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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 April 2, 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: 0-24020
SYPRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 61-1321992
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
101 Bullitt Lane, Suite 450
Louisville, Kentucky 40222
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(502) 585-5544
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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 .
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As of April 27, 2000 the Registrant had 9,656,390 shares of Common Stock
outstanding.
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INDEX
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Consolidated Income Statements for the Three Months
Ended April 2, 2000 and March 28, 1999........................... 1
Consolidated Balance Sheets at April 2, 2000 and
December 31, 1999................................................ 2
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months
Ended April 2, 2000 and March 28, 1999........................... 3
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements........................ 4
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations..........................6
Part II. Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K............................ 9
Signatures....................................................................10
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Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Sypris Solutions, Inc.
Consolidated Income Statements
(in thousands, except for per share data)
Three Months Ended
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April 2, March 28,
2000 1999
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(Unaudited)
Net revenue......................................... $50,697 $44,898
Cost of sales....................................... 39,943 35,178
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Gross profit...................................... 10,754 9,720
Selling, general and administrative expense......... 6,303 5,442
Research and development............................ 1,167 1,603
Amortization of intangible assets................... 362 243
Special charges..................................... 1,740 --
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Operating income.................................. 1,182 2,432
Interest expense, net............................... 931 298
Other income, net................................... (5) (105)
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Income before income taxes.......................... 256 2,239
Income tax expense.................................. 77 706
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Net income.......................................... $ 179 $ 1,533
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Net income per common share:
Basic............................................. $ 0.02 $ 0.16
Diluted........................................... $ 0.02 $ 0.16
Shares used in computing per common share amounts:
Basic............................................. 9,637 9,452
Diluted........................................... 9,990 9,763
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.
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Sypris Solutions, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except for share data)
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April 2, December 31,
2000 1999
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Assets (Unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents............................................................................ $ 15,401 $ 10,406
Accounts receivable, net............................................................................. 29,414 23,793
Inventory, net....................................................................................... 45,987 49,462
Other current assets................................................................................. 2,686 4,279
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Total current assets................................................................................ 93,488 87,940
Property, plant and equipment, net.................................................................... 42,966 40,192
Intangible assets, net................................................................................ 17,588 18,038
Other assets.......................................................................................... 2,499 2,394
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$156,541 $148,564
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable..................................................................................... $ 15,374 $ 11,022
Accrued liabilities.................................................................................. 15,849 17,813
Current portion of long-term debt.................................................................... 11,000 5,400
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Total current liabilities........................................................................... 42,223 34,235
Long-term debt........................................................................................ 49,000 49,000
Other liabilities..................................................................................... 4,177 4,509
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Total liabilities................................................................................... 95,400 87,744
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued......................... -- --
Common stock, non-voting, par value $.01 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued... -- --
Common stock, par value $.01 per share, 20,000,000 shares authorized; 9,654,790 and 9,589,214 shares
issued and outstanding in 2000 and 1999, respectively............................................... 97 96
Additional paid-in capital........................................................................... 24,062 23,921
Retained earnings.................................................................................... 37,055 36,876
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)........................................................ (73) (73)
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Total shareholders' equity.......................................................................... 61,141 60,820
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$156,541 $148,564
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.
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Sypris Solutions, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
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Three Months Ended
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April 2, March 28,
2000 1999
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(Unaudited)
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income................................................................................... $ 179 $ 1,533
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:
Depreciation and amortization............................................................ 2,391 1,811
Other noncash charges (credits).......................................................... 101 (125)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable.................................................................... (5,616) 710
Inventory.............................................................................. 3,391 (3,698)
Other current and noncurrent assets.................................................... 1,593 (284)
Accounts payable....................................................................... 2,588 431
Accrued and other liabilities.......................................................... (1,977) (1,394)
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities.................................. 2,650 (1,016)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures......................................................................... (3,052) (1,893)
Other........................................................................................ (345) (334)
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Net cash used in investing activities................................................ (3,397) (2,227)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings under revolving credit agreements............................................. 5,600 1,593
Principal payments on long-term debt......................................................... -- (18)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock....................................................... 142 24
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Net cash provided by financing activities............................................ 5,742 1,599
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents........................................... 4,995 (1,644)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period............................................... 10,406 12,387
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period..................................................... $ 15,401 $ 10,743
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.
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Sypris Solutions, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(1) Organization
Sypris Solutions, Inc. is a diversified provider of technology-based
outsource services and specialized industrial products. The Company performs a
wide range of manufacturing and technical services, typically under long-term
contracts with major manufacturers. The Company also manufactures and sells
complex data storage systems, magnetic instruments, current sensors,
high-pressure closures and a variety of other industrial products.
(2) Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Sypris Solutions, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries
(collectively, "Sypris" or the "Company"), Bell Technologies, Inc. ("Bell"),
Group Technologies Corporation ("GroupTech"), Metrum-Datatape, Inc. ("Metrum-
Datatape"), and Tube Turns Technologies, Inc. ("Tube Turns"), and have been
prepared by the Company in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). All significant
intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated. These unaudited
consolidated financial statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all
material adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary
to fairly state the results of operations, financial position and cash flows for
the periods presented, and the disclosures herein are adequate to make the
information presented not misleading. Preparing financial statements requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. Actual results for the three months
ended April 2, 2000 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for the year ending December 31, 2000. These unaudited consolidated
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements, and notes thereto, for the year ended December 31, 1999 as
presented in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K.
(3) Net Income per Common Share
There were no adjustments required to be made to net income for purposes of
computing basic and diluted net income per common share. A reconciliation of the
average number of common shares outstanding used in the calculation of basic and
diluted net income per common share is as follows (in thousands):
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Three Months Ended
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April 2, March 28,
2000 1999
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(Unaudited)
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Shares used to compute basic net income per common share..... 9,637 9,452
Dilutive effect of stock options............................. 353 311
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Shares used to compute diluted net income per common share... 9,990 9,763
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(4) Inventory
Inventory consists of the following (in thousands):
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April 2, December 31,
2000 1999
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(Unaudited)
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Raw materials............................................................. $13,793 $12,640
Work-in-process........................................................... 9,494 9,649
Finished goods............................................................ 1,326 1,673
Costs relating to long-term contracts and programs, net of amounts
attributed to revenue recognized to date................................. 36,864 31,258
Progress payments related to long-term contracts and programs............. (10,691) (1,038)
LIFO reserve.............................................................. (430) (430)
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory................................. (4,369) (4,290)
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$45,987 $49,462
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(5) Special Charges
Special charges of $1.7 million were recognized during the three months
ended April 2, 2000 for activities related to the consolidation of certain
operations within the Electronics Group. The special charges incurred for these
activities include workforce reductions, facilities rearrangement and relocation
expenses, and employment costs related to the transfer of production.
(6) Segment Data
The Company's operations are conducted in two reportable business segments:
the Electronics Group and the Industrial Group. There was no intersegment net
revenue recognized in either of the periods presented. The following table
presents financial information for the reportable segments of the Company for
the three months ended April 2, 2000 and March 28, 1999 (in thousands):
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Three Months Ended
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April 2, March 28,
2000 1999
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(Unaudited)
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Net revenue from unaffiliated customers:
Electronics Group............................... $41,310 $35,521
Industrial Group................................ 9,387 9,377
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$50,697 $44,898
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Gross profit:
Electronics Group............................... $ 9,187 $ 7,883
Industrial Group................................ 1,567 1,837
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$10,754 $ 9,720
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Operating income:
Electronics Group............................... $ 893 $ 1,816
Industrial Group................................ 1,038 1,334
General, corporate and other.................... (749) (718)
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$ 1,182 $ 2,432
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(7) Commitments and Contingencies
Tube Turns is a co-defendant in two separate lawsuits filed in 1993 and
1994, one pending in federal court and one pending in state district court in
Louisiana, arising out of an explosion in a coker plant owned by Exxon
Corporation located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The suits are being defended for
Tube Turns by its insurance carrier, and the Company intends to vigorously
defend its case. The Company believes that a settlement or related judgment
would not result in a material loss to Tube Turns or the Company.
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More specifically, according to the complaints, Tube Turns is the alleged
manufacturer of a carbon steel pipe elbow which failed, causing the explosion
which destroyed the coker plant and caused unspecified damages to surrounding
property owners. One of the actions was brought by Exxon and claims damages for
destruction of the plant, which Exxon estimates exceed one hundred million
dollars. In this action, Tube Turns is a co-defendant with the fabricator who
built the pipe line in which the elbow was incorporated and with the general
contractor for the plant. The second action is a class action suit filed on
behalf of the residents living around the plant and claims damages in an amount
as yet undetermined. Exxon is a co-defendant with Tube Turns, the contractor and
the fabricator in this action. In both actions, Tube Turns maintains that the
carbon steel pipe elbow at issue was appropriately marked as carbon steel and
was improperly installed, without the knowledge of Tube Turns, by the fabricator
and general contractor in a part of the plant requiring a chromium steel elbow.
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth certain financial data, expressed as a
percentage of net revenue, derived from the Company's consolidated income
statements for the three months ended April 2, 2000 and March 28, 1999.
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Three Months Ended
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April 2, March 28,
2000 1999
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Net revenue........................................... 100.0% 100.0%
Cost of sales......................................... 78.8 78.4
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Gross profit.......................................... 21.2 21.6
Selling, general and administrative expense........... 12.4 12.1
Research and development.............................. 2.3 3.6
Amortization of intangible assets..................... 0.7 0.5
Special charges....................................... 3.5 --
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Operating income...................................... 2.3% 5.4%
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Net income............................................ 0.4% 3.4%
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For reporting purposes, the operations of Bell, GroupTech and Metrum-
Datatape are included in the Electronics Group, and Tube Turns' operations are
included in the Industrial Group. Segment discussion is included in the
following discussion and analysis of the Company's consolidated results of
operations.
Net revenue for the first quarter of 2000 was $50.7 million, an increase of
$5.8 million, or 12.9%, from $44.9 million for the first quarter of 1999. The
growth occurred within the Electronics Group, which increased net revenue by
16.3% to $41.3 million in 2000 from $35.5 million in 1999. The majority of this
growth was generated by new contracts for manufacturing services. Shipments on
certain of the manufacturing services contracts received during 1999 began to
increase during the first quarter of 2000. This resulted in a revenue mix
consisting of a higher percentage of manufacturing services revenue for the
Electronics Group in the first quarter of 2000 as compared to 1999. The
Electronics Group's backlog increased to $116.1 million at the end of the first
quarter of 2000 as new orders during the quarter exceeded shipments by $8.5
million. The Industrial Group's net revenue was $9.4 million in the first
quarter of 2000 and 1999. Shipments of axles to customers in the automotive
market increased to offset declines in other product offerings attributable to
reduced demand and market conditions in the oil and gas industry and certain
Asian markets. The trend in the Company's year-to-year revenue and order growth
is expected to continue during 2000.
Gross profit for the first quarter of 2000 was $10.8 million, an increase
of $1.1 million, or 10.6%, compared to $9.7 million for the first quarter of
1999. The Electronics Group's gross profit for the first quarter of 2000 was
$9.2 million, an increase of $1.3 million, or 16.5%, compared to $7.9 million
for the first quarter of 1999. The Electronics Group's gross profit percentage
was 22.2% in the first quarter of 2000 and 1999. The increase in the Electronics
Group's gross profit is primarily attributable to the increase in net revenue
from manufacturing services.
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The Industrial Group's gross profit for the first quarter of 2000 was $1.6
million, a decrease of $0.2 million, or 14.7%, compared to $1.8 million for the
first quarter of 1999. The Industrial Group's gross profit percentage decreased
to 16.7% in the first quarter of 2000 from 19.6% for the comparable period in
1999. The decrease in the Industrial Group's gross profit is primarily
attributable to additional costs related to building the production capacity and
organizational infrastructure to support the business currently in backlog and
the order forecast for the year 2000. The Electronics Group is making similar
investments, primarily to support new business opportunities with its
manufacturing services customers. Both groups expect the additional costs
incurred to strengthen the Company's operations will continue to have an impact
on gross profit for the balance of the year 2000 and will result in a lower
gross profit percentage as compared to 1999. The Company anticipates the impact
on gross profit will decline as the expected growth in revenue is achieved
during the remaining three quarters of the year 2000.
Selling, general and administrative expense for the first quarter of 2000
was $6.3 million, an increase of $0.9 million, or 15.8%, compared to $5.4
million for the first quarter of 1999. The increase in the Company's net revenue
and orders resulted in increased selling expense. The investments the Company is
making in organizational infrastructure referred to in the gross profit
discussion above also included certain selling, general and administrative
expenses, the majority of which is within the Electronics Group.
Research and development expense for the first quarter of 2000 was $1.2
million, a decrease of $0.4 million, or 27.2%, compared to $1.6 million for the
first quarter of 1999. This decrease is attributable to the Electronics Group,
and relates to the timing of new product releases for the data acquisition,
storage and analysis product lines.
Amortization of intangible assets for the first quarter of 2000 was
$362,000, an increase of $119,000, or 49.0% compared to $243,000 for the first
quarter of 1999. This increase resulted from the amortization of goodwill
recorded in connection with the December 1999 calibration business acquisition
by the Electronics Group.
Special charges of $1.7 million were recognized during the first quarter of
2000 for activities related to the consolidation of certain operations within
the Electronics Group. Operations for the Electronics Group's data acquisition,
storage and analysis product lines have been conducted at two facilities since
the November 1997 acquisition that expanded this business. Although several
consolidation actions were implemented immediately following this acquisition,
management identified a number of additional synergies that could be realized
through the elimination of redundant manufacturing operations and staffing of
functional areas between the two facilities. The majority of these consolidation
activities were substantially completed during the first quarter of 2000 and it
is anticipated that an additional $0.6 million in special charges will be
recognized in the second quarter of 2000 in connection with these consolidation
activities. The special charges incurred for these activities include workforce
reductions, facilities rearrangement and relocation expenses, and employment
costs related to the transfer of production.
Interest expense for the first quarter of 2000 was $0.9 million, an
increase of $0.6 million, or 212.4%, from $0.3 million for the first three
months of 1999. This increase is primarily due to an increase in the weighted
average debt outstanding coupled with an increase in interest rates. The
Company's weighted average debt outstanding more than doubled to approximately
$49.4 million in the first quarter of 2000 from approximately $22.4 million in
the first quarter of 1999. This increase resulted primarily from the December
1999 acquisition by the Electronics Group, working capital funding related to
the increase in revenue and order backlog and capital expenditures during 1999
and the first quarter of 2000 to support the Company's new business
opportunities. The weighted average interest rate for the first quarter of 2000
was approximately 7.37% as compared to approximately 5.75% for the prior year
quarter.
Income tax expense, on an interim basis, is provided for at the anticipated
effective tax rate for the year.
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Financial Condition
Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $2.7 million for the
first quarter of 2000, compared to net cash used by operating activities of $1.0
million for the comparable period of 1999. Accounts receivable increased by $5.6
million during the first quarter of 2000. This increase primarily resulted from
a high volume of shipments just prior to the end of the first quarter of 2000 as
compared to the low volume of shipments immediately prior to December 31, 1999,
principally related to Year 2000 issues and concerns by customers. During the
first quarter of
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2000, the Company's inventory balance decreased $3.4 million. Inventory in the
Electronics Group and Industrial Group decreased $2.9 million and $0.5 million,
respectively, during the first quarter of 2000. The decrease in the Electronics
Group's inventory was related to the high volume of shipments on manufacturing
services contracts in the first quarter of 2000. Accounts payable increased by
$2.6 million in the first quarter of 2000 due to the timing of payments to
vendors. The Company also received a $1.5 million federal tax refund during the
first quarter of 2000.
Net cash used in investing activities was $3.4 million for the first
quarter of 2000, compared to $2.2 million for the comparable period in 1999.
This change primarily resulted from the increased levels of capital expenditures
in both the Electronics Group and the Industrial Group, which totaled $1.2
million and $1.9 million, respectively. Capital expenditures for the Electronics
Group were principally comprised of facilities improvements and manufacturing,
assembly and test equipment. The Industrial Group's capital expenditures
included facilities improvements and new forging and machining equipment to
increase and expand the range of production capabilities.
Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $5.7 million during the
first quarter of 2000 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of
$1.6 million during the comparable period of 1999. During the first quarter of
2000, the Company's net borrowings under its revolving credit facilities
increased $5.6 million in order to fund its operating and investing needs.
Under the terms of the credit agreement between the Company and its bank,
the Company had total availability for borrowings and letters of credit under
its revolving credit facility of $40.0 million at April 2, 2000, which, when
combined with the cash balance of $15.4 million, provides for total cash and
borrowing capacity of $55.4 million. Maximum borrowings on the revolving credit
facility are $100.0 million, subject to a $15.0 million limit for letters of
credit.
The Company believes cash generated from operations, existing cash reserves
and available borrowings under its existing credit facility will satisfy the
Company's working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the
next twelve months.
Forward-looking Statements
This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Similar forward looking
statements are made periodically in reports to the Securities and Exchange
Commission, press releases, reports and documents and in written and oral
presentations to investors, shareholders, analysts and others, regarding future
results or expected developments. Words such as "anticipates," "believes,"
"estimates," "expects," "is likely," "predicts," and variations of such words
and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements. Although Sypris believes that its expectations are based on
reasonable assumptions, it cannot assure that the expectations contained in such
statements will be achieved. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties
which may cause actual future activities and results of operations to be
materially different from those suggested in this report, including, among
others: the Company's dependence on its current management; the risks and
uncertainties present in the Company's business; business conditions and growth
in the general economy and the electronics and industrial markets served by the
Company; competitive factors and price pressures; availability of third party
component parts at reasonable prices; inventory risks due to shifts in market
demand and/or price erosion of purchased components; changes in product mix;
cost and yield issues associated with the Company's manufacturing facilities; as
well as other factors described elsewhere in this report and in the Company's
other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Part II. Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits:
Exhibit
Number Description
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27 Financial Data Schedule
(b) Reports on Form 8-K:
The Company filed no reports on Form 8-K during the three months ended
April 2, 2000.
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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.
SYPRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: May 3, 2000 By: /s/ David D. Johnson
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(David D. Johnson)
Vice President & Chief
Financial Officer
Date: May 3, 2000 By: /s/ Anthony C. Allen
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(Anthony C. Allen)
Vice President, Controller &
Chief Accounting Officer
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