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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 Commission file number 1-7378
RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas 75-0868913
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. employer
of incorporation) identification number)
16400 Park Row, Houston, Texas 77084
(Address of principal (Zip Code)
executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 492-0550
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, no par value per share
(title of class)
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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.
X Yes No
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be
contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form
10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x
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State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-
affiliates of the registrant. The aggregate market value shall be computed
by reference to the price at which the stock was sold, or the average bid
and asked prices of such stock, as of a specific date within 60 days prior
to the date of filing.
$7,067,569, based on the last trade price as reported on The Nasdaq
Stock Market System on February 17, 1995.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
Common Stock, no par value per share 4,242,848
(title of class) (number of shares outstanding)
as of February 17, 1995
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Documents Incorporated by Reference
Listed hereunder are the documents incorporated by reference and the
Part of the Form 10-K into which such documents are incorporated:
Part III........................... Proxy Statement for the 1995 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders of the
Registrant (to be filed within 120
days of the close of the registrant's
fiscal year)
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RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
1994 FORM 10-K
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
Page
Item 1. Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Item 2. Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Item 3. Legal Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders . . . 12
Item 4A. Executive Officers of the Registrant. . . . . . . . . . . 12
PART II
Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Stock and
Related Stockholder Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Item 6. Selected Financial Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations . . . . . . . . . . 15
Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on
Accounting and Financial Disclosure . . . . . . . . . . 20
PART III
Item 10. Part III is omitted as the Company will file a
Item 11. Proxy Statement for the 1995 Annual Meeting of
Item 12. Shareholders as indicated in this report. . . . . . . 20
Item 13.
PART IV
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and
Reports on Form 8-K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Signatures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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PART I
Item 1. Business.
(a) GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS. Reliability Incorporated
("Reliability") and its subsidiaries are principally engaged in the
manufacture of equipment used to condition and test integrated circuits
("ICs"). The Company and its subsidiaries also operate testing laboratories
which condition and test integrated circuits as a service to others and
manufacture power sources, primarily a line of DC to DC power converters
which convert direct current voltage into a higher or lower voltage.
The following table shows the subsidiaries of the Company as of the date
of this report:
Reliability Incorporated
(a Texas corporation)
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RICR de Costa Rica, S.A. Reliability Singapore Pte Ltd.
(a Costa Rica corporation) (a Singapore corporation)
As used in this report, the terms "Company" and "Registrant" refer to
Reliability, its present subsidiaries and their predecessors, unless a
different meaning is stated or indicated.
The Company was incorporated under the laws of Texas in 1953. All
subsidiaries are incorporated under a variant of the "Reliability" name.
The Company's business was started in 1971 when substantially all of the
assets of a testing laboratory owned by Texas Instruments Incorporated were
acquired by Reliability, Inc. Reliability, Inc. was not at the time owned
by the Registrant. The Registrant, in 1974, acquired Reliability, Inc. and
began providing conditioning and testing services. In 1984, this separate
company was merged into Reliability Incorporated. Reliability Singapore Pte
Ltd. began operations during 1978 and provides conditioning services and
manufactures certain conditioning products at a facility in Singapore.
Reliability Singapore also manufactured power sources until 1993, when its
power sources manufacturing operations were transferred to Costa Rica. RICR
de Costa Rica, S.A. began operating in 1990, and manufactures and sells
power sources.
The companies described in this paragraph have discontinued operations
and have been dissolved. Reliability Nederland B.V. began operations in
1974 in the Republic of Ireland and manufactured power sources until 1991,
when the company permanently closed the facility in Ireland. Reliability
Nederland B.V. was chartered in the Netherlands and also functioned as a
holding company for certain of the Company's foreign subsidiaries until
December 1993, when it was dissolved, at which time subsidiaries owned by
Reliability Nederland B.V. became subsidiaries of the Company. Reliability
Europe Ltd. was incorporated in England in 1984 to serve as a sales
representative and product demonstration facility for the Company in Europe;
from 1988 to 1990 it also manufactured conditioning systems. In 1992, this
company ceased operations completely. Reliability International, Inc., a
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U.S. Virgin Islands corporation, was incorporated in 1984 as a foreign sales
corporation and ceased operations on December 31, 1992. Reliability Japan
Incorporated, located in Tokyo, Japan, was incorporated in 1987 and served
as a sales and technology center for conditioning and testing systems which
were manufactured by the Company. Operations of the Japanese subsidiary
were discontinued during 1993, and the subsidiary was dissolved in 1994.
The Company operates in three industry segments as discussed below.
CONDITIONING AND TESTING PRODUCTS. ("Conditioning Products") Under
current semiconductor technology and manufacturing processes, manufacturers
are unable to produce batches of ICs consistently which are completely free
of defects. An IC may be defective at the time it is produced, or it may
have a latent defect which permits it to operate according to specifications
for a period of time but eventually causes it to fail. An IC with such a
defect will almost always fail during the first 500 to 1,000 hours of normal
use. Accordingly, it has become customary to "condition" ICs, i.e., to
subject them, during a relatively short period of time, to controlled
stresses which simulate the first several hundred hours of operation in an
effort to uncover defects. Such stresses may include maximum rated
temperature, voltage and electrical signals and are also commonly referred
to as "burn-in". Following conditioning, an IC is tested to determine
whether it operates as intended. There are two general types of electrical
tests to which an IC may be subjected. Parametric testing determines
whether the electrical characteristics of the IC fall within certain
specified limits. Functional testing determines whether the IC performs its
specified function. The Company's products condition and functionally test
ICs.
The Company manufactures conditioning systems which are marketed under
the names CRITERIA(R) and TITAN(tm); these products can perform most burn-
in conditioning processes, but they do not test the ICs during conditioning.
CRITERIA systems were originally designed for internal use in the Company's
test labs ("TLs") but, since 1974, these systems have been sold to outside
customers.
Conditioning systems generally are used on new IC production lines, but
may also be added to existing production lines. There are several different
models within the product lines, each with a different capacity and
conditioning capability. The CRITERIA models condition relatively large
numbers of similar ICs at one time. The TITAN burn-in products provide wide
range flexibility to users with relatively small quantities and multiple
types of ICs to be conditioned. The TITAN products are designed primarily
for IC users, but may also be used by IC manufacturers. CRITERIA products
are usually purchased by companies that manufacture large volumes of similar
ICs, but they are also purchased by companies that use ICs.
The Company manufactures, under the trade name INTERSECT(tm), systems
which functionally test ICs during conditioning. This represents a
difference in the way most ICs are tested. Most functional testing is
performed sequentially, that is, one IC is tested at a time after the IC is
conditioned; INTERSECT systems perform parallel functional testing, a
process by which more than one IC is tested at a time. INTERSECT systems
test ICs during the conditioning process, resulting in substantial time
savings. INTERSECT systems are computer controlled for high volume burn-in
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and testing of semiconductor devices. The Company's INTERSECT systems can
vary in their capacities and testing capabilities.
The Company also produces and sells other conditioning and testing
products and related equipment. The Company manufactures the RI Automatic
Loader/Unloader(tm) which is appropriate for handling surface mount and dual
inline IC packages. The Company also manufactures IDEA Automatic Loader and
Unloader products which use a load/unload technique that is appropriate for
dual inline and surface mount IC packages requiring high volume throughput.
Conditioning systems and INTERSECT products are the principal products
marketed and sold by the Company. The other conditioning and testing
products represent options available to customers to enhance the performance
of the Company's principal products.
Conditioning and testing products are manufactured at the Company's
Texas facility and certain limited manufacturing is also done at the
Company's facility in Singapore.
CONDITIONING AND TESTING SERVICES. ("Services") The Company provides
conditioning and testing Services through its TLs to companies that
manufacturer integrated circuits. Services revenues also include revenues
from the sale of certain conditioning products, purchased by Services
customers, which are used by the Company to provide services to the
customers. The Company has TLs at its Durham, North Carolina and Singapore
facilities, although only conditioning services are available in Singapore.
The Durham TL provides conditioning and testing services to a customer in
the Research Triangle area of North Carolina.
The Company uses CRITERIA systems and burn-in boards to provide
conditioning Services. Sequential testing equipment manufactured by other
vendors is utilized by the Company in certain testing procedures. Services
are generally sold on a long-term, non-binding purchase order basis.
POWER SOURCES. The operating components of electronic equipment
frequently have varying electrical requirements. Rather than provide
electricity to each component separately, specialized devices, called DC-
DC converters, or power sources, are used to convert a given electrical
input into an electrical output of different voltage. By using small DC-
DC converters, electronic equipment can operate from a single output power
supply yet provide a specific, and different, voltage to operating
components. These DC-DC converters allow a designer of electronic equipment
to localize power requirements, increase modularity in the product design,
and expand equipment without having to redefine power needs.
The Company specializes in the one watt to twenty-five watt DC-DC
converter market and manufactures a wide range of power sources classified
into various product series. The Company introduced its initial product
series, the V-PAC(R), in 1972. The V-PAC is a DC-DC converter compatible
with electronic equipment assembly operations. The Company also
manufactures the Z-PAC(R), which is a high efficiency DC-DC power source,
the S-PAC(tm), a smaller one watt unit which is similar to the V-PAC, the
TELCOM-PAC(R) and the ISDN-PAC(tm), which are power sources designed for
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the telecommunications industry, and the LAN, a power source designed to
operate with Local Area Network computer applications.
The Company's power sources are sold primarily to companies that
manufacture computers and peripheral equipment for computers, and
secondarily to companies that manufacture industrial control systems,
pipeline sensing and control products, and telecommunications and telephone
circuits. The Company has a power sources manufacturing facility in San
Jose, Costa Rica. In 1991, the Company closed a power sources manufacturing
facility in Ireland and shifted production of power sources for the European
market to Costa Rica. During 1993 the power sources manufacturing capacity
in Singapore was also transferred to Costa Rica.
(b) FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT INDUSTRY SEGMENTS. The Company's
business is divided into three industry segments - (i) manufacture of
conditioning products (Conditioning Products), (ii) conditioning services
which condition and test ICs for others (Services), and (iii) manufacture
of power sources (Power Sources). The table included in Note 2 of the
Company's Consolidated Financial Statements provides certain information
regarding the Company's industry segments.
(c) NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS. The business of the Company
is generally described in part (a) of this Item 1. The following paragraphs
provide additional information concerning various aspects of the Company's
business. Unless otherwise indicated, the information provided is
applicable to all industry segments in which the Company operates.
(i) PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS. Information as to the principal products and
services of the Company is given in part (a) of this Item 1. The
Conditioning Products segment of the Company's business is the dominant
segment. The following table sets forth the percentage of the Company's
total revenues by business segment:
Years Ended December 31,
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Business Segment 1994 1993 1992
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Conditioning Products 43% 53% 54%
Services 34 27 24
Power Sources 23 20 22
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Total revenues 100% 100% 100%
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Reference is made to Note 2 of the Company's Consolidated Financial
Statements for additional information.
(ii) NEW PRODUCTS. During 1994, Reliability began development of
the Criteria 18-HD(tm) (C-18-HD High Dissipation Burn-in System). This
burn-in system will allow a user to control a heat load of up to 15,000
watts of energy in an economically sized system without having to use
chilled water as a cooling mechanism. This feature will also allow users
to reduce significantly the amount of floor space required when performing
burn-in of high power logic devices, such as the newer microprocessors being
introduced into the marketplace.
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Reliability also introduced a burn-in and test system known as
RK-94(tm), which is a moderate performance system designed for the Asia
market for production memory burn-in and test of 16 and 64 Meg DRAMs. The
Company has received an order for this system and delivery is scheduled in
the first quarter of 1995.
Also during 1994, the Company introduced a lower cost version of the
Intersect 30 burn-in test system called the Intersect 2000 ("I2000"(tm)).
This system will enable users to perform test during burn-in of 16 and 64
Meg RAMs.
During 1994, Reliability completed development of the INNOVATION(r) 2000
which further enhances the RI Automatic Loader/Unloader product line. The
INNOVATION 2000 provides additional automation features such as device media
and burn-in board handling. These additional features improve productivity
by providing continuous and unattended device loading and unloading for
approximately forty-five minutes, allowing one operator to handle multiple
machines or operations.
The Company, during 1994, continued to develop the use of surface mount
technology in the process of manufacturing power source products. Surface
mount technology removes the human element from certain manufacturing
processes thereby enhancing the reliability of the power sources. The
technology also enables products to be assembled in smaller packages and
therefore provides higher power output from smaller units. The Company
introduced, in 1994, a new series of wide input range 10 to 25 watt DC-DC
converters, increasing the number of higher wattage units in the product
line.
(iii) RAW MATERIALS AND INVENTORY. The Company's products are designed
by its engineers and are manufactured, assembled, and tested at its
facilities in Houston, Texas; San Jose, Costa Rica; and to a limited degree
in Singapore. The Company's products utilize certain parts which it
manufactures and components purchased from others. Certain metal
fabrications and subassembly functions are performed by others for the
Company.
The Company maintains an inventory of components and parts for its
manufacturing activities. There are many sources for most of the raw
materials needed for the Company's manufacturing activities, although a few
components come from sole sources. The Company has not experienced any
significant inability to obtain components or parts, but does experience
occasional delays in receiving certain items.
(iv) PATENTS, TRADEMARKS. The Company has patents and pending patent
applications in the United States and certain other countries which cover
key components of the CRITERIA and INTERSECT systems and certain other
conditioning and testing products.
The Company considers its patent for the EX-SERT(tm) backplane system
to be material. This patent, which was granted in the United States in
February 1983, and will expire in February 2000, covers the use of a cavity
at the rear wall of the burn-in chamber to isolate power and signal
connectors from the harsh environment of the burn-in chamber. In many
burn-in systems, the power and signal connectors are subjected to intense
heat generated within the burn-in chamber, resulting in shortened connector
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life. The connection assembly disclosed in the patent reduces connector
maintenance problems. A patent with respect to the backplane connection
assembly has also been granted in Japan.
The Company also considers its patents covering a method of IC
extraction during the process of unloading burn-in boards and a patent for
a floating head mechanism related to the loading of ICs onto burn-in boards
to be significant. These patents expire in 2001 and 2005, respectively.
Patents with respect to the floating head mechanism have also been granted
in certain European countries and expire in 2008.
The Company believes that its other patents and patent applications are
useful, but their loss would not be material to the business of the Company.
The Company believes that the rapidly changing technology in the electronics
industry makes the Company's future success dependent more on the quality
of its products, services and performance, the technical skills of its
personnel, and its ability to adapt to the changing technological
environment than upon any patents which it has or may be able to obtain.
The Company has certain trademarks which are registered with the U.S.
Patent & Trademark Office for use in connection with its products and
services, including "ri (plus design)", "RELIABILITY", "CRITERIA", "V-PAC",
"Z-PAC", "INNOVATION", "TELCOM-PAC" and "RI STINGRAY". In addition, the
Company uses certain other trade names which are not presently registered,
including "TITAN", "INTERSECT", "INTERACT", "INTERNET", "EX-SERT",
"UNLOADER", "S-PAC", "ISDN-PAC", "RK-94", "CRITERIA 18-HD" and "RI Automatic
Loader/Unloader" and others not listed here which are used less frequently.
The Company has in the past and will in the future vigorously protect
all of its patents and trademarks as well as its other proprietary rights.
(v) SEASONALITY. The Company's business is not seasonal, but is
cyclical depending on the electronics manufacturing and semiconductor
industries.
(vi) WORKING CAPITAL. The Company finances its inventory and other
working capital needs out of internally generated funds and has in the past
used periodic borrowings to finance its inventory needs. A subsidiary of
the Company has a short-term credit facility on which the subsidiary could
draw additional funds as of December 31, 1994. Reference is made to Note
3 of the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements for additional
information as to the credit agreement under which working capital is or
could be available if required.
(vii) MAJOR CUSTOMERS. In 1994 and 1993, four customers accounted for
71% and 73% of the Company's consolidated revenues. The four customers are
Intel Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, Mitsubishi
Semiconductor America, Inc. and Texas Instruments Incorporated. In 1994 and
1993, two of the customers accounted for approximately 50% and 47% and 45%
and 52% of revenues, respectively, in the Services segment. In addition,
in 1994 and 1993 two other customers accounted for 63% and 24% and 46% and
44% of revenues, respectively, in the Conditioning Products segment. Note
2 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements discloses information
concerning customers that accounted for more than 10% of consolidated
revenues. The Company believes that its relationships with its customers
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are good. In the Conditioning Products and Power Sources segments,
decreased business from one customer may be replaced by new or increased
business from other customers, but there is no assurance that this will
occur. The loss of a major customer or a significant reduction in orders
from a major customer and the failure of the Company to obtain other sources
of revenue could have a material adverse impact on the Company.
(viii) BACKLOG. The following table sets forth the Company's backlog
at the dates indicated:
December 31,
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Business Segment 1994 1993
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(In thousands)
Conditioning Products $2,951 $3,653
Services 337 649
Power Sources 454 1,022
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Total $3,742 $5,324
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Backlog for sales of Conditioning Products and Power Sources represents
orders for delivery within twelve months from the date on which backlog is
reported. Backlog for Services represents orders for services where the ICs
to be conditioned have been delivered to the Company and orders for
Conditioning Products that are directly related to providing services to
customers. The Company's backlog as of December 31, 1994, is believed to
be firm, although portions of the backlog are not subject to legally binding
agreements.
(ix) GOVERNMENTAL BUSINESS. The Company does not carry on a material
amount of business with any governmental agency.
(x) COMPETITION. The markets for the Company's products and
services are subject to intense competition. The Company's primary
competitors in the manufacture of Conditioning Products are other
independent manufacturers of such systems and manufacturers of ICs who
design their own equipment. The primary methods of competition in the
manufacturing market are quality, service, delivery, price, and product
features. The Company believes that its service after the sale, including
its ability to provide installation, maintenance service, and spare parts,
enhances its competitiveness.
The world market for power sources is divided into the merchant and the
captive markets. There are less than one thousand competitors in the
merchant market of the power source manufacturing business, most of which
target a particular application for their business. The Company believes
there are approximately twenty significant competitors whose products
compete directly with those of the Company in its U.S. and foreign markets.
Competition in the power sources market is based primarily on the specific
features of the power sources, price and quality.
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The primary areas of competition for the Company's Services are price,
service level and geographic location. The Singapore TL provides services
to a major IC manufacturer in Singapore and to companies in southeast Asia
that manufacture and use ICs, and the Durham TL provides services to a major
IC manufacturer in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina.
(xi) RESEARCH. The demand of the semiconductor industry for
increasingly complex and sophisticated equipment results in the Company's
continuing development of new products and review and modification of its
existing products to adapt to technology changes in the industry. The
Company also focuses on the development of peripheral equipment and options
for its CRITERIA, INTERSECT and other product lines. In 1994, 1993 and
1992, the Company spent $1,054,000, $889,000 and $2,639,000, respectively,
on research and development activities. Substantially all of the Company's
research and development resources during 1992, were devoted to an
INTERSECT 30 project and other conditioning products. The Company completed
development of the INTERSECT 30 in 1992. Other developmental projects,
which are primarily related to the Conditioning Products segment, were
undertaken in 1993 and 1994.
(xii) ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. The business of the Company is not
expected to be affected by zoning, environmental protection, or other
similar laws or ordinances.
(xiii) EMPLOYEES. On December 31, 1994, the Company had 376 employees.
Continued growth of the Company is dependent upon the Company's ability
to attract and retain its technical staff and skilled employees. During
recent years, the Company has experienced a low turnover rate among its U.S.
employees. Due to the low unemployment rates in Singapore and Costa Rica,
turnover at Company facilities in these countries has been high.
(d) FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC OPERATIONS AND
EXPORT SALES. See Note 2 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements
for a table showing information about foreign and domestic operations of the
Company for the last three years.
Item 2. Properties
The corporate headquarters of the Company are located in a 131,000
square foot facility on a seven acre tract of land in Park 10, an office and
industrial park on Interstate Highway 10 located on the west side of
Houston. The Company occupies 99,000 square feet in the facility and the
remaining 32,000 square feet has been sub-leased. This facility also
includes manufacturing operations for conditioning products and research and
development activities. The lease for this facility is scheduled to expire
in 1995. In January 1995, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase
the facility as explained in Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements.
A subsidiary of the Registrant occupies 18,200 square feet of leased
space in Singapore. The Singapore facility is devoted to a TL and
manufacture of burn-in boards. The Durham TL is located in 15,300 square
feet of leased space in North Carolina. A subsidiary of the Registrant
occupies 18,900 square feet of leased space in San Jose, Costa Rica. The
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plant in Costa Rica manufactures and sells power sources. See Note 7 to the
Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not applicable.
Item 4A. Executive Officers of the Registrant.
The following table sets out certain information regarding each
executive officer of the Company:
Officer of
Reliability Position currently
Incorporated held with
Name Age Since Reliability Incorporated
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Larry Edwards 53 1981 President and Chief
Executive Officer
Max T. Langley 48 1978 Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer/
Secretary/Treasurer
Robert W. Hildenbrand, Jr. 46 1984 Vice President
J.E. (Jim) Johnson 49 1984 Vice President
James M. Harwell 40 1993 Vice President
Paul Nesrsta 38 1993 Vice President
Mr. Edwards became the chief executive officer of the Company in March
1993. He was president and chief operating officer of the Company from
April 1990 to March 1993 and was executive vice president and chief
operating officer of the Company for more than five years prior to becoming
the president in 1990.
Mr. Harwell has been a vice president of the Company since July 1993.
Mr. Harwell was the division manager of the automation equipment division
of the Company from February 1991 to July 1993 and held positions as
managing director of two of the Company's foreign subsidiaries for more than
five years prior to February 1991.
Mr. Nesrsta has been a vice president of the Company since July 1993.
Mr. Nesrsta was manager of the test systems division of the Company for more
than five years prior to becoming a vice president in 1993.
Each other person named above has held his present position for more
than five years.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Stock and Related Stockholder
Matters.
The Common Stock of Reliability trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market under
the stock symbol REAL. The high and low last trade prices for 1994 and
1993, as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market, are set forth below. These
quotations represent prices between dealers without retail mark-up, mark-
down, or commission, and do not necessarily reflect actual transactions.
First Second Third Fourth
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
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1994
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High $4.13 $4.25 $4.25 $3.63
Low 2.88 2.88 3.38 1.88
1993
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High $2.50 $1.28 $4.88 $5.63
Low .81 .69 .94 2.50
The Company paid no dividends in 1994 or 1993. The Company intends to
retain any earnings for use in its business and therefore does not
anticipate paying dividends in the foreseeable future.
Reliability had approximately 885 shareholders of record as of February
17, 1995.
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Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
The following table sets out certain selected financial data for the
years indicated:
Years Ended December 31,
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1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
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(In thousands, except per share data)
Revenues $23,427 $27,022 $31,413 $29,612 $34,311
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs 20,847 24,269 32,587 32,617 38,499
Provision for restructuring - 288 1,392 1,000 -
Interest (income) expense, net (154) 43 125 83 78
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Total costs and expenses 20,693 24,600 34,104 33,700 38,577
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Income (loss) before
income taxes 2,734 2,422 (2,691) (4,088) (4,266)
Provision (benefit) for
income taxes 89 53 (46) 101 (543)
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Net income (loss) (1) $ 2,645 $ 2,369 $(2,645)$(4,189) $(3,723)
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Average shares outstanding 4,243 4,243 4,243 4,242 4,213
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Net income (loss) per share (1) $ .62 $ .56 $ (.62)$ (.99) $ (.88)
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Dividends per share $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00
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Total assets $13,284 $11,018 $14,693 $13,615 $17,320
Working capital 8,854 5,846 2,413 4,298 6,661
Property and equipment, net 1,925 2,257 3,312 3,758 5,810
Stockholders' equity 10,759 8,114 5,745 8,390 12,564
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(1) The net loss and net loss per share for 1992 originally reflected the
tax benefit of a net operating loss carryforward as an extraordinary
item. The tax benefit of the net operating loss carryforward has been
reclassified and netted against the income tax provision, as explained
in Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations.
FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Management considers cash provided by operations and retained earnings
to be primary sources of capital. The Company maintained lines of credit,
through the fourth quarter of 1994, to supplement these primary sources of
capital and has leased its major facilities, reducing the need to expend
capital on such items. Improvements in the Company's financial condition
and liquidity and changes in capital requirements during the three year
period ended December 31, 1994 are related to significant operating losses
through the first quarter of 1993 and a return to profitability in the
periods subsequent to the March 1993 quarter. The return to profitability
resulted in a significant improvement in the Company's financial condition
during the latter part of 1993 and in 1994. A reduction in expenses related
to the restructuring of various operations, which was completed in the first
quarter of 1993, contributed to the Company returning to profitability and
to the significant improvement in the Company's financial condition.
Certain ratios and amounts monitored by management in evaluating the
Company's financial resources and performance are presented in the following
chart:
1994 1993 1992
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Working capital:
Working capital
(thousands of dollars) $ 8,854 $ 5,846 $ 2,413
Current ratio 4.7 to 1 3.1 to 1 1.3 to 1
Profitability ratios:
Gross profit 46% 43% 42 %
Return on revenues 11% 9% (8)%
Return on assets 20% 22% (18)%
Return on equity 25% 29% (46)%
Equity ratios:
Total liabilities to equity 0.2 0.4 1.6
Assets to equity 1.2 1.4 2.6
The Company's financial condition improved significantly during 1994.
Working capital increased to $8.9 million at December 31, 1994, from $5.8
million at December 31, 1993, and the ratio of current assets to current
liabilities increased to 4.7 at the end of 1994, compared to 3.1 at the end
of 1993. The improvement is related to the positive effects of cash
provided by operating activities in 1993 and 1994. Profitability resulting
from expense reductions related to restructuring of operations during the
first quarter of 1993 contributed significantly to cash provided by
operating activities in 1993 and 1994. Expense reductions in 1992, 1993 and
1994, included reductions in personnel levels and excess lease space and a
general reduction in expenses, resulted in expenses being at levels which
are more appropriate for current revenue amounts.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $3.9 million in 1994 and
$5.2 million in 1993. The principal items contributing to the cash provided
by operations in 1994 are net income of $2.6 million, depreciation and
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amortization of $1.1 million, and a decrease in accounts receivable
resulting from a decrease in revenues. A significant portion of the cash
provided by operations during 1994 was invested in interest bearing short-
term investments. The principal items contributing to the cash provided by
operations in 1993 are net income of $2.4 million, depreciation and
amortization of $1.3 million, and decreases in accounts receivable and
inventories. Cash provided by operations was used to reduce debt under
financing agreements by $2.4 million in the 1993 period. Cash flows from
operations were also used to reduce accounts payable and accrued liabilities
by a total of $2.3 million and provided cash of $1.7 million which was used
to substantially complete restructuring of operations. The decrease in
inventories in 1993 resulted from shipment of conditioning products in the
first quarter of 1993 that were partially completed at December 31, 1992
and a decrease in raw materials inventory resulting from a decrease in
demand for products sold by the Company.
Capital expenditures during 1994 totaled $763,000, an increase over
expenditures of $492,000 in 1993. Management currently projects that 1995
expenditures may not increase significantly over 1994 levels, except that
in January 1995, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase its
headquarters facility in Houston, Texas for $3.3 million. This transaction,
when completed, is projected to further decrease the Company's facility
costs.
The Company used cash flow from operations to pay off all bank debt in
the latter part of 1993. The Company did not need to utilize its principal
line of credit during 1994 and allowed the line of credit to expire in
November 1994. The Company's Singapore subsidiary maintains a small
overdraft facility to support the subsidiary's credit commitments. The
subsidiary could borrow $206,000 under the facility at December 31, 1994.
Current projections indicate that the Company's cash and cash equivalent
balances and future cash generated by operations will be sufficient to meet
the cash requirements of the Company during 1995.
Reliability's revenue is dependent on conditions within the
semiconductor industry and profitability is dependent on revenues and
controlling expenses. Semiconductor manufacturers experienced good sales
growth during 1993 and 1994, and current forecasts indicate an increase in
revenues for the industry in 1995. The Company is forecasting revenues for
the first quarter of 1995 to be at a low level and for quarterly revenues
to increase throughout the year, resulting in an increase in revenues in
1995, compared to 1994.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
OVERVIEW. Revenues from products sold by the Company declined during
the three year period ending in 1994. Conditioning products revenues
declined during the three year period due to changes in demand. Price
competition in the Power Sources segment resulted, over the three year
period, in a decrease in unit prices and a decrease in unit volume and a
decline in total revenues. Services revenues increased due to increased
customer requirements for conditioning Services in 1994. The small decrease
in Services revenues in 1993 resulted from a revenue decrease at one of the
Company's services facilities.
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REVENUES. Revenues decreased 13% in 1994 to $23.4 million,
reflecting decreases in the Conditioning Products and Power Sources business
segments. Revenues in the Central America geographical segment increased
while the U.S. and Asia and Pacific segments declined. The increase in the
Central America segment is attributable to shifting Power Sources
manufacturing to Costa Rica from the U.S. and Singapore. The overall
decrease in the U.S. segment is related to volume and unit price decreases.
A substantial portion of the decrease in the Asia and Pacific segment is
related to shifting Power Sources manufacturing from Singapore to Costa
Rica. In 1993, revenues were $27 million, a decrease of 14% over 1992,
reflecting decreases in the Conditioning Products and Power Sources segments
and a small decrease in the Services segment.
Changes in demand resulted in Conditioning Products revenues decreasing
29% in 1994 to $10.1 million after decreasing 16% in 1993. The decrease in
1994 is due to a significant decrease in revenues from the sale of INTERSECT
30 products, a decrease in the unit volumes from the sale of loader and
unloader products and a modest decrease in revenues from the sale of
CRITERIA products. Conditioning Products revenues decreased 16% in 1993 to
$14.2 million. A decrease in the unit volume of older models of burn-in
chambers and loader and unloader products and lower average unit prices
contributed to the decline. Revenues from the sale of INTERSECT 30 products
decreased approximately 5% in 1993 due to a decrease in unit sales prices,
resulting from a change in product mix.
Revenues in the Power Sources segment decreased 2% in 1994 to $5.3
million after decreasing 22% to $5.4 million in 1993. The decline in 1994
resulted from the net effects of volume decreases and product mix changes
which resulted in an increase in the average unit sales price. The changes
resulted from changes in demand, including increased demand for certain new
products offered by the Company. The decrease in 1993 resulted principally
from price competition resulting in average unit sale price and volume
decreases.
Revenues in the Services segment increased 8% in 1994 to $8 million
after decreasing 3% in 1993. Revenues related to conditioning Services
increased at both of the Company's Services facilities due to volume
increases. The increase was reduced by unit price decreases at the Durham
facility due to the increase in unit volumes and, to a lesser degree, by a
decline in revenues from the sale of conditioning products to Services
customers, due to decreased demand. The 1993 reduction in revenues is
attributable to product mix changes and unit price decreases resulting from
lower operating costs being passed through to customers. Average unit
prices increased during the latter part of 1993 due to a shift in product
mix. Revenues included in the Services segment from the sale of
conditioning products to Services customers increased during 1993 due to a
change in product mix.
COSTS AND EXPENSES. Changes in costs and expenses during the three year
period are primarily related to various cost reduction and operational
restructuring measures, decreases in revenue levels and changes in research
and development expenditures.
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Total costs and expenses decreased $3.4 million in 1994, excluding the
1993 provision for restructuring, compared to the revenue decrease of $3.6
million. Cost of revenues decreased $2.7 million, marketing, general and
administrative expenses decreased $919,000, and research and development
expenses increased $165,000. The overall reduction in expenses, in 1994,
relates to a decrease in revenues and volume related expenses, and to a
lesser degree, expense reduction programs and productivity improvements in
various operating areas. Total costs and expenses, excluding the provision
for restructuring, decreased $8.3 million in 1993, compared to a revenue
decline of $4.4 million. The overall decrease, in 1993, is attributable to
the restructuring of operations, a decline in revenue and volume related
expenses and stringent expense reduction programs.
The Company's gross profit, as a percent of revenues, was 46%, 43% and
42% in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. The 1994 increase is related
principally to the Power Sources segment. Gross profit in the Conditioning
Products segment increased slightly and was unchanged in the Services
segment. The improvement in the Power Sources segment is related to cost
reductions resulting from productivity improvements, including reductions
in scrap and rework cost, among others. The modest increase in the
Conditioning Products segment resulted from productivity improvements and
cost control measures, which offset the negative effect of fixed costs
during a period of revenue decline. The 1993 gross profit increase is
related to an increase in the Conditioning Products segment, resulting from
a decrease in both fixed and variable manufacturing costs, changes in
product mix, and a reduction in expenses due to shut-down of the Japanese
operation. The small decline in the gross profit in the Services segment
is due principally to an increase in revenues from the sale of conditioning
products to Services customers, because the gross profit on these products
is traditionally low due to price competition. Revenues in the Power
Sources segment declined 22% in 1993, but the gross profit in the segment
was basically unchanged compared to 1992. Total manufacturing costs
declined significantly due to the restructuring of operations and shifting
of all production capacity for this segment to Costa Rica.
Marketing, general and administrative expenses, for the 1994 period,
decreased $919,000, in comparison to a $3.6 million decrease in revenues.
A significant portion of the decrease relates the decrease in revenues,
while reductions in personnel levels at the Houston facility, for which a
restructuring provision was recorded in the first quarter of 1993, accounted
for a lesser portion of the decrease. Most elements of expenses were
reduced throughout 1993 due to stringent expenses controls which contributed
to the 1994 decrease. In addition, expenses decreased in the Conditioning
Products segment due to a decline in volume-related expenses, such as
commissions, royalties and installation costs associated with the decrease
in INTERSECT 30 burn-in and test product revenues. Marketing, general, and
administrative expenses decreased $3.8 million in 1993 in comparison to a
$4.4 million decrease in revenues. Expenses were reduced throughout 1993
by stringent expense reduction programs, reductions in personnel levels and
discontinuation of operations at two foreign facilities. Approximately 45%
of the decrease is due to shut-down of the UK and Japanese operations in
late 1992 and consolidation of Power Sources manufacturing in Costa Rica.
In addition, expenses in the Conditioning Products segment decreased due to
a decline in revenue related expenses, such as commissions and warranty and
installation costs.
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Research and development expenditures totaled $1.1 million in 1994,
compared to $889,000 and $2.6 million in 1993 and 1992, respectively. A
significant portion of expenditures in each of the three years related to
development of conditioning and testing products, with a substantial portion
of these expenditures being related to development of the INTERSECT line
of burn-in and test systems. The decrease in 1993 resulted from completion
of the INTERSECT 30 development project in 1992. Costs associated with
development of conditioning products increased in 1994 after declining in
1993. Development costs in the Power Sources segment increased in 1994
after declining in 1993.
In 1993, the Company recorded a net provision for restructuring of
operations totaling $288,000. The provision was composed of $319,000
related to severance pay for U.S. employees who were terminated in March
1993 and a $31,000 reduction of the 1992 restructuring provision related to
downsizing power sources production capacity in Singapore. The Company
recorded a $1.4 million provision for restructuring of operations in 1992.
The provision was composed of $1.0 million for curtailment of operations in
Japan, $216,000 related to closing of the U.K. facility, $325,000 related
to reduction of power sources manufacturing capacity in Singapore and a
$149,000 reduction of the 1991 provision for closing of the Irish power
sources facility.
The change in net interest in 1994 reflects a decrease in interest
expense and an increase in interest income. Interest expense decreased due
to payment of all debt balances in the first quarter of 1994. Interest
income increased due to an increase in investable cash balances and an
increase in interest rates. Net interest expense decreased significantly
in 1993 due to a reduction in debt balances during the last half of 1993.
Interest income declined in 1993 due to a decrease in investable cash
balances.
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES. The Company's income tax
provision (benefit) was $89,000, $53,000, and $(46,000), in 1994, 1993, and
1992, respectively. This equated to an effective tax rate of 3% in 1994,
2% in 1993, and a negative 2% in 1992. The Company's effective tax rates
differed from the U.S. tax rate of 34% due to utilization of deferred tax
assets resulting in a change in the deferred tax valuation allowance in 1994
and 1993; tax benefits of net operating loss carryforwards in 1994 and 1992;
tax provided on a dividend from a foreign subsidiary in 1992; tax benefits,
in 1993, related to expenses incurred in shutting down a foreign subsidiary;
and expenses of foreign subsidiaries for which tax benefits were not
available in 1992.
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Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Page
Report of independent public accountants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-2
Consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 1994 and 1993. . . . . . . F-3
For each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1994:
Consolidated statements of operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-4
Consolidated statements of cash flows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-5
Consolidated statements of stockholders' equity. . . . . . . . . . . F-6
Notes to consolidated financial statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-7
Supplementary financial information:
Quarterly results of operations (unaudited). . . . . . . . . . . . . S-1
Schedules for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1994:
VIII - Valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves. . . . . . . . S-2
All other schedules are omitted since the required information is not
present, or is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of
the schedule, or because the information required is included in the
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Reliability Incorporated
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
Reliability Incorporated as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and stockholders' equity
for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1994. Our
audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index
on page F-1. These financial statements and the schedule are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements and the schedule 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, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial
position of Reliability Incorporated at December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the
consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1994, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related
financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic
financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material
respects the information set forth therein.
BY/s/ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Houston, Texas
February 10, 1995
F-2
RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
December 31
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1994 1993
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(In thousands)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 6,019 $ 2,882
Accounts receivable (Note 3) 2,502 3,074
Inventories (Note 3) 2,099 2,356
Deferred tax asset (Note 5) 221 -
Other current assets 398 314
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Total current assets 11,239 8,626
Property and equipment, at cost (Note 3):
Machinery and equipment 11,247 11,994
Leasehold improvements 2,596 2,543
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13,843 14,537
Less accumulated depreciation 11,918 12,280
------ ------
1,925 2,257
Other assets 120 135
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$13,284 $11,018
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 369 $ 524
Accrued liabilities (Note 8) 1,999 2,016
Current maturities on long-term debt (Note 3) - 58
Income taxes payable (Note 5) 17 18
Liability for restructuring (Note 6) - 164
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Total current liabilities 2,385 2,780
Deferred tax liabilities (Note 5) 140 124
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7) - -
Stockholders' equity (Notes 3 and 4):
Common stock, without par value; 20,000,000
shares authorized; 4,242,848 shares issued 5,926 5,926
Retained earnings 4,833 2,188
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Total stockholders' equity 10,759 8,114
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$13,284 $11,018
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See accompanying notes.
F-3
RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
Years Ended December 31,
------------------------
1994 1993 1992
---- ---- ----
Revenues:
Product sales $15,470 $19,651 $23,834
Services 7,957 7,371 7,579
------ ------ ------
23,427 27,022 31,413
Costs and expenses:
Cost of product sales 7,964 10,986 13,759
Cost of services 4,773 4,419 4,376
Marketing, general and administrative 7,056 7,975 11,813
Research and development 1,054 889 2,639
Provision for restructuring (Note 6) - 288 1,392
------ ------ ------
20,847 24,557 33,979
------ ------ ------
Operating income (loss) 2,580 2,465 (2,566)
Interest (income) expense, net (Note 3) (154) 43 125
------ ------ ------
Income (loss) before income taxes 2,734 2,422 (2,691)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (Note 5) 89 53 (46)
------ ------ ------
Net income (loss) $ 2,645 $ 2,369 $(2,645)
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Net income (loss) per share $ .62 $ .56 $ (.62)
====== ====== ======
See accompanying notes.
F-4
RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
------------------------
1994 1993 1992
---- ---- ----
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss) $ 2,645 $ 2,369 $(2,645)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)
to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 1,068 1,258 1,761
Provisions for restructuring - 288 1,392
Deferred income taxes (205) 31 (51)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets 3 352 131
Provision for inventory obsolescence 180 262 636
Exchange (gain) loss - (49) 62
Change in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in assets:
Short-term investment - - 100
Accounts receivable 572 1,042 (1,510)
Inventories 77 3,338 (2,066)
Refundable income taxes - - 120
Other assets (109) 457 354
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
Accounts payable (155) (1,366) 720
Accrued liabilities (17) (978) 274
Income taxes payable (1) (35) (241)
Liability for restructuring (164) (1,744) (491)
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Total adjustments 1,249 2,856 1,191
------ ------ ------
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 3,894 5,225 (1,454)
------ ------ ------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Expenditures for plant and equipment (763) (492) (1,436)
Proceeds from sale of equipment 61 15 27
------ ------ ------
Net cash (used) in investing activities (702) (477) (1,409)
------ ------ ------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings (payments) under loan agreements - (2,457) 2,035
Conversion of note payable to long-term debt - 393 -
Payments and current maturities on
long-term debt (58) (335) -
------ ------ ------
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities (58) (2,399) 2,035
------ ------ ------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 3 171 (36)
------ ------ ------
Net increase (decrease) in cash 3,137 2,520 (864)
Cash at beginning of year 2,882 362 1,226
------ ------ ------
Cash at end of year $ 6,019 $ 2,882 $ 362
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See accompanying notes.
F-5
RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Years Ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992
(In thousands)
Common Stock Retained
------------ Earnings Total
Shares Amount (Deficit) Amount
------ ------ -------- ------
Balance at December 31, 1991 4,243 $5,926 $2,464 $ 8,390
Net (loss) (2,645) (2,645)
----- ----- ----- ------
Balance at December 31, 1992 4,243 5,926 (181) 5,745
Net income 2,369 2,369
----- ----- ----- ------
Balance at December 31, 1993 4,243 5,926 2,188 8,114
Net income 2,645 2,645
----- ----- ----- ------
Balance at December 31, 1994 4,243 $5,926 $4,833 $10,759
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See accompanying notes.
F-6
RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1994
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
Company and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly owned. All
significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation. Certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements for
the years ended December 31, 1993 and 1992 have been reclassified to conform
to the 1994 presentation.
CASH EQUIVALENTS
For the purposes of the statements of cash flows, the Company considers
all highly liquid cash investments with maturities of three months or less,
when purchased, to be cash equivalents.
INVENTORIES
Inventories are stated at the lower of standard cost (which approximates
first-in, first-out) or market (replacement cost or net realizable value)
and include:
1994 1993
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(In thousands)
Raw materials $1,299 $1,702
Work-in-progress 726 553
Finished goods 74 101
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$2,099 $2,356
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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
For financial statement purposes, depreciation is computed principally
on the straight-line method using lives from 4 to 10 years for leasehold
improvements and the straight-line and double-declining balance methods
using lives from 2 to 8 years for machinery and equipment.
CONCENTRATION OF RISKS
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to
concentrations of credit risk consist of accounts receivable and cash
equivalents.
The Company invests primarily in commercial paper, Eurodollars and
federal agency securities. The investments are made through high quality
financial institutions, and investments are made only in those securities
which have been assigned investment ratings in the two most credit-worthy
rating categories.
F-7
RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
December 31, 1994
The Company's revenues are primarily dominated in U.S. dollars and thus
the risk of foreign exchange fluctuations is not material.
INCOME TAXES
The provision for income taxes includes Federal, foreign, and state
income taxes. The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and
liability approach which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets
and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary
differences between the financial reporting amounts and tax basis of assets
and liabilities. Deferred tax assets are recognized, net of any valuation
allowance, for deductible temporary differences and net operating loss and
tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax expense represents the change in the
deferred tax asset or liability balances.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The financial statements of foreign subsidiaries are translated into
U.S. dollar equivalents in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 52. The Company's primary functional currency is the U.S.
dollar. Accordingly, translation adjustments and transaction gains or losses
for foreign subsidiaries that use the U.S. dollar as their functional
currency are recognized in consolidated income in the year of occurrence.
A subsidiary that was dissolved in 1994 used the local currency as its
functional currency and translation adjustments were immaterial.
2. INFORMATION ON BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
The Company operates in three industry segments: (1) manufacture of
conditioning products which are used in conditioning and testing of
integrated circuits; (2) conditioning services which condition and test
integrated circuits and (3) manufacture of power sources. Corporate assets
are cash investments which are classified as cash equivalents.
Financial information by industry segment is as follows:
1994 1993 1992
---- ---- ----
(In thousands)
Revenues from unaffiliated customers:
Conditioning products $10,132 $14,218 $16,840
Conditioning services 7,957 7,371 7,579
Power sources 5,338 5,433 6,994
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$23,427 $27,022 $31,413
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F-8
RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
December 31, 1994
Financial information by industry segment is as follows (Continued):
1994 1993 1992
---- ---- ----
(In thousands)
Operating income (loss):
Conditioning products $ 843 $ 1,892 $(1,910)
Conditioning services 1,525 1,384 1,854
Power sources 539 (190) (849)
Provision for restructuring of operations:
Conditioning products - (280) (1,108)
Power sources - (8) (284)
General corporate expenses (327) (333) (269)
------ ------ ------
$ 2,580 $ 2,465 $(2,566)
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Identifiable assets:
Conditioning products $ 3,301 $ 5,718 $ 8,922
Conditioning services 2,790 2,905 2,634
Power sources 1,806 2,395 3,077
General corporate assets 5,387 - 60
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$13,284 $11,018 $14,693
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Depreciation:
Conditioning products $ 290 $ 341 $ 627
Conditioning services 194 597 762
Power sources 547 271 336
------ ------ ------
$ 1,031 $ 1,209 $ 1,725
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Capital expenditures:
Conditioning products $ 127 $ 248 $ 422
Conditioning services 559 191 933
Power sources 77 53 81
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$ 763 $ 492 $ 1,436
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F-9
RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
December 31, 1994
Financial information by geographical area is as follows:
1994 1993 1992
---- ---- ----
(In thousands)
Revenues from unaffiliated customers:
United States $14,567 $19,469 $23,059
Asia and Pacific 4,122 4,755 6,459
Central America 4,738 2,798 1,895
Intergeographic revenues:
United States 129 120 956
Asia and Pacific - 408 1,453
Central America 289 911 935
Eliminations (418) (1,439) (3,344)
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$23,427 $27,022 $31,413
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Operating income (loss):
United States $ 2,579 $ 2,798 (198)
Asia and Pacific (45) 197 (812)
Central America 373 95 105
Provision for restructuring of operations:
United States - (319) -
Asia and Pacific - 31 (1,325)
Western Europe - - (67)
General corporate expenses (327) (337) (269)
------ ------ ------
$ 2,580 $ 2,465 $(2,566)
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Identifiable assets:
United States $ 9,445 $ 7,349 $ 9,065
Asia and Pacific 2,098 2,100 4,497
Central America 1,741 1,569 1,131
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$13,284 $11,018 $14,693
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The Company provides products and services to companies in the
electronics and semiconductor industries, many of which are industry
leaders. There are a limited number of companies which purchase
conditioning products and services sold by the Company. The Company's four
largest customers accounted for approximately 71%, 73% and 67% of
consolidated revenues in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. Accounts
receivable are generally due within 30 days and collateral is not required
except that export sales from the United States generally require letters
of credit. Historically, the Company's bad debts have been very low, an
indication of the credit worthiness of the customers to which the Company
sells.
F-10
RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
December 31, 1994
Intersegment sales, which are not material, and intergeographic sales
of manufactured products are priced at cost plus a reasonable profit.
The Company had export revenues from its United States operation to the
following geographical areas:
1994 1993 1992
---- ---- ----
(In thousands)
Asia and Pacific $3,643 $2,165 $2,605
Europe 1,357 3,140 4,331
North America and other 215 457 726
----- ----- -----
$5,215 $5,762 $7,662
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Revenues from major customers, as a percent of total revenues and
industry segments, are as follows:
Total Conditioning Conditioning Power
Revenues Products Services Sources
-------- ------------ ------------ -------
1994
----
Customer A 27% 63% -% -%
Customer B 17 - 47 5
Customer C 17 - 50 -
Customer D 10 24 - -
1993
----
Customer A 24% 46% -% -%
Customer B 14 - 52 -
Customer C 12 - 45 -
Customer D 23 44 - -
1992
----
Customer A 13% 24% -% 1%
Customer B 11 - 46 -
Customer C 12 - 49 -
Customer D 31 57 - -
3. SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS AND LONG-TERM DEBT
The Company maintained a working capital financing agreement with
NationsBank of Texas, N.A. until November 1994, when the Company allowed the
agreement to expire. Under the agreement, the Company could request loan
advances, evidenced by demand notes, up to $2,500,000. Interest was payable
monthly at the bank's base rate plus 2 1/2%. There were no balances
outstanding at December 31, 1993, and the Company did not draw any funds
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
December 31, 1994
under the agreement during 1994. The weighted average interest rate at
December 31, 1993 was 8.50%. The loan was collateralized by the U.S.
Company's accounts receivable, inventories, fixed assets and certain other
assets.
The Company's Singapore subsidiary maintains an agreement with a
Singapore bank to provide an overdraft facility of 500,000 Singapore Dollars
(U.S. $340,000) to the subsidiary at the bank's prime rate plus 1% (6-3/4%
at December 31, 1994). There were no balances outstanding at December 31,
1994, and amounts utilized under credit commitments totalled $134,000,
resulting in credit availability of $206,000 at December 31, 1994. The
weighted average interest rate at December 31, 1993 was 6%. The loan is
collateralized by all assets of the subsidiary and requires maintenance of
a minimum net worth of the Singapore subsidiary. Payment of dividends
requires written consent from the bank, and continuation of the credit
facility is at the discretion of the bank.
The Company's Japanese subsidiary maintained an agreement with a related
party of the subsidiary to provide a credit facility to the subsidiary. The
related party of the subsidiary obtained a line of credit from a Japanese
bank and made the amount available to the Company. In April 1993, the loan
was converted to a term loan payable in monthly installments of $9,900, plus
interest paid quarterly. At December 31, 1993, the total loan balance was
$58,000. The Company made certain advance payments, and the loan was paid
in full in March 1994.
Interest paid on debt during 1994, 1993 and 1992 was $1,000, $82,000
and $134,000, respectively.
Interest (income) expense is presented net as follows:
1994 1993 1992
---- ---- ----
(In thousands)
Interest (income) $(158) $(15) $(22)
Interest expense 4 58 147
---- --- ---
Interest (income) expense, net $(154) $ 43 $125
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4. EMPLOYEE STOCK PLAN
The Company sponsors an Employee Stock Savings Plan and Trust (the
"Plan"). United States employees of the Company who have completed at least
one year of service become participants in the Plan. The Plan allows an
employee to contribute up to 15% of defined compensation to the Plan and to
elect to have contributions not be subject to Federal income taxes under
Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company contributes a
matching amount to the Plan equal to 50% of the employee's contribution, to
a maximum of 2%, for employees who contribute 2% or more. The Company also
contributes, as a voluntary contribution, an amount equal to 1% of the
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RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
December 31, 1994
defined compensation of all participants. The Company's contribution for
matching and voluntary contributions amounted to $106,000 in 1994, $105,000
in 1993 and $121,000 in 1992. Employee contributions may be invested in
Company stock or other investment options offered by the Plan. The
Company's contributions vest with the employee over seven years and are
invested solely in Company stock.
The Company, in May 1992, registered and reserved 500,000 shares of
common stock for sale to the Plan. The Plan purchased, in the open market,
47,015, 64,115 and 78,288 shares during 1994, 1993 and 1992, for an
aggregate purchase price of $159,000, $150,000 and $143,000, respectively.
At December 31, 1994, 352,377 reserved shares remain unissued under the
registration.
5. INCOME TAXES
Effective January 1, 1993, the Company changed its method of accounting
for income taxes and adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
("SFAS") No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" which requires an asset and
liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes.
The cumulative effect of adopting SFAS 109 on the Company's financial
position and results of operations was not material. As permitted under the
new rules, prior period financial statements have not been restated except
that the tax benefit from utilization of a net operating loss carryforward
in 1992 has been reclassified to the provision for income taxes. This
reclassification results in income tax for 1992 being presented in a manner
consistent with the presentation required under SFAS 109.
The provision (benefit) for income taxes is based on income (loss)
before income taxes as follows:
Geographic area 1994 1993 1992
--------------- ---- ---- ----
(In thousands)
United States $2,534 $2,187 $( 442)
Foreign 137 145 (2,192)
Eliminations and corporate items 63 90 (57)
----- ----- -----
$2,734 $2,422 $(2,691)
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RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
December 31, 1994
The components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes are as
follows:
Current Deferred Total
------- -------- -----
1994 (In thousands)
----
Federal $ 245 $(205) $ 40
Foreign - - -
State 49 - 49
---- ---- ----
$ 294 $(205) $ 89
1993 ==== ==== ====
----
Federal $ - $ - $ -
Foreign 17 31 48
State 5 - 5
---- ---- ----
$ 22 $ 31 $ 53
1992 ==== ==== ====
----
Federal - Provision $ 344 $ - $ 344
Federal Tax Benefit from utilization
of net operating loss carryforward (316) - (316)
Foreign (28) (51) (79)
State 5 - 5
---- ---- ----
$ 5 $ (51) $ (46)
==== ==== ====
The differences between the effective rate reflected in the provision
(benefit) for income taxes on income (loss) before income taxes and the
amounts determined by applying the statutory U.S. tax rate of 34% are
analyzed below:
1994 1993 1992
---- ---- ----
(In thousands)
Provision (benefit) at statutory rate $ 930 $ 823 $(915)
Change in valuation allowance (650) (334) -
Tax benefit of net operating loss carryforward (135) - (316)
Tax effects of:
Foreign expenses for which a tax benefit
(is available) is not available (26) (495) 778
Foreign tax benefit of export processing
exemption (64) - (19)
U.S. Federal tax on dividend from
foreign subsidiary - - 486
Alternative minimum tax - - 29
Other 34 59 (89)
---- ---- ----
$ 89 $ 53 $ (46)
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RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
December 31, 1994
The Company's cash requirements made it necessary for the Singapore
subsidiary to remit a cash dividend to the Company during the second quarter
of 1992. U.S. income taxes of $486,000 were provided on the remittance.
The significant components of the Company's net deferred tax liabilities
and assets are as follows:
1994 1993 1992
---- ---- ----
(In thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation $ 140 $ 103 $ 96
Domestic international sales corp. dividend - 21 42
Other - - 15
----- ----- ------
Total deferred tax liabilities 140 124 153
----- ----- ------
Deferred tax assets:
Reserves not currently deductible (397) (416) (559)
Foreign tax credits (469) (490) (531)
Alternative minimum tax credits (154) (74) (74)
Net operating loss carryforwards (60) (255) (370)
Business tax credits - (253) (253)
Provision for restructuring - - (98)
Other - (21) (18)
----- ----- ------
Total deferred tax assets (1,080) (1,509) (1,903)
Valuation allowance 859 1,509 1,843
----- ----- ------
Net deferred tax assets (221) - (60)
----- ----- ------
Net deferred tax (asset) liability $ (81) $ 124 $ 93
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Net income for 1994 and 1992 included income of a subsidiary operating
in Costa Rica under an export processing tax exemption. The subsidiary is
exempt from Costa Rica income tax through 1996 and is 50% exempted from 1997
through 2000. Except for 1994 and 1992, the subsidiary has operated at a
loss. Tax benefits of $64,000 and $19,000 relate to income of the
subsidiary, in 1994 and 1992, respectively.
The Company has alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards of
$154,000, which can be carried forward indefinitely, and foreign tax credit
carryforwards of $469,000 expiring in 1997 and 1998. A foreign subsidiary
of the Company has an income tax net operating loss carryforward of
$219,000, which can be carried forward indefinitely.
SFAS 109 requires that the tax benefit of deferred tax assets be
recorded to the extent that realization is more likely than not. Valuation
allowances have been provided in each of the three years presented since
realization of the excess assets is uncertain.
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RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
December 31, 1994
The Company completed a restructuring of its foreign operations in
1993. As part of the restructuring, the Company changed its policy and
began providing United States taxes on unremitted foreign earnings.
Earnings on which United States taxes have been provided total $1,600,000
at December 31, 1994.
Net cash payments for income taxes during 1994, 1993 and 1992 were
$259,000, $54,000 and $100,000, respectively.
The components of the provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes for
the year ended December 31, 1992 are as follows:
1992
----
(In thousands)
Depreciation $ (8)
Benefits not recorded due to net loss
carryforward position 170
Distributions of former DISC (29)
(Benefit) associated with restructuring charge (98)
Inventory and other reserves (79)
Timing difference in recognition of intercompany transfers (29)
Other 22
----
$ (51)
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6. PROVISION FOR RESTRUCTURING
The Company recorded in 1993 a provision for restructuring totaling
$288,000. The provision is composed of $319,000 related to retirement and
severance pay for U.S. employees who were terminated in March 1993 and a
$31,000 reduction of the 1992 restructuring provision related to downsizing
production capacity for power sources in Singapore. The Company recorded
restructuring charges of $1,392,000 in 1992. The 1992 amount represents a
$1,000,000 provision for closing the Company's Japanese subsidiary and a
charge of $392,000 related to closing the Company's UK and Irish operations,
downsizing of production capacity for power sources in Singapore and
shifting of production to Costa Rica. The charge was related principally
to the remaining lease obligations and associated costs at the UK and
Singapore facilities, severance liabilities and write-off of fixed assets.
The provision for closing the Japanese subsidiary related to estimated
losses on disposal of certain assets, severance pay, estimated expenses to
be incurred in curtailing operations and settling lease obligations related
to the subsidiary's facility.
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RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
December 31, 1994
7. COMMITMENTS
The Company leases manufacturing and office facilities under
noncancelable operating lease agreements, expiring through 1998. Rental
expense for 1994, 1993 and 1992 was $1,241,000, $1,234,000 and $1,627,000,
respectively.
Future minimum rental payments under leases in effect at December 31,
1994 are: 1995 - $785,000; 1996 - $553,000; 1997 - $312,000; 1998 -
$18,000; subsequent to 1998 - None. The lease on the Company's U.S.
facility expires in May 1995. In January 1995, the Company entered into
an agreement to purchase the facility as explained in Note 10 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements.
The Company entered into an agreement in August 1993 to sub-lease
manufacturing and office space in its U.S. facility. Rental income for 1994
and 1993 was $108,000 and $41,000, respectively. Future income under the
sub-lease will be $38,000 in 1995.
8. ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Accrued liabilities consist of the following:
1994 1993
---- ----
(In thousands)
Payroll $1,287 $ 950
Advanced payments 60 341
Warranty 302 453
Insurance payable 121 12
Other 229 260
----- -----
$1,999 $2,016
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The advanced payment balances relate principally to payments for
conditioning products which are included in the Company's backlog. Advanced
payments are refundable if the Company does not meet the terms of the
orders. Revenues related to advanced payments are recognized when the
products are shipped.
9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The spouse of an employee of the Company has an ownership interest in
a company that provides computer software development and technical
assistance for certain products sold by the Company. The net expense
accrued related to these transactions, including royalties, amounted to
$105,000, $454,000 and $964,000 during 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively.
The amounts payable to such Company were $3,000 and $1,000 at December 31,
1994 and 1993, respectively and the accounts are settled in the ordinary
course of business.
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RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
December 31, 1994
10. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
A lease on the Company's headquarters and manufacturing facility located
in Houston, Texas is scheduled to expire in May 1995. In January 1995,
the Company entered into an agreement to purchase the land and building for
$3,300,000, of which $660,000 is to be paid in cash. The $2,640,000 balance
will be payable in 180 equal monthly installments, including interest at 9%
under a promissory note which is payable to the seller.
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RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
First Second Third Fourth
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
------- ------- ------- -------
1994
----
Net sales $5,225 $6,680 $7,141 $4,381
Gross profit 2,515 3,337 3,053 1,785
Net income 541 1,096 991 17
Net income per share .13 .26 .23 .00
1993
----
Net sales $6,752 $6,540 $7,239 $6,491
Gross profit 2,585 2,672 3,417 2,943
Net income (loss) (545)(1) 848 1,198 868(2)
Net income (loss) per share (.13) .20 .28 .21
- ----
(1) The net loss for the first quarter of 1993 includes a $319,000
provision for restructuring of U.S. operations.
(2) The net income for the fourth quarter of 1993 is increased by a
$31,000 reduction in cost associated with restructuring of operations
in Asia.
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RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
SCHEDULE VIII - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
Years Ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992
(In thousands)
1994 1993 1992
---- ---- ----
Inventory reserves at beginning of year $ 603 $1,092 $ 753
Additions charged to costs and expenses 180 262 636
Amounts charged to reserve (153) (751) (297)
----- ----- -----
Inventory reserves at end of year $ 630 $ 603 $1,092
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RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure.
Not applicable.
PART III
In accordance with paragraph (3) of General Instruction G to Form 10-K,
Part III of this Report is omitted because the Company will file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the end
of 1994 a definitive proxy statement pursuant to Regulation 14A involving
the election of directors.
PART IV
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.
(a) The following financial statements are filed as part of this
report:
1. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Listed in the Index to Financial Statements provided in
response to Item 8 hereof (see p. F-1 for Index).
2. Financial Statement Schedules. Listed in the Index to
Financial Statements provided in response to Item 8 hereof
(see p. F-1 for Index).
(b) The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
3.1 Restated Articles of Incorporation (with amendment).
Reference is made to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 2-90034.
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws. Reference is made to Exhibit
3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 1994.
10. Purchase and Sale Agreement (Improved Property), effective
January 20, 1995, between American National Insurance Company
and Reliability Incorporated, related to the purchase of the
Company's headquarters facility in Houston, Texas.
21. List of subsidiaries.
23. Consent of Independent Public Accountants dated March 17,
1995.
27. Financial Data Schedule.
(c) No reports on Form 8-K were required to be filed by the Company
during the last quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.
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RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
RELIABILITY INCORPORATED (Registrant) DATE: March 20, 1995
BY/s/Max T. Langley, Senior Vice President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Company and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
BY/s/Larry Edwards, President and DATE: March 20, 1995
Chief Executive Officer
BY/s/Max T. Langley, Senior Vice President, DATE: March 20, 1995
Chief Financial Officer,
Principal Accounting Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Company and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
BY/s/W. L. Hampton, Director DATE: March 20, 1995
BY/s/Everett Hanlon, Director DATE: March 20, 1995
BY/s/John R. Howard, Director DATE: March 20, 1995
BY/s/Thomas L. Langford, Director DATE: March 20, 1995
BY/s/A. C. Lederer, Jr., Director DATE: March 20, 1995
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RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Page
Number Description of Exhibits Number
- ------- ----------------------- ------
3.1 Restated Articles of Incorporation (with
amendment). Reference is made to Exhibit 3.1
to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-1, Registration No. 2-90034.
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws. Reference is made
to Exhibit 3 to the Company's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1994.
10. Purchase and Sale Agreement (Improved Page 23
Property), effective January 20, 1995, between
American National Insurance Company and Reliability
Incorporated, related to the purchase of the
Company's headquarters facility in Houston, Texas.
21. List of Subsidiaries. Page 35
23. Consent of Independent Public Accountants Page 36
dated March 17, 1995.
27. Financial Data Schedule. Page 37
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RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
EXHIBIT 10
PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
(IMPROVED PROPERTY)
THIS PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into
between AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a Texas corporation ("Sell-
er"), and RELIABILITY INCORPORATED, a Texas corporation ("Buyer").
W I T N E S S E T H:
In consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section I. Sale and Purchase
A. Seller hereby agrees to sell, convey, and assign to Buyer and
Buyer hereby agrees to purchase and accept from Seller, for the Purchase
Price (hereinafter defined) and on and subject to the terms and conditions
herein set forth, the following (herein collectively called the
"Property"):
(1) Certain land in the David Middleton Survey (Abst. 535) in Harris
County, Texas, described on Exhibit A attached hereto, together with all
rights and interests appurtenant thereto, (the "Land") including any right,
title and interest of Seller in and to (i) adjacent streets, alleys,
rights-of-way, rights of ingress and egress and any reversionary interests
thereto, (ii) all strips and gores between the Land and abutting
properties, (iii) all easements, alleys, air rights, water rights, sewer
rights (including, without limitation, all sanitary sewer discharge
capacity allocated to the Land or owned and held by Seller for the use and
benefit thereof) and drainage rights incidental to the Land (collectively
referred to as the "Land");
(2) All buildings, structures, fixtures and other improvements
located on the Land, including without limitation, all mechanical systems,
fixtures and equipment and the electrical, heating, ventilating, air
conditioning and plumbing systems and appurtenances thereto (collectively
referred to as the "Improvements");
(3) All personal property located on the Land and owned by Seller,
including all carpets, drapes, furniture and other furnishings; telephone
exchanges, keys and locks, maintenance equipment and tools, and all other
machinery, equipment, fixtures and personal property of every kind and
character, and all accessories and additions thereto, owned by the Seller
and located in or on or used in connection with the Land or the
Improvements or the operations thereon (the "Personalty");
(4) All intangible property owned by Seller and used in connection
with the Land, the Personal Property or Improvements, including but not
limited to (i) all licenses, permits, approvals and certificates, including
any wastewater capacity reservations attributable to the Property and (ii)
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all leases and all contract rights and other agreements to the extent
assignable and to the extent assumed by Buyer (the contracts and agreements
assigned to and assumed by Buyer are herein called the "Contracts" and all
of which intangible property together with all replacements or additions
thereto between the date hereof and the Closing is herein called the
"Intangible Property");
(5) All rental deposits, security deposits or prepayments
("Deposits") attributable to any leases on the Property; and
(6) All of Seller's rights, titles and interests in dealer,
manufacturer, builder or other warranties to the extent assignable
pertaining in any way to the Improvements and Personal Property.
Section 2. Purchase Price; Earnest Money.
The price ("Purchase Price") for which Seller agrees to sell and
convey the Property to Buyer, and which the Buyer agrees to pay to Seller,
subject to the terms hereof, is the amount of THREE MILLION THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($3,300,000.00), which shall be paid as
follows:
(a) Within one business day after the Effective Date, Buyer shall
deliver to the Title Company (hereinafter defined) to be held in escrow:
(1) Check payable to the order of the Title Company in the amount of
$40,000.00 as Earnest Money (the "Earnest Money"); and
(2) The Earnest Money shall be applied to the Purchase Price at
Closing (hereafter defined) or otherwise held and delivered by the Title
Company in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
Upon receipt by Title Company of Buyer's Internal Revenue Form W-9
and other documentation required by Title Company, the Title Company is
instructed to hold the Earnest Money in an interest bearing account; all
interest earned shall be the property of the party entitled to receive the
Earnest Money pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
(b) Buyer will pay a cash sum of $660,000.00 ("Down Payment") at
Closing (including in such amount the Earnest Money a credit for the
Deposits and all amounts due to Buyer under Section 13 and a credit for all
rent earned by Seller from and after December 15, 1994 and paid by Buyer
prior to Closing [but less, from such rental amounts, an amount equal to
the daily equivalent of 9% per annum times $2,640,000 times the number of
days from and after December 15, 1994 to the Closing Date (interest
equivalent accrues at $650.96 per day, and rent credit accrues at $1,929.86
per day)]).
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any manner impair or
affect any of Buyer's obligations pursuant to the leases described in
Section 13, including, without limitation, Buyer's obligation to continue
to pay rent pursuant to such leases, subject to receiving a credit therefor
at Closing as hereinbefore described. If Closing has not occurred under
this Agreement and this Agreement has not been terminated on or prior to
April 1, 1995, from and after April 1, 1995, Buyer shall be liable for rent
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on the Property at the rate of $58,700 per month and the rent credit and
interest equivalent accrual pursuant to Section 2(b) shall not apply from
and after April 1, 1995.
(c) The balance of the Purchase Price shall be paid in accordance
with Buyer's promissory note (the "Note") in the amount of $2,640,000.00,
payable to the order of Seller, bearing interest at 9% per annum, payable
in 180 equal monthly installments of principal and interest, each
installment to be applied first to accrued interest and the balance to
principal, commencing on the first day of the month immediately following
the first full month after Closing. The Note may be prepaid at any time
without penalty. The Note shall be secured by a deed of trust ("Deed of
Trust") and vendor's lien covering the Land and Improvements
("Collateral"). The form of Note and Deed of Trust and all other documents
required hereunder shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B and shall contain the following provisions: (i) the Note shall
be non-recourse with respect to Buyer provided however, that Buyer shall be
fully liable for Seller's actual damages resulting from (A) fraud or
misrepresentation made by Buyer in connection with the Note or Deed of
Trust, including, without limitation, fraud or misrepresentation the
apparent purpose of which is to deprive Seller of any security for the
Note; (B) Buyer's failure to pay taxes, assessments, charges for labor or
materials or any other charges which creates liens on any portion of the
Collateral; (C) misapplication of insurance proceeds covering any portion
of the Collateral, proceeds of any condemnation of any portion of the
Collateral, rental income from the Collateral, including, without
limitation, security deposits received by or on behalf of Buyer subsequent
to the date on which Seller gives written notice of posting and foreclosure
notices; (D) Buyer's failure to maintain, repair or restore the Collateral
in accordance with the Deed of Trust, to the extent not compensated for to
Seller by insurance proceeds collected by Buyer and received by Seller;
(E) Seller having to pay any unearned advance charges or other rentals and
security deposits paid by guests or tenants of the Collateral and not
refunded to or forfeited by such guests or tenants; (F) Buyer's failure to
return, or reimburse Seller for, all fixtures taken from the Collateral by
or on behalf of Buyer and not replaced by Buyer; (G) any past, present or
future use, discovery, generation, manufacture, storage or disposal of
hazardous or toxic substances or materials on, under or about the
Collateral which is in violation of any applicable law and which accrued
after Buyer took possession of the Collateral under the leases referred to
in Section 13 hereof; (H) any liability arising from the Collateral in
connection with the Americans With Disabilities Act (it being further
agreed that in no event shall Buyer be responsible for consequential dam-
ages for liability arising under the Americans With Disabilities Act); and
(I) all court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in connection
with the enforcement of one or more of the above (A) through (H),
inclusive; (iii) there shall be escrows for taxes and insurance, provided,
however, that Seller shall waive such escrows by separate side letter
binding on Seller, its successors and assigns, for so long as the Note is
not in default; (iv) there shall be no replacement reserves; (v) there
shall be no environmental indemnities from Buyer except as set out in the
Certificate of Indemnity referred to below and contained in the Deed of
Trust; (vi) Buyer shall have the right to a partial release of Building I,
as described in Exhibit C attached hereto, upon payment of the greater of
$800,000 or the net proceeds from the
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sale of Building I. Seller has agreed to finance the purchase of the
Property by Buyer. Seller agrees that there are no origination fees,
appraisal fees, discount points, application fees, commitment fees,
attorneys' fees or other costs of any kind to be paid by Buyer in
connection with the financing granted by Seller, the preparation of
documents or the closing of the purchase of the Property.
(d) Buyer shall execute a Certificate of Indemnity Regarding
Hazardous Substances in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
D ("Certificate of Indemnity") with respect to environmental liability
related to the Property from and after the date of Buyer's occupancy
thereof under the leases described in Section 13, and an Absolute
Assignment of Rents and Income from the Collateral in substantially the
form attached hereto as Exhibit E (the "Absolute Assignment of Rents and
Income").
Section 3. Title Commitment; Survey.
(a) Within twenty (20) days after the Effective Date of this
Agreement, Buyer, at Seller's sole cost and expense, shall cause to be
delivered to Seller and Buyer the following:
(1) A Commitment for Title Insurance ("Title Commitment") from
Stewart Title Company ("Title Company"), setting forth the status of the
title of the Land and Improvements and showing all liens, claims, encum-
brances, easements, rights-of-way, encroachments, reservations,
restrictions, and any other matters affecting the Land or Improvements.
(2) A true, complete and legible copy of all documents (the "Title
Documents") referred to in the Title Commitment, including but not limited
to deeds, lien instruments, plats, reservations, restrictions and
easements.
(3) A current boundary survey (the "Survey") of the Property
prepared by a licensed surveyor meeting the requirements of a Category 1A
(Land Title Survey), Condition II (Urban) survey as specified by the Texas
Surveyor's Association. The Survey shall be dated after the Effective Date
hereof, shall be sufficient for purposes of deleting, except for "shortages
in area", the survey exception from the Owner Title Policy, shall be
certified in favor of Seller, Buyer and Title Company, shall include the
surveyors registered number and seal and shall: (A) show (i) the location
and dimension of all existing improvements, streets, roads, rights-of-way,
set back lines, and easements on the Property and other matters shown on
the Commitment; (ii) any encroachments, conflicts and overlapping of
improvements; and (iii) the location of the 100 year flood plain or flood
way, as determined by applicable governmental authorities, if the same is
located on the Property; and (B) set forth the total area of the Property
(expressed in square feet calculated to the nearest square foot or acres
calculated to the nearest one-one hundredth of an acre), together with a
metes and bounds description, which shall be made a part of this Agreement
and used in the Special Warranty Deed to the Buyer.
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(b) In the event the Title Commitment, Title Documents or the Survey
reports show exceptions to title, Buyer shall have until ten (10) days
after receipt of the last thereof to be received to examine same and to
specify to Seller those items which Buyer finds objectionable (the
"Encumbrances"). If Buyer does not deliver to Seller a written notice
specifying those items which are Encumbrances on or before ten (10) days
after receipt of the Title Commitment, the Title Documents and the Survey,
then all of the items reflected in the Title Commitment, the Title
Documents and the Survey shall be deemed acceptable to Buyer. For purposes
hereof, "Permitted Encumbrances" shall mean those exceptions to title which
Buyer finds acceptable as specified above.
(c) Seller may cure or remove all Encumbrances at its sole cost and
expense. Seller shall not be obligated to cure any Encumbrances. After
receiving notice of any Encumbrance from Buyer, Seller shall, within ten
(10) days thereafter, deliver a written notice to Buyer identifying which
Encumbrances, if any, Seller will attempt to cure. Seller shall cure all
Encumbrances which it undertakes to cure by March 30, 1995. Seller's
failure to give any such notice shall be deemed an election not to cure any
Encumbrance. If Seller decides not to cure all Encumbrances, Buyer shall
have ten (10) days from receipt of Seller's notice not to cure all of the
Encumbrances or from the expiration of Seller's ten (10) day period to give
written notice to Seller of Buyer's termination of this Agreement, in which
case Buyer shall be entitled to the return of the Earnest Money and all
earnings thereon. Buyer's failure to terminate this Agreement within such
ten (10) day period shall be deemed an acceptance of those Encumbrances
which Seller has not undertaken to cure, and such Encumbrances shall become
Permitted Encumbrances. If Seller undertakes to cure any Encumbrance and
does not timely cure any such Encumbrance, Buyer may terminate this
Agreement within ten (10) days from receipt of Seller's notice that it
cannot effect cure of any Encumbrance described in such notice.
Section 4. Closing.
(a) The closing ("Closing") of the sale of the Property by Seller to
Buyer shall occur on or before April 1, 1995, unless this Agreement is
sooner terminated pursuant to the terms hereof, such date of Closing being
the "Closing Date". If the purchase and sale of the Property is not
consummated on or before April 1, 1995, any party who has fulfilled all of
its obligations hereunder may terminate this Agreement, in which case
Section 9 shall control. If the sale of the Property is not sooner closed,
the Closing shall occur at 10:00 a.m. on the Closing Date. If the Closing
Date falls on a weekend day or a holiday, the Closing shall occur on the
next business day. The Closing shall occur in the offices of the Title
Company unless otherwise agreed.
(b) At the Closing, the following shall occur:
(1) Buyer shall deliver or cause to be delivered:
(i) To the Title Company the Down Payment, in "good
funds" as required by the regulations of the State Board of Insurance of
the State of Texas, and shall direct the Title Company to disburse same to
Seller;
(ii) To Seller, the Note executed by Buyer;
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(iii) To Seller, the Deed of Trust executed and
acknowledged by Buyer;
(iv) To Seller, a Mortgagee's Title Policy insuring that
the lien of the Deed of Trust is a first and valid lien. With regard to
the standard printed exceptions and other common exceptions generally
included in Texas form of Title Insurance: (A) the exception for
restrictive covenants shall be deleted unless restrictive covenants are
included in Permitted Exceptions (as hereinafter defined); (B) the
exception for area and boundaries will be limited to "shortages in area";
(C) the exception for ad valorem taxes shall except only standby fees,
taxes and assessments for the current year and subsequent years and
subsequent assessments for prior years due to change in land usage or
ownership; (D) there shall be no exception for rights of parties in
possession, except for Buyer and Technical Products & Controls; and (E)
there shall be no exception for visible or apparent easements not shown of
record;
(v) To Seller, the Absolute Assignment of Rents;
(vi) To Seller, the Certificate of Indemnity;
(vii) To the Title Company, two financing statements
showing Seller as secured party, for filing in the Office of the Secretary
of State of Texas and the Office of the Harris County Clerk, and covering
the Collateral;
(viii) To Seller, an opinion of Buyer's counsel, in from
and substance reasonably acceptable to Seller, that the Deed of Trust and
Note have been validly executed; and
(ix) Such other instruments as are reasonably required
for Buyer to consummate the transactions provided for herein.
(2) Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Buyer the
following:
(i) A Special Warranty Deed executed by Seller convey-
ing the Land and Improvements to Buyer, subject only to Permitted
Encumbrances and taxes and assessments for the current year, and otherwise
in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Seller and Buyer;
(ii) A Bill of Sale executed by Seller assigning, con-
veying and transferring the Personalty to Buyer in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to Seller and Buyer;
(iii) An Assignment executed by Seller assigning, convey-
ing and transferring the Leases, Contracts and the Intangible Property, to
Buyer, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Seller and Buyer and
such other forms as may be necessary to transfer to Buyer any wastewater
capacity reservations attributable to the Property;
(iv) An Owner's Policy of Title Insurance in the amount
of the Purchase Price issued by the Title Company, insuring that Buyer is
the owner of the Land and Improvements subject only to any Permitted Encum-
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brances. With regard to the standard printed exceptions and other common
exceptions generally included in Texas form of Title Insurance: (A) the
exception for restrictive covenants shall be deleted unless restrictive
covenants are included in Permitted Exceptions (as hereinafter defined);
(B) the exception for area and boundaries will be limited to "shortages in
area"; (C) the exception for ad valorem taxes shall except only standby
fees, taxes and assessments for the current year and subsequent years and
subsequent assessments for prior years due to change in land usage or
ownership; (D) there shall be no exception for rights of parties in
possession, except for Buyer and Technical Products & Controls: and (E)
there shall be no exception for visible or apparent easements not shown of
record;
(v) An Affidavit setting forth Seller's Taxpayer
Identification Number and stating that Seller is not a foreign person,
foreign corporation, foreign partnership, foreign trust or foreign estate,
as such terms are defined in Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986;
(vi) All original plans, drawings, specifications,
architectural documents, building permits, certificates of occupancy and
governmental licenses for improvements pertaining to the Property in the
possession of Seller;
(vii) The original of all Contracts in the possession of
Seller;
(viii) All keys to all locks within the Property, all
tenant lease and payment records, leasing brochures, maintenance records
and warranties and guaranties in the possession of Seller;
(ix) Such other evidence of the authority and capacity
of Seller and its representatives as Buyer and/or the Title Company may
reasonably require;
(x) Such other instruments as are customarily executed
in Texas to effectuate the conveyance of property similar to the Property,
with the effect that, after Closing, Buyer will have succeeded to all of
the rights, titles, and interests of Seller relating to the Property; and
(xi) Such other instruments as are reasonably required
for Seller to consummate the transaction provided for herein.
(c) Buyer and Seller shall each pay one-half of any escrow fees of
Title Company. Buyer shall pay all recording fees for the closing
documents to be recorded. The premium for the Owners' Title Policy and the
cost of the Survey shall be paid by Seller. The premium for the
Mortgagee's Title policy shall be paid by Buyer. Each of Seller and Buyer
shall pay their own attorneys' fees.
Section 5. Notices. Any notice provided or permitted to be given
under this Agreement must be in writing and may be served by (i) depositing
same in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified,
postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested,
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(ii) by delivering the same by over-night delivery service to the address
of such party or (iii) by faxing the same to the party to be notified.
Notice given in accordance herewith shall be deemed to be received
forty-eight (48) hours after deposited in the U. S. Mail, if such notice is
sent by mail, or upon receipt at the address of the addressee if such
notice is delivered. For purposes of notice, the addresses and fax numbers
of the parties shall be as follows:
If to Seller, to: American National Insurance Company
One Moody Plaza
Galveston, Texas 77550
Attn: Mortgage and Real Estate Department
Fax No.: (409) 766-6549
If to Buyer, to: Reliability Incorporated
16400 Park Row
Houston, Texas 77084
Attn: Larry Edwards, President
Fax No.: (713) 492-0615
Section 6. Commissions. Each of Seller and Buyer represent and
warrant to the other that neither have dealt with any broker or real estate
agent. Each of Seller and Buyer agree to defend, indemnify and hold
harmless the others from and against any claim by third parties for
brokerage, commission, finders or other fees relative to this Agreement or
the sale of the Property, and any court costs, attorneys' fees or other
costs or expenses arising therefrom, and alleged to be due by authorization
of the indemnifying party.
Section 7. Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding on the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal
representatives, successors, and assigns. Buyer may not assign its
obligations and rights hereunder.
Section 8. Governing Law; Time of the Essence. This Agreement shall
be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Texas. Time is of the essence in the performance of each parties'
obligations hereunder.
Section 9. Remedies. A. If Buyer refuses to consummate the
purchase of the Property pursuant to this Agreement for any reason other
than termination hereof pursuant to a right granted to Buyer to do so, or
breach by Seller of its agreements hereunder, then Seller, as its sole and
exclusive remedy, shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by
giving Buyer written notice thereof, in which event neither party hereto
shall have any further rights, duties or obligations hereunder and Title
Company shall deliver the Earnest Money to Seller as liquidated damages
(Seller and Buyer hereby acknowledging that the amount of damages resulting
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from a breach of this Agreement by Buyer would be difficult or impossible
to accurately ascertain).
(b) If Seller fails to perform any of its obligations or agreements
hereunder, either prior to or at Closing, or if Seller breaches any
representation or warranty herein made, or if Buyer terminates this
Agreement pursuant to a right granted to Buyer hereunder to do so, then,
Buyer, at Buyer's option and as Buyer's sole remedy, all other remedies
being hereby waived, may either (i) terminate this Agreement by notifying
Seller thereof, whereupon, neither party hereto shall have any further
rights, duties or obligations hereunder, and Title Company shall promptly
deliver to Buyer the Earnest Money, free of any claims by Seller with
respect thereto; or (ii) enforce specific performance of Seller's obliga-
tions under this Agreement in which event all Encumbrances shall
automatically be deemed Permitted Encumbrances.
Section 10. Casualty or Condemnation. B. Prior to Closing, risk of
loss with regard to the Property shall be borne by Seller. If, prior to
Closing, the Improvements or the Personalty are destroyed or damaged, and
the estimate cost of repairing such damage or destruction exceeds Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), Buyer shall have the option, which must be
exercised by it within fifteen (15) days after its receipt of written
notice from Seller advising of such destruction or damage (which Seller
hereby agrees to give), to terminate this Agreement or to proceed with the
Closing. If Buyer elects to terminate this Agreement, all rights, duties,
obligations and liabilities created hereunder shall thereafter cease and
Title Company shall promptly return the Earnest Money to Buyer. If Buyer
elects to proceed with the Closing, Buyer shall be obligated to do so
(subject to the other provisions hereof), the Purchase Price shall be
reduced by the deductible on Seller's casualty insurance policy covering
the Property and Buyer shall be entitled to any and all insurance proceeds
payable as a result of such damage up to (but not exceeding) the reduced
Purchase Price and Seller shall be entitled to all insurance proceeds in
excess of the reduced Purchase Price. If, prior to Closing, the
Improvement or the Personalty are destroyed or damaged and the estimated
cost of repairing such damage or destruction is Fifty Thousand Dollars
($50,000.00), or less, then this Agreement shall not terminate and, at
Seller's option, (i) the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the estimated
cost of repairing such damage or destruction and Seller shall retain all
rights to any and all insurance proceeds payable as a result of such damage
or (ii) Seller may, prior to Closing, repair or restore the Property to its
condition immediately prior to such casualty. Anything herein contained to
the contrary notwithstanding, Seller shall be under no obligation to make
any repairs to the Property or restore the Property in the event of any
such destruction or damage, unless Seller so elects as provided for above.
So long as Buyer may be entitled to any insurance proceeds payable with
respect to an insurance claim, Seller shall not settle or compromise such
claim without Buyer's prior written consent.
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(b) If, prior to closing, the Land or Improvements become subject to
or threatened with a taking by virtue of eminent domain or are condemned
and the estimated value of the portion of the Property condemned exceeds
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), Buyer shall have the option, which
must be exercised by it within fifteen (15) days after its receipt of
written notice from Seller advising of any of such matters (which Seller
hereby agrees to give), to terminate this Agreement or to proceed with the
Closing. If Buyer elects to terminate this Agreement, the Title Company
shall promptly return the Earnest Money to Buyer and all rights, duties,
obligations and liabilities created hereunder shall thereafter cease. If
Buyer elects to proceed with the Closing, Buyer shall be obligated to do so
(subject to the other provisions hereof) and Buyer shall be entitled to any
and all proceeds payable as a result of such condemnation up to (but not
exceeding) the Purchase Price and Seller shall be entitled to all proceeds
in excess of the Purchase Price. If, prior to Closing, the Land or
Improvements are condemned, and the estimated value of the portion of
Property condemned is Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) or less, then
this Agreement shall not terminate and Buyer shall be entitled to any and
all proceeds payable as a result of such condemnation. Anything herein
contained to the contrary notwithstanding, Seller shall be under no
obligation to make any repairs to the Property or restore the Property in
the event of any such condemnation. So long as Buyer may be entitled to
condemnation proceeds on a proceeding, Seller shall not settle or
compromise any award for such condemnation proceedings (or make a
conveyance in lieu thereof) without Buyer's prior written approval.
Section 11. Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the entire
agreement between Seller and Buyer concerning the sale of the Property and
supersedes all prior agreements or negotiations. No modification hereof or
subsequent agreement relative to the subject matter hereof shall be binding
on either party unless reduced to writing and signed by the party to be
bound.
Section 12. Condition of Improvements. Buyer's obligations under
this Agreement are specifically contingent upon Buyer's inspection and
approval of the Improvements. Buyer shall have until close of business on
the twentieth (20th) day after the Effective Date within which to examine
the Improvements, at its sole risk and expense, and to determine its
approval or disapproval of all or any part thereof ("Inspection Period").
If Buyer finds any of the Improvements unacceptable, in Buyer's sole and
absolute discretion, Buyer may terminate this Agreement by written notice
of termination to Seller before the expiration of the Inspection Period and
by thereafter furnishing Seller with copies of all third party inspection
reports or studies obtained by Buyer; upon furnishing Seller with copies of
such reports and studies $100.00 of the Earnest Money shall be payable to
Seller as independent consideration for Seller's obligations under this
Agreement, and the balance of the Earnest Money shall be returned to Buyer
and thereafter neither party shall have any rights or liabilities
hereunder. If Buyer does not terminate this Agreement before the
expiration of the Inspection Period, then (i) the conditions of this
Section shall be deemed to have been fully satisfied and (ii) Buyer may not
thereafter terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section.
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Section 13. Supplemental Agreement. It is recognized that the
Property is currently being leased by Buyer, pursuant to (i) Lease
Agreement dated August 23, 1984, as amended by Amendments dated April 30,
1986 and dated July 15, 1986, said lease, as amended, being hereinafter
called the "Building II Lease", the Building II Lease relating to 3.7710
acres which are part of the Property, and (ii) Lease Agreement dated
January 28, 1977, as amended by Amendments to Lease dated September 30,
1977, March 11, 1985, September 14, 1984, May 19, 1986 and July 15, 1986,
said lease, as amended, being herein called the "Building I Lease", the
Building I Lease relating to 3.2182 acres which are part of the Property.
Portions of the property covered by the Building I Lease are further
subject to a Sublease (the "Sublease") dated June 21, 1993, between Buyer,
as Landlord, and Technical Products & Controls, as Tenant. Accordingly,
Seller and Buyer agree as follows:
As part of the consideration for the purchase of the Property, the
Building I and Building II Lease shall be terminated as of the Closing Date
and each of Seller and Buyer shall release the other from all obligations
thereunder. Rents payable under the Building I Lease and Building II
Lease, other than those attributable to ad valorem taxes, operating
expenses or common area maintenance, shall be prorated as of the Closing
Date with Buyer receiving credit for any prepaid rents to the extent
attributable to the period after Closing or paying any unpaid rents to the
extent attributable to the period prior to Closing. Any rents paid or to
be paid for ad valorem taxes, operating expenses or common area maintenance
and any expenses for ad valorem taxes, operating expenses and common area
maintenance shall be prorated between Seller and Buyer as of the Closing
Date to the extent such parties are obligated therefor under the terms of
the Building I or Building II Lease. Any security deposits held by Seller
pursuant to the Building I and Building II Lease shall be credited against
the Purchase Price.
Section 14. Offer Only; Effective Date. This Agreement shall be of
no force and effect unless executed by Seller and Buyer and the Earnest
Money deposited with Title Company all on or before January 25, 1995, time
being of the essence. The effective date of this Agreement shall be the
date a fully executed copy of this Agreement is deposited with the Title
Company ("Effective Date"). All references herein to the date of this
Agreement shall mean the Effective Date.
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This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be one in the same instrument.
EXECUTED as of the date and year below written.
"SELLER"
AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
By: s/s Michael S. McCroskey
Name: Michael W. McCroskey
Title: Senior Vice President
Date: 1/19/95
"BUYER"
RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
By: s/s Max T. Langley
Name: Max T. Langley
Title: V.P. Finance
Date: 1/18/95
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RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
Exhibit 21
LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
Subsidiary Jurisdiction of Incorporation
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Reliability Singapore Pte Ltd. Singapore
RICR de Costa Rica, S.A. Costa Rica
Each subsidiary does business under its respective corporate name.
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RELIABILITY INCORPORATED
Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-47803) pertaining to the Reliability
Incorporated Employee Stock Savings Plan and Trust and in the related
Prospectus of our report dated February 10, 1995, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and the schedule of Reliability
Incorporated included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 1994.
BY/s/ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Houston, Texas
March 17, 1995
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