HOWTEK INC
10-Q, 2000-05-12
COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC
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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

(X)  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
       EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000

                                       OR

( )  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                                 to
                               -------------------------------    --------------

Commission file number 1-9341

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

         Delaware                                        02-0377419
(State or other jurisdiction                (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)

 21 Park Avenue, Hudson, New Hampshire                                 03051
(Address of principal executive offices)                             (Zip Code)

                                 (603) 882-5200
                                 --------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
                                 --------------
        (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
                               since last report)

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

         As of the close of business on May 3, 2000 there were 13,370,326 shares
outstanding of the issuer's Common Stock, $.01 par value.


<PAGE>

                                  HOWTEK, INC.

                                      INDEX


                                                                 PAGE
PART I   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  Item 1 Financial Statements

         Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2000
          (unaudited) and December 31, 1999                             3

         Statements of Operations for the three
          month periods ended March 31, 2000 and
          1999 (unaudited)                                              4

         Statements of Cash Flows for the three month periods
          ended March 31, 2000 and 1999 (unaudited)                     5

         Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)                      6-7


  Item 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis of
         Financial Condition and Results of Operations                  8-10

  Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk     11


PART II  OTHER INFORMATION

  Item 6 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                               11


  Signatures                                                            12


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                                  HOWTEK, INC.


                                 Balance Sheets


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                March 31, 2000             December 31, 1999
                                                             ---------------------       ----------------------
                           Assets                                 (unaudited)                  (audited)

<S>                                                           <C>                         <C>
Current assets:
  Cash and equivalents                                        $           120,203         $            263,073
  Trade accounts receivable net of allowance
    for doubtful accounts of $143,000 in 2000
    and $151,000 in 1999                                                1,406,842                    1,400,987
  Inventory                                                             2,393,770                    2,649,460
  Prepaid and other                                                       258,891                      144,390
                                                                ------------------           ------------------
      Total current assets                                              4,179,706                    4,457,910
                                                                ------------------           ------------------

Property and equipment:
  Equipment                                                             2,751,977                    2,735,545
  Leasehold improvements                                                   33,321                       33,321
  Motor vehicles                                                            6,050                        6,050
                                                                ------------------           ------------------
                                                                        2,791,348                    2,774,916
  Less accumulated depreciation and amortization                        2,139,970                    2,058,734
                                                                ------------------           ------------------
      Net property and equipment                                          651,378                      716,182
                                                                ------------------           ------------------

Other assets:
  Software development costs, net                                         431,504                      472,427
  Debt issuance costs, net                                                 32,234                       37,323
  Patents, net                                                             11,640                       12,767
                                                                ------------------           ------------------
      Total other assets                                                  475,378                      522,517
                                                                ------------------           ------------------

      Total assets                                            $         5,306,462         $          5,696,609
                                                                ==================           ==================


            Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                                            $         1,067,261         $          1,176,480
  Dividend payable                                                         12,209                            -
  Accrued expenses                                                        384,122                      342,860
  Loans payable to related party                                          500,000                      500,000
                                                                ------------------           ------------------
      Total current liabilities                                         1,963,592                    2,019,340

Loans payable to related party                                            800,000                      640,000
Convertible subordinated debentures                                       117,000                      117,000
                                                                ------------------           ------------------
      Total liabilities                                                 2,880,592                    2,776,340
                                                                ------------------           ------------------

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock, $ .01 par value:  authorized
    25,000,000 shares; issued 13,338,202 in 2000
    and 13,330,542 shares in 1999; outstanding
    13,270,326 in 2000  and 13,262,666 shares in 1999                     133,381                      133,305
  Convertible preferred stock, $.01 par value: authorized
    1,000,000 shares in 1999; issued and outstanding
    6,900 in 2000 and 1999, with the aggregated liquidation
    value of $690,000 plus 7% annual dividend                                  69                           69
  Additional paid-in capital                                           52,632,366                   52,562,377
  Accumulated deficit                                                 (49,389,682)                 (48,825,218)
  Treasury stock at cost (67,876 shares)                                 (950,264)                    (950,264)
                                                                ------------------           ------------------
      Stockholders' equity                                              2,425,870                    2,920,269
                                                                ------------------           ------------------

      Total liabilities and stockholders' equity              $         5,306,462         $          5,696,609
                                                                ==================           ==================
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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                                  HOWTEK, INC.


                            Statements of Operations


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                      Three Months              Three Months
                                                     March 31, 2000            March 31, 1999
                                                     ----------------         -----------------
                                                       (unaudited)              (unaudited)



<S>                                                  <C>                      <C>
Sales                                                $     1,517,518          $      1,561,133
Cost of Sales                                              1,164,961                 1,304,357
                                                        -------------            --------------
Gross Margin                                                 352,557                   256,776
                                                        -------------            --------------
Operating expenses:
  Engineering and product development                        209,903                   250,433
  General and administrative                                 289,250                   554,306
  Marketing and sales                                        383,655                   454,891
                                                        -------------            --------------
      Total operating expenses                               882,808                 1,259,630

                                                        -------------            --------------
Loss from operations                                        (530,251)               (1,002,854)

Interest expense - net                                        34,213                 1,694,594
                                                        -------------            --------------

Net loss                                             $      (564,464)         $     (2,697,448)

Preferred dividend                                            12,209                         -

                                                        -------------            --------------
Net loss available to common shareholders            $      (576,673)         $     (2,697,448)
                                                        =============            ==============

Net loss per share
     Basic and diluted                               $         (0.04)         $          (0.23)

Weighted average number of shares used in
  computing earnings per share
     Basic and diluted                                    13,266,484                11,657,384
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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                                  HOWTEK, INC.


                            Statements of Cash Flows

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                        Three Months             Three Months
                                                       March 31, 2000           March 31, 1999
                                                       ----------------        -----------------
                                                         (unaudited)             (unaudited)

<S>                                                     <C>                     <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net loss                                              $     (564,464)         $    (2,697,448)
                                                          -------------           --------------
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss
   to net cash used for operating activities:
  Depreciation                                                  81,236                  100,719
  Amortization                                                  75,216                   75,293
  Interest relative to conversion of Convertible
      Subordinated Debentures                                        -                1,671,158
  Compensation expense related to issue of
      Stock Subscription Warrants                               27,000                        -
 Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
    Accounts receivable                                         (5,855)                 146,336
    Inventory                                                  255,690                  106,749
    Other current assets                                      (114,501)                  15,517
    Accounts payable                                           (63,576)                 400,737
    Accrued expenses                                            41,262                   63,913
                                                          -------------           --------------
      Total adjustments                                        296,472                2,580,422
                                                          -------------           --------------

      Net cash used for operating activities                  (267,992)                (117,026)
                                                          -------------           --------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Patents, software development and other                      (28,077)                 (28,364)
  Additions to property and equipment                          (16,432)                 (30,340)
                                                          -------------           --------------
      Net cash used for investing activities                   (44,509)                 (58,704)
                                                          -------------           --------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Issuance of common stock for cash                              9,631                        -
  Proceeds of loan payable to principal stockholders           160,000                  215,000
                                                          -------------           --------------
      Net cash provided by financing activities                169,631                  215,000
                                                          -------------           --------------

    Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents               (142,870)                  39,270
    Cash and equivalents, beginning of period                  263,073                  182,724
                                                          -------------           --------------
    Cash and equivalents, end of period                 $      120,203          $       221,994
                                                          =============           ==============

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
  Interest paid                                         $            -          $             -
                                                          =============           ==============

</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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<PAGE>


                                  HOWTEK, INC.

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                                 March 31, 2000


(1)      Accounting Policies

         In the opinion of management all adjustments  and accruals  (consisting
         only of normal  recurring  adjustments)  which are necessary for a fair
         presentation  of operating  results are  reflected in the  accompanying
         financial statements. Reference should be made to Howtek, Inc.'s Annual
         Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 1999 for a summary
         of  significant  accounting  policies.  Interim  period amounts are not
         necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full fiscal
         year.



(2)      Loan Payable to Related Party

         The Company has a Convertible  Revolving  Credit  Promissory Note ("the
         Convertible Note") and Revolving Loan and Security Agreement (the "Loan
         Agreement") with Mr. Robert Howard,  Chairman of the Board of Directors
         of the Company,  under which Mr. Howard has agreed to advance funds, or
         to provide guarantees of advances made by third parties in an amount up
         to $3,000,000. Outstanding advances are collateralized by substantially
         all of the assets of the  Company and bear  interest at prime  interest
         rate plus 2%.  The  Convertible  Note  entitles  Mr.  Howard to convert
         outstanding  advances into shares of the Company's  common stock at any
         time based on the  outstanding  closing  market price of the  Company's
         common  stock at the time each  advance  is made.  At March  31,  2000,
         $490,000  was  outstanding  under the Loan  Agreement.  The Company had
         $2,510,000 available for future borrowings.


         The Company has  Secured  Demand  Notes and  Security  Agreements  (the
         "Notes") owed to Mr. Robert Howard. Principal of these notes is due and
         payable in full,  together  with  interest  accrued  and any  penalties
         provided  for,  on  demand.  Under the  terms of the Notes the  Company
         agreed  to pay  interest  at the  lower  rate  of (a)  12%  per  annum,
         compounded monthly or (b) the maximum rate permitted by applicable law.
         The Notes  currently  bear  interest  at 12%.  Payment  of the Notes is
         secured by a security interest in certain assets of the Company.  As of
         March 31, 2000, the Company owed $500,000 pursuant to the Notes.


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<PAGE>


                                  HOWTEK, INC.

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                                 March 31, 2000


(2)      Loan Payable to Related Party  (continued)

         During 1999 the Company  borrowed,  $310,000  from Mr.  Robert  Howard,
         pursuant to  Convertible  Promissory  Notes (the  "Promissory  Notes").
         Principal on these  Promissory Notes is payable in equal payments based
         on the borrowed  amount at the end of each quarter  starting  March 31,
         2003 through December 31, 2006. Under the terms of the Promissory Notes
         the Company agreed to pay interest at a fixed rate of 7% per annum.  At
         the  Company's  option it may pay the  interest  in  either  cash or in
         restricted  shares of the Company's common stock, or in any combination
         thereof.  Interest paid in shares of the Company's common stock will be
         paid at the greater of $1.00 per share or the average per share closing
         market price at the time each interest  payment is due. The  Promissory
         Notes  entitle  the payees to convert  outstanding  principal  due into
         shares of the Company's common stock at $1.00 per share,  which was the
         market price of the Company's  stock at the date the  Promissory  Notes
         were issued.  As of March 31, 2000, the Company owed $310,000  pursuant
         to the Promissory Notes.


                                       7


<PAGE>


Item 2.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations

"Safe Harbor"  Statement under the Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act of
1995:

Certain  information  included in this Item 2. and  elsewhere  in this Form 10-Q
that are not historical facts contain forward looking  statements that involve a
number of known and unknown  risks,  uncertainties  and other factors that could
cause the actual  results,  performance  or  achievements  of the  Company to be
materially  different  from  any  future  results,  performance  or  achievement
expressed  or  implied  by such  forward  looking  statements.  These  risks and
uncertainties  include,  but are not limited  to,  uncertainty  of future  sales
levels, protection of patents and other proprietary rights, the impact of supply
and   manufacturing   constraints  or   difficulties,   possible   technological
obsolescence  of  products,  competition,  and other risks  detailed in Howtek's
Securities  and Exchange  Commission  filings.  The words  "believe",  "expect",
"anticipate"  and  "seek"  and  similar  expressions  identify   forward-looking
statements.  Readers  are  cautioned  not  to  place  undue  reliance  on  these
forward-looking  statements,  which speak only as of the date the  statement was
made.


Results of Operations


Quarter Ended March 31, 2000 compared to Quarter Ended March 31, 1999

Sales. Sales for the three months ended March 31, 2000 were $1,517,518, compared
with sales of  $1,561,133  for the  quarter  ended March 31,  1999.  The Company
continues  to emphasize  its medical  business  opportunities,  and sales of the
Company's  medical imaging products  increased 23%, from $294,654 in the quarter
ended March 31, 1999 to $363,773 in the quarter  ended March 31, 2000.  Howtek's
medical   product  sales  are  made   primarily  to  the  Company's   respective
"integration  partners" or resellers,  who add software and other  components to
Howtek's  products to provide full medical imaging solutions to their customers.
During  1999,  the Company  added a series of new  integration  partners.  These
resellers are expected to contribute to increased  sales of medical  products in
future periods.

Sales of the Company's  prepress and graphic arts  products,  including  related
maintenance  and repair  services  decreased  10%, from  $1,266,478 in the first
quarter of 1999 to $1,141,245  over the  comparable  period in 2000. The Company
began limited initial shipment of its new FotoFunnel  photographic print scanner
line at the end of the first quarter of 2000,  with sales of $12,500 during this
period. The Company anticipates an increase in shipments of the FotoFunnel print
scanner in the second quarter of 2000.

Gross  Margins.  Gross  margins for the three month  period ended March 31, 2000
increased  to 23% from 16% in the  comparable  period  in  1999.  Gross  margins
improved as a result of reduced  production  overhead  and  indirect  production
expenses,  associated with the Company's continuing overhead and expense control
measures and with the Company's increased outsourcing of production and assembly
services.


                                       8


<PAGE>

Engineering and Product  Development.  Engineering and product development costs
for the three month period ended March 31, 2000  decreased  16% from $250,433 in
1999 to $209,903 in 2000. The decrease results primarily from planned reductions
in  manpower.  The Company  expects to continue to increase its  utilization  of
outside and contract engineering resources as it deems appropriate.  In general,
the Company seeks to shift its engineering and development  priorities,  and the
allocation of its  engineering  and  development  resources,  to its medical and
photo-finishing business opportunities.

General and  Administrative.  General and  administrative  expenses in the three
month  period  ended  March 31,  2000  decreased  48% from  $554,306  in 1999 to
$289,250  in 2000.  During  the first  quarter of 1999 the  Company  established
reserves  in the  amount  $186,662  to  permit  the  Company  to take  back  its
discontinued  HiDemand 400 graphic arts scanner products to encourage  resellers
and  customers  to acquire its  Scanview  line of products  and a  non-recurring
expense of $21,142  associated  with the write off of  tooling  and  inventories
associated  with the  discontinued  HiDemand 400 product.  Giving  effect to the
HiDemand 400 reserve and write down, the general and administrative expenses for
the first quarter ended March 31, 1999  decreased by 17% from $346,502  compared
to $289,250 for the comparable  period in 2000. The decrease is due primarily to
reductions  in personnel  expenses and to a continued  effort to reduce  overall
expenses.  The Company  expects  general and  administrative  expenses to remain
relatively constant during the balance of 2000, as a percentage of sales.

Marketing and Sales  Expenses.  Marketing and sales  expenses in the three month
period ended March 31, 2000  decreased  16% from $454,891 in 1999 to $383,655 in
2000.  This  decrease is due  primarily  to the  reduction in  compensation  and
promotional  expenses.  In 1999  the  Company  changed  its  sales  compensation
structure to provide  compensation on the basis of gross margins rather than net
sales.  Promotional  expenses decreased in the graphic arts area, where there is
an  increasing  reliance on direct mail and  telemarketing  to support its sales
efforts.  Medical  sales  expenses  increased  and new  expenses  were  incurred
relating to the FotoFunnel  business.  The Company  expects  marketing and sales
expenses to increase in 2000.

Interest  Expense.  Net interest  expense for the three month period ended March
31, 2000 decreased to $34,213 from $1,694,594 in 1999.  During the first quarter
of 1999 the Company  recorded  interest  expense of  $1,671,158  relative to the
conversion of  Convertible  Subordinated  Debentures as required by Statement of
Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 84,  "Induced  Conversions  of  Convertible
Debt".  This charge was wholly offset by a corresponding  increase to additional
paid-in capital by $1,671,158.  The charge and  corresponding  benefit relate to
the  conversion  to equity during the first quarter of 1999 of $1,764,000 of the
Company's previously  outstanding 9% Convertible  Subordinated  Debentures,  due
2001  (the "9%  Debenture").  In  December  1998,  the  Company  provided  for a
temporary  reduction  in the  conversion  price of the 9% Debenture to encourage
conversion  to common stock,  and thereby  reduce cash  interest  expenses,  and
sinking fund payments associated with the 9% Debenture.

As a result of the  foregoing,  the  Company  recorded a net loss of $564,464 or
$0.04 per share for the three  month  period  ended  March 31,  2000 on sales of
$1,517,518 compared to a net loss of $2,697,448 or $0.23 per share from the same
period in 1999 on sales of $1,561,133.


                                       9


<PAGE>

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company's ability to generate cash adequate to meet its requirements depends
primarily on operating  cash flow and the  availability  of a $3,000,000  credit
line under a Convertible Note and Revolving Loan and Security Agreement with its
Chairman,  Mr. Robert  Howard,  of which  $2,510,000  was available at March 31,
2000.

At March  31,  2000 the  Company  had  current  assets  of  $4,179,706,  current
liabilities  of  $1,963,592  and  working  capital of  $2,216,114.  The ratio of
current assets to current liabilities was 2.1:1

The Company has Secured Demand Notes and Security  Agreements (the "Notes") owed
to Mr.  Robert  Howard.  Principal  of these  Notes is due and  payable in full,
together with interest accrued and any penalties provided for, on demand.  Under
the terms of the Notes the Company  agreed to pay  interest at the lower rate of
(a) 12% per annum,  compounded  monthly or (b) the  maximum  rate  permitted  by
applicable law. The Notes  currently bear interest at 12%.  Payment of the Notes
is secured by a security interest in certain assets of the Company.  As of March
31, 2000, the Company owed $500,000 pursuant to the Notes.

During 1999 the Company borrowed,  $310,000 from Mr. Robert Howard,  pursuant to
Convertible  Promissory  Notes  (the  "Promissory  Notes").  Principal  on these
Promissory  Notes is payable in equal payments  based on the borrowed  amount at
the end of each quarter starting March 31, 2003 through December 31, 2006. Under
the terms of the Promissory  Notes the Company agreed to pay interest at a fixed
rate of 7% per annum. At the Company's  option it may pay the interest in either
cash  or in  restricted  shares  of  the  Company's  common  stock,  or  in  any
combination thereof.  Interest paid in shares of the Company's common stock will
be paid at the  greater  of $1.00 per  share or the  average  per share  closing
market  price at the time each  interest  payment is due. The  Promissory  Notes
entitle  the  payees to convert  outstanding  principal  due into  shares of the
Company's  common  stock at $1.00 per share,  which was the market  price of the
Company's  stock at the date the Promissory  Notes were issued.  As of March 31,
2000, the Company owed $310,000 pursuant to the Promissory Notes.


Subsequent Events

In April 2000,  the Company  borrowed an  additional  $100,000  from Mr.  Robert
Howard under the Convertible Note and Revolving Loan and Security  Agreement.  A
total of  $2,410,000  was  available  for  borrowing by the Company at April 30,
2000.

Additionally,  in April 2000 the Company  sold, in private  transactions,  2,250
shares if its 7% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share,
for gross proceeds of $225,000.


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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

         Not applicable.



PART II  OTHER INFORMATION


Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

     (a) Exhibits

     27  Financial Data Schedule


     (b) No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter for which this
         report is filed.


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<PAGE>


                                   Signatures



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


                                  Howtek, Inc.
                                  ------------
                                  (Company)



Date:    May 12, 2000       By:    /s/ W. Scott Parr
         ------------              -----------------
                                   W. Scott Parr
                                   President, Chief Executive Officer,
                                   Director


Date:    May 12, 2000       By:   /s/ Annette L. Heroux
         ------------             ---------------------
                                  Annette L. Heroux
                                  Vice President Finance,
                                  Chief Financial Officer


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<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial  information extracted from Form 10Q at
March 31, 2000 and is qualified  in its entirety by reference to such  financial
statements.
</LEGEND>
<CIK>                         0000749660
<NAME>                        HOWTEK, INC.

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<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
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                                             69
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