for servicing the Company’s internal needs.
          During fiscal 2011, management of the Company focused key resources on strategic efforts to dispose of unprofitable operations and seeking acquisition opportunities that enhance the profitability and sales growth of the Company’s more profitable product lines. The Company continues to seek new products through acquisitions and internal development that complement existing profitable product lines. Challenges facing the Company during these efforts include:
Inventory management — The Company continually monitors historical sales trends as well as projected needs to ensure adequate on hand supplies of inventory and to ensure against overstocking of slower moving, obsolete items.
          Certain of the Company’s divisions maintain significant inventories of CRTs and component parts in an effort to ensure its customers a reliable source of supply. The Company’s inventory turnover averages 309 days, although in many cases the Company would anticipate holding 90 to 100 days of inventory in the normal course of operations. This level of inventory is higher than some of the Company’s competitors because it sells a number of products representing older, or trailing edge, technology that may not be available from other sources. The market for these trailing edge technology products is declining and, as manufacturers for these products discontinue production or exit the business, the Company may make “last time” buys. In the monitor operations of the Company’s business, the market for its products is characterized by rapid change as a result of the development of new technologies, particularly in the flat panel display area. If the Company fails to anticipate the changing needs of its customers or accurately forecast their requirements, it may accumulate inventories of products which its customers no longer need and which the Company will be unable to sell or return to its vendors. The Company’s management monitors the adequacy of its inventory reserves regularly, and at February 28, 2011, believes its reserves to be adequate.
Interest rate exposure — The Company had outstanding debt of approximately $22 million and $21 million, as of February 28, 2011 and 2010, respectively, subject to interest rate fluctuations by the Company’s lenders. Variable interest rates on the Company’s loans and the potential for rate hikes could negatively affect the Company’s future earnings. It is the intent of the Company to continually monitor interest rates and consider converting portions of the Company’s debt from floating rates to fixed rates should conditions be favorable for such interest rate swaps or hedges.

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Operations
          The following table sets forth, for the fiscal years indicated, the percentages that selected items in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations bear to total revenues (amounts in thousands):
          (See Item 1. Business — Description of Principal Business and Principal Products for discussion about the Company’s Products and Divisions.)
                                 
    2011     2010  
    Amount     %     Amount     %  
Net Sales
                               
Monitors
  $ 51,936       88.0 %   $ 42,135       84.1 %
Data Display CRTs
    6,498       11.0       7,181       14.3  
Entertainment CRTs
    353       0.6       579       1.2  
Component Parts
    252       0.4       181       0.4  
 
                       
Total Company
    59,039       100.0       50,076       100.0  
 
                       
 
                               
Costs and expenses
                               
Cost of goods sold
  $ 43,544       73.8 %   $ 36,367       72.6 %
Selling and delivery
    4,387       7.4       3,905       7.8  
General and administrative
    6,689       11.3       7,411       14.8  
 
                       
 
    54,620       92.5       47,683       95.2  
 
                               
Income from operations
    4,419       7.5       2,393       4.8  
 
                               
Interest expense
    (946 )     (1.6 )     (912 )     (1.8 )
Other income, net
    245       0.4       297       0.5  
 
                       
Income before income taxes
    3,718       6.3       1,778       3.5  
Provision for income taxes
    1,317       2.2       599       1.2  
 
                       
Income from continuing operations
    2,401       4.1 %     1,179       2.3 %
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
    (1,314 )     (2.2 %)     (239 )     (0.4 %)
 
                       
Net Income
  $ 1,087       1.9 %   $ 940       1.9 %
 
                       
Fiscal 2011 Compared to Fiscal 2010
Net Sales
          Consolidated net sales increased $8.9 million or 17.9% to $59.0 million for fiscal 2011, compared to $50.1 million for fiscal 2010.
          The Company’s business is more concentrated in the monitor division of the Company where all the new growth is occurring as the market for CRTs declines and moves to newer technologies. The Company is now a video display solutions company, while it still services the existing CRT markets. The Monitor revenues increased $9.8 million primarily due to long-term contracts that began in the fourth quarter of the previous year and continued this fiscal year at Aydin and Display Systems facilities. Z-Axis also experienced tremendous growth in its custom manufacturing and power supply Sales due to new business. Overall Z-Axis increased 83% in net revenues. Lexel experienced a 6.2% decline in revenues due to a decline in orders for various types of its CRT business. Data Display CRT sales in fiscal 2011 declined due to decreased demand by the division’s largest customer, sales with the customer are expected to increase in fiscal 2012. Entertainment CRT net sales declined $0.2 million in fiscal 2011 compared to fiscal 2010. A significant portion of the entertainment division’s sales are to major television retailers as replacements for products sold under manufacturer and extended warranties. Due to the continued shift to flat screen televisions, the market for replacement CRTs has diminished. The Company remains the primary supplier of product to meet manufacturers’ standard warranties. Future sales trends in this division will be negatively impacted

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by the decreasing number of extended warranties sold for larger, more expensive sets. Because the Company is in the replacement market, it has the ability to track retail sales trends and, accordingly, has reduced its inventory for these types of CRTs.
          Components Parts sales increased slightly from fiscal 2010 to fiscal 2011. Component Parts sales have generally declined in recent years due to weaker demand for electron gun and stem sales. Component Parts sales have historically been dependent upon the demand by domestic and foreign television CRT remanufacturers. These sales have declined over the past few years as consumers move towards purchasing new technology as opposed to repairing existing sets. This business will continue to decline as the CRT industry moves to the new technologies. The division primarily supplies the other divisions with parts they need to complete the assembly of their products.
Gross Margins
          Consolidated gross margins decreased to 26.2% for fiscal 2011 from 27.4% for fiscal 2010.
          Gross margins within the Monitor division were flat in fiscal 2011 compared to fiscal 2010. There was an increase in material costs offset by a savings on the overhead expenses due to efficiencies of scale. The product mix of the division changed due to increases in flat panel displays and custom manufacturing. The margins for the Monitor division are expected to improve as the divisions revenues increase and better efficiencies are achieved within their operations. Data Display CRT gross margins decreased to 24.2% for fiscal 2011 compared to 30.3% for fiscal 2010. This decrease in margins is primarily a result of product mix and quantity pricing on large orders. Gross margins in Entertainment CRTs decreased in fiscal 2011 from the prior year due to the decrease in sales volume of high margin products at the Company’s Louisiana facility and the decreased production at the Chroma division. These margins will continue to decline as these operations are liquidated. Gross margins from Component Parts decreased to 10.3% for fiscal 2011 from 26.8% for fiscal 2010 for its customers outside the Company, primarily reflecting the decrease in need of its products outside the Company.
Operating Expenses
          Operating expenses as a percentage of sales decreased to 18.7% for fiscal 2011 from 22.6% for fiscal 2010 primarily reflecting decreases in salaries, legal fees, research and development and professional services. The Company under took a cost cutting program to align its costs with its revenues. The Company expects to continue to control costs while growing its revenues in the coming year.
Interest Expense
          Interest expense was flat at $0.9 million for fiscal 2011 compared to $0.9 million in fiscal 2010. The Company maintains various debt agreements with different interest rates, most of which are based on the prime rate or LIBOR. The interest expense remained the same primarily reflected by the same levels of borrowings at similar interest rates in effect during fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010.
Income Taxes
          The effective tax rate for fiscal 2011 was 35.4% compared to 33.7% for fiscal 2010. The higher effective rate in 2011 and lower effective rate in 2010 were primarily due to research and experimentation credits and various other permanent items.
Foreign Currency Translation
          Gains or losses resulting from the transactions with the Company’s UK subsidiary were reported in current operations while currency translation adjustments are recognized in a separate component of shareholders’ equity. The Company closed its operation in the UK and wrote off the foreign currency translation gain in fiscal 2010.
Discontinued Operations
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accordingly, we have reclassified the consolidated financial results for all periods presented to reflect them as such. The loss from discontinued operations increased by 450% in fiscal 2011 to $1.3 million from $0.2 million in fiscal 2010. (See Note 18 — Discontinued Operations)
Liquidity and Capital Resources
          At February 28, 2011 and February 28, 2010, the Company had total cash of $2.8 million and $0.4 million, respectively. Of the $2.8 million on February 28, 2011, $1.4 million was restricted cash. The Company’s working capital was $36.5 and $21.7 million at February 28, 2011 and February 28, 2010, respectively. In recent years, the Company has financed its growth and cash needs primarily through income from operations, borrowings under revolving credit facilities, borrowings from its CEO and long-term debt.
          The Company specializes in certain products representing trailing-edge technology that may not be available from other sources, and may not be manufactured currently. In many instances, the Company’s products are components of larger display systems for which immediate availability is critical for the customer. Accordingly, the Company enjoys higher gross margins, but typically has larger investments in inventories than those of its competitors.
          The Company continually monitors its cash and financing positions in order to find ways to lower its interest costs and to produce positive operating cash flow. The Company examines possibilities to grow its business through internal sales growth or niche acquisitions. There could be an impact on working capital requirements to fund this growth. As in the past, the intent is to finance such projects with operating cash flows or existing bank lines; however, more permanent sources of capital may be required in certain circumstances.
          Cash provided by operations was $5.9 million in fiscal 2011 and $0.1 million in fiscal 2010. Of this, $5.8 million increase was due to the operating activities of the Company due primarily to the net income of $1.1 million, the provision for inventory reserves of $1.8 million, loss from discontinued operations of $1.3 million and depreciation and amortization of $1.2 million. During fiscal 2011, net working capital items were flat due to a decrease in accounts payable of $2.8 that resulted from the Company becoming current with its vendors as operations improved. Other items that negatively affected net working capital were an increase in refundable income taxes of $0.6 million and an increase in prepaid expenses of $0.4 million. These were offset by decreases in inventory of $1.4 million, in costs and estimated earnings and billings on contracts of $2.0 million and a decrease in accounts receivable of $0.3 million Operating activities in fiscal 2010 provided only $0.1 million.
          Investing activities used cash of $2.2 million and $0.4 million in fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010, respectively. The purchase of a letter of credit for $1.4 million and capital expenditures were $1.0 million offset by $0.1 million on the proceeds from the sale of equipment in fiscal 2011. Capital expenditures were $0.1 million in fiscal 2010. Capital expenditures in fiscal 2011 were primarily for expansion at the Company’s Z-axis facility, which used $0.8 million of the total spent in fiscal 2011. Expenditures in fiscal 2010 were for general maintenance requirements and computer hardware. Additionally, the Company used $0.5 million for a license agreement offset by $0.2 million gain in equity securities in fiscal 2010. The Company does not anticipate significant investments in capital assets for fiscal 2012 beyond normal maintenance requirements.
          Financing activities used cash of $2.7 million in fiscal 2011 primarily for paying down debt. During fiscal 2010, the Company used cash for the repurchase of common stock of $0.3, borrowed a net amount of $0.6 from related parties, and used cash for the net repayment of debt of $0.3 to outside parties.
          On December 23, 2010, the Company and its subsidiaries executed a new Credit Agreement with RBC Bank and Community & Southern Bank (Collectively, the “Banks”) to provide new financing to the Company to replace the existing credit agreement with RBC Bank that terminated in conjunction with this Agreement. The new Agreement provided for a line of credit of up to $17.5 million and two term loans of $3.5 million and $3.0 million. The outstanding balance at February 28, 2011 of the line of credit was $13.3 million and the balances of the term loans were $3.4 million and $3.0 million, respectively. A copy of the new Credit Agreement was filed an 8-K document with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 30, 2010. These loans are secured by all assets and personal property of the Company and a limited guarantee of the Chief Executive Officer of $3.0 million. The $3.0 million term loan is secured by real estate property of the Company including a building owned by the Company’s Fox International subsidiary. The Fox International subsidiary was sold to FI Acquisitions on March 1, 2011(see Note 19- Subsequent Events), a company owned by the Chief Executive Officer and the building will continue to be in the collateral pool until such time as the note is sufficiently paid down or it is replaced by other collateral.
          The agreement contains three covenants: a fixed charge coverage ratio, ratio of senior funded debt to EBITDA ratio, and total liabilities to tangible net worth. The agreement also includes restrictions on the incurrence of additional debt or liens, investments (including Company stock), divestitures and certain other changes in the

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business. The Agreement expires on December 1, 2013. The interest rate on these loans is a floating LIBOR rate based on a fixed charge coverage ratio, minimum 4.0%, as defined in the loan documents.
          As of February 28, 2011, the Company was not in compliance with the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio or the senior funded debt to EBITDA ratio as defined by the RBC and Community & Southern Bank credit line agreements. The Company subsequently received a waiver of these covenant violations from RBC Bank and Community & Southern Bank through the July 15, 2011 reporting of the next measurement of these covenants as of the Company’s first quarter end. Additionally, RBC Bank and Community & Southern Bank have amended the Credit Agreement to reduce the revolver commitment to $15.0 million, restate the covenants to pertain to only continuing operations of the Company and to adjust the targets for the senior debt to cash flow covenant for the Company’s quarters ending May 31, 2011 and August 31, 2011. This covenant was deemed to be the most restrictive by the Company and the Banks. Management believes based on their projections, the Company will be able to meet the new covenants and be in compliance under the new loan agreements.
          The Company has a stock repurchase program, pursuant to which it was originally authorized to repurchase up to 1,632,500 shares of the Company’s common stock in the open market. On July 8, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a one time continuation of the stock repurchase program, and authorized the Company to repurchase up to 1,000,000 additional shares of the Company’s common stock, depending on the market price of the shares. There is no minimum number of shares required to be repurchased under the program. During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010, the Company repurchased 229,037 shares at an average price of $1.50 per share, which were added to treasury shares on the consolidated balance sheet. Under this program, an additional 816,418 shares remain authorized to be repurchased by the Company at February 28, 2011. As discussed in Note 7, the Loan and Security Agreement executed by Company on December 23, 2010 included restrictions on investments that restricted further repurchases of stock under this program.
Transactions with Related Parties, Contractual Obligations, and Commitments
          In conjunction with an agreement involving re-financing of the Company’s lines of credit and Loan and Security Agreement, on June 29, 2006, the Company’s CEO provided a $6.0 million subordinated term note to the Company with monthly principal payments of $33,333 plus interest through July 2021. The interest rate on this note is equal to the prime rate plus one percent. Interest payments of $206,517 and $197,000 were paid on this note in fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010, respectively. The note is secured by a general lien on all assets of the Company, subordinate to the lien held by the syndicate of RBC Bank and Community & Southern Bank. The balance outstanding under this loan agreement was approximately $1.8 million at February 28, 2011.
          The Company’s CEO provides a portion of the collateral for one of the term loans with the consortium of RBC Bank and Community & Southern Bank. (See Note 7 — Lines of Credit)
          On March 1, 2011, the Company sold its Fox International Ltd. subsidiary to FI Acquisitions, a company owned by Video Display’s Chief Executive Officer. We accounted for this business as discontinued operations, and, accordingly, we have reclassified the consolidated financial results for all periods presented to reflect them as such.

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Contractual Obligations
          Future maturities of long-term debt and future contractual obligations due under operating leases at February 28, 2011 are as follows (in thousands):
                                         
    Payments due by period  
            Less than     1-3     3-5     More than  
    Total     1 year     years     years     5 years  
     
Long-term debt obligations
  $ 21,871     $ 1,339     $ 16,019     $ 2,364     $ 2,149  
Interest obligations on long-term debt (a)
    3,074       913       1,484       275       402  
Operating lease obligations
    4,731       1,044       1,695       1,204       788  
Purchase obligations
    13,934       13,934                    
Warranty reserve obligations
    216       216                    
     
 
Total
  $ 43,826     $ 17,446     $ 19,198     $ 3,843     $ 3,339  
     
 
(a)   This line item was calculated by utilizing the effective rate on outstanding debt as of February 28, 2011.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
          Effective March 1, 2011, the Company has an arrangement with RBC Bank & Community & Southern Bank allowing a building owned by the Chief Executive Officer to be used as part of the collateral on a $3.0 term loan with a consortium between RBC Bank & Community and Southern Bank.
Critical Accounting Estimates
          Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations are based upon the Company’s consolidated financial statements. These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These principles require the use of estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported and disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and related notes. The accounting policies that may involve a higher degree of judgments, estimates, and complexity include reserves on inventories, the allowance for bad debts, contract revenue recognition as well as profitability or loss recognition estimates and warranty reserves. The Company uses the following methods and assumptions in determining its estimates:
Reserves on inventories
          Reserves on inventories result in a charge to operations when the estimated net realizable value declines below cost. Management regularly reviews the Company’s investment in inventories for declines in value and establishes reserves when it is apparent that the expected net realizable value of the inventory falls below its carrying amount. Management attempts to determine by historical usage analysis and numerous other market factors, the projected demand for CRTs in this estimate of net realizable value. Management is able to identify consumer-buying trends, such as size and application, well in advance of supplying replacement CRTs. Thus, the Company is able to adjust inventory-stocking levels according to the projected demand. The average life of a CRT is five to seven years, at which time the Company’s replacement market develops. Management reviews inventory levels on a quarterly basis. Such reviews include observations of product development trends of the OEM’s, new products being marketed and technological advances relative to the product capabilities of the Company’s existing inventories. There have been no significant changes in management’s estimates in fiscal 2011 and 2010; however, the Company cannot guarantee the accuracy of future forecasts since these estimates are subject to change based on market conditions.
          The reserve for inventory obsolescence was approximately $4.9 million and $4.4 million at February 28, 2011 and February 28, 2010, respectively. During fiscal 2011 and 2010, the Company disposed of $1.3 million and $0.3 million of inventory, respectively, that had previously been reserved.

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Revenue and profit or loss recognition
          Revenues are recognized when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, delivery has occurred, the price has been fixed or is determinable and collect-ability can be reasonably assured. The Company’s delivery term typically is F.O.B. shipping point.
          In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 605-45 “Revenue Recognition: Principal Agent Considerations”, shipping and handling fees billed to customers are classified in net sales in the consolidated statements of income. Shipping and handling costs incurred for the delivery of product to customers are classified in selling and delivery in the consolidated statements of income.
          A portion of the Company’s revenue is derived from contracts to manufacture display systems to a buyer’s specifications. These contracts are accounted for under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 605-35 “Revenue Recognition: Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts”. These contracts are fixed-price and cost-plus contracts and are recorded on the percentage of completion basis using the ratio of costs incurred to estimated total costs at completion as the measurement basis for progress toward completion and revenue recognition. Any losses identified on contracts are recognized immediately. Contract accounting requires significant judgment relative to assessing risks, estimating contract costs and making related assumptions for schedule and technical issues. With respect to contract change orders, claims, or similar items, judgment must be used in estimating related amounts and assessing the potential for realization. These amounts are only included in contract value when they can be reliably estimated and realization is probable.
Allowance for bad debts
          The allowance for bad debts is determined by reviewing all accounts receivable and applying credit loss experience to the current receivable portfolio with consideration given to the current condition of the economy, assessment of the financial position of the creditors as well as payment history and overall trends in past due accounts compared to established thresholds. The Company monitors credit exposure and assesses the adequacy of the allowance for bad debts on a regular basis. Historically, the Company’s allowance has been sufficient for any customer write-offs. Although the Company cannot guarantee future results, management believes its policies and procedures relating to customer exposure are adequate.
Warranty reserves
          The warranty reserve is determined by recording a specific reserve for known warranty issues and a reserve based on claims experience. The Company considers actual warranty claims compared to net sales, then adjusts its reserve liability accordingly. Actual claims incurred could differ from the original estimates, requiring adjustments to the reserve. Management feels that historically its procedures have been adequate and does not anticipate that its assumptions are reasonably likely to change in the future.
Other loss contingencies
          Other loss contingencies are recorded as liabilities when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can reasonably be estimated. Disclosure is required when there is a reasonable possibility that the ultimate loss will exceed the recorded provision. Contingent liabilities are often resolved over long time periods. Estimating probable losses requires analysis of multiple factors that often depend on judgments about potential actions by third parties.
Discontinued Operations
          On March 1, 2011, the Company sold its Fox International Ltd. subsidiary to FI Acquisitions, a company majority owned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Company put its Fox International Ltd. subsidiary up for auction on January 15, 2011 and gave all interested parties a thirty-day due diligence period, which was later extended until March 23, 2011, to give any potential bidders more time. FI Acquisitions was the only bidder and paid the net book value, approximately $3.5 million, for Fox International Ltd. in a stock sale, satisfied by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer exchanging 800,000 of his personally - owned shares of the Company’s stock valued at approximately $3.3 million and approximately $250,000 in cash.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
          In January 2010, the FASB issued revised guidance FASB ASU 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures — Overall Subtopic” (Subtopic 820-10) to improve disclosure requirements for Fair Value Measurements. The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
          In December 2010, the FASB issued revised guidance FASB ASU 2010-28, “When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts". The amendments modify Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. In making that determination, an entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that impairment may exist. The amendments are effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning January 1, 2011 and are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
          In December 2010, the FASB issued guidance FASB ASU 2010-29, “Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations”. This guidance specifies that if a public entity presents comparative financial statements, the entity should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination(s)

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that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only. The guidance also expands the supplemental pro forma disclosures to include a description of the nature and amount of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings. This guidance is effective prospectively for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010. This guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our footnote disclosures for our consolidated financial statements.
          In June 2010, the FASB issued an Exposure Draft of a proposed Accounting Standards Update of Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”. The proposed guidance specifies the principles that an entity would apply to report useful information about the amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from its contracts to provide goods or services to customers. In summary, the core principle would require an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer or goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that it receives, or expects to receive, in exchange for those goods or services.
          In August 2010, the FASB issued an Exposure Draft of a proposed Accounting Standards Update of Topic 840, “Leases”. This exposure draft proposes that lessees and lessors should apply a right-of-use model in accounting for all leases (including leases of right-of-use assets in a sublease) other than leases of biological and intangible assets, leases to explore for or use natural resources and leases of some investment properties. This exposure draft also proposes disclosures based on stated objectives, including disclosures about the amounts recognized in the financial statements arising from leases and the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from those contracts.
Impact of Inflation
          Inflation has not had a material effect on the Company’s results of operations to date.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
          The Company’s primary market risks include fluctuations in interest rates and variability in interest rate spread relationships, such as prime to LIBOR spreads. Approximately $22 million of outstanding debt at February 28, 2011 related to long-term indebtedness under variable rate debt. Interest on the outstanding balance of this debt will be charged based on a variable rate related to the prime rate or the LIBOR rate. Both rate bases are incremented for margins specified in their agreements. Thus, the Company’s interest rate is subject to market risk in the form of fluctuations in interest rates. The effect of a hypothetical one-percentage point increase across all maturities of variable rate debt would result in a decrease of approximately $220,000 in pre-tax income assuming no further changes in the amount of borrowings subject to variable rate interest from amounts outstanding at February 28, 2011. The Company does not trade in derivative financial instruments.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Video Display Corporation
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Video Display Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of February 28, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended February 28, 2011. The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Video Display Corporation and subsidiaries as of February 28, 2011 and 2010, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended February 28, 2011 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
May 27, 2011

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Video Display Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
                 
    February 28,     February 28,  
    2011     2010  
Assets
               
Current Assets
               
Cash
  $ 1,399     $ 441  
Restricted cash
    1,388        
Accounts receivable, less allowance for Bad debts of $134 and $117, respectively
    8,496       9,313  
Inventories, net
    30,593       33,718  
Cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
    2,192       4,089  
Deferred income taxes
    2,659       2,770  
Income taxes refundable
    770       162  
Outside Investments
    58       78  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    767       417  
Assets of discontinued operations
    5,710       6,875  
 
           
Total current assets
    54,032       57,863  
 
           
 
               
Property, plant and equipment:
               
Land
    336       335  
Buildings
    6,340       6,370  
Machinery and equipment
    17,583       16,752  
 
           
 
    24,259       23,457  
Accumulated depreciation
    (19,737 )     (18,930 )
 
           
Net property, plant and equipment
    4,522       4,527  
 
           
Goodwill
    1,376       1,376  
Intangible assets, net
    1,504       1,843  
Deferred income taxes
    823       760  
Other assets
    5       3  
Assets of discontinued operations
    1,208       1,231  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 63,470     $ 67,603  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

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Video Display Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
                 
    February 28,     February 28,  
    2011     2010  
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
               
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable
  $ 4,387     $ 6,883  
Accrued liabilities
    3,690       3,826  
Billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts
    1,026       880  
Current maturities of notes payable to officers and directors
    396       396  
Line of credit
          20,143  
Current maturities of long-term debt
    943       625  
Liabilities of discontinued operations
    3,208       3,313  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    13,650       36,066  
 
               
Lines of credit
    13,336        
Long-term debt, less current maturities
    5,822       957  
Notes payable to officers and directors, less current maturities
    1,374       2,447  
Other long-term liabilities
    296       415  
Liabilities of discontinued operations
    188       221  
 
           
Total liabilities
    34,666       40,106  
 
           
 
               
Shareholders’ Equity
               
Preferred stock, no par value — 10,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
           
Common stock, no par value — 50,000 shares authorized; 9,732 issued and 8,409 outstanding at February 28, 2011, and 9,732 issued and 8,365 outstanding at February 28, 2010
    7,293       7,293  
Additional paid-in capital
    175       193  
Retained earnings
    28,488       27,401  
Treasury stock, 1,323 shares at February 28, 2011 and 1,367 shares at February 28, 2010 at cost
    (7,152 )     (7,390 )
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    28,804       27,497  
 
           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 63,470     $ 67,603  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

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Video Display Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands, except per share data)
                 
    February 28,     February 28,  
    2011     2010  
Net sales
  $ 59,039     $ 50,076  
Cost of goods sold
    43,544       36,367  
     
Gross profit
    15,495       13,709  
     
 
               
Operating expenses
               
Selling and delivery
    4,387       3,905  
General and administrative
    6,689       7,411  
     
 
    11,076       11,316  
     
Operating income
    4,419       2,393  
     
 
               
Other income (expense)
               
Interest expense
    (946 )     (912 )
Other, net
    245       297  
     
 
    (701 )     (615 )
     
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
    3,718       1,778  
Provision for income taxes
    1,317       599  
     
Net income from continuing operations
  $ 2,401     $ 1,179  
     
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit of $665 and $111, respectively
    (1,314 )     (239 )
     
Net income
  $ 1,087     $ 940  
     
 
               
Net income (loss)per share:
               
 
               
From continuing operations— basic
  $ 0.29     $ 0.14  
     
 
               
From continuing operations — diluted
  $ 0.28     $ 0.14  
     
 
               
From discontinued operations — basic
  $ (0.16 )   $ (0.03 )
     
 
               
From discontinued operations — diluted
  $ (0.15 )   $ (0.03 )
     
 
               
Average shares outstanding — basic
    8,370       8,427  
     
 
               
Average shares outstanding — diluted
    8,700       8,744  
     
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Video Display Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income
(in thousands)
                                                         
                                    Accumulated             Current  
                    Additional             Other             Year  
    Common     Share     Paid-in     Retained     Comprehensive     Treasury     Compre- hensive  
    Shares*     Amount     Capital     Earnings     Income (Loss)     Stock     Income  
Balance, February 29, 2009
    8,601       7,293       147       26,461       (90 )     (7,046 )        
 
                                                       
Net income
                      940                 $ 940  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
                            90             90  
 
                                                     
Total comprehensive income
                                      $ 1,030  
 
                                                     
Adjustment to correct shares
    (7 )                                        
Repurchase of treasury stock
    (229 )                             (344 )        
Share based compensation
                46                            
 
                                           
 
                                                       
Balance, February 28, 2010
    8,365       7,293       193       27,401             (7,390 )        
 
                                                       
Net income
                      1,087                 $ 1,087  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
                                         
 
                                                     
Total comprehensive income
                                      $ 1,087  
 
                                                     
Stock awards
    44             (55 )                 238          
Share based compensation
                37                            
 
                                           
 
                                                       
Balance, February 28, 2011
    8,409     $ 7,293     $ 175     $ 28,488     $     $ (7,152 )        
 
                                           
 
*   Common Shares are shown net of Treasury Shares
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

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Video Display Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
                 
    February 28,     February 28,  
    2011     2010  
Operating Activities
               
Net income
  $ 1,087     $ 940  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
    1,314       239  
Depreciation and amortization
    1,213       1,813  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    233       209  
Provision for inventory reserve
    1,774       1,086  
Non-cash charge for share based compensation
    220       46  
Deferred income taxes
    49       (288 )
Net unrealized loss on equity securities
    20        
Gain on disposal of equipment
    (14 )      
Changes in working capital items:
               
Accounts receivable
    346       (2,832 )
Inventories
    1,350       (3,047 )
Cost, estimated earnings and billings, net on uncompleted contracts
    2,042       (1,896 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    (352 )     (65 )
Decrease (increase) in income taxes refundable
    (607 )     1,674  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    (2,751 )     2,261  
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    5,924       140  
 
           
 
               
Investing Activities
               
Capital expenditures
    (957 )     (146 )
Net investments in equity securities
          257  
Proceeds on sale of equipment
    102        
License Agreement
          (500 )
Purchase of Letter of Credit/CD
    (1,388 )      
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (2,243 )     (389 )
 
           
 
               
Financing Activities
               
Proceeds from long-term debt, lines of credit and financing lease obligations
    29,546       13,515  
Repayments of long-term debt, lines of credit and financing lease obligations
    (31,195 )     (13,832 )
Proceeds from notes payable from officers and directors
    350       1,166  
Repayments of notes payable to officers and directors
    (1,423 )     (523 )
Purchases and re-issues of treasury stock
          (344 )
 
           
Net cash used in financing activities
    (2,722 )     (18 )
 
           
 
               
Discontinued Operations
               
Operating activities
    170       266  
Investing activities
    (339 )     (272 )
Financing activities
    138       (14 )
 
           
Net cash used in discontinued operations
    (31 )     (20 )
 
           
 
               
Effect of exchange rates on cash
          90  
 
           
Net change in cash
    928       (197 )
 
               
Cash, beginning of year
    465       662  
 
           
Cash, end of year
  1,393     465  
Cash, discontinued operations
    6       (24 )
 
           
Cash, continuing operations
  $ 1,399     $ 441  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Fiscal Year
          All references herein to “2011” and “2010” mean the fiscal years ended February 28, 2011 and February 28, 2010, respectively. Unless otherwise noted, these policies and disclosures pertain to our continuing operations.
Nature of Business
          Video Display Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company” or “We”) is a world-class provider and manufacturer of video products, components, and systems for data display and presentation of electronic information media in various requirements and environments. The Company designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, distributes and installs technologically advanced display products and systems, from basic components to turnkey systems for government, military, aerospace, medical and commercial organizations.
Principles of Consolidation
          The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries after elimination of all intercompany accounts and transactions.
Basis of Accounting
          “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification” (FASB ASC) establishes the source of authoritative accounting standards generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) recognized by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The FASB amends the FASB ASC through Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs), We refer to ASCs and ASUs throughout these consolidated financial statements.
Use of Estimates
          The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Examples include provisions for returns, bad debts, inventory reserves, valuations on deferred income tax assets, goodwill, and other intangible assets, accounting for percentage of completion contracts and the length of product life cycles and fixed asset lives. Actual results could vary from these estimates.
Banking and Liquidity
          On December 23, 2010, the Company and its subsidiaries executed a new Credit Agreement with RBC Bank and Community & Southern Bank (collectively, the “Banks”) to provide new financing to the Company to replace the existing credit agreement with RBC Bank that terminated in conjunction with this Agreement. The new Agreement provided for a line of credit of up to $17.5 million and two term loans of $3.5 million and $3.0 million. The outstanding balance at February 28, 2011 of the line of credit was $13.3 million and the balances of the term loans were $3.4 million and $3.0 million, respectively. A copy of the new Credit Agreement was filed on an 8-K document with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 30, 2010. These loans are secured by all assets and personal property of the Company and a limited guarantee of the Chief Executive Officer of $3.0 million. The $3.0 million term loan is secured by real estate property of the Company including a building owned by the Company’s Fox International subsidiary. The Fox International subsidiary was sold to FI Acquisitions on March 1, 2011(see Note 19- Subsequent Events), a company owned by the Chief Executive Officer and the building will continue to be in the collateral pool until such time as the note is sufficiently paid down or it is replaced by other collateral.
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additional debt or liens, investments (including Company stock), divestitures and certain other changes in the business. The Agreement expires on December 1, 2013. The interest rate on these loans is a floating LIBOR rate based on a fixed charge coverage ratio, minimum 4.0%, as defined in the loan documents.
          As of February 28, 2011, the Company was not in compliance with the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio or the senior funded debt to EBITDA ratio as defined by the RBC and Community & Southern Bank credit line agreements. The Company subsequently received a waiver of these covenant violations from RBC Bank and Community & Southern Bank through the July 15, 2011 reporting of the next measurement of these covenants as of the Company’s first quarter end. Additionally, RBC Bank and Community & Southern Bank have amended the Credit Agreement to reduce the revolver commitment to $15.0 million, restate the covenants to pertain to only continuing operations of the Company and to adjust the targets for the senior debt to cash flow covenant for the Company’s quarters ending May 31, 2011 and August 31, 2011. This covenant was deemed to be the most restrictive by the Company and the Banks. Management believes based on their projections, the Company will be able to meet the new covenants and be in compliance under the new loan agreements.
Revenue Recognition
          Revenues are recognized when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, delivery has occurred, the price has been fixed or is determinable and collect-ability can be reasonably assured. The Company’s delivery term typically is F.O.B. shipping point. The Company offers one-year and two-year limited warranties on certain products. The Company records, under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 460-10-25 “Guarantees: Recognition”, a liability for estimated warranty obligations at the date products are sold. Adjustments are made as new information becomes available.
          In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 605-45 “Revenue Recognition: Principal Agent Considerations”, shipping, and handling fees billed to customers are classified in net sales in the consolidated statements of operations. Shipping and handling costs incurred are classified in selling and delivery in the consolidated statements of income. Shipping costs of $0.3 million and $0.3 million were included in the fiscal years ended 2011 and 2010, respectively.
          A portion of the Company’s revenue is derived from contracts to manufacture video displays to a buyer’s specification. These contracts are accounted for under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 605-35 “Revenue Recognition: Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts”. The Company utilizes the percentage of completion method as contemplated by this SOP to recognize revenue on all contracts to design, develop, manufacture, or modify complex electronic equipment to a buyer’s specification. Percentage of completion is measured using the ratio of costs incurred to estimated total costs at completion. Any losses identified on contracts are recognized immediately.
Research and Development
          The Company includes research and development expenditures in the consolidated financial statements as a part of general and administrative expenses. Research and development costs were approximately $0.7 million and $1.0 million in the fiscal years ended 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Financial Instruments
          Fair values of cash, accounts receivable, short-term liabilities, and debt approximate cost due to the short period of time to maturity. Recorded amounts of long-term debt and convertible debentures are considered to approximate fair value due to either rates that fluctuate with the market or are otherwise commensurate with the current market.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
          Accounts receivable are customer obligations due under normal trade terms. The Company sells its products primarily to general contractors, government agencies, manufacturers, and consumers of video displays and CRTs. Management performs continuing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and although the Company generally does not require collateral, letters of credit may be required from its customers in certain circumstances, such as foreign sales. The allowance for doubtful accounts is determined by reviewing all accounts

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receivable and applying credit loss experience to the current receivable portfolio with consideration given to the current condition of the economy, assessment of the financial position of the creditors as well as payment history and overall trends in past due accounts compared to established thresholds. The Company monitors credit exposure and assesses the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts on a regular basis. Historically, the Company’s allowance has been sufficient for any customer write-offs. Management believes accounts receivable are stated at amounts expected to be collected.
Warranty Reserves
          The warranty reserve is determined by recording a specific reserve for known warranty issues and a general reserve based on historical claims experience. The Company considers actual warranty claims compared to net sales, then adjusts its reserve liability accordingly. Actual claims incurred could differ from the original estimates, requiring adjustments to the reserve. Management believes that historically its procedures have been adequate and does not anticipate that its assumptions are reasonably likely to change in the future.
Inventories
          Inventories consist primarily of flat panel displays, CRTs, electron guns, monitors, and electronic parts. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (primarily first-in, first-out) or market.
          Reserves on inventories result in a charge to operations when the estimated net realizable value declines below cost. Management regularly reviews the Company’s investment in inventories for declines in value and establishes reserves when it is apparent that the expected net realizable value of the inventory falls below its carrying amount. Management considers the projected demand for CRTs in this estimate of net realizable value. Management is able to identify consumer-buying trends, such as size and application, well in advance of supplying replacement CRTs. Thus, the Company is able to adjust inventory-stocking levels according to the projected demand. The average life of a CRT is five to seven years, at which time the Company’s replacement market develops. Management reviews inventory levels on a quarterly basis. Such reviews include observations of product development trends of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), new products being marketed, and technological advances relative to the product capabilities of the Company’s existing inventories. There have been no significant changes in management’s estimates in fiscal 2011 and 2010; however, the Company cannot guarantee the accuracy of future forecasts since these estimates are subject to change based on market conditions.
Property, Plant and Equipment
          Property, plant, and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed principally by the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes over the following estimated useful lives: Buildings – ten to twenty-five years; Machinery and Equipment – five to ten years. Depreciation expense totaled approximately $0.9 million and $1.1 million for the fiscal years ended 2011 and 2010, respectively. Substantial betterments to property, plant, and equipment are capitalized and routine repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.
          Management reviews and assesses long-lived assets, which includes property, plant, and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. In performing the review for recoverability, management estimates the future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset. If the sum of the undiscounted expected cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized based upon the estimated fair value of the asset.
Goodwill and Other Intangibles
          Goodwill and non-amortizable intangible assets are tested for impairment annually unless events or circumstances exist that would require an assessment in the interim. The Company, in order to estimate the fair value of goodwill and non-amortizable intangible assets estimate future revenue, considers market factors, and estimates our future cash flows. Based on these key assumptions, judgments and estimates, we determine whether we need to record an impairment charge to reduce the value of the assets carried on our balance sheet to their estimated fair value. Assumptions, judgments, and estimates about future values are complex and often subjective. They can be affected by a variety of factors, including external factors such as industry and economic trends and internal factors such as changes in our business strategy or our forecast. Although we believe the assumptions, judgments and estimates we have made are reasonable and appropriate, different assumptions, judgments and

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estimates could materially affect our reported consolidated financial results. As a result of such testing in February 2011 and 2010, the Company determined there was no impairment of goodwill.
          Amortizable intangible assets consist primarily of customer lists and non-competition agreements related to acquisitions. Intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated period of benefit. The Company identifies and records impairment losses on intangible assets when events and circumstances indicate that such assets might be impaired. No impairment of intangible assets has been identified during either of the periods presented.
Stock-Based Compensation Plans
          The Company accounts for employee share-based compensation under the fair value method and uses an option pricing model for estimating the fair value of stock options at the date of grant as required by FASB ASC Topic 718-10-30, “Compensation – Stock Compensation: Initial Measurement”. For the fiscal years ended February 28, 2011 and February 28, 2010, the Company recognized general and administrative expense of $36,672 and $45,904 related to share-based compensation. The liability for the share-based compensation recognized is presented in the consolidated balance sheet as part of additional paid in capital. As of February 28, 2011, total unrecognized compensation costs related to stock options and shares of restricted stock granted was $34,210. The unrecognized share based compensation cost is expected to be recognized ratably over a period of approximately 2 years.
          On September 3, 2010 the Company awarded employees restricted stock in recognition of their willingness to forego a portion of their salary during the past year. The restricted stock vests 25% at the end of each quarter and will be fully vested at the end of one year. The Company recognized $183,205 of general and administrative expenses related to the awards for year ending February 28, 2011. No similar grants were awarded in fiscal 2010.
Comprehensive Income
          FASB ASC Topic 220 “Comprehensive Income” establishes standards for reporting and presentation of non-owner changes in shareholders’ equity. For the Company, total non-owner changes in shareholders’ equity include net income and the change in the cumulative foreign exchange translation adjustment component of shareholders’ equity. Total comprehensive income was approximately $1.1 million and $1.0 million in the fiscal years ended 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Stock Repurchase Program
          The Company has a stock repurchase program, pursuant to which it was originally authorized to repurchase up to 1,632,500 shares of the Company’s common stock in the open market. On July 8, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a one time continuation of the stock repurchase program, and authorized the Company to repurchase up to 1,000,000 additional shares of the Company’s common stock, depending on the market price of the shares. There is no minimum number of shares required to be repurchased under the program. During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2011, the Company did not repurchased any shares. During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010, the Company repurchased 229,037 share at an average price of $1.50 per share, which were added to treasury shares on the consolidated balance sheet. Under the Company’s stock repurchase program, an additional 816,418 shares remain authorized to be repurchased by the Company at February 28, 2011. The Loan and Security Agreement executed by the Company on December 23, 2010 included restrictions on investments that restricted further repurchases of stock under this program.
Taxes on Income
          The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method prescribed in FASB ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes”, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns. In estimating future tax consequences, the Company generally considers all expected future events other than possible enactments of changes in the tax laws or rates. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized as income or expense in the period that includes the enactment date.
          The Company has adopted the guidance in FASB ASC Topic 740-10-25-6, “Income Tax: Basic Recognition Threshold”, which prescribes the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. This guidance requires that a position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return be recognized in the consolidated financial statements when it is more likely than not (i.e., a likelihood of more

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than fifty percent) that the position would be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. A recognized tax position is then measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Upon adoption, the Company did not have any material unrecognized tax benefits. As of February 28, 2011 and February 28, 2010, the Company did not have any material unrecognized tax benefits.
          The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as components of interest expense and other expense, respectively, in arriving at pretax income. The Company did not have any interest and penalties accrued upon the adoption of FASB ASC Topic 740-10-25 and, as of February 28, 2011 and February 28, 2010, the Company did not have any interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits.
          The Company’s tax year ended February 28, 2010 and February 28, 2009 remain open to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Foreign Currency Translations
          Assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries are translated using the exchange rate in effect at the end of the year. Revenues and expenses are translated using the average of the exchange rates in effect during the fiscal year. Translation adjustments and transaction gains and losses related to long-term inter-company transactions are accumulated as a separate component of shareholders’ equity. The Company had a subsidiary in the United Kingdom, which was not material, and used the British pound as its functional currency. The Company closed its operation in the UK and wrote off the foreign currency translation gain during fiscal 2010.
Earnings per Share
          Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each year. Shares issued or repurchased during the year are weighted for the portion of the year that they were outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is calculated in a manner consistent with that of basic earnings per share while giving effect to all potentially dilutive common shares that were outstanding during the period.
          The following is a reconciliation of basic earnings per share to diluted earnings per share for 2011 and 2010, (in thousands, except for per share data)
                         
    Net Income     Average Shares     Net Income Per  
    (loss)     Outstanding     Share  
2011
                       
Basic — continuing operations
  $ 2,401       8,370     $ 0.29  
Basic — discontinued operations
    (1,314 )     8,370       (0.16 )
Effect of dilution:
                       
Options
          330          
 
                   
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 1,087       8,700     $ 0.13  
 
                   
 
                       
2010
                       
Basic — continuing operations
  $ 1,179       8,427     $ 0.14  
Basic — discontinued operations
  $ (239 )     8,427     $ (0.03 )
Effect of dilution:
                       
Options
          317          
 
                   
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 940       8,744     $ 0.11  
 
                   
          Stock options, debentures, and other liabilities convertible into 50,000 and 47,000 shares respectively of the Company’s common stock were anti-dilutive and, therefore, were excluded from the fiscal 2011 and 2010 diluted earnings per share calculation.
Segment Reporting
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decisions about allocating resources, and for which discrete financial information is available (see Note 12 - Segment Reporting). In prior years, the Company had two reportable segments: Display and Wholesale. Those segments were identified and aggregated based on the types of products and markets they served. On March 1, 2011, Fox International Ltd. was sold, which represented the Company’s wholesale segment. The remaining continuing operations are deemed to meet the criteria for aggregation under the applicable authoritative guidance and, as such, these operations are reported as one segment within the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Discontinued Operations
          As noted above the Company sold its wholesale business on March 1, 2011. The assets, liabilities, operating losses and cash flows from this business are reflected as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements for all periods presented. Although net earnings are not affected, the Company has reclassified results that were previously included in continuing operations as discontinued operations for this business.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
          In January 2010, the FASB issued revised guidance FASB ASU 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures – Overall Subtopic” (Subtopic 820-10) to improve disclosure requirements for Fair Value Measurements. The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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          In December 2010, the FASB issued revised guidance FASB ASU 2010-28, “When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts”. The amendments modify Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. In making that determination, an entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that impairment may exist. The amendments are effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning January 1, 2011 and are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
          In December 2010, the FASB issued guidance FASB ASU 2010-29, “Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations”. This guidance specifies that if a public entity presents comparative financial statements, the entity should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination(s) that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only. The guidance also expands the supplemental pro forma disclosures to include a description of the nature and amount of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings. This guidance is effective prospectively for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010. This guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our footnote disclosures for our consolidated financial statements.
          In June 2010, the FASB issued an Exposure Draft of a proposed Accounting Standards Update of Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”. The proposed guidance specifies the principles that an entity would apply to report useful information about the amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from its contracts to provide goods or services to customers. In summary, the core principle would require an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer or goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that it receives, or expects to receive, in exchange for those goods or services.
          In August 2010, the FASB issued an Exposure Draft of a proposed Accounting Standards Update of Topic 840, “Leases”. This exposure draft proposes that lessees and lessors should apply a right-of-use model in accounting for all leases (including leases of right-of-use assets in a sublease) other than leases of biological and intangible assets, leases to explore for or use natural resources and leases of some investment properties. This exposure draft also proposes disclosures based on stated objectives, including disclosures about the amounts recognized in the financial statements arising from leases and the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from those contracts.
Note 2. Costs and Estimated Earnings Related to Billings on Uncompleted Contracts
          Information relative to contracts in progress consisted of the following (in thousands):
                 
    February 28,     February 28,  
    2011     2010  
Costs incurred to date on uncompleted contracts
  $ 5,598     $ 5,476  
Estimated earnings recognized to date on these contracts
    2,941       2,934  
 
           
 
    8,539       8,410  
Billings to date
    (7,373 )     (5,201 )
 
           
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings, net
  $ 1,166     $ 3,209  
 
           
 
               
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings
  $ 2,192     $ 4,089  
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings
    (1,026 )     (880 )
 
           
 
  $ 1,166     $ 3,209  
 
           
          Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings are the results of contracts in progress (jobs) in completing orders to customers’ specifications on contracts accounted for under FASB ASC Topic 605-35, “Revenue Recognition: Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts.” Costs included are material, labor, and overhead. These jobs require design and engineering effort for a specific customer purchasing a unique product. The Company records revenue on

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these fixed-price and cost-plus contracts on the percentage of completion basis using the ratio of costs incurred to estimated total costs at completion as the measurement basis for progress toward completion and revenue recognition. Any losses identified on contracts are recognized immediately. Contract accounting requires significant judgment relative to assessing risks, estimating contract costs and making related assumptions for schedule and technical issues. With respect to contract change orders, claims, or similar items, judgment must be used in estimating related amounts and assessing the potential for realization. These amounts are only included in contract value when they can be reliably estimated and realization is probable. Billings are generated based on specific contract terms, which might be a progress payment schedule, specific shipments, etc. None of the above contracts in progress contains post-shipment obligations.
          Changes in job performance, manufacturing efficiency, final contract settlements, and other factors affecting estimated profitability may result in revisions to costs and income and are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined. The effect of changes in the estimated profitability of contracts for fiscal 2011 was to decrease net earnings by approximately $0.34 million pre-tax and $0.23 million after tax below the amounts that would have been reported had the preceding year contract profitability estimates been used. The effect of changes in the estimated profitability of contracts for fiscal 2010 was to decrease net earnings by approximately $0.1 million pre-tax and $0.07 million after tax below the amounts that would have been reported had the preceding year contract profitability estimates been used.
          As of February 28, 2011 and February 28, 2010, there were no production costs that exceeded the aggregate estimated cost of all in process and delivered units relating to long-term contracts. Additionally, there were no claims outstanding that would affect the ultimate realization of full contract values. As of February 28, 2011 and February 28, 2010, there were no progress payments that had been netted against inventory.
Note 3. Intangible Assets
          Intangible assets consist primarily of the unamortized value of purchased patents/designs, customer lists, non-compete agreements and miscellaneous other intangible assets. Intangible assets are amortized over the period of their expected lives, generally ranging from five to 15 years. Amortization expense related to intangible assets was $339 and $740 for fiscal 2011 and 2010 respectively. As of February 28, 2011 and February 28, 2010, the cost and accumulated amortization of intangible assets was as follows (in thousands):
                                 
    February 28, 2011     February 28, 2010  
            Accumulated             Accumulated  
    Cost     Amortization     Cost     Amortization  
Customer lists
  $ 3,611     $ 2,583     $ 3,611     $ 2,466  
Non-compete agreements
    1,245       1,245       1,245       1,234  
Patents/designs
    777       627       777       516  
Other intangibles
    649       323       649       223  
 
                       
 
  $ 6,282     $ 4,778     $ 6,282     $ 4,439  
 
                       
          Expected amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):
         
Year   Amort. Exp.  
2012
  $ 283  
2013
  $ 238  
2014
  $ 238  
2015
  $ 163  
2016
  $ 130  
Thereafter
  $ 452  
Note 4. Business Acquisitions
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Note 5. Inventories
          Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):
                 
    February 28,     February 28,  
    2011     2010  
Raw materials
  $ 20,750     $ 20,464  
Work-in-process
    6,997       8,396  
Finished goods
    7,760       9,286  
 
           
 
    35,507       38,146  
Reserves for obsolescence
    (4,914 )     (4,428 )
 
           
 
  $ 30,593     $ 33,718  
 
           
          During fiscal 2011, the Company disposed of inventories of $1.3 million of which $1.3 million was previously reserved. During fiscal 2010, the Company disposed of inventories of $0.3 million of which $0.1 million was previously reserved.
Note 6. Long-Term Debt
          Long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
                 
    February 28,     February 28,  
    2011     2010  
Note payable to RBC Bank; interest rate at LIBOR plus applicable margin as defined per the loan agreement, minimum 4.00% (2.51% combined rate as of February 28, 2011); monthly principal payments of $50 plus accrued interest, payable through December 2011; collateralized by all assets of the Company. Refinanced as of December 23, 2010.
  $     $ 1,128  
 
               
Note payable to RBC Bank and Community& Southern Bank; interest rate at LIBOR plus applicable margin as defined per the loan agreement, minimum 4.00% (2.51% combined rate as of February 28, 2011); monthly principal payments of $58 plus accrued interest, payable through December 2015; collateralized by all assets of the Company.
    3,383        
 
               
Note payable to RBC Bank and Community & Southern Bank; interest rate at LIBOR plus applicable margin as defined per the loan agreement, minimum 4.00% (2.51% combined rate as of February 28, 2011); monthly principal payments of $17 plus accrued interest, payable through December 2025; collateralized by four properties of the Company.
    2,967        
 
               
Mortgage payable to bank; interest rate at Federal Home Loan Bank Board Index rate plus 1.95% (7.25% as of February 28, 2010); monthly principal and interest payments of $5 payable through October 2021; collateralized by land and building of Teltron Technologies, Inc.
    415       454  
 
           
 
    6,765       1,582  
Less current maturities
    (943 )     (625 )
 
           
 
  $ 5,822     $ 957  
 
           

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          Future maturities of long-term debt are as follows (in thousands):
         
Year   Amount  
2012
  $ 943  
2013
    945  
2014
    947  
2015
    948  
2016
    833  
Thereafter
    2,149  
 
     
 
       
 
  $ 6,765  
 
     
Note 7. Lines of Credit
          On December 23, 2010, the Company and its subsidiaries executed a new Credit Agreement with RBC Bank and Community & Southern Bank (collectively, the “Banks”) to provide new financing to the Company to replace the existing credit agreement with RBC Bank that terminated in conjunction with this Agreement. The new Agreement provided for a line of credit of up to $17.5 million and two term loans of $3.5 million and $3.0 million. The outstanding balance at February 28, 2011 of the line of credit was $13.3 million and the balances of the term loans were $3.4 million and $3.0 million, respectively. A copy of the new Credit Agreement was filed on an 8-K document with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 30, 2010. These loans are secured by all assets and personal property of the Company and a limited guarantee of the Chief Executive Officer of $3.0 million. The $3.0 million term loan is secured by real estate property of the Company including a building owned by the Company’s Fox International subsidiary. The Fox International subsidiary was sold to FI Acquisitions on March 1, 2011(see Note 19- Subsequent Events), a company owned by the Chief Executive Officer and the building will continue to be in the collateral pool until such time as the note is sufficiently paid down or it is replaced by other collateral.
          The agreement contains three covenants: a fixed charge coverage ratio, ratio of senior funded debt to EBITDA, and total liabilities to tangible net worth. The agreement also includes restrictions on the incurrence of additional debt or liens, investments (including Company stock), divestitures and certain other changes in the business. The Agreement expires on December 1, 2013. The interest rate on these loans is a floating LIBOR rate based on a fixed charge coverage ratio, minimum 4.0%, as defined in the loan documents.
          As of February 28, 2011, the Company was not in compliance with the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio or the senior funded debt to EBITDA ratio as defined by the RBC and Community & Southern Bank credit line agreements. The Company subsequently received a waiver of these covenant violations from RBC Bank and Community & Southern Bank through the July 15, 2011 reporting of the next measurement of these covenants as of the Company’s first quarter end. Additionally, RBC Bank and Community & Southern Bank have amended the Credit Agreement to reduce the revolver commitment to $15.0 million, restate the covenants to pertain to only continuing operations of the Company and to adjust the targets for the senior debt to cash flow covenant for the Company’s quarters ending May 31, 2011 and August 31, 2011. This covenant was deemed to be the most restrictive by the Company and the Banks. Management believes based on their projections, the Company will be able to meet the new covenants and be in compliance under the new loan agreements.
Note 8. Notes Payable to Officers and Directors
          In conjunction with an agreement involving re-financing of the Company’s lines of credit and Loan and Security Agreement, on June 29, 2006 the Company’s CEO provided a $6.0 million subordinated term note to the Company with monthly principal payments of $33,333 plus interest through July 2021. The interest rate on this note is equal to the prime rate plus one percent. Interest payments of $206,517 and $197,000 were paid on this note in fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010, respectively. The note is secured by a general lien on all assets of the Company, subordinate to the lien held by the syndicate of RBC Bank and Community & Southern Bank. The balance outstanding under this loan agreement was approximately $1.8 million at February 28, 2011.
Note 9. Accrued Expenses and Warranty Obligations
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    2011     2010  
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 451     $ 585  
Provision for current year sales
    444       761  
Warranty costs incurred
    (679 )     (895 )
 
           
Balance at end of year
  $ 216     $ 451  
 
           
          Accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
                 
    February 28,     February 28,  
    2011     2010  
Accrued compensation and benefits
  $ 981     $ 895  
Accrued liability to issue stock
    1,625       1,625  
Accrued warranty
    216       451  
Accrued customer advances
    207       132  
Accrued other
    661       723  
 
           
 
  $ 3,690     $ 3,826  
 
           
Note 10. Stock Options
          Upon recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company, on August 25, 2006, the shareholders of the Company approved the Video Display Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (“Plan”), whereby options to purchase up to 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock may be granted and up to 100,000 restricted common stock shares may be awarded. Options may not be granted at a price less than the fair market value, determined on the day the options are granted. Options granted to a participant who is the owner of ten percent or more of the common stock of the Company may not be granted at a price less than 110% of the fair market value, determined on the day the options are granted. The exercise price of each option granted is fixed and may not be re-priced. The life of each option granted is determined by the plan administrator, but may not exceed the lesser of five years from the date the participant has the vested right to exercise the option, or seven years from the date of the grant. The life of an option granted to a participant who is the owner of ten percent or more of the common stock of the Company may not exceed five years from the date of grant. All full-time or part-time employees, and Directors of the Company, are eligible for participation in the Plan. In addition, any consultant or advisor who renders bona fide services to the Company, other than in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, is eligible for participation in the Plan. The plan administrator is appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company, and must include two or more outside, independent Directors of the Company. The Plan may be terminated by action of the Board of Directors, but in any event will terminate on the tenth anniversary of its effective date.
          Prior to expiration on May 1, 2006, the Company maintained an incentive stock option plan whereby options to purchase up to 1.2 million shares could be granted to directors and key employees at a price not less than fair market value at the time the options were granted. Upon vesting, options granted are exercisable for a period not to exceed ten years. No further options may be granted pursuant to the plan after the expiration date; however, those options outstanding at that date will remain exercisable in accordance with their respective terms.
          Information regarding the stock option plans is as follows:
                 
    Number of Shares     Average Exercise Price  
    (in thousands)     Per Share  
Outstanding at February 28, 2009
    87     $ 5.46  
Granted
    6       3.27  
Forfeited or expired
           
 
           
 
               
Outstanding at February 28, 2010
    93     $ 5.21  
Granted
    9       4.19  
Forfeited or expired
    (6 )     7.91  
 
           
 
               
Outstanding at February 28, 2011
    96     $ 5.05  
 
               
Options exercisable
               
February 28, 2010
    52     $ 3.94  
February 28, 2011
    32       3.50  

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    Options Outstanding     Options Exercisable  
    Number     Weighted Average             Number        
    Outstanding at     Remaining     Weighted     Exercisable at     Weighted  
Range   February 28, 2010     Contractual Life     Average     February 28, 2010     Average  
of Exercise Prices   (in thousands)     (in years)     Exercise Price     (in thousands)     Exercise Price  
 
$2.20 - 2.20
    20       0.8     $ 2.20       20     $ 2.20  
3.25 - 3.40
    26       1.1       3.25       6       3.27  
4.19 - 4.19
    9       2.5       4.19              
7.71 - 8.08
    41       5.4       7.76       6       8.08  
     
 
    96       2.9     $ 5.05       32     $ 3.50  
     
          The Company estimates the fair value of stock options granted using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which requires the Company to estimate the expected term of the stock option grants and expected future stock price volatility over the term. The term represents the expected period of time the Company believes the options will be outstanding based on historical information. Estimates of expected future stock price volatility are based on the historic volatility of the Company’s common stock. The Company calculates the historic volatility based on the weekly stock closing price, adjusted for dividends and stock splits. The fair value of the stock options is based on the stock price at the time the option is granted, the annualized volatility of the stock and the discount rate at the grant date.
          On September 3, 2010 the Company awarded employees restricted stock in recognition of their willingness to forego a portion of their salary during the past year. The restricted stock vests 25% at the end of each quarter and will be fully vested at the end of one year. The Company recognized $183,205 of general and administrative expenses related to the awards for year ending February 28, 2011. No similar grants were awarded in fiscal 2010.
Note 11. Taxes on Income
          Provision for income taxes in the consolidated statements of income consisted of the following components (in thousands):
                 
    Fiscal Year Ended  
    February 28,     February 28,  
    2011     2010  
Current:
               
Federal
  $ 1,021     $ 304  
State
    135       64  
 
           
 
    1,156       368  
 
           
Deferred:
               
Federal
    140       201  
State
    21       30  
 
           
 
    161       231  
 
           
Total
  $ 1,317     $ 599  
 
           
          Income before provision for taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
                 
    Fiscal Year Ended  
    February 28,     February 28,  
    2011     2010  
U.S. operations
  $ 3,718     $ 1,913  
Foreign operations
          (135 )
 
           
 
  $ 3,718     $ 1,778  
 
           

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The following table shows the reconciliation of federal income taxes at the statutory rate on income before income taxes to the reported provision for income tax (in thousands):
                 
    Fiscal Year Ended  
    February 28,     February 28,  
    2011     2010  
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate
  $ 1,264     $ 650  
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
    147       76  
Foreign operating income (loss)
          (46 )
Research and experimentation credits
    (141 )     (128 )
Deemed Dividend Credit
          10  
State NOL adj — Fed. benefit
          14  
Deferred tax rate change
    144        
Non-deductible expenses
    26       28  
Domestic production activities deduction
    (102 )     (45 )
Other
    (21 )     40  
 
           
Taxes at effective income tax rate
  $ 1,317     $ 599  
 
           
          The effective tax rate for fiscal 2011 was 35.4% compared to 33.7% for fiscal 2010. The higher effective rate in 2011 and lower effective rate in 2010 were primarily due to deferred tax rate changes and various other permanent items.
          Deferred income taxes as of February 28, 2011 and February 28, 2010 reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes and certain tax loss carry forwards.
          The sources of the temporary differences and carry forwards, and their effect on the net deferred tax asset consisted of the following (in thousands):
                 
    Fiscal Year Ended  
    February 28,     February 28,  
    2011     2010  
Deferred tax assets:
               
Uniform capitalization costs
  $ 427     $ 487  
Inventory reserves
    1,889       1,683  
Accrued liabilities
    503       638  
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    71       44  
Amortization of intangibles
    651       673  
 
           
 
    3,541       3,525  
State NOL
    1       79  
Foreign tax credit carryforward
    99       108  
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
Basis difference of property, plant and equipment
    (110 )     (141 )
Other
    (49 )     (41 )
 
           
Net deferred tax assets
  $ 3,482     $ 3,530  
 
           
Current asset
  $ 2,659     $ 2,770  
Non-current asset
    823       760  
 
           
 
  $ 3,482     $ 3,530  
 
           
          Undistributed earnings of the Company’s foreign subsidiary have been considered to be indefinitely reinvested and, accordingly, no provision for U.S. federal and state income taxes has been provided thereon. Upon distribution of those earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise, the Company would be subject to both U.S. income taxes (subject to an adjustment for foreign tax credits) and withholding taxes payable to the foreign country. The Company has decided to close the foreign subsidiary and has determined the tax liability to be immaterial.

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Note 12. Segment Information
          In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting”, the Company has determined that it has one reportable segment. In prior years, the Company had two reportable segments as follows: (1) the manufacture and distribution of displays and display components (“Display Segment”) and (2) the wholesale distribution of consumer electronic parts from foreign and domestic manufacturers (“Wholesale Distribution Segment”). The operations within the Display Segment consist of monitors, data display CRTs, entertainment (television and projection) CRTs, projectors and other monitors and component parts. These operations have similar economic criteria, and are appropriately aggregated consistent with the criteria of FASB ASC Topic 280-10-50, “Segment Reporting: Disclosure”. On March 1, 2011, the Company sold its Fox International Ltd subsidiary, which represented the entire wholesale segment; we have determined that we have one reportable segment.
          Sales to foreign customers were 16.7% and 15.7% of consolidated net sales for fiscal 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Note 13. Benefit Plan
          The Company maintains defined contribution plans that are available to all U.S. employees. The Company did not make a contribution in fiscal years ended 2011 and 2010, respectively, for 401(k) matching contributions.
Note 14. Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Leases
          The Company leases various manufacturing facilities and transportation equipment under leases classified as operating leases, expiring at various dates through 2018. These leases provide that the Company pay taxes, insurance, and other expenses on the leased property and equipment. Rent expense for all leases was approximately $1.3 million and $1.2 million in fiscal 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Future minimum rental payments due under these leases are as follows (in thousands):
         
Fiscal Year   Amount  
2012
  $ 1,044  
2013
    849  
2014
    846  
2015
    845  
2016
    358  
Thereafter
    788  
 
     
 
  $ 4,730  
 
     
Related Party Leases
          Included above are leases for manufacturing and warehouse facilities leased from the Company’s Chief Executive Officer under operating leases expiring at various dates through 2018. Rent expense under these leases totaled approximately $314,000 in fiscal 2011 and 2010.
          Future minimum rental payments due under these leases with related parties are as follows (in thousands):
         
Fiscal Year   Amount  
2012
  $ 314  
2013
    314  
2014
    314  
2015
    314  
2016
    314  
Thereafter
    788  
 
     
 
  $ 2,358  
 
     

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          The Company is involved in various legal proceedings relating to claims arising in the ordinary course of business.
Legal Proceedings
          On June 4, 2009, the Company announced that its Aydin Displays, Inc., subsidiary had entered into a License Agreement with BARCO Federal Systems, LLC, and BARCO N.V. a Belgian corporation. The License Agreement resolves all active litigation filed and currently pending between the companies in the U.S. District Court of North Georgia. As part of the Agreement, BARCO issued a non-exclusive license to Aydin Displays, Inc. for the use of BARCO’s patented Flicker Compensation (FC) technology utilized in certain advanced naval and industrial LCD displays. Under the terms of this agreement, Aydin is currently the only company worldwide licensed by BARCO for utilization of BARCO’s FC in advanced LCD displays.
          Through this agreement, the Company is able to provide continued uninterrupted sales and support of LCD displays utilizing FC technology to existing and potential customer base. The Company looks on this agreement as mutually beneficial to both BARCO and Aydin in growing LCD display business.
          During 2007, the Company acquired the Cathode Ray Tube Manufacturing and Distribution Business and certain other assets of Clinton Electronics Corp. (“Clinton”), including inventory, fixed assets, for a total purchase price of $2.5 million pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement between the parties (the “APA”). The form of consideration for the assets acquired included: (i) a $1.0 million face value Convertible Note; (ii) an agreement to deliver a stock certificate representing Company Common Shares having a $1.13 million in market value of the Company’s common stock in January of 2008; and (iii) an agreement to deliver a stock certificate representing Company Common Shares having a $0.5 million in market value of the Company’s common stock in January of 2009. The Company has paid the $1.0 million Note Payable. The Company is disputing certain representations made by Clinton in the APA including but not limited to representations concerning revenue, expenses, and inventory. As a result of this dispute, the Company has not issued the stock certificates scheduled for delivery January of 2008 and January of 2009. As such, the Company has accrued a potential liability of $1.63 million and this accrued liability is reflected in the Company’s current Balance Schedule.
          Pursuant to the terms of the APA, the Company and Clinton have agreed to arbitrate the dispute in Atlanta, Georgia. A time has not been set for the arbitration. Based on information currently available, the ultimate outcome of this disputed matter is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, or results of operations. However, the ultimate outcome cannot be predicted with certainty, and there can be no assurance that the Company’s failure to prevail would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Note 15. Concentrations of Risk and Major Customers
          Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of cash and accounts receivable. At times, such cash in banks are in excess of the FDIC insurance limit.
          The Company sells to a variety of domestic and international customers on an open-unsecured account basis, in certain cases requiring letters of credit. These customers principally operate in the medical, military, and avionics industries. The Company’s had direct and indirect net sales to the U.S. government, primarily the Department of Defense for training and simulation programs, which comprised approximately 46% and 37% of consolidated net sales in fiscal 2011 and 2010, respectively. Sales to foreign customers were 17% and 16% of consolidated net sales in fiscal 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company attempts to minimize credit risk by reviewing all customers’ credit history before extending credit, by monitoring customers’ credit exposure on a daily basis and requiring letters of credit for certain sales. The Company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends and other information.

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Note 16. Supplemental Cash Flow Information
                 
    Fiscal Year Ended  
    (in thousands)  
    February 28,     February 28,  
    2011     2010  
Cash paid for:
               
Interest
  $ 949     $ 920  
 
           
Income taxes, net of refunds
  $ 1,086     $ (847 )
 
           
Note 17. Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)
          The following table sets forth selected quarterly consolidated financial data for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2011 and February 28, 2010, respectively. The summation of quarterly net income (loss) per share may not agree with annual net income (loss) per share due to rounding. Excludes discontinued operations.
                                 
    2011  
    First     Second     Third     Fourth  
    Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter  
    (in thousands, except per share amounts)  
Net Sales
  $ 14,281     $ 17,126     $ 13,121     $ 14,511  
Gross profit
    4,018       4,699       3,240       3,538  
Net income (loss)
    720       1,241       150       290  
Basic net income (loss) per share
  $ 0.09     $ 0.15     $ 0.02     $ 0.03  
Diluted net income (loss) per share
  $ 0.08     $ 0.14     $ 0.02     $ 0.03  
                                 
    2010  
    First     Second     Third     Fourth  
    Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter  
    (in thousands, except per share amounts)  
Net Sales
  $ 11,582     $ 11,856     $ 12,552     $ 14,086  
Gross profit
    2,877       3,621       3,160       4,051  
Net income (loss)
    (55 )     235       279       720  
Basic net income (loss) per share
  $ (0.01 )   $ 0.03     $ 0.03     $ 0.09  
Diluted net income (loss) per share
  $ (0.01 )   $ 0.03     $ 0.03     $ 0.08  
 
                               
 
                               

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Note 18. Discontinued Operations
          On March 1, 2011, the Company sold its subsidiary Fox International Ltd. to FI Acquisitions LLC. We accounted for this business as discontinued operations, and accordingly, we have reclassified the consolidated financial results for all periods presented to reflect them as such. The operating results of the discontinued operations are summarized below (in thousands):
                 
    February 28, 2011     February 28, 2010  
Net sales
  $ 18,453     $ 20,355  
Cost of goods sold
    9,519       10,284  
 
           
Gross profit
    8,934       10,071  
 
           
Operating expenses
               
Selling and delivery
    3,801       3,056  
General and administrative
    7,006       7,231  
 
           
 
    10,807       10,287  
 
           
Operating loss
    (1,873 )     (216 )
 
           
Other income (expense)
               
Interest expense
    (132 )     (174 )
Other, net
    26       40  
 
           
 
    (106 )     (134 )
 
           
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes
    (1,979 )     (350 )
Benefit from income taxes
    (665 )     (111 )
 
           
Loss from discontinued operations
  $ (1,314 )   $ (239 )
 
           
The balance sheet of the discontinued operations is summarized below (in thousands):
                 
    February 28,     February 28,  
    2011     2010  
Assets
               
Current Assets
               
Cash
  $ (6 )   $ 24  
Accounts receivable, less allowance for Bad debts of $21 and $43, respectively
    1,312       2,360  
Inventories, net
    4,280       4,279  
Deferred income taxes
    (2 )     109  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    126       103  
 
           
Total current assets
    5,710       6,875  
 
           
Property, plant and equipment:
               
Land
    249       250  
Buildings
    1,978       1,922  
Machinery and equipment
    5,706       5,422  
 
           
 
    7,933       7,594  
Accumulated depreciation
    (6,748 )     (6,392 )
 
           
Net property, plant and equipment
    1,185       1,202  
 
           
Other assets
    23       29  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 6,918     $ 8,106  
 
           

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    February 28,     February 28,  
    2011     2010  
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
               
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable
  $ 2,167     $ 2,349  
Accrued liabilities
    579       649  
Current maturities of notes payable to officers and directors
    263       115  
Current maturities of long-term debt And financing lease obligations
    199       200  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    3,208       3,313  
 
               
Financing lease obligations, less current maturities
    188       221  
 
           
Total liabilities
    3,396       3,534  
 
           
 
               
Shareholders’ Equity
               
Retained earnings
    3,522       4,572  
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    3,522       4,572  
 
           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 6,918     $ 8,106  
 
           
          Fox International Ltd. has a demand note payable outstanding to an officer, bearing interest at 8%. The demand note outstanding at February 28, 2010 was satisfied in fiscal 2011 and a new note was established. Principal payments of $153,000 and $73,000 were made on these notes in fiscal 2011 and 2010, respectively. Interest payments of $9,000 and $17,000 were paid on these notes in fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010, respectively. The balance outstanding on this note is approximately $263,000 at February 28, 2011.
          Additionally, Fox International Ltd. has approximately $387,000 of financing lease obligations and $1,056,000 of operating lease obligations over the next five years.
Note 19. Subsequent Events
          Other than the sale of Fox International, Ltd. described in Note 18 and the waivers related to non-compliance with debt covenants described in Note 7, there are none.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
          None.
Item9A (T). Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.
          Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the end of the period covered by this report (February 28,2011). Our disclosure controls and procedures are intended to ensure that the information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as the principal executive and financial officers, respectively, to

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allow final decisions regarding required disclosures. Based on their evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of February 28, 2011, the CEO and CFO have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
          The required certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer are included as exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The disclosures set forth in this Item 9A contain information concerning the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, internal control over financial reporting and changes to internal control referred to in those certifications. Those certifications should be read in conjunction with this Item 9A for a more complete understanding of the matters covered by the certifications.
          This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
Changes in Internal Controls
          There have not been any other changes in our internal controls over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal year to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
          Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and disposition of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
          All internal controls, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
          Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of February 28, 2011. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth in the framework established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) entitled “Internal Control- Integrated Framework.” Based on such assessment, our management concluded that as of February 28, 2011 our internal control over financial reporting was effective.
          This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
Limitations on the effectiveness of controls.
          Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that internal control over financial reporting and our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and potential fraud. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective at that reasonable assurance level. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their

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costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within Video Display Corporation have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple errors or mistakes. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
Item 9B. Other Information.
          None.

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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
          The information contained in Video Display Corporation’s Proxy Statement to be filed within 120 days of the Company’s 2011 fiscal year end (the “2011 Proxy Statement”), with respect to directors and executive officers of the Company under the headings “Election of Directors” and “Executive Officers”, is incorporated herein by reference in response to this item; provided, however, that the information contained in the 2011 Proxy Statement under the heading “Compensation and Stock Option Committee Report” or under the heading “Performance Graph” shall not be incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
          The information contained in the 2011 Proxy Statement under the heading, “Executive Compensation and Other Benefits”, with respect to executive compensation, is incorporated herein by reference in response to this item.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
          The information contained in the 2011 Proxy Statement under the headings “Common Stock Ownership” and “Executive Compensation and Other Benefits”, is incorporated herein by reference in response to this item.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
          The information contained in the 2011 Proxy Statement under the heading, “Transactions with Affiliates”, is incorporated herein by reference in response to this item.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
          The information contained in the 2011 Proxy Statement under the heading, “Audit Fees and All Other Fees” is incorporated herein by reference in response to this item.

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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
(a)   The following documents are filed as part of this Report:
  1.   Financial Statements:
          The following consolidated financial statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and the Reports of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms are included in Part II, Item 8.
          Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of February 28, 2011 and February 28, 2010.
          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income — Fiscal Years Ended February 28, 2011 and February 28, 2010.
          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income - Fiscal Years Ended February 28, 2011 and February 28, 2010.
          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Fiscal Years Ended February 28, 2011 and February 28, 2010.
          Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
  2.   Financial Statement Schedules
          Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (with auditor’s report)
(b)   Exhibits
         
     
Exhibit Number   Exhibit Description
 
  3(a)  
Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3A to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-18 filed January 15, 1985).
       
 
  3(b)  
By-Laws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3B to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-18 filed January 15, 1985).
       
 
  10(b)  
Lease dated June 1, 2008 by and between Registrant (Lessee) and Ronald D. Ordway (Lessor) with respect to premises located at 4601 Lewis Road, Stone Mountain, Georgia. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(b) to the Company’s 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K)
       
 
  10(c)  
Lease dated November 1, 2008 by and between Registrant (Lessee) and Ronald D. Ordway (Lessor) with respect to premises located at 1868 Tucker Industrial Road, Tucker, Georgia. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(c) to the Company’s 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K)
       
 
  10(d)  
Purchase Agreement dated March 1, 2011 by and between the Company and FI Acquisition with respect to the sale of the Company’s Fox International subsidiary.
       
 
  10(e)  
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated May 26, 2011
       
 
  10(h)  
Loan and Security Agreement and related documents, dated December 23, 2010, among Video Display Corporation and Subsidiaries and RBC Bank and Community and Southern Bank as lenders and RBC Bank as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(h) to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K dated December 30, 2010).
       
 
  10(i)  
$6,000,000 Subordinated Note, dated June 29, 2006, between Video Display Corporation and Ronald D. Ordway (holder) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 29, 2006).
       
 
  10(j)  
Video Display Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan. (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s 2006 Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A)
 
  21    
Subsidiary companies
       
 
  23.1    
Consent of Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC
 
  31.1    
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
       
 
  31.2    
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
       
 
  32.    
Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURES
          Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
Date: May 27, 2011  VIDEO DISPLAY CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ Ronald D. Ordway    
    Ronald D. Ordway   
    Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
          Know all men by these presents, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Ronald D. Ordway as attorney-in-fact, with power of substitution, for him in any and all capacity, to sign any amendments to this Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
Signature -Name   Capacity   Date
 
       
/s/ Ronald D. Ordway
 
Ronald D. Ordway
  Chief Executive Officer,
 Treasurer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
  May 27, 2011
 
       
/s/ Gregory L. Osborn
 
Gregory L. Osborn
  Chief Financial Officer
 (Principal Financial Officer)
  May 27, 2011
 
       
/s/ Murray Fox
 
Murray Fox
  Director    May 27, 2011
 
       
/s/ Carolyn Howard
 
Carolyn Howard
  Director    May 27, 2011
 
       
/s/ Peter Frend
 
Peter Frend
  Director    May 27, 2011
 
       
/s/ Carleton Sawyer
 
Carleton Sawyer
  Director    May 27, 2011

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors
Video Display Corporation
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements referred to in our report dated May 27, 2011 included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K also included the financial statement schedule of Video Display Corporation, listed in Item 15(a) of this Form 10-K. This schedule is the responsibility of Video Display Corporation’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits of the consolidated financial statements.
In our opinion, the financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
/s/ Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
May 27, 2011

 


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VIDEO DISPLAY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE II -VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(in thousands)
                                 
Column A   Column B     Column C     Column D     Column E  
            Additions                
    Balance at     Charged to             Balance at  
    Beginning     Costs and             End of  
Description   of Period     Expenses     Deductions     Period  
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts:
                               
February 28, 2011
  $ 117     $ 233     $ 216     $ 134  
February 28, 2010
    490       209       582       117  
 
                               
Reserves for inventory:
                               
February 28, 2011
  $ 4,428     $ 1,774     $ 1,288     $ 4,914  
February 28, 2010
    3,666       1,086       324       4,428