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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424B3
Registration Number 333-24007
$25,000,000
ENStar Inc.
6.75% Two Year
8.50% Five Year
9.75% Ten Year
Subordinated Debentures
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 1
TO PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 13, 1998
The following information amends and updates the Prospectus of ENStar Inc.,
dated May 13, 1998 (the "Prospectus"), and should be read in conjunction
therewith. Please keep this Prospectus Supplement with your Prospectus for
future reference.
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The date of this Prospectus Supplement is May 19, 1998.
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ENStar Inc.
INDEX TO PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 1
Page
Summary Financial Data 3
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations 4
General 4
Results of Operations 7
Capital Resources and Liquity 9
Index to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 11
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ENStar Inc.
SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA
(In thousands, except per share and ratio amounts)
The following table sets forth certain summary financial data for ENStar
Inc. ("ENStar" or the "Company") and should be read in conjunction with the
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company included in this
Prospectus Supplement.
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<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Unaudited
1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C>
OPERATIONS
Revenues $ 14,131 $ 11,932
Operating loss (1,374) (1,257)
Net loss (1,312) (582)
Basic and diluted loss per share (.40) (.18)
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (2.96)X (6.80)X
Deficiency in earnings to fixed charges 1,657 1,341
March 31,
1998 December 31,
(Unaudited) 1997
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FINANCIAL POSITION
Total current assets $25,744 $ 25,156
Long-term debt, net of current maturities 16,452 16,168
Shareholders' equity 13,371 14,937
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ENStar Inc.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPREATIONS
The following discussion of the financial condition and results of
Operations of the Company should be read in conjunction with the Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto included elsewhere
in this report.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains 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, as amended and are made in reliance under the
safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
statements include statements regarding intent, belief or current expectations
of the Company and its management. Shareholders and prospective investors are
cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause the
Company's actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the
forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements
are general economic conditions, computer and computer networking industry
conditions, risks associated with the cost required for the development and
offering of new products and services that may not be commercially successful,
the rapid technological changes occurring in the markets in which the Company
operates, failure to successfully execute Enstar Networking's expansion
strategy, dependence on and the need to recruit and retain key personnel, the
concentration of the Company's revenues with certain customers, dependence on
key suppliers and product supply, the substantial competition in the markets in
which the Company operates and certain indemnification obligations relating to
the merger of North Star and Michael Foods. Each of these factors is more fully
discussed in Exhibit 99 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1997.
GENERAL
ENStar is a holding company. Its principal subsidiaries are Americable,
Enstar Networking and Transition. ENStar also owns 1,025,000 shares of common
stock of CorVel Corporation ("CorVel"), or an approximate 25% interest in
CorVel. ENStar's investment in CorVel is accounted for as an unconsolidated
subsidiary using the equity method of accounting. The common stock of CorVel
is included on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CRVL.
Prior to 1997, Enstar Networking operated as the network integration
business of Americable. Enstar Networking was organized in April 1997 to
distinctly focus the networking service activities from the traditional
distribution and manufacturing operations of Americable. Enstar Networking
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ENStar Inc.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)
was incorporated on January 1, 1998. The separate results of operations for
Enstar Networking have been prepared from the books and records of Americable
for all periods presented. The results of operations include an allocation of
general and administrative expenses for certain items such as accounting, human
resources and information systems along with facility related expenses.
Management believes these allocations are reasonable and present the operations
of Enstar Networking and Americable as though they had operated as separate
businesses.
During 1997, Enstar Networking made significant investments in new sales,
consulting, engineering and technical personnel as part of its effort to build a
network services organization. As part of this strategy, Enstar Networking has
shifted its focus from historical commodity-based networking and connectivity
hardware sales towards more service oriented solutions. As part of this
change, the company has experienced an increase in operating expenses resulting
in operating losses in 1997 and the first quarter of 1998. Enstar Networking
expects to incur an operating loss for the remainder of 1998 as it continues to
build its network service and security consulting practice.
Historically, in excess of 90% of Transition's revenues have been derived
from the sale of its media conversion and related LAN products. These products
have life cycles of 18 to 36 months and are generally sold based on price,
availability and functionality. More recently, Transition has focused its
product development and marketing efforts on expanding its conversion technology
based products. In addition, the company provides related LAN products, such as
hubs and transceivers, that integrate with the conversion technologies to enable
network expansion. Transition's future operations are highly dependent on its
ability to introduce conversion technology based products on a timely basis, at
competitive prices that meet customer demands.
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ENStar Inc.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)
The following are unaudited summarized operating results for each of the
Company's continuing operations for the three months ended March 31 (in
thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C>
Revenues
Americable $ 3,888 $ 3,858
Enstar Networking 6,372 5,379
Transition 4,699 3,875
Eliminations (828) (1,180)
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$ 14,131 $ 11,932
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Gross Profit
Americable $ 778 $ 854
Enstar Networking 1,204 1,192
Transition 1,802 1,523
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$ 3,784 $ 3,569
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Americable $ 940 $ 827
Enstar Networking 1,996 1,927
Transition 1,987 1,716
Corporate 235 356
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$ 5,158 $ 4,826
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Operating Income (Loss)
Americable $ (162) $ 27
Enstar Networking (792) (735)
Transition (185) (193)
Corporate (235) (356)
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$ (1,374) $ (1,257)
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ENStar Inc.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1998 vs. THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1997
Consolidated revenues increased $2.2 million or 18.4%, to $14.1 million
from $11.9 million in 1997.
Revenues at Americable were $3.9 million, relatively unchanged between
periods. Increased sales of fiber optic cable assemblies and networking
products were offset by lower demand of cable and other connectivity products
in the quarter.
Revenues at Enstar Networking increased approximately $1 million, or 18.5%,
to $6.4 million. This includes increased sales of networking and network
security products of approximately $1.3 million and $230,000 of higher network
and security integration service revenues, due primarily to higher demand.
Offsetting these increases was approximately $570,000 of lower structured
wiring services and products due to lower demand in certain regional locations.
Enstar Networking expects that its sales volume of networking products will
continue to decrease as it focuses its sales and marketing efforts on
developing and expanding its service offerings.
Revenues at Transition increased $824,000, or 21.3%, to $4.7 million.
Sales of Transition's media and rate conversion products increased approximately
$1.3 million, or 67%, to $3.2 million, reflecting additional revenues from new
products and product enhancements introduced during 1997 and 1998. Sales from
new product introductions and enhancements accounted for approximately 5% of
net sales for 1998 versus 2% for 1997. Sales of supporting LAN products
decreased approximately $550,000, or 27%, to $1.5 million due primarily to
reduced sales of Ethernet hubs and switches which reflects Transition's shift in
product strategy towards conversion type products. Sales to domestic customers
increased approximately $420,000, or 17%, to $2.9 million. Sales to
international customers increased approximately $400,000, or 29%, to $1.8
million.
Sales to international customers accounted for approximately 38% and 36% of
net sales in 1998 and 1997, respectively. Transition's ability to maintain its
present level of sales and sales growth is highly dependent upon its ability to
offer new products that meet customer's demands in a rapidly changing market,
particularly in light of the relatively short life cycle of its products.
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ENStar Inc.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)
Consolidated gross profit, as a percent of revenues, decreased to 26.8% in
1998 as compared to 29.9% in 1997. Margins at Transition decreased to 38.3%
from 39.3% due to ongoing price compression within certain markets in which the
company operates. Decreased margins at Americable, from 22.1% to 20%, are
primarily due to unfavorable labor variances resulting from the expansion of
its fiber optic manufacturing operation. Margins at Enstar Networking decreased
to 18.9% from 22.2% primarily due to increased competition for structured wiring
and network hardware products. ENStar expects its gross profit margins to
continue to decline in 1998 due to expected competitive pricing pressures on
products and services sold by each of its operating companies.
ENStar's selling, general and administrative expenses increased
approximately $330,000, or 6.9%, to $5.2 million from $4.8 million in 1997.
Operating expenses at Americable were approximately $940,000, relatively
unchanged between periods. Enstar Networking's operating expenses increased
slightly to approximately $2 million from $1.9 million in 1997. This includes
approximately $230,000 of increased salaries, benefits, training and other
related expenses due to the addition of new sales and network security
consulting personnel. Transition had increased operating expenses of
approximately $270,000, or 16%, which reflects the addition of a European
sales facility and related personnel. Enstar's research and development
expenses (incurred exclusively within Transition) were approximately $387,000
and $431,000 for 1998 and 1997, respectively. The decrease in corporate
expenses reflects severance related costs in 1997 associated with a former
executive of Americable.
Net interest expense increased $199,000 to $283,000 from $84,000 in 1997,
due primarily to the higher level of ENStar subordinated debentures in addition
to higher borrowings under the Americable credit facility.
The income tax benefit in 1997 reflects ENStar's estimated effective annual
tax rate. No tax benefit has been recorded in the current period due to the
Company's recording an additional valuation allowance against a net deferred
tax asset generated in the period. See Note 6 to Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements of ENStar.
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary increased $36,000 to
approximately $345,000, which is a result of higher earnings at CorVel.
CorVel's net earnings for the three months ended March 31, 1998 were
approximately $2.4 million, an increase of approximately $200,000 or 9% from the
previous year. Further information with respect to the results of operations of
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ENStar Inc.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)
CorVel is contained in the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations section of its annual and Quarterly reports
as filed on Forms 10-K and 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
ENStar has experienced cash flow deficits from operations and has
experienced fluctuations in its working capital, which are primarily
attributable to the change in receivables and inventories associated with
the fluctuation in sales and timing of payments on accounts payable. Cash used
in operations was $934,000 for the three months ended March 31, 1998, versus
cash provided by operations of $322,000 in 1997.
ENStar does not have the use of cash generated by CorVel and its
subsidiaries. Also, since its initial public offering in 1991, CorVel has not
declared any dividends and has indicated that it does not anticipate doing so
for the foreseeable future. ENStar may from time to time, depending on market
conditions and other factors, sell a portion of its CorVel holdings. The
ability of ENStar to sell its CorVel holdings is limited, however, to sales
pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act and the volume limitations thereof,
and to private negotiated sales, which may adversely affect the ability of
ENStar to sell a large portion of the CorVel holdings at a given time.
The Company maintains a program (the "Debenture Program") whereby it sells
subordinated debentures of various maturities primarily to individual investors
The debentures are offered on a continuous basis at interest rates that change
from time to time depending on market conditions. Proceeds from long-term debt
of approximately $1.5 million represent sales of debentures under this program.
At March 31, 1998, the Company had $17.6 million principal amount of
subordinated debentures outstanding with a weighted average interest rate of
9.64%.
Americable and Transition maintain revolving line of credit facilities with
their principal bank to provide borrowings up to $4 million, respectively, due
in June 1998. Borrowings under these facilities are based on eligible accounts
receivable and inventory with interest at prime (8.5% at March 31, 1998). At
March 31, 1998, there were aggregate outstanding borrowings of approximately $3
million and approximately $2.5 million of available borrowings under these
credit facilities. At March 31, 1998, both companies were in compliance or had
obtained the necessary waivers from its bank to waive its compliance with
certain financial covenants under the terms of its credit agreement. Under
the terms of the credit agreement, ENStar is required to make capital
contributions to Americable to the extent Americable (including Enstar
Networking) incurs pretax losses in excess of specified levels.
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ENStar Inc.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)
CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY (Continued)
At March 31, 1998, ENStar provided an aggregate of $580,000 in cash to
Americable and Enstar Networking pursuant to the terms of the amended credit
agreement. Additional cash investments from ENStar are expected in 1998 to
fund anticipated operating losses and capital expenditures.
In March 1998, the Company announced a stock repurchase plan pursuant
to which the Company plans to repurchase up to 350,000 shares of its common
stock from time-to-time in open market or privately negotiated transactions.
At May 8, 1998, approximately 31,600 shares had been repurchased.
ENStar expects to be able to fund its working capital and capital
expenditures along with any repurchase of common stock for 1998 with cash flow
from operations along with available cash and cash equivalents and amounts
available under the credit facilities of its operating companies. At May 8,
1998, ENStar had approximately $12.5 million of cash and cash equivalents,
excluding cash of its operating subsidiaries. During 1998, ENStar's operating
plans call for $1.7 million in capital expenditures.
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ENStar Inc.
INDEX TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
as of March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997 12
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Operations
for the Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 13
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Cash Flows
for the Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 14
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 15
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ENStar Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited, in thousands, except share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
March 31, December 31,
1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 13,179 $ 12,609
Accounts receivable, net 7,697 7,086
Inventories 4,628 5,145
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 240 316
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Total current assets 25,744 25,156
Property and equipment, net 2,145 2,164
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary 11,405 11,170
Goodwill, net 4,604 4,642
Other assets 172 183
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$ 44,070 $ 43,315
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Notes payable to bank $ 2,958 $ 2,688
Current portion of long-term debt 1,388 165
Accounts payable 4,396 4,200
Accrued expenses 5,505 5,165
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Total current liabilities 14,247 12,210
Long-term debt, net of current maturities 16,452 16,168
Commitments and contingencies --- ---
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, $.01 par value 1,000,000,000
shares authorized, issued and outstanding
3,266,989 shares in 1998 and 1997 33 33
Additional paid-in-capital 16,707 16,961
Retained deficit (3,369) (2,057)
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Total shareholders' equity 13,371 14,937
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$ 44,070 $ 43,315
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ENStar Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended
March 31,
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1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C>
Revenues $ 14,131 $ 11,932
Operating and product costs 10,347 8,363
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Gross profit 3,784 3,569
Selling, general,
and administrative expenses 5,158 4,826
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Operating loss (1,374) (1,257)
Interest expense, net (283) (84)
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Loss before income taxes
and equity in earnings of
unconsolidated subsidiary (1,657) (1,341)
Income tax provision (benefit) --- (450)
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Loss before equity in earnings
of unconsolidated subsidiary (1,657) (891)
Equity in earnings of
unconsolidated subsidiary 345 309
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Net loss $ (1,312) $ (582)
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Basic and diluted loss per share $ (.40) $ (.18)
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Weighted average shares
outstanding 3,266,989 3,304,279
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ENStar Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Three Months Ended March 31, (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
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<CAPTION>
1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C>
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities $ (934) $ 322
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures (292) (232)
Other 11 (72)
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Net cash used in investing activities (281) (304)
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Cash flow from financing activities
Proceeds from long-term debt 1,514 2,187
Payments on long-term debt (7) (7)
Proceeds from notes payable 15,095 14,039
Payments on notes payable (14,817) (13,914)
Additional capital invested
(constructive dividends) --- (1,280)
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Net cash provided by financing
activities 1,785 1,025
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Net increase in cash and
cash equivalents 570 1,043
Cash and cash equivalents
at beginning of period 12,609 824
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Cash and cash equivalents
at end of period $ 13,179 $ 1,867
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ENStar Inc. and Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Organization and Business --
ENStar Inc. ("ENStar" or the "Company") is a holding company principally
comprised of three operating companies, Americable, Inc. ("Americable"), Enstar
Networking Corporation ("Enstar Networking") and Transition Networks, Inc.
("Transition"), and an equity investment in CorVel Corporation ("CorVel").
ENStar was formerly an operating unit of North Star Universal, Inc. ("North
Star"). In November 1996, North Star contributed the operating unit's assets
to ENStar. On February 28, 1997 North Star, in connection with its merger with
Michael Foods, Inc. ("Michael Foods"), distributed its ownership interest in
ENStar to North Star's shareholders through a tax free dividend, thus causing
ENStar to become a publicly held company.
Americable is a provider of premise wiring, connectivity products, and
low-end networking electronics and represents approximately 20% of the
Company's consolidated sales. Enstar Networking is a network integrator that
provides services to design, build, maintain, and protect corporate network
infrastructures, and accounts for approximately 50% of the Company's sales.
Transition designs, manufactures and markets connectivity devices and network
applications, and accounts for approximately 30% of sales. CorVel is a health
care services company. At March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997, the Company's
ownership interest in CorVel was approximately 25%. The Company's investment
in CorVel is accounted for as an unconsolidated subsidiary using the equity
method of accounting.
2. Principals of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation --
PRINCIPALS OF CONSOLIDATION The consolidated financial statements include
the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant
intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements have been prepared by ENStar without audit, pursuant to
the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
information furnished in the condensed consolidated financial statements
includes normal recurring adjustments which are, in the opinion of management,
necessary for a fair presentation of such financial statements. Certain
information and footnote disclosure normally included in financial statements
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been
condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Although the
Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information
presented not misleading, it is suggested that these condensed consolidated
financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements
and the notes thereto included in the Company's latest annual report on
Form 10-K.
Results for the three months ended March 31 may not necessarily be
indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
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ENStar, Inc.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
3. Investment in Unconsolidated Subsidiary --
The Company's unconsolidated subsidiary consists of its investment in
CorVel Corporation ("CorVel"). At March 31, 1998, ENStar owned 1,025,000
shares, or an approximate 25% ownership, in CorVel. The Company's investment
in CorVel is accounted for as an unconsolidated subsidiary using the equity
method of accounting. CorVel has a fiscal year ended March 31. The following
is summarized balance sheet and income statement information of the Company's
unconsolidated subsidiary as of, and for the three month period ended March
31, 1998 (in thousands):
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Current assets $ 34,922
Noncurrent assets 23,824
Current liabilities 11,080
Noncurrent liabilities 1,789
Revenues 37,444
Gross profit 6,619
Net income 2,406
</TABLE>
In January 1997, ENStar, at the direction of North Star, sold 200,000
shares of CorVel for approximately $5.1 million cash. The proceeds from the
sale were distributed to and retained by North Star. The book value of the
shares sold was approximately $1.4 million, net of deferred taxes, and was
reflected as a dividend to North Star during the period ended March 31, 1997.
In addition, as a result of other equity transactions of CorVel, ENStar
decreased its investment in unconsolidated subsidiary by approximately
$340,000, additional paid-in capital by $204,000, and deferred income taxes by
$136,000 during the period ended March 31, 1998. At March 31, 1998, the value
of the Company's investment in CorVel, based on the closing market price, was
approximately $40.7 million.
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ENStar, Inc.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
4. Inventories --
Inventories are stated at the lower of average cost (first-in, first-out)
or market. Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
March 31, December 31,
1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C>
Finished goods $ 3,448 $ 3,934
Purchased parts 1,180 1,211
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$ 4,628 $ 5,145
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</TABLE>
5. Net Loss Per Share --
On December 31, 1997, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards ("SFAS") No. 128 - "Earnings per Share". All current and prior year
income (loss) per share data have been restated to conform to the provisions
of SFAS 128.
The Company's basic and diluted net loss per share was computed by dividing
the net loss by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares, as all
common share equivalents relating to stock options were antidilutive during the
periods presented. Options to purchase 348,250 and 78,250 shares of common
stock with weighted average exercise prices of $7.74 and $9.00 were outstanding
during the three months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997, but were excluded from
the computation of common share equivalents because they were antidilutive.
6. New Accounting Pronouncements --
On January 1, 1998, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS) No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income." Comprehensive
income includes certain changes in equity that are excluded from net earnings.
The adoption of this statement did not impact the Company's consolidated
financial statements; historically there have been no differences between net
earnings and comprehensive income.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") has issued SFAS No. 131
"Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information." This
statement requires companies to disclose financial and other information about
its business segments as part of their consolidated financial statements. The
Company will include the required business segment disclosures in its 1998
annual report.
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ENStar, Inc.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
7. Income Taxes --
Deferred income taxes arise from temporary differences between financial
and tax reporting. To the extent the Company's financial reporting basis in
its investment in unconsolidated subsidiary exceeds its tax basis, and is not
expected to be realized in a tax-free manner, the Company records a deferred
tax liability. At March 31, 1998, the deferred tax liability includes a
cumulative tax effect of approximately $4.3 million for the differences in the
financial reporting and tax basis of the Company's investment in CorVel. This
deferred tax liability is offset by deferred tax assets related to accrued
expenses not deductible until paid and net operating loss carryforwards. No
tax benefit has been recorded in the current period due to the additional
valuation allowance recorded against the net deferred tax asset generated in
the period.
8. Contingencies --
In connection with the merger of North Star and Michael Foods, ENStar,
through the operation of an indemnification agreement, is contingently liable
for any, and all, liabilities arising from the activities of North Star,
through, and including, the reorganization of North Star and Michael Foods.
Under the terms of the indemnification agreement, the Company is required to
maintain certain minimum levels of market capitalization or net worth for a
period of five years.
9. Use of Estimates --
In the preparation of the consolidated financial statements, management is
required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and related revenues and expenses. Actual results could
differ from the estimates used by management.
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