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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

NUMEREX CORP.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  [x]   No  [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes  [x]   No  [  ]

As of October 29, 2003, an aggregate of 10,789,948 shares of the registrant’s Class A Common Stock, no par value (being the registrant’s only class of common stock outstanding), were outstanding.

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NUMEREX CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX

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Forward-looking Statements

This document contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements include, among other things, statements regarding trends, strategies, plans, beliefs, intentions, expectations, goals and opportunities. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “assume,” “strategy,” “plan,” “outlook,” “outcome,” “continue,” “remain,” “trend,” and variations of such words and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may,” or similar expressions. All statements and information herein and incorporated by reference herein, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements that are based upon a number of assumptions concerning future conditions that ultimately may prove to be inaccurate. Many phases of the Company’s operations are subject to influences outside its control. The Company cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which may change over time. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report, and the Company assumes no duty to update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.

Any one or any combination of factors could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations or could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance. These factors include: the pace of technological change; variations in quarterly operating results; delays in the development, introduction and marketing of new wireless products and services by us or our competitors or suppliers; delay in implementation by customers of services; changes in our mix of products and services and sources of revenues; changes in length of sales cycles of or demand by our customers for existing and additional services; changes in the productivity of our distribution channels; customer acceptance of our products and services;; the inability to attain revenue and earnings growth; loss of key strategic contracts; product failures; the introduction, withdrawal, success and timing of business initiatives and strategies; competitive conditions; the extent and timing of technological changes; changes in customer spending; the loss of intellectual property protection; an impact of changes in currently utilized telecommunications standards or Company’s ability to adapt to such changes. Actual events, developments and results could differ materially from those anticipated or projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain uncertainties set forth below and elsewhere in this document. Subsequent written or oral statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this report and those in the Company’s reports previously and subsequently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

NUMEREX CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In Thousands, Except Number of Shares)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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NUMEREX CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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NUMEREX CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In Thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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NUMEREX CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS-CONTINUED
(In Thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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NUMEREX CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2003
(UNAUDITED)

NOTE A – BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2003. For further information, reference is also made to the Numerex Corp.’s (the “Company’s”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 and the consolidated financial statements contained therein.

NOTE B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

A summary of the significant accounting policies consistently applied in the preparation of the accompanying financial statements follows:

		1. Nature of Business
		Numerex Corp. (the “Company”) is a technology company comprised of operating subsidiaries that develop and market a wide range of communications products and services. The Company’s primary focus is wireless data communications utilizing proprietary network technologies. The Company primarily offers products and services in wireless data communications through Cellemetry®, and digital multimedia networking through PowerPlay™. Uplink Security, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cellemetry®, provides a cost effective, alarm security products, services, and related technical support utilizing Cellemetry® wireless data communications technology. In February 2003 the Company introduced MobileGuardian™, a Web-based vehicle location and recovery solution that combines the accuracy of GPS (Global Positioning System) and Cellemetry® wireless data communications technology. These services enable customers around the globe to monitor and move information for a variety of applications from home and business security to distance learning. In addition, the Company offers wireline alarm security products and services, as well as telecommunications network operational support systems.
		2. Principles of Consolidation
		The consolidated financial statements include the results of operations and financial position of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
		3. Cash and Cash Equivalents
		For purposes of financial reporting, the Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of less than three months to be cash equivalents. During the quarter ended September 30, 2003, $231,000 of cash previously restricted to support letters of credit was released due to the payment of the underlying obligation. This was related to the sale of the Data1Source LLC (see Note C – Investments and Divestitures).
		4. Intangible Assets
		Intangible assets consist of developed software, patents and acquired intellectual property, and goodwill. These assets, except for goodwill, are amortized over their expected useful life. Developed software is amortized using the straight-line method over 3 to 5 years. Patents and acquired intellectual property are amortized using the straight-line method over 7 to 16 years. Goodwill amortization ceased on January 1, 2002.

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		The Company capitalizes software development costs when project technical feasibility is established and concludes capitalization when the product is ready for release. Software development costs incurred prior to the establishments of technical feasibility are expensed as incurred.
		The Company adopted SFAS 142 on January 1, 2002. In connection with the adoption, the Company reviewed the classification of its goodwill and other tangible assets, reassessed the useful lives previously assigned to other intangible assets, and discontinued amortization of goodwill, which resulted in reduced expense of approximately of $192,000 for the quarters ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 and will result in reduced expense of approximately $768,000 on an annualized basis. The Company also tested goodwill for impairment by comparing the fair values of the Company’s reporting units to their carrying values as of January 1, 2001 and at December 31, 2002 and determined that there was no goodwill impairment at that time. The goodwill will be tested at least annually for impairment.
		On March 28, 2003, the Company acquired Cingular’s interest in Cellemetry and the 625,000 shares of the Company’s stock owned by Cingular for $5,000,000 (see Notes B-12 Note Payable and B-13 Shareholders’ Equity). Of the $5,000,000, $4,000,000 was added to Cellemetry’s goodwill. In addition, there were $51,000 in transaction costs capitalized as goodwill.
		5. Property and Equipment
		Depreciation is provided for in amounts sufficient to relate the cost of depreciable assets to operations over their estimated service lives. Leased property under capital leases is amortized over the lives of the respective leases or over the service lives of the assets for those leases, whichever is shorter. Depreciation for property, equipment and buildings is calculated using the straight-line method over the following estimated lives.

		6. Impairment of Long-lived Assets
		The Company periodically evaluates the recoverability of its long-lived assets or when a specific event indicates that the carrying value of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability is assessed based on estimates of future cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. If the sum of expected undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying value of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized for the amount of such deficiency, using discounted cash methodologies. No such impairment losses have been recognized during the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
		7. Income Taxes
		The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method in accordance with SFAS 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. Under the asset and liability method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of “temporary differences” by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that the assets will not be realized.
		The Company is entitled to the benefits of certain net operating loss carry forwards for income tax purposes. Subject to applicable regulations, net operating loss carry forwards may be offset against income in future years to reduce the Company’s future tax liability. Net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $2,900,000 and $8,500,000 for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2002 respectively may not be available in future years. Accordingly, the Company may not have the future benefit of these operating loss carry forwards to offset any future earnings for tax liability purposes. The Company has not classified its net operating loss carry forwards as an asset in its financial statements and thus a loss of net operating loss carry forwards does not impact current operating results.

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		8. Inventory
		Inventory and work-in progress are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market.
		The components of inventory are as follows:

		9. Notes Receivable
		In 2002, the company converted $612,000 of accounts receivable to notes receivable. There were no new notes receivable in the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003. These notes are payable to the company in installments for periods ranging from 9 to 18 months. For purposes of valuation, notes receivable and accounts receivable are considered in total in determining the allowance for doubtful accounts.
		10. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
		The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon the expected collectibility of the accounts receivable and notes receivable. When amounts are determined to be uncollectible, they will be charged to operations when that determination is made.
		11. Other Assets
		In May 2003, the Company shipped $716,000 of wire-line security detection equipment to a customer in Australia. This equipment is being installed at several sites based on an equipment supply agreement (the “Agreement”) with this customer. This Agreement will allow them to generate additional revenues by providing additional services to their customers. The Company will share in these revenues as payment for the equipment. While this customer retains title to this equipment from acceptance (which occurred May 2003), they must meet certain obligations under the Agreement, or pay amounts specified in the Agreement. Since the actual revenue that will be generated by the sale of the equipment is uncertain at this time, the Company did not recognize revenue on the equipment sale as of September 30, 2003. At September 30, 2003 this equipment was in the process of being installed which is expected to be complete by December 31, 2003. The Company should receive its first share of revenues in the last quarter of 2003. Currently the Company expects to receive at least the full value of the equipment from this revenue share, however, as more information becomes available, the Company will reassess the accounting treatment for the project. At June 30, 2003, the value of the wire-line equipment was transferred from inventory to other assets.
		12. Note Payable
		On March 28, 2003, the Company acquired Cingular’s interest in Cellemetry and the 625,000 shares of the Company’s stock owned by Cingular for $5,000,000 (the “Cellemetry Transaction”). Under the terms of the agreement, the Company has agreed to pay Cingular $1,500,000 by December 15, 2003, $2,000,000 by March 31, 2004 and $1,500,000 by December 15, 2004. The Company’s obligation is secured by a pledge of the stock of all the Company’s subsidiaries (except Digilog) and a lien on the assets of all the Company’s subsidiaries (except Digilog) and bears interest at a rate of eight percent (8%) per annum. On September 15, 2003, the company made the first $1,500,000 payment to Cingular using a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Data1Source LLC (see Note C – Investments and Divestitures).
		13. Shareholders’ Equity
		Shareholders’ Equity increased by $1,004,000 in the three-month period ending September 30, 2003. The increase in Shareholders’ Equity is attributable to the net income recorded of $992,000, foreign currency translation of $10,000 and by $2,000 following the issue of 3,361 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company under the Directors’ Stock Plan and employee stock purchase plan.
		Shareholders’ Equity decreased by $1,891,000 in the nine-month period ending September 30, 2003. The decrease in Shareholders’ Equity is attributable to the net loss recorded of $979,000, the purchase of 625,000 shares of common stock in the Cellemetry Transaction valued at $975,000 offset by foreign currency translation of $55,000 and the receipt of $8,000 following the issue of 8,221 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company under the Directors’ Stock Plan and employee stock purchase plan.

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		14. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
		The Company’s financial instruments include cash, accounts receivable, notes receivable and accounts payable. The carrying value of the financial instruments approximates fair value due to the relatively short period to maturity.
		15. Use of Estimates
		In preparing the Company’s financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
		16. Concentration of Credit Risk
		The Company maintains its cash balances in financial institutions, which at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents.
		17. Revenue Recognition
		The Company’s revenue is generated from four sources:

	•		the supply of product under non recurring agreements,
	•		the provision of services, under non recurring agreements,
	•		the provision of data transportation services under recurring or multi-year contractually based agreements, and
	•		the provision of support and maintenance services under recurring or multi-year contractually based agreements.

		Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an agreement exists, the product or service has been delivered, fees and prices are fixed and determinable, collectibility is probable and when all other significant obligations have been fulfilled.
		The Company recognizes revenue from product sales at the time of shipment and passage of title. The Company offers customers the right to return products that do not function properly within a limited time after delivery. The Company continuously monitors and tracks such product returns and records a provision for the estimated amount of such future returns, based on historical experience and any notification received of pending returns. While such returns have historically been within expectations and the provisions established, the Company cannot guarantee that it will continue to experience the same return rates that it has experienced in the past. Any significant increase in product failure rates and the resulting credit returns could have a material adverse impact on operating results for the period or periods in which such returns materialize.
		The Company recognizes revenue from the provision of services at the time of the completion, delivery or performance of the service. In the case of revenue derived from maintenance services the Company recognizes revenue ratably over the contract term. In certain instances the Company may under an appropriate agreement advance charge for the service to be provided. In these instances, the Company recognizes the advance charge as deferred revenue (classified as a liability) and releases the revenue ratably over future periods in accordance with the contract term as the service is completed, delivered or performed.
		The Company also recognizes revenue from the provision of ‘multiple element service agreements’, which involve both the supply of product and the provision of services over a multi-year arrangement. Accounting principles for agreements involving multiple elements require the Company to allocate earned revenue to each element based on the relative fair value of the elements. The arrangement fee for multiple-element arrangements is allocated to each element, such as design, product supply, product integration, installation, maintenance, support and warranty services, based on the relative fair values of the elements. The Company determines the fair value of each element in multi-element arrangements based on vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”). VSOE for each element is based on the price charged when the same element is sold separately or could be purchased from an unrelated supplier. If evidence of fair value of all delivered elements exists but evidence does not exist for one or more undelivered elements, then revenue is recognized using the residual method. Under the residual method, the fair value of the undelivered element is deferred and is recognized ratably over the contract term on an earned basis. Regarding the supply of product the Company maintains title to the product and transfers title at the completion of the contract term.
		The Company’s arrangements do not generally include acceptance clauses. However, arrangements involving multiple element service agreements include certain milestones and levels of certification, acceptance occurs upon the Company’s certification of its completion of each of the various elements.

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		The Company recognizes revenue from the provision of its data transportation services when the Company performs the services or processes transactions in accordance with contractual performance standards. Revenue is earned monthly on the basis of the contracted monthly fee and an excess message fee charge, should it apply, that is volume based. In certain instances the Company may under an appropriate agreement advance charge for the data transport service to be provided. In these instances the Company recognizes the advance charge (even if nonrefundable) as deferred revenue (classified as a liability) and releases the revenue over future periods in accordance with the contract term as the data transport service is delivered or performed.
		18. Foreign Currency Transactions
		Some transactions of the Company and its subsidiaries are made in British pounds sterling, Canadian dollars and Australian dollars. Gains and losses from these transactions are included in income as they occur.
		19. Research and Development
		Research and development expenses are charged to operations in the period in which they are incurred.
		20. Provision for Warranty Claims
		Estimated warranty expense is charged over the warranty period of the warranted products. Warranty expenses have not been significant to the Company.
		21. Stock-Based Compensation
		The Company accounts for employee options or share awards under the intrinsic-value method prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” with pro forma disclosures of net earnings and earnings per share, as if the fair value method of accounting defined in SFAS No. 123 “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation” had been applied. SFAS No. 123 establishes a fair value based method of accounting for stock based employee compensation plans. Under the fair value method, compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award and is recognized over the service period, which is usually the vesting period. Under SFAS No. 123, the Company’s net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share would have changed as reflected in the following pro forma amounts.

		22. Earnings (loss) Per Share
		In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share, and SFAS No. 128, which supersedes APB No. 15, Earnings Per Share, which requires a dual presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share as well as other disclosures. Basic earnings per share excludes the dilutive impact of common stock equivalents and is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period.
		Diluted earnings (loss) per share includes the effect of potential dilution from the exercise of outstanding common stock equivalents into common stock, using the treasury stock method at the average market price of the Company’s common stock for the period.
		For the three-month period ended September 30, 2003, these potential common shares were 91,000. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2003 and the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002, the Company’s potential common shares have an anti-dilutive effect on loss per share and, therefore, have not been used in determining the total weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Potential common shares resulting from options and warrants that would be used to determine diluted earnings (loss) per share was 726,116 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2002 and 46,000 and 1,238,000 for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 and September 30, 2002 respectively.

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		23. Cost Related to Non-recurring Acquisition Activity
		In the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002, the Company expensed $185,000 and $1,899,000 respectively of costs relating to a potential business acquisition. These costs were primarily legal and accounting services incurred during due diligence. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2002, management determined that consummation of the business acquisition was unlikely; as a result, these costs were expensed.
		Portions of these costs were deferred in prior periods, $727,000 was deferred during the three-month period ended March 31, 2002 and $172,000 was deferred in the year ended December 31, 2001. The balance of the costs of $815,000 was incurred in the three-month period ended March 30, 2002 and $185,000 expensed in the three-month period ended September 30, 2002.
		24. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
		In November 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued EITF Issue No. 00-21, “Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables.” This issue addresses how to account for arrangements that may involve the delivery or performance of multiple products, services, and/or rights to use assets. The final consensus of this issue is applicable to agreements entered into in fiscal periods beginning after September 15, 2003. Additionally, companies will be permitted to apply the consensus guidance in this issue to all existing arrangements as the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle in accordance with APB Opinion No. 20, “Accounting Changes.” The company does not believe that adoption of this issue will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, consolidated results of operations, or liquidity.
		The FASB issued Statement 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity, in May 2003. Statement 150 changes the classification in the statement of financial position of certain common financial instruments from either equity or mezzanine presentation to liabilities and requires an issuer of those financial statements to recognize changes in the fair value or the redemption amount, as applicable, in earnings.
		Statement 150 requires an issuer to classify the following financial instruments as liabilities:

	•		mandatorily redeemable preferred and common stocks
	•		forward purchase contracts that obligate the issuer to repurchase shares of its stock by transferring assets
	•		freestanding put options that may obligate the issuer to repurchase shares of its stock by transferring assets
	•		freestanding financial instruments that require or permit the issuer to settle an obligation by issuing a variable number of its shares if, at inception, the monetary value of the obligation is based solely or predominantly on any of the following:
	•		a fixed monetary amount known at inception
	•		variations in something other than the issuer’s shares, such as the price of gold multiplied by a fixed notional amount
	•		variations inversely related to changes in the value of the issuer’s shares, such as a written put option that can be net share settled.

		Statement 150 is effective immediately for financial instruments (except for mandatorily redeemable financial instruments issued by nonpublic companies) entered into or modified after May 31, 2003. It is effective for financial instruments (except for mandatorily redeemable financial instruments issued by nonpublic companies) issued on or before May 31, 2003 at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after September 15, 2003. Finally, it is effective for mandatorily redeemable financial instruments issued by nonpublic companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2003. The effect of adopting Statement 150 will be recognized as a cumulative effect of an accounting change as of the beginning of the period of adoption. Restatement of prior periods is not permitted. The company does not believe that adoption of this issue will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, consolidated results of operations, or liquidity.
		In November 2002, the FASB issued Financial Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.” FIN 45 requires that a guarantor must recognize, at the inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the obligation that it has undertaken in issuing a guarantee. FIN 45 also addresses the disclosure requirements that a guarantor must include in its financial statements for guarantees issued, including matters such as commercial product warranties. The disclosure requirements in this interpretation are effective for financial statements for periods ending after December 15, 2002. The initial recognition and measurement provisions of this interpretation are applicable on a prospective basis to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. We adopted the recognition provisions of FIN 45 effective January 1, 2003 for guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The adoption of FIN 45 did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. (See Note B-20 – Provisions for Warranty Claims).
		In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities,” which addresses consolidation by a business of variable interest entities in which it is the primary beneficiary. In October 2003,

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		the FASB deferred the effective date of FIN 46 to interim periods ending after December 15, 2003 in order to address a number of interpretation and implementation issues. The Company does not expect the adoption of the final interpretation to have a material impact on its financial statements.
		25. Reclassification
		Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

NOTE C – INVESTMENTS AND DIVESTITURES

On September 15, 2003, the Company sold the Data1Source mobile messaging service through an entity Data1Source LLC. The selling price was approximately $3,400,000 with $3,200,000 paid in cash at closing and $200,000 due in six months, if certain criteria are met. The resulting gain included in other income in the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 was $1,712,000. Cost associated with the transaction included the net book value of the assets sold, including software and computer hardware, and transaction costs including finders’ fees and legal costs. At closing, certain obligations of the Company were paid. This included the first payment due on the note payable to Cingular (see below) of $1,500,000 and $605,000 payoff of the lease obligation on the software sold with Data1Source. Subsequent to the sale of Data1Source LLC, the Company used a portion of the proceeds to pay off the entire outstanding balance of $400,000 on its revolving line of credit (see Note D – Liquidity). The sale of Data1Source LLC does not meet the requirements to be considered a significant disposition.

On March 28, 2003, the Company acquired Cingular’s interest in Cellemetry and the 625,000 shares of the Company’s stock owned by Cingular for $5,000,000. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company agreed to pay Cingular $1,500,000 by December 15, 2003, $2,000,000 by March 31, 2004 and $1,500,000 by December 15, 2004. The Company’s obligation is secured by the pledge of the stock of all the Company’s subsidiaries (except Digilog) and a lien on the assets of all the Company’s subsidiaries (except Digilog) and bears interest at a rate of eight percent (8%) per annum. On September 15, 2003, the Company made the first payment of $1,500,000 due Cingular on the note using a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Data1Source LLC (see above).

NOTE D – LIQUIDITY

In 2002, the Company used significant amounts of cash. The Company continues to add products and distribution channels for its products, but the Company’s long-term success will depend upon increased cash flow. In order to provide additional short-term liquidity to the Company, on March 28, 2003, Alethea Limited Partnership, an entity affiliated with the family of the Company’s chairman and CEO, agreed to provide to Digilog a one-year revolving line of credit for $1,000,000. Under its terms, the line is secured by a pledge of the stock of Digilog and a lien on all the assets of Digilog. Interest on the line of credit is at a rate of ten percent (10%) per annum. There are no restrictions on the use of the line. The minimum amount of any draw under the line is $100,000. The Company guarantees the line of credit. As of September 30, 2003 the Company had full availability to the entire $1,000,000 revolving line of credit (see Note C – Investments and Divestitures).

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

Critical Accounting Policies

For additional information regarding the Company’s critical accounting policies see Note B to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part 1, Item 1 above.

General

The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, the amounts and percentages of net sales represented by selected items in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)