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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
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FORM 10-K/A
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 Commission File No. 0-20003
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SIMULA, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Arizona 86-0320129
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification
No.)
2700 North Central Avenue, Suite 1000 85004
Phoenix, Arizona (Zip Code)
(Address of principal
executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (602) 631-4005
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
TITLE OF CLASS
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
12% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 1998
(New York Stock Exchange)
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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 |_|
Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filings in this Form and
no disclosure will be contained in the definitive Proxy incorporated by
reference in Part III of this Form 10-K. /X/
Issuer's revenue for its fiscal year: $59,088,613
As of March 27, 1996, the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
was 8,943,127, and the aggregate market value of the Common Stock (based on the
closing price as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange on that date) held by
non-affiliates of Registrant was approximately $90,851,127. See Item 12.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
General
The Company is a diversified technology and manufacturing company
which is recognized as a world leader in crash safety and related technologies.
The Company's technologies and products focus on protecting humans in motion.
The Company designs and manufactures occupant safety systems and devices for a
wide range of air, ground, and sea transportation vehicles. The Company's core
technologies are in advanced systems, structures and materials applied to
energy-absorbing seating, inflatable restraints, and composite materials.
The Company is the leading provider in the world of crash-worthy
seating systems for military and commercial aircraft, armor systems for occupant
protection, and it is a leading new entrant in the market for inflatable
restraint systems utilized in automobiles and aircraft. The Company is also the
largest North American manufacturer of seating systems for rail and mass transit
vehicles, and it is a newly emerging force in the manufacture of commercial
airliner seating.
The Company was organized in Arizona in 1975. In 1992, the Company
made its initial public offering. In April 1993, the Company completed a
corporate reorganization which resulted in the Company becoming a holding
company for two principal wholly owned subsidiaries, Simula Government Products,
Inc., which conducts the Company's government contracting business, and Intaero,
Inc., which directly and through subsidiaries, conducts the Company's primary
commercial businesses.
Following its initial public offering of Common Stock in April 1992,
the Company financed its growth primarily through public and private offerings
of debt securities. In December 1993, the Company completed a public sale of
$5.7 million of 12% Senior Subordinated Notes due in 1998. In April 1995, the
Company completed a secondary offering of Common Stock, with net proceeds to the
Company of approximately $25.6 million. To date, such proceeds have been
utilized to expand manufacturing facilities, repay indebtedness, and for working
capital. In September 1995, the Company completed a 3-for-2 forward split on its
Common Stock. All relevant figures contained herein have been adjusted to
reflect such stock split.
In its last three fiscal years, the Company has experienced substantial
growth resulting from strategic acquisitions, wider application of technologies,
and new product introductions. The Company operates a total of ten subsidiaries.
In addition to the businesses described above, subsidiaries' lines of business
include an aviation crash investigation school, advanced composite technologies,
and artificial intelligence computer systems.
The Company maintains its principal executive offices at 2700 North
Central Avenue, Suite 1000, Phoenix, Arizona 85004, and its telephone number is
(602) 631-4005. The Company through its subsidiaries operates facilities in
metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona; Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; San
Diego, California; Asheville, North Carolina; and Albany, New York. Unless the
context indicates otherwise, all references to the "Company" or "Simula" refer
to Simula, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
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BUSINESS STRATEGY
The Company pursues a strategy designed to enable it to maintain its
leadership position in its existing products, to introduce new products, and to
enter new markets. Key elements of this strategy include technological
proficiency through research and technology development, market focus,
integrated manufacturing capacity, and acquisitions and strategic alliances.
Research and Technology Development
The Company maintains an active research and development program to
enhance its existing products and to develop new products and product
applications. The goal of the Company's research and development efforts include
timely moves to "productize" technologies, transfer technology among
subsidiaries, and capitalizing on manufacturing and technological synergies in
its various lines of business. Focus is on the development of technologically
advanced, high performance, cost-efficient solutions to influence existing
markets to prefer new solutions, or create entirely new markets.
Market Focus
The Company focuses its primary efforts on occupant safety systems and
other devices engineered to safeguard human life in a wide range of air, ground,
and sea transportation vehicles. The Company's proprietary technology, industry
knowledge and expertise, and long-standing involvement with governmental
departments and agencies facilitate its ability to anticipate regulatory safety
requirements and consumer safety issues and to develop products that address
these concerns.
The Company enhances and supports existing products by the development
of a compatible "family" of products, for example, its various inflatable
restraint technologies designed into four automobile applications, or the
Company's airline interiors products.
The Company endeavors to demonstrate the technological feasibility of
new standards, provide the basis for new regulations, and utilize its
technological expertise to develop and introduce products that meet these new
standards and regulations ahead of competitors. The Company endeavors to remain
at the forefront of industry developments and to be proactive in developing
industry trends. In this regard, the Company authors the "Aircraft Crash
Survival Design Guide," a five-volume text published by the United States Army
regarding crash survival technology, which is commonly used worldwide as a guide
in the design of crashworthy aircraft. The Company also co-authored "The
Transport Seat Performance and Cost Benefit Study," a study commissioned by the
FAA to analyze the performance of seats in commercial airliner accidents. This
study, which was first published in October 1986, was cited as a principal
consideration in the FAA's changes in commercial airliner seat design
specifications. The Company also owns and operates the International Center for
Safety Education ("ICSE"), a Phoenix-based training school established in 1958
that sponsors courses which have been attended by more than 5,000 investigators
from United States and foreign government agencies, armed services, the aircraft
industry, and the field of aviation medicine. The function of the school is to
teach the analysis of aircraft behavior in a crash, the causes of injury or
death to passengers and crew, and the design and structural changes that can be
made to improve survivability.
Integrated Manufacturing Capacity
The Company seeks to maintain integrated testing and manufacturing
capacity for its products and for various product components. The Company
believes this integration enables it to protect proprietary
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information, maintain quality control, and reduce dependence on the schedules,
prices, and reliability of third-party suppliers. In this regard, the Company
plans to continue to make substantial expenditures for property, plant, and
equipment and for employee training, particularly with respect to new products.
Acquisitions and Strategic Alliances
The Company seeks to acquire existing businesses and to enter into
strategic alliances when it believes such acquisitions or strategic alliances
will enable the Company to introduce new products or enhance its existing
products, to exploit its technologies or acquire complementary technologies, to
improve its manufacturing capabilities or distribution channels, or to obtain
components or supplies necessary for its products. The Company also considers
opportunities to enhance acquired businesses through management changes, cost
controls, systems integration, and the development of new products incorporating
its technologies.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Aircraft Seating Systems and Components
The Company's core business is the development and manufacture of
seating products incorporating safety technology for use in a wide range of
transportation vehicles. The Company has been a major supplier of crashworthy
seating systems for military helicopters and other military aircraft to various
branches of the United States armed forces and their prime defense contractors
for approximately 20 years. The technology and products focus on reducing injury
and increasing survivability in crashes involving aircraft. These crashworthy
seating systems contain proprietary energy-absorbing components and devices that
activate upon crash impact to absorb shock that otherwise would be absorbed by
the seat occupant.
Based on publicly available information and industry sources, the
Company believes that it is the leading provider of crashworthy helicopter seats
purchased by the United States armed forces, being the sole supplier for a total
of 11 helicopter programs. Aircraft for which the Company has designed and
manufactured seat assemblies for pilots, flight crews, troops, or SONAR
operators include the AH-64A Apache attack helicopter; UH-60A Blackhawk
transport and cargo helicopter; SH-60B Sea Hawk reconnaissance helicopter; SH-3
Sea King utility helicopter; CH-53 Sea Stallion transport and cargo helicopter;
V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft; Indian Hindustan Aeronautics, Ltd. ALH utility
helicopter; and C-17 fixed wing utility aircraft. Aircraft manufacturers in the
Company's customer base include The Boeing Company, McDonnell Douglas
Corporation, and Sikorsky Aircraft.
Applying its crashworthy seat technology to the commercial airliner
market, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Airline Interiors, Inc.
("Airline Interiors"), manufactures and sells commercial airline seating systems
which implement FAA-mandated 16g technology. The Company's entrance into the
airline seating market is an outgrowth of both the Company's technologies and
Airline Interiors' traditional core business, in which it has become a prominent
participant in the market for the repair, refurbishment, and retrofitting of
commercial airliner seats. This business includes (i) the supply of seat
components, including upholstery, cushioning, and fireblocking; (ii) the
overhaul and modification of seat assemblies, including arm rests and tray
tables; and (iii) the design and integration of communication and entertainment
systems into airliner seats.
The Company's prices and features of its commercial airliner seats are
competitive with those of more established suppliers to the industry, but exceed
existing and currently anticipated industry and
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regulatory standards for crashworthiness. The Company also believes that various
developments in the airline industry may increase the demand for new crashworthy
seats and for the repair, refurbishment, and retrofitting of existing airliner
seats. These factors include the potential for increased federal regulation
requiring improvements in passenger seat crashworthiness, increased safety
concerns by passengers, the growth of airline travel, restructurings and
reorganizations of airline carriers, the need to reconfigure and upgrade
existing airliner interiors, the delivery of new airliners, and the growth of
demand for communications and entertainment features in airliner seats.
Rail and Other Mass Transit Seats
The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Coach and Car
Equipment Corporation ("Coach and Car") and Artcraft Industries Corp.
("Artcraft), is the leading North American provider of seating systems for rail
and other mass transit vehicles. Through an integrated design, development, and
production capability, the Company supplies seating in a variety of styles,
materials, colors, configurations, and optional features.
The Company's seating systems include plastic or fiberglass seating
systems for subways, cushioned and upholstered seating for other mass transit
vehicles, and deluxe recliners for railroad cars. The seating systems feature
lightweight construction; ease of installation and maintenance; vandal
resistant, durable, and long-lasting components; reinforced structures for
superior strength and support; fire and smoke resistance; sound and energy
absorption; and passenger safety and comfort. Customers include Amtrak, ABB
Traction, Inc., Bombardier, Inc., Morrison Knudsen Corporation, Siemens Duewag
Corporation, and metropolitan transit authorities in New York, Chicago, and
other areas.
The Company believes that opportunities exist to accelerate growth in
this seating business as a result of the need to expand and modernize mass
transit systems across the United States, the Company's pursuit of international
business, and, potentially, the application of various aspects of the Company's
crashworthy and other safety technologies to rail and other mass transit
vehicles.
Automobile Restraint Systems
The Company developed, patented and is manufacturing an innovative,
automobile inflatable restraint system, known as the inflatable tubular
structure ("ITS"), that provides protection against head and neck injuries and
passenger ejection resulting from side-impact collisions. The ITS is a tubular
structure that occupies a stored position above a side window and inflates upon
impact to extend diagonally across the side window. An automobile may be
equipped with an ITS at each side window.
The ITS provides protection in certain side-impact collisions beyond
that provided by conventional airbags utilized in automobiles. Unlike a
conventional airbag, which must be trapped by a structure such as a steering
wheel, dashboard, or door, the ITS is attached to and supported by the structure
of the vehicle frame and door pillars. During a side-impact crash, a tube
located above the door inflates and becomes shorter in length, which causes it
to drop out of its molding and form a tight diagonal structure across the side
window. As a result, the ITS provides protection despite the window being open
or breaking upon impact, whereas a conventional airbag would not have adequate
support in these situations. Therefore, the ITS is able to substantially reduce
head rotation to the side, preventing contact with vehicle components.
Additionally, the diagonal arrangement of the activated ITS offers protection
for occupants of differing sizes and weights, and in many types of side-impact
and rollover collisions.
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The Company has developed various additional applications for the ITS.
Through different configurations, the ITS provides protection to other parts of
the body and in other types of collisions. Such applications include the
inflatable tubular cushion ("ITC"), a seat mounted torso protection system;
inflatable tubular bolster ("ITB"), a system to protect knees and legs; and
various inflatable restraint, harness and belt applications.
The Company is currently under contract to supply the ITS to BMW, a
major European automobile manufacturer, for inclusion of the ITS initially in
the 1997 models of its 700 Series of automobiles. The Company has a low volume
production facility in Phoenix and is presently establishing a European
manufacturing plant, in Northumberland County in the northeast of England, to
manufacture the ITS in high volume. The Company, alone and with first tier
component suppliers, is actively pursuing ITS and other product applications
with other automobile manufacturers.
Aircraft Restraint Systems
The Company has completed development of and plans to introduce into
the marketplace various inflatable restraint systems for military and commercial
aircraft. These systems include an inflatable body and head restraint system
("IBAHRS") for the protection of military helicopter crew members, a cockpit
airbag system ("CABS") for military aircraft, and a bulkhead airbag system
("BABS") for passengers sitting immediately behind the bulkhead and other cabin
partitions in commercial airliners.
Under a contract with the United States Army, the Company served as
the prime contractor for the development of the IBAHRS. Following the completion
of the initial development, the Company was awarded a contract to serve as the
prime contractor to complete the development, perform production design, produce
hardware, and perform testing procedures for the IBAHRS. During a crash, the
airbags inflate between the aviator and the seat harness causing the aviator to
be pushed back into the seat and providing support under the aviator's chin to
reduce the forward rotation of the head.
The Company currently is engaged in research and development efforts
for CABS under a contract with the United States Army. CABS incorporates airbags
in a configuration surrounding the aviator that inflate following the detection
by sensors of crash impact from a variety of directions. In addition, CABS
protects against mishaps caused by accidental deployment during the normal
operations of the aircraft.
The Company developed BABS at its own expense to satisfy FAA
regulations requiring protection against head injuries to passengers sitting
immediately behind the bulkhead and other cabin partitions in commercial
airliners certificated after 1988, which includes only complete new aircraft
designs, representing a small percentage of aircraft currently in service. Prior
to BABS, no other company had introduced a product that satisfied the FAA
regulations, and newly certificated aircraft have operated under FAA waivers
from the regulations. In addition, the regulations have not been extended to
aircraft certificated prior to 1988. Although the Company believes that BABS
satisfies the FAA regulations, the Company cannot assess whether the FAA will
withdraw its waivers as a result of the forthcoming availability of BABS or
extend its regulations to apply to presently exempt commercial airliners. The
Company has a contract with Jetstream Aircraft Ltd. ("Jetstream"), a subsidiary
of British Aerospace PLC, to manufacture and sell BABS for implementation of the
system in the Jetstream JS-41. The Company is discussing BABS with other
aircraft manufacturers.
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The Company is also developing the related systems for sensors,
electronics and other applications for its inflatable restraint technology.
These include utilization in ground transportation vehicles such as rail and
other mass transit and military vehicles.
Composite Materials
The Company has developed a variety of composite materials for
integration in its products, sale to customers, and application in new products
to be introduced by the Company and others. Composites are structures, typically
made of layered materials, glues, resins, metal alloys, and ceramics, which
provide advantages in terms of weight, flexibility, and strength over
traditional metal components. Composite materials have a wide variety of product
applications, ranging from shaped or molded plastic structures to advanced,
lightweight, protective ballistic armor systems. Advanced composite materials
with which the Company has expertise include fiber reinforcements of Kevlar,
carbon, Spectra, S-glass, E-glass, and hybrid weaves. The Company also has the
capability to process thermoset resins including epoxies, polyesters, vinyl
esters, and others.
The Company's principal composite products are high-strength,
lightweight armor systems that have been incorporated into a variety of United
States armed forces vehicles, including aircraft, naval landing craft, and
personnel carriers. The Company believes that it is a principal supplier of such
lightweight armor systems in the United States. The Company develops and
manufacturers armor systems for seats as well as for structural and other vital
components of aircraft. Aircraft components incorporating armors developed or
produced by the Company include V-22 Osprey crew seats; C-17 cockpit components;
AH-64A Apache crew seats; Blackhawk crew seats and floor armor; CH-53 Sea
Stallion crew seats; United States Navy landing craft air cushion pilot station
armor; and high mobility, multi-wheeled vehicles ("HMMWV") and transport
vehicles ("HEMTT"). Other products include coil and cable armor and ballistic
radomes. The Company has an on-site ballistics firing range, enabling it to
conduct tests on armor products.
The Company has recently combined its composite technologies with its
neuro-network computer capabilities as part of the development of products known
as "smart structures." Smart structures typically contain sensors and fiber
optics that communicate through computers to monitor the health or status of a
system or structure. As an example, military vehicles equipped with sensors
incorporating "smart structure" technology can be remotely monitored for
battlefield status. Similarly, structures such as bridges and overpasses can be
remotely monitored to detect early signs of deterioration in structural
integrity. The Company believes that the smart structure technology it is
developing has significant potential in a variety of industrial and military
applications.
The Company believes composites, metal alloys, and various ceramics
may increasingly become important materials in goods that require strong,
advanced, or lightweight components. The Company's composites are currently
incorporated in several products such as bicycles and sporting goods.
PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY
The Company maintains a design, development, research, and engineering
staff whose duties include the modification and improvement of existing products
and the development of new products and applications. The Company regards its
research, development, and engineering capabilities as a particular strength and
intends to continue to emphasize this aspect of its business. The Company
employs highly trained professionals engaged in product design, including
research, development, and testing. The Company retains proprietary rights in
the products and services it develops, including those initially
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financed under government contracts. The Company seeks to transfer all of its
technology to product applications.
The Company's costs for research and development in 1994 and 1995 were
approximately $3.9 million and $6.5 million, respectively. These amounts include
government-funded, other customer-funded, and Company-funded research and
development contracts.
The Company has patent protection on certain products. Much of its
research and development generates proprietary technology. The Company's ability
to compete effectively depends, in part, on its ability to maintain the
proprietary nature of its technologies. The Company also relies on unpatented
proprietary information and know-how, but there can be no assurance that others
will not develop such information and know-how independently or otherwise obtain
access to the Company's technology. The Company holds 13 patents, has 34
applications pending, and is developing 6 additional applications for filing.
Patents protect inventions for up to a period of 20 years after the application
is first filed. All of the Company's patents issued or applied for regarding
its principal products, including ITS, ITC, ITB, and 16g seats, have been
issued or pending for three years or less. The Company does not presently own
or maintain any trademarks which are material to its business.
PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURING
The Company's production and manufacturing consist principally of tube
bending and welding, molding, ceramic and composites composition and processing,
sewing, upholstery, component fabrication, and final assembly, along with airbag
and restraint assembly. After assembly, products are functionally tested on a
sample basis as required by the contract. The Company's manufacturing capability
features computer integrated manufacturing programs which, among other things,
schedule and track production, update inventories, and issue work orders to the
manufacturing floor. Products manufactured for government programs must meet
rigorous standards and specifications for workmanship, process, raw materials,
procedures, and testing. Customers, and in some cases the United States
Government as the end user, perform periodic quality audits of the manufacturing
process. Certain customers and the United States Government periodically send
representatives to the Company's facilities to monitor quality assurance.
The Company intends to consolidate certain operations, expand and
upgrade its existing manufacturing capabilities, and establish new manufacturing
facilities in connection with the expansion of its seating and inflatable
restraint businesses. The consolidation will principally place sewing and
upholstery operations in a central location and place airline and train seat
parts manufacturing in a central location. Such steps are for efficiency
purposes and will not have a material effect on the Company's financial
condition or results of operations. The Company has begun implementing its
expansion plans and is presently establishing a high-volume manufacturing
plant for the production of inflatable restraints in England.
MARKETING AND SALES
The Company's marketing and sales activities in the government sector
focus primarily upon identifying research and development and other contract
opportunities with various agencies of the United States Government or with
others acting as prime contractors on government projects. Key members of the
Company's engineering, contracts, and product management staffs maintain close
working relationships with representatives of the United States armed forces and
their prime contractors. Through these relationships, the Company monitors
needs, trends, and opportunities within current or potential military product
lines.
In marketing its commercial seating and restraint products, the
Company endeavors to maintain close relationships with existing customers and to
establish new customer relationships. Ongoing relationships and repeat customers
are an important source of business for its current and new products. For
example, the Company believes that its airliner seating refurbishment customers
are excellent
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prospects for its proposed new airliner seats. The Company will rely in part on
the established marketing capabilities of Autoliv in connection with the
distribution of the Company's automobile restraint systems.
The Company estimates that approximately 11% of its total revenue in
1995 resulted from products sold internationally, either directly by the
Company, to the United States Government, or to domestic prime contractors for
export. Historically, as United States Government contracts are awarded and
filled, prime contractors have thereafter systematically marketed their products
to foreign military allies, resulting in sales of the Company's products. The
Company has also recently entered into development contracts directly with
foreign military organizations. Accordingly, the Company anticipates that its
international defense sales will continue to grow. The initial customer of the
ITS is BMW, a European automobile manufacturer. The Company believes that there
are opportunities for additional sales of the ITS, and for sales of commercial
airliner and rail seating systems, in foreign markets and is conducting
marketing efforts internationally. Countries in which the Company is actively
marketing include Germany, France, England, and other EU countries, as well as
Japan, India, Korea, Italy, Singapore, Australia, Canada, and China.
CUSTOMERS
Sales of the Company's products to the United States Government
represented approximately 18% of the Company's revenue in 1995. No other
customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company's revenue during this
period.
The Company's historical and acquired businesses have relied to a
great extent on relatively few major customers, although the mix of major
customers has varied from year to year depending on the status of then current
contracts. The loss of or reduction in sales to a major customer may have a more
adverse effect on the Company's operations or financial condition than if the
Company's revenue were less concentrated by customer.
The Company believes that the United States Army and other branches of
the United States armed forces, to which the Company has supplied products for
approximately 20 years, will continue to represent major customers although the
percentage of the Company's revenue attributable to them can be expected to
decrease as a result of the Company's expanding commercial operations.
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
The Company's major contracts with the United States Government fall
into two categories: firm fixed-price contracts and, to a much lesser degree,
cost-plus contracts. Under firm fixed-price contracts, the Company receives
payments for work performed and products shipped without adjustment for actual
costs incurred in connection with the contract. Under fixed-price government
contracts requiring work with lead times in excess of six months prior to
delivery, the Company receives progress payments, generally in an amount equal
to between 80% and 95% of monthly costs, or milestone payments upon the
occurrence of certain program achievements. Fixed-price contracts carry certain
inherent risks, including underestimating costs, problems with new technologies,
and economic and other changes that may occur over the contract period. Because
of economies of scale that may be realized during the contract term, however,
fixed-price contracts may offer significant profit potential. Under a cost-plus
contract, the Company recovers its actual allowable costs incurred and a fixed
fee.
All of the Company's United States Government contracts and, in
general, its subcontracts with the United States Government's prime contractors,
provide that such contracts may be terminated at will by the United States
Government or the prime contractor, respectively. However, in the event of a
termination at will, the Company is normally entitled to recover the purchase
price for delivered items,
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reimbursement for allowable costs for work in process, and an allowance for a
demonstrated profit thereon or adjustment of loss if completion of performance
would have resulted in a loss. While the Company has not experienced material
contract terminations in the past, no assurance can be given that such
terminations will not occur in the future for the convenience of the United
States Government or prime contractors.
During the proposal process for contracts, the Company must
substantiate the basis for its proposal and disclose the basis and rationale
used to determine the proposal price. For major contracts, the Company must
certify that its price data are current, complete, and accurate as of the date
of the price agreement. The accuracy and appropriateness of certain costs and
expenses used to substantiate direct and indirect costs of the Company under
both cost-plus and fixed-price contracts are subject to extensive regulation and
audit by the DCAA, an arm of the United States Department of Defense. If the
DCAA audit establishes overcharges or other discrepancies in costs or
accounting, it can seek the repayment of such overcharges or other
reconciliations. DCAA audits are routine in the defense contracting industry and
the Company is subject to such audits.
COMPETITION
The Company is the largest worldwide supplier of seating systems for
military helicopters. The Company also is the largest supplier of transit and
rail seating systems in North America and a prominent provider of airliner seat
refurbishment. The commercial airliner seat market currently is dominated by
Weber Aircraft, Inc., the newly-merged Burns Aerospace Corporation and B.E.
Aerospace, Inc. and Sicma Aero Seat. The worldwide automobile airbag market is
currently dominated by TRW, Morton International, Inc., Takata, Inc., and
Autoliv, all of which are producing airbag systems in commercial quantities.
The markets served by the Company's seating and inflatable restraint
systems are intensely competitive. Most of the Company's competitors have
greater marketing capabilities and financial resources than the Company. Many of
these competitors are actively engaged in the research and development of new
products and in the manufacture and sale of products which compete with the
Company's products. The Company's present or future products could be rendered
obsolete by technological advances by one or more of its competitors or by
future entrants into its markets.
Numerous suppliers compete for government defense contracts as prime
contractors or subcontractors. Competition relates primarily to technical
know-how, cost, and marketing efforts. The competition for government contracts
relates primarily to the award of contracts for the development of proposed
products rather than for the supply of products that have been developed under
contracts.
RAW MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
The Company purchases raw materials, components, devices, and
subassemblies from a wide variety of sources. Principal raw materials used by
the Company include ceramics, Kevlar, aluminum, steel, upholstery and fabric
products, and fireblocking foam. Components include restraints, harnesses, and
gas generators for inflatable restraint products. The Company is not dependent
upon any single supplier. Because of multiple sources of supply, the Company has
not experienced difficulties in obtaining components and raw materials for its
manufacturing and assembly processes. The Company is not party to any formal
contracts regarding the delivery of its supplies and components, but instead
generally purchases such items pursuant to individual or blanket purchase
orders. Blanket purchase
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orders usually provide for the purchase of a large amount of items at fixed
prices for delivery and payment on specific dates.
BACKLOG
The Company's backlog at December 31, 1994 and 1995 was approximately
$53 million and $58 million, respectively. The backlog at December 31, 1995
consisted of approximately $24 million under defense contracts and approximately
$34 million with commercial customers.
The backlog includes contracts for major products as well as for
supplies and replacement components. In the case of government contracts,
backlog consists of aggregate contract values for firm product orders, exclusive
of the portion previously included in operating revenue utilizing the percentage
completion accounting method. All orders included in the backlog are believed to
be firm and are expected to be filled over the period from the present date to
December 31, 1997.
EMPLOYEES
As of December 31, 1995, the Company had approximately 700 full-time
employees at its locations in Arizona, California, Illinois, New York, North
Carolina and Wisconsin. This includes engineers and research and development
personnel, manufacturing personnel, and administrative and other personnel. The
Company believes that its continued success depends on its ability to attract
and retain highly qualified personnel.
In connection with a 1994 acquisition, the Company executed a
collective bargaining agreement with the United Electrical Workers. The
predecessor corporation's work force was similarly represented by the collective
bargaining unit. The Company's other employees are not represented by a labor
union and the Company has no knowledge of any organizing activities. The Company
has never suffered a work stoppage and considers its relations with employees to
be excellent.
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
The Company's operations are subject to a variety of federal, state,
and local environmental regulations, including laws regulating air and water
quality and hazardous materials and regulations implementing those laws. The
Company's principal environmental focus is the handling and disposal of paints,
solvents, and related materials in connection with product finishes, welding,
and composite fabrication. The Company contracts with a qualified waste disposal
company for services. The Company regards its business as being subject to
customary environmental regulations but does not face unique or special
problems. The cost to the Company of complying with environmental regulations is
not significant.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The Company owns and occupies three separate buildings in Phoenix,
aggregating 115,000 square feet. One building, located in a Phoenix business
park, consists of 25,000 square feet and is occupied by the research and
technology development, testing laboratories, and the information services
departments. The second and third buildings are located nearby in a Tempe,
Arizona, business park and consist of adjacent 60,000 and 30,000 square foot
facilities which are occupied by the manufacturing (including assembly,
production control, and composites), engineering, product management, contracts,
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human resources, material, and product control (including quality assurance)
departments. The Company's administrative, finance and legal offices are located
in Phoenix, Arizona.
In addition to the properties which the Company owns and operates, the
Company also leases two separate manufacturing facilities in the Phoenix
metropolitan area. One facility houses administrative offices and contains a low
rate initial production manufacturing area for the Company's inflatable
restraints. The second building, located in Tempe, houses administrative offices
and contains the manufacturing facility for the Company's advanced composite
products. The Company also leases a facility in Sedona, Arizona, for research
and development activities.
The Company leases a facility in San Diego housing administrative
offices and manufacturing operations for the manufacture of new commercial
airline seats and airline seat refurbishment.
The Company subleases a 110,000 square foot manufacturing facility in
Elk Grove Village, Illinois, which includes certain administrative offices and
manufacturing and assembly operations for mass transit and rail seats. The
sublease expires in 1998. Under a short-term lease the Company also utilizes a
20,000 square foot facility in Albany, New York, for assembly of railway seating
systems for customers in New York. The Company also leases a 45,000 square foot
facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, housing administrative offices and
manufacturing operations for its rail and transit seat business. The lease
extends until 1999. In addition the Company also leases a facility in Asheville,
North Carolina which houses administrative offices, research and development
labs and manufacturing operations.
The Company believes its present administrative facilities are adequate
for the foreseeable future. The Company is presently establishing a high-volume
production facility in England for the manufacture of inflatable restraints, and
intends to expand existing or establish new manufacturing facilities for certain
of its other products, such as commercial airline seating systems. The Company
is also studying the acquisition of land and construction of a building
northwest of Phoenix, for production of aircraft inflatable restraint products
and armor products.
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PART II
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company is not a party to any material threatened or pending
litigation.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matters were submitted during the fourth quarter of fiscal 1995 to a
vote of security holders, through the solicitation of proxies, or otherwise.
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The Company's Common Stock has been listed on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol "SMU" since January 31, 1996. From October 14, 1993
until January 30, 1996, the Company's Common Stock traded on the American Stock
Exchange, and from April 14, 1992 until October 13, 1993, the Company's Common
Stock traded on the Nasdaq National Market System.
On September 28, 1995, the Company completed a 3-for-2 forward stock
split for all holders of record of the Company's Common Stock as of September
15, 1995, thereby increasing the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock
issued and outstanding from 5,904,647 to 8,856,952.
Giving effect to the stock split, the following table sets forth the
quarterly high and low closing prices of the Company's Common Stock for each
calendar quarter of the years indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
High Low
1994:
<S> <C> <C>
First Quarter....................................... $ 6.25 $ 3.58
Second Quarter...................................... 7.67 4.89
Third Quarter....................................... 12.50 6.67
Fourth Quarter...................................... 16.67 11.58
1995:
First Quarter....................................... $14.92 $12.83
Second Quarter...................................... 16.42 13.50
Third Quarter....................................... 25.13 14.83
Fourth Quarter...................................... 24.13 16.50
1996:
First Quarter (through March 27).................... $19.25 $12.75
</TABLE>
The number of holders of the Common Stock of the Company, including
beneficial holders of shares held in street name, as of the close of business on
December 29, 1995, is estimated to be greater than 2200. On March 27, 1996, the
closing price of the Common Stock was $17.50 per share.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The Selected Financial Data presented below has been derived from
historical audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for each of
the five years in the period ended December 31, 1995. The following data should
be read in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations" and the Company's Consolidated Financial
Statements and the Notes thereto.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INCOME STATEMENT DATA:
Revenue.............................................. $ 59,089 $ 41,158 $ 24,781 $ 18,833 $ 15,144
Cost of revenue...................................... 36,622 27,709 15,728 12,135 9,967
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Gross margin......................................... 22,467 13,449 9,053 6,698 5,177
Administrative expenses.............................. 15,609 8,265 5,469 4,311 3,088
Unusual item......................................... 919
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Operating income..................................... 6,858 5,184 2,665 2,387 2,089
Interest income...................................... 440 22 57
Interest expense..................................... 2,030 1,832 800 209 357
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Income before taxes.................................. 5,268 3,374 1,865 2,235 1,732
Income taxes......................................... 1,166 1,260 744 965
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net earnings(1)...................................... $ 4,102 $ 2,114 $ 1,121 $ 1,270 $ 1,732
======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Net earnings per share............................... $ .48 $ .37 $ .22 --- ---
Pro forma net earnings per
share(1)............................................. $ .29 $ .31
Weighted average shares
outstanding.......................................... 8,576,817 5,704,926 5,024,679 4,608,825 3,571,940
OTHER DATA:
Research and development:
Funded by the Company.............................. $ 1,419 $ 688 $ 376 $ 240 $ 127
Funded through contracts........................... $ 4,722 $ 3,165 $ 1,813 $ 4,529 $ 1,161
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
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BALANCE SHEET DATA: 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Assets:
Current assets..................................... $37,264 $20,594 $13,779 $ 9,616 $ 7,014
Property and equipment............................. 15,779 13,199 7,803 7,540 1,330
Deferred costs..................................... 6,385 1,460 1,460 595 542
Intangibles........................................ 13,870 12,164 3,517 169
Other.............................................. 1,441 274 228 87 187
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Total assets......................................... $74,739 $47,691 $26,787 $18,007 $ 9,073
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
Liabilities:
Current liabilities................................ $15,788 $15,358 $ 5,570 $ 5,567 $ 4,817
Long-term debt..................................... 11,261 15,339 12,794 4,839 1,456
Other.............................................. 158 345 345 369 0
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Total liabilities.................................... 27,207 31,042 18,709 10,775 6,273
Shareholders' equity................................. 47,532 16,649 8,078 7,232 2,800
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
$74,739 $47,691 $26,787 $18,007 $ 9,073
======= ======= ======= ======= =======
</TABLE>
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(1) Prior to the Company's April 1992 initial public offering, the Company
was an S Corporation for tax purposes. Pro forma net earnings for 1991
and 1992, reflecting pro forma tax provisions and the elimination of
certain expenses, were $1,123,000, and $1,313,000, respectively.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
GENERAL:
The following discussion and analysis provides information that the
Company's management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of
the Company's results of operations and financial condition for the three years
ended December 31, 1995 compared to the same periods of the prior years. This
discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial
Statements and the Notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. This Form
10-K contains certain forward-looking statements and information. The cautionary
statements made in this Form 10-K should be read as being applicable to all
related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this Form 10-K. The
Company's actual future results could differ materially from those discussed
herein.
OVERVIEW
The Company designs and manufactures occupant safety systems and devices
engineered to safeguard human life in a wide range of air, ground, and sea
transportation vehicles. Utilizing substantial proprietary technology in
energy-absorbing seating, inflatable restraints, and composite materials which
the Company has developed over may years, the Company focuses on reducing
injury and increasing survivability in vehicle crashes.
Through recent acquisitions, the Company has become the largest North
American-based supplier of seating systems for rail and other mass transit
vehicles and a prominent supplier of repair and refurbishing services for
commercial airliner seating, including the installation of entertainment and
communication systems. Utilizing its proprietary safety technology, customer
relationships, and manufacturing capacity and expertise, recently enhanced
through acquisitions, the Company has introduced crashworthy seating systems
for commercial airliners, a side-impact inflatable restraint system for
automobiles, a bulkhead airbag system for commercial airliners, and two
cockpit inflatable restraint systems for military aircraft.
In 1993, management made a strategic decision to enter the commercial
aircraft seating market to bring its proprietary energy-absorbant technologies
to a new industry and take advantage of positive industry trends. To implement
its decision, the Company completed three acquisitions that allowed it to
develop the necessary infrastructure to support future growth. In August 1993,
the Company acquired Airline Interiors, Inc. (the "Airline Acquisition"), which
was primarily involved with the refurbishment, reupholstery, reconditioning, and
reconfiguring of existing passenger seats. The Airline Acquisition provided
certain FAA certifications, enhanced the Company's management team and customer
base, and provided substantial assembly capacity. During 1994, the Company
acquired Coach and Car Equipment Corporation ("Coach and Car") and Artcraft
Industries Corp. ("Artcraft"). The acquisitions of Coach and Car and Artcraft
are collectively referred to as the 1994 Acquisitions. The 1994 Acquisitions'
existing operations included providing a majority of all manufacturing and
refurbishment of rail and mass transit seating systems in North America. The
1994 Acquisitions also provided the Company with substantial large-scale
manufacturing capacity and synergies, which will be utilized in the production
of its 16g Seat. The Company has taken advantage of the synergies between these
three entities in the manufacture of rail and mass transit seating systems.
While each of these businesses individually contribute to the consolidated
earnings of the Company, their full strategic value will not be realized until
the Company begins large scale manufacturing of its 16g Seat. As a result of the
size and timing of its acquisitions, the financial statements for the years
1993, 1994, and 1995 may not be directly comparable.
Simula's revenue has historically been derived from three sources:
sales of Company manufactured products; contract research and development for
third parties; and technology sales and royalties. A substantial portion of its
current revenue is accounted for under the percentage of completion method of
accounting. Under this method, revenue is recorded as production progresses so
that revenue less costs incurred to date yields the percentage of gross margin
estimated for each contract. Overall gross margin percentages can increase or
decrease based upon changes in estimated gross margin percentages over the
lives of individual contracts. During 1993, 1994, and 1995, the Company
incurred costs related to third-party contract research of $1.8 million, $3.2
million and $4.7 million, respectively. Technology sales and royalties in 1993,
1994, and 1995 totaled $100,000, $400,000 and $2,800,000, respectively.
The Company is a holding company for wholly owned subsidiaries,
principally including Simula Government Products, Inc. ("Simula Government
Products"), an entity conducting the Company's defense business, and Intaero,
Inc., ("Intaero"), an entity conducting the Company's commercial seating
businesses. The Company has established several developmental stage companies
that engage primarily in research and development activities, with only minimal
current revenue. In 1995, the Company established Simula Automotive Safety
Devices, Inc. ("Simula ASD"), an entity which conducts substantially all of the
Company's operations encompassing inflatable restraints for automobiles. Simula
ASD will not have significant operations until 1997.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
-------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
REVENUE
Simula Government Products .............. $25,533 $22,034 $21,344
Intaero ................................. 29,609 18,093 3,437
Other ................................... 3,947 1,031 0
------- ------- -------
Total ............................. 59,089 41,158 24,781
======= ======= =======
GROSS MARGIN
Simula Government Products .............. 9,632 8,652 8,210
Intaero ................................. 9,952 4,944 843
Other ................................... 2,883 (147) 0
------- ------- -------
Total ............................. 22,467 13,449 9,053
======= ======= =======
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Simula Government Products .............. 6,337 5,114 4,760
Intaero ................................. 6,885 2,775 709
Other ................................... 2,387 376 0
------- ------- -------
Total ............................. 15,609 8,265 5,469
======= ======= =======
OPERATING INCOME
Simula Government Products .............. 3,295 3,038 2,448
Intaero ................................. 3,067 2,168 217
Other ................................... 496 (22) 0
------- ------- -------
Total ............................. 6,858 5,184 2,665
======= ======= =======
</TABLE>
RESULT OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the
components of the consolidated statements of income expressed as a percentage
of revenues.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
--------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INCOME STATEMENT DATA
Revenue ..................... 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Cost of revenue ............. 62 67 63 64 66
Gross margin ................ 38 33 37 36 34
Administrative expenses ..... 26 20 22 23 20
Unusual item ................ 4
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Operating income ............ 12 13 11 13 14
==== ==== ==== ==== ====
</TABLE>
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1995 COMPARED TO 1994
Revenue for the year ended December 31, 1995 increased 44% to $59.1
million from $41.2 million in 1994. Simula Government Products increased 16%,
or $3.5 million as a result of increased contract activity including increases
in funded research and development. Intaero revenue increased 64%, or $11.5
million, primarily as a result of the full year inclusion of the 1994
Acquisitions and the initial delivery of the 16g Seats. Other revenue
increased principally as a result of technology sales and royalties of
approximately $2.0 million in 1995.
Gross margin for the year ended December 31, 1995 increased 67% to $22.5
million from $13.4 million for the comparable in 1994. The increase is
attributable to increased revenue noted above. As a percent of sales, gross
margin increased to 38% from 33%. Gross margin percentages of Simula
Government Products in 1995 decreased to 38% from 39%. The gross margin
percentage at Intaero increased to 34% from 27% in 1994, primarily as a result
of the full integration of the 1994 Acquisitions, which allowed the Company to
increase its vertical integration, thereby eliminating several third-party
vendors. These benefits were offset to a certain extent by the acceleration of
two low-margin contracts that were committed to by Coach and Car prior to its
acquisition by the Company. The gross margin percentage of the Other category
increased to 73% from a negative margin of (14%) in 1994 as a result of the
technology sales and royalties.
Administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 1995 increased
89% to $15.6 million from $8.3 million for the comparable periods in 1994. As a
percent of sales, administrative expenses increased to 26% from 20%. Research
and development expenses increased 106% to $1.4 million from approximately
$700,000 as a result of the Company's increased investment in several products
and developmental subsidiaries that are expected to begin generating revenue
subsequent to 1996. Depreciation and amortization expenses increased 86% to
$3.1 million from $1.7 million, primarily as a result of amortization relating
to the 1994 Acquisitions. Simula Government Products administrative expenses
increased 24% or $1.2 million, primarily as a result of increased activity and
increased research and development. Intaero's administrative expenses
increased 148% or $4.1 million, primarily as a result of the inclusion of the
acquired companies for the entire 1995 period and the expansion of the
corporate and sales infrastructure necessary to support the anticipated
increase in activity related to the 16g Seat. Other administrative expenses
increased 536% or $2.0 million, primarily as a result of an increased
investment in personnel and operations of the Company's developmental
subsidiaries.
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Operating income for the year ended December 31, 1995 increased 32% to
$6.9 million from $5.2 million for the comparable period in 1994. Operating
income increased as a result of the increase in revenue and gross margin
percentage, partially offset by the increase in administrative costs.
Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 1995 increased by
approximately $200,000 over the comparable period in 1994 as a result of a
higher average debt balance in 1995. Additional debt was incurred to finance
working capital requirements and assumed in connection with the 1994
Acquisitions. Approximately $8.2 million of debt was retired in the second
quarter of 1995 with a portion of the proceeds of the Company's 1995 public
offering.
The effective income tax rate was approximately 22% for 1995 and 37%
for 1994. The decrease in the effective tax rate in 1995 is attributable to
the realization of tax attributes of an acquired subsidiary. The effects of the
tax attributes of this acquired subsidiary were substantially recognized in
1995. Accordingly, management does not expect that the remaining tax
attributes will have a significant impact on the Company's effective income
tax rate in future periods. See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements.
1994 COMPARED TO 1993
Revenue for the year ended December 31, 1994 increased 66% to $41.2
million from $24.8 million for the comparable period in 1993. Revenue for
Simula Government Products increased approximately 3% or $700,000, primarily as
of result of increased activity in research and development contracts. Revenue
for Intaero increased 426%, or $14.7 million as a result of a full year's
inclusion of the Airline Acquisition and a partial year's inclusion of the 1994
Acquisitions. Other revenue increased $1.0 million as a result of the
establishment of several early-stage companies in 1994.
Gross margins for the year ended December 31, 1994 increased 49% to
$13.4 million from $9.1 million for the comparable period in 1993. The
increase was a result of the increase in revenue noted above. As a percentage
of sales, gross margin decreased to 33% in 1994 from 37% in 1993. Gross margin
percentage of Simula Government Products in 1994 and 1993 was relatively
constant at 39%. The gross margin percentage at Intaero increased to 27% in
1994 from 25% in 1993, primarily as a result of the partial year inclusion of
the 1994 Acquisitions which had a higher margin percentage.
Administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 1994 increased
51% to $8.3 million from $5.5 million in 1993. Research and development
expense increased 83% to $700,000 from $400,000 in 1993. Depreciation and
amortization expense increased $900,000 to $1.7 million from $800,000 as a
result of the Airline Interiors acquisition. Administrative expenses for
Simula Government Products increased 7% for 1994 from amounts for 1993 as a
result of normal cost increases. Administrative expenses for Intaero increased
291% or $2.1 million as a result of the inclusion of administrative expenses of
the acquired companies, including amortization of intangibles resulting from
their respective acquisitions.
The unusual item in 1993 resulted from the Company's obligation to pay
certain settlement costs incurred in connection with a DCAA audit and the
related Settlement Agreement and Release dated and effective on September 17,
1993.
Operating income of the Company increased 95% in 1994 as compared to
1993. Operating income of Simula Government Products increased in 1994 compared
to 1993, primarily as a result of the absence of an unusual item in 1994.
Operating income of Intaero increased as a result of the incremental income
resulting from the Airline Acquisition and the 1994 Acquisitions.
Interest expense for 1994 increased from 1993 as a result of the
issuance of the 12% Notes, the Series B 9% Convertible Notes (the "9% Notes"),
and debt incurred to finance the working capital of Intaero. The increase in
interest expense of Intaero represents the cost associated with debt incurred
and assumed in the Airline Acquisition and the 1994 Acquisitions.
The effective income tax rate approximated 40% for both such periods.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company has historically financed its operations through operating
cash flow and lines of credit. In August 1993, the Company began to acquire
companies, primarily with borrowed funds. The Company issued $5.7 million of 12%
Senior Subordinated Notes in connection with the acquisition of Airline
Interiors in August 1993; the Company issued approximately $6.5 million of 9%
Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes in connection with the acquisition of
Coach & Car in June 1994; and the Company issued Common Stock and assumed a bank
line of credit of $1.7 million, of which $650,000 was repaid simultaneously with
the closing, in connection with the acquisition of Artcraft in September 1994.
These acquisitions resulted in substantially increased working capital needs to
fund the large vendor payable balances, contract advances of Coach & Car
existing at the date of acquisition, and the increase in receivables and
inventories of all of the acquired companies after the dates of acquisition. In
addition, restrictive covenants under the Company's then existing bank line of
credit required the Company to seek alternative financing. In September 1994,
prior to the closing of the Artcraft acquisition, the Company obtained an
aggregate of $6.2 million of financing from three non-bank lenders, including
$2.0 million from the Company's Chairman. Of this amount, $2.7 million was used
to repay outstanding bank credit with the remainder used for working capital and
the paydown of the assumed Artcraft bank debt.
All of the 9% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes were converted into
Common Stock by December 31, 1994. The Company completed a secondary offering of
Common Stock which closed and funded in April 1995. As a result of this
offering, 2,328,750 shares were sold by the Company at $12 per share. The
indebtedness described above was repaid at this time.
The Company's liquidity is greatly impacted by the nature of the
billing provisions under its government contracts. Generally, in the early
period of contracts, cash expenditures and accrued profits are greater than
allowed billings while contract completion results in billing previously
unbilled costs and profits. Contract receivables increased $15.1 million for the
year ended December 31, 1995 principally due to the timing of billings and
increased volume at Coach & Car and Simula Government Products, Inc.
Operating activities required the use of $14.5 million of cash during
the year ended December 31, 1995 compared to the use of $2.7 million of cash
during 1994. This resulted primarily from the working capital required for
growth in contract activity and receivables noted above and to fund the $5.6
million investment in technologies being adapted to meet our customers
requirements and recorded as deferred costs at December 31, 1995. These
technologies include most of the Company's new products including the ITS, 16g
seat, bulkhead airbag and neural network capabilities. For the year ended
December 31, 1995 cash used in investing activities was $3.4 million. For the
period ended December 31, 1995, $3.8 million was expended for the acquisition of
fixed assets. Cash provided by financing activities was $20.1 million for the
year ended December 31, 1995, of which $26.4 million resulted from the sale of
common shares, $8.1 million was used to retire indebtedness, and the remainder
resulted from additional borrowings, net of the normal repayments.
During the fiscal year of 1995, the Company completed its
identification and quantification of certain preacquisition contingencies
related to its acquisitions of Artcraft and Coach & Car. As a result, the
Company adjusted the original purchase allocation of these acquisitions by
increasing goodwill, recording certain liabilities and reducing certain
liabilities to the sellers.
The Company intends to make significant capital expenditures in
connection with the construction of new manufacturing facilities for the
expansion of its operations and introduction of new products. The Company will
require capital to fund these anticipated capital expenditures and to fund the
working capital required for the expansion of its operations. It is anticipated
that cash flow from operations and the credit facility discussed below will be
adequate to satisfy the Company's near-term capital requirements.
On October 20, 1995, the Company executed a loan agreement with First
Interstate Bank, N.A. to provide up to $15,000,000 of credit. As noted in Notes
7 and 8 of the Consolidated Financial Statements, ten million dollars of the
facility is available under a revolving credit arrangement to finance working
capital requirements and five million dollars is available under a five-year
amortizing term loan for the financing of U.S. based equipment.
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As of December 31, 1995 and March 15, 1996, the Company has sufficient
resources for meeting its operating capital requirements. Sufficient resources
through the credit facility also exist to meet the near term strategic
investments and capital requirements. However, to address the anticipated
markets for its new technologies and products, the Company will likely look to
obtain additional capital towards the end of 1996 or the first half of 1997. The
target capital will be used to construct additional manufacturing and research
facilities, purchase equipment and support working capital requirements
attendant to growth in revenues.
INFLATION
The Company does not believe that it is significantly impacted by
inflation.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The Company's research and development occurs primarily under
fixed-price, government-funded contracts as well as Company-sponsored efforts.
The revenue received under government-funded contracts is recorded under the
percentage completion method of accounting, and the costs of independent
research and development efforts are expensed as incurred.
Historically, research and development efforts have fluctuated based
upon available government-funded contracts. The Company anticipates that future
fluctuations may also occur as a result of efforts to expand its inflatable
restraint, commercial airliner seating, and rail seating technologies. As noted
in Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company expended $2.2
million in unfunded research and development in 1995 to advance its primary new
commercial technologies.
SEASONALITY
The Company's operations and financial results are affected by the
seasonal variations in deliveries by suppliers. Historically, the Company has
experienced its highest level of deliveries of materials in the fourth quarter
and its lowest level of deliveries in the first quarter. Accordingly, the
Company has historically recorded its highest revenue in the fourth quarter and
lower revenue in the first quarter.
FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION AND RISKS OF THE BUSINESS
The Company expects that during fiscal 1996, it will devote significant
resources to complete development and roll-out of new products and technologies,
and to expand its manufacturing capability for such products, including, CABS,
BABS, IBAHRS, ITS, and 16g airliner seats. The Company expects that in late 1996
and in 1997, it will begin to realize significant revenues from the introduction
of these products. The other core businesses of the Company are expected to
remain at current revenue levels.
The Company's operating results are affected by a wide variety of
factors which could adversely impact its revenues and profitability, many of
which are beyond the control of the Company. The factors include the Company's
ability to design and introduce new products on a timely basis; market
acceptance and demand of both the Company's and its customers' products; the
level of orders which are received and can be shipped in a quarter; customer
order patterns and seasonality; changes in product mix; product performance and
reliability; product obsolescence; the amount of any product returns;
availability and utilization of manufacturing capacity; fluctuations in
manufacturing yield; the availability and cost of raw materials, equipment, and
other supplies; the cyclical nature of the airline, rail and automobile
industries and other markets addressed by the Company's products; the level and
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makeup of military expenditures; technological changes; competition and
competitive pressures on pricing; and economic conditions in the United States
and worldwide markets served by the Company. The Company's products are
incorporated into a variety of transportation vehicles. A slowdown in demand for
new transportation vehicles or modifications services to transportation vehicles
as a result of economic or other conditions in the United States or worldwide
markets served by the Company and its customers or other broad-based factors
could adversely affect the Company's operating results or financial condition.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The financial statements and supplementary data are set forth in this
report on Form 10-K commencing on page F-1.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following sets forth certain information with respect to directors
and executive officers of the Company.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME AGE POSITION
---- --- --------
<S> <C> <C>
Stanley P. Desjardins 65 Chairman of the Board of Directors
Donald W. Townsend 56 President and Director
Kevin W. Clark 36 Vice President of Finance, Treasurer, and Director
Bradley P. Forst 42 Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Director
James C. Withers 62 Director
Robert D. Olliver 69 Director
Scott E. Miller 36 Director
Ian Grant 61 Director
</TABLE>
Stanley P. Desjardins. Mr. Desjardins founded the Company in 1975 and
has served as Chairman since that time. He was President from 1975 until October
1994. Mr. Desjardins pioneered crashworthy seating technology for the United
States armed forces and continues to work on technology development as a
recognized world expert in the field. He has over 35 years of experience in
research and development of aerospace systems and components, including over 20
years in research and development of technology for improving survival in
vehicle crashes. Prior to forming the Company, Mr. Desjardins was Manager of
Aircraft Safety for a division of Ultrasystems, Inc., where he managed research
programs involving the crashworthiness of aircraft seating and restraint
systems. From 1958 to 1968 he held various positions in missile programs with
Thiokol Chemical Corporation. His work has resulted in several United States
patents related to energy-absorption and rocket nozzle design. He is the author
or co-author of 26 technical articles related to his research. Mr. Desjardins is
a member of the American Helicopter Society, the Survival and Flight Equipment
Association, the Arizona Innovation Network, The Center for Aerospace Safety
Education, and The Governor's Science and Technology Council (Arizona).
Donald W. Townsend. Mr. Townsend has served as President since October
1994. He was Executive Vice President from 1989 to 1994, Treasurer and Secretary
from 1986 until 1994, and has been a Director since 1989. Prior to joining the
Company in 1985, Mr. Townsend was employed by Walled Lake Door Company, a
manufacturer of wooden doors, in positions as Vice President of Finance, Chief
Financial Officer, Director, and Controller. Mr. Townsend also acted as
President of Pulsar Corporation, a research and development company affiliated
with Walled Lake Door Company, at the same time as he served as Vice President
of Finance for Walled Lake Door Company. Mr. Townsend is a Certified Public
Accountant. Mr. Townsend also currently serves on the Board of Directors of
Meadow Valley Corporation, a publicly held construction company specializing in
highways, bridges and overpasses.
Kevin W. Clark. Mr. Clark has served as Vice President of Finance
since August 1994, as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since November 1994,
and as a Director since January 1995. He was Secretary from November 1994 until
July 1995. Prior to joining the Company in 1994, Mr. Clark was employed for one
year as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Abby's Inc., a public
corporation. From 1982 to 1993 he was employed by Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr.
Clark is a Certified Public Accountant.
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Bradley P. Forst. Mr. Forst joined the Company as Vice President and
General Counsel in early 1995, and became Secretary and Director in August,
1995. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Forst was engaged in the private
practice of law in Phoenix, Arizona from 1985 to 1995. Included among his
clients was the Company for whom he provided corporate, finance, and
securities legal services for a number of years. Prior to entering private
practice, Mr. Forst was an attorney in the head office legal department of
Shell Oil Company based in Houston, Texas. Mr. Forst received his J.D. from
the University of Tulsa College of Law in 1978, and his LL.M. from Columbia
University School of Law in New York City in 1981.
James C. Withers. Mr. Withers has served as a Director of the Company
since 1992. Mr. Withers is the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Materials and Electrochemical Research Corporation based in Tucson, Arizona. He
has served in that capacity since 1986. From 1986 to 1988, Mr. Withers was
President and Chief Executive Officer of Keramont Research Corporation, also
based in Tucson, Arizona.
Robert D. Olliver. Mr. Olliver has served as a Director of the Company
since 1992. Mr. Olliver is the Director of Risk Management Services for Acordia
of Arizona based in Phoenix, Arizona. Mr. Olliver has over 46 years experience
in the insurance business. Mr. Olliver, through his affiliates, has been the
general agent for the Company's insurance program since 1987.
Scott E. Miller. Mr. Miller has served as a Director of the Company
since January 1995. Mr. Miller is a Director of Investment Banking of H.D. Brous
& Co., Inc. From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Miller was Director of Investment Banking of
W.B. McKee Securities, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, which was the managing
underwriter of the Company's initial public offering. From 1987 to 1991, Mr.
Miller was the Director of Investments of Bellmar Partners, an investment fund.
Mr. Miller also currently serves on the Board of Directors of Meadow Valley
Corporation, a publicly held construction company specializing in highways,
bridges and overpasses.
Ian Grant. Mr. Grant has served as a Director of the Company since
January 1995. Mr. Grant is a private business consultant. From 1986 to 1990, Mr.
Grant was Director of Planning and Development for ICI Americas, Inc. ("ICI"),
the United States subsidiary of ICI, PLC, headquartered in Great Britain. Prior
to 1986, Mr. Grant held a number of positions over the course of 26 years with
ICI.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act") requires each director and executive officer of the Company, and
each person who owns more than ten percent (10%) of a registered class of the
Company's equity securities to file by specific dates with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") reports of ownership and reports of change of
ownership of equity securities of the Company. Officers, directors, and 10%
stockholders are required by the SEC to furnish the Company with copies of all
Section 16(a) forms they file. The Company is required to state in this report
any failure of its directors and executive officers to file by the relevant due
date any of these reports during the Company's fiscal year.
To the Company's knowledge, all Section 16(a) filing requirements were
complied with during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995.
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth the total compensation received by the
Company's most highly compensated executive officers and key employees whose
total remuneration exceeded $100,000 for services rendered in all capacities to
the Company and its subsidiaries during the last three completed fiscal years.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Long Term
Annual Compensation Compensation
Awards
--------------------------------------------------- -----------
Securities
Name and Principal Other Annual Underlying
Position Year Salary(1) Bonus(2) Compensation(3) Options/SARs(#)
- ----------------------------------- ---- -------- ------- --------------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stanley P. Desjardins............ 1995 $201,275
Chairman of the Board 1994 157,656
1993 150,871
Donald W. Townsend............... 1995 179,454 40,000 Tax Assistance(3) 60,000
President 1994 108,378 75,000
1993 100,626 30,000
Kevin W. Clark................... 1995 103,759 Tax Assistance(3) 41,250
Vice President-Finance, 1994 30,769 15,000
Treasurer
Donald D. Rutter................. 1995 121,001 45,750
President of Intaero, Inc. 1994 109,990 7,500
1993 14,806
</TABLE>
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(1) Included as salary are nominal amounts which the Company contributes to
the 401(k) accounts of Messrs. Desjardins, Townsend and Clark.
(2) The Compensation Committee comprised of the outside Directors declared
a bonus for Mr. Townsend for services in 1994 and 1995, which was paid
in late 1995.
(3) In 1995, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors adopted
policies to encourage executive management of the Company to exercise
stock options and thereby become equity owners of the Company. In order
to exercise such options, members of management were required to
exercise shares and immediately thereafter, sell such shares in the
market to provide the funds to pay for the option exercises. Because of
the immediate exercise and sale, incentive tax aspects of the options,
under relevant IRS rules, are eliminated. Accordingly, taxes on such
sales were immediately due and payable. As part of the policy, the
Committee determined to pay such taxes for the accounts of the
executives. Such payments by the Company were fully deductible as a
compensation expense and such amounts did not accrue to the
individuals, but were paid to state and federal taxing authorities. In
fiscal 1995, the amount of such tax assistance on behalf of Mr.
Townsend was $231,367, and for Mr. Clark was $75,300.
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OTHER EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Other executive officers of the Company whose annual compensation
exceeds $100,000 include Mr. Taylor and Mr. Forst. Because these individuals
either were not compensated at that level, or were not employed by the Company,
for the entire year, their respective compensation is not disclosed on the
foregoing table.
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
The Company has a five-year employment agreement with Mr. Townsend. The
agreement requires Mr. Townsend to devote his full time to the Company and
provides for compensation of $200,000 annually, subject to annual increases upon
the agreement of Mr. Townsend and the majority of the disinterested members of
the Board of Directors. The agreement is renewable annually for prospective
one-year terms. The agreement may not be terminated unilaterally by the Company
except for cause, which includes absence, disability, or failure of performance
as determined by the Board.
Mr. Townsend's employment agreement provides that during the term
thereof, including renewals, in the event of his resignation or a termination of
his employment for any reason following a "change in control" of the Company,
the compensation required to be paid by the Company to him under the employment
agreement shall continue to be paid as though the agreement had not been
terminated. This provision does not apply however to an early termination of the
agreement upon Mr. Townsend's death, termination following a conviction for the
willful and intentional commission of a crime, or retirement. A "change of
control" under the agreement is deemed to occur when any person acquires,
directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership of equity securities of the Company
representing in excess of 20% of the outstanding shares of any class, or when
any person who has acquired, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership of
equity securities of the Company in excess of 10% of the outstanding shares of
any class seeks to nominate and cause to be elected to the Board of Directors
any person who has not been nominated for election of the board by the majority
of the then incumbent directors. If Mr. Townsend dies during the term of his
employment, the Company under the agreement shall pay to his estate compensation
including any bonus which would otherwise be payable to the time of death and
thereafter for a period of three years.
The Company also has an agreement with Mr. Desjardins, under which the
Company retains Mr. Desjardins under terms similar to those contained in Mr.
Townsend's employment agreement. Under the agreement, Mr. Desjardins' annual
compensation is $250,000.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Directors who are not executive officers receive $5,000 annual cash
compensation for their services in that capacity. Directors who are executive
officers do not receive such additional compensation for their services as
directors. Directors are also awarded options to purchase 15,000 shares upon
commencement of service on the Board and 1,500 additional shares on an annual
basis thereafter.
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STOCK OPTIONS
Stock Option Plans
In 1992, the Company and its then sole shareholder adopted the 1992
Stock Option Plan. The 1992 Plan provided for the issuance of up to 360,000
shares of the Company's Common Stock pursuant to grants made under the 1992
Plan. Through December 31, 1995, 358,125 options had been granted pursuant to
the 1992 Plan. In August 1994, the Board of Directors adopted the 1994 Stock
Option Plan, which was subsequently approved by the shareholders of the Company
at the annual meeting in June 1995. The 1994 Plan reserves up to 945,000 shares
of Common Stock for issuance under the Plan. Through December 31, 1995, 515,250
options had been granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan.
The 1992 Plan and the 1994 Plan are together hereafter referred to as
the "Plans." The Plans authorize the Company to grant to key employees of the
Company (i) incentive stock options to purchase shares of Common Stock, and (ii)
non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of Common Stock. The objectives
of the Plans are to provide incentives to key employees to achieve financial
results aimed at increasing shareholder value and attracting talented
individuals to the Company. Although the Plans do not specify what portion of
the shares may be awarded in the form of incentive stock options or
non-statutory options, a substantially greater number of incentive stock options
were awarded under the 1992 Plan, and it is anticipated that a substantially
greater number of incentive stock options will be awarded under the 1994 Plan.
The incentive stock options are qualified stock options under the Internal
Revenue Code. Persons eligible to participate in the Plans are those employees
and others of the Company whose performance can have significant effect on the
success of the Company.
The Plans are administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors, which has the authority to interpret the Plans' provisions, to
establish and amend rules for their administration, to determine the types and
amounts of awards made pursuant to the Plans, subject to the Plans' limitations,
and to approve recommendations made by management of the Company as to who
should receive awards. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors must
consist of disinterested Directors.
Incentive stock options may be granted under the Plans for terms of up
to ten years and at an exercise price at least equal to 100% of the fair market
value of the Common Stock as of the date of grant, and 85% of the fair market
value in the case of non-statutory options, except that incentive options
granted to any person who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the combined
voting power of all classes of the Company's stock or of any parent or
subsidiary corporation must have an exercise price at least equal to 110% of the
fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on the date of grant. The
aggregate fair market value, determined as of the time an incentive stock option
is granted, of the Common Stock with respect to which incentive stock options
are exercisable by an employee for the first time during any calendar year may
not exceed $100,000. There is no aggregate dollar limitation on the amount of
non-statutory stock options which may be exercisable for the first time by an
employee during any calendar year. Payment of the exercise price is to be in
cash, although the Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, allow payment
in the form of shares of the Company's Common Stock under certain circumstances.
Any option granted under the Plans will expire at the time fixed by the
Committee, which will not be more than 10 years after the date it is granted.
Any employee receiving a grant must remain continuously employed by the Company
for a period of twelve months after the date of the grant, as a condition to the
exercise of the option. The Compensation Committee may also specify when all or
part of an option becomes exercisable, but in the absence of such specification,
the option will ordinarily be exercisable in whole or part at any time during
its term. In addition, optionees who are directors or executive officers of the
Company may not exercise any portion of an option within six months of the date
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of grant. Subject to the foregoing, the Compensation Committee may accelerate
the exercisability of any option in its discretion.
Options granted under the Plans are not assignable. Options may be
exercised only while the optionee is employed by the Company or within 12 months
after termination by reason of death, within 12 months after the date of
disability, or within 10 days after termination for any other reason.
The Company may assist optionees in paying the exercise price of
options granted under the Plans by either the extension of a loan by the Company
for payment by the optionee of the exercise price in installments, or a
guarantee by the Company of a loan obtained by the optionee from a third party.
The terms of any loan, installment payments or guarantees, including the
interest rate and terms of repayment and collateral requirements, if any, shall
be determined by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion.
1992 Restricted Stock Plan
In February 1992, the Company adopted the 1992 Restricted Stock Plan
("Restricted Stock Plan") authorizing the Company to grant to key employees of
the Company and other individuals who provide services to the Company the right
to purchase up to an aggregate of 19,500 shares of Common Stock at $.01 per
share. The Restricted Stock Plan is intended to allow the Company to provide
awards of Common Stock to directors or long-term employees who have provided
valuable past services to the Company. The Restricted Stock Plan authorizes
disinterested members of the Board of Directors to determine the persons to whom
the restricted stock plan will be granted and the terms and conditions and
restrictions of such awards. The Company has reserved 15,000 shares of Common
Stock for issuance pursuant to the Restricted Stock Plan. As of the date of this
report, 4,500 shares have been awarded under the Restricted Stock Plan.
Options Granted under Plans
On April 3, 1995, the Board of Directors approved the recommendation
of the Compensation Committee and granted certain incentive stock options under
the Plans to key employees. The options granted are exercisable for a total of
7,875 shares under the 1992 Plan and 425,250 shares under the 1994 Plan.
The following table sets forth information regarding options granted
in fiscal 1995 to executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table:
OPTION/SAR GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
(Individual Grants)(1)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Potential
Realizable
Number of Percent of Value at
Securities Total Options/ Assumed
Underlying SARs Granted Exercise Annual
Options/ to Employees or Base Price Expiration Rates of
NAME SARs Granted(2) in Fiscal Year ($/Sh) Date 5%($) 10%($)
---- -------------- -------------- ----- ------ -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Donald W. Townsend............. 60,000 14% 13.67 2005 $1,335,780 $2,127,080
Kevin W. Clark................ 41,250 10% 13.67 2005 918,349 1,462,368
Donald D. Rutter.............. 45,750 11% 13.67 2005 1,018,532 1,621,899
</TABLE>
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(1) The table does not reflect options granted to certain executive
officers including Messrs. Taylor and Forst, who did not serve in that
capacity for the entire year. See "Summary Compensation Table -- Other
Executive Compensation."
(2) All options contained in the table which were granted to named
executive officers in 1995 become exercisable for the first time on
April 3, 1996.
(3) Calculated from a base price equal to the exercise price of each
option, which was the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date
of grant. The amounts represent only certain assumed rates of
appreciation. Actual gains, if any, on stock option exercises and
Common Stock holdings cannot be predicted, and there can be no
assurance that the gains set forth on the table will be achieved.
Further, the number shown is the gross dollar value of stock but does
not give effect to the payment of the purchase price to exercise the
option, and thus does not represent the net value or net gain. The
amount also does not reflect the taxes payable on such gain.
AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL
YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR END OPTION/SAR VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Value of Unexercised
Number of Unexercised In-the-Money
Shares Value Options/SARs Options/SARs
Acquired on Realized at Fiscal Year End(#) at Fiscal Year End($)(1)
Name Exercise(#) ($)(2) Exercisable/Unexercisable Exercisable/Unexercisable
- ---- ---------- -------- ------------------------- -------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Donald W. Townsend ..................... 68,400 $902,172 36,600/60,000 $433,088/304,980
Kevin W. Clark.......................... 15,000 149,130 0/41,250 0/209,674
Donald D. Rutter........................ 0 0 7,500/45,750 88,748/232,547
</TABLE>
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(1) Calculated by multiplying the number of shares underlying outstanding
in-the-money options by the difference between the last sales price of
the Common Stock on December 29, 1995 ($18.75 per share) and the
exercise prices for both exercisable and unexercisable shares. See
also, footnotes (1) and (3) immediately above.
(2) Calculated by multiplying the difference between the fair market value
of the shares received upon exercise and the exercise price of those
shares by the number of shares exercised.
DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN
The Company adopted a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan as
of November 1, 1980. To be eligible, participants must have completed six months
of continuous service and have attained the age of 21. Benefits are based on the
length of service and the participants' final pay (averaged over the five
highest consecutive years of his last ten years of participation). The Company
makes contributions to the plan based on actuarially-determined amounts. Both
Mr. Desjardins and Mr. Townsend are participants in the plan consistent with the
normal terms and conditions of the plan.
The following table sets forth the estimated annual benefits payable
on retirement for specified earnings and years of service categories for
participants.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PENSION PLAN TABLE
YEARS OF SERVICE(1)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REMUNERATION 15 20 25 30 35
- ------------------ ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$50,000 $17,500 $17,500 $17,500 $17,500 $17,500
75,000 26,250 26,250 26,250 26,250 26,250
100,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000
150,000 52,500 52,500 52,500 52,500 52,500
200,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000
</TABLE>
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(1) As of December 31, 1995, Mr. Desjardins' and Mr. Townsend's credited
years of service are 15 and 10, respectively.
(2) Benefits are calculated on a straight-life annuity basis. The
compensation covered by the retirement plan includes all wages and
salaries but excludes bonuses. Benefits under the retirement plan are
not subject to deduction for Social Security or other offset amounts.
401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
The Company's 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (the "PSP") is qualified
under Sections 401(a) and 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The PSP was
adopted effective November 1, 1989. The PSP is administered under a trust, and
the Company's directors are currently serving as its trustees. All employees of
the Company who are 21 years or older, including its executive officers, are
eligible to participate in the PSP after six months of employment with the
Company.
Under the PSP, participating employees have the right to elect their
contributions to the PSP be made from reductions from compensation owed to them
by the Company. In addition, the Company at its discretion can make
contributions to the PSP of a percentage of a participant's annual compensation.
Participating employees are entitled to full distribution of their share of the
Company's contributions under the PSP upon death, disability or when they reach
retirement age. If their employment is terminated earlier, their share of the
Company's contributions will depend on the number of years of employment with
the Company. All participating employees have the right to receive 100% of their
own contributions to the PSP upon any termination of employment. Apart from the
Company's and the employee's contributions, they may receive investment earnings
related to the funds in their account under this plan.
REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
In 1995 the Compensation Committee retained the services of an
independent compensation consulting firm to provide advice to the Committee
with respect to the level and manner in which the Company's executive
management was being compensated for its services. The consulting firm
determined that the cash compensation paid to executive officers was below
competitive levels generally, and subsequent to such report, the compensation
of the Company's executive officers has been raised. Fiscal 1995 compensation
places the Company's executive officers in the lowest quartile range for
management in public corporations in related industries or with similar market
capitalization.
The Committee believes that matters to be considered in determining
overall compensation should include (i) the level of responsibility, knowledge
and experience required, and (ii) competitive factors, which criteria will be
reviewed on an annual basis. Having reviewed the performance of the Company's
executive officers for the fiscal year 1995, the Compensation Committee
approved the grant of significant additional stock options to executive
officers in 1996. The Committee decided not to raise salaries or declare cash
bonuses for the Company's officers until 1997, however.
Based upon its own determination, and on the report of the independent
compensation consultant, the Committee has adopted a policy on a going forward
basis that the Company should be competitive in total compensation, and
include as a part of total compensation opportunities for equity ownership and
utilize incentives that offer competitive compensation. The Committee believes
that stock options motivate its employees to serve the Company in a manner that
will provide the best overall return to the Company's Shareholders, and the
Committee seeks to grant stock options to key employees in a manner consistent
with such belief.
In early 1996, the Compensation Committee adopted a plan whereby stock
option grants, and, to a lesser extent, cash bonuses and stock grants, will be
made pursuant to two methods: (i) discretionary awards, such as those made to
segments of the Company whose importance to its overall success is not easily
quantifiable, such as those performing research and development functions, and
(ii) formula-based awards granted at both the Company's corporate and
subsidiary levels, awarded upon the achievement of certain defined performance
targets or goals. It is anticipated that such methods will first be utilized by
the Committee during the Company's 1996 fiscal year.
In an effort to encourage equity ownership in the Company by its
executive officers through the exercise of stock options, the Committee has
adopted a plan to provide such executives with tax assistance in connection
with the option exercises which they may make from time to time. Typically, in
order to exercise their options, executive officers are required to sell a
portion of the shares purchased to provide the funds to pay for the option
exercises. Because of the immediate exercise and sale, certain favorable tax
aspects of the options under the relevant IRS rules are eliminated. The
Compensation Committee has determined that to ensure that executive officers of
the Company have the incentive to exercise their options, the Company may pay
such taxes for the accounts of the executives. Such payments are fully
deductible by the Company as a compensation expense. The amounts do not accrue
to the executive officers themselves, but are paid directly to state and
federal taxing authorities.
Presently, Stan Desjardins and Donald Townsend are retained pursuant to
employment agreements. In the interest of furthering the Company's ability to
attract and retain quality managers, the Compensation Committee has also
approved limited employment agreements which provide for severance pay and the
immediate vesting of stock options in the event of a change in control of the
Company. The terms of the employment agreements currently in place, including a
discussion of changes in control generally, are disclosed herein under the
section "EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION -- Employment Agreements."
This report is submitted by the undersigned members of the Compensation
Committee.
Robert D. Olliver
James C. Withers
Ian Grant
Scott E. Miller
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
From January 1, 1995 to January 23, 1995, the Company's Compensation
Committee consisted of Messrs. Townsend, Olliver and Withers. Mr. Townsend is
President of the Company. From January 23, 1995 through December 31, 1995,
the Company's Compensation Committee consisted of Messrs. Grant, Miller,
Olliver and Withers, all of whom are independent directors. See "Director
Compensation."
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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP, CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth information with respect to the number
of shares of Common Stock of the Company, as of March 28, 1996, beneficially
owned by (a) individual directors; (b) named executive officers; (c) all
directors and executive officers of the Company as a group; and (d) persons
known by the Company to own more than 5% of the Company's Common Stock.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER PERCENT
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER OF SHARES(1) OF CLASS(2)
------------------------ ------------ -----------
<S> <C> <C>
Stanley P. Desjardins (3)................................................... 3,560,612 40%
Donald W. Townsend (4)...................................................... 81,800 *
James C. Withers (5)........................................................ 23,100 *
Robert D. Olliver (6)....................................................... 23,422 *
Kevin W. Clark (7).......................................................... 7,500 *
Bradley P. Forst (8)........................................................ 1,050 *
Donald D. Rutter (9)........................................................ 7,500 *
Scott E. Miller (10)........................................................ 24,150 *
Ian Grant (11).............................................................. 22,500 *
All directors and officers as a group (nine persons)........................ 3,751,634 40%
</TABLE>
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* Less than 1% of the outstanding Common Stock
(1) The number of shares shown in the table, including the notes thereto,
have been rounded to the nearest whole share. Includes, when
applicable, shares owned of record by such person's spouse and by other
related individuals and entities over whose shares of Common Stock such
person has custody, voting control or power of disposition. Also
includes shares of Common Stock that the identified person had the
right to acquire within 60 days of March 29, 1996 by the exercise of
stock options.
(2) The percentages shown include the shares of Common Stock which the
person will have the right to acquire within 60 days of March 29, 1996.
In calculating the percentage of ownership, all shares of Common Stock
which the identified person will have the right to acquire within 60
days of March 29, 1996 upon the exercise of stock options are deemed to
be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of shares of
Common Stock owned by such person, but are not deemed to be outstanding
for the purpose of computing the percentage of the shares of Common
Stock owned by any other person.
(3) The address of Mr. Desjardins and all other beneficial owners is 401 W.
Baseline Road, Suite 204, Tempe, Arizona 85283.
(4) Includes options to purchase 36,600 shares of Common Stock which are
presently exercisable, but does not include options to purchase 60,000
shares of Common Stock granted in 1995 which are not exercisable before
April 1996, and options to purchase 70,000 shares not exercisable
before March 1997.
(5) Includes options to purchase 22,500 shares of Common Stock which are
presently exercisable. Does not include options for 1,500 shares not
exercisable before March 1997.
(6) Includes options to purchase 21,400 shares of Common Stock which are
presently exercisable. Does not include options for 1,500 shares not
exercisable before March 1997.
(7) Does not include options to purchase 41,250 shares of Common Stock
granted in 1995 which are not exercisable before April 1996, and 50,000
options not exercisable before March 1997.
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(8) Does not include options to purchase 56,250 shares of Common Stock
granted in 1995 which are not exercisable before April 1996, and 50,000
options not exercisable before March 1997.
(9) Includes options to purchase 7,500 shares of Common Stock which are
presently exercisable, but does not include options to purchase 45,750
shares of Common Stock granted in 1995 which are not exercisable before
April 1996.
(10) Includes options to purchase 22,500 shares of Common Stock which are
presently exercisable. Does not include options for 1,500 shares not
exercisable before March 1997.
(11) Includes options to purchase 22,500 shares of Common Stock which are
presently exercisable. Does not include options for 1,500 shares not
exercisable before March 1997.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
In September 1994, Mr. Desjardins lent $2.0 million to the Company
pursuant to two promissory notes. The notes were unsecured and matured in
September 1995. The annual interest rate was prime plus 3% (11.5% at December
31, 1994). The notes were negotiated on arm's length terms and conditions and
approved by the disinterested members of the Board of Directors. These notes
were repaid in full on April 10, 1995 from a portion of the proceeds from the
Company's April 1995 stock offering.
In mid-1995, it was determined by management that the regulatory
burdens that were imposed on its subsidiary, Comfab, Inc. in connection with its
role as a government subcontractor, were not reasonable under a cost-benefit
analysis. In connection with this assessment, it was relatedly determined that
the business of Comfab no longer was completely aligned with the Company's
overall strategic plan. Consequently, on November 1, 1995, Desjardins
Engineering, a proprietorship owned and operated by Mr. Desjardins purchased the
assets of Comfab. The purchase price paid to the Company was $1.2 million,
payable as follows: (i) the assumption of $101,418.30 of liabilities of Comfab
by Desjardins Engineering; and (ii) the execution of a promissory note ("Note")
payable to the Company in the amount of $1,098,581.70, and bearing interest at
an annual rate of nine percent (9%) is due and payable in full on November 1,
2000. Under the Note payments of interest are to be made on the first day of
each of the Company's fiscal quarters in 1996, with principal and interest
payments due on the same dates thereafter commencing in 1997. The Note is
amortized pursuant to a ten (10) year schedule, with all remaining principal and
interest due and payable to the Company on November 1, 2000. In connection with
the sale, the parties also entered into a services agreement whereby following
the sale, the Company agreed to provide certain services to Comfab for
compensation. Services provided pursuant to the agreement include, assistance in
personnel, management, administrative, marketing, insurance, legal, finance and
accounting matters, and other consulting services on a need basis. Comfab was
organized as a new subsidiary of the Company in the summer of 1994, when the
Company purchased certain assets from a third party out of a bankruptcy
foreclosure proceeding, for a total of $120,000. Thereafter, the Company
operated Comfab and made continuing investment in plant, property and equipment
for Comfab. The total of the Company's basis in the assets and its investment
was $829,013. The deferred gain to the Company on the transaction was $360,071.
The purchase price was determined on a competitive fair market value basis and
terms of the sale of Comfab to Desjardins Engineering and all documents related
thereto were negotiated at "arm's length" and on terms no more favorable to
either party than would be provided to a non-affiliated third party. The
transaction was approved by the independent members of the Board of Directors.
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The Company purchases its risk management and insurance products
through an independent insurance agency, Acordia of Arizona, Inc. Mr. Don
Olliver, a member of the Board of Directors, is employed by Acordia of Arizona.
The amount of remuneration, either as compensation or commissions, received by
Mr. Olliver directly or indirectly in connection with the Company's business was
not material. The Company believes its insurance programs and premiums are on a
competitive fair market, arm's length basis.
During fiscal 1995, the law firm of Tiffany & Hoffmann, P.A., Phoenix,
Arizona, provided numerous legal services to the Company regarding corporate,
finance, and securities law matters. Mr. Forst, a member of the Board of
Directors and an executive officer, was a member of the law firm during fiscal
1995. He left that position to join the Company in 1995.
Since 1991, the Company has utilized the services of the law firm Bryan
Cave, LLP, Phoenix, Arizona. This firm provides legal services with respect to
government contracts and employment and labor issues. Included among the lawyers
providing services is Mrs. Teresa Forst. Mrs. Forst is also a partner of the law
firm. Mrs. Forst is the wife of Brad Forst, who is a Director and executive
officer. Mrs. Forst's direct benefit from the fees generated by the Company was
not material.
The Board of Directors has a policy that provides that all
transactions between the Company and its executive officers, directors,
employees and affiliates are subject to the approval of a majority of
disinterested directors of the Board of Directors and will be on terms that are
no less favorable to the Company than those that could be negotiated with
unaffiliated parties.
LIMITATION ON LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS
The General Corporation Law of the State of Arizona, under which the
Company is organized, was amended in 1987 to add former Section 10-054(A)(9)
permitting the inclusion in the articles of incorporation of a provision
limiting or eliminating the potential monetary liability of directors to a
corporation or its shareholders by reason of their conduct as directors. The
provision would not permit any limitation on or the elimination of liability of
a director for disloyalty to his corporation or its shareholders, failing to act
in good faith, engaging in intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the
law, obtaining an improper personal benefit or paying a dividend or approving a
stock repurchase that was illegal under the General Corporation Law.
Accordingly, the provisions limiting or eliminating the potential monetary
liability of directors permitted by former Section 10-054(A)(9) apply only to
the "duty of care" of directors, i.e., to unintentional errors in their
deliberations or judgments and not to any form of "bad faith" conduct.
The Board of Directors of the Company subsequently recommended and the
sole shareholder approved an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the
Company eliminating the personal monetary liability of directors to the extent
allowed under Arizona law. Under the amendment, a shareholder is able to
prosecute an action against a director for monetary damages only if he can show
a breach of the duty of loyalty, a failure to act in good faith, intentional
misconduct, a knowing violation of law, an improper personal benefit or an
illegal dividend or stock repurchase, as referred to in the amendment, and not
"negligence" or "gross negligence" in satisfying his duty of care. The amendment
does not apply to any act or omission occurring prior to the effective date of
the amendment. In addition, the amendment applies only to claims against a
director arising out of his role as a director and not, if he is also an
officer, his role as an officer or in any other capacity or to his
responsibilities under any other law, such as the federal securities laws.
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PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
a. Financial Statements. Financial Statements appear beginning at
page F-1.
b. Reports on Form 8-K. None.
c. Exhibits. The following Exhibits are included pursuant to
Item 601.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NO. DESCRIPTION REFERENCE
- --- ----------- ---------
<S> <C> <C>
3.1 Articles of Incorporation of Simula, Inc., as amended and restated............................... (1)
3.2 Bylaws of Simula, Inc., as amended and restated.................................................. (1)
4.1 Form of Common Stock Certificate................................................................. (1)
4.2 Indenture (including Cross-Reference Sheet to Trust Indenture Act), as amended .................. (4)
10.4 Contract dated December 16, 1991, between Registrant and the United States Army
Aviation Systems Command with respect to the IBAHRS project...................................... (1)
10.8 Employment Agreement between Registrant and Stanley P. Desjardins................................ (1)
10.9 Employment Agreement between Registrant and Donald Townsend...................................... (1)
10.11 1992 Stock Option Plan........................................................................... (1)
10.12 1992 Restricted Stock Plan....................................................................... (1)
10.13 Simula, Inc.--Desjardins Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement dated June 30, 1992............. (2)
10.14 Simula, Inc.--Desjardins Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement dated
December 31, 1992................................................................................ (2)
10.15 Asset Purchase Agreement dated August 2, 1993 between Simula, Inc. and
Airline Interiors, Inc........................................................................... (3)
10.16 Asset Purchase Agreement dated June 14, 1994, among Simula, Inc., CCEC
Acquisition Corp. and Coach and Car Equipment Corporation........................................ (5)
10.17 Stock Purchase Agreement between Simula, Inc. and Southtech, Inc. and
shareholders dated July 1, 1994.................................................................. (7)
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
10.18 Asset Purchase Agreement dated September 30, 1994, among Simula, Inc. Artcraft
Acquisition Corp., and Artcraft Industries Corp.................................................. (6)
10.19 Promissory Note representing $1,000,000 loan from Stanley P. Desjardins dated
September 19, 1994............................................................................... (7)
10.20 Promissory Note representing $1,000,000 loan from Stanley P. Desjardins dated
September 29, 1994............................................................................... (7)
10.21 1994 Stock Option Plan........................................................................... (7)
10.22 Agreements with Autoliv AB, dated January 27, 1995, including license agreement,
frame supply agreement and joint development agreement........................................... (8)
10.23 Memorandum of Understanding with Jetstream Aircraft Ltd. dated
January 10, 1995................................................................................. (8)
10.24 Loan Agreement with First Interstate Bank, N.A. dated October 20, 1995........................... (9)
10.25 Asset Purchase Agreement dated November 1, 1995
between Comfab, Inc. and Stanley P. Desjardins, d/b/a Desjardins
Engineering; Services Agreement dated November 1, 1995
between Simula, Inc. and Comfab, Inc.; Promissory Note of
Stanley P. Desjardins, d/b/a Desjardins Engineering, dated
November 1, 1995, for the purchase price of Comfab, Inc.......................................... (10)
11. Earnings Per Share............................................................................... (10)
21. Subsidiaries of Registrant....................................................................... (10)
23. Consent of Independent Auditors.................................................................. (10)
24. Powers of Attorney--Directors.................................................................... (10)
25. Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1 (without Indenture)--
(bound separately)............................................................................... (4)
</TABLE>
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* Filed herewith.
(1) Filed with Registration Statement on Form S-18, No. 33-46152-LA, under
the Securities Act of 1933, effective April 13, 1992.
(2) Filed with Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1992.
(3) Filed with current Report on Form 8-K, dated August 2, 1993.
(4) Filed with Registration Statement on Form SB-2, No. 33-61028 under the
Securities Act of 1933, effective December 10, 1993.
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(5) Filed with current Report on Form 8-K, dated June 14, 1994.
(6) Filed with current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 30, 1994.
(7) Filed with Registration Statement on Form SB-2, No. 33-87582, under the
Securities Act of 1933, effective December 28, 1995.
(8) Filed with Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 33-89186, under the
Securities Act of 1933, effective March 28, 1995, as amended by
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, effective March 30, 1995.
(9) Filed with Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
1995.
(10) Filed with Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1995.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Report on
Form 10-K/A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized in the City of Phoenix, State of Arizona on January 29, 1997.
SIMULA, INC.
By /s/ Donald W. Townsend
-----------------------------------
Donald W. Townsend, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
this Form 10-K/A has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SIGNATURE Title Date
--------- ----- ----
<S> <C> <C>
/s/ Donald W. Townsend President and Director January 29, 1997
- ------------------------------------------ (Principal Executive Officer)
Donald W. Townsend
/s/ Sean K. Nolen Vice President, Chief Financial January 29, 1997
- ----------------------------------------- Officer, Treasurer and Director (Principal
Sean K. Nolen Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Bradley P. Forst Vice President, General Counsel, January 29, 1997
- ------------------------------------------ Secretary and Director
Bradley P. Forst
* Chairman of the Board of Directors January 29, 1997
- ------------------------------------------
Stanley P. Desjardins
* Director January 29, 1997
- ------------------------------------------
James C. Withers
* Director January 29, 1997
- ------------------------------------------
Robert D. Olliver
* Director January 29, 1997
- ------------------------------------------
Scott E. Miller
* Director January 29, 1997
- ------------------------------------------
Ian Grant
*By: /s/ Bradley P. Forst
------------------------------------
Bradley P. Forst,
Attorney-in-Fact
</TABLE>
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SIMULA, INC.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Independent Auditors' Report....................................................... 1
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1994 and 1995....................... 2
Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the years ended December 31, 1993,
1994 and 1995...................................................................... 3
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the years ended
December 31, 1993, 1994 and 1995................................................... 4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 1993,
1994 and 1995...................................................................... 5-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements......................................... 7-22
</TABLE>
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SIMULA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995, 1994 AND 1993, AND
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
Directors and Shareholders
Simula, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Phoenix, Arizona
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Simula, Inc. and
subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the related
consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders' equity and cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1995. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated
financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Simula, Inc. and subsidiaries at
December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the results of their operations and their cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1995 in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
March 21, 1996
Phoenix, Arizona
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SIMULA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND 1994
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASSETS 1995 1994
<S> <C> <C>
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,175,172 $ 1,051,177
Contract and trade receivables - net (Notes 9 and 15) 25,221,504 12,389,003
Inventories (Note 4) 8,104,194 6,732,043
Deferred income taxes (Note 10) 23,000
Prepaid expenses and other 762,836 399,019
------------ ------------
Total current assets 37,263,706 20,594,242
PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD
IMPROVEMENTS - Net (Notes 5 and 8) 15,778,819 13,198,567
DEFERRED COSTS (Note 6) 6,385,328 1,460,382
PATENTS AND LICENSES 518,644 187,518
INTANGIBLES - Net (Notes 3 and 6) 13,351,361 11,976,773
OTHER ASSETS 1,441,278 273,481
------------ ------------
TOTAL $ 74,739,136 $ 47,690,963
============ ============
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Trade accounts payable $ 7,884,141 $ 6,114,887
Other accrued liabilities (Note 11) 2,607,849 2,572,789
Advances on contracts 3,920,533 2,529,988
Deferred income taxes (Note 10) 8,000
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 8) 1,367,187 1,089,665
Short-term debt (Note 12) 3,050,000
------------ ------------
Total current liabilities 15,787,710 15,357,329
LONG-TERM DEBT - Less current portion (Notes 8 and 13) 11,261,365 15,339,206
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES (Note 10) 158,000 345,000
------------ ------------
Total liabilities 27,207,075 31,041,535
------------ ------------
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 13)
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Notes 2 and 14)
Preferred stock, $.05 par value - authorized, 50,000,000 shares;
no shares issued or outstanding
Common stock, $.01 par value - authorized, 50,000,000 shares;
issued, 8,970,627 and 6,468,845 shares 89,706 64,688
Additional paid-in capital 37,981,759 11,226,503
Retained earnings 9,740,434 5,638,075
Treasury stock - at cost, 82,500 shares (279,838) (279,838)
------------ ------------
Total shareholders' equity 47,532,061 16,649,428
------------ ------------
TOTAL $ 74,739,136 $ 47,690,963
============ ============
</TABLE>
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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SIMULA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
THREE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
<S> <C> <C> <C>
REVENUE (Notes 3, 15 and 17) $ 59,088,613 $ 41,157,794 $ 24,780,591
COST OF REVENUE 36,621,471 27,708,610 15,728,061
------------ ------------ ------------
Gross margin 22,467,142 13,449,184 9,052,530
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES (Notes 11, 13 and 16) 15,609,005 8,264,864 5,468,586
UNUSUAL ITEM (Note 13) 919,389
------------ ------------ ------------
OPERATING INCOME 6,858,137 5,184,320 2,664,555
INTEREST EXPENSE (Note 8) (2,029,854) (1,831,505) (800,255)
INTEREST INCOME 440,076 21,608
------------ ------------ ------------
INCOME BEFORE TAXES 5,268,359 3,374,423 1,864,300
INCOME TAXES (Note 10) 1,166,000 1,260,000 743,500
------------ ------------ ------------
NET EARNINGS $ 4,102,359 $ 2,114,423 $ 1,120,800
============ ============ ============
NET EARNINGS PER COMMON AND
EQUIVALENT SHARE $ .48 $ .37 $ .22
============ ============ ============
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING 8,576,817 5,704,926 5,024,679
============ ============ ============
</TABLE>
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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SIMULA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
THREE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CLASS A
COMMON STOCK ADDITIONAL TOTAL
------------------ PAID-IN RETAINED TREASURY SHAREHOLDERS'
SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL EARNINGS STOCK EQUITY
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 1993 5,071,940 $50,720 $ 4,094,851 $ 3,086,378 $ 7,231,949
Net earnings 1,120,800 1,120,800
Common shares issued 1,500 15 5,235 5,250
Purchase of common shares for
treasury $(279,838) (279,838)
--------- ------- ----------- ----------- --------- ------------
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1993 5,073,440 50,735 4,100,086 4,207,178 (279,838) 8,078,161
Net earnings 2,114,423 2,114,423
Conversion of Series B 9% Senior
Subordinated Convertible Notes
for common shares 967,236 9,672 5,721,578 5,731,250
Issuance of common shares for
warrants and options 158,525 1,585 610,361 611,946
Issuance of common shares in
connection with:
Acquisition of SOUTHtech 178,582 1,786 44,388 (683,526) (637,352)
Acquisition of Artcraft 67,228 672 464,328 465,000
Acquisition of Sedona
Scientific, Inc. 23,834 238 285,762 286,000
--------- ------- ----------- ----------- --------- ------------
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1994 6,468,845 64,688 11,226,503 5,638,075 (279,838) 16,649,428
Net earnings 4,102,359 4,102,359
Secondary offering of
common shares 2,328,750 23,288 25,544,534 25,567,822
Issuance of common shares
for warrants and options 173,032 1,730 847,256 848,986
Tax benefit from exercise of
stock options 363,466 363,466
--------- ------- ----------- ----------- --------- ------------
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1995 8,970,627 $89,706 $37,981,759 $ 9,740,434 $(279,838) $ 47,532,061
========= ======= =========== =========== ========= ============
</TABLE>
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SIMULA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
THREE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
<S> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net earnings $ 4,102,359 $ 2,114,423 $ 1,120,800
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
(used) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 3,064,833 1,651,118 798,754
Deferred income taxes (156,000) 256,000 (171,000)
Changes in net assets and liabilities - net of
effects from acquisitions:
Contract and trade receivables (15,059,956) (1,358,328) (272,393)
Inventories (1,372,151) (2,681,370) (330,623)
Prepaid expenses and other (363,817) 94,635 81,473
Deferred costs (5,572,295) (1,083,476) (114,538)
Other assets (1,089,933) 40,035
Trade accounts payable 1,769,254 (146,991) (385,990)
Other accrued liabilities 163,526 (1,538,783) 525,975
------------ ------------ -----------
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities (14,514,180) (2,652,737) 1,252,458
------------ ------------ -----------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment (3,843,133) (1,256,852) (564,752)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 743,671
Costs incurred to obtain patents and licenses (342,528) (271,212) (115,000)
Cash paid to acquire Coach & Car (5,352,982)
Cash paid to acquire SOUTHtech (4,606)
Cash paid to acquire Artcraft - net of cash acquired (628,948)
Cash paid to acquire Sedona Scientific, Inc. (93,000)
Cash paid to acquire Airline Interiors - net of cash
acquired (1,835,251)
------------ ------------ -----------
Net cash used in investing activities (3,441,990) (7,607,600) (2,515,003)
------------ ------------ -----------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net borrowings (repayments) under short-term debt and
line of credit agreement (3,050,000) 2,000,000 (797,035)
Borrowings under other debt arrangements 4,407,628 10,799,940 1,173,401
Principal payments under other debt arrangements (7,694,271) (3,611,047) (1,952,102)
Issuance of common shares - net of expenses 26,416,808 611,946
Issuance of 12% Notes - net of issuance costs 4,934,332
Advances to the Chairman - net (303,427)
Purchases of treasury stock (279,838)
Real estate - net of payment to the Chairman (266,639)
Dividends paid to the Chairman (28,758)
------------ ------------ -----------
Net cash provided by financing activities 20,080,165 9,800,839 2,479,934
------------ ------------ -----------
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND
CASH EQUIVALENTS 2,123,995 (459,498) 1,217,389
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS,
BEGINNING OF YEAR 1,051,177 1,510,675 293,286
------------ ------------ -----------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR $ 3,175,172 $ 1,051,177 $ 1,510,675
============ ============ ===========
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW
INFORMATION:
Interest paid $ 1,691,712 $ 1,515,844 $ 758,666
============ ============ ===========
Taxes paid $ 1,365,826 $ 441,700 $ 804,000
============ ============ ===========
(Continued)
</TABLE>
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SIMULA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
THREE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
<S> <C> <C> <C>
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NONCASH
INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Property and equipment acquired under capital leases $ 924,324
============
Tax benefits from exercise of stock options $ 363,466
============
Purchase accounting adjustments related to the
acquisitions of Coach & Car and Artcraft:
Additional liabilities offset against
seller note payable $ 1,438,000
============
Additional liabilities recognized upon final
allocation of purchase price $ 2,415,000
============
Conversion of notes:
Conversion of $6,475,000 Series B 9% Senior Subordinated
Convertible Notes and accrued interest of $136,600 less
deferred note issuance costs of $880,350 for 967,236 shares $ 5,731,250
============
Coach & Car acquisition:
Fair value of assets acquired $ 11,422,148
Liabilities assumed (7,069,166)
Seller note payable (1,500,000)
Covenants not to compete 2,500,000
------------
Cash paid to acquire Coach & Car $ 5,352,982
============
SOUTHtech acquisition:
Fair value of assets acquired $ 378,014
Liabilities assumed (1,010,760)
Common stock issued 637,352
------------
Cash paid to acquire SOUTHtech $ 4,606
============
Aircraft acquisition:
Fair value of assets acquired $ 4,103,924
Liabilities assumed (2,988,924)
Common stock issued (465,000)
Cash acquired (21,052)
------------
Cash paid to acquire Artcraft - net of cash acquired $ 628,948
============
Sedona Scientific, Inc. acquisition:
Fair value of assets acquired $ 471,277
Liabilities assumed (92,277)
Common stock issued (286,000)
------------
Cash paid to acquire Sedona Scientific, Inc. $ 93,000
============
Airline Interiors acquisition:
Fair value of assets acquired $ 3,270,480
Liabilities assumed (2,106,318)
Covenants not to compete 2,700,000
Liability for covenants not to compete (1,864,162)
Cash acquired (164,749)
------------
Cash paid to acquire Airline Interiors - net of cash acquired
$ 1,835,251
============
See notes to consolidated financial statements (Concluded)
</TABLE>
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SIMULA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995, 1994 AND 1993
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1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF PRESENTATION - The consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Simula, Inc. ("Simula") and its subsidiaries (collectively the
"Company"). All of the subsidiaries are wholly owned. All intercompany
transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
The Company announced a 3 for 2 split of its common stock to shareholders
of record as of September 15, 1995; which shares were issued on September
28, 1995. As a result, all shares and related references have been
restated for all prior periods and transactions.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - These consolidated financial
statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. Described below are those accounting principles particularly
significant to the Company, including those selected from acceptable
alternatives.
a. Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
b. Revenue related to government contracts and most commercial
contracts results principally from long-term fixed price contracts
and is recognized on the percentage-of-completion method calculated
utilizing the cost-to-cost approach. The percent deemed to be
complete is calculated by comparing the costs incurred to date to
estimated total costs for each contract. This method is used because
management considers costs incurred to be the best available measure
of progress on these contracts. However, adjustments to this
measurement are made when management believes that costs incurred
materially exceed effort expended. Contract costs include all direct
material and labor costs, along with certain overhead costs related
to contract production.
Provisions for any estimated total contract losses on uncompleted
contracts are recorded in the period in which it is concluded that
such losses will occur. Changes in estimated total contract costs
will result in revisions to contract revenue. These revisions are
recognized when determined.
Revenue derived from sales of some commercial products is recognized
at contractual amounts when the product is shipped.
c. Inventories include raw materials and work-in-process applicable to
commercial products. Inventories are recorded at cost and are
carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Amounts are
removed from inventory using the estimated average cost per unit.
d. Property, equipment and leasehold improvements are stated at cost.
Amortization of capital leases and leasehold improvements is
calculated on a straight-line basis over the life of the asset or
term of the lease, whichever is shorter. Depreciation on equipment
and buildings is calculated on a straight-line basis over the
estimated useful lives of three to thirty years.
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e. Deferred costs include amounts applicable to products and
technologies which represent adaptations of existing capabilities to
the particular requirements of the Company's customers. These costs
are recovered over the specific or estimated revenue streams from
these customers. Deferred costs also include costs applicable to
bids in process. These costs are deferred when management believes
that it is probable that future contracts will be obtained and are
transferred to contract costs when contracts are awarded or are
expensed when the contract award is no longer considered probable.
f. Intangibles are recorded at cost. The Company acquires intangible
assets in the normal course of business and in business
combinations. The Company periodically reviews for changes in
circumstances to determine whether there are conditions that
indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be
recoverable. If such conditions are deemed to exist, the Company
will determine whether estimated future undiscounted cash flows are
less than the carrying amount of such assets, in which case the
Company will calculate an impairment loss. Any impairment loss will
be recorded as a component of operating earnings. Intangibles are
amortized on a straight-line basis over the following periods:
Goodwill 10 - 25 years
Covenants not to compete 10 years
Other 7 years
g. Net income per common and equivalent share has been computed using
the weighted average number of common shares and common share
equivalents outstanding during each period. Stock options and
warrants have been included in the computations as common equivalent
shares utilizing the treasury stock method only when their effect is
dilutive.
h. Statements of Cash Flows - Cash and cash equivalents presented in
the statements of cash flows consist of cash on hand and highly
liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less.
i. Reclassifications - Certain reclassifications have been made to the
1994 and 1993 financial statements to conform to the 1995
presentation.
2. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
The Company completed a secondary offering of common stock which closed
and was funded the second quarter of 1995. As a result of this offering,
2,328,750 shares were sold by the Company at $12 per share. The net
proceeds from the offering totaled $25,567,822.
3. ACQUISITIONS
On August 2, 1993, the Company acquired certain assets and covenants not
to compete from Airline Interiors, Inc. ("Airline Interiors") for cash, a
long-term note and the assumption of certain liabilities. Airline
Interiors remodels and refurbishes airline interiors. This acquisition of
Airline Interiors has been accounted for using the purchase method of
accounting, and the results of operations of Airline Interiors have been
included in the consolidated financial statements subsequent to the
acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net
assets acquired of $1,059,554 and covenants not to compete of $2,489,356
are being amortized over 10 years.
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On June 14, 1994, the Company purchased covenants not to compete and
substantially all of the assets of Coach and Car Equipment Corporation
("Coach & Car") for cash, an installment note and the assumption of
substantially all of the Coach & Car liabilities. Coach & Car is a
manufacturer of seats for trains, subways, mass transit and other vehicles
which are principally operated by local government authorities. The
acquisition of Coach & Car has been accounted for using the purchase
method of accounting, and the results of operations of Coach & Car have
been included in the consolidated financial statements subsequent to the
acquisition. The excess of purchase price over the fair value of net
assets acquired of $5,281,038 is being amortized over 25 years, and
covenants not to compete of $2,500,000 are being amortized over 10 years.
Consideration for this transaction consisted of the following:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Cash paid $ 3,000,000
Seller note 1,500,000
Liabilities assumed - including
$2,352,982 of bank debt paid at closing 9,422,148
-------------
Total $ 13,922,148
=============
</TABLE>
The assets acquired have been recorded as follows:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Current assets $ 2,923,585
Intangibles 7,781,038
Property and equipment 3,217,525
-------------
Total $ 13,922,148
=============
</TABLE>
On July 1, 1994, the Company purchased SOUTHtech, Inc. ("SOUTHtech") which
was a corporation owned by the Company's Chairman (the "Chairman") (96%),
and two unrelated minority shareholders (4%). SOUTHtech is a ceramics
manufacturer that provides parts for silicon wafer manufacturing by the
semiconductor industry. In determining the acquisition consideration, the
Company obtained a valuation opinion from an independent investment banker
and the transaction was approved by the disinterested members of the board
of directors of the Company. The acquisition consideration consisted of
178,582 shares of the Company's common stock, of which 171,472 shares were
issued to the Chairman and 7,110 shares were issued to one of the
unrelated minority shareholders, and $4,606 cash, in lieu of stock, to the
other unrelated minority shareholder. Because the Company and SOUTHtech
were entities under the common control of the Chairman, the shares issued
to the Chairman have been recorded at the basis of his investment in
SOUTHtech and the shares issued to minority shareholders have been
recorded at fair value. The excess of the Chairman's basis over his
proportionate share of SOUTHtech's net assets of $683,526 has been
recorded as a reduction in retained earnings. The accounts of SOUTHtech
have been included in the consolidated financial statements subsequent to
the acquisition.
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with the SOUTHtech
transaction were as follows:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Assets acquired $ 378,014
Liabilities assumed (1,010,760)
-------------
Net liabilities assumed $ (632,746)
=============
</TABLE>
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Consideration was recorded as follows:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Shares issued to the Chairman $ (682,383)
Shares issued to minority shareholders 45,031
Cash issued to minority shareholders 4,606
-------------
Total $ (632,746)
=============
</TABLE>
During 1995, the ceramics technology used in the semiconductor industry
and associated assets of SOUTHtech were sold to a third party effective
August 31, 1995. As a result, the Company received cash of $1,328,720 and
is entitled to guaranteed payments of $1,500,000 and contingent payments
up to a maximum of $1,750,000 based upon the future sales of the SOUTHtech
ceramic product within the semiconductor industry. The Company retained
the ceramics technology and assets associated with armor products and
certain key employees. In connection with this transaction, the Company
reported $1,977,000 of technology sales and royalty revenue in 1995.
On September 30, 1994, the Company purchased all of the operating assets
of Artcraft Industries Corp. ("Artcraft") for 67,228 shares of common
stock valued at $465,000 and the assumption of certain liabilities.
Artcraft is engaged in the manufacture, assembly and sale of railway and
mass transit seating systems. The acquisition has been accounted for using
the purchase method of accounting, and results of operations of Artcraft
have been included in the consolidated financial statements subsequent to
the acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of
net assets acquired of $734,531 is being amortized over 25 years.
Consideration for the transaction consisted of the following:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
67,228 shares of common stock $ 465,000
Liabilities assumed - including
$650,000 bank debt paid at closing 3,638,924
-------------
Total $ 4,103,924
=============
</TABLE>
The assets acquired have been recorded as follows:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Current assets $ 1,669,393
Intangibles 734,531
Property and equipment 1,700,000
-------------
Total $ 4,103,924
=============
</TABLE>
In addition, the Company acquired another small company for $93,000 in
cash and 23,833 shares of common stock.
During 1995, the Company completed its identification and quantification
of certain preacquisition contingencies related to its acquisitions of
Artcraft and Coach & Car. As a result, the Company adjusted the original
purchase allocation of these acquisitions resulting in an increase in
goodwill of $2,415,000, a net increase in accrued liabilities and advances
on contracts of $3,853,000 and a decrease in debt owed to seller of
$1,438,000.
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The following summarizes unaudited pro forma operating results for the
Company for the two years ended December 31, 1994, assuming the
acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of the immediately preceding
year.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1994 1993
<S> <C> <C>
Revenues $55,512,000 $ 50,559,000
=========== ============
Net earnings $ 2,362,000 $ 1,188,000
=========== ============
Net earnings per share $ .37 $ .20
=========== ============
</TABLE>
4. INVENTORIES
At December 31 inventories consisted of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994
<S> <C> <C>
Raw materials $3,319,958 $3,544,116
Work in process 4,711,256 3,187,927
Finished goods 72,980
---------- ----------
Total inventories $8,104,194 $6,732,043
========== ==========
</TABLE>
5. PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS
At December 31 property, equipment and leasehold improvements consisted of
the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994
<S> <C> <C>
Land $ 3,022,819 $ 3,022,819
Buildings and leasehold improvements 4,467,697 4,193,622
Equipment 13,408,041 10,717,234
----------- -----------
Total 20,898,557 17,933,675
Less accumulated depreciation 5,119,738 4,735,108
----------- -----------
Property, equipment and leasehold
improvements - net $15,778,819 $13,198,567
=========== ===========
</TABLE>
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6. INTANGIBLES AND DEFERRED COSTS
At December 31, intangibles consisted of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994
<S> <C> <C>
Covenants not to compete (Note 2) $ 4,989,356 $ 5,178,655
Excess of cost over net assets acquired
(Note 2) 9,540,110 7,124,760
Other 435,163 407,347
----------- -----------
Total 14,964,629 12,710,762
Less accumulated amortization 1,613,268 733,989
----------- -----------
Intangibles - net $13,351,361 $11,976,773
=========== ===========
</TABLE>
At December 31, deferred costs included the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994
<S> <C> <C>
Deferred product costs - net $5,430,179
Deferred financing costs - net 487,980 $ 794,033
Deferred bid costs 467,169 666,349
---------- ----------
Total deferred costs $6,385,328 $1,460,382
========== ==========
</TABLE>
7. REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT
The Company has a $10,000,000 unsecured Revolving Line of Credit with a
bank, interest at prime or Libor plus 1.75%. There was no outstanding
balance on this line of credit as of December 31, 1995. The loan agreement
encompassing this line of credit and the $5,000,000 amortizing term loan
(Note 8) contains certain covenants that require the maintenance of a
minimum tangible net worth and certain defined financial ratios.
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8. DEBT
Long-term debt at December 31 consisted of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994
<C> <C> <C>
12% Senior Subordinated Notes $ 5,700,000 $ 5,700,000
Mortgage notes payable, interest at 9% and 10.4%, secured by
land and buildings with a carrying amount of $6,034,442,
due through 2017 2,990,329 3,049,242
Various loans payable, secured by property and equipment 3,020,703 3,121,151
Obligations under capital leases, interest at 4% to 14.5% (Note 13) 917,520 358,478
Long-term debt repaid in 1995 4,200,000
----------- -----------
Total 12,628,552 16,428,871
Less current portion 1,367,187 1,089,665
----------- -----------
Long-term debt $11,261,365 $15,339,206
=========== ===========
</TABLE>
In December 1993, the Company completed the sale of $5,700,000 of 12%
Senior Subordinated Notes ("12% Notes"), due in 1998. The 12% Notes are
not subject to redemption prior to maturity. The Indenture relating to the
12% Notes contains certain covenants including limitations on incurrence
of additional indebtedness, limitation on sale of assets, transactions
with affiliates and payment of all dividends.
The Company has a $5,000,000 amortizing term loan under the same loan
agreement encompassing the line of credit (Note 7) for the financing of
U.S. based equipment with an outstanding balance at December 31, 1995 of
$1,946,780. Interest is payable at the Libor rate in effect at the time of
the drawdown plus 1.75%. The average interest rate on the outstanding
balance at December 31, 1995 is 7.8%.
In June 1994, the Company completed the private placement of $6,475,000
principal amount of 9% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes (the
"Convertible Notes"), due in 2001, convertible into common stock at $6.83
per share. The proceeds from the placement were used to acquire Coach &
Car and for working capital. During 1994, all of the Convertible Notes and
$136,600 of accrued interest were converted into 967,236 shares of the
Company's common stock.
The aggregate principal payments required for the five years subsequent to
December 31, 1995 are:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
1996 $ 1,367,187
1997 1,393,212
1998 6,742,969
1999 417,595
2000 122,469
Thereafter 2,585,120
-----------
Total $12,628,552
===========
</TABLE>
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Interest expense for the years ended December 31 is comprised of the
following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994 1993
---------- ---------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Interest $1,679,086 $1,651,881 $788,405
Amortization of deferred finance cost 350,768 179,624 11,850
---------- ---------- --------
Interest expense $2,029,854 $1,831,505 $800,255
========== ========== ========
</TABLE>
Based on borrowing rates currently available to the Company and the quoted
market price for the 12% Notes, the fair value of long-term debt at
December 31, 1995 is approximately $12,800,000.
9. RECEIVABLES
At December 31, receivables include the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994
<S> <C> <C>
United States Government:
Billed receivables $ 2,926,891 $ 2,247,270
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings 4,541,878 4,592,286
------------ ------------
Total United States Government 7,468,769 6,839,556
------------ ------------
Other contracts:
Billed receivables 2,942,647 3,262,514
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings 10,244,769 1,652,121
------------ ------------
Total other contracts 13,187,416 4,914,635
------------ ------------
Other trade receivable 4,708,319 871,812
------------ ------------
Less allowance for doubtful accounts (143,000) (237,000)
------------ ------------
Contract and trade receivables - net $ 25,221,504 $ 12,389,003
============ ============
</TABLE>
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings are net of $23,659,464
and $40,396,365 of progress billings for United States Government and
other governmental agencies at December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted
contracts represent revenue recognized on long-term contracts in excess of
billings because amounts were not billable at the balance sheet date.
Amounts receivable from the United States Government or receivable under
United States Government related subcontracts will generally be billed in
the following month or when the contract and all options thereunder are
completed. Amounts due on other contracts are generally billed as
shipments are made, subject to retainages. It is estimated that
substantially all of such amounts will be billed and collected within one
year, although contract extensions may delay certain collections beyond
one year.
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10. INCOME TAXES
The provisions for income taxes for the years ended December 31 are as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994 1993
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Current $ 1,322,000 $1,004,000 $ 914,500
Deferred (156,000) 256,000 (171,000)
----------- ---------- ---------
Provision for income taxes $ 1,166,000 $1,260,000 $ 743,500
=========== ========== =========
</TABLE>
The Company's effective income tax rate differs from the federal statutory
tax rate at December 31 as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994 1993
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Federal statutory income tax rate 34.0% 34.0% 34.0%
State income taxes 6.0 4.6 6.0
Tax credits and other 0.7 (1.2) (0.1)
Utilization of tax losses (18.6)
------ ------ ------
Effective rate 22.1% 37.4% 39.9%
====== ====== ======
</TABLE>
The provision for deferred income taxes consists of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994 1993
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Accruals $ 24,000 $216,000 $ (41,000)
Depreciation expense 268,000 40,000 (130,000)
Change in valuation allowance
for tax loss carryforwards (448,000)
--------- -------- ---------
Total $(156,000) $256,000 $(171,000)
========= ======== =========
</TABLE>
The significant tax effected temporary differences comprising deferred
taxes at December 31 are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994
<S> <C> <C>
Current:
Accrued vacation and pension costs $ 177,000 $ 149,000
Other (185,000) (126,000)
--------- ---------
Total current deferred tax (liability) asset (8,000) 23,000
--------- ---------
Long-term:
Excess of tax over book depreciation (346,000) (50,000)
Recognition of contract revenue (166,000) (289,000)
Utilization of tax loss carryforwards 448,000
Other (94,000) (6,000)
--------- ---------
Total long-term deferred tax liability (158,000) (345,000)
--------- ---------
Net deferred tax liability $(166,000) $(322,000)
========= =========
</TABLE>
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The valuation allowances associated with tax loss carryforwards as of
December 31 are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994
<S> <C> <C>
Tax asset for loss carryforward $ 669,000 $ 1,200,000
Valuation allowance (221,000) (1,200,000)
--------- -----------
Net long-term deferred tax asset $ 448,000 $ 0
========= ===========
</TABLE>
At December 31, 1995, the Company had approximately $1.6 million of net
operating loss carryforward of an acquired subsidiary which expires
through 2008.
11. BENEFIT PLANS
The Company has a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan (the
"Plan") for employees. To be eligible to participate, employees must have
completed six month of continuous employment and have attained the age of
21. Benefits are based on length of service and the employee's final pay
(averaged over the five highest consecutive years of the last ten years of
participation). The Company makes contributions to the Plan based upon
actuarially determined amounts.
Net periodic pension cost includes the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994 1993
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Service cost - benefit earned during the year $ 169,835 $ 205,195 $ 120,147
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 116,660 113,496 75,001
Actual return on Plan assets (257,497) (70,053) (54,024)
Net amortization and deferral 172,970 15,907 (14,529)
--------- --------- ---------
Net periodic pension cost $ 201,968 $ 264,545 $ 126,595
========= ========= =========
</TABLE>
The Plan's funded status and amounts recognized in the Company's balance
sheet at December 31 are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994
<S> <C> <C>
Actuarial present value of benefit obligation:
Vested benefits $ 1,310,868 $ 856,257
Nonvested benefits 237,163 79,747
----------- -----------
Accumulated benefit obligation 1,548,031 936,004
Effect of projected future compensation increases 364,997 436,713
----------- -----------
Projected benefit obligation 1,913,028 1,372,717
Plan assets at fair value 1,375,252 891,304
----------- -----------
Plan assets less than projected benefit obligation 537,776 481,413
Unrecognized prior service cost 24,383 15,028
Unrecognized loss (293,362) (381,331)
Unrecognized transition liability 96,094 101,746
----------- -----------
Accrued pension cost $ 364,891 $ 216,856
=========== ===========
</TABLE>
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Assumptions at December 31 used in the accounting for the Plan were as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994 1993
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Discount or settlement rate 7.25% 8.25% 7.25%
Rate of increase in compensation levels 3.50% 4.00% 3.00%
Expected long-term rate of return on Plan assets 8.00% 8.00% 8.00%
</TABLE>
The Plan's assets consist of money market accounts and investments in
common stocks, mutual funds, and corporate bonds.
In addition, the Company has 401(k) plans for substantially all employees
and one subsidiary has a union sponsored pension plan for union employees
to which the Company makes contractual contributions.
12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company has entered into various transactions with the Chairman. These
transactions are further described as follows:
a. The Company acquired SOUTHtech from the Chairman in 1994 as
described in Note 3.
b. The Chairman loaned the Company $2,000,000 in 1994 which was repaid
by the Company in 1995.
13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company leases certain equipment under capital lease agreements and
certain facilities under noncancellable operating leases with various
renewal options. Leased assets totaling $1,042,604 and $510,810 (net of
accumulated depreciation of $248,683 and $162,830) are included in
furniture and equipment as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
The following is a schedule, by year, of minimum rental payments due under
the leases described above and for other operating leases for the years
ending December 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Capital Leases Operating Leases
<S> <C> <C>
1996 $ 365,319 $1,284,645
1997 317,274 1,219,306
1998 230,234 667,451
1999 143,163 571,994
2000 23,604 360,847
Thereafter 774 1,582,000
---------- ----------
Total minimum lease payments 1,080,368 $5,686,243
==========
Less amounts representing interest 162,848
----------
Present value of net minimum lease payments $ 917,520
==========
</TABLE>
Rent expense was $1,109,402, $578,079 and $399,167 for the years ended
December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively.
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GOVERNMENT CONTRACT SETTLEMENT - Pursuant to a Settlement Agreement and
Release effective September 17, 1993, the Company agreed with the United
States of America (the "Government") to a compromise and settlement
relating to a claim by the Government for alleged violations of the Truth
in Negotiations Act ("TINA"). The Agreement resolved the dispute between
the parties without any admission of liability or wrongdoing on the part
of the Company. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company paid the
Government $445,000 in three installments. Such amount and related legal
fees of $474,000 have been recorded in the income statement as an unusual
item.
14. STOCK OPTIONS
In 1992, the Company adopted the 1992 Stock Option Plan which provided for
the issuance of up to 360,000 shares of common stock. All options
available under the 1992 Plan have been granted. In 1992, the Company
adopted the 1992 Restricted Stock Plan authorizing the Company to grant to
key employees of the Company the right to purchase up to an aggregate of
19,500 shares of common stock at $.01 per share. The Company has reserved
19,500 shares of common stock for issuance pursuant to the Restricted
Stock Plan, of which 4,500 shares have been awarded. In August 1994, the
Company adopted the 1994 Stock Option Plan which reserves up to 945,000
shares of common stock for issuance under the Plan. In accordance with the
terms of the 1994 Plan, the Board of Directors has awarded 492,750 options
under the 1994 Plan. Options are exercisable for up to 10 years at a price
equal to 100% of the fair market value at the date of grant or 85% of fair
market value in the case of non-statutory options.
Information with respect to the Plans is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Option Option Price
Shares Range for Shares
------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Outstanding at January 1, 1993 -- -- --
Granted 245,250 $ 3.25
-------
Outstanding at December 31, 1993 245,250 $ 3.25
Granted 161,250 $ 6.92 - $12.50
Exercised 24,075 $ 3.25
Cancelled (1,500)
-------
Outstanding at December 31, 1994 380,925 $ 3.25 - $12.50
Granted 478,125 $13.17 - $13.67
Exercised 135,500 $ 3.25 - $ 6.92
Cancelled (6,300)
-------
Outstanding at December 31, 1995 717,250
=======
Exercisable at December 31, 1995 239,125
=======
</TABLE>
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15. MAJOR CUSTOMERS
Sales to four major customers accounted for approximately 29%, 66% and 77%
of total sales for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993.
Contract receivables from these customers accounted for approximately 29%,
39% and 59% of the total contract receivables at December 31, 1995, 1994
and 1993. These major customers include all branches of the United States
armed forces which accounted for 18%, 24% and 46% of total sales for the
years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993. The Company has performed
work for these customers since 1975 and has no reason to believe that
there will be any change in these customer relationships.
For the year ended December 31, 1995 export sales were $6,760,819. These
export sales were principally comprised of sales to customers in Japan,
Canada, the United Kingdom and Korea of $2,522,419, $2,091,965, $1,105,558
and $775,091, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 1994 and
1993, export sales were less than 10% of consolidated revenue.
16. OTHER
The Company's research and development efforts arise from funded
development contracts and proprietary research and development.
Amounts arising from such efforts for the years ended December 31 were as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994 1993
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Research and development expenses,
classified as general and
administrative expenses $ 1,419,340 $ 687,686 $ 375,592
=========== ========== ===========
Funded contracts:
Revenues funded by customers $ 3,901,662 $3,290,146 $ 1,685,745
Research and development expenses
classified as cost of such revenues 4,721,858 3,165,130 1,813,120
----------- ---------- -----------
Funded contract margin (deficiency) $ (820,196) $ 125,016 $ (127,375)
=========== ========== ===========
</TABLE>
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17. SEGMENT REPORTING
During 1995, 1994 and 1993, the Company operated in three industry
segments. The Simula Government Products, Inc. segment includes the design
and manufacture of crash resistant components, energy absorbing devices,
ballistics and composites principally in connection with branches of the
United States armed forces procurement. The Intaero segment includes
operations which manufacture products for the interiors of domestic and
foreign passenger airlines and seating systems for rail and other mass
transit. The remaining segment, entitled Other, includes general corporate
operations and other subsidiaries engaged in technology development and
sales (Note 3). Segment disclosures are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995
-------------------------------------------------------
Simula
Government
Products, Inc. Intaero Other Total
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenue:
Contract revenue $24,753,600 $23,936,070 $48,689,670
Product sales 5,673,264 $ 1,968,879 7,642,143
Technology sales and royalties 779,347 1,977,453 2,756,800
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total revenue $25,532,947 $29,609,334 $ 3,946,332 $59,088,613
=========== =========== =========== ===========
Operating income $ 3,294,791 $ 3,066,695 $ 496,651 $ 6,858,137
Identifiable assets 26,629,708 38,688,362 9,421,066 74,739,136
Depreciation and amortization 564,842 1,899,899 600,142 3,064,833
Capital expenditures 1,829,664 1,459,651 1,478,142 4,767,457
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1994
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Simula
Government
Products, Inc. Intaero Other Total
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenue:
Contract revenue $ 21,587,963 $ 12,126,010 $ 33,713,973
Product sales 5,966,839 $ 1,031,379 6,998,218
Technology sales and royalties 445,603 445,603
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Total revenue $ 22,033,566 $ 18,092,849 $ 1,031,379 $ 41,157,794
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Operating income $ 3,037,566 $ 2,168,567 $ (21,813) $ 5,184,320
Identifiable assets 19,761,764 24,654,688 3,274,511 47,690,963
Depreciation and amortization 516,510 763,418 371,190 1,651,118
Capital expenditures 586,178 0 670,674 1,256,852
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1993
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Simula
Government
Products, Inc. Intaero Total
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Revenue:
Contract revenue $21,252,203 $21,252,203
Product sales $ 3,436,797 3,436,797
Technology sales and royalties 91,591 91,591
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Total revenue $21,343,794 $ 3,436,797 $24,780,591
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Operating income $ 2,447,656 $ 216,899 $ 2,664,555
Identifiable assets 20,784,764 6,002,468 26,787,232
Depreciation and amortization 638,764 159,990 798,754
Capital expenditures 550,752 14,000 564,752
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For the year ended December 31, 1995, inter-segment sales were
insignificant and total intercompany sales of $4,065,201 have been
eliminated. All revenue in 1994 and 1993 was generated from sales to
unaffiliated customers. Operating income for Simula Government Products
for 1993 included an unusual item of $919,389 relating to a government
contract settlement as discussed in Note 13.
18. NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In March 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 121, "Accounting
for Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be
Disposed Of," effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
1995. This statement establishes accounting standards for the impairment
of long-lived assets, certain identifiable intangibles and goodwill
related to those assets to be held and used and long-lived assets and
certain identifiable intangibles to be disposed of. The statement requires
that long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles to be held and
used by an entity be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable. In addition, the statement requires that certain long-lived
assets and intangibles to be disposed of be reported at the lower of
carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. The Company adopted this
accounting standard effective January 1, 1995. The adoption of this
accounting standard had no impact on the Company's results of operations
or financial position.
In October 1995, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation," effective for transactions entered into in fiscal years
that begin after December 15, 1995. This statement establishes financial
accounting and reporting for stock-based employee compensation plans,
including stock purchase plans, stock option plans, restricted stock and
stock appreciation rights. The Statement requires a fair value based
method of accounting for employee stock options or similar instruments and
encourages a similar method for all employee stock compensation plans.
This method measures compensation cost at the grant date based on the
value of an award and recognizes it over the service period, usually the
vesting period. However, the Statement also allows an entity to continue
measuring compensation cost for such plans using the intrinsic value
method of accounting prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No.
25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees," provided pro forma
disclosures are made. The Company expects to continue to account for its
stock-based employee compensation plans using the method of accounting
proscribed by APB No. 25 and does not expect this accounting standard will
materially impact its results of operations or financial position.
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19. UNAUDITED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995
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First Second Third Fourth
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenue $13,580,842 $15,030,715 $14,694,204 $15,782,852
Cost of revenue 8,954,807 9,632,276 9,396,431 8,637,957
Gross margin 4,626,035 5,398,439 5,297,773 7,144,895
Net earnings 616,077 936,995 1,139,182 1,410,105
Net earnings per common
and equivalent share $ .09 $ .11 $ .13 $ .15
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1994
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FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenue $ 6,900,072 $ 7,558,741 $12,875,330 $13,823,651
Cost of revenue 4,370,264 4,667,947 9,157,490 9,512,909
Gross margin 2,529,808 2,890,794 3,717,840 4,310,742
Net earnings 334,798 513,707 603,372 662,546
Net earnings per common
and equivalent share $ .07 $ .10 $ .10 $ .10
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