VICON INDUSTRIES INC /NY/
10-Q, 1997-02-13
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                           WASHINGTON, D.C.   20549

                                    FORM 10-Q


QUARTERLY  REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES  EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934



For Quarter Ended  December 31, 1996            Commission File No.  1-7939
                  ----------------------------                      -------




                     VICON INDUSTRIES, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


      NEW YORK STATE                                           11-2160665
(State or other jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                          identification No.)



            525 Broad Hollow Road, Melville, New York                  11747
            (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (516) 293-2200



 (Former name, address, and fiscal year, if changed since last report)



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.


                               Yes    X        No


At December 31 1996, the registrant had outstanding  2,777,328  shares of Common
Stock, $.01 par value.








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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                     VICON INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

               (CONDENSED) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                   (UNAUDITED)


                                                 Three Months Ended

                                            12/31/96               12/31/95

Net sales...........................      $11,297,775            $10,512,468
Costs and expenses:
  Cost of goods sold................        8,116,967              7,806,854
  Selling, general & admin.
    expenses........................        2,721,195              2,357,942
  Interest expense..................          263,948                235,372
  Unrealized foreign
    exchange gain...................          (33,623)               (14,372)
                                          -----------            -----------
     Total costs and expenses.......       11,068,487             10,385,796

Income before income taxes..........          229,288                126,672

Provision for
    income taxes....................           14,000                 25,000
                                          -----------            -----------
Net income..........................      $   215,288            $   101,672
                                          ===========            ===========



Net income per share                       $   .08                $   .04
                                               ===                    ===



Weighted average number of
shares outstanding and
equivalent shares                            2,870,000             2,763,000



See Notes to (Condensed) Consolidated Financial Statements.





















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                     VICON INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     (CONDENSED) CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                   (UNAUDITED)




ASSETS                                              12/31/96        9/30/96


CURRENT ASSETS
Cash............................................  $    124,994   $   205,876
Accounts receivable (less allowance
  of $449,000 at December 31, 1996 and
  $396,000 at September 30, 1996)...............     8,800,449     8,635,020
Other receivables...............................        69,058        71,819
Inventories:
  Parts, components, and materials..............     2,808,332     2,175,408
  Work-in-process...............................     2,384,297     1,391,552
  Finished products.............................    10,475,281    11,135,798
                                                   -----------   -----------
                                                    15,667,910    14,702,758
Prepaid expenses................................       601,902       529,631
                                                   -----------   -----------
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS............................    25,264,313    24,145,104
- --------------------

Property, plant and equipment...................    13,751,068    13,640,198
Less:  accumulated depreciation.................   (10,675,885)  (10,606,013)
                                                   -----------   -----------
                                                     3,075,183     3,034,185
Other assets....................................       919,055       905,327
                                                   -----------   -----------

TOTAL ASSETS....................................   $29,258,551   $28,084,616
- ------------                                       ===========   ===========


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement.....  $  1,262,092   $   959,583
Current maturities of long-term debt............       393,989       203,719
Accounts payable:
  Related party.................................     7,331,514     7,457,482
  Other.........................................     1,861,218     1,811,730
Accrued wages and expenses......................     1,464,496     1,229,087
Income taxes payable............................       108,770        87,205
Deferred gain on sale and leaseback.............        90,783       332,100
                                                  ------------   -----------
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES                           12,512,862    12,080,906
- -------------------------

Long-term debt:
  Related party.................................     1,923,989     2,262,005
  Other.........................................     4,917,678     4,166,881
Deferred gain on sale and leaseback.............           -         101,893
Other long-term liabilities.....................       489,640       504,776
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, par value $.01....................        28,027        28,027
Capital in excess of par value..................     9,423,089     9,423,089
Accumulated deficit.............................       (68,323)     (283,611)
                                                  ------------   -----------
                                                     9,382,793     9,167,505
Less Treasury stock 25,400 shares, at cost......       (82,901)      (82,901)
Foreign currency translation adjustment.........       114,490      (116,449)
                                                  ------------   -----------
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                           9,414,382     8,968,155
- --------------------------                        ------------   -----------

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY......  $ 29,258,551   $28,084,616
- ------------------------------------------        ============   ===========

See Notes to (Condensed) Consolidated Financial Statements.

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                     VICON INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
               (CONDENSED) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

                                                          Three Months Ended

                                                      12/31/96         12/31/95

Cash flows from operating activities:
    Net income...................................   $  215,288        $ 101,672
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
    cash provided by operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization..............      183,127          164,207
      Amortization of sale and leaseback.........     (343,210)         (83,025)
      Unrealized foreign exchange gain...........      (33,623)         (14,372)
    Change in assets and liabilities:
      Accounts receivable........................     (29,940)           45,762
    Other receivables............................        2,761           10,586
    Inventories..................................     (819,790)        (591,402)
    Prepaid  expenses............................      (57,163)         (60,592)
    Other assets.................................      (13,728)         (51,194)
    Accounts  payable............................     (107,485)       1,721,152
    Accrued wages and expenses...................      217,849         (377,884)
    Income taxes payable.........................       13,844           26,912
    Other  liabilities...........................      (15,136)         (14,246)
                                                      ---------       ---------
       Net cash (used in) provided by
          operating activities..................      (787,206)         877,576
                                                      ---------       ---------

Cash flows from investing activities:
    Capital expenditures, net of
      minor  disposals...........................     (102,286)         (74,136)
                                                     ---------       ----------
        Net cash used in investing activities....     (102,286)         (74,136)
                                                     ---------       ----------

Cash flows from financing activities:
    Net borrowings under new credit and
      security agreement.........................      767,426        1,882,078
    Repayments of U.S. revolving credit
      agreement..................................          -         (2,800,000)
    Increase (decrease) in borrowings under U.K.
      revolving credit agreement................       302,509          (69,556)
    Repayments of other debt.....................     (158,425)        (178,639)
                                                    ----------       ----------
      Net cash provided by (used in)
         financing activities....................      911,510       (1,166,117)
                                                    ----------      -----------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash..........     (102,900)          36,027
                                                    ----------       ----------

Net decrease in cash.............................      (80,882)        (326,650)
Cash at beginning of quarter.....................      205,876        1,151,850
                                                    ----------       ----------
Cash at end of period............................   $  124,994       $  825,200
                                                    ==========       ==========








See Notes to (Condensed) Consolidated Financial Statements.



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                     VICON INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO (CONDENSED) CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

December 31, 1996



Note 1:  Basis of Presentation

The accompanying  unaudited (condensed)  consolidated  financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with generally  accepted  accounting  principles for
interim  financial  information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01
of Regulation  S-X.  Accordingly,  they do not include all the  information  and
footnotes  required by generally  accepted  accounting  principles  for complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management,  all adjustments (consisting
of normal recurring accruals)  considered necessary for a fair presentation have
been  included.  Operating  results for the three months ended December 31, 1996
are not  necessarily  indicative  of the results  that may be  expected  for the
fiscal year ended  September  30, 1997.  For further  information,  refer to the
consolidated   financial  statements  and  footnotes  thereto  included  in  the
Company's  annual  report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended  September  30,
1996.








































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                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS


Results of Operations
Three Months Ended December 31, 1996 Compared with December 31, 1995


Net sales for the  quarter  ended  December  31, 1996 were  approximately  $11.3
million  compared  with $10.5 million in the  corresponding  quarter last fiscal
year.  The increase was due  principally  to sales of the  Company's  new Aurora
digital video product line. The backlog of orders increased $1.4 million to $4.4
million at December 31, 1996.

Gross profit  margins for the quarter  increased to 28.2% compared with 25.7% in
the  corresponding  quarter  one  year  ago.  The  margin  improvement  was  due
principally  to increased  sales of higher  margin  products,  particularly  new
proprietary  digital video  products.  The Company's  video product margins also
rose principally as a result of cost reductions.

Operating  expenses for the current quarter  increased to $2.7 million  compared
with $2.4  million in the  corresponding  quarter last year due  principally  to
higher selling expenses.  Interest expense increased by approximately $29,000 to
$264,000 for the current year quarter as the level of bank borrowings increased.

During the quarter,  the Company recorded an unrealized foreign exchange gain of
$34,000  compared  with a $14,000 gain in the  corresponding  quarter last year.
This  gain  resulted  from  the  Company's  revaluation  of its yen  denominated
mortgage obligation into U.S. dollars as the value of the British pound sterling
gained against the Japanese yen during the period.

The increase in pretax  income of $103,000 was due  principally  to higher sales
and gross margins, offset in part by increased operating expenses.





























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                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

December 31, 1996 Compared with September 30, 1996

Working  capital  increased  $.7 million to $12.8  million at December  31, 1996
principally as a result of increased bank borrowings, which were used to finance
higher inventory levels.

Accounts  receivable  increased $.2 million to $8.8 million at December 31, 1996
due  principally to higher sales levels.  Inventories  increased $1.0 million to
$15.7 million at December 31, 1996 as a result of increased  component  part and
work-in-process  inventories  related  to the  production  of a new dome  camera
product  line.  Total  accounts  payable  remained   principally   unchanged  at
approximately  $9.2 million at December 31, 1996 since inventory  increases were
financed through additional bank borrowings and operating profits.

The Company has a revolving line of credit of 700,000 pounds  sterling  (approx.
$1.2  million) in the U.K. to support local cash  requirements.  At December 31,
1996, borrowings under this agreement were approximately  $1,262,000,  which was
used for general working capital purposes.

The  Company's  bank loan  agreement  provides  for maximum  borrowings  of $5.5
million  subject to an  availability  formula based on accounts  receivable  and
inventories  and  expires in  December  1997.  Borrowings  under such  agreement
amounted to  approximately  $4.9 million at December 31, 1996 compared with $4.1
million at September 30, 1996. The increase was used  principally to finance the
higher  inventory  levels.  In February  1997, the loan agreement was amended to
increase maximum borrowings to $6.5 million.  Further, the term of the agreement
was extended to January 31, 1999 and the interest rate was reduced from 1.25% to
1% over the prime rate. Concurrent with this amendment,  the Company amended its
$2,000,000  secured  promissory  note with Chugai  Boyeki Co.,  Ltd.,  a related
party, to require installments of $200,000 upon execution, $360,000 in July 1998
and the balance of $1,440,000 upon expiration in July 1999. The Company believes
that its bank loan  agreements  and other  sources  of credit  provide  adequate
funding to meet its near term cash requirements.

























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                                     PART II

ITEM 1 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

         The Company has no material outstanding litigation.

ITEM 2 - CHANGES IN SECURITIES

         None

ITEM 3 - DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

         None

ITEM 4 - SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

         None

ITEM 5 - OTHER INFORMATION

         None

ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

          No Form 8-K was required to be filed during the current quarter.




































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Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.





February 13, 1997








                                           VICON INDUSTRIES, INC.







Kenneth M. Darby                           Arthur D. Roche
President                                  Executive Vice President
Chief Executive Officer                    Chief Financial Officer


































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Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.





February 13, 1997







                                           VICON INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                           VICON INDUSTRIES, INC.






Kenneth M. Darby                           Arthur D. Roche
Kenneth M. Darby                           Arthur D. Roche
President                                  Executive Vice President
Chief Executive Officer                    Chief Financial Officer


































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