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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q/K
ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002

Commission File Number 33-98404


T.J.T., INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

WASHINGTON
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  82-0333246
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

843 North Washington, P.O. Box 278, Emmett, Idaho 83617
(Address of principal executive offices)

(208) 365-5321
(Registrant's telephone number)

Securities registered under Sections 12 (b) and 12 (g) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class
Common Stock, $.001 par value

 

Name of each exchange on which registered
OTC Bulletin Board

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 ý    No o

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. o

Registrant's revenues for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002 were $20,385,535.

Based on the stock's closing price of $.43 on December 20, 2002, non-affiliated market capital was approximately $1,165,599.

As of December 20, 2002, there were 4,854,739 shares of the registrant's $.001 par value common stock outstanding.

        DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement to be dated on or after January 20, 2003, for use in connection with the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on February 18, 2003, are hereby incorporated by reference into Part III of the Form 10-K.





PART I

Forward Looking Statements and Risk Factors

        This Form 10-K contains certain forward-looking statements which are based on management's current expectations. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "will," "should," "could," and other expressions that indicate future events and trends identify forward-looking statements. The Company has identified risk factors which could cause actual results to differ substantially from the forward-looking statements. These risk factors include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, changes in interest rates, availability of financing, real estate values, competitive pressure on both the purchasing of used axles and tires from manufactured housing dealers and the selling of refurbished axles and tires to manufactured housing factories, adverse weather conditions, the economic viability of our customers and vendors, changes in legislation or regulations and availability of qualified employees.


ITEM 1. BUSINESS

The Company

        T.J.T., Inc., an Idaho corporation, was established in 1977. T.J.T., Inc. merged with and into T.J.T., Inc., a Washington corporation on December 13, 1994. The Company's corporate office is located at 843 N. Washington Street, Emmett, Idaho 83617.

        The Company has recycling and distribution locations in Emmett, Idaho; Centralia, Washington; Woodland, California; Phoenix, Arizona; and, Platteville, Colorado. The Company also manufactures hanger parts in Eugene, Oregon which are used by the manufactured housing producers to attach axles to homes and also maintains a sales office in Salem, Oregon.

        T.J.T., Inc. has two business lines: repairing and reconditioning axles and tires for the manufactured housing industry, and distribution of after-market accessory products to manufactured housing dealers and set-up contractors, as well as siding to site builders.

Recent Events

        The manufactured housing industry continues to experience an overabundance of new and used homes due in part to overproduction and in part to repossessions as well as a decrease in consumer demand due to a tightening of credit standards. Manufactured housing production facilities as well as numerous sales centers have closed and/or filed for bankruptcy. In the Company's market area the decrease in manufactured housing production was approximately 2% from fiscal 2001 to 2002 compared to a 24% decrease each year since fiscal 1999 to 2000, according to statistics from the National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards.

        Effective October 1, 2001, the Company implemented SFAS 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, and performed the initial goodwill impairment test. The impairment test involved estimating fair market values for tangible assets and liabilities and comparing the net tangible values to quoted market prices for the Company's stock. As of October 1, 2001 the Company's net tangible value was substantially in excess of quoted market prices for the Company's stock and a cumulative effect of accounting change of $748,000 was recorded. The cumulative effect of accounting change consists of a $790,000 writedown of goodwill assigned to the Company's axle and tire reconditioning segment, offset by a $42,000 tax benefit.

        On January 1, 2002 the manufactured home load limit per tire, set by the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, decreased from an 18% allowable overload to no allowable overload. Standard practice among the producers of manufactured homes was to utilize the 18% allowable overload as needed. Producers of manufactured homes are

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either adding an extra axle and two tires to their homes, or increasing the rated capacity of the tires that they are using. Many producers chose to use the higher rated capacity new tires.

        On January 10, 2002, a preliminary injunction was granted in favor of the Company in a case involving certain former employees and directors of the Company (the "Bradley Group") prohibiting all members of the Bradley Group from competing against the Company's axle and tire business, which is described in more detail in Item 3—Legal Proceedings. As a result, the parties entered into a stipulated permanent injunction whereby the Bradley Group is enjoined from competing against the Company's axle and tire and housing accessories business, which the Bradley Group has agreed will be replaced by a permanent injunction lasting until January 1, 2004.

Axle and Tire Reconditioning

        The Company buys used axles and tires from manufactured housing dealers which are detached from the manufactured homes after they are placed on a pad or foundation. The Company also buys used axles and tires from independent brokers.

        The used axles are dismantled at the Company's recycling facilities. All major parts are inspected, cleaned and replaced as required. Approximately 30 axles are rebuilt for each eight man-hour shift. Tires are graded and repaired. Axles and tires are then sold to manufactured housing factories. Each axle and tire assembly is used and recycled approximately three times a year. The tires and axles are sold principally to manufactured housing factories and are delivered to their sites.

        Sales of reconditioned axles and tires were 76 percent, 72 percent, and 70 percent of total revenues for the years ended September 30, 2002, 2001, and 2000, respectively.

Accessories and Siding Distribution

        T.J.T., Inc. sells manufactured housing accessories such as vinyl skirting, piers, and other ancillary products to manufactured housing dealers and set-up contractors. The Company sells vinyl siding to the site-built housing market.

        Sales of accessories were 24 percent, 28 percent, and 28 percent of total revenues for the years ended September 30, 2002, 2001, and 2000, respectively.

Regulatory Matters

        HUD regulations govern the maximum load limit per tire, which in turn dictates the number of axles needed to transport a manufactured home. The number of axles required to transport a manufactured home averages approximately seven axles. HUD requires periodic inspection at the recycling facility by an approved third party inspector.

        On January 1, 2002 the manufactured home load limit per tire, set by the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, decreased from an 18% allowable overload to no allowable overload. Standard practice among the producers of manufactured homes was to utilize the 18% allowable overload as needed. Producers of manufactured homes are either adding an extra axle and two tires to their homes, or increasing the rated capacity of the tires that they are using. Many producers chose to use the higher rated capacity new tires.

Target Market

        The Company's target market is the manufactured housing industry and the site-built construction industry. The Company sells to manufactured housing factories, manufactured housing dealers, set-up contractors, and site-built contractors and remodelers. The Company's major customers are manufactured housing factories. Three manufacturers represented more than 10 percent of sales,

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Oakwood Homes Corporation with 15 percent, Champion Enterprises, Inc. with 10 percent, and Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. with 12 percent of total sales during fiscal year 2002. The Company has no single supplier of axles and tires or accessories that represents 10 percent or more of total purchases.

Competition

        The Company operates in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Montana, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. In that fifteen-state market area, price competition is intense for both the purchase and sale of axles and tires. The Company has two major competitors within its market area. However, beginning January 2004, the Company could see competition from the Bradley Group as further described in Item 3—Legal Proceedings.

        The Company believes it has greater financial resources, a larger geographical presence, and a better reputation for quality, honesty, reliability, and service than its competitors. The Company believes its competitors have a lower cost structure that enables them to acquire market share where price is the customers' primary concern.

        The Company has three main competitors and numerous smaller competitors, with all competitors believed to be privately held companies having between one and twenty-five employees. The Company estimates that it has a 58 percent market share, and is roughly two times larger than its largest competitor. Since the Company is the only company with readily discernable revenues and industry totals are unknown, estimating market share involves extrapolating numerous estimates and results in a market share number subject to questionable accuracy.

        The Company competes for accessory and siding sales with building materials distributors and manufactured housing wholesale suppliers which are numerous in all of the Company's market areas.

        The Company competes with numerous competitors for accessories and siding sales with availability and price being the principal methods of competition. The Company believes it has lower prices than local stores providing immediate access to accessories and higher prices than regional distributors providing two to fourteen day access.

Industry Overview

        Production of manufactured homes continues to be constrained by tight credit standards combined with general economic slow down. Although shipments of manufactured homes industry wide declined 9 percent for the nine months ending September 30, 2002, shipments in the company's market area declined only 4 percent. During the same period demand for the company's products has remained firm, however, further deterioration of the general economy may result in lower sales volume in the short-term.

Personnel

        The Company had a total of 103, 103, and 132 employees as of September 30, 2002, 2001, and 2000, respectively.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

        The Company leases nine properties and owns three properties. The three properties owned by the Company are an 11,360 square foot warehouse in Emmett, Idaho, a 9,000 square foot processing facility in Platteville, Colorado, and a 1,008 square foot sales office in Magna, Utah.

        The Company leases four properties located in Arizona, Idaho, California, and Washington that are utilized for the collection and refurbishing of axles and tires. Property located in Emmett, Idaho totaling 82,000 square feet is leased from T.J.T. Enterprises while property totaling 63,000 square feet is leased from Sheldon-Homedale Family, L.P. The property located in Centralia, Washington is 593,000 square feet and property located in Woodland, California is 44,000 square feet. The Phoenix, Arizona facility totals 131,000 square feet. The two properties totaling 55,000 square feet located in Oregon are utilized for manufacturing hanger parts and sales of accessories. All properties are adequate and suitable for the needs of the location and are being fully utilized.


ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

        On July 9, 2001, the Company instituted legal action in the District Court of the Third Judicial District, State of Idaho, against Patricia I. Bradley, Darren M. Bradley, B. Kelly Bradley, Mark T. Wilson, Richard L. Morris, Mark W. Bradley, George Bayn and Mary Carter (the "Bradley Group") who are all former employees and/or shareholders of the Company. The lawsuit sought monetary damages and injunctive relief based upon the defendants' breach of covenants not to compete with the Company which were granted to the Company by members of the Bradley Group in November 1996 when the Company acquired Bradley Enterprises, Inc. by merger from the Bradley Group. The Bradley Group began directly competing with the Company in June, 2001, and the Company's business and operations was negatively impacted by competition from the Bradley Group, primarily in the states of Washington and Oregon during the first quarter of fiscal year 2002.

        The defendant removed the case to the Federal District Court for the State of Idaho on November 15, 2001, where an evidentiary hearing related to a preliminary injunction sought by the Company against the Bradley Group was concluded. On January 10, 2002 a preliminary injunction was granted in favor of the Company prohibiting all members of the Bradley Group from competing against the Company's axle and tire business. As a result, the parties entered into a stipulated permanent injunction whereby the Bradley Group is enjoined from competing against the Company's axle and tire and housing accessories business which the Bradley Group has agreed will be replaced by a permanent injunction lasting until January 1, 2004.


ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

        Shareholders were not asked to vote on any matters during the quarter ended September 30, 2002.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

        The schedule below shows the names and certain information regarding all of the executive officers of TJT as of September 30, 2002. Each executive officer has a one-year term of office.

Name

  Age
  Position
Terrence J. Sheldon   60   President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer from December 1998 through December 1999, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Trustee of the Company's 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Chairman of the Directors Compensation Committee and Member of the Directors Executive Committee

Larry B. Prescott

 

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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Member of the Board of Directors, Trustee of the Company's 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Secretary of the Directors Executive Committee, and non-voting Secretary of the Directors Audit Committee

Cindy M. Truchot

 

31

 

Vice President and Controller

John W. Eames III

 

62

 

Corporate Secretary

        Terrence J. Sheldon—Mr. Sheldon is the founder and principal stockholder of TJT and has served as President since October 1986 and Chief Executive Officer since 1994.

        Larry B. Prescott—Mr. Prescott has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since January 1999. Previously, he served as Vice President and Portfolio Manager at U.S. Bancorp in Portland. Mr. Prescott received a B.A. in Business from Boise State University.

        Cindy M. Truchot—Ms. Truchot is a CPA and has served as Vice President and Controller since February 2002. Previously, she served as Controller of a privately owned technology based company as well as serving several years in the public accounting sector. Ms. Truchot received a B.S. in Business Administration, accounting emphasis, from Idaho State University.

        John W. Eames III—Mr. Eames has served the Company in various positions since 1991. Most recently, he was appointed Corporate Secretary in August 2001 and as an Executive Officer in August 2002. Previously, Mr. Eames served as National Sales Manager for a log home manufacturer in Idaho and held several management positions with Boise Cascade Corporation's Housing Division.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

        The Company's Common Stock is registered on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "AXLE". The table below shows the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock for each of the last eight fiscal quarters:

 
  Quarter
Ended
9/30/02

  Quarter
Ended
6/30/02

  Quarter
Ended
3/31/02

  Quarter
Ended
12/31/01

Common Stock:                
  High   .49   .50   .45   .40
  Low   .28   .33   .26   .23
  Quarter-end   .28   .40   .33   .26
 
  Quarter
Ended
9/30/01

  Quarter
Ended
6/30/01

  Quarter
Ended
3/31/01

  Quarter
Ended
12/31/00

Common Stock:                
  High   .32   .39   .45   .33
  Low   .20   .17   .21   .20
  Quarter-end   .23   .27   .30   .21

        The over-the-counter market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down, or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

        The table below shows the approximate number of holders of record of the Company's Common Stock at December 20, 2002:

Title of Class
  Number of registered owners
Common Stock, $.001 par value   740

        TJT has never paid dividends to shareholders and does not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future. The Company intends to use future earnings for reinvestment in its business. The Company is prohibited from paying cash dividends by the revolving line of credit agreement with its principal lender.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Fiscal Year Ended September 30
(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)

 
  2002
  2001
  2000
  1999
  1998
Operating data:                              
  Sales   $ 20,386   $ 21,219   $ 26,881   $ 34,642   $ 34,073
  Cost of goods sold     16,072     16,939     22,502     28,446     27,946
  Selling, general and administrative expenses     4,709     4,840     5,957     6,369     5,402
  Impairment loss             847        
  Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax     748                

Net income(loss)

 

 

(887

)

 

(242

)

 

(1,720

)

 

(207

)

 

446

Share data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Net income (loss)     (.20 )   (.05 )   (.38 )   (.04 )   .09
  Weighted average shares outstanding     4,504,939     4,504,939     4,516,605     4,773,731     4,844,704

Balance sheet data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Cash     767     329     54     129     204
  Current assets     4,706     4,589     6,102     6,265     6,606
  Property, plant & equipment, net     699     952     1,320     1,862     1,944
  Total assets     6,990     8,005     10,117     11,338     11,054
  Current liabilities     989     1,070     2,921     2,311     1,929
  Long-term liabilities     83     130     149     189     196
  Shareholder's equity     5,918     6,805     7,047     8,838     8,929


ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

        T.J.T., Inc. has two business lines: axle and tire reconditioning, and accessories and siding distribution.

        Prior to fiscal 2001 the Company invested in, and on a limited basis, developed real estate for sale. Management and the Board of Directors agree that further investments in investment property are not warranted as they are not sufficiently related to our core manufactured housing related business. Therefore, for fiscal periods 2002 and 2001 investment property is treated as passive, non-operating activity. Real estate held for investment decreased 6 percent from fiscal 2001 to 2002, and the Company plans to liquidate the remaining investment properties, which have a book value of $523,000, as permitted by market conditions.

        Axle and tire reconditioning represents approximately 76 percent of consolidated sales. Axles and tires are purchased from manufactured homes dealers and reconditioned in five locations in the western United States. After axles are reconditioned and certified and tires are inspected and graded, they are sold primarily to manufactured housing factories.

        Axle and tire reconditioning is performed at the Company's locations in Emmett, Idaho; Centralia, Washington; Woodland, California; Platteville, Colorado; and Phoenix, Arizona. The Company maintains a manufacturing facility in Eugene, Oregon which manufactures metal hanger parts for attaching axles to manufactured homes and frame components used on manufactured home chassis.

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        The Company sells accessories to manufactured home dealers and set-up contractors from its locations in Centralia, Woodland, Emmett and Salem. The major product lines are vinyl skirting, piers, and related products through the Company's distribution channels which comprise approximately 650 dealers. The Company also sells vinyl siding to the site-built construction industry out of its Emmett location.

        The Company estimates that an approximate 58 percent share of the axle and tire reconditioning market has been maintained over the last several years although since industry totals are unknown, estimating market share includes extrapolating numerous estimates and results in a market share number subject to questionable accuracy.

Results of Operations

        The following table summarizes the Company's revenues and expenses by major categories as a percent of sales for 2002, 2001 and 2000:

Fiscal years ended September 30
(Dollars in thousands, except for percentages)

 
  2002
  2001
  2000
 
Axle and tire reconditioning   76.5 % 72.0 % 69.8 %
Manufactured housing accessories and siding   23.5   28.0   28.2  
Investment property income       2.0  
Gross margin   21.2   20.2   16.3  
Selling expense   15.9   15.7   12.4  
Administrative expense   7.2   7.1   6.6  
Impairment loss       3.2  
Interest income (expense)     (.1 ) (.3 )
Other expense     0.1   0.1  
 
  2002
  2001
  2000
 
Axles and Tires:                    
  Operating revenue   $ 15,594   $ 15,277   $ 18,752  
  Cost of goods     12,690     12,707     16,507  
  Gross profit     2,904     2,570     2,245  
  Selling, general administrative expense     2,908     2,953     3,100  
  Impairment loss             847  
  Operating income (loss)     (4 )   (383 )   (1,702 )

Accessories and Siding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Operating revenue     4,792     5,942     7,577  
  Cost of goods     3,382     4,232     5,613  
  Gross profit     1,410     1,710     1,964  
  Selling, general administrative expense     1,801     1,887     2,779  
  Operating income (loss)     (391 )   (177 )   (815 )

Investment Property:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Operating revenue             552  
  Cost of goods             382  
  Gross profit             170  
  Selling, general administrative expense             78  
  Operating income (loss)             92  

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        Net sales were $20,386,000, a decrease of $833,000 and $5,943,000, excluding real estate sales, from 2001 and 2000 respectively, resulting in a decline over the three-year period of 23 percent. Manufactured home shipments in the Company's marketing area declined 26 percent over the three-year period as well.

        The Company's gross margin was 21 percent for fiscal year 2002, an increase of one percent and five percent in comparison to 2001 and 2000, respectively. During the year, gross margins were negatively impacted by changes in regulatory requirements that resulted in a higher volume of new tires sales generating lower margins versus used tires sales that typically generate higher margins. Increased purchase costs of used axles and tires combined with lower overall selling prices resulting from a more competitive market negatively impacted gross margin as well. However, the Company expects that margins will be positively impacted as the lower margin new tires cycle back into the used tire market.

        The Company's California, Colorado and Arizona locations experienced the largest losses due to increased competition and lower sales due to a slowing economy. Fiscal year 2002 sales for the three locations decreased $1.6 million compared to fiscal year 2001. The combined loss for the three locations was $639,000 in fiscal 2002. Losses in fiscal year 2001 and 2000 were $648,000 and $2,075,000, respectively. Management expects to increase the market share in Colorado and Arizona and continue cost cutting efforts in California to return positive results for fiscal year 2003.

        The fiscal 2000 impairment loss of $847,000 consisted of $360,000 of goodwill, $11,000 of merger costs, and $21,000 of property, plant, and equipment related to the Woodland, California acquisition completed in fiscal 1997 and $407,000 of goodwill, $4,000 of merger costs, and $44,000 of property, plant, and equipment related to the Phoenix, Arizona acquisition completed in fiscal 1999. All goodwill attributed to the California and Arizona acquisitions had been impaired. The California and Arizona locations experienced increases in sales subsequent to acquisition with further increases in sales and operational performances expected by management until the rapid deterioration in the manufactured housing industry during fiscal 2000. Due to the deterioration in the industry the Company no longer expected to fully recover the book value assigned to the California and Arizona acquisitions as projected increases in sales and operational performance were sufficient to produce positive cash flow, but insufficient to also cover the amortization of goodwill, merger costs, and certain items of property, plant, and equipment.

        In the first quarter of fiscal year 2002 the Company implemented SFAS 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, and performed the initial goodwill test. As of October 1, 2001 the Company's net tangible value was substantially in excess of the quoted market price for the Company's stock and a cumulative effect of accounting change of $748,000 was recorded. The cumulative effect of accounting change consists of a $790,000 write down of goodwill offset by a $42,000 tax benefit.

        Net loss before the cumulative effect of accounting changes improved to $139,000 for fiscal year 2002 as compared to $242,000 for fiscal year 2001. The improvement is primarily due to a decrease of $131,000 in selling and general administrative expense and a one percent increase of gross margin. The Company will continue to focus on cost cutting efforts and increasing efficiencies by reducing legal expenses and streamlining operations at the California facility.

        The manufactured housing industry continues to experience lower production levels as a result of more restrictive credit standards and continuation of excessive repossessions. In the Company's market area manufactured housing production decreased only two percent from fiscal year 2001 to 2002, after a steeper decline of 24 percent from 2000 to 2001. The Company expects the industry's downward trend to continue until the current economic trend reverses. The Company will continue to improve efficiency and increase its market share.

        A group of former employees and directors (the Bradley group) began direct competition with the Company in June of 2001, primarily in the states of Washington and Oregon. The Company incurred

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approximately $201,000 of legal expenses in the first and second quarters of fiscal year 2002 to enforce the non-compete agreements executed by members of the Bradley group. As a result, market share was negatively impacted in the first quarter ending December 31, 2001.

Seasonality

        The manufactured housing industry and the site-built construction industry are seasonal within the majority of the Company's market area. Typically, sales for the months from November through March are lower than for other months due to weather and ground conditions. Assuming normal weather conditions, the Company expects the quarters ended September 30 and June 30 to be higher volume quarters and the quarter ended March 31 to be the lowest volume quarter. However, in fiscal 2002, the lowest volume quarter was December 31 as a result of direct competition from the Bradley Group, former employees and/or shareholders of the Company. Otherwise, the following table summarizes operating results by quarter and demonstrates the seasonal nature of TJT's operations:

 
  December 31
  March 31
  June 30
  September 30
 
  (Unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Fiscal year ended 2002                        
  Net sales   $ 4,395   $ 4,908   $ 5,575   $ 5,508
  Gross profit     1,035     947     1,130     1,202
  Operating income (loss)     (179 )   (263 )   18     29
  Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax     (748 )          
  Net income (loss)     (841 )   (146 )   60     40

Fiscal year ended 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Net sales   $ 5,516   $ 4,811   $ 5,506   $ 5,386
  Gross profit     892     785     1,197     1,406
  Operating income (loss)     (385 )   (455 )   60     220
  Net income (loss)     (223 )   (241 )   69     153

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        Historically, the Company's principal sources of liquidity have been cash flow from operations and borrowings under a revolving line of credit with a bank. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2002, the Company had a $500,000 maximum bank line of credit secured by designated percentages of eligible accounts receivable and inventories. The Company did not meet the tangible net equity covenant attached to the revolving credit line and obtained waivers for the noncompliance until the revolving line of credit expired January 31, 2002.

        On May 29, 2002, the Company entered a $350,000 revolving credit facility secured by receivables and inventory with a financial institution maturing on May 30, 2003. The interest rate on the credit line is the prime rate plus 2.5 percent. As of September 30, 2002, the Company has not borrowed on the line and is in compliance with all loan covenants.

        The Company expects that cash flow from operations combined with the line of credit will be a sufficient source of liquidity to fund operations. Although the manufactured housing industry has continued to deteriorate over the past year, management expects that, even with decreased sales and margins, inventory could be sold and not replaced, or replaced at lower cost resulting in sufficient liquidity even if the industry conditions deteriorate further.

        Net cash flow from operating activities of $284,000 in fiscal 2002 was $1,459,000 lower than fiscal 2001 primarily due to an $86,000 reduction of inventory in 2002 compared to the larger reduction of $1,137,000 in 2001. No further reductions to inventory are planned. Present inventory levels are required to maintain current sales volumes.

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        Net cash flow from investing activities was $154,000 in fiscal 2002. The Company continues to treat investment property transactions as passive, non-operating activities. Early in fiscal 2002, approximately $28,000 was used to develop property parcels owned by the Company since 2000 to increase market appeal. As a result, investment property sales contributed $120,000 to cash flow from investing activities for the period ending September 30, 2002. No further investments or developments of property are planned and the Company will continue to liquidate current investment property holdings.

Company Strategy

        The Company focus will continue to be on operating its axle and tire business line efficiently at lower expected sales volumes while matching capacity to customer production levels. The Company is committed to operating at a profit on lower sales volumes as management expects production of manufactured homes to be equal or slightly lower in 2003 compared to fiscal 2002.

        The Company strategy also includes increasing its market share of dealer accessories by improving sales coverage and increasing utilization of its established distribution channels. Targeted sales volume of the accessory and siding business segment for fiscal 2003 is $6,500,000.


ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

        The Company is not required to provide this information pursuant to Item 305(e) of Regulation S-K.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA


T.J.T., INC.—FORM 10-K

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES

 
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Balance Sheets   14

Statements of Operation

 

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Statements of Cash Flows

 

16

Changes in Equity

 

17

Notes to Financial Statements

 

18

Independent Auditors' Report

 

30

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TJT, Inc.

BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands)

At September 30,

  2002
  2001
 
Current assets:              
  Cash and cash equivalents   $ 767   $ 329  
  Accounts receivable and notes receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $129 and $84)     1,247     1,501  
  Inventories     2,593     2,679  
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets     99     80  
   
 
 
    Total current assets     4,706     4,589  

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

 

 

699

 

 

952

 

Notes receivable

 

 

232

 

 

265

 
Notes receivable from related parties     156     186  
Real estate held for investment     523     562  
Deferred charges and other assets     135     145  
Deferred tax asset     539     516  
Goodwill         790  
   
 
 
    Total assets   $ 6,990   $ 8,005  
   
 
 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Accounts payable   $ 655   $ 759  
  Accrued liabilities     334     311  
   
 
 
      Total current liabilities     989     1,070  

Deferred income and other noncurrent obligations

 

 

83

 

 

130

 
   
 
 
  Total liabilities     1,072     1,200  
   
 
 

Shareholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Preferred stock, $.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding          
  Common stock, $.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 4,854,739 shares issued and outstanding less 349,800 of treasury shares     5     5  
  Capital surplus     6,181     6,181  
  Retained earnings     125     1,012  
  Treasury stock (349,800 shares at cost)     (393 )   (393 )
   
 
 
    Total shareholders' equity     5,918     6,805  
   
 
 
      Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $ 6,990   $ 8,005  
   
 
 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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T.J.T., INC.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATION

(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)

For the year ended September 30,

  2002
  2001
  2000
 
Sales (net of returns and allowances):                    
  Axles and tires   $ 15,594   $ 15,277   $ 18,752  
  Accessories and siding     4,792     5,942     7,577  
  Investment property income             552  
   
 
 
 
    Total sales     20,386     21,219     26,881  

Cost of goods sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Axles and tires     12,690     12,707     16,507  
  Accessories and siding     3,382     4,232     5,613  
  Investment property income             382  
   
 
 
 
    Cost of goods sold     16,072     16,939     22,502  
   
 
 
 
  Gross profit     4,314     4,280     4,379  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

4,709

 

 

4,840

 

 

5,957

 
Impairment loss             847  
   
 
 
 
  Operating income (loss)     (395 )   (560 )   (2,425 )

Interest income

 

 

45

 

 

73

 

 

72

 
Interest expense     (2 )   (88 )   (156 )
Income on investment property (non-operating)     128     223      
Other income (expense)     18     15     30  
   
 
 
 
  Income (loss) before taxes     (206 )   (337 )   (2,479 )

Income taxes (benefit)

 

 

(67

)

 

(95

)

 

(759

)
   
 
 
 
  Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change     (139 )   (242 )   (1,720 )

Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of income taxes

 

 

(748

)

 


 

 


 
   
 
 
 
  Net income (loss)   $ (887 ) $ (242 ) $ (1,720 )
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss) per common share                    
  Continuing operations   $ (0.03 ) $ (0.05 ) $ (0.38 )
  Cumulative effect of accounting change     (0.17 )        
   
 
 
 
  Net income (loss) per common share   $ (0.20 ) $ (0.05 ) $ (0.38 )
   
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding     4,504,939     4,504,939     4,516,605  
   
 
 
 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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T.J.T., INC.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

For the year ended September 30,

  2002
  2001
  2000
 
Cash flows from operating activities:                    
  Net income (loss)   $ (887 ) $ (242 ) $ (1,720 )
  Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:                    
    Depreciation and amortization     362     604     794  
    Impairment Loss             847  
    Cumulative effect of accounting change     748          
    (Gain) loss on sale of assets     (107 )   (225 )   (30 )
    Change in receivables     246     404     34  
    Change in inventory     86     1,137     205  
    Change in prepaid expenses and other current assets     (19 )   (37 )   47  
    Change in accounts payable     (104 )   60     42  
    Change in taxes     19     200     (645 )
    Change in other assets and liabilities     (60 )   (158 )   (104 )
   
 
 
 
      Net cash provided/used by operating activities     284     1,743     (530 )
   
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:                    
  Additions to property, plant and equipment     (73 )   (81 )   (94 )
  Issuance of notes receivable             (10 )
  Payments on notes receivable     110     88     44  
  Proceeds from sale of assets     25     22     36  
  Land purchased for investment     (28 )   (45 )   (439 )
  Sale of land purchased for investment     120     335     361  
   
 
 
 
    Net cash provided/used by investing activities     154     319     (102 )
   
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:                    
  Treasury stock transactions             (71 )
  Net proceeds(payments) from debt         (1,787 )   628  
   
 
 
 
    Net cash provided/used by financing activities         (1,787 )   557  
   
 
 
 
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     438     275     (75 )
Cash and cash equivalents at October 1     329     54     129  
   
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30   $ 767   $ 329   $ 54  
   
 
 
 

Supplemental information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Interest paid   $ 2   $ 88   $ 156  
  Income tax refunds/(payments)     34     296     114  

Noncash transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Sale of land by issuance of note receivable   $ 74   $ 34   $ 31  
  Impairment loss             847  
  Cumulative effect of accounting change     748          
  Prepaid operating lease     4          
  Reaquisition of investment property by cancellation of note receivable     40     50      

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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T.J.T., INC.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

(Dollars in thousands)

 
  Common
Stock

  Common
Stock
Warrants

  Capital
Surplus

  Retained
Earnings

  Treasury
Stock

 
Balance at October 1, 1999   $ 5   $ 113   $ 6,068   $ 2,974   $ (322 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Treasury stock transactions                     (71 )
Net loss                 (1,720 )    
   
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at September 30, 2000   $ 5   $ 113   $ 6,068   $ 1,254   $ (393 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Expiration of warrants           (113 )   113              
Net loss                 (242 )    
   
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at September 30, 2001   $ 5   $   $ 6,181   $ 1,012   $ (393 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss                 (887 )    
   
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at September 30, 2002   $ 5   $   $ 6,181   $ 125   $ (393 )
   
 
 
 
 
 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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T.J.T., INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2002, 2001 and 2000

NOTE A—SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Business Activity

        The Company is engaged in the business of repairing and reconditioning axles and tires for the manufactured housing industry. The Company also sells skirting and other aftermarket accessories to manufactured housing dealers, and vinyl and steel siding primarily to the site-built housing market. The Company grants trade credit to customers in Idaho, Oregon, California, Utah, Washington, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, Minnesota, New Mexico, Nebraska and Nevada, substantially all of whom are manufactured housing factories, manufactured housing dealers, site-built home contractors or siding contractors.

Major Suppliers and Customers

        The Company had no single supplier of axles and tires or accessories that represented 10 percent or more of total purchases. The Company has certain major customers for reconditioned axles and tires, all of which are manufactured housing producers. Three companies have purchases representing 10 percent or more of sales:

 
  2002
  2001
  2000
Company A   15   18   12
Company B   10   10   9
Company C   12   10   14

Cash and Cash Equivalents

        The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash balances are invested in highly rated financial institutions and may at times exceed FDIC insured limits.

Accounts Receivable and Bad Debts

        The Company performs credit history checks and limited financial analysis before credit terms are offered to customers. Accounts receivable are generally unsecured. Bad debts are accounted for using the allowance method. Expense is recognized based on an estimate of uncollectible accounts.

Property, Plant and Equipment

        Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives for financial reporting purposes.

        Useful lives for property, plant and equipment are as follows:

Land and building   5-30 years
Leasehold improvements   3-19 years
Furniture and equipment   3-7 years
Vehicles and trailers   3-7 years

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Notes Receivable

        Notes receivable consist primarily of amounts owed by individuals related to the sale of real estate and are generally secured by the real estate sold.

Deferred Charges and Other Assets

        Deferred charges and other assets consist primarily of contractual rights under a split-dollar life insurance agreement on the life of Terrence Sheldon. The Company owns the policy and pays the premium, and will recover all premiums paid by the Company in 2018, or upon the death of Mr. Sheldon, if earlier.

Goodwill

        Goodwill consists of the excess of purchase price paid over net assets acquired. In previous years, goodwill has been amortized over 15 years on the straight-line method and has been presented net of amortization. The carrying amount of unamortized goodwill has been reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicated that the carrying amount of goodwill was not recoverable. During fiscal 2000 unamortized goodwill in the amount of $767,000 was written off. During fiscal 2002 additional unamortized goodwill of $790,000 was written down.

(Dollars in thousands)

  2002
  2001
  2000
 
Goodwill at October 1   $ 790   $ 867   $ 1,771  
Amortization         (77 )   (137 )
Impairment loss             (767 )
Effect of accounting change (pre-tax)     (790 )        
   
 
 
 
Goodwill at September 30   $   $ 790   $ 867  
   
 
 
 

        The fiscal 2000 impairment loss of $847,000 consisted of $360,000 of goodwill, $11,000 of merger costs, and $21,000 of property, plant, and equipment related to the Woodland, California acquisition completed in fiscal 1997 and $407,000 of goodwill, $4,000 of merger costs, and $44,000 of property, plant, and equipment related to the Phoenix, Arizona acquisition completed in fiscal 1999. All goodwill attributable to the California and Arizona acquisitions had been impaired. The California and Arizona locations experienced increases in sales subsequent to acquisition with further increases in sales and operational performances expected by management until the rapid deterioration in the manufactured housing industry during fiscal 2000. Due to the deterioration in the industry the Company no longer expected to fully recover the book value assigned to the California and Arizona acquisitions as projected increases in sales and operational performance were sufficient to produce positive cash flow, but insufficient to also cover the amortization of goodwill, merger costs, and certain items of property, plant, and equipment.

        In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141, "Business Combinations" and No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets". SFAS 141 requires business combinations to be accounted for by the purchase method starting July 1, 2001. SFAS 142 requires intangible assets to be amortized over their useful life if determinable. Intangible assets with indeterminable lives (such as goodwill) are no longer subject to amortization, rather they are subject to impairment by applying a fair-value-based test.

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        Effective October 1, 2001, the Company implemented SFAS 142, and performed the initial goodwill impairment test. The impairment test involved estimating fair market values for tangible assets and liabilities and comparing the net tangible values to quoted market prices for the Company's stock. As of October 1, 2001 the Company's net tangible value was substantially in excess of quoted market prices for the Company's stock and a cumulative effect of accounting change of $748,000 was recorded. The cumulative effect of accounting change consists of a $790,000 writedown of goodwill assigned to the Company's axle and tire reconditioning segment, offset by a $42,000 tax benefit.

Deferred Credits

        Deferred credits consist of gains on the sale of land held for investment where the Company provided virtually 100 percent financing to the buyer. The Company recognizes interest income and then a reduction of the principal balance to the extent of payments received on the related notes receivable until it has received 25 percent or more of the original principal balance, at which point the remaining deferred gain is recognized.

Income Taxes

        Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method under which deferred income taxes are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities. Deferred income taxes are measured by applying enacted tax rates and laws to taxable years in which such differences are expected to reverse. Management has determined that expected future earnings will be sufficient for all deferred tax assets to be realizable before their expiration. Accordingly, no valuation allowance has been offset against deferred tax assets.

Earnings Per Share

        Earnings per share is computed by dividing net income applicable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding. All warrants and options are antidilutive for each year presented and are excluded from earnings per share amounts.

Revenue Recognition

        The Company recognizes revenue at the time delivery is made to the customer, or when used by the customer in the case of consigned inventory. No agreements exist requiring any performance by the Company subsequent to the sale.

Concentration of Credit Risk

        All trade receivables are due from entities involved in the housing industry and are unsecured. The accounting loss incurred if all parties failed entirely to perform on their obligation is equal to the balance outstanding for trade accounts receivable.

        Notes receivable related to sales of real estate held for investment are secured by real estate located near Emmett, Idaho. Notes receivable related to the sale of the retail distribution location in Bend, Oregon is secured by inventory and receivables and represents approximately $150,000 of the note receivable balance at September 30, 2002. The accounting loss incurred if all parties failed entirely to perform on their obligation is equal to the balance outstanding on the notes receivable less amounts realizable from the foreclosure and resale of the assets securing the notes receivable.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

        The Company has a number of nonderivative financial instruments, none of which are held for trading purposes. The Company estimates that the fair value of the financial instruments at September 30, 2002 approximates the aggregate carrying values recorded on the balance sheet. The estimated fair values have been determined by the Company using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. Judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value and the estimates are not necessarily indicative of amounts the Company could realize in a current market exchange.

Significant Estimates

        Management uses estimates and assumptions in preparing financial statements. Those estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and reported revenues and expenses. Significant estimates used in preparing these financial statements include those assumed in determining the collectibility of receivables, and determining the lower of cost or market and obsolescence on inventories. It is reasonably possible that the significant estimates may change within the next year.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

        In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141, "Business Combinations" and No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets". SFAS 141 requires business combinations to be accounted for by the purchase method starting July 1, 2001. SFAS 142 requires intangible assets to be amortized over their useful life if determinable. Intangible assets with indeterminable lives (such as goodwill) are no longer subject to amortization, rather they are subject to impairment by applying a fair-value-based test.

        Implementation of SFAS 142 ceased the amortization of goodwill and instead required the Company to address whether goodwill was impaired using different rules than were acceptable during previous years. Under previous guidance positive cash flow was sufficient from the June 1998 Ken's Mobile Tire acquisition and the November 1996 Bradley Enterprises acquisition to prohibit any impairment of the resulting goodwill. Under SFAS 142 the preferred impairment test is based upon the Company's market capitalization compared to net tangible assets. Under the guidance of the SFAS 142 preferred impairment test all goodwill is likely to be impaired at the time of implementation of SFAS 142. The Company elected to adopt SFAS 142 early effective October 1, 2001.

        As of October 1, 2001 the Company's net tangible value was substantially in excess of quoted market prices for the Company's stock and a cumulative effect of accounting change of $748,000 was recorded. The cumulative effect of accounting change consists of a $790,000 writedown of goodwill assigned to the Company's axle and tire reconditioning segment, offset by a $42,000 tax benefit.

        In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations". SFAS 143 requires the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation be recognized in the period in which it is incurred. Under current operations, adoption of SFAS 143 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's results of operations or financial position. SFAS 143 will be effective for the Company's fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, although earlier adoption is permitted.

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        In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets". SFAS 144 slightly changes and clarifies the accounting for long-lived assets.

        Under current operations, adoption of SFAS 144 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's results of operations or financial position. SFAS 144 will be effective for the Company's fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, although earlier adoption is permitted.

        In April 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 145, "Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections ". SFAS 145 slightly changes and clarifies the accounting for the extinguishment of long-term debt and eliminates inconsistency between the required accounting for sale-leaseback transactions and the required accounting for certain lease modifications that have economic effects that are similar to sale-leaseback transactions. Under current operations, adoption of SFAS 145 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's results of operations or financial position. SFAS 145 will be effective for the Company's fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, although earlier adoption is permitted.

        In June 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 146, "Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities". SFAS 146 changes the accounting for costs associated with exit or disposal activities. Under current operations, adoption of SFAS 146 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's results of operations or financial position. SFAS 146 will be effective for the Company's fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, although earlier adoption is permitted.

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NOTE B—INVENTORIES

        Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out and average cost methods) or market.

(Dollars in thousands)

  2002
  2001
Raw materials   $ 1,363   $ 1,365
Finished goods     1,230     1,314
   
 
  Total   $ 2,593   $ 2,679
   
 

NOTE C—PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

(Dollars in thousands)

  2002
  2001
Land and building   $ 386   $ 386
Leasehold improvements     386     370
Furniture and equipment     1,102     1,116
Vehicles and trailers     1,142     1,291
   
 
      3,016     3,163
Less accumulated depreciation     2,317     2,211
   
 
  Net property, plant and equipment   $ 699   $ 952
   
 

        Depreciation expense was $316,000, $442,000, and $566,000 for 2002, 2001, and 2000, respectively.

NOTE D—LEASES

        The Company leases vehicles, administrative office space, manufacturing facilities, building and warehouse space, and storage yard space. The leases, which expire between January 2003 and October 2007, are classified as operating leases. The leases have been entered into with related parties and unaffiliated entities. There are no significant renewal or purchase options or escalation clauses.

        The future minimum payments by fiscal year under noncancellable operating lease agreements at September 30, 2002 were:

(Dollars in thousands)

   
2003   $ 320
2004     193
2005     129
2006     32
2007     10
Thereafter    
   
  Total   $ 684
   

        Rental expense and rent paid to related parties were:

(Dollars in thousands)

  2002
  2001
  2000
Rental expense   $ 320   $ 301   $ 328
Rent paid to related parties:                  
  MBFI, Inc.         100     110
  Ulysses Mori     38     56     56
  T.J.T. Enterprises     33     32     32
  Sheldon-Homedale Family, L.P.     25     23     23

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        MBFI, Inc. is a corporation owned by the Bradley family. Patricia I. Bradley, a Director of the Company until her resignation in September, 2000, and parent of Darren Bradley, a Director of the Company until his resignation in May, 2001, owned, along with her spouse, Mark W. Bradley, approximately 65 percent of MBFI, Inc. Although the Bradley family is no longer a related party, the Company continues to lease the property from MBFI, Inc. Mr. Mori, a Director of the Company, owned property leased by the Company until May of 2002. The Company now leases the property from a non-related party. T.J.T. Enterprises is a partnership consisting of Terrence Sheldon, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Jerry L. Radandt, a former officer of the Company. Mr. Sheldon and Mr. Radandt are equal partners in T.J.T. Enterprises. Sheldon-Homedale Family, L.P. (Homedale) is a partnership owned by the Sheldon family. Terrence Sheldon owns five percent and is a general partner of Homedale.

NOTE E—CREDIT FACILITY

        During the first quarter of fiscal year 2002, the Company had a $500,000 maximum bank line of credit secured by designated percentages of eligible accounts receivable and inventories. The Company did not meet the tangible net equity covenant attached to the revolving credit line and obtained waivers for the noncompliance until the revolving line of credit expired January 31, 2002.

        On May 29, 2002, the Company entered a $350,000 revolving credit facility secured by receivables and inventory with a financial institution maturing on May 30, 2003. The interest rate on the credit line is the prime rate plus 2.5 percent. As of September 30, 2002, the Company has not borrowed on the line and is in compliance with the covenants.

NOTE F—CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE

        Effective October 1, 2001, the Company implemented SFAS 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, and performed the initial goodwill impairment test. The impairment test involved estimating fair market values for tangible assets and liabilities and comparing the net tangible values to quoted market prices for the Company's stock. As of October 1, 2001 the Company's net tangible value was substantially in excess of quoted market prices for the Company's stock and a cumulative effect of accounting change of $748,000 was recorded. The cumulative effect of accounting change consists of a $790,000 writedown of goodwill assigned to the Company's axle and tire reconditioning segment, offset by a $42,000 tax benefit.

        Net income for the three years ended September 30, 2002, adjusted to exclude amortization expense and related tax benefit is as follows:

 
  For the twelve months ended September 30,
 
(Dollars in thousands)

 
  2002
  2001
  2000
 
Reported net income   $ (887 ) $ (242 ) $ (1,720 )
Goodwill amortization         77     77  
Tax benefit of goodwill amortization         4     4  
Adjusted net income   $ (887 ) $ (161 ) $ (1,639 )

        There would be no change in earnings per share had goodwill not been amortized during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002.

NOTE G—SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

        Authorized stock of the Company consists of 10,000,000 shares of $.001 par value common stock and 5,000,000 shares of $.001 par value preferred stock. No shares of preferred stock have been issued.

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The Company previously issued 4,500,644 warrants to purchase the Company's common stock which expired December 21, 2000.

NOTE H—STOCK OPTIONS

        The Company has two stock option plans which allow key employees and directors of the Company to receive incentive and non-qualified stock options. Both plans provide for the options to be granted at market price and to expire ten years from the grant date. The plans allow up to 400,000 incentive, or nonqualified options to be issued to key employees and up to 200,000 nonqualified options to be issued to directors.

 
  2002
  2001
  2000
 
Number of option shares                    
  Beginning of year     165,000     340,000     78,000  
  Granted     5,000         275,000  
  Became exercisable     39,000     81,500     15,000  
  Expired     10,000     175,000     (13,000 )
  Outstanding at end of year     160,000     165,000     340,000  
  Exercisable at end of year     88,000     57,000     29,000  

Weighted-average exercise prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Beginning of year   $ .86   $ .84   $ 1.15  
  Granted at fair value     .40         .75  
  Expired     1.05     .81     1.02  
  Outstanding at end of year     .83     .86     .84  
  Exercisable at end of year     .88     .96     1.23  
Range of exercise prices at September 30, 2002   $ .40-2.00
Remaining weighted-average contractual life of options outstanding at September 30, 2002     7.21 years

        The Company has elected not to adopt the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" (FAS 123). Assumptions used to calculate the income statement impact of stock options granted as if the Company had adopted FAS 123 were as follows:

 
  2002
  2001
  2000
Weighted average:            
  Risk-free interest rate   5.00%     5.64%
  Expected life   10 years     10 years
  Expected volatility   79.55%     74.05%
  Expected dividends   none   none   none

        Using these assumptions, expenses related to the granting of stock options as calculated under FAS 123 were not material to the Company's results of operations.

NOTE I—INCOME TAXES

        The Company accounts for income taxes as prescribed by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes," which requires deferred income taxes to be accounted for using the liability method and allows recognition of operating loss and tax credit carryforwards as deferred tax assets.

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        The components of income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations for the years ended September 30 are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)

  2002
  2001
  2000
 
Current:                    
  Federal   $ (86 ) $   $ (308 )
  State     1     1     (2 )
Deferred:                    
  Federal     22     (78   (319 )
  State     (4   (18   (130 )
   
 
 
 
    Total   $ (67 ) $ (95 ) $ (759 )
   
 
 
 

        Deferred taxes for the years ended September 30 are as follows:

Book to tax depreciation differences   $ (70 ) $ (32 )
Book to tax goodwill amortization differences     (182 )   (153 )
Vacation liability     (28 )   (33 )
Installment sales of land     (31 )   (38 )
Net operating loss carryforward     (228 )   (260 )
   
 
 
Total   $ (539 ) $ (516 )
   
 
 

        The provision for income taxes varied from amounts computed at the federal statutory rate for the years ended September 30 as follows:

Provision at statutory rate   $ (70 ) $ (115 ) $ (848 )
Amortization of goodwill         27     33  
State income taxes     (3 )   (11 )   (87 )
Other non-deductible expense     10     8     19  
Impairment loss             126  
Other     (4 )   (4 )   (2 )
   
 
 
 
Total   $ (67 ) $ (95 ) $ (759 )
   
 
 
 

        The net operating loss carry forward at September 30, 2002 for federal tax purposes of approximately $454,000 and state tax purposes of approximately $1,180,000 begins to expire in the year 2020 and 2006, respectively.

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NOTE J—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

        The Company has extended loans to various related parties. The notes mature through 2009 and have interest rates of prime plus two percent. The totals of the notes and accrued interest receivable from the related parties were $156,436 and $185,819 at September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Long-term portions of these notes are included in notes receivable and current portions of these notes are included as current assets in notes receivable.

        In October 1996, the Company made a personal loan to Jerry L. Radandt for $46,594 at an interest rate of 12.22%. During fiscal 2001 the loan was amended to an interest rate of prime plus two percent and secured by property, which was subsequently sold resulting in $30,000 of the loan being paid off. The outstanding principal loan balance was $16,673 and $20,869 for September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Terrence Sheldon, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Jerry L. Radandt are equal partners in T.J.T. Enterprises.

        In December 2000, the Company sold a building with 8.4 acres to T.J.T. Enterprises for net proceeds of $58,576. The investment property had a book value of $12,420 and resulted in a $46,156 gain to the Company.

        The Company has purchased used axles and tires and freight services from J.R. Strunk, brother of Douglas Strunk, a Director of the Company until his term ended in February 2001. J.R. Strunk was paid $31,468 for materials and services in 2000.

        The Company purchases piers and other materials used to set-up manufactured homes from SAC Industries, Inc. (SAC). SAC was owned by four individuals with each individual owning 25 percent. Ulysses B. Mori, a Director of the Company, was one of the individuals. During fiscal 1999 Mr. Mori transferred his interest in SAC to Mrs. Bradley, a director of the Company until her resignation in September 2000 and parent of Darren Bradley, a director of the Company until his resignation in May 2001. The Company purchased $558,044 and $915,640 of materials from SAC in 2001 and 2000, respectively.

NOTE K—EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

        The Company has a 401(k) plan through which the employer matches 50 percent of employees' contributions up to 6 percent of wages. Employees are eligible for participation in the 401(k) plan after completing one year of service. Employer contributions to the plan were $40,022, $39,570, and $51,631 in 2002, 2001, and 2000, respectively.

        The Company is self-insured for employee medical benefits up to $15,000 per occurrence. The Company has accrued approximately $30,000 for incurred but not reported items as of September 30, 2002.

NOTE L—BUSINESS SEGMENTS

        The Company operates in two business segments: Axles and Tire Reconditioning and Housing Accessories. These segments have been determined by evaluating the Company's internal reporting structure and nature of products offered.

        Prior to fiscal 2001 the Company invested in, and on a limited basis, developed real estate for sale. A consensus exists among management as well as the Board of Directors that further investments in investment property are not warranted as they are not sufficiently related to our core manufactured housing related business. For fiscal periods 2001 and 2002, investment property is a passive, non-operating activity with a half-time employee responsible for liquidating the remaining real estate.

        Axles and Tire Reconditioning: The Company provides reconditioned axles and tires to manufactured housing factories.

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        Housing Accessories: The Company provides skirting, siding, and other aftermarket accessories to manufactured housing dealers and contractors.

(Dollars in thousands)

  Axle & Tire
Reconditioning

  Housing
Accessories

  Investment
Real
Property

  Total
 
2002                          
Operating revenue   $ 15,594   $ 4,792   $   $ 20,386  
Operating income (loss)     (4 )   (391 )       (395 )
Depreciation & Amortization     277     85         362  

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Operating revenue   $ 15,277   $ 5,942   $   $ 21,219  
Operating income (loss)     (383 )   (177 )       (560 )
Depreciation & Amortization     468     136         604  

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Operating revenue   $ 18,752   $ 7,577   $ 552   $ 26,881  
Operating income (loss)     (1,702 )   (815 )   92     (2,425 )
Depreciation & Amortization     605     180     9     794  

        The Company does not assign interest income, interest expense, other expenses or income taxes to operating segments. Identifiable assets and related capital expenditures are assigned to operating locations rather than operating segments, with depreciation allocated to the segments based upon usage.

NOTE M—IMPAIRMENT LOSS

        At September 30, 2000 the Company evaluated whether an impairment of any assets existed due to the deterioration in the manufactured housing industry and continued operating losses. The evaluation determined that an impairment does exist with respect to the Phoenix, Arizona and Woodland, California recycling facilities. The recognition of this impairment was in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed of, and resulted in assets being written down to their estimated discounted cash flow.

        The fiscal 2000 impairment loss of $847,000, included in the axle and tire reconditioning segment, consisted of $360,000 of goodwill, $11,000 of merger costs, and $21,000 of property, plant, and equipment related to the Woodland, California acquisition completed in fiscal 1997 and $407,000 of goodwill, $4,000 of merger costs, and $44,000 of property, plant, and equipment related to the Phoenix, Arizona acquisition completed in fiscal 1999. All goodwill attributable to the California and Arizona acquisitions has been impaired. The California and Arizona locations experienced increases in sales subsequent to acquisition with further increases in sales and operational performances expected by management until the rapid deterioration in the manufactured housing industry during fiscal 2000. Due to the deterioration in the industry the Company no longer expected to fully recover the book value assigned to the California and Arizona acquisitions as projected increases in sales and operational performance were sufficient to produce positive cash flow, but insufficient to also cover the amortization of goodwill, merger costs, and certain items of property, plant, and equipment. As a result of the impairment loss, the depreciation and amortization expense related to these assets will decrease in future periods.

NOTE N—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

        On November 15, 2002, Oakwood Homes, a manufactured housing producer and retailer, filed a petition seeking protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Act. Oakwood filed its petition as part

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of the restructuring of its debt and guarantee obligations and plans to close certain plants. The Company has been informed that all the plants with which the Company does business are continuing to operate, and therefore, the Company and Oakwood continue to conduct business according to the terms of the existing executory contract between the parties within the context of the bankruptcy proceedings. Oakwood Homes represents approximately 15% of the Company's annual sales. The allowance for doubtful accounts at September 30, 2002 has been adjusted for accounts that may directly or indirectly be affected by the bankruptcy.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
T.J.T., Inc.
Emmett, Idaho

        We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of T.J.T., Inc., as of September 30, 2002 and 2001, and the related statements of operation, cash flows, and changes in shareholders' equity for the years ended September 30, 2002, 2001 and 2000. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

        We conducted our audits in accordance with U.S. 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 financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of T.J.T., Inc., as of September 30, 2002 and 2001, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended September 30, 2002, 2001 and 2000 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

/s/ Balukoff, Lindstrom & Co., P.A.

Boise, Idaho
November 15, 2002


ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

        None.

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PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

        Directors of the Company and executive officers are included in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement under "Proposal 1" which is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, information on Section 16(a) reporting requirements may be found under "Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act" which is incorporated herein by reference in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement.


ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

        Compensation of Directors is included in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement under "Director Compensation" which is incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

        Item 12 is included in the Company's definitive proxy statement under the caption "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" which is incorporated herein by reference.

        For purposes of calculating the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates as set forth on the cover page of this Form 10-K, the Company has assumed that affiliates are those persons identified in the portion of the definitive Proxy Statement identified above and treasury stock held by the Company.


ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

        Item 13 is included in Note D and J to the financial statements.


ITEM 14. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a)
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
(b)
Changes in Internal Controls


ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)   Financial Statements, Schedules and Exhibits

 

 

1.

 

Financial statements and report of Balukoff, Lindstrom & Co., P.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Independent Auditors' Report
Balance Sheets—September 30, 2002 and 2001
Statements of Operation—September 30, 2002, 2001 and 2000
Statements of Cash Flows—September 30, 2002, 2001 and 2000
Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity—September 30, 2000, 2001, and 2002

 

 

2.

 

Financial statement schedules

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other schedules are omitted because they are not required or because the information is included in the financial statements or notes thereto

 

 

3.

 

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

  3.1

 

Articles of Incorporation of T.J.T., Inc., a Washington corporation; as amended November 9, 1995, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Form SB-2 Registration Statement dated October 20, 1995, as amended December 6, 1995 (Commission File No. 33-98404).

 

 

 

 

  3.2

 

Bylaws of T.J.T., Inc., a Washington corporation; as amended May 12, 1998, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Form SB-2 Registration Statement dated October 20, 1995, as amended December 6, 1995 (Commission File No. 33-98404).

 

 

 

 

  4.1

 

Specimen Common Stock Certificate; incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Form SB-2 Registration Statement dated October 20, 1995, as amended December 6, 1995 (Commission File No. 33-98404).

 

 

 

 

  4.2

 

Specimen Redeemable Common Stock Purchase Warrant; incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Form SB-2 Registration Statement dated October 20, 1995, as amended December 6, 1995 (Commission File No. 33-98404).

 

 

 

 

  4.3

 

Form of Underwriter's Warrant Agreement; incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's Form SB-2 Registration Statement dated October 20, 1995, as amended December 6, 1995 (Commission File No. 33-98404).

 

 

 

 

  4.4

 

Form of Warrant Agreement issued to 1995 Private Placement Investors in October 1995; incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant's Form SB-2 Registration Statement dated October 20, 1995, as amended December 6, 1995 (Commission File No. 33-98404).

 

 

 

 

  4.5

 

Form of Registration Rights Agreement issued in connection with 1995 Private placement; incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Registrant's Form SB-2 Registration Statement dated October 20, 1995, as amended December 6, 1995 (Commission File No. 33-98404).

 

 

 

 

10.1

 

Amendment to 1994 Stock Option Plan, dated February 22, 2000, incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 14A dated January 28, 2000 (Commission File No. 33-98404); 1994 Stock Option Plan; incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Form SB-2 Registration Statement dated October 20, 1995, as amended December 6, 1995 (Commission File No. 33-98404).

 

 

 

 

10.2

 

Amendment to 1997 Directors Stock Option Plan, dated February 22, 2000, incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 14A dated January 28, 2000 (Commission File No. 33-98404); 1997 Directors Stock Option Plan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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10.3

 

Indemnity Agreement, dated November 24, 1999, between Joe Light and the Registrant.

 

 

 

 

10.4

 

Lease dated January 1, 2000 between Sheldon Homedale Family L.P. as lessors, and the Registrant as lessee, related to facilities in Emmett, Idaho.

 

 

 

 

10.41

 

Lease dated October 19, 2001 between T.J.T. Enterprises LLC as lessors, and the Registrant as lessee, related to facilities in Emmett, Idaho.

 

 

 

 

10.42

 

Lease dated October 19, 2001 between T.J.T. Enterprises LLC as lessors, and the Registrant as lessee, related to facilities in Emmett, Idaho.

 

 

 

 

23.1*

 

Consent of Independent Public Auditors

 

 

 

 

99.1*

 

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

99.2*

 

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*
Filed herewith

(b)
Reports on Form 8-K. No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the last quarter of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002.

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SIGNATURES

        In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


 

 

T.J.T., INC.
Registrant

Date:  December 20, 2002

 

By:

 

/s/  
TERRENCE J. SHELDON      
Terrence J. Sheldon, President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:  December 20, 2002

 

By:

 

/s/  
LARRY B. PRESCOTT      
Larry B. Prescott, Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Date:  December 20, 2002

 

By:

 

/s/  
CINDY M. TRUCHOT      
Cindy M. Truchot, Vice President and Controller

        In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Date:  December 20, 2002

 

By:

 

/s/  
TERRENCE J. SHELDON      
Terrence J. Sheldon, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors

Date:  December 20, 2002

 

By:

 

/s/  
ULYSSES B. MORI      
Ulysses B. Mori, Senior Vice President and Corporate Sales Manager and Director

Date:  December 20, 2002

 

By:

 

/s/  
LARRY B. PRESCOTT      
Larry B. Prescott, Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Date:  December 20, 2002

 

By:

 

/s/  
ARTHUR J. BERRY      
Arthur J. Berry, Director

Date:  December 20, 2002

 

By:

 

/s/  
JEROME B. LIGHT      
Jerome B. Light, Director

 

 

 

 

 

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Date:  December 20, 2002

 

By:

 

/s/  
LARRY E. KLING      
Larry E. Kling, Director

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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302(a) OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Terrence J. Sheldon, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Annual report on Form 10K of T.J.T., Inc.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this Annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Annual report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Annual report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Annual report is being prepared;

b)
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Annual report (the Evaluation Date); and

c)
presented in this Annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5.
The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)
all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
6.
The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this Annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.


/s/  TERRENCE J. SHELDON      
Terrence J. Sheldon
Chief Executive Officer
December 20, 2002

 

 

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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302(a) OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Larry B. Prescott, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Annual report on Form 10K of T.J.T., Inc.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this Annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Annual report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Annual report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Annual report is being prepared;

b)
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Annual report (the Evaluation Date); and

c)
presented in this Annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5.
The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)
all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
6.
The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this Annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.


/s/  LARRY B. PRESCOTT      
Larry B. Prescott
Chief Financial Officer
December 20, 2002

 

 

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INVESTOR INFORMATION

Corporate Headquarters

T.J.T., Inc.
843 North Washington
P.O. Box 278
Emmett, Idaho 83617

Stock Exchange Listing

T.J.T., Inc.'s common stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol AXLE.

Public Information

Financial analysts, stockbrokers, interested investors and others can obtain additional information by contacting:

Larry B. Prescott
Chief Financial Officer
(208) 365-5321

Transfer Agent

Corporate Stock Transfer
3200 Cherry Creek Drive South
Suite 430
Denver, Colorado 80209
(303) 282-4800

Annual Meeting

The annual shareholders meeting of T.J.T., Inc. will be held:
Tuesday, February 18, 2003
10:00 a.m., Mountain Standard Time
Owyhee Plaza
Boise, Idaho

Proxy material will be mailed to shareholders of record prior to the meeting.

Independent Public Accountants

Balukoff Lindstrom & Co., P.A.
Boise, Idaho

Legal Counsel

Moffatt, Thomas, Barrett, Rock & Fields, Chtd.
Boise, Idaho

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T.J.T., INC.—FORM 10-K

INDEX TO ATTACHED EXHIBITS

 
  Page
Consent of Independent Auditors—Exhibit 23.1   40

Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act—Exhibit 99.1

 

41

Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act—Exhibit 99.2

 

42

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T.J.T., INC.—FORM 10-K INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES
TJT, Inc. BALANCE SHEETS (Dollars in thousands)
T.J.T., INC. STATEMENTS OF OPERATION (Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)
T.J.T., INC. STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Dollars in thousands)
T.J.T., INC. STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Dollars in thousands)
T.J.T., INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS September 30, 2002, 2001 and 2000
PART III
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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(a) OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
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