U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-KSB
ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999
Commission File Number 2-17411
BOONTON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
A New Jersey corporation
IRS Employer Identification No. 22-1543137
Mailing Address:
25 Eastmans Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054-0465
(973) 386-9696
Securities registered under Section 12(b)
of the Exchange Act: None
Securities registered under Section 12(q)
of the Exchange Act:
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share
Check whether the Company (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months, and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No[ ]
Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of
Regulation S-B contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to
the best of Company's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to
this Form 10-KSB. [X]
The Company's net revenues for the year ended September 30, 1999 were
$6,886,395.
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
Company on December 16, 1999 was $1,563,814.
The number of shares outstanding of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.10
per share, on December 16, 1999 was 2,387,332.
Portions of the Company's 1999 Annual Report to Stockholders are incorporated by
reference to Parts I, II and III of this Form 10-KSB.
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REPORT
This report on Form 10-KSB contains certain statements that are not historical
facts and are considered "forward-looking statements" (as defined in the Private
Securities Act of 1995) which can be identified by terms/phrases such as
"believes", "expects", "may", "should", "anticipates", "the negatives thereof",
"goals" and/or "future expectations". Such forward-looking statements involve
opinions and predictions based on current information and assumptions, and no
assurance can be given that the future results will be achieved since events or
results may materially differ as a result of risks and uncertainties facing the
Company. These include, but are not limited to, economic, market or regulatory
conditions, competition, and investment risks, as well as risks associated with
the Company's entry into new markets, diversification and catastrophic events.
PART I
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS.
The Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated
September 7, 1999 ("Agreement of Merger") with Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.
("Wireless") and WTT Acquisition Corp. ("WTT"), providing for the merger of the
Company with and into WTT, with the Company thereby becoming a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Wireless. Prior to the consummation of the transaction, Wireless
and WTT informed the Company in writing on October 26, 1999 that they were
terminating the Agreement of Merger pursuant to certain provisions contained
therein.
One of the provisions of the Agreement of Merger that Wireless cited as
a basis of termination could invoke another provision that provided that if
Wireless or WTT terminated the Agreement of Merger, and the Company and/or the
principal shareholders of the Company entered into a merger or a sale of all or
a material portion of the Company's stock or assets within one year after such
termination, the Company would be obligated to pay Wireless the sum of $100,000,
plus a maximum amount of $500,000 of all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by
Wireless and WTT in connection with the Agreement of Merger. Management believes
that any claim by Wireless or WTT for entitlement to such compensation under the
Agreement of Merger would be without merit and the Company would vigorously
defend any such claim. However, the possibility that Wireless or WTT could claim
a right to compensation could have the effect of making it more difficult for
the Company to enter into a merger agreement or sale of the stock or assets of
the Company. Further, should Wireless or WTT be successful in any claim, such
adverse decision would have a materially adverse effect on the Company's
finances.
Management intends to pursue strategic alternatives including a
strategic alliance, merger or sale.
Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS.
(a) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.
The Company is a New Jersey Corporation organized in 1947. Since
October 1, 1996, there have been no bankruptcy, receivership or similar
proceedings with respect to the Company. Effective October 1, 1997, the
Company dissolved its two wholly owned subsidiaries, Boonton
International Sales Corporation and Integra, Inc. Also,
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since October 1, 1996, there has been no purchase or disposition of any
material amount of assets otherwise in the ordinary course of business;
and there have been no material changes in the mode of conducting
business.
(b) BUSINESS OF COMPANY.
(1) The Company designs and produces electronic testing and measuring
instruments including power meters, voltmeters, capacitance meters,
audio and modulation meters and VXI products. These products measure
the power of RF and microwave systems used by the military and
commercial sectors. Further, the Company's products are also used to
test terrestrial and satellite communications, radar, telemetry and
personal communication products. Recent models are microprocessor
controlled and are often used in computerized automatic testing
systems. In March 1999, the Company announced the introduction of its
new 4530 Series RF Power Meters. The 4530 Series products are
designed for measuring signals based on wideband modulation formats.
It allows a variety of measurements to be made, including maximum
power, peak power, average power and minimum power. The Company's
products are marketed throughout the world to commercial and
government customers in the electronics industry.
(2) The Company markets and distributes its products throughout the
United States and abroad through non-employee domestic sales
representatives and foreign distributors. Representatives sell on a
commission basis, while distributors buy products for resale at
discounted ex-factory prices. Its representatives and distributors
also handle the products of other manufacturers that are synergistic
with the Company's products. The Company employs an in-house
organization to provide sales support and service to its
representatives, distributors and customers.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) The Company is in competition with other manufacturers, several
of which are larger than the Company and have larger professional
staffs and greater financial and technical resources. Some of these
companies are Agilent Technologies (formerly Hewlett-Packard), IFR,
Rhode and Schwarz, and Anritsu. The Company competes by having a
niche in several product areas where it capitalizes on its expertise
in manufacturing products with unique specifications. In addition,
the Company competes by striving to provide prompt and efficient
customer support, including after the sale service.
(5) The Company primarily produces its products by final assembly,
calibration and testing. It purchases components, devices and
subassemblies from outside sources. In 1997 the Company discontinued
its machine shop operations. The Company obtains raw materials from a
variety of sources. The Company believes it can obtain the majority
of its raw materials and parts from a number of alternative sources.
(6) During this fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 no one customer
accounted for more than 10% of total sales; however approximately 6%
of the Company's sales were made to the United States Government and
agencies thereof. The Company believes that an additional substantial
portion of purchases made by its non-Governmental customers are
related to the filling of orders placed with such
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customers by the United States Government and agencies thereof. The
Company is not able to determine the percentage of sales associated
with purchases from non-Governmental customers that are related to
the filling of orders placed by the United States Government and
agencies thereof.
(7) The trademark "Boonton" was registered in the United States
Patent and Trademark Office on February 18, 1997 (Reg. No.
2,038,515). The Company does not have any other patents, trademarks,
licenses, franchises, concessions, and royalty agreements or labor
contracts.
(8) Not applicable.
(9) Under established United States Government contract procedures,
substantially all of the Company's Government contracts are subject
to cancellation, in which case the Company would be entitled to
recover its costs incurred to the date of cancellation plus a
reasonable profit thereon. The cancellation costs and a reasonable
profit are determined in accordance with standard Government
accounting practices.
(10) During the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999, the Company
spent $965,697 on research and development activities. The Company
spent $992,461 on such activities during the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1998. The Company maintains an in-house engineering
staff of seven persons to develop new products, upgrade existing
products and customize products to customer specification. From time
to time the Company utilizes outside sources for product redesign for
new technology. The Company does not currently have any
customer-sponsored research and development activities.
(11) The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (the
"NJDEP") has conducted an investigation concerning disposal, at a
facility in New Jersey previously leased by the Company, of certain
materials formerly used by the Company's manufacturing operations at
that site and the possible effect of such disposal on the aquifer
underlying the property. The disposal practices and the use of the
materials in question were discontinued in 1978. The Company has
cooperated with the NJDEP investigation and has been diligently
pursuing the matter in an attempt to resolve it as rapidly as NJDEP
operating procedures permit.
The Company and the NJDEP have agreed upon a plan to correct
ground water contamination at the site, located in the Township of
Parsippany-Troy Hills, pursuant to which wells have been installed at
an estimated cost to the Company of $300,000. The plan contemplates
that the wells will be operated and that soil and water samples will
be taken and analyzed until such time (which the Company is unable to
predict) as contamination levels satisfactory to the NJDEP are
attained. Operating expenditures incurred by the Company during the
fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 in connection with the site
amounted to approximately $80,000. The Company estimates that
operating expenditures in this regard during the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2000, including the costs of operating the wells and
taking and analyzing soil and water samples, will amount to
approximately $80,000.
(12) As of September 30, 1999 the Company had 51 full time employees
six of which are in administration, including officers, six are in
sales and support, seven
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are in engineering and thirty-two serve in various manufacturing
related capacities. None of the Company's employees are covered by a
collective bargaining agreement or are represented by a labor union.
The Company considers its relationship with its employees to be
satisfactory.
Item 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
(a) The Company entered into a lease agreement, effective October 1,
1994, with 25 Eastmans Road Associates, Ltd. to lease approximately 30,000
square feet of a facility located in Hanover Township, New Jersey. Effective
October 1, 1997, the Company added approximately 3,200 square feet to its
existing lease. The term of the lease agreement is for seven years beginning on
October 1, 1994 and ending on September 30, 2001. The lease also contains an
option to extend the term of the lease by five years.
(b) and (c) Not applicable.
Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
(a). Reference is made to the discussion in Item 1.(b)(11) above regarding
an investigation by the NJDEP concerning certain discontinued disposal practices
of the Company and their effect on the soil and ground water at a certain
facility formerly occupied by the Company. No administrative or judicial
proceedings have been commenced in connection with such investigation. The owner
of the Parsippany-Troy Hills facility has notified the Company, that if the
investigation proves to interfere with the sale of the property, it may seek to
hold the Company liable for any resulting damages. Since May 1983, the owner has
been on notice of this problem and has failed to institute any legal proceedings
with respect thereto. While this does not bar the owner from instituting a suit,
it is the opinion of the Company's legal counsel that it is doubtful that the
owner would prevail on any claim due to the fact that such a claim would be
barred by the statute of limitations.
Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
Not applicable.
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PART II
Item 5. MARKET FOR THE COMPANY'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS.
(a) MARKET INFORMATION.
(1) The Company's common stock is traded (symbol "BOON") on the OTC
Bulletin Board. The following is the range of high and low bid
information for the Company's common stock for each quarterly period
within the two most recent fiscal years. These prices represent
inter-dealer quotations, do not include markups, markdowns or
commissions, and do not necessarily represent actual transactions.
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED HIGH BID LOW BID
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12/31/97 1.1250 .9063
3/31/98 1.0000 .8125
6/30/98 .8750 .6875
9/30/98 1.1250 .4063
12/31/98 .6250 .4375
3/31/99 1.0313 .5625
6/30/99 1.3750 .4375
9/30/99 2.7500 .8125
(b) HOLDER.
There were 645 record holders of the Company's common stock as of
January 3, 2000.
(c) DIVIDENDS.
(1) There were no cash dividends declared on the Company's common
stock for the fiscal years ended September 30, 1999 and 1998. The
Company does not anticipate paying any dividends on the common stock
in the foreseeable future.
(2) Not applicable.
Item 6. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS.
(a) RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
(i) 1999 VERSUS 1998
Net sales for the year ended September 30, 1999 were $6,886,395,
an increase of $37,252 compared to the year ended September 30, 1998. The
increase was primarily due to an increase in export sales, the result of a large
order from a British contractor. Although sales were slightly higher, sales did
not meet management's expectations as the introduction of several new products
was delayed. Near the end of fiscal 1998, the Company announced a new RF Peak
Power Meter for the automatic-test-equipment production environment. Field
enhancements were made to the new product, to incorporate new modulation
techniques for telecommunications, that delayed its initial production by six
months delaying shipments to key customers. Due to a need to reserve $211,648
against inventory and lower margins on export sales, cost of goods sold
increased by $608,604 for the year ended September 30, 1999 compared to the
prior year-end. Gross
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profit was $2,846,790 or approximately 41% of net sales for fiscal 1999 compared
to $3,418,142 or approximately 50% of net sales for fiscal 1998.
Operating expenses were $3,535,784 for the year ended September 30,
1999 compared to $3,132,794 for the year ended September 30, 1998. Commissions
increased by $250,851 due to the increase in export sales that carry higher
commission rates. Other operating expenses were $152,139 higher for fiscal 1999
compared to fiscal 1998 due primarily to reorganization expenses including
implementation of shifts in management personnel.
There was a loss from operations of $688,994 for fiscal 1999 compared
to income from operations of $285,348 in fiscal 1998. The loss was attributable
to a combination of the higher cost of goods sold and the higher operating
expenses. The net loss for fiscal 1999 was $1,518,448 or $.65 loss per share
compared to net income of $142,959 or $.09 earnings per share for fiscal 1998.
The Company wrote off $604,694 of deferred tax assets.
The September 30, 1999 production inventory was $44,674 lower than the
September 30, 1998 balance. The demonstrator inventory balance increased by
$41,990 for demonstrator additions for new products. At September 30, 1999
accounts receivable was $432,806 lower than the September 30, 1998 balance. The
current ratio at September 30, 1999 was 1.81 versus 2.07 at September 30, 1998.
The Company's backlog at September 30, 1999 was $1,057,746, which was $76,078
higher than the backlog balance at September 30, 1998.
(ii) 1998 VERSUS 1997
Net sales of $6,849,143 for the fiscal year 1998 was $359,914 or 4.9%
below the prior year. Gross profit increased to 49.9 % of sales versus a prior
year 42.6% as the reduced revenue was primarily in military sales that carry
lower profit margins.
Commission expense increased to 10.3% of sales versus 9.9% of sales for
the prior year due to the decreased military contract revenues that carry lower
commission rates. Income from operations was $285,348 or 4.2% of sales as
compared to a prior years $71,845 or 1.0% of sales. Research and development
expenses increased $256,933 over the prior year as the company put increased
emphasis on new products. The other operating expense categories decreased
$113,978 as the company continued to take steps to hold these costs down.
Other expenses increased to $85,809 due to higher interest costs,
higher environmental expenses and lower gain on sale of assets. In fiscal 1997
the gain on sales of assets was higher due to the sale of machine tools when the
company shut down its machine shop operations. The net income was $142,959
versus a prior year income of $31,344. Earnings per share was $.09 versus a
prior year $.02.
Accounts receivable increased to $1,299,281 due to sales in the month
of September of approximately $1,000,000. Inventories increased $138,130 to
$1,444,245.
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$69,250 of the inventory increase was due to increased demonstrator equipment
capitalized as a result of new product introductions. $68,880 of the inventory
increase was for manufacturing purposes in preparation for October and November
1998 shipments. The average production turnover was 2.7 compared to 3.4 the
prior year. The current ratio was 2.1 to 1 versus a prior year 2.2 to 1. The
Company's order backlog at September 30, 1998 was $981,668 as compared to
$1,176,119 at September 30, 1997.
(b) LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES.
The Company's working capital for the fiscal years ended September 30,
1999 and 1998 was $1,226,783 and $1,689,311, respectively.
On February 6, 1995, some members of the Board of Directors loaned the
Company the aggregate sum of $300,000 at 14% interest per annum. Initially these
loans were scheduled to be repaid by April 1995 however due to the Company's
need to maintain the use of the proceeds from these loans repayment was waived.
Effective September 1, 1995, the interest rate for these loans was reduced to 9%
per annum. These loans are secured by a lien on the Company's accounts
receivable, contract rights and instruments. In July 1996, the directors agreed
to subordinate repayment of the loans and the priority of their collateral to
the New Jersey Economic Development Authority ("NJEDA") under a loan made to the
Company, which loan is discussed below. On September 30, 1999 the Company owed
$262,500 in principal under the loans from the directors.
On July 31, 1996, the Company executed a Direct Loan Agreement by and
between the Company and the NJEDA. The agreement provided for a direct loan of
$500,000 at 6 3/4% per annum. The proceeds of the loan were used primarily for
the acquisition of capital assets. The NJEDA loan is secured by a lien on the
Company's accounts, inventory, machinery, equipment, contract rights and general
intangibles. As of September 30, 1999, the Company owed approximately $319,000
of principal and interest under the loan.
As of September 30, 1999, cash and equivalents amounted to $69,484. For
the year ended September 30, 1999, cash used by operations was $418,644 compared
to cash provided by operations of $235,967 for the year ended September 30,
1998. During fiscal 1999, the Company incurred some expenses that management
believes are nonrecurring. The Company made a final payment of $144,993 to
creditors under its Bankruptcy Plan of Reorganization. The Company also used a
significant amount of cash to build/purchase inventory to cover its anticipated
production needs.
In October of 1998, the Company sold 666,669 shares of its common stock
to some of its directors and principal stockholders for an aggregate amount of
$442,000 in order to satisfy some current liabilities. The per share price of
$.66 represented a premium of approximately 25% above the then trading price for
the Company's common stock. In addition, in November 1998, the Company issued
76,362 shares of its common stock to its directors as payment for directors'
fees as of September 30, 1998. The shares were issued at a value equivalent to
$.55 per share representing a premium of approximately 25% above the then
trading price for the Company's common stock.
The Company's management believes that the use of cash for the year
ended September 30, 1999 was nonrecurring. However, the use of cash, together
with sales falling short of management's expectations has resulted in low cash
levels. The Company's ability to meet its current liabilities is highly
dependent on receiving timely payment on its accounts receivable. Further, while
the Company is seeking to increase its international
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sales, receipt of payments on international receivables typically take longer
than receipts on domestic receivables. A majority of suppliers are now demanding
to be paid cash on delivery. This can lead to delay in product shipments that
can lead to delays in revenues.
The Company believes its cash flows from operations shall need to be
supplemented to meet its working capital needs. The Company has been unable to
obtain debt financing due, in part, to its prior bankruptcy and its current
financial position. No further borrowings are available under the NJEDA loan.
Management may consider financing the Company's accounts receivable.
Additionally, management does not believe that further equity financing is
available.
(c) YEAR 2000
The Company has prepared for the potential Year 2000 issues that could
effect its data management systems, personal computers, communications systems
and non-information technology equipment, as well as the products it
manufactures. The Company has tested and remedied its systems so that they shall
perform the essential functions in the Year 2000.
During 1999 the Company replaced its data management system and the
manufacturer of the new system has provided assurances that the new system is
Year 2000 compliant. The Company has conducted an in-house program to test all
personnel computers for Year 2000 compliance and has replaced personal computers
it considered to be critical to operations. The Company utilizes Microsoft
Windows Software for its network and office functions. Updates to the software
have been installed as recommended by Microsoft.
The Company's major suppliers are companies that provide it with parts
and materials. The Company has conducted a survey of its major suppliers and
they have indicated that they shall also be Year 2000 compliant. Since the
Company obtains its parts and materials from a number of suppliers it believes
that if any one its major suppliers experience Year 2000 failure it shall be
able to obtain materials from an alternative source. The Company does not
manufacture any components that rely on real time clocks for certain year
information. Products to be manufactured in the future may contain time stamps
and management expects that future development and manufacturing shall take into
account Year 2000 issues.
The Company believes its worse case scenario is failures by its
suppliers. Management believes it can obtain most of its supplies from
alternative sources, however, should the Company be unable to obtain key parts
or materials it would be unable to process orders that would have an adverse
impact on the Company's results from operations and its financial condition. The
Company has not implemented contingency plans and it does not expect to do so.
The Company believes that the Year 2000 issues shall not have a
material adverse impact on its results from operations or its financial
condition. However, due to the general uncertainty in the Year 2000 issue
including the readiness of other parties the Company is unable to provide
assurances whether or to what extent failures associated with the Year 2000
could occur. Failures associated with the Year 2000 issue would have a material
adverse impact on the Company's results of operations, liquidity and/or
financial condition.
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(d) IMPACT OF INFLATION.
The Company does not anticipate that inflation generally shall
significantly impact its business.
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Reference is made to the financial statements and supplementary data
appearing on the pages of this report set forth below.
Page
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Independent Auditors' Report 17
Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1999 and 1998 18
Statements of Operations
For the Years Ended September 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997 19
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
For the Years Ended September 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997 20
Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended September 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997 21
Notes to Financial Statements 23
Item 8. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
Not applicable.
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PART III
Item 9. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY.
Listed below are the names and ages of the directors of the Company,
all positions and offices held by each such person and the period or periods
during which he has served in such positions and offices. All are now directors
and were elected to their present term of office at Annual Meetings of
Shareholders as set forth in the table below. The By-Laws of the Company provide
for a Board of Directors consisting of up to seven members. No candidate is the
subject of any arrangement or understanding between such director and any other
person or persons, except the directors and officers of the Company acting
solely in that capacity. All of the directors listed below have been engaged for
the past five years in the "Principal Occupation" listed below.
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Position with Issuer Period As
Name Age and Principal Occupation Director
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Elected 1998 With Terms Expiring in 2001:
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Jack Frucht 85 Director; retired Chairman 1947 - Present
of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company
Ronald T. DeBlis 75 Director; retired Dun & 1981 - Present
Bradstreet
Yves Guyomar 62 Director, President and 1997 - Present
CEO of the Company
Elected 1997 With Terms Expiring in 2000:
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John M. Young 81 Director, retired Vice 1947 - Present
President and Operations
Manager of the Company
Abel Sheng 58 Director, President, Raamco 1996 - Present
International, Inc. and 1991 - 1994
Sidco Investments, Inc.,
Investment companies
ELECTED 1999 WITH TERMS EXPIRING IN 2002:
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Daniel Auzan 56 Director, Chairman of 1996 - Present
The Board; Chairman,
Supervisory Board, A Novo
Otto H. York 89 Director, Vice Chairman 1969 - Present
Of the Board, President,
York Resources, Inc.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPENSATION:
Those Directors of the Company who are not salaried officers (Messrs.
Auzan, DeBlis, Frucht, Sheng, York and Young) are paid Directors' fees at the
rate of $10,000 per year, in quarterly installments, plus $500 per scheduled
meeting of the Board or any committee.
Listed below are the names and ages of the executive officers of the
Company and the period during which they have served as such. Each officer
generally serves for a term of one year at the pleasure of the Board of
Directors. The selection of none of the officers is the subject of any
arrangement or understanding between such officer and any other person or
persons, except the directors and officers of the Company acting solely in that
capacity.
Position with Issuer Period As
Name Age and Principal Occupation Officer
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Yves Guyomar 62 President and Chief Executive 1997 - Present
Officer
Mr. Guyomar was employed as President and CEO of the Company for a period
expiring April 15, 1999 pursuant to an agreement that provided for an annual
salary of $140,000. Mr. Guyomar is presently employed as President and CEO, at
the same annual salary, based on an oral agreement with the Board of Directors
that provides for him to continue to serve at the pleasure of the Board of
Directors.
Mr. Guyomar was a member of the Board of Directors and Sales and
Marketing Director of General Electronique, Brive, France in 1996. Previously
from 1982 to 1995 he was General Manager of the Technique and Industrial Center
for TRT, a subsidiary of Phillips, in Brive. The Technique and Industrial Center
had a staff of 1,000 employees that included 100 engineers and technicians in
Research and Development. The center specialized in Radio Frequency equipment
for military applications and in microwave link for public and private
communication. Mr. Guyomar, from the University of Lille, Lille, France, holds a
Diploma of Engineering in electronics and microwave. The Board of Directors
appointed him President and CEO in April 1997.
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Item 10. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
(a) EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION:
The following table sets forth, for the fiscal years indicated, all
compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to the President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company. There were no other officers of the Company whose
compensation exceeded $100,000 with respect to the fiscal years ended September
30, 1999, 1998, 1997.
Summary Compensation Table
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Name and Principal Position Year Salary
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Yves Guyomar, President and Chief Executive Officer 1999 140,000
1998 140,000
1997 140,000
Note: The Company also provides Mr. Guyomar with an automobile and insurance
for the same.
Item 11. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.
The table on the page following sets forth the beneficial ownership of
the Company's common stock, as of December 16, 1999, by: (i) each present
Director and the President of the Company, (ii) each other person known to the
Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the voting
common stock of the Company, and (iii) all Directors and executive officers as a
group. Director and group on the date indicated. Except as reflected in the
table, all shares of common stock are directly owned by the named individual and
entity, and such individuals and group member possess sole voting and investment
power with respect to such shares.
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Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned Percentage
Beneficial Owner On December 16, 1999 of Ownership
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Daniel Auzan (Director) 12,727 .53%
c/o A Novo
31 rue des Peuplier
92100 Boulogne Billancourt
France
Ronald T. DeBlis (Director) 118,042 4.94%
37 Farmstead Road
Short Hills, NJ 07087
Jack Frucht (Director) 91,176 3.82%
380 Mountain Road, Apt. #512
Union City, NJ 07087
Yves Guyomar 41,667 1.75%
(President and Director)
1012 Gates Court
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
Abel Sheng (Director) 373,193* 15.63%
270 Sylvan Avenue
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Otto H. York (Director) 360,481 15.10%
130 Hempstead Court
Madison, NJ 07940
John M. Young (Director) 144,995** 6.07%
9749 Maplecrest Circle, SE
Lehigh Acres, FL 33936
G.E.M. USA, Inc. 540,933 22.66%
Sidco Investment, Inc. 62,755* 2.63%
All directors and executive officers 1,142,281 47.85%
As a group (7 persons)
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* Includes 62,755 shares owned by Sidco Investment, Inc., a company
controlled by Mr. Sheng.
** Includes 6,000 shares owned by his wife, to which Mr. Young is claims
beneficial ownership.
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Item 12. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
None.
Item 13. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a) (i) A list of the financial statements filed as a part of this
report is set forth in Item 7. herein.
(ii) Exhibits: (See Page 35 "Index to Exhibits" for a list of the
exhibits being filed with this report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
September 30, 1999.)
Exhibit 3.1 Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of
the Company. Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended September 30, 1991, and incorporated
herein by reference.
3.2 Articles of Incorporation of the Company as amended to date. Filed
as Exhibit 3.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended September 30, 1991, and incorporated herein by reference.
3.3 By-Laws of the Company as amended to date. Filed as Exhibit 3.3 to
the Annual Report 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1991, and
incorporated herein by reference.
10.1 1987 Incentive Stock Option Plan, 1987 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan and 1987 Stock Option Program for Non-Employee Directors and
form of option grant(s) thereunder. Filed as Exhibit 10.e to the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1988,
and incorporated herein by reference.
10.2 Report on Form 8-K dated December 23, 1994 for "Other Events",
"order Confirming Debtors' Plan of Reorganization", effective
November 15, 1994. Filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB for the year ended September 30, 1994, and
incorporated herein by reference.
10.3 Lease Agreement with Eastmans Road Associates, Ltd. Effective
October 1, 1994. Filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB for the year ended September 30, 1994, and
incorporated herein by reference.
10.4 Employment Agreement with Yves Guyomar effective April 16 1997.
Filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the
year ended September 30, 1997, and incorporated herein by
reference.
10.5 Shared Manufacturing and Facilities Agreement between Boonton
Electronics Corporation and G.E.M. Illinois, Inc. dated October 1,
1997. Filed as Exhibit 10.13 to the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
for the year ended September 30, 1997, and incorporated herein by
reference.
27. Financial Data Schedule filed herewith.
(b) One report, on Form 8-K, was filed by the Company during the fourth
quarter of the fiscal year. That report was filed with the commission on
September 10, 1999 with regard to Item 1.
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act, the Company has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BOONTON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
-----------------------------------
(Company)
By /s/ YVES GUYOMAR
-----------------------------------
Yves Guyomar, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 4, 2000
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, this report has been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Company and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date
- --------- -------- ----------------
By /s/ RONALD T. DEBLIS Director February 4, 2000
-----------------------------
Ronald T. DeBlis
By /s/ YVES GUYOMAR Director, President and February 4, 2000
----------------------------- Chief Executive Officer
Yves Guyomar (principal executive officer
and principal accounting officer)
By /s/ JACK FRUCHT Director February 4, 2000
-----------------------------
Jack Frucht
By /s/ OTTO H. YORK Director, Vice Chairman February 4, 2000
----------------------------- of the Board
Otto H. York
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
Boonton Electronics Corporation
Hanover Township, New Jersey
We have audited the accompanying Balance Sheets of Boonton Electronics
Corporation as of September 30, 1999 and 1998 and the related Statements of
Operations, Changes in Stockholders' Equity and Cash Flows for the years ended
September 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Boonton Electronics
Corporation as of September 30, 1999 and 1998 and the results of its operations
and cash flows for the years ended September 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997 in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
By /s/ POLAKOFF WEISMANN LEEN LLC
---------------------------------
Polakoff Weismann Leen LLC
Livingston, New Jersey
January 27, 2000
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
BOONTON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEETS
SEPTEMBER 30,
--------------------------
1999 1998
----------- -----------
ASSETS:
Current assets:
<S> <C> <C>
Cash and cash equivalents $ 69,484 $ 113,812
Trade receivable (Note 1) 866,475 1,299,281
Inventories (Notes 1 & 3) 1,441,561 1,444,245
Deferred tax benefit (Notes 1 & 10) 86,000 86,000
Prepaid expenses and other receivables 271,945 318,442
----------- -----------
Total current assets 2,735,465 3,261,780
----------- -----------
Property and equipment - net (Notes 1 & 4) 375,287 457,160
----------- -----------
Other assets:
Deferred tax benefit (Notes 1 & 10) 322,435 927,129
Deposits 70,121 70,121
----------- -----------
Total other assets 392,556 997,250
----------- -----------
Total assets $ 3,503,308 $ 4,716,190
=========== ===========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Current liabilities:
Note payable (Note 6) $ 84,303 $ 73,333
Related party loans (Note 6) 43,530 43,530
Accounts payable 1,082,132 783,247
Other current liabilities 298,717 527,366
Unsecured claims payable (Chapter 11 settlement)
- current (Note 2) -- 144,993
----------- -----------
Total current liabilities 1,508,682 1,572,469
Note payable - non current (Note 6) 234,849 307,496
Related party loans (Note 6) 218,970 218,970
----------- -----------
Total liabilities 1,962,501 2,098,935
----------- -----------
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock (Note 9) 238,733 164,430
Capital in excess of par 5,005,563 4,637,866
Deficit (3,703,489) (2,185,041)
----------- -----------
Total stockholders' equity 1,540,807 2,617,255
----------- -----------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 3,503,308 $ 4,716,190
=========== ===========
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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BOONTON CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
-----------------------------------------
1999 1998 1997
----------- ----------- -----------
Net sales $ 6,886,395 $ 6,849,143 $ 7,209,057
Cost of sales 4,039,605 3,431,001 4,140,099
----------- ----------- -----------
Gross profit 2,846,790 3,418,142 3,068,958
----------- ----------- -----------
Operating expenses:
Commissions 959,412 708,561 715,835
Research and development 965,697 992,461 735,528
Other operating expenses 1,610,675 1,431,772 1,545,750
----------- ----------- -----------
Total operating expenses 3,535,784 3,132,794 2,997,113
----------- ----------- -----------
Income (loss) from operations (688,994) 285,348 71,845
----------- ----------- -----------
Other (income) expense:
Interest expense 50,588 52,096 47,823
Gain on sale of assets (150) (3,700) (51,660)
Environmental expense 79,855 57,205 43,173
Interest income (1,150) (1,302) (4,257)
Other (income) expense 95,417 (18,490) 5,422
----------- ----------- -----------
Total other expense 224,560 85,809 40,501
----------- ----------- -----------
Income (loss) before taxes (913,554) 199,539 31,344
Income taxes (Note 10) 604,894 56,580 --
----------- ----------- -----------
Net income (loss) $(1,518,448) $ 142,959 $ 31,344
=========== =========== ===========
Earnings (loss) per common share
(Note 12) $ (.65) $ .09 $ .02
=========== =========== ===========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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BOONTON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999, 1998, AND 1997
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Common Stock
------------------------- Additional Retained
Number of Paid-in Earnings/
Shares Par Value Capital (Deficit) Total
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance 10/1/96 1,556,585 $ 155,659 $ 4,421,637 $(2,359,344) $ 2,217,952
Exercise of stock
Options 80,000 8,000 192,000 -- 200,000
Net income -
year ended
9/30/97 -- -- -- 31,344 31,344
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Balance 9/30/97 1,636,585 163,659 4,613,637 (2,328,000) 2,449,296
Exercise of stock
Options 7,716 771 24,229 -- 25,000
Net income -
year ended
9/30/98 -- -- -- 142,959 142,959
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Balance 9/30/98 1,644,301 164,430 4,637,866 (2,185,041) 2,617,255
Stock purchased 743,031 74,303 367,697 -- 442,000
Net income -
Year ended
9/30/99 -- -- -- (1,518,448) (1,518,448)
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Balance 9/30/99 2,387,332 $ 238,733 $ 5,005,563 $(3,703,489) $ 1,540,807
=========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
BOONTON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year Ended September 30,
-----------------------------------------
1999 1998 1997
----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss) $(1,518,448) $ 142,959 $ 31,344
Adjustments to reconcile net income:
Depreciation and amortization 88,030 89,113 60,398
Deferred taxes 604,694 56,580 --
Gain on sale of equipment (150) (3,700) (51,660)
Decrease (increase) in current assets:
Accounts receivable 432,806 (247,394) (80,545)
Inventories 2,684 (138,130) (95,175)
Prepaid expenses and other receivables 46,497 14,883 (102,985)
Increase (decrease) in current liabilities:
Accounts payable 298,885 (17,684) 331,049
Accrued expenses (228,649) 242,838 (253,800)
Chapter 11 settlement-current (144,993) 96,502 --
----------- ----------- -----------
Net cash provided (used) by operating
activities (418,644) 235,967 (161,374)
----------- ----------- -----------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of assets 150 3,700 51,660
Purchase of equipment (6,157) (12,250) (430,563)
Other -- 1,048 (3,401)
----------- ----------- -----------
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities $ (6,007) $ (7,502) $ (382,304)
----------- ----------- -----------
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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BOONTON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
-----------------------------------
1999 1998 1997
--------- --------- ---------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from notes payable $ -- $ -- $ 394,071
Payments on loans (61,677) (57,901) (43,681)
Related party borrowings -- -- 50,000
Payments on related party loans -- (50,000) --
Chapter 11 settlement-non current -- (153,372) (48,133)
Proceeds from stock purchases 442,000 25,000 200,000
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash provided (used) by financing
activities 380,323 (236,273) 552,257
--------- --------- ---------
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents (44,328) (7,808) 8,579
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning 113,812 121,620 113,041
--------- --------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at ending $ 69,484 $ 113,812 $ 121,620
========= ========= =========
Supplemental disclosures of cash
flow information:
Income taxes paid $ 20,916 $ 1,350 $ 1,425
========= ========= =========
Interest paid $ 22,139 $ 28,061 $ 33,575
========= ========= =========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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BOONTON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS:
A. The Company is a New Jersey Corporation organized in 1947. The Company
designs and produces electronic testing and measuring instruments
including power meters, voltmeters and modulation meters. Recent models
are microprocessor controlled and are often used in computerized
automatic testing systems. The Company's equipment is marketed
throughout the world to commercial and government customers in the
electronics industry.
The Company markets and distributes its products throughout the United
States and abroad through domestic sales representatives and foreign
distributors. Representatives sell on a commission basis, while
distributors buy products for resale at discounted ex-factory prices.
Its representatives and distributors also handle the products of other
manufacturers, although these are not generally competitive with the
Company's products except that some items handled by foreign
distributors may be somewhat competitive.
B. Use of estimates - The preparation of financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
C. The company accounts for uncollectible accounts under the direct
write-off method whereas generally accepted accounting principals
require provision for such expenses under the allowance method. The
effect of using this method approximates the allowance method as all
amounts are deemed to be fully collectible.
D. Inventories - stated at the lower of cost or market are valued by the
first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.
E. Property, plant and equipment - Depreciation and amortization are
calculated by the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes
at rates based on the following estimated useful lives:
Building and improvement 39
Machinery and equipment 5-10
Office furniture and fixtures 5-10
Transportation equipment 3
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BOONTON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
The accelerated cost recovery system and modified accelerated cost
recovery system are used for income tax purposes. Cost of major renewals
and betterments that extend the life of the property and equipment are
capitalized. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to
expenses as incurred.
F. Financial risk - The Company regularly maintains bank account balances
in excess of FDIC insurable limit.
G. Income Taxes - The Company adopted the provisions of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes"
which requires a company to recognize deferred tax liabilities and
assets for the expected future tax consequences of events that have
been recognized in a Company's financial statements or tax returns.
Under this method, deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined
based on the differences between the financial statement carrying
amounts and tax basis of assets and liabilities using expected tax
rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to
reverse. The Company recognized the benefit of net operating loss carry
forwards applying the valuation allowance which requires that the tax
benefit be limited based on the weight of available evidence and the
probability that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be
realized.
H. Financial Instruments - The Company's financial instruments include
cash, cash equivalents, trade receivables and payables, long-term debt
and loans from related parties for which carrying amounts approximate
fair value. It is not practicable to estimate the fair value of related
party loans and long-term debt.
I. Stock-Based Compensation - The Company has elected to follow Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees" (APB25) and related interpretations in accounting for its
employee stock options. Under APB25, because the exercise price of
employee stock options equals the market price of the underlying stock
on the date of grant, no compensation expense is recorded. Effective
October 1, 1997, the Company has adopted the disclosure only provisions
of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation" (Statement 123).
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BOONTON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
NOTE 2 - PROCEEDINGS UNDER CHAPTER 11:
The Company operated under Chapter 11 proceedings for the period
September 7, 1993 through November 15, 1994 when, on the later date, an order
confirming the Plan of Reorganization was entered by the United States
Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey.. The settlement of unsecured claims
under the confirmed Plan of Reorganization totaling 35% of allowed claims for
accounts payable and accrued expenses provided for the following payments to be
made subsequent to November 15, 1994:
10% From after tax proceeds from termination of the company's pension plan
5% One year after initial payment
5% Two years after initial payment
15% Three years after initial payment (Paid in full October 30, 1998.)
Pre-petition liabilities in accordance with the November 15, 1994
confirmed Plan of Reorganization were compromised of the following:
Accounts payable $ 702,233
Accrued expenses:
Commissions payable 126,370
Vacation pay 96,250
Severance pay 25,108
Other 78,282
-----------
Total September 30, 1994 1,028,243
Court authorized payments/adjustments (75,073)
-----------
Balance subject to settlement 953,170
Amount discharged and/or paid to date (953,170)
-----------
September 30, 1999 balance $ --
===========
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BOONTON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
NOTE 3 - INVENTORIES
September 30,
-----------------------------------------
1999 1998
------------- -------------
Raw material $ 846,594 $ 707,729
Work in process 326,332 532,470
Finished Goods 268,635 204,046
------------- -------------
Total inventories $ 1,441,561 $ 1,444,245
============= =============
NOTE 4 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:
September 30,
-----------------------------------------
1999 1998
------------- -------------
Building and improvements $ 62,329 $ 62,329
Machinery and equipment 1,675,512 1,670,068
Office furniture and fixtures 583,232 582,518
Transportation equipment -- 13,188
------------- -------------
Total 2,321,073 2,328,103
Accumulated depreciation (1,945,786) (1,870,943)
------------- -------------
Net depreciated cost $ 375,287 $ 457,160
============= =============
NOTE 5 - RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:
The loss for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 was mainly
attributable to; a) $211,648 reserve against inventory; b) increased export
sales that carry higher commission rates; c) $604,694 reduction in deferred tax
assets; and d) increased rent expense.
The Company reported a net income of $142,959 for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1998. This was an increase of $111,615 over the net income of
$31,344 reported for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997.
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BOONTON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
NOTE 6 - NOTES PAYABLE
September 30,
-----------------------------------------
1999 1998
------------- -------------
A. Board of Directors:
Notes, subordinated to
NJEDA loan, dated February 6,
1995, payable in monthly
installments of $5,449
including interest at 9%
per annum through
September 30, 2001:
$ 262,500 $ 262,500
Less current portion 43,530 43,530
------------- -------------
Non current portion $ 218,970 $ 218,970
============= =============
Interest expense for the fiscal years ended September 30, 1999 and 1998 amounted
to $23,953 and $24,035, respectively. No principal payments were made during the
year ended September 30, 1999 since these notes are subordinated to the NJEDA
loan.
September 30,
-----------------------------------------
1999 1998
------------- -------------
B. New Jersey Economic Development
Authority:
Notes, dated July 31, 1996,
payable in Monthly installments
of $7,620 Including interest
at 6.75% per Annum through
June 30, 2003: $ 319,152 $ 380,829
Less current portion 84,303 73,333
------------- -------------
Non current portion $ 234,849 $ 307,496
============= =============
Interest expense for the fiscal years ended September 30, 1999 and 1998 amounted
to $24,855 and $28,061, respectively. Future principal payments under the terms
of the agreement are as follows:
Fiscal Year Amount
----------- --------
2000 $ 84,303
2001 77,778
2002 83,271
2003 73,800
--------
Total: $319,152
========
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BOONTON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
NOTE 7 - CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK:
The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents at three financial
institutions that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(FDIC) and/or Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). The Company at
times during the year had amounts in these institutions that exceeded insurable
limits of $100,000 FDIC and $500,000 SIPC. In the normal course of business the
Company extends unsecured credit to customers in the United States and Asia.
NOTE 8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:
Commitments:
A. Retirement Plans:
Effective July 1, 1989, the Company adopted a defined contribution
plan for all eligible employees. In accordance with Internal Revenue
Code Section 401(k), the plan provides for elective deferral of up
to 15% of total compensation. The plan further provided for a
Company matching contribution of 25% of the elective deferral amount
of each participant that did not exceed 6% of total compensation.
Effective October 1, 1995, the Company increased the matching
contribution to 50% of the elective deferral amount for each
participant that does not exceed 6% of total compensation. The
amounts charged to operations were $32,854 and $33,792 for the years
ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
B. Employee Stock Options Plans:
On February 26, 1987, the Stockholders approved the 1987 Incentive
Stock Option Plan, the 1987 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the
1987 Stock Option Program for Non-Employee Directors. Subject to the
provisions of these plans, an aggregate of 150,000 shares of the
Company's stock was made available for option purchases; namely,
75,000 shares, 37, 500 shares and 37,500 shares, respectively. The
plans ended effective December 1996 and no further grants may be
made for options.
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BOONTON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
Option
-----------------------------------------
Price Per Share Number of Shares
--------------- ----------------
Shares under option at
September 30, 1996 $1.0625 46,500
Expired $1.0625 (20,000)
------
Shares under option at
September 30, 1997 $1.0625 26,500
======
Shares under option at
September 30, 1998 $1.0625 26,500
Expired $1.0625 (14,000)
------
Shares under option at
September 30, 1999 $1.0625 12,500
======
C. Lease Commitments:
Subsequent to the sale of the Company's facility in Randolph,
New Jersey on September 28, 1994, the company entered into a
seven-year lease for its present office and manufacturing
facility in Hanover Township, New Jersey with a five-year
renewal option. Rent that was charged to operations for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 totaled $332,000. Future
minimum lease payments required under the operating lease are
as follows:
Fiscal Year Amount
----------- --------
2000 $332,000
2001 332,000
The Company leases certain equipment under operating lease
arrangements that are generally for 60-month terms. These
operating leases expire in various years through 2005. One of
these leases may be renewed at the end of three years. Future
payments consisted of the following at September 30, 1999:
Fiscal Year Amount
----------- --------
2000 $52,186
2001 54,624
2002 51,511
2003 49,287
2004 44,536
2005 2,438
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BOONTON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
Contingencies:
A. Environmental Contingencies:
Following an investigation by the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection (NJDEP) of the Company's waste disposal
practices at a certain site that it formerly leased, the Company
put a ground water management plan into effect as approved by
the Department. Costs associated with this site are charged
directly to income as incurred. The owner of this site has
notified the Company that if the NJDEP investigation proves to
have interfered with a sale of the property, the owner may seek
to hold the Company liable for any loss it suffers as a result.
However, corporate counsel has informed management that, in
their opinion, the lessor would not prevail in any lawsuit filed
due to the imposition by law of the statute of limitations.
Costs charged to operations in connection with the water
management plan amounted to $79,855 and $57,205 for the years
ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The Company
estimates the expenditures in this regard for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2000 will amount to approximately $80,000.
The Company will continue to be liable under the plan in all
future years until such time as the NJDEP releases it from all
obligations applicable thereto.
B. Contingent Subscription and Option Agreement:
On June 30, 1997, the Board of Directors of Boonton Electronics
Corporation (BEC) agreed to enter into a Subscription and Option
Agreement with G.E.M. USA, Inc. (GEM), a wholly-owned subsidiary
of General de Mesure et de Maintenance Electronique, S.A.
(GMME), whereby GEM had the option to buy 435,984 shares of the
common stock of BEC at an option price of $3.24 per share. The
term of the option agreement was for a period of two years
effective October 1, 1997. GEM paid BEC $25,000 for this option
and simultaneously purchased 7,716 shares of BEC's common stock
from the corporation for an additional $25,000.
Further, on June 30, 1997, the Board of Directors of BEC
resolved to enter into a Shared Facilities Agreement with B&K
Precision, Inc. (B&K), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GEM, as
additional consideration for the above noted option. The term of
the agreement was for a period of two years effective October 1,
1997.
C. Income Tax Contingencies:
The Company's income tax returns for the fiscal years ended
September 30, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 are subject to review.
D. The Company remains liable for certain claims by a former
stockholder until full payment of the Stock Purchase by an
affiliated company.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
Contingencies - continued:
E. A former employee has charged the Company with wrongful
dismissal. The Company contends there was no such
discrimination and intends to contest the suit.
F. In September 1999, the Company was a party to an Agreement and
Plan of Reorganization. In October 1999, the Purchasers
terminated the Agreement pursuant to specific conditions. The
Agreement provided that should the Company or its Shareholders
enter into any acquisition Transaction involving a third party
within one year after such termination, the Company would be
obligated to pay the Purchasers $100,000 plus certain other
expenses up to a maximum of $500,000. Management contends that
any such claim would be without merit and would vigorously
defend their position.
G. Management intends to pursue business alternatives including a
strategic-alliance, merger or sale of the Company.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NOTE 9 - COMMON STOCK:
September 30, 1999 September 30, 1998
------------------ ------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
$.10 par value authorized 5,000,000
Shares, issued and outstanding 2,387,332
Shares and 1,644,301 shares, respectively $ 238,733 $ 164,430
================== ==================
NOTE 10 - INCOME TAXES:
The components of the deferred tax asset are:
September 30, 1999 September 30, 1998
------------------ ------------------
Deferred tax asset $ 3,029,700 $ 2,788,561
Valuation allowance (2,621,265) (1,775,432)
------------------ ------------------
Net deferred tax asset $ 408,435 $ 1,013,129
================== ==================
</TABLE>
Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 109, "Accounting for
Income Taxes", requires that the Company record a valuation allowance when it is
"more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will
not be realized".
The ultimate realization of this deferred income tax asset depends on
the ability to generate sufficient taxable income in the future. The Company has
undergone substantial restructuring changes and has made strategic realignments
of its operations that management believes will result in future profitability.
While it is management's belief that these measures will allow for future
positive operating results, the losses in recent years and a desire to be
conservative make it appropriate to record a valuation allowance.
Accordingly, the Company has provided a valuation allowance for the
portion of the total deferred income tax asset that will not be realized as
related to the operating loss carry forward.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
Income tax laws allow for the utilization of loss carry forwards over
periods not to exceed 15 and 7 years for Federal and State purposes,
respectively. If the Company is not able to generate sufficient taxable income
in the future through operating results, increases in the valuation allowance
will be required through a charge to expense (reducing stockholder's equity). In
the event the Company reports sufficient profitability to use all of the
deferred income tax assets, the valuation allowance will be eliminated through a
credit to expense (increasing stockholder's equity).
The provision for income taxes consists of the following:
September 30, 1999 September 30, 1998
------------------ ------------------
Current provision:
Federal $ -- $ --
State 200 --
------------------ ------------------
Total current provision 200 --
------------------ ------------------
Deferred provision:
Federal 548,810 36,342
State 55,884 20,238
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Total deferred provision 604,694 56,580
------------------ ------------------
Total income tax provision $ 604,894 $ 56,580
================== ==================
The following is a reconciliation of income taxes at the federal statutory rate
with income taxes recorded by the Company:
September 30, 1999 September 30, 1998
------------------ ------------------
Computed income tax at
statutory rate $ -- $ 61,737
Recognition of net operating loss -- (61,737)
------------------ ------------------
Expense (benefit) $ -- $ --
================== ==================
The Company has net operating loss carry forwards for federal and state
purposes approximating $6,706,500 and $8,327,500 that expire in various years
through 2014 and 2006, respectively. These loss carry forwards can be utilized
to reduce future taxable income dollar for dollar.
In May 1997, the Company dissolved Boonton International Sales
Corporation (BIS) (former wholly-owned subsidiary) and received a Certificate of
Dissolution from the state of New Jersey. BIS, as an Interest Charge Domestic
International Sales Corporation (IC-DISC), had $1,456,000 of deferred income.
The deferred income became taxable to the Company upon the dissolution of BIS
and therefore reduced the deferred tax asset and related valuation allowance
accordingly.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
NOTE 11 - SEGMENT INFORMATION:
The Company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of electronic test
and measurement equipment and management considers its business as a single
segment for reporting purposes.
A. The Company's export sales were as follows:
Year Ended September 30, Export Sales % of Total Sales
- ------------------------ ------------ ----------------
1999 $ 3,101,706 45%
1998 2,392,508 35%
1997 2,369,499 33%
B. Customers sales to domestic government agencies were as follows:
Year Ended September 30, Domestic Government Sales % of Total Sales
- ------------------------ ------------------------ ----------------
1999 $ 383,543 6%
1998 321,850 5%
1997 1,514,792 21%
NOTE 12 - EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Earnings (loss) per share have been computed by dividing net
earnings (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding of
2,351,148 for 1999, 1,644,301 for 1998 and 1,621,462 for 1997. Options to
purchase a total of 435,984 shares of common stock at $3.24 per share in 1998
and 1997 were not included because the exercise price exceeded the average
market price and would result in anti dilution. Incentive stock options to
purchase 12,500 shares in 1999, 26,500 shares in 1998 and in 1997 were not
included because they were insignificant.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
NOTE 13 - QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (Unaudited):
September 30, 1999 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
- ------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Sales $ 1,507,840 $ 1,906,339 $ 1,820,394 $ 1,651,822
Gross profit 631,842 988,727 897,226 328,995
Net income (loss) (122,509) 14,263 68,462 (1,478,664)
Earnings (loss) per share (.05) .00 .03 (.63)
September 30, 1998 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
- ------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Sales $ 1,657,200 $ 1,562,204 $ 1,422,653 $ 2,207,086
Gross profit 799,625 767,576 742,306 1,108,635
Net income (loss) 18,209 (161) (31,642) 156,553
Earnings (loss) per share .01 .00 (.02) .10
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BOONTON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
INDEX TO EXHIBITS FILED
IN THE ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-KSB
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
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Exhibit No. and Description Page
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27. Financial Data Schedule 36
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