IONIC FUEL TECHNOLOGY INC
10-Q, 1997-11-06
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                                                   United States
                                        Securities and Exchange Commission
                                              Washington, D.C. 20549

                                                     FORM 10-Q

                                                    (Mark One)


     [x]  Quarterly  Report  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the  Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934 for the period ended September 30, 1997

                                                           or

     [ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities 
         Exchange Act of 1934
         For the Transition Period From                                  to

    Commission file number  1-13234

                           Ionic Fuel Technology, Inc.

                (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                  Delaware                                      06-1333140

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

       300 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1704
                Wilmington, Delaware                          19801-1622
       (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)

                                                               (302) 427-5957
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                                                Not applicable
               (Former name, former address and former year, if changed 
                 since last report)

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
         required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange
         Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter periods
         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 ___

                   Applicable Only to Issuers Involved in Bankruptcy
                       Proceedings During the Preceding Five Years

         Indicate by check mark whether the  registrant  has filed all documents
         and reports  required  to be filed by Sections  12, 13, or 15(d) of the
         Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  subsequent  to the  distribution  of
         securities under a plan confirmed by the court. Yes ___ No ___

                                            Applicable Only to Corporate Issuers

         Indicate  the  number of  shares  outstanding  of each of the  Issuer's
         classes of common stock, as of the latest practical date

   Common Stock, $.01 Par Value - 6,173,433 shares as of September 30, 1997


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                                            IONIC FUEL TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                                                       INDEX



PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION



Item 1.  Financial Statements (Unaudited)

          Consolidated balance sheets - September 30, 1997 and June 30, 1997

          Consolidated statements of operations - Three months ended 
          September 30, 1997 and 1996

          Consolidated  statements of cash flows - Three months ended
          September 30, 1997 and 1996

          Notes to consolidated financial statements - September 30, 1997

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



          PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

          Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

          Item 2.  Changes in Securities

          Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities

          Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

          Item 5.  Other Information

          Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
                   Form 8-K for the period July 10, 1997 covering Items 5 & 7
                   Form 8-K for the period July 24, 1997 covering Item 5

          Signatures




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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                                            IONIC FUEL TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                                            CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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                                                                          September 30,          June 30,
                                                                                1997             1997
                                                                             -------           --------   
Assets                                                                     (Unaudited)          (Audited)
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents (Note 2)                                         $ 1,445,691        $    191,629
  Trade accounts receivable                                                      100,958              59,420
  Inventory (Note 3)                                                             477,095             482,446
  Prepaid expenses                                                               130,085             137,676
                                                                                 -------             -------
Total current assets                                                           2,153,829             871,171

Equipment and vehicles, net of accumulated
  depreciation of $442,988 at September 30, 1997
    and $442,105 at June 30, 1997                                                127,665             153,117

Patents, net                                                                     587,133             603,003
                                                                                 -------             -------
Total assets                                                                 $ 2,868,627         $ 1,627,291
                                                                               =========           =========

Liabilities and stockholders' equity Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                                                        $       80,033      $       87,155
  Accrued expenses                                                               227,784             239,827
  Provisions for warranties and returns                                           18,621              16,380
  Accrued royalty, due to officer                                                 44,800              40,000
  Current portion of royalty agreement                                            19,194              18,720
  Accrued salary, benefits and payroll taxes                                      21,822              19,419
  Current portion of capital lease obligations                                    18,010              14,984
                                                                                  ------              ------

Total current liabilities                                                        430,264             436,485

Other long-term liabilities                                                      341,415             346,249

Stockholders' equity:
   Common stock, $.01 par value:
     20,000,000 shares authorized; issued and
     outstanding 6,173,433 and 5,401,600 shares
       respectively                                                               61,734              54,016
   Capital in excess of par value                                             12,381,805          10,837,407
   Accumulated deficit                                                       (10,183,130)        ( 9,903,667)
   Cumulative translation adjustment                                       (     163,461)       (    143,199)
                                                                            ------------         -----------
Total stockholders' equity                                                     2,096,948             844,557
                                                                               ---------             -------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                                  $  2,868,627        $  1,627,291
                                                                              ==========          ==========

See accompanying notes

                 Note:  The balance sheet at June 30, 1997 has been derived from
                 the  audited  financial  statements  at that  date but does not
                 include  all of  the  information  and  footnotes  required  by
                 generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial
                 statements.


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                                            IONIC FUEL TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                                    (UNAUDITED)
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                                                                                   Three Months Ended
                                                                                     September 30,
                                                                                   1997        1996
                                                                                        

                 Revenues:
                   Rental income                                           $      84,354    $    78,682
                   Service income                                                 28,715         28,795
                 Total revenues                                                  113,069        107,477

                 Cost of revenues                                                174,609        181,416
                                                                                ( 61,540)   (    73,939)

                 Operating expenses:
                   General and administrative                                    143,291        145,788
                   Sales and marketing                                            47,689         31,827
                   Royalty charges                                                15,000         15,000
                   Research and development                                       11,499            657
                                                                                     ---
                                                                                 217,479        193,272
                 Operating (loss)                                             (  279,019)    (  267,211)

                 Other income (expense):
                   Interest income                                                13,188           10,531 
                   Interest expense                                          (    13,632)     (    14,237)
                                                                              ----------
                                                                              (      444)    (      3,706)   
                                                                              $(  279,463)     $( 270,917)
                                                                                ========

                 Net (loss) per share                                           $(   .05)    $(       .05)

                 Weighted average number of
                    common shares                                              6,074,870         5,410,500

                 See accompanying notes


                                                      
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                                            IONIC FUEL TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                                    (UNAUDITED)
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                                                                                               Three Months Ended
                                                                                                  September 30,
                                                                                                  1997                 1996
                                                                                               

                 Operating activities:
                 Net (loss)                                                                      $(  279,463)       $(  270,917)
                 Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating
                   activities:
    Depreciation                                                                                      18,587              20,252
    Amortization                                                                                      15,869              15,734
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
       Accounts receivable                                                                      (    43,715)       (      7,973)
       Other receivables                                                                      (         537)              8,906
       Inventory                                                                                      2,053               9,384
       Prepaid expenses                                                                               5,621              12,866
       Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                                            284         (    56,746)

Net cash used by operating activities                                                            (  281,301)         (  268,494)

Investing activities
Acquisition of equipment                                                                        (      4,539)        (    11,387)
Acquisition of patents                                                                                   -          (      1,066)
Cash used by investing activities                                                               (      4,539)        (    12,453)

Financing activities
Principal payments under licensing agreement                                                    (      4,367)       (      3,763)
Net proceeds from issuance of stock                                                                1,552,116                -
                                                                         
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities                                                   1,547,749        (      3,763)

                 Effects of exchange rate differences on cash                                   (      7,847)                798

                 Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                  1,254,062          (  283,912)
                 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                      191,629           1,173,088

                 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                        $ 1,445,691        $    889,176

                 Interest paid                                                                 $      13,632        $     14,237

                 See accompanying notes



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                                            IONIC FUEL TECHNOLOGY, INC.




                 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                 (Unaudited)
                 September 30, 1997



    1.  Basis  of  Presentation  a)  The  accompanying   unaudited  consolidated
    financial  statements  have  been  prepared  in  accordance  with  generally
    accepted  accounting  principles for interim financial  information and with
    the   instructions  to  Form  10-Q  and  Article  10  of  Regulations   S-X.
    Accordingly,  they  do not  include  all of the  information  and  footnotes
    required by generally accepted accounting  principles for complete financial
    statements.  In the opinion of management,  all  adjustments  (consisting of
    normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have
    been included.  Operating results for the three month period ended September
    30, 1997 are not necessarily  indicative of the results that may be expected
    for the year ending June 30,  1998.  For further  information,  refer to the
    consolidated  financial  statements  and footnotes  thereto  included in the
    Company's annual report on From 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1997.

    2. Cash Equivalents a) The Company  considers all highly liquid  investments
    with  maturities  of  three  months  or  less  when  purchased  to  be  cash
    equivalents.

    3.        Inventory

    Inventory is comprised of the following:

                                          September 30,                June 30,
                                              1997                        1997
                                             ----                        ----

    Material and supplies                    $153,497                 $161,817
    Finished goods                            323,598                  320,629
                                              -------                  -------

                                             $477,095                 $482,446
                    




    Included in finished  goods  inventory are units,  at customer  sites,  on a
short-term trial basis.









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                                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                                   FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS




Results of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, 1997 and September 30, 1996

         Total revenues  increased to  approximately  $113,000  during the three
month period ended September 30, 1997 from approximately  $107,000 for the three
month period ended September 30, 1996.

         The increase of approximately $6,000 in revenues related to an increase
in rental  revenues  from new  customers;  there were no equipment  sales in the
quarter and service income remained approximately the same.

         Gross profit increased to a loss of approximately  $(62,000) during the
three  months  ended  September  30, 1997 (loss of $74,000 in 1996) due to lower
service costs.

         General and  administrative  expenses  remained  approximately the same
during the three months ended  September  30, 1997  compared to the three months
ended September 30, 1996.

         Research  and  development   expenses   increased  $11,000  related  to
upgrading IFT equipment for hazardous zone locations.

         Sales and marketing expenses increased to approximately  $48,000 during
the three months ended September 30, 1997, from approximately $32,000 during the
three months ended September 30, 1996, an increase of $16,000 principally due to
an increase in professional costs.

         Other expense (net) decreased to approximately  $(400) during the three
months  ended  September  30,  1997 from  approximately  $(3,700) of net expense
during the same period in 1996, due to an increase in interest income.

Liquidity and Sources of Capital

         Net cash used by operations  was  approximately  $281,000 for the three
months ended September 30, 1997 and approximately  $268,000 for the three months
ended  September 30, 1996.  Cash was utilized in all  departments,  i.e.  sales,
marketing,  administration and ongoing product enhancement in the United Kingdom
and Europe. Working capital was approximately $1.7 million at September 30, 1997
and approximately  $450,000 at June 30, 1997.  Working capital has been utilized
to fund operations.

         On  July  14,  1997,  the  Company  issued  771,833  units,  each  unit
consisting of one share of common stock, par value $.01 per share and one Series
C, Common Stock purchase warrant. As a result, the Company raised $1,552,116 net
of discounts, commissions and offering costs of $184,508.








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                                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                                   FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS



Currency Fluctuation

         Currency  fluctuations were  insignificant to the Company's  operations
for the three months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996. The Company  operates in
the United States and United  Kingdom  (Pound  Sterling);  sales and rentals may
also be  denominated  in other  currencies,  such as French  Franc,  the Belgian
Franc,  the Dutch Guilder and the German Mark.  Change in the exchange  rates of
currencies could affect the Company's operations and cash flows. Currently,  the
Company does not enter into any derivative contracts to hedge these risks.

Inflation

         Inflation  has not  had a  significant  impact  on the  results  of the
Company's operations for the three months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996.




































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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION



Item 1.  Legal Proceedings (Not applicable)

Item 2.  Changes in Securities (Not applicable)

Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities (Not applicable)

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
             (Not applicable)

Item 5.  Other information (Not applicable)

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K


The following exhibits are included herein:

(1) Statement re: computation of earnings per share

The Company did not file any reports on Form 8-k during the three  months  ended
September 30, 1997.



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 EXHIBIT I

                                            IONIC FUEL TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                                     COMPUTATION OF NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE

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                                                                                     September 30,
                                                                             1997              1996

                 Net loss                                               $(   279,463)    $(   270,917)


                 Average common shares outstanding                          6,064,370       5,400,000

Incremental shares issuable pursuant to SAB Topic 4D                           10,500          10,500
                                                                          
Total shares                                                                6,074,870       5,410,500
                                                                            =========       =========

Net loss per common share                                                 $(     .05)    $(       .05)
                                                                       ==============      ==============





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SIGNATURES

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


                               Ionic Fuel Technology, Inc.

                                   (Registrant)



Date:  November 6, 1997              Douglas Johnston
                                     Chairman and Chief Financial Officer 
                                     (Name and Title)

Date:  November 6, 1997              Anthony Garner 
                                     President, Chief Executive Officer and 
                                      Director 


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<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the 
financial statements cointained in the Company's Form 10-Q and is qualified in 
its entirety by reference to such financial statements. 

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