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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
 x
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005
 
    o
Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from                         to                      
 
Commission File No.: 0-22693
 
InfoTech USA, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) 
11-2889809
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
7 Kingsbridge Road, Fairfield, New Jersey  07004
(Address, including zip code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 227-8772
 
 
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  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  o  No  x
 
As of May 13, 2005, 4,895,998 shares of our common stock were outstanding.
 
 

 





 
InfoTech USA, Inc.
 
Table of Contents
 
 

 
Item
Page
     
Part I
Financial Information
3
 
Item 1  Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
3
 
Item 2  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
10
 
Item 3  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
15
 
Item 4  Controls and Procedures
15
     
Part II
Other Information
16
 
Item 1  Legal Proceedings
16
 
Item 4  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
16
 
Item 6  Exhibits
16
 
Signature
   
Exhibits
   
 

 
 

 


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Part I  Financial Information
Item 1  Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
 
 
InfoTech USA, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except par value)

   
March 31, 2005
 
September 30, 2004
 
   
(unaudited)
     
Assets
         
Current assets:
         
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
442
 
$
291
 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
of $85 and $97
   
2,692
   
3,377
 
Inventories
   
287
   
113
 
Note receivable - Parent Company
   
1,000
   
1,000
 
Other current assets
   
290
   
414
 
Total current assets
   
4,711
   
5,195
 
Property, equipment and improvements, net
   
159
   
183
 
Goodwill, net
   
1,453
   
1,453
 
Other assets
   
191
   
174
 
Total assets
 
$
6,514
 
$
7,005
 
               
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
             
Current liabilities:
             
Line of credit - Wells Fargo
 
$
-
 
$
812
 
Amounts due to Parent Company
   
104
   
95
 
Accounts payable
   
481
   
264
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
1,002
   
921
 
Total liabilities
   
1,587
   
2,092
 
               
Commitments and contingencies
   
   
 
               
Stockholders’ equity:
             
Preferred shares:
             
Authorized 5,000 shares, no par value; none issued
   
   
 
Common shares:
             
Authorized 80,000 shares, $.01 par value; 5,757 shares issued; 4,896 shares outstanding
   
58
   
58
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
6,653
   
6,653
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(866
)
 
(880
)
Treasury stock, 861 shares, carried at cost
   
(918
)
 
(918
)
Total stockholders’ equity
   
4,927
   
4,913
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
6,514
$
7,005
 
See the accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
 

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InfoTech USA, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

   
For the three months ended
March 31
 
For the six months ended
March 31
 
     
2005
 
 
2004
 
 
2005
 
 
2004
 
Revenue:
                         
Product revenue
 
$
3,190
 
$
3,613
 
$
7,525
 
$
6,534
 
Service revenue
   
532
   
907
   
1,241
   
1,714
 
Total revenue
   
3,722
   
4,520
   
8,766
   
8,248
 
                           
Cost of sales:
                         
Cost of products sold
   
2,601
   
3,131
   
6,137
   
5,618
 
Cost of services sold
   
453
   
610
   
867
   
1,151
 
Total cost of products and services sold
   
3,054
   
3,741
   
7,004
   
6,769
 
                           
Gross profit
   
668
   
779
   
1,762
   
1,479
 
                           
Selling, general and administrative expenses
   
692
   
748
   
1,685
   
1,603
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
23
   
46
   
45
   
92
 
                           
Income (loss) from operations
   
(47
)
 
(15
)
 
32
   
(216
)
Other expense
   
   
13
   
   
19
 
Interest expense (income)
   
16
   
(37
)
 
28
   
(78
)
                           
(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense
   
(63
)
 
9
   
4
   
(157
)
Income tax (benefit) expense
   
(15
)
 
4
   
(10
)
 
(52
)
                           
Net (loss) income
 
$
(48
)
$
5
 
$
14
 
$
(105
)
                           
Net (loss) income per common share - basic and diluted
 
$
(0.01
)
$
0.00
 
$
0.00
 
$
(0.02
)
                           
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
                         
Basic
   
4,896
   
4,896
   
4,896
   
4,896
 
Diluted
   
5,023
   
4,896
   
5,024
   
4,896
 
 
See the accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
 
 

 
 


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InfoTech USA, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Condensed Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

   
 
Common Stock
 
Additional Paid-in
 
 
Accumulated
 
 
Treasury Stock
 
Total
Stockholders’
 
   
Number
 
Amount
 
Capital
 
Deficit
 
Number
 
Amount
 
Equity
 
Balance, October 1, 2004
   
5,757
 
$
58
 
$
6,653
 
$
(880
)
 
861
 
$
(918
)
$
4,913
 
Net income
   
   
   
   
14
   
   
   
14
 
Balance, March 31, 2005
   
5,757
 
$
58
 
$
6,653
 
$
(866
)
 
861
 
$
(918
)
$
4,927
 
 
See the accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
 
 

 
 

 


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InfoTech USA, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

   
For the six months ended
March 31
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
Cash flows from operating activities
             
Net income (loss)
 
$
14
 
$
(105
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
             
Depreciation and amortization
   
45
   
92
 
Deferred income taxes
   
   
(52
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
             
 Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
   
685
   
(1,045
)
 Increase in inventories
   
(174
)
 
(67
)
 Decrease (increase) in other current assets
   
124
   
(41
)
 Increase in other assets
   
(17
)
 
(1
)
 Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses
   
298
   
866
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
975
   
(353
)
               
Cash flows from investing activities
             
Capital expenditures
   
(21
)
 
(29
)
Payments received on loan to Parent Company
   
   
13
 
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment
   
   
5
 
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(21
)
 
(11
)
               
Cash flows from financing activities
             
Net payments on Wells Fargo line of credit
   
(812
)
 
 
Payments of capital lease obligations
   
   
(12
)
Net borrowings on Parent Company line of credit
   
9
   
30
 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
   
(803
)
 
18
 
               
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
151
   
(346
)
               
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period
   
291
   
855
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period
 
$
442
 
$
509
 
 
See the accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
 

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InfoTech USA, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

 
1.
Basis of Presentation
 
In the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position of InfoTech USA, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2005, their results of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, changes in stockholders’ equity for the six months ended March 31, 2005 and cash flows for the six months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004. Information included in the consolidated condensed balance sheet as of September 30, 2004 has been derived from the audited consolidated balance sheet included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2004 (the “10-K”) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted from these consolidated condensed financial statements unless significant changes have taken place since the end of the most recent fiscal year. Accordingly, these unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, notes to consolidated financial statements and the other information in the 10-K.
 
The consolidated results of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending September 30, 2005.
 
2.
Principles of Consolidation
 
The financial statements include the accounts of InfoTech USA, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
3.
Inventories
 
Inventories at March 31, 2005 and September 30, 2004 consist of:
 
   
March 31, 2005
 
September 30, 2004
 
Finished goods
 
$
315
 
$
142
 
Allowance for excess and obsolescence
   
(28
)
 
(29
)
Totals
 
$
287
 
$
113
 
 
4.
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
 
As further explained in Note 1 to the Company’s audited financial statements included in the 10-K previously filed with the SEC, the Company presents basic net income (loss) per common share and, if appropriate, diluted net income per common share in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, “Earnings per Share.”
 
At March 31, 2005 and 2004, the Company had options and warrants outstanding for the purchase of shares of common stock upon exercise as follows:
 
   
March 31,
 
     
2005
 
 
2004
 
Employee stock options
   
3,825
   
4,055
 
Warrants (exercisable at $.5775 per share)
   
300
   
300
 
Totals
   
4,125
   
4,355
 
 
The assumed effect of the exercise of employee stock options and warrants for the six months ended March 31, 2005 and the three months ended March 31, 2004 was immaterial. Since the Company had a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and the six months ended March 31, 2004, the assumed effects of the exercise of employee stock options and warrants would have been anti-dilutive.
 
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5.
Stock-Based Compensation
 
The Company measures compensation cost related to stock options issued to employees using the intrinsic value method of accounting prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued To Employees.” The Company has adopted the disclosure-only provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (“SFAS 123”), “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosures” (“SFAS 148”) of net income or loss as if the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which is a fair value based method of accounting for stock options under SFAS 123, had been applied if such amounts differ materially from the historical amounts. Accordingly, no earned or unearned compensation cost was recognized in the accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements for the stock options granted by the Company to its employees since all of those options have been granted at exercise prices that equaled or exceeded the market value at the date of grant. As a result of amendments to SFAS 123, the Company will be required to expense the fair value of employee stock options beginning with its fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2005. The Company’s historical net income (loss) and net income (loss) per common share and pro forma net income (loss) and net income (loss) per common share assuming compensation cost had been determined based on the fair value at the grant date for all awards by the Company and amortized over the vesting period consistent with the provisions of SFAS 123 are set forth below:
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
Six Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
2005
 
2004
 
Net (loss) income - as reported
 
$
(48
)
$
5
 
$
14
 
$
(105
)
Deduct total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under a fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects
   
(22
)
 
(22
)
 
(45
)
 
(45
)
Net loss - pro forma
 
$
(70
)
$
(17
)
$
(31
)
$
(150
)
                           
Net income (loss) per share:
                         
Basic and diluted - as reported
 
$
(0.01
)
$
0.00
 
$
0.00
 
$
(0.02
)
Basic and diluted - pro forma
 
$
(0.01
)
$
0.00
 
$
(0.01
)
$
(0.03
)
 
There were no options issued during the three and six months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004.
 
6.
Related Party Transactions
 
On June 27, 2003, the Company loaned $1.0 million to its Parent Company, Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (“Applied Digital”). Under the terms of the loan agreement, interest, which accrues at an annual rate of 16%, is due and payable on a monthly basis beginning July 31, 2003. The Company earned $40 in interest income during the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, and $81 during the six months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004. The principal and any unpaid interest is due June 30, 2005. As collateral for the loan, Applied Digital has pledged 750 shares of common stock of Digital Angel Corporation (“Digital Angel”), a majority-owned subsidiary of Applied Digital. As of March 31, 2005, the market value of the shares of stock of Digital Angel was $3,435 based on the closing price of Digital Angel’s common stock. The Company assigned its rights under the loan receivable from Applied Digital to Wells Fargo Business Credit, Inc. (“Wells Fargo”) in connection with a credit agreement.
 
7.
Financing Agreements
 
The Company’s financing agreement with Wells Fargo, entered into on June 30, 2004, provides financing up to $4,000. Amounts borrowed under the credit facility bear interest at Wells Fargo’s prime rate plus 3%. Unless earlier terminated, the credit facility matures on June 29, 2007 and automatically renews for successive one-year periods thereafter unless terminated by Wells Fargo or the Company. The Company also had a financing agreement with IBM Credit in effect as of March 31, 2005, that provides for inventory financing up to $600 and is secured by a letter of credit in the amount of $600. The new wholesale financing agreement with IBM Credit was executed in connection with the Wells Fargo credit facility and replaced the IBM Credit Agreement for Wholesale Financing dated as of April 20, 1994.
 
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Under the terms of the credit agreement, Wells Fargo may, at its election, make advances from time to time in the amounts requested by the Company up to an amount equal to the difference between the borrowing base and the sum of (i) the amount outstanding under the credit facility and (ii) the $600 letter of credit outstanding under the credit facility which secures our obligations to IBM Credit under the wholesale financing agreement. The borrowing base is equal to the lesser of (x) $4,000 or (y) the amounts equal to (a) 85% of our eligible accounts receivable plus (b) the amount of available funds in our deposit account with Wells Fargo minus (c) certain specified reserves. As of March 31, 2005, the Company had a borrowing base of approximately $1,705 and availability of approximately $1,105 under the credit facility.
 
The Company did not have any borrowings under the Wells Fargo line of credit at March 31, 2005. Borrowings under the IBM Credit financing arrangement amounted to $48 and $1,731 at March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and are included in either accounts payable or accrued expenses and other liabilities.
 
The credit facility requires the Company to maintain certain financial covenants, and the Company was in compliance with all its financial covenants under the credit facility as of March 31, 2005.
 
8.
Legal
 
On April 13, 2005, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and General Release with their former President, Chief Executive Officer and director, Anat Ebenstein. Ms. Ebenstein filed a complaint against the Company, Applied Digital and certain of Applied Digital’s officers and directors, on October 22, 2002 in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Mercer County. Ms. Ebenstein’s complaint sought compensatory and punitive damages of $1,000 arising from an alleged improper termination of her employment.
 
Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Ms. Ebenstein agreed to release the Company and the other defendants from any and all claims. Without admitting any wrongdoing, the Company agreed to forgive a $20 loan payable by Ms. Ebenstein to the Company and to pay Ms. Ebenstein $600, a portion of which will be in the form of an annuity. The Company’s employment practices liability insurance provider has agreed to cover 90% of the amount payable by the Company under the settlement agreement less any remaining deductible under the policy that has not been satisfied through the payment of defense costs.
 
In prior periods, the Company accrued for anticipated legal and settlement costs, based on estimates, which were in excess of the final legal and settlement costs. Accordingly the Company reversed the over-accrual in the quarter ended March 31, 2005, which resulted in a favorable adjustment to the statements of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2005 of approximately $168.
 
 

 

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Item 2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
This discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements and related notes contained in Item 1 of this report as well as our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2004. Certain statements made in this report may contain forward-looking statements. For a description of risks and uncertainties relating to such forward-looking statements, see the section entitled “Forward-Looking Statements and Associated Risk” later in this Item 2.
 
Business Description
 
We are a Delaware corporation incorporated in 1997. We are a full service provider of information technology, or IT, services and products in the New York City metropolitan area and in New Jersey. We specialize in tailoring our approach to the individual customer needs. We provide IT consulting, networking, remote access, procurement, storage area networks, deployment, integration and migration services. We also provide on-going system and network maintenance services.
 
Results of Operations
 
We operate in a highly competitive industry, which in turn places constant pressures on maintaining gross profit margins. Many of our sales are high volume equipment sales, which produce lower than average gross profit margins, but are often accompanied by a service arrangement, which yields higher than average gross profit margins.
 
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the percentage relationship to total revenue of certain items in our consolidated condensed statements of operations.
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
Six Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
2005
 
2004
 
Revenue:
                         
Product revenue
   
85.7
%
 
79.9
%
 
85.8
%
 
79.2
%
Service revenue
   
14.3
   
20.1
   
14.2
   
20.8
 
Total revenue
   
100.0
   
100.0
   
100.0
   
100.0
 
Cost of sales:
                         
Cost of products sold
   
69.9
   
69.3
   
70.0
   
68.1
 
Cost of services sold
   
12.2
   
13.5
   
9.9
   
14.0
 
Total cost of products and services sold
   
82.1
   
82.8
   
79.9
   
82.1
 
Gross profit
   
17.9
   
17.2
   
20.1
   
17.9
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
   
18.6
   
16.5
   
19.2
   
19.4
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
0.6
   
1.0
   
0.5
   
1.1
 
(Loss) income from operations
   
(1.3
)
 
(0.3
)
 
0.4
   
(2.6
)
Other expense
   
0.0
   
0.3
   
0.0
   
0.2
 
Interest expense (income)
   
0.4
   
(0.8
)
 
0.3
   
(0.9
)
(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense
   
(1.7
)
 
0.2
   
0.1
   
(1.9
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
   
(0.4
)
 
0.1
   
(0.1
)
 
(0.6
)
Net (loss) income
   
(1.3
)
 
0.1
   
0.2
   
(1.3
)

 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2004
(in thousands unless otherwise noted)
 
Sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 decreased $798, or 17.7%, to $3,722 from $4,520, for the same quarter last year. The decrease was  a result of lower product sales to several of our large customers compared to the same quarter last year, combined with a significant reduction in volume in one of our major service contracts. Product sales decreased by $423, or 11.7%, in the second quarter of 2005 to $3,190, compared to $3,613 in the second quarter last
 
 
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year. Service sales decreased $375, or 41.3%, from $907 in the quarter ended March 31, 2004 compared to $532 in the same quarter this year. The decrease was primarily due to a drop in time and material services sales with IBM Corporation. We expect our sales volumes for the next two quarters of fiscal year 2005 to return to levels at or above last year due to the improved IT market conditions and our continued focus on high-end, Intel-based products and related services.
 
Gross profit decreased by $111, or 14.2%, in the quarter ended March 31, 2005 to $668 from $779 in the same quarter last year. The decrease in gross profit was primarily due to the overall decrease in revenue in both product and service which was somewhat offset by improved product margins. Total gross margin increased from 17.2% in the second quarter of 2004, to 17.9% in the second quarter of 2005. The increase was due to increased margins in our product sales as a result of an increase in high-end product sales, which was somewhat offset by low service margins stemming from an underutilization of technicians and engineers during the second quarter. Product margins rose to 18.5% in the quarter ended March 31, 2005 compared to 13.3% in the same quarter last year, while service margins declined to 14.8% for the second quarter of 2005 from 32.7% in the second quarter of 2004. We expect the service margins to improve and return to normal levels in the last two quarters of 2005 as a result of: realizing the benefit of the staffing adjustments that were made at the end of the second quarter, improved utilization of our engineers due to upcoming projects, and continued focus on selling high-end products and related services.
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $56, or 7.5%, to $692 in the quarter ended March 31, 2005, compared to $748 for the same quarter last in 2004. The decrease in expense was primarily due to the reversal of an over accrual in accrued litigation expense following the settlement of the lawsuit with our former President, Chief Executive Officer and director, Anat Ebenstein (see Legal Proceedings). This was somewhat offset by salary increases given to non-management personnel, higher selling expense and increased accounting expenses associated with the evaluation of our internal control required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We expect our management and administrative staff to be sufficient for the remainder of fiscal year 2005, however we may need to add additional personnel in the sales and technical areas of the business as sales volume dictates. Accounting fees in 2005 are expected to remain higher than last year due to expenses related to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
Depreciation and amortization expense for the second quarter of 2005 decreased $23, or 50.0%, from $46 in the second quarter of 2004 to $23 in the second quarter of 2005. The decrease was primarily a result of certain assets being fully depreciated as of the end of fiscal year 2004.
 
Operating loss for the second quarter of 2005 was $47 compared to an operating loss of $15 for the second quarter of 2004.
 
Interest expense was $16 in the second quarter of 2005 compared to interest income of $37 in the second quarter of 2004. The net interest expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 was a result of interest expense of $56 incurred in connection with the Wells Fargo credit facility, which was largely offset by interest income of $40 earned in connection with the loan made to Applied Digital. In the second quarter of last year, the interest income was a result of the loan made to Applied Digital.
 
Income tax benefit was $15 for the second quarter of 2005 compared to an income tax expense of $4 for the same period last year. The income tax benefit in 2005 was the result of a reversal of a prior year state income tax over accrual and the income tax expense in 2004 was the accrual for federal income tax for the second quarter 2004 taxable income.
 
Our net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 was $48, compared to a net income of $5 in the quarter ended March 31, 2004.
 
Six Months Ended March 31, 2005 Compared to the Six Months Ended March 31, 2004
(in thousands unless otherwise noted)
 
Revenue for the first six months of fiscal year 2005 increased $518 or 6.3% to $8,766 from $8,248 in the first six months of fiscal year 2004. The increase in revenue was primarily a result of improved market conditions and our focus on high-end, Intel-based products and related services. Product sales during the six months ended March 31, 2005 increased by $991, or 15.2%, to $7,525 from $6,534 last fiscal year. Service sales decreased $473, or 27.6%, from $1,714 during the first six months of fiscal year 2004 to $1,241 during the first six months of fiscal year 2005. This decrease was primarily a result of the drop in time and material services sales due to a significant reduction in volume in our IBM Corporation service contract. We expect our sales volumes for the remaining six
 
 
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months of fiscal year 2005 to return to levels at or above last year due to the improved IT market conditions and our continued focus on high-end, Intel-based products and related services.
 
Gross profit increased by 19.1%, or $283, in the first six months of fiscal year 2005 to $1,762 from $1,479 in the same period last year. The increase in gross profit was primarily due to the overall increase in revenue combined with improved gross profit margins. Total gross margin increased to 20.1% from 17.9% in the first six months of 2005 compared to 2004. Product margin increased to 18.4% for the six months ended March 31, 2005 compared to 14.0% for the same period last year due to the increase in sales of high-end products, which yield higher profit margins. Service margins decreased slightly to 30.1% in the first six months of 2005 from 32.8% in 2004. This decrease was primarily due to the underutilization of technicians and engineers during the second quarter of 2005. We expect margins to be steady for the balance of the fiscal year due to our focus on high-end products and related services and our efforts made during the end of the second quarter it improve the utilization of our technicians and engineers.
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $82, or 5.1%, to $1,685 for the first six months of 2005, compared to $1,603 for the same period in fiscal year 2004. The increase in expense was primarily due to an increase in commissions and sales expense related to higher sales, an increase in salaries to non-management personnel made in the second quarter and an increase in accounting expenses associated with the evaluation of our internal control required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. These increases were largely offset by the reversal of an over accrual in accrued litigation expense following the settlement of the lawsuit with our former President, Chief Executive Officer and director, Anat Ebenstein (see Legal Proceedings). Accounting fees in 2005 are expected to remain higher than last year due to the expenses related to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We expect our management and administrative staff to be sufficient for the balance of the fiscal year; however, we may need to add additional personnel in the sales and technical areas of the business as sales volume dictates.
 
Depreciation and amortization expense for first six months of 2005 decreased $47, or 51.1%, to $45 in 2005 from $92 in the first six months of 2004. The decrease was primarily a result of certain assets being fully depreciated as of the end of fiscal year 2004.
 
Operating income for the first six months of 2005 was $32 compared to an operating loss of $216 during the same period last year.
 
Net interest expense was $28 in the first six months of 2005, compared to a net interest income of $78 in the same period of 2004. The net interest expense was primarily a result of interest expense incurred in connection with the Wells Fargo credit facility and was largely offset by the interest income earned from the loan made to our majority stockholder, Applied Digital Solutions. The interest income earned in 2004 was primarily a result of the loan made to Applied Digital Solutions.
 
Our net income for the six months ended March 31, 2005 was $14, compared to a net loss of $105 for the same period last year.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
(in thousands unless otherwise noted)
 
Our current ratio at March 31, 2005 was 2.97 compared to 2.48 at September 30, 2004. Working capital at March 31, 2005 was $3,124 up from $3,103 at September 30, 2004, an increase of $21.
 
Cash provided by operating activities in the first six months of fiscal year 2005 was $975, compared to cash used in operating activities in the first six months of fiscal year 2004 of $353. The cash provided by operating activities in 2005 was primarily due to a decrease in accounts receivable, stemming from good collections and our lower sales volume, an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses, and a decrease in other current assets, somewhat offset by an increase in inventory. The cash used in operating activities during 2004 was primarily a result of our loss for the six-month period and an increase in accounts receivable, largely offset by an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses.
 
Cash used in investing activities was $21 for the first six months of fiscal 2005, compared to cash used in investing activities of $11 for the first six months of fiscal 2004. Cash used in investing activities of $21 for the six months ended March 31, 2005 was a result of capital expenditures. Cash used in investing activities of $11 for the six months ended March 31, 2004 was primarily a result of capital expenditures of $29, which was largely offset by an interest payment of $13 made on the loan to Applied Digital.
 
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Cash used in financing activities for the six months ended March 31, 2005 was $803 compared to cash provided by financing activities of $18 for the six months ended March 31, 2004. The use of cash in 2005 was primarily a result of payments made to reduce the outstanding amount due on the Wells Fargo line of credit. The net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended March 31, 2004 was mainly due to an increase in the amount borrowed on our Parent Company line of credit, somewhat offset by payments made on our capital lease obligations.
 
Our business activities are capital-intensive and, consequently, we finance our operations through arrangements with Wells Fargo and IBM Credit. Our financing agreement with Wells Fargo, entered into on June 30, 2004, provides us with a $4,000 credit facility. Amounts borrowed under the credit facility bear interest at Wells Fargo’s prime rate plus 3%. Unless earlier terminated, the credit facility matures on June 29, 2007 and automatically renews for successive one-year periods thereafter unless terminated by Wells Fargo or us. Our financing agreement with IBM Credit in effect as of March 31, 2005, provides for inventory financing up to $600 and is secured by a letter of credit in the amount of $600. The new wholesale financing agreement with IBM Credit was executed in connection with the Wells Fargo credit facility and replaced the IBM Credit Agreement for Wholesale Financing dated as of April 20, 1994.
 
Under the terms of the credit agreement, Wells Fargo may, at its election, make advances from time to time in the amounts requested by us up to an amount equal to the difference between the borrowing base and the sum of (i) the amount outstanding under the credit facility and (ii) the $600 letter of credit outstanding under the credit facility which secures our obligations to IBM Credit under the wholesale financing agreement. The borrowing base is equal to the lesser of (x) $4,000 or (y) the amount equal to (a) 85% of our eligible accounts receivable plus (b) the amount of available funds in our deposit account with Wells Fargo minus (c) certain specified reserves. As of March 31, 2005, we had a borrowing base of approximately $1,705 and availability of approximately $1,105 under the credit facility.
 
In connection with the execution of the credit agreement, we paid Wells Fargo an origination fee of $40. Each year, we will pay Wells Fargo a facility fee of $15 and an unused line fee of 0.5% of the daily, unused amount under the credit facility. In addition, we must pay Wells Fargo minimum monthly interest based on minimum borrowings of $1,500. We will incur additional fees if Wells Fargo terminates the credit facility upon default or if we terminate the credit facility prior to its termination date. These fees are $120 during the first year of the credit facility, $60 during the second year of the credit facility and $20 after the second year of the credit facility.
 
The obligations under the credit agreement have been guaranteed by both of our subsidiaries and by us. In addition, we have pledged the stock of our subsidiaries and assigned our rights under the loan agreement to Applied Digital. The credit facility is further secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of our assets.
 
The credit facility requires us to maintain certain financial covenants, including (i) a debt to book net worth ratio, as defined in the credit agreement, of not more than 1.5 to 1.0 for each fiscal quarter, (ii) a minimum book net worth, as defined in the credit agreement, of at least $3,100 for each fiscal quarter and (iii) a net loss, as defined in the credit agreement, not to exceed $28 for the two fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2005, a minimum net income, as defined in the credit agreement, of at least $2 for the three fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2005 and a net loss not to exceed $60 for the year ended September 30, 2005, in order to accommodate the slower summer months. In addition, the credit facility prohibits us from incurring or contracting to incur capital expenditures exceeding $50 in the aggregate during any fiscal year or more than $10 in any one transaction. The credit agreement contains other standard covenants related to our operations, including prohibitions on the creation of additional liens, the incurrence of additional debt, the payment of dividends, the sale of assets and other corporate transactions by us, without Wells Fargo’s consent. At March 31, 2005, we were in compliance with these covenants.
 
We had no borrowings under the Wells Fargo line of credit as of March 31, 2005. Borrowings under the IBM Credit financing arrangement amounted to $48 and $1,731 at March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and are included in either accounts payable or accrued expenses and other liabilities.
 
We believe that our present financing arrangements with Wells Fargo and IBM Credit, and current cash position will be sufficient to fund our operations and capital expenditures through at least March 31, 2006. Our long-term capital needs may require additional sources of credit. There can be no assurances that we will be successful in negotiating additional sources of credit for our long-term capital needs. Our inability to have continuous access to such financing at reasonable costs may materially and adversely impact our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
 
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued SFAS No. 123(R) (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment”, which amends SFAS No. 123 and will be effective for public companies for annual periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The new standard will require us to expense employee stock options and other share-based payments over the related service period. The FASB believes the use of a binomial lattice model for option valuation is capable of more fully reflecting certain characteristics of employee share options compared to the Black-Scholes options pricing model. The new standard may be adopted in one of three ways - the modified prospective transition method, a variation of the modified prospective transition method or the modified retrospective transition method. We are currently evaluating how we will adopt the standard and evaluating the effect that the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) will have on our financial position and results of operations.
 
In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs, an amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4.” This statement amends the guidance in ARB No. 43, Chapter 4, “Inventory Pricing”, to clarify the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material (spoilage). Paragraph 5 of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4, previously stated that “...under some circumstances, items such as idle facility expense, excessive spoilage, double freight, and rehandling costs may be so abnormal as to require treatment as current period charges...” SFAS No. 151 requires that those items be recognized as current-period charges regardless of whether they meet the criterion of “so abnormal.” In addition, this statement requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. The provisions of SFAS No. 151 shall be applied prospectively and are effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005, with earlier application permitted for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after the date this statement was issued. The adoption of SFAS No. 151 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.
 
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets, an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29.” The guidance in APB Opinion No. 29, “Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions”, is based on the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured based on the fair value of assets exchanged. The guidance in that opinion, however, included certain exceptions to that principle. This statement amends Opinion 29 to eliminate the exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets that do not have commercial substance. A nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change significantly as a result of the exchange. SFAS No. 153 is effective for nonmonetary exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of SFAS No. 153 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.
 
Forward-Looking Statements and Associated Risk
 
Certain statements in this report, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following:
 
 
·
our continued ability to develop our service offerings;
 
 
·
the successful completion and integration of future acquisitions;
 
 
·
the ability to hire and retain skilled personnel;
 
 
·
the continued development of our technical, manufacturing, sales, marketing and management capabilities;
 
 
·
relationships with and dependence on technological partners;
 
 
·
uncertainties relating to economic conditions where we operate;
 
 
·
uncertainties relating to government and regulatory policies;
 
 
·
uncertainties relating to customer plans and commitments;
 
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·
rapid technological developments and obsolescence in the industries in which we operate and compete;
 
 
·
potential performance issues with suppliers and customers;
 
 
·
governmental export and import policies, global trade policies, worldwide political stability and economic growth;
 
 
·
the highly competitive environment in which we operate;
 
 
·
potential entry of new, well-capitalized competitors into our markets;
 
 
·
our ability to maintain available sources of financing; and
 
 
·
changes in our capital structure and cost of capital.
 
The words “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend” and “plan” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made.
 
Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
We presently do not use any derivative financial instruments to hedge our exposure to adverse fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, fluctuations in commodity prices or other market risks, nor do we invest in speculative financial instruments. For InfoTech USA, borrowings under the financing agreement with Wells Fargo are at Wells Fargo’s prime rate plus 3%. We do not have any investments in any instruments that are sensitive to changes in the general level of U.S. interest rates.
 
Due to the nature of our borrowings, we have concluded that there is no material market risk exposure and, therefore, no quantitative tabular disclosures are required.
 
Item 4 Controls and Procedures
 
As of the end of the period covered by this report, management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures with respect to the information generated for use in our reporting system. Based upon, and as of the date of that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Commission’s rules and forms.
 
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2005 that has materially affected, or that is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
It should be noted that our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or internal controls over financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived or operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
 
 
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Part II Other Information
 
Item 1 Legal Proceedings
 
On April 13, 2005, we entered into a Settlement Agreement and General Release with our former President, Chief Executive Officer and director, Anat Ebenstein. Ms. Ebenstein filed a complaint against us, Applied Digital and certain of Applied Digital’s officers and directors, on October 22, 2002 in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Mercer County. Ms. Ebenstein’s complaint sought compensatory and punitive damages of $1 million arising from an alleged improper termination of her employment.
 
Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Ms. Ebenstein agreed to release us and the other defendants from any and all claims. Without admitting any wrongdoing, we agreed to forgive a $20,000 loan payable by Ms. Ebenstein to us and to pay Ms. Ebenstein $600,000, a portion of which will be in the form of an annuity. Our employment practices liability insurance provider has agreed to cover 90% of the amount payable by us under the settlement agreement less any remaining deductible under the policy that has not been satisfied through the payment of defense costs.
 
In prior periods, we accrued for anticipated legal and settlement costs, based on estimates, which were in excess of the final legal and settlement costs. Accordingly we reversed the over-accrual in the quarter ended March 31, 2005, which resulted in a favorable adjustment to the statements of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2005 of approximately $168,000.
 
Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
 
(i)
An annual meeting of our shareholders was held on March 11, 2005 to:
 
 
·
elect Kevin H. McLaughlin as a director and to ratify the appointment of Jeffrey S. Cobb as a director; and
 
 
·
ratify the appointment of J.H. Cohn LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended September 30, 2005.
 
 
(ii)
The results of the votes were as follows:
 
 
   
For 
   
Against
   
Abstain
 
Election of Mr. McLaughlin
   
4,618,418
   
133,525
   
-
 
Ratification of appointment of Mr. Cobb
   
4,622,418
   
129,525
   
-
 
Ratification of the appointment of J.H. Cohn LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
   
4,614,601
   
9,062
   
128,280
 
 
Item 6 Exhibits
 
See list of exhibits attached hereto.
 

 

 


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Signature
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
InfoTech USA, Inc.
 
By: /s/ J. Robert Patterson
J. Robert Patterson
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
 
Date: May 13, 2005
 

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Exhibits
 
Exhibit
 Number
 
 
Description
  3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated April 21, 1997 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 14, 2003)
  3.2
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation dated March 22, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 14, 2003)
  3.3
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation dated April 9, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 14, 2003)
  3.4
Amended and Restated By-Laws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 14, 2003)
10.1
Settlement Agreement and General Release, effective as of April 13, 2005, by and among SysComm International Corp., Applied Digital Solutions, Inc., Jerome Artigliere, Richard Sullivan, Scott Silverman, Kevin McLaughlin and Anat Ebenstein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 19, 2005)
10.2
Office Lease Agreement, dated as of April 15, 2005, by and between Faircorp Associates, L.L.C. and InfoTech USA, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 19, 2005)
31.1
Certification by Chief Executive Officer of the registrant pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
Certification by Chief Financial Officer of the registrant pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1
Certification by Chief Executive Officer of the registrant pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2
Certification by Chief Financial Officer of the registrant pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


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