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Form 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
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[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1998
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 0-15960
U.S. Technologies Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter.)
State of Delaware 73-1284747
(State of Incorporation) (I. R. S. Employer
Identification No.)
3901 Roswell Road, Suite 300
Marietta, Georgia 30062
(Address of principal executive offices.)
Registrant's telephone number,
including area code: (770) 565-4311
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 [ ]
The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant's common stock, par value
$0.02, at October 31, 1998, was 28,922,778 shares.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
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U.S. TECHNOLOGIES INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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ASSETS
September 30,
1998 December 31,
(Unaudited) 1997
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 993,885 $ 489
Trade Accounts receivable, net of reserves
of $20,000 and $18,000 686,928 341,327
Inventories (note 3) 274,984 74,933
Prepaid expenses 155,340 4,244
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Total current assets 2,111,137 420,993
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Property and equipment, net 398,630 137,024
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Other assets:
Notes receivable, related parties (note 4) 1,137,222 296,305
Other assets 66,547 15,420
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Total other assets 1,203,769 311,725
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Total assets $ 3,713,536 $ 869,742
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (CAPITAL DEFICIT)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable, trade $ 392,353 $ 567,841
Accrued expenses 504,022 666,991
Current portion of long term debt 17,872 35,753
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Total current liabilities 914,247 1,270,585
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Long term debt 34,108 19,068
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Total liabilities 948,355 1,289,653
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Stockholders' equity (capital deficit):
Preferred stock; $.02 par value; 10,000,000 shares
authorized; 335,000 shares subscribed (note 5) 3,350,000 --
Common stock; $.02 par value; 40,000,000 shares
authorized; 28,992,778 and 28,632,063 shares
issued and outstanding 583,906 572,642
Additional paid-in capital 12,605,029 12,392,016
Accumulated deficit (13,404,313) (13,170,977)
Treasury stock (155,849) --
Stock receivable (213,592) (213,592)
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Total stockholders' equity (capital deficit) 2,765,181 (419,911)
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 3,713,536 $ 869,742
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The accompanying notes are an integral
part of the consolidated financial statements.
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U.S. Technologies Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30 September 30
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1998 1997 1998 1997
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Net Sales $ 930,202 $ 1,230,964 $ 3,594,913 $ 2,964,764
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Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of sales 784,741 891,210 2,575,846 2,562,156
Selling expense 31,397 23,829 97,799 44,893
General and administrative expense 518,883 291,676 1,369,544 809,124
Impairment of long lived assets -- -- -- 1,408,839
Restructuring charge -- -- -- 196,903
Other - litigation -- -- -- 252,256
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Total operating costs and expenses 1,335,021 1,206,715 4,043,189 5,274,171
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Income (loss) from operations (404,819) 24,249 (448,276) (2,309,407)
Other income (expense)
Other 99,547 384 218,222 81,316
Interest expense (1,137) (7,005) (3,282) (18,953)
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Total other income (expense) 98,410 (6,621) 214,940 62.363
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Net earnings (loss) $ (306,409) $ 17,628 $ (233,336) $(2,247,044)
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Net earnings (loss) per share:
Basic $ (0.01) $ 0.00 $ (0.01) $ (0.09)
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Diluted $ (0.01) $ 0.00 $ (0.01) $ (0.09)
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Shares used in per share calculation:
Basic 29,085,061 27,907,263 29,037,069 25,098,069
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Diluted 29,085,061 27,907,263 29,037,069 25,098,069
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The accompanying notes are an integral
part of the consolidated financial statements.
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U.S. Technologies Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
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Nine Months Ended
September 30
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1998 1997
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $ (233,336) $(2,247,044)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)
to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 87,097 165,983
Impairment of long lived assets -- 1,408,839
Loss on write-down of inventory -- 306,888
Changes in certain assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (345,601) (351,518)
Inventories (200,051) (6,061)
Prepaid expense (195,419) (17,626)
Accounts payable (175,488) 126,557
Accrued expenses (162,969) 170,841
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Net cash used in operating activities (1,225,767) (443,141)
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Equipment purchases (304,380) (57,673)
Purchase common stock for treasury (155,849) --
Increase in notes receivable (840,917) --
Increase in other assets (51,127) (4,218)
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Net cash used in investing activities (1,352,273) (61,891)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 224,277 588,859
Proceeds from subscription of preferred stock 3,350,000
Increase in notes payable 23,174 36,000
Payments of notes payable (26,015) (3,431)
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Net cash provided by financing activities 3,571,436 621,428
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Increase in cash 993,396 116,396
Cash, beginning of period 489 1,548
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Cash, end of period $ 993,885 $ 117,944
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The accompanying notes are an integral part
of the consolidated financial statements.
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U.S. Technologies Inc.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with the instructions to form 10-Q and do not
include all of 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. These
statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
statements and notes thereto included in the Company's 1997 Form 10-K as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The results of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily
indicative of the operating results for the full year.
2. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The Company has adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards ("SFAS") No. 128, "Earnings per Share", which is effective for fiscal
years ending after December 15, 1997. Basic earnings per common share is based
on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
Diluted earnings per share includes the dilutive effect of common stock
equivalents. For the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and the nine months
ended September 30, 1997, the Company did not reflect the effect on diluted
earnings per share of outstanding stock options and warrants, as the effect of
these items would be anti-dilutive.
3. INVENTORIES
At September 30, 1998, and December 31, 1997, inventories consisted of the
following:
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1998 1997
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Raw materials $ 184,742 $ 59,848
Work in progress 38,665 15,085
Finished Goods 51,577
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$ 274,984 $ 74,933
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4. NOTES RECEIVABLE
At September 30, 1998, and December 31, 1997, notes receivable consisted of the
following:
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1998 1997
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GWP, Inc. $ 730,000 $ --
K. H. Smith, CEO 307,401 296,305
Replica Furniture, Inc. 99,821 --
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$1,137,222 $ 296,305
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GWP, Inc. (GWP) is an acquisition subsidiary formed by the Company's CEO. The
funds advanced to GWP were used to purchase a 51% interest in Technology
Manufacturing & Design, Inc., a Texas corporation, (TMD), for the benefit of
the Company. The acquisition of TMD was completed by the Company in October
1998. The TMD acquisition is discussed in more detail in "Part II, Item 5" of
this Form 10-Q.
The increase in the note receivable from the Company's CEO represents primarily
interest accrued since December 31, 1997.
Replica Furniture, Inc. (RFI) is a manufacturer of components for office
furniture workstations. The Company is purchasing certain assets, including
machinery and equipment, from RFI to be used in the Company's recently opened
LTI manufacturing facility, located in Blythe, California.
5. PREFERRED STOCK
In July, 1998, the Company received $3,350,000, pursuant to an investment
agreement with USV Partners, LLC (USV), a Delaware limited liability company,
under the terms of which the Company will sell to USV, 500,000 shares of its 9%
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, payable in cash or in shares of the
Company's common or convertible preferred stock, and 500,000 common stock
warrants (exercisable at $1.00 per share) for a total net sales price to be
received by the Company of $5,000,000, plus $500,000 upon the exercise of the
warrants. Under the terms of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and
warrants, the purchaser may convert the preferred shares and warrants to common
stock of the Company on and after January 12, 1999. Pursuant to the terms of
the investment agreement and the Certificate of Designations filed by the
Company with the Delaware Secretary of State, the conversion price for the
preferred shares will be equal to the average of the daily closing price for
the common stock for the 15 trading days preceding December 31, 1998, provided
that (i) if the average daily closing price is less than $0.70 per share of
common stock, the conversion price shall be $0.70 per share and (ii) if the
average closing price is more than $1.00 per share of common stock, the
conversion price shall be $1.00 per share. However, if the Company's pre-tax
earnings per share for the 12-month period ending December 31, 1998 are less
than a certain per-share earnings target, then, notwithstanding the preceding
sentence, the conversion price shall be $0.65 per share of common stock. If the
Company fails to obtain this per-share earnings target, the conversion of the
convertible preferred stock, at $0.65 per share, will result in the issuance of
7,692,308 shares of common stock, plus 500,000 shares of common stock upon the
exercise of the warrants, diluting the Company's per-share earnings thereby.
The closing of the sale of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and
warrants is anticipated to occur by the end of November 1998.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements of the Company (including the notes thereto) included in
the Company's form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.
General
In January 1997, the Company was acquired by a group of individuals led by the
Company's Chairman and CEO, Mr. Kenneth H. Smith. As a part of the acquisition,
the former management and Board of Directors resigned. During 1997 the new
management team was assembled, the Company's mission statement was revised, and
the Company's operations were restructured.
U.S. Technologies Inc. (the "Company") is an "outsourcing company" soliciting
labor intensive work, such as manufacturing, assembly, repair, kitting and
customer-call-center services from Fortune 1000 businesses, and other select
businesses and the Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Company performs
its services utilizing prison labor under the Prison Industry Enhancement
Program ("PIE"). Congress created the PIE program in 1979 to encourage states
and local units of government to establish employment opportunities for
prisoners that approximate private sector work opportunities. The program is
designed to place inmates in a realistic working environment, pay them the
local prevailing wage for similar work, and enable them to acquire marketable
skills to increase their potential for successful rehabilitation and meaningful
employment upon release. The PIE Program has two primary objectives:
To generate products and services that enable prisoners to
make a contribution to society, help offset the cost of their
incarceration, compensate crime victims, and provide inmate
family support.
To provide a means of reducing prison idleness, increasing
inmate job skills, and improving the prospects for successful
inmate transition to the community upon release.
To serve its clients, the Company has established U.S. Technologies Inc. as the
parent organization to provide management and financial resources to its
wholly-owned operating subsidiaries. The operating subsidiaries are
Labor-to-Industry Inc. ("LTI"), which operates the Company's manufacturing
outsourcing operations, and Service-to-Industry Inc. ("STI"), formed in March
1998, which operates the Company's service outsourcing operations. Each
subsidiary negotiates an agreement with a prison under which facilities and
inmates are made available to the Company.
Overview
Until January 1997, the Company had reported significant losses for several
years for a variety of reasons. During 1995, the Company attempted, with little
success, to rebuild its customer base, most of which had been lost in 1994, due
to poor production and quality at the Company's PIE operation at LTI. In
response to this, the Company began a search to find and acquire products or
technologies which could be produced with the Company's PIE labor force.
Unfortunately, the plan to acquire companies and products did not succeed, and
the Company did not begin to take steps to control costs or reduce the size of
its work force. In 1996, these same problems persisted, while staffing and
expenses continued unabated.
In January 1997, as part of the transaction through which control of the
Company passed to the new management team, the Company began to receive a
significant infusion of equity capital, which ultimately totaled approximately
$536,000. This capital infusion was used to finance the expansion of the
Company's operations. The new management team took immediate steps to cut costs
and improve production
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Overview (continued)
management, product quality and customer service. All these steps resulted in
an immediate increase in revenues with existing customers and opportunities to
serve new customers. These steps also resulted in the recognition of a
restructuring charge, to recognize the cost of severance and lay-off of excess
personnel, of approximately $197,000.
The new management team also made a thorough evaluation of certain assets
acquired by prior management and took appropriate steps to write off (i) the
value of assets which would not be realized, totaling approximately $1,409,000,
and (ii) obsolete inventory, in the amount of approximately $307,000. The new
management team also acted to resolve most of the outstanding litigation,
inherited from prior management, recognizing a charge of approximately
$252,000.
Results of Operations
The following analysis compares the results of operations for the three-month
and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1998, to the comparable periods
ended September 30, 1997.
Net sales during the three months ended September 30, 1998, were $930,202,
compared to $1,230,964 during the three months ended September 30, 1997. The
decrease in net sales in the amount of $300,762, representing 24%, was the
result of a significant slowdown in business activity in the electronics
industry world-wide, which has been referred to as the "Asian flu".
Net sales during the nine months ended September 30, 1998, were $3,594,913,
compared to $2,964.764 during the nine months ended September 30, 1997. The
increase in net sales in the amount of $630,149, representing 21%, was the
result of improvements instituted by the Company's new management, which
included; converting all sales employees to commission-only sales agents,
improved bidding techniques, improved product quality and faster service.
In the three months ended September 30, 1998, cost of goods sold was
$784,741 which represented 84% of net sales. During the three months ended
September 30, 1997, cost of goods sold was $891,210 which represented 72% of
net sales. The increase in cost of goods sold percentage was attributable to
constant fixed costs on a reduced sales volume and a change in product mix
which resulted in increased sales of products using purchased materials
rather than customer supplied materials.
In the nine months ended September 30, 1998, cost of goods sold was
$2,575,846, which represented 72% of net sales. During the nine months ended
September 30, 1997, cost of goods sold was $2,562,156, which represented 86%
of net sales. The cost of goods sold for the nine months ended September 30,
1997, includes the previously mentioned inventory obsolescence write-off in
the amount of $306,888, or 10% of net sales. The net 4% improvement in the
Company's cost of goods sold is a direct result of changes instituted by the
Company's new management, including improved production management, improved
purchasing procedures, improved bidding procedure sand improved quality. The
percentage improvement was effected by a change in product mix which
resulted in increased sales of products using purchased materials rather
than customer supplied materials.
Selling expenses during the three months ended September 30, 1998 were
$31,397, representing 3% of net sales. During the three months ended
September 30, 1997, selling expenses in the amount of $23,829 represented
2.0% of net sales. These expenses increased primarily due to certain fixed
selling expenses associated with the Company's STI subsidiary.
Selling expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 1998 were
$97,799, representing 3% of net sales. During the nine months ended
September 30, 1997, selling expenses in the amount of $44,893 represented 2%
of net sales. These expenses increased primarily due to certain fixed
selling expenses associated with the Company's STI subsidiary.
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Results of Operations (continued)
General and administrative expenses during the three months ended September
30, 1998, were $518,883, which represented 56% of net sales. During the
three months ended September 30, 1997, general and administrative expenses
were $291,676, which represented 24% of net sales. The increase in general
and administrative expenses is the result of the formation of the Company's
management team who is actively working to develop all areas of the
Company's business. This development included opening three new facilities
during the quarter. Two of the facilities were LTI operations located in
California, and the third was a STI facility opened in Utah. While these
facilities generated general and administrative expenses, they did not
produce appreciable sales during the quarter ended September 30, 1998.
General and administrative expenses during the nine months ended September
30, 1998, were $1,369,544, which represented 38% of net sales. During the
nine months ended September 30, 1997, general and administrative expenses
were $809,124, which represented 27% of net sales. The increase in general
and administrative expenses is the result of the formation of the Company's
management team, who is actively working to develop all areas of the
Company's business, and the opening of three new facilities, as previously
mentioned.
During the three months ended September 30, 1998, the Company had a net loss
of $(306,409) or $(0.01) per basic and diluted share. During the three
months ended September 30, 1997 the company reported a net income of $17,628
or $0.00 per basic and diluted share. The loss for the quarter ended
September 30, 1998 resulted from a significant decline in sales in the
Company's LTI subsidiary and increased costs associated with opening the
three new facilities.
During the nine months ended September 30, 1998, the Company had a net loss
of $(233,336) or $(0.01) per basic and diluted share. This loss was largely
attributable to reduced sales in the quarter ended September 30, 1998, and
increased costs associated with business expansion. During the nine months
ended September 30, 1997, the Company reported a net loss of $(2,247,044) or
$(0.09) per basic and diluted share. The loss for the nine months ended
September 30, 1997 was primarily due to asset write-downs and restructuring
charges totaling approximately $2,165,000, which were recorded in the
quarter ended June 30, 1997.
The income tax benefit associated with the losses incurred during the nine
months ended September 30, 1998, was fully offset by a 100% valuation
allowance. As of September 30, 1998, the Company has approximately $3,700,000
in deferred tax assets for which a 100% valuation allowance has been provided.
As a result of the series of transactions through which the Company's new
management gained control in 1997, the Company is limited in the utilization of
prior accumulated net operating losses and anticipates that approximately
$600,000 per year of net operating losses is available to offset future annual
taxable income. The Company expects to pay taxes in 1998 in accordance with the
provisions of the federal alternative minimum tax and various state income tax
laws as the Company's operations are anticipated to expand.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
During the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and September 30, 1997, the
Company experienced negative operating cash flows of $1,225,767 and $443,141,
respectively. Negative operating cash flows in the nine months ended September
30, 1998, resulted from operating losses of $233,336, increases in accounts
receivable of $345,601, increases in inventory of $200,051 and increases in
prepaid expenses, net of accumulated amortization, of $195,419. These increases
resulted from; slower collections on sales of electronic products, changes in
product mix from customer supplied to purchased inventory, certain accounting
and legal costs related to the preferred stock sale and the opening of three
new facilities. These events were anticipated by the Company's management due
the rapid expansion which started in February 1998. To fund these cash
requirements, the Company entered into the convertible preferred stock
agreement, as previously described. Decreases of $175,488 and $162,969 in
accounts payable and accrued
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Liquidity and Capital Resources (continued)
expenses, respectively, resulted from paydowns or settlements of some trade
accounts to bring accounts within credit terms. Negative operating cash flows
in the nine months ended September 30, 1997 resulted principally from the
operating loss incurred during that period, which was largely offset by
depreciation and amortization, impairment of long-lived assets and loss on
inventory write-down, in the amount of $1,881,710. Additionally, during the
nine months ended September 30, 1997, accounts receivables increased due to a
substantial increase in sales over 1996.
During the nine months ended September 30, 1998, the Company invested $304,380
in equipment purchases primarily related to new facilities, compared to $57,673
during the comparable period in 1997. Additionally, during the period ended
September 30, 1998, the Company purchased 272,500 shares of its outstanding
common stock for treasury shares at a total cost of $155,849. These purchases
of treasury shares were in accordance with a plan previously approved by the
Company's Board of Directors.
Also, during the nine month period ended September 30, 1998, the Company
invested $730,000 in an acquisition subsidiary, GWP, for the purpose of
acquiring a 51% in TMD. The acquisition of TMD was completed by the Company in
October 1998. The TMD acquisition is discussed in more detail in "Part II, Item
5" of this Form 10-Q.
Cash provided by financing activities, of $3,571,436 and $621,428, during the
nine months ended September 30, 1998 and September 30, 1997, respectively, was
primarily due to the receipt of net proceeds from the issuance of common stock
and an agreement to issue convertible preferred stock.
On January 12, 1998, the Company issued 4% convertible subordinated debentures
and 275,000 common stock purchase warrants exercisable at $1.00 per share,
through a private placement to certain foreign investors, pursuant to an
exemption from registration under Regulation "S", promulgated by the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933. The net proceeds to
the Company, after legal and other costs, was $224,277, which was used to
liquidate certain 1996 liabilities at a substantial discount and provide
working capital to support the Company's operations. On February 25, 1998, and
March 5, 1998, the holders of the debentures converted the amounts outstanding
into 563,215 shares of the Company's common stock. All of the warrants remain
outstanding.
In July, 1998, the Company received $3,350,000, pursuant to an investment
agreement with USV, under the terms of which the Company will sell to USV
500,000 shares of its 9% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, payable in cash
or in shares of the Company's common or convertible preferred stock, and
500,000 common stock warrants (exercisable at $1.00 per share) for a total net
sales price to be received by the Company of $5,000,000, plus $500,000 upon the
exercise of the warrants. Under the terms of the Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock and warrants, the purchaser may convert the preferred shares and warrants
to common stock of the Company on and after January 12, 1999. Pursuant to the
terms of the investment agreement and the Certificate of Designations filed by
the Company with the Delaware Secretary of State, the conversion price for the
preferred shares will be equal to the average of the daily closing price for
the common stock for the 15 trading days preceding December 31, 1998, provided
that (i) if the average daily closing price is less than $0.70 per share of
common stock, the conversion price shall be $0.70 per share and (ii) if the
average closing price is more than $1.00 per share of common stock, the
conversion price shall be $1.00 per share. However, if the Company's pre-tax
earnings per share for the 12-month period ending December 31, 1998 are less
than a certain per-share earnings target, then, notwithstanding the preceding
sentence, the conversion price shall be $0.65 per share of common stock. If the
Company fails to obtain this per-share earnings target, the conversion of the
convertible preferred stock, at $0.65 per share, will result in the issuance of
7,692,308 shares of common stock, plus 500,000 shares of common stock upon the
exercise of the warrants, diluting the Company's per-share earnings thereby.
The closing of the sale of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and
warrants is anticipated to occur by the end of November 1998.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources (continued)
During the nine months ended September 30, 1997, as a result of the acquisition
of the Company by the investor group led by Mr. Smith, $588,859 was raised
through the issuance of the Company's common stock. This contribution
significantly improved the Company's financial condition, thus strengthening
the Company's relationships with vendors and allowing the Company to finance
significant increases in sales volume.
The Company has been able to increase its sales volume in the first nine months
of 1998 by approximately 21%, and progress was made by reducing certain
operating costs. Sales for the nine month period ending September 30, 1998,
equaled 86% of sales for the twelve month period ended December 31, 1997. As a
result of these efforts and the equity infusion described above, net working
capital improved by $2,046,482, from a negative $849,592, as of December 31,
1997, to a positive $1,196,890, as of September 30, 1998. Due to slower
collections on sales of electronic products, accounts receivable increased by
$345,601 to $686,928, representing approximately 52 days' sales, at September
30, 1998, from $341,327, representing approximately 30 days' sales, as of
December 31, 1997. Inventory increased by $200,501 to $274,984, at September
30, 1998, from $ 74,933, at December 31, 1997, primarily as a result of
increases in raw materials and finished-goods inventory, related to less
customer-supplied inventory at LTI and the opening of two new LTI facilities.
Prepaid expenses, net of accumulated amortization, increased by $195,419, as of
September 30, 1998, as a result of legal and accounting costs related to the
preferred stock offering, prepayment of insurance premiums and deposits related
to the Company's start-up of customer-call-center operations. Accounts payable
decreased by $175,488 to $392,353, representing approximately 40 days' cost of
sales, at September 30, 1998, from $567,841, representing approximately 66
days' cost of sales, at December 31, 1997, excluding the charge to the
Company's inventory valuation allowance, described above. The reduction in
accounts payable is a result of reduced sales in the quarter ended September
30, 1998, and using working capital to pay vendors within credit terms.
The Company's growth plans include the entry into non-garment, cut-and-sew
operations and a customer call center. During the quarter ended June 30, 1998,
the Company opened its first cut-and-sew operation at a Wackenhut Corrections
Corporation (WCC) correctional facility in McFarland, California (McFarland).
The Company is currently involved in substantial discussions with several
states in which the Company has been invited to develop secure call-center
operations in women's correctional facilities. During the quarter ended June
30, 1998, the Company was completing the installation of a call-center
operation at a state correctional facility in Draper, Utah (Draper), which
began performing call-center services in July 1998. During the quarter ended
September 30, 1998, the Company was completing equipment installations at an
office furniture sub-manufacturing facility located in a state operated
facility located in Blythe, California. The Blythe facility will construct wall
panels for modular office furniture manufacturers and is expected to be in
production by the end of November 1998. The Company has also entered into
substantial discussions with a furniture manufacturer who plans to repatriate a
furniture assembly operation currently performed outside the United States.
Most of these expansions will not require significant up-front, capital
investments. At McFarland, the Company's investment, through September 30,
1998, was approximately $60,000. This operation is the first to take advantage
of WCC's effort to identify products which it currently buys from outside
suppliers, which will now be made by inmates at a WCC facility in which the
Company is operating a PIE business. The investment, through September 30,
1998, at Draper was approximately $115,000. The investment in Blythe, through
September 30, 1998, was approximately $176,000.
The Company's total debt as of September 30, 1998, was $51,980. Management
believes that, if it chose to do so, approximately $900,000 of additional
financing could be provided through borrowings secured by the Company's assets.
These assets include accounts receivable from Fortune 1000 companies, inventory
and fixed assets, all of which are currently unencumbered.
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Inflation
Inflation has not had a material impact on the Company's operations.
New Accounting Pronouncements
SFAS No. 128, "Earnings per Share," is effective for fiscal years ending after
December 15, 1997. This statement established standards for computing and
presenting earnings per share. The provisions of this pronouncement have been
reflected in the accompanying financial statements.
SFAS No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income," effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 1997, establishes standards for reporting and
display of comprehensive income and its components in a full set of
general-purpose financial statements. This statement requires that all items
that are required to be recognized under accounting standards as components of
comprehensive income be reported in a financial statement that is displayed
with the same prominence as other financial statements. The provisions of this
pronouncement have been adopted but have no effect in the accompanying
financial statements.
SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information," effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1997,
establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments in
annual financial statements and interim financial reports issued to
shareholders. Generally certain financial information is required to be
reported on the basis that it is used internally for evaluating performance of
and allocation of resources to operating segments. The Company has not yet
determined to what extent the standard will impact its current practice of
reporting operating segment information.
Year 2000
The Company is currently evaluating its computer systems to determine whether
modifications and expenditures will be necessary to make its systems and those
of its vendors compliant with "Year 2000" requirements. These requirements have
arisen due to the widespread use of computer programs that rely on two-digit
date codes to perform computations or decision-making functions. Many of these
programs may fail, as a result of their inability to properly interpret date
codes beginning January 1, 2000. For example, such programs may interpret "00"
as the year 1900, rather than 2000. In addition, some equipment, being
controlled by microprocessor chips, may not deal appropriately with the year
"00".
The Company believes it will timely meet its year 2000 compliance requirements
and does not anticipate that the cost of compliance will have a material
adverse effect on its business, financial condition or results of operations.
However, there can be no assurance that all necessary modifications will be
identified and corrected or that unforeseen difficulties or costs will not
arise.
Further, the Company has not yet evaluated the Year 2000 compliance of its
vendors and customers or the impact on the Company of any failure by them to
become Year 2000 compliant. Therefore, there can be no assurance that the
systems of other companies on which the Company's system rely, will be modified
on a timely basis, or that the failure by another company to properly modify
its systems will not negatively impact the Company's systems or operations.
The Company anticipates that its current evaluation of its Year 2000 compliance
issue will be completed by June 30, 1999. However, the Company has not, as yet,
developed any contingency plans for its failure, or the failure of its vendors
or customers, to become Year 2000 compliant by January 1, 2000.
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Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Certain statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q contain
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements can generally be identified by
use of forward-looking terminology, such as "may," "will," "expect,"
"estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "target," "plan," "project," or "continue"
or the negatives thereof or other variations thereon or similar terminology,
and are made on the basis of management's plans and current analyses of the
Company, its business and the industry as a whole. These forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited
to, economic conditions, competition, interest rate sensitivity and exposure to
regulatory and legislative changes. The above factors, in some cases, have
affected, and in the future could affect, the Company's financial performance
and could cause actual results for 1998 and beyond to differ materially from
those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements, even if
experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed
or implied therein will not be realized.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Company is involved in several lawsuits related to prior management and
claims against companies acquired, or controlled by, prior management. Several
of these suits claim that the Company is liable as a successor-in-interest, for
amounts owed by entities whose assets were acquired by the Company. Management
is vigorously defending these lawsuits. While the outcome of these lawsuits is
uncertain, should the Company not prevail, Management does not believe losses
associated with these lawsuits would have a material impact on the operations
of the Company.
The Company is involved in several lawsuits brought by former management
officials who claim they are entitled to certain severance benefits and back
pay. The aggregate amount claimed under these lawsuits, including interest and
attorney fees is approximately $444,000. Management is vigorously defending
these lawsuits and is asserting numerous counterclaims.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
There were no matters submitted to a vote of security holders during the
quarter ended September 30, 1998.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
During the quarter ended September 30, 1998, the Company signed a Letter of
Intent with U.S. Office Products Company (USOP) to purchase USOP's wholly-owned
subsidiary, Affordable Interior Systems, Inc. (AIS). AIS is a manufacturer of
office furniture workstations. Pursuant to the terms of the Letter of Intent,
the Company will acquire AIS for total consideration of $13,750,000. The
acquisition will be an all-cash transaction and will be financed, in part, by a
seller's note in the amount of $1,970,000 and additional financing currently
being negotiated by the Company with traditional lenders. The closing of the
acquisition transaction contemplated in the Letter of Intent is subject to,
among other things, the execution of a definitive agreement which is acceptable
to the parties, the completion by the Company of a satisfactory due-diligence
investigation of AIS, the execution of employment and non-competition
agreements between the Company and key AIS employees, the execution of a
limited non-competition agreement between the Company and USOP, and the
approval of the transaction by relevant regulatory agencies, if required.
Pursuant to a stock purchase agreement dated October 5, 1998, the Company
acquired, through an acquisition subsidiary, ownership of 51% of the
issued-and-outstanding capital stock of Technology Manufacturing & Design,
Inc., a Texas corporation, (TMD), for a total cash consideration of $730,000.
TMD is a manufacturer of computer components and circuit boards. The Company,
pursuant to the terms of the stock purchase agreement, will purchase the
remaining 49% during a period beginning October 5, 2000, and ending October 5,
2001, on a date to be determined by the Company, at a purchase price determined
as a multiple of TMD's earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
The following exhibit is filed with this report:
Exhibit No. Description
27.1 Financial Data Schedule (for SEC use only)
During the quarter ended September 30, 1998, no reports on Form 8-K were
issued.
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
U.S. TECHNOLOGIES INC.
DATE: November 12, 1998 BY: /s/ K. H. Smith
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K. H. Smith
President and CEO
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Exhibit Index
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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF US TECHNOLOGIES,
INC., AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS IN FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 1998.
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3,350,000
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