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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 


FORM 10-Q
 

 
T
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED  September 30, 2011.
 
Commission file number:   0-23336 
 
AROTECH CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
95-4302784
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1229 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan
 
48108
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(800) 281-0356
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

_____________________________________________
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.Yes  TNo  £
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).Yes  T No  £
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
 
Large accelerated filer: £                                                                                         Accelerated filer: £
Non-accelerated filer: £                                                                               Smaller reporting company: T
(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 Exchange Act).Yes  £ No  T
 
The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock as of November 9, 2011 was 15,570,491.
 
 
INDEX
 
Item
 
Page
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
   
  3
 
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5
 
6
 
8
 
15
 
23
 
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
   
 
24
 
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26
 
26
     
 
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ITEM 1.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)

   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
ASSETS
           
CURRENT ASSETS:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 1,848,512     $ 6,335,307  
Available for sale securities
          399,449  
Restricted collateral deposits
    1,789,190       1,842,143  
Trade receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts in the amount of $72,000 as of September 30, 2011 and $47,000 as of December 31, 2010)
    10,351,372       13,812,906  
Unbilled receivables
    4,747,464       3,280,821  
Other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses
    1,493,752       852,935  
Inventories
    14,592,269       9,654,009  
Total current assets
    34,822,559       36,177,570  
LONG TERM ASSETS:
               
Deferred tax assets
    623,649       652,292  
Severance pay fund
    4,252,631       4,126,835  
Other long term assets and receivables
    342,307       381,517  
Property and equipment, net
    6,223,238       4,639,511  
Other intangible assets, net
    3,328,022       4,878,754  
Goodwill
    32,430,746       32,780,460  
Total long term assets
    47,200,593       47,459,369  
Total assets
  $ 82,023,152     $ 83,636,939  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)

   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
           
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
           
Trade payables
  $ 12,229,189     $ 4,382,160  
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses
    4,179,339       6,527,347  
Current portion of capitalized leases
    16,118       39,181  
Current portion of long term debt
    659,339       1,417,543  
Short term bank credit
    36,301       2,488,206  
Deferred revenues
    6,679,356       5,926,460  
Total current liabilities
    23,799,642       20,780,897  
LONG TERM LIABILITIES:                
Accrued severance pay
    5,987,844       5,843,305  
Long term portion of capitalized leases
    1,946       11,549  
Long term debt
    2,013,535       1,023,008  
Deferred tax liability
    3,652,500       3,315,000  
Other long term liabilities
    23,880       178,811  
Total long term liabilities
    11,679,705       10,371,673  
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
Share capital –
               
Common stock – $0.01 par value each;
   Authorized: 50,000,000 shares as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010; Issued and outstanding: 15,570,491 shares and 14,842,283 shares as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively
    155,705       148,423  
Preferred shares – $0.01 par value each;
   Authorized: 1,000,000 shares as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010; No shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
           
Additional paid-in capital
    222,623,306       221,856,095  
Accumulated deficit
    (176,945,667 )     (170,705,241 )
Notes receivable from stockholders
    (954,647 )     (954,647 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    1,665,108       2,139,739  
Total stockholders’ equity
    46,543,805       52,484,369  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 82,023,152     $ 83,636,939  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)

   
Nine months ended September 30,
   
Three months ended September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Revenues
  $ 53,810,515     $ 56,412,256     $ 26,212,048     $ 16,358,002  
                                 
Cost of revenues, exclusive of amortization of intangibles
    42,407,872       40,867,601       21,135,336       12,257,143  
Research and development expenses
    1,735,787       2,250,407       722,934       671,910  
Selling and marketing expenses 
    4,269,160       4,122,249       1,436,893       1,524,955  
General and administrative expenses
    9,516,668       8,397,367       3,567,046       2,525,448  
Amortization of intangible assets and capitalized software
    1,442,519       1,281,233       481,220       442,327  
Total operating costs and expenses
    59,372,006       56,918,857       27,343,429       17,421,783  
                                 
Operating loss
    (5,561,491 )     (506,601 )     (1,131,381 )     (1,063,781 )
                                 
Other income
    12,104       104,886       13,645       43,668  
Allowance for settlements, net
          500,000              
Financial income (expense), net
    (409,704 )     (104,963 )     (408,017 )     102,747  
Total other income (expense)
    (397,600 )     499,923       (394,372 )     146,415  
Loss before income tax expense
    (5,959,091 )     (6,678 )     (1,525,753 )     (917,366 )
                                 
Income tax expense
    281,335       649,138       89       189,998  
Net loss
  $ (6,240,426 )   $ (655,816 )   $ (1,525,842 )   $ (1,107,364 )
                                 
Basic and diluted net loss per share
  $ (0.45 )   $ (0.05 )   $ (0.11 )   $ (0.08 )
                                 
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share
    13,922,270       13,216,861       14,216,701       13,336,353  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
   
Nine months ended September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
Net loss
  $ (6,240,426 )   $ (655,816 )
Adjustments required to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
Depreciation
    920,265       922,746  
Amortization of intangible assets and capitalized software
    1,442,519       1,281,233  
Amortization of debt discount
    39,351       133,213  
Compensation related to shares issued to employees and directors
    245,372       404,192  
Adjustment to value of warrants and embedded features on the senior convertible notes
    (161,339 )     (112,593 )
Capital loss from sale of property and equipment
    50,507        
Deferred taxes
    366,143       430,457  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Severance pay, net
    18,743       157,749  
Trade receivables
    3,461,534       1,183,653  
Other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses
    (582,551 )     1,586,551  
Inventories
    (4,938,260 )     2,248,421  
Unbilled receivables
    (1,466,643 )     (1,434,842 )
Deferred revenues
    752,896       785,538  
Trade payables
    7,847,029       (249,602 )
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (2,341,600 )     (1,784,063 )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    (586,460 )     4,896,837  
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Purchase of property and equipment, net of investment grants received from the State of Israel
    (2,555,385 )     (539,901 )
Additions of capitalized software development
    (46,807 )     (242,154 )
Changes in value of investment in affiliated company
    (19,056 )     60,000  
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
    886        
Sales of marketable securities
    399,449        
Decrease (increase) in restricted collateral deposits
    52,953       (110,792 )
Net cash used in investing activities
  $ (2,167,960 )   $ (832,847 )
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)

   
Nine months ended September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
           
Change in long term debt
  $ 802,726     $ (996,093 )
Change in short term bank credit
    (2,451,905 )     (1,546,883 )
Purchase of treasury stock
    (113,297 )     (125,141 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    (1,762,476 )     (2,668,117 )
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    (4,516,896 )     1,395,873  
CASH ACCRETION (EROSION) DUE TO EXCHANGE RATE DIFFERENCES
    30,101       28,369  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD
    6,335,307       1,901,525  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
  $ 1,848,512     $ 3,325,767  
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ON NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS:
               
Interest paid during the period
  $ 191,871     $ 425,574  
Taxes on income paid during the period
  $ 160,847     $ 134,599  
Note conversion to common stock
  $ 642,420     $ 425,647  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1:                      BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
a.           Company:
 
Arotech Corporation (“Arotech”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”) provide defense and security products for the military, law enforcement and homeland security markets, including multimedia interactive simulators/trainers, lightweight vehicle armoring, and advanced zinc-air and lithium batteries and chargers. The Company operates primarily through its wholly-owned subsidiaries FAAC Incorporated (“FAAC”), based in Ann Arbor, Michigan; MDT Protective Industries, Ltd. (“MDT”), based in Lod, Israel; MDT Armor Corporation (“MDT Armor”), based in Auburn, Alabama; Electric Fuel Battery Corporation (“EFB”), based in Auburn, Alabama; and Epsilor-Electric Fuel Ltd. (survivor of the merger of Electric Fuel Ltd. (“EFL”), based in Beit Shemesh, Israel, into Epsilor Electronic Industries, Ltd.) (“Epsilor-EFL”), based in Dimona, Israel). The Company’s former subsidiary Armour of America Incorporated (“AoA”) has been merged into MDT Armor. Additionally, IES Interactive Training (“IES”), and Realtime Technologies (“RTI”) were merged with FAAC to create Arotech’s Training and Simulation Division (“ATSD”).
 
b.           Basis of presentation:
 
The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Arotech Corporation in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information, with the instructions to Form 10-Q and with Article 10 of Regulation S-X, and include the accounts of Arotech Corporation and its subsidiaries. Certain information and footnote disclosures, normally included in complete financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, have been condensed or omitted. In the opinion of the Company, the unaudited financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position at September 30, 2011, its operating results for the nine- and three-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, and its cash flow for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.
 
The results of operations for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
 
The balance sheet at December 31, 2010 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
c.           Accounting for stock-based compensation:
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the compensation expense recorded related to stock-based compensation was $245,372 and $404,192, respectively, all of which was for restricted stock units and restricted shares. The remaining total compensation cost related to non-vested stock options and non-vested restricted share awards not yet recognized in the income statement as of September 30, 2011 was $243,350. The weighted average period over which this compensation cost is expected to be recognized is approximately one and one-half years. Income tax expense was not impacted since the Company is in a net operating loss position. There were no new options issued in the first nine months of 2011 and no options were exercised in the first nine months of 2011. The Company’s directors received their annual restricted stock grants on April 1, 2011 in accordance with the terms of the directors’ stock compensation plan. Additionally, certain corporate officers received restricted stock grants on April 25, 2011.
 
 
d.           Anti-dilutive shares for EPS calculation:
 
All outstanding stock options, non-vested restricted stock units, non-vested restricted stock and warrants have been excluded from the calculation of the diluted net loss per common share because all such securities are anti-dilutive for the periods presented and the Company has excluded any restricted shares that will never vest under the current program. The total weighted average number of shares related to the outstanding options, non-vested restricted stock, non-vested restricted stock units and warrants excluded from the calculations of diluted net loss per share for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were 875,423 and 1,425,132, respectively.
 
e.           Reclassification:
 
Certain comparative data in these financial statements may have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.
 
NOTE 2:                      INVENTORIES
 
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is determined using the average cost method or the FIFO method. The Company periodically reviews the raw material inventory levels along with the current and historical purchase prices of the inventory. Based on these reviews, provisions are made in each period to write down inventory to its net realizable value. Inventory write-offs are provided to cover risks arising from slow-moving items, technological obsolescence, excess inventories, and for market prices lower than cost. Inventories increased, from December 31, 2010, $1.3 million in the Training and Simulation Division, $786,000 in the Battery Division and $2.8 million in the Armor Division for the product required to fulfill the increased current backlog. Inventories are composed of the following:
 
   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
Raw and packaging materials
  $ 9,346,720     $ 7,693,001  
Work in progress
    4,155,371       1,280,669  
Finished products
    1,090,178       680,339  
Total:
  $ 14,592,269     $ 9,654,009  
 
NOTE 3:                      IMPACT OF RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
 
For information about previous new accounting pronouncements and the potential impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements, see Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2010 Form 10-K.
 
Effective January 1, 2011 the Company adopted both ASU 2009-13 and ASU 2009-14. Therefore, the Company has discontinued the use of the residual method and now bases its revenue allocations on estimated sales prices. The impact of adoption did not have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.
 
 
In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-05, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) — Presentation of Comprehensive Income.” ASU 2011-05 eliminates the current option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity and requires that all non-owner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In addition, it requires entities to present on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statements where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented. ASU 2011-05 will become effective for public entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. The standard will become effective for the Company in January 2012. The Company is currently evaluating the two presentation approaches permitted by ASU 2011-05. In October 2011, the FASB decided to defer the above-described presentation of reclassification adjustments until further consideration.
 
In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment”. ASU 2011-08 amends the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other. Under the revised guidance, when testing goodwill for impairment the Company has the option of performing a qualitative assessment before calculating the fair value of a reporting unit. If the Company determines, on the basis of qualitative factors, that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying amount, the two-step impairment test would be required. This ASU is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 with early adoption permitted. The Company has elected early adoption, and the new ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements. The qualitative factors will be evaluated when the Company finalizes the evaluation of goodwill for impairment.
 
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB did not or are not believed by management to be likely to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future financial statements.
 
NOTE 4:                      SEGMENT INFORMATION
 
a.           General:
 
The Company operates primarily in three operating segments. Additionally, the three segments are also treated by the Company as reporting units for goodwill impairment evaluation purposes. The goodwill amounts associated with each of these reporting units were determined and valued when the respective operations were purchased.
 
The Company’s reportable segments have been determined in accordance with the Company’s internal management structure, which is organized based on operating activities. The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as those used by the Company in the preparation of its annual financial statements. The Company evaluates performance based upon two primary factors, one is the segment’s net income and the other is the segment’s contribution to the Company’s future strategic growth.
 
 
b.           The following is information about reportable segment revenues, income (losses) and total assets for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:
 
   
Training and
Simulation
Division
   
Battery and
Power Systems
Division
   
Armor
Division
   
Corporate
Expenses
   
Total
Company
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2011
                             
Revenues from outside customers
  $ 31,393,117     $ 12,777,002     $ 9,640,396     $     $ 53,810,515  
Depreciation and amortization expenses (1)
    (1,394,059 )     (812,383 )     (112,638 )     (43,704 )     (2,362,784 )
Direct expenses (2) 
    (28,146,936 )     (12,824,928 )     (12,117,988 )     (3,907,266 )     (56,997,118 )
Segment income (loss)
    1,852,122       (860,309 )     (2,590,230 )     (3,950,970 )     (5,549,387 )
Financial income (expense)
    (27,976 )     (169,769 )     (246,831 )     34,872       (409,704 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
    (81,165 )                 362,500       281,335  
Net income (loss)
  $ 1,905,311     $ (1,030,078 )   $ (2,837,061 )   $ (4,278,598 )   $ (6,240,426 )
Segment assets (3) 
  $ 46,133,387     $ 24,505,138     $ 12,266,353     $ (881,726 )   $ 82,023,152  
Additions to long-lived assets
  $ 1,786,535     $ 691,243     $ 121,069     $ 3,345     $ 2,602,192  
Nine months ended September 30, 2010
                                       
Revenues from outside customers
  $ 27,778,348     $ 13,040,862     $ 15,593,046     $     $ 56,412,256  
Depreciation and amortization expenses (1)
    (1,182,959 )     (762,398 )     (129,418 )     (129,204 )     (2,203,979 )
Direct expenses (2) 
    (22,963,920 )     (12,600,629 )     (15,343,264 )     (3,202,179 )     (54,109,992 )
Segment income (loss)
    3,631,469       (322,165 )     120,364       (3,331,383 )     98,285  
Financial income (expense)
    (753 )     (51,292 )     (57,514 )     4,596       (104,963 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
    172,232       57,608       (702 )     420,000       649,138  
Net income (loss)
  $ 3,458,484     $ (431,065 )   $ 63,552     $ (3,746,787 )   $ (655,816 )
Segment assets (3) 
  $ 45,487,649     $ 24,154,634     $ 10,010,542     $ 1,542,375     $ 81,195,200  
Additions to long-lived assets
  $ 344,561     $ 393,379     $ 44,115     $     $ 782,055  
Three months ended September 30, 2011
                                       
Revenues from outside customers
  $ 16,682,519     $ 4,455,415     $ 5,074,114     $     $ 26,212,048  
Depreciation and amortization expenses (1)
    (464,374 )     (280,638 )     (38,513 )     (14,142 )     (797,667 )
Direct expenses (2) 
    (15,459,952 )     (4,258,413 )     (5,329,377 )     (1,484,375 )     (26,532,117 )
Segment income (loss)
    758,193       (83,636 )     (293,776 )     (1,498,517 )     (1,117,736 )
Financial income (expense)
    (27,503 )     (324,830 )     (255,250 )     199,566       (408,017 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
    (137,409 )                 137,498       89  
Net income (loss)
  $ 868,099     $ (408,466 )   $ (549,026 )   $ (1,436,449 )   $ (1,525,842 )
Three months ended September 30, 2010
                                       
Revenues from outside customers
  $ 7,710,398     $ 4,152,721     $ 4,494,883     $     $ 16,358,002  
Depreciation and amortization expenses (1)
    (406,025 )     (507,778 )     (122,742 )     (40,924 )     (1,077,469 )
Direct expenses (2) 
    (6,789,668 )     (3,978,851 )     (4,314,013 )     (1,209,208 )     (16,291,740 )
Segment income (loss)
    514,705       (333,908 )     58,128       (1,250,132 )     (1,011,207 )
Financial income (expense)
    (9,659 )     240,206       8,238       (144,944 )     93,841  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    61,286       (11,290 )     2       140,000       189,998  
Net income (loss)
  $ 443,760     $ (82,412 )   $ 66,364     $ (1,535,076 )   $ (1,107,364 )

(1)
Includes depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of intangible assets and capitalized software.
 
(2)
Including, inter alia, selling and marketing, general and administrative and allowance for settlements.
 
(3)
Out of those amounts, goodwill in our Training and Simulation, Battery and Power Systems and Armor Divisions stood at $24,435,641, $6,161,318 and $1,833,787, respectively, as of September 30, 2011 and $24,435,641, $6,240,331 and $1,852,420, respectively, as of September 30, 2010. Subsequent to the 2004 purchase of AoA, the Company recorded an impairment charge in 2005 to fully impair related goodwill ($10.5 million) and intangible assets ($2.6 million). Additionally, due to an earnout on the same transaction, the Company recorded an additional $316,000 in goodwill in 2007 and immediately recorded an impairment of $316,000. The Company has not recorded any other goodwill impairment charges.
 
 
NOTE 5:                      COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
 
Comprehensive income (loss) for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 is summarized below:
 
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
   
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Net loss
  $ (6,240,426 )   $ (655,816 )   $ (1,525,842 )   $ (1,107,364 )
Foreign currency translation
    (474,631 )     247,461       (796,578 )     580,529  
Unrealized loss on marketable securities
                      (387 )
Total comprehensive loss
  $ (6,715,057 )   $ (408,355 )   $ (2,322,420 )   $ (527,222 )
 
NOTE 6:                      CONVERTIBLE NOTES AND DETACHABLE WARRANTS
 
a.           10% Senior Convertible Notes retired August 15, 2011
 
Pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement dated August 14, 2008, the Company issued and sold to a group of institutional investors 10% senior convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of $5.0 million due August 15, 2011. These notes were convertible at any time prior to August 15, 2011 at a conversion price of $2.24 per share.
 
As part of the securities purchase agreement, the Company issued to the purchasers of its 10% senior convertible notes due August 15, 2011, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 558,036 shares of common stock at any time prior to August 15, 2011 at a price of $2.24 per share. The warrants were classified in 2008 as equity based on relative fair value. The relative fair value of these warrants was determined in 2008 using the Black-Scholes pricing model, assuming a risk-free interest rate of 2.78%, a volatility factor 75%, dividend yield of 0% and a contractual life of 3.0 years.
 
On the expiration date of August 15, 2011, the Company revalued its warrants, their embedded conversion options and their embedded put options and recorded a decrease in expense of approximately $145,000 in the third quarter of 2011 in financial expense, adjusting the respective values to zero. The tables below list the variables used in the Black-Scholes calculation and the resulting fair values using significant unobservable inputs:
 
Variables
 
December 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2010
   
August 15, 2011
 
Stock price
  $ 1.70     $ 1.67     $ 1.45  
Risk free interest rate
    1.70 %     1.02 %     0.34 %
Volatility
    79.85 %     76.90 %     80.37 %
Dividend yield
    0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Contractual life
 
1.6 years
   
0.6 years
   
0 years
 
                         
Values
 
December 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2010
   
August 15, 2011
 
Warrants
  $ 298,570     $ 131,355     $  
Conversion option
    88,156       28,822        
Puts
    7,371       1,162        
Total value
  $ 394,097     $ 161,339     $  
 
The convertible notes were retired on August 15, 2011.
 
 
NOTE 7:                      FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
a.           Loan to DEI Services Corporation
 
Concurrent with the Securities Purchase Agreement dated August 14, 2008, the Company purchased a $2.5 million Senior Subordinated Convertible Note from an unaffiliated company, DEI Services Corporation (“DEI”). On August 10, 2010, DEI repaid the entire $2.5 million principal amount of the DEI Note, along with all outstanding earned and unpaid interest. Inasmuch as the Company had previously established an allowance of $500,000 in the third quarter 2009 on the DEI Note based on the Company’s expectation that the Company would not collect the entire DEI Note, the Company recognized the difference between the $2.0 million book value of the DEI Note and the $2.5 million that was actually collected during the second quarter of 2010 as a recovery under allowance for settlements on the Company’s financial statements. Additionally, the Company accrued unpaid interest on the DEI Note through June 30, 2010 in the amount of $140,000, which was recorded as a reduction of financial expenses and additionally recorded $11,000 in interest income in the third quarter of 2010. This transaction extinguished the Company’s conversion options and rights of first refusal with respect to DEI.
 
NOTE 8:                      FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
 
The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating their fair value disclosures for financial instruments using the required three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows: (Level 1) observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; (Level 2) inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly; and (Level 3) unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which may require the Company to develop its own assumptions.
 
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, restricted collateral deposits, trade and other receivables, short-term bank credit, and trade payables approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturity of such instruments.
 
The fair value of available for sale securities was based on the quoted market price.
 
Long-term promissory notes are estimated by discounting the future cash flows using current interest rates for loans of similar terms and maturities. The carrying amount of the long-term liabilities approximates their fair value.
 
The Company uses the Black-Scholes valuation model and other factors to determine the fair value of the warrants, the value of the embedded conversion feature and the value of the embedded put options associated with the Company’s Senior Convertible Notes. (Level 3)
 
NOTE 9:                      COMMON STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
 
In February 2009, the Company authorized the repurchase in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions of up to $1.0 million of its common stock. Pursuant to this plan, the Company through September 30, 2011 had repurchased 638,611 shares of its common stock for $869,931 ($857,018 net of commissions). At September 30, 2011, the Company had remaining authorization for the repurchase of up to $142,982 in shares of its common stock. The repurchase program is subject to the discretion of the Company’s management.
 
NOTE 10:                      AFFILIATED PARTIES
 
The Company has a minority investment in an affiliated company, Concord Safety Solutions, Pvt. Ltd. (26% ownership). During the first quarter of 2011, the Company loaned Concord Safety Solutions approximately $250,000, recorded in other long-term receivables, for use as working capital.
 
NOTE 11:                      SUBSIDIARY MERGER
 
In July 2011, the Company merged its Israeli subsidiary Electric Fuel (E.F.L.) Ltd. (“EFL”) into its Israeli subsidiary Epsilor Electronic Industries, Ltd. (“Epsilor”), changing the name of the merged company to Epsilor-Electric Fuel Ltd. (the “Merged Company”). The purpose of this merger was to enable unified management and operation of these two Israeli battery companies and to achieve cost savings through elimination of duplications and inefficiencies. An agreement was reached with the Israeli tax authorities regarding the use of EFL’s loss carry forwards by the Merged Company, which for tax purposes is effective June 30, 2009. The Merged Company will continue to market Epsilor’s and EFL’s products under their respective trademarks, and, for so long as the Merged Company continues to make use of benefits granted to Epsilor by the Israel Investment Center, the Merged Company will continue to maintain separate books for the two business operations.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
This report contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. When used in this discussion, the words “believes,” “anticipated,” “expects,” “estimates” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors including, but not limited to, those set forth elsewhere in this report. Please see “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Arotech™ is a trademark and Electric Fuel® is a registered trademark of Arotech Corporation. All company and product names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to us refer collectively to Arotech Corporation and its subsidiaries.
 
We make available through our internet website free of charge our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, amendments to such reports and other filings made by us with the SEC, as soon as practicable after we electronically file such reports and filings with the SEC. Our website address is www.arotech.com. The information contained in this website is not incorporated by reference in this report.
 
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the interim financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. We have rounded amounts reported here to the nearest thousand, unless such amounts are more than $1.0 million, in which event we have rounded such amounts to the nearest hundred thousand.
 
Executive Summary
 
We are a defense and security products and services company, engaged in three business areas: interactive simulation for military, law enforcement and commercial markets (Training and Simulation Division); batteries and charging systems for the military (Battery and Power Systems Division); and high-level armoring for military, paramilitary and commercial vehicles (Armor Division).
 
Overview of Results of Operations
 
Acquisitions
 
In the acquisition of subsidiaries, part of the purchase price is allocated to intangible assets and goodwill. Amortization of definite-lived intangible assets related to acquisition of subsidiaries is recorded based on the estimated expected life of the assets. Accordingly, for a period of time following an acquisition, we incur a non-cash charge related to amortization of definite-lived intangible assets in the amount of a fraction (based on the useful life of the definite-lived intangible assets) of the amount recorded as intangible assets. Such amortization charges continued during the first nine months of 2011. We are required to review long-lived intangible assets and goodwill for impairment at least annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. If we determine, through the impairment review process, that the carrying amount of these assets has been impaired, we must record the impairment charge in our statement of operations.
 
 
Financings and Issuances of Warrants
 
The non-cash charges that relate to our financings occurred in connection with our issuance of convertible securities with warrants, and in connection with our repricing of certain warrants and grants of new warrants. When we issue convertible securities, we record a discount for a beneficial conversion feature that is amortized ratably over the life of the debenture.
 
During the third quarter of 2008 and pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement dated August 14, 2008, we issued and sold to a group of institutional investors 10% senior convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of $5.0 million due August 15, 2011. These notes were convertible at any time prior to August 15, 2011 at a conversion price of $2.24 per share.
 
As part of the securities purchase agreement, we issued to the purchasers of our 10% senior convertible notes due August 15, 2011, warrants, which are now expired, to purchase an aggregate of 558,036 shares of common stock at any time prior to August 15, 2011 at a price of $2.24 per share. The warrants were classified in 2008 as equity based on relative fair value. The relative fair value of these warrants was determined in 2008 using the Black-Scholes pricing model, assuming a risk-free interest rate of 2.78%, a volatility factor 75%, dividend yield of 0% and a contractual life of 3.0 years.
 
In connection with the original accounting for these convertible notes, we recorded a deferred debt discount on the balance sheet of $412,000 in 2008. The beneficial conversion feature and the discount arising from fair value allocation of the warrants was amortized from the date of issuance to the stated redemption date – August 15, 2011.
 
On January 1, 2009 we adopted FASB ASC 815-40-15, “Determining Whether an Instrument is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock.” FASB ASC 815-40-15 requires us to re-evaluate the warrants issued with the convertible notes and to also re-evaluate the embedded conversion option and embedded put options within the notes to determine if the previous accounting for these items would change. Upon this re-evaluation, we were required to reclassify the warrants along with the value of the embedded conversion feature from equity to a derivative liability. The embedded put options remained classified as derivative liabilities. We again used the Black-Scholes valuation model to determine the value of the warrants, the value of the embedded conversion feature and the value of the embedded put options associated with the convertible notes as of January 1, 2009. In accordance with the guidance of FASB ASC 815-40-15, a cumulative adjustment increasing January 1, 2009 retained earnings by $1.3 million was made in the first quarter of 2009 to reflect this new accounting. We re-valued this amount in the second quarter of 2009 based on a revised valuation of the derivative liability. This resulted in a debt discount balance in the amount of approximately $325,000, which is included in Long Term Debt on the balance sheet, and a revised cumulative adjustment to retained earnings of $471,000.
 
 
On the expiration date of August 15, 2011, we revalued these warrants, their embedded conversion option and their embedded put options and recorded a decrease in expense of approximately $145,000 in the third quarter in financial expense, adjusting the respective values to zero. The tables below list the variables used in the Black-Scholes calculation and the resulting fair values using significant unobservable inputs:
 
Variables
 
December 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2010
   
August 15, 2011
 
Stock price
  $ 1.70     $ 1.67     $ 1.45  
Risk free interest rate
    1.70 %     1.02 %     0.34 %
Volatility
    79.85 %     76.90 %     80.37 %
Dividend yield
    0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Contractual life
 
1.6 years
   
0.6 years
   
0 years
 
                         
Values
 
December 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2010
   
August 15, 2011
 
Warrants
  $ 298,570     $ 131,355     $  
Conversion option
    88,156       28,822        
Puts
    7,371       1,162        
Total value
  $ 394,097     $ 161,339     $  
 
The convertible notes were retired on August 15, 2011.
 
Concurrent with the Securities Purchase Agreement dated August 14, 2008, we purchased a $2.5 million Senior Subordinated Convertible Note from an unaffiliated company, DEI Services Corporation (“DEI”). On August 10, 2010, DEI repaid the entire $2.5 million principal amount of the DEI Note, along with all outstanding earned and unpaid interest. Inasmuch as we had previously established an allowance of $500,000 in the fourth quarter 2009 on the DEI Note based on our expectation that we would not collect the entire DEI Note, we recognized the difference between the $2.0 million book value of the DEI Note and the $2.5 million that we actually collected as a recovery under allowance for settlements on our financial statements. Additionally, we accrued unpaid interest on the DEI Note through June 30, 2010 in the amount of $140,000, which was booked as a reduction of financial expenses and additionally recorded $11,000 in interest income in the third quarter of 2010. This transaction extinguished our conversion options and rights of first refusal with respect to DEI.
 
Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Units and Options
 
In accordance with FASB ASC 505-50, we incurred, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, compensation expense related to restricted stock units and restricted shares of approximately $245,000 and $404,000, respectively. Our directors received their annual restricted stock grants on April 1, 2011 in accordance with the terms of the directors’ stock compensation plan. Additionally, certain corporate officers received restricted stock grants on April 25, 2011.
 
 
Purchase of New Building by FAAC
 
On July 22, 2011, our FAAC subsidiary purchased a 40,000 square foot building for $1.5 million containing both office and lab space.  The building was financed with a $1.1 million mortgage loan that was obtained through our primary bank.  The new building is located approximately three miles from FAAC’s main location and will house the new personnel and equipment needed to fulfill our current backlog along with future space requirements.
 
Overview of Operating Performance and Backlog
 
Overall, our loss before income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $6.0 million on revenues of $53.8 million, compared to a loss before income taxes of $7,000 on revenues of $56.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Our total backlog at September 30, 2011 was $99.2 million, compared to a backlog at September 30, 2010 of $42.2 million, an overall improvement of $57.0 million.
 
In our Training and Simulation Division, revenues increased from approximately $27.8 million in the first nine months of 2010 to $31.4 million in the first nine months of 2011. As of September 30, 2011, our backlog for our Training and Simulation Division totaled $77.2 million, compared to a backlog at September 30, 2010 of $18.3 million.
 
In our Battery and Power Systems Division, revenues decreased from approximately $13.0 million in the first nine months of 2010 to approximately $12.8 million in the first nine months of 2011. As of September 30, 2011, our backlog for our Battery and Power Systems Division totaled $11.9 million, compared to a backlog at September 30, 2010 of $16.3 million.
 
In our Armor Division, revenues decreased from approximately $15.6 million during the first nine months of 2010 to approximately $9.6 million during the first nine months of 2011. As of September 30, 2011, our backlog for our Armor Division totaled $10.1 million, compared to a backlog at September 30, 2010 of $7.6 million.
 
The table below details the percentage of total recognized revenue by type of arrangement for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:
 
   
Nine months ended September 30,
 
Type of Revenue
 
2011
   
2010
 
Sale of products
    94.0 %     94.0 %
Maintenance and support agreements
    3.9 %     4.0 %
Long term research and development contracts
    2.1 %     2.0 %
Total
    100.0 %     100.0 %
 
Common Stock Repurchase Program
 
In February of 2009, we authorized the repurchase in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions of up to $1.0 million of our common stock. Pursuant to this plan, through September 30, 2011 we have repurchased 638,611 shares of our common stock for $869,931 ($857,018 net of commissions), all of which was purchased after April 1, 2009. At September 30, 2011, we had remaining authorization for the repurchase of up to $142,982 in shares of our common stock. The repurchase program is subject to the discretion of our management.
 
 
Functional Currency
 
We consider the United States dollar to be the currency of the primary economic environment in which we and our Israeli subsidiary EFL operate and, therefore, both we and EFL have adopted and are using the United States dollar as our functional currency. Transactions and balances originally denominated in U.S. dollars are presented at the original amounts. Gains and losses arising from non-dollar transactions and balances are included in net income.
 
The majority of financial transactions of our Israeli subsidiaries MDT and Epsilor is in New Israel Shekels (“NIS”) and a substantial portion of MDT’s and Epsilor’s costs is incurred in NIS. Management believes that the NIS is the functional currency of MDT and Epsilor. Accordingly, the financial statements of MDT and Epsilor have been translated into U.S. dollars. All balance sheet accounts have been translated using the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Statement of operations amounts have been translated using the average exchange rate for the period. The resulting translation adjustments are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity.
 
Results of Operations
 
Three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010.
 
Revenues. Revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2011 totaled $26.2 million, compared to $16.4 million in the comparable period in 2010, an increase of $9.8 million, or 60.2%. In the third quarter of 2011, revenues were $16.7 million for the Training and Simulation Division (compared to $7.7 million in the third quarter of 2010, an increase of $9.0 million, or 116.4%, due primarily to revenue in the third quarter of 2011 related to a major new contract with the U.S. Army, providing Virtual Clearance Training Suites (VCTS)); $4.5 million for the Battery and Power Systems Division (compared to $4.2 million in the third quarter of 2010, an increase of $303,000, or 7.3% due primarily to an increase in Israel sales offset by a decrease in U.S. sales); and $5.1 million for the Armor Division (compared to $4.5 million in the third quarter of 2010, an increase of $579,000, or 12.9%, due primarily to several significant contracts that were delayed and started shipping in the third quarter of 2011).
 
Cost of revenues. Cost of revenues totaled $21.1 million during the third quarter of 2011, compared to $12.3 million in the third quarter of 2010, an increase of $8.9 million, or 72.4%, due primarily to the increase in sales. Cost of revenues were $13.2 million for the Training and Simulation Division (compared to $4.8 million in the third quarter of 2010, an increase of $8.4 million, or 178.0%, due primarily to the increase in sales and the impact of a change in product mix along with reduced margins on several larger contracts); $3.8 million for the Battery and Power Systems Division (compared to $3.8 million in the third quarter of 2010, essentially flat); and $4.1 million for the Armor Division (compared to $3.7 million in the third quarter of 2010, an increase of $416,000, or 11.2%, due primarily to increased revenues).
 
Research and development expenses. Research and development expenses for the third quarter of 2011 were $723,000, compared to $672,000 during the third quarter of 2010, an increase of $51,000, or 7.6%, due primarily to an increase in spending of $99,000 in the Armor Division related to a newly developed vehicle.
 
 
Selling and marketing expenses. Selling and marketing expenses for the third quarter of 2011 were $1.4 million, compared to $1.5 million in the third quarter of 2010, a decrease of $88,000, or 5.8%, due primarily to decreased expenses in the Training and Simulation Division on bid and proposal costs compared to the previous year.
 
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses for the third quarter of 2011 were $3.6 million, compared to $2.5 million in the third quarter of 2010, an increase of $1.1 million, or 41.2%, due primarily to an increase in expenses in all operating segments and corporate expenses relating to legal expenses and provision for losses. Included in general and administrative expenses is approximately $240,000 in consulting and legal expenses related to transactional activities. Management continues to pursue growth opportunities in both our Training and Simulation and Battery Divisions.
 
Amortization of intangible assets and capitalized software. Amortization of intangible assets and capitalized software totaled $481,000 in the third quarter of 2011, compared to $442,000 in the third quarter of 2010, an increase of $39,000, or 8.8%, due primarily to the increase in amortization of capitalized software in our Training and Simulation Division.
 
Financial expense, net. Financial expenses totaled $408,000 in the third quarter of 2011, compared to income of $103,000 in the third quarter of 2010, an increase of $511,000, due primarily to unfavorable exchange rate adjustments in our Battery and Power Division offset by a decrease in the corporate expenses associated with our warrants.
 
Income taxes. With respect to some of our subsidiaries that operated at a net income during 2011, we were able to offset federal taxes against our accumulated loss carry forward. We recorded a total of less than $1,000 in tax expense in the third quarter of 2011, compared to $190,000 in tax expense in the third quarter of 2010, a decrease of $190,000, mainly concerning state and local taxes. This amount includes the required adjustment of taxes due to the deduction of goodwill “naked” credits for U.S. federal taxes, which totaled $113,000 and $140,000 in non-cash expenses in the third quarter of 2011 and 2010 respectively (“naked” credits occur when deferred tax liabilities that are created by indefinite-lived assets such as goodwill cannot be used as a source of taxable income to support the realization of deferred tax assets).
 
Net loss. Due to the factors cited above, our net loss increased from $1.1 million in the third quarter of 2010 to $1.5 million in the third quarter of 2011.
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
 
Revenues. Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 totaled $53.8 million, compared to $56.4 million in the comparable period in 2010, a decrease of $2.6 million, or 4.6%. In the first nine months of 2011, revenues were $31.4 million for the Training and Simulation Division (compared to $27.8 million in the first nine months of 2010, an increase of $3.6 million, or 13.0%, due primarily to revenue in the third quarter of 2011 related to a major new contract with VCTS); $12.8 million for the Battery and Power Systems Division (compared to $13.0 million in the first nine months of 2010, a decrease of $264,000, or 2.0%); and $9.6 million for the Armor Division (compared to $15.6 million in the first nine months of 2010, a decrease of $6.0 million, or 38.2%, due primarily to several significant contracts that were delayed and started shipping in the third quarter of 2011).
 
 
Cost of revenues. Cost of revenues totaled $42.4 million during the first nine months of 2011, compared to $40.9 million in the first nine months of 2010, an increase of $1.5 million, or 3.8%, due primarily to the reduction in sales. Cost of revenues were $21.6 million for the Training and Simulation Division (compared to $17.0 million in the first nine months of 2010, an increase of $4.6 million, or 27.0%, due primarily to the new VCTS contract); $11.4 million for the Battery and Power Systems Division (compared to $11.4 million in the first nine months of 2010, essentially flat); and $9.4 million for the Armor Division (compared to $12.4 million in the first nine months of 2010, a decrease of $3.0 million, or 24.7%, due primarily to the reduction in sales and decreased operating efficiencies, along with unfavorable variances in materials).
 
Research and development expenses. Research and development expenses for the first nine months of 2011 were $1.7 million, compared to $2.3 million during the first nine months of 2010, a decrease of $515,000, or 22.9%, due primarily to a reduction in spending of $567,000 in the Armor Division related to the Tiger vehicle.
 
Selling and marketing expenses. Selling and marketing expenses for the first nine months of 2011 were $4.3 million, compared to $4.1 million in the first nine months of 2010, an increase of $147,000, or 3.6%, due primarily to increased full year expenses in the Training and Simulation Division related to an increase in the sales force and increased participation in trade shows.
 
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses for the first nine months of 2011 were $9.5 million, compared to $8.4 million in the first nine months of 2010, an increase of $1.1 million, or 13.3%, due primarily to increases in all divisions relating to legal expenses, provision for losses and approximately $240,000 in consulting and legal expenses related to transactional activities. Management continues to pursue growth opportunities in both our Training and Simulation and Battery Divisions.
 
Amortization of intangible assets and capitalized software. Amortization of intangible assets and capitalized software totaled $1.4 million in the first nine months of 2011, compared to $1.3 million in the first nine months of 2010, an increase of $161,000, or 12.6%, due primarily to the increase in amortization of capitalized software in our Training and Simulation Division.
 
Financial expense, net. Financial expenses totaled $410,000 in the first nine months of 2011, compared to $105,000 in the first nine months of 2010, an increase of $305,000, or 290.3%, due primarily to exchange rate adjustments.
 
Income taxes. With respect to some of our subsidiaries that operated at a net income during 2011, we were able to offset federal taxes against our accumulated loss carry forward. We recorded a total of $281,000 in tax expense in the first nine months of 2011, compared to $649,000 in tax expense in the first nine months of 2010, a decrease of $368,000, or 56.7%, mainly concerning state and local taxes. This amount includes the required adjustment of taxes due to the deduction of goodwill “naked” credits for U.S. federal taxes, which totaled $338,000 and $420,000 in non-cash expenses in the first nine months of 2011 and 2010, respectively (“naked” credits occur when deferred tax liabilities that are created by indefinite-lived assets such as goodwill cannot be used as a source of taxable income to support the realization of deferred tax assets).
 
 
Net loss. Due to the factors cited above, our net loss increased from $656,000 in the first nine months of 2010 to a net loss of $6.2 million in the first nine months of 2011, a difference of $5.6 million.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
As of September 30, 2011, we had $1.8 million in cash and cash equivalents and $1.8 million in restricted collateral deposits, as compared to December 31, 2010, when we had $6.3 million in cash and cash equivalents, $1.8 million in restricted collateral deposits and $399,000 in available for sale securities. Our short term borrowings decreased $2.5 million to $36,000 so that we had $9.2 million in unused funds under our $10.0 million line of credit with our main bank as of September 30, 2011, which is secured by our assets and the assets of our other subsidiaries and guaranteed by us. Based on our borrowing base calculations there was $3.9 million of available credit on the $10.0 million line as of September 30, 2011.
 
We used available funds in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 primarily for working capital needs. We purchased approximately $2.6 million of property and equipment during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Our net property and equipment amounted to $6.2 million at September 30, 2011.
 
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $(586,000) and $4.9 million, respectively, a decrease of $5.5 million. This decrease in cash used was primarily due to the operating loss in 2011 and a decrease in working capital.
 
Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $2.2 million and $833,000, an increase of $1.3 million. This increase was primarily the result the purchase of long lived assets offset by sales of marketable securities.
 
Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $1.8 million and $2.7 million, respectively, a decrease of $906,000. The 2011 cash provided by financing activities was due to the change in long-term debt.
 
As of September 30, 2011, we had approximately $36,000 in short-term bank debt and $2.7 million in long-term debt outstanding. This is in comparison to $2.5 million in short-term bank debt and $2.4 million in long-term debt outstanding as of December 31, 2010.
 
Our $10.0 million credit facility with our primary bank and our building mortgage with the same bank contains certain covenants, including limiting the amount of cash that can be transferred from FAAC to the Arotech parent company and our subsidiaries, limiting our operating cash flow to total fixed charges to a ratio of 1.25 to 1.00 and limiting our total liabilities to adjusted tangible net worth to a ratio of 2.50 to 1.00. Although at September 30, 2011 we had zero borrowings under our credit line, we are nevertheless bound by these covenants. As a result in part of our having transferred sufficient cash to pay the NAVAIR judgment referred to in “Legal Proceedings” in Part II below, we are not currently in compliance with these three covenants, and the bank has waived these covenant violations.
 
Subject to all of the reservations regarding “forward-looking statements” set forth above, we expect this situation will be favorably resolved and we therefore believe that our present cash position, anticipated cash flows from operations and unused line of credit should be sufficient to satisfy our current estimated cash requirements for the next twelve months.
 
 
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
It is our policy not to enter into interest rate derivative financial instruments, except for hedging of foreign currency exposures discussed below. We do not currently have any significant interest rate exposure.
 
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
 
Since a significant part of our sales and expenses are denominated in U.S. dollars, we have experienced only minor foreign exchange gains and losses to date, and do not expect to incur significant gains and losses in 2011. Certain of our research, development and production activities are carried out by our Israeli subsidiary, EFL, at its facility in Beit Shemesh, and accordingly we have sales and expenses in NIS. Additionally, our MDT and EFL subsidiaries operate primarily in NIS. However, the majority of our sales are made outside Israel in U.S. dollars, and a substantial portion of our costs are incurred in U.S. dollars. Therefore, our functional currency is the U.S. dollar.
 
While we conduct our business primarily in U.S. dollars, some of our agreements are denominated in foreign currencies, which could have an adverse effect on the revenues that we incur in foreign currencies. We do not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
 
 
ITEM 4.         CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
 
As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was carried out by the Company's management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report. In addition, no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
PART II
 
ITEM 1.          LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
 
Stockholders Derivative Complaint
 
On May 6, 2009 a purported stockholders derivative complaint (the “Derivative Complaint”) was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York against us and certain of our officers and directors related to our acquisition of Armour of America in 2005 and certain public statements made by us with respect to our business and prospects, including allegations that we did not have adequate systems of internal operational or financial controls, and that our financial statements and reports were not prepared in accordance with GAAP and SEC rules. We moved for dismissal of the Derivative Complaint in March of 2010, and the Derivative Complaint was dismissed without prejudice on March 31, 2011.
 
NAVAIR Litigation
 
On January 10, 2011, a judgment and decision was unsealed and issued for publication in respect of the lawsuit in the United States Court of Federal Claims by Armour of America, Incorporated (“AoA”), a subsidiary that we purchased in August 2004, against the United States Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). The lawsuit, which was based on events that had occurred prior to our purchase of AoA, had sought approximately $2.2 million in damages for NAVAIR’s alleged improper termination of a contract for the design, test and manufacture of a lightweight armor replacement system for the United States Marine Corps CH-46E rotor helicopter. NAVAIR, in its answer, counterclaimed for approximately $2.1 million in alleged reprocurement and administrative costs. The court’s decision found against AoA and in favor of NAVAIR, and awarded NAVAIR reprocurement and administrative costs in the total amount of approximately $1.55 million. We filed a notice of appeal in respect of a substantial portion of the court’s decision. However, pursuant to an agreement with NAVAIR we withdrew our appeal and paid the judgment in full in September 2011.
 
In light of the judge’s decision in this case, we recorded a charge of approximately $1.55 million in our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
We do not believe that this judgment will adversely affect our current business relationship with NAVAIR, with which our various subsidiaries have conducted business subsequent to the events that formed the basis of this lawsuit.
 
ITEM 1A.       RISK FACTORS.
 
For information regarding our risk factors, please refer to Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. We do not believe that there have been any material changes in the risk factors disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, except as follows:
 
 
Our earnings may decline if we write off additional goodwill and other intangible assets
 
As of June 30, 2011, we had recorded goodwill of $33.1 million. FASB ASC 350 requires goodwill to be evaluated for impairment at least annually, and between annual evaluations in certain circumstances, and written down if impaired. Any future impairment of goodwill or other intangible assets may have a significant impact on earnings. Goodwill is tested for impairment by comparing the fair value of our reportable units with their carrying value. Fair value is determined using discounted cash flows. Significant estimates used in the methodologies include estimates of future cash flows, future short-term and long-term growth rates, weighted average cost of capital and estimates of market multiples for the reportable units. We perform the required annual impairment test of goodwill, based on our projections and using expected future discounted operating cash flows.
 
We completed our annual goodwill impairment review using the financial results as of the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010. Although the cumulative book value of our reporting units exceeded our market value as of that impairment review, management nevertheless determined that the fair value of the respective reporting units exceeded their respective carrying values, and therefore, there would be no impairment charges relating to goodwill. Several factors contributed to this determination:
 
·  
The long term horizon of the valuation process versus a short term valuation using market conditions;
 
·  
The valuation by individual business segments versus the market share value based on our company as a whole; and
 
·  
The fact that our stock is thinly traded and widely dispersed with minimal institutional ownership, and thus not followed by major market analysts, leading management to conclude that the market in our securities was not acting as an informationally efficient reflection of all known information regarding us.
 
We use a June 30 date because this allows us to use internal resources that are available before we start our annual audit process (we wait until our June 30 financials were reviewed by our external auditors before we start the actual goodwill impairment analysis). Additionally, since we normally engage outside services to complete three separate studies in our three different reporting units, using a June 30 date gives us ample time to engage the outside consultants, develop the analysis, review and approve the analysis, and have the study reviewed by both the U.S. and Israel-based external auditors.
 
For these reasons, we have not yet completed our annual goodwill impairment review using the financial results as of the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2011. When complete, the goodwill impairment analysis will include financial information in the studies derived from board approved financial plans and projections that are developed between June 30, 2011 and year end.
 
In particular, with respect to our Armor Division, orders for our David vehicles have historically constituted a substantial portion of the revenues of that division. Although our Armor Division has numerous bids pending, which our management believes could result in a substantial amount of new business, there can be no assurance that such bids will be successful. Therefore, if by year-end 2011 the Board of Directors is not sufficiently confident that we are likely to receive a sufficient number of these potential orders to enable us to keep our armor backlog in the range of historical levels, we may determine that there exists an impairment of goodwill in our Armor Division, which would require a write-off of part or all such goodwill. Management has not at present made such a determination.
 
 
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
 
In February of 2009, we authorized the repurchase in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions of up to $1.0 million of our common stock. Pursuant to this plan, through September 30, 2011 we have repurchased 638,611 shares of our common stock for $869,931 ($857,018 net of commissions), all of which was purchased after April 1, 2009. At September 30, 2011, we had remaining authorization for the repurchase of up to $142,982 in shares of our common stock. The repurchase program is subject to the discretion of our management. The following table shows information relating to the repurchase of our common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2011:
 
Period
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased
   
Average Price Paid Per Share(1)
   
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
   
Maximum Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans
 
July 1, 2011 through July 31, 2011
    5,000     $ 1.94       5,000     $ 156,063  
August 1, 2011 through August 31, 2011
    4,600     $ 1.71       4,600     $ 148,201  
September 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011
    3,674     $ 1.42       3,674     $ 142,982  
TOTAL THIS QUARTER
    13,274               13,274          
                                 
(1)Average price paid per share includes commissions and is rounded to the nearest two decimal places.
 
 
The repurchase program is subject to management’s discretion.
 
ITEM 6.          EXHIBITS.
 
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this report:
 
Exhibit Number
Description
31.1
31.2
32.1
32.2
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
 
SIGNATURES

 
Pursuant to the requirements 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.
 
 
AROTECH CORPORATION
 
       
Dated:           November 18, 2011
By:
/s/ Robert S. Ehrlich  
   
Robert S. Ehrlich
 
   
Chairman and CEO
 
    (Principal Executive Officer)  
       
Dated:           November 18, 2011
By:
/s/ Thomas J. Paup  
   
Vice President – Finance and CFO
 
    (Principal Financial Officer)