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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003

 

Or

 

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 number 0-11625

 

MFIC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

04-2793022

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

30 Ossipee Road, P.O. Box 9101, Newton, Massachusetts 02464

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

 

617-969-5452

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

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

 

Registrant had 7,488,835 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding on July 30, 2003.

 

 



 

MFIC CORPORATION

INDEX

 

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

ITEM 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2003 (unaudited) and December 31, 2002

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2002 (unaudited)

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2002 (unaudited)

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

ITEM 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

ITEM 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

ITEM 4.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

ITEM 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

ITEM 6.

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

Signatures

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ITEM 1.

 

MFIC CORPORATION

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

June 30,
2003

 

December 31,
2002

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

83,097

 

$

84,956

 

Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $60,611 at June 30, 2003 and $45,233 at December 31, 2002)

 

2,182,937

 

2,458,108

 

Inventories

 

4,122,817

 

3,898,098

 

Prepaid expenses

 

164,835

 

192,518

 

Other current assets

 

187,591

 

166,030

 

Note receivable – current

 

16,429

 

16,429

 

Total current assets

 

6,757,706

 

6,816,139

 

Property

 

 

 

 

 

Furniture, fixtures and office equipment

 

314,375

 

288,472

 

Machinery and equipment

 

374,833

 

397,359

 

Leasehold improvements

 

149,949

 

133,522

 

Total property

 

839,157

 

819,353

 

Less: accumulated depreciation & amortization

 

(487,415

)

(379,680

)

Net property and equipment

 

351,742

 

439,673

 

Note receivable – long term

 

62,976

 

71,190

 

Goodwill

 

2,100,000

 

2,100,000

 

Patents, licenses and other intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $301,885 at June 30, 2003 and $299,985 at December 31, 2002)

 

57,878

 

59,778

 

Total assets

 

$

9,330,302

 

$

9,486,780

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MFIC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (continued)

 

 

 

June 30,
2003

 

December 31,
2002

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Line of credit

 

$

2,778,382

 

$

2,681,987

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

1,519,085

 

1,899,113

 

Accrued interest – related party

 

7,912

 

14,980

 

Accrued compensation and vacation pay

 

132,263

 

158,119

 

Customer advances

 

116,527

 

320,224

 

Current portion of long term debt—related party

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

Current portion of note payable

 

95,004

 

95,004

 

Total current liabilities –

 

4,724,173

 

5,244,427

 

Term note – net of current portion

 

11,233

 

58,735

 

Long term debt – net of current portion – related party

 

43,750

 

81,250

 

Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $.01 per share, 20,000,000 shares authorized; 7,720,987 and 7,705,064 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively

 

77,210

 

77,051

 

Additional paid-in-capital

 

12,949,827

 

12,945,520

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(7,788,190

)

(8,232,502

)

Less: Treasury stock, at cost, 260,446 shares at both June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively

 

(687,701

)

(687,701

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

4,551,146

 

4,102,368

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

9,330,302

 

$

9,486,780

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MFIC CORPORATION

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

Three months
ended June 30,
2003

 

Three months
ended June 30,
2002

 

Six months
ended June 30,
2003

 

Six months
ended June 30,
2002

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

Revenues

 

$

4,155,283

 

$

3,644,754

 

$

7,942,466

 

$

7,226,074

 

Cost of goods sold

 

2,178,830

 

2,093,738

 

4,271,152

 

4,004,113

 

Gross profit

 

1,976,453

 

1,551,016

 

3,671,314

 

3,221,961

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling

 

869,639

 

770,657

 

1,584,760

 

1,502,783

 

Research and development

 

281,374

 

182,654

 

491,971

 

442,456

 

General and administrative

 

542,183

 

498,511

 

1,092,181

 

1,031,684

 

Total operating expenses

 

1,693,196

 

1,451,822

 

3,168,912

 

2,976,923

 

Income from operations

 

283,257

 

99,194

 

502,402

 

245,038

 

Interest income

 

2,411

 

1,137

 

4,500

 

2,934

 

Interest expense

 

(31,028

)

(44,900

)

(62,591

)

(92,294

)

Net income before cumulative effect of accounting change

 

254,640

 

55,431

 

444,311

 

155,678

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

 

 

 

 

(2,661,409

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

254,640

 

$

55,431

 

$

444,311

 

$

(2,505,731

)

Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

7,460,541

 

7,427,739

 

7,457,887

 

7,408,554

 

Diluted

 

7,596,056

 

7,486,236

 

7,577,542

 

7,408,554

 

Net income per share prior to cumulative effect of accounting change:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.02

 

Diluted

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.02

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

(0.36

)

Net income (loss) per share after cumulative effect of accounting change:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.06

 

$

(0.34

)

Diluted

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.06

 

$

(0.34

)

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MFIC CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

Six months
ended June 30,
2003

 

Six months
ended June 30,
2002

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

444,311

 

$

(2,505,731

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Change in accounting principle: Impairment of Goodwill

 

 

2,661,409

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

130,100

 

145,599

 

Gain on sale of fixed assets

 

(23,500

)

(19,143

)

Bad debt expense

 

15,378

 

12,388

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other receivables

 

259,793

 

(41,726

)

Inventories

 

(224,719

)

(176,428

)

Prepaid expenses

 

27,683

 

(111,298

)

Other current assets

 

(21,561

)

45,762

 

Current liabilities

 

(616,649

)

69,950

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

 

(9,164

)

80,782

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of fixed assets

 

23,500

 

55,125

 

Purchase of fixed assets

 

(40,268

)

(73,922

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(16,768

)

(18,797

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Payment of subordinated debt – related party

 

(37,500

)

(43,750

)

Proceeds from line of credit

 

96,395

 

110,622

 

Payments on term note

 

(47,502

)

(47,502

)

Proceeds from notes receivable

 

8,214

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan

 

4,466

 

5,425

 

Issuance of restricted common stock

 

 

11,668

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

24,073

 

36,463

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(1,859

)

98,448

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

84,956

 

87,386

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

83,097

 

$

185,834

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MFIC CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

 

1.                                      ORGANIZATION, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

ORGANIZATION

 

MFIC Corporation (MFIC or the Company), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Microfluidics Corporation (Microfluidics Division), as well as its operating division, Morehouse-COWLES, specialize in producing and marketing a broad line of proprietary fluid materials processing systems used for a variety of grinding, mixing, milling, and blending applications across a variety of industries and for use in numerous applications within those industries. Microfluidizer® materials processor systems are produced at the Microfluidics Division, while dispersers, dissolvers, colloid mills, horizontal media and vertical media mills are produced at the Morehouse-COWLES Division.  The Morehouse-COWLES Division also sells and distributes grinding media. The Company also maintains a wholly-owned subsidiary, MediControl Corporation (MediControl), which has been inactive since 1996.

 

The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Microfluidics and MediControl.  All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote 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 pursuant to such rules and regulations.  The Company believes, however, that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s latest annual report on Form 10-K.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position and the results of operations.  These results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year.

 

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The significant accounting policies followed by the Company and its subsidiaries in preparing its consolidated financial statements are set forth in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.  The Company has made no changes to these policies during this quarter.

 

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2.  INVENTORIES

 

The components of inventories on the following dates were:

 

 

 

June 30, 2003

 

December 31, 2002

 

Raw Material

 

$

2,577,544

 

$

2,507,487

 

Work in Progress

 

526,392

 

417,434

 

Finished Goods

 

1,018,881

 

973,177

 

Total

 

$

4,122,817

 

$

3,898,098

 

 

3.  EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

Basic and diluted net earnings per share is presented in conformity with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 128, Earnings per Share, for all periods presented.  In accordance with SFAS No. 128, basic net income per common share was determined by dividing net income applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted net income per share (EPS) reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock, unless the effects of dilution would be anti-dilutive.

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

June 30,
2003

 

June 30,
2002

 

June 30,
2003

 

June 30,
2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares for computation of basic net income per share

 

7,460,541

 

7,427,739

 

7,457,887

 

7,408,554

 

Effect of dilutive stock options and options and warrants

 

135,515

 

58,497

 

119,655

 

 

Shares for computation of diluted net income per share

 

7,596,056

 

7,486,236

 

7,577,542

 

7,408,554

 

 

4.  LINE OF CREDIT

 

At December 31, 2002, the Company was not in compliance with certain covenants of its Revolving Line of Credit Agreement (the “Agreement”). The Company received a waiver of these violations for the year ended December 31, 2002. On February 19, 2003, the Company and PNC Bank entered into a third amendment to the original Agreement extending the credit facility for an additional year until February 28, 2004, with no change to the revised covenants agreed upon under the second amendment to the Agreement of March 29, 2002, which the Company was in compliance with on June 30, 2003.

 

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Due to the subjective acceleration clause, and the lock-box arrangement, the Revolving Credit Line is classified as a current liability in the consolidated balance sheet. At June 30, 2003, the outstanding balance on the Revolving Credit Line was $2,778,382, having an interest rate of 4.50%. The balance outstanding on the term loan was $106,237, at an interest rate of 4.75%.

 

5.  STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company applies Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations in accounting for its stock option plans.  Accordingly, no compensation expense has been recognized for its stock option plans.  During the first quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company adopted the disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure.  The following table illustrates the effect on net earnings and earnings per share had the Company adopted the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation for all periods presented.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

Net earnings (loss), as reported

 

$

254,640

 

$

55,431

 

$

444,311

 

$

(2,505,731

)

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

 

2,641

 

85,180

 

5,008

 

170,359

 

Pro forma net earnings (loss)

 

$

251,999

 

$

(29,749

)

$

439,303

 

$

(2,676,090

)

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic – as reported

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.06

 

$

(0.34

)

Basic – pro forma

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.06

 

$

(0.39

)

Diluted – as reported

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.06

 

$

(0.34

)

Diluted – pro forma

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.06

 

$

(0.39

)

 

6. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

 

In May 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity. This statement establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. SFAS No. 150 is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003. This statement does not result in any material change to the Company's existing reporting.

 

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ITEM 2.

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

 

1.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Total Company revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 were $4,155,283, as compared to revenues of $3,644,754 in the corresponding period in 2002, representing an increase of $510,529, or 14%. For the six month period ended June 30, 2003, revenues increased $716,392, or 10%, to $7,942,466 from $7,226,074 for the first six months of 2002.  The increase in revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2003 is due primarily to an increase in sales of machines of approximately $443,000. The increase in revenue for the six month period ended June 30, 2003 is due to an increase in the sale of machines of approximately $339,000, and an increase in the sales of spare parts of approximately $377,000.

 

Cost of goods sold for the three months ended June 30, 2003 was $2,178,830, or 52% of revenue, compared to $2,093,738 or 57% of revenue, for the same period last year.  For the six month period ended June 30, 2003, cost of goods sold was $4,271,152, or 54% of revenue, compared to $4,004,113 or 55% of revenue, for the comparable period in 2002.  The increase in cost of goods sold in absolute dollars for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, reflects the increase in sales generated by the Company.

 

The Company’s major product lines have different profit margins, as well as multiple profit margins within each product line.  In the course of the periods compared, there may be significant changes in the cost of revenues as a percentage of revenue depending on the mix of product sold.

 

Total operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2003 were $1,693,196 or 41% of revenue, as compared to $1,451,822 or 40% of revenue for the same period last year, which is an increase of $241,374 or 17%.  Operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2003 were $3,168,912 or 40% of revenue, as compared to $2,976,923 or 42% of revenue, for the same period last year, an increase of $191,989 or 6%.

 

Research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2003 were $281,374 compared to $182,654 for the three months ended June 30, 2002, an increase of $98,720 or 54%.  The increase in research and development expenses was primarily due to an increase in payroll and related costs of approximately $57,000, an increase in research and development costs of approximately $50,000, partially offset by a decrease in consulting expense of approximately $10,000.

 

Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2003 were $491,971 compared to $442,456 for the six months ended June 30, 2002, an increase of $49,515 or 11%. The increase in research and development expenses was primarily due to an increase in payroll costs of approximately $26,000, an increase in research and development costs of approximately $48,000, partially offset by a decrease in patent amortization costs of approximately $12,000, and a decrease in consulting expense of approximately $10,000.

 

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Selling expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2003 increased $98,982 or 13%, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2002, from $770,657 to $869,639. The principal increases in selling expenses were due to an increase in commission expenses of approximately $69,000, an increase in general overhead costs of approximately $19,000, and an increase in advertising expenses of approximately $15,000, partially offset by a decrease in grinding media selling costs of approximately $24,000.

 

Selling expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2003 increased approximately $82,000 or 6% compared to the six months ended June 30, 2002, from $1,502,783 to $1,584,760. The increases were due principally to an increase in commission expenses of approximately $103,000, an increase in laboratory costs of approximately $13,000, and an increase in advertising costs of approximately $6,000, partially offset by a decrease in grinding media selling costs of approximately $63,000.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2003, general and administrative expenses increased by approximately $44,000 or 9%, from $498,511 to $542,183. The increase in general and administrative expenses is principally due to an increase in general overhead costs of approximately $50,000, an increase in salaries and related costs of approximately $24,000, and an increase in consultant fees of approximately $18,000, offset by a decrease in professional fees of approximately $38,000.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2003, general and administrative expenses increased by approximately $60,000 or 6%, from $1,031,684 to $1,092,181.  The increase in general and administrative expenses is principally due to an increase in general overhead costs of approximately $61,000, an increase in salaries and related costs of approximately $27,000, partially offset by a decrease in professional fees of approximately $20,000.

 

Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2003 decreased approximately $14,000 or 31% to $31,028 compared to $44,900 for the three months ended June 30, 2002. The overall decrease is due primarily to the paydown in December 2002 of a note payable.

 

Interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2003 decreased approximately $30,000, or 32%, to $62,591 from $92,294 for the six months ended June 30, 2002.  The decrease is due principally to the paydown in December 2002 of a note payable.

 

2.  LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

The Company used cash of $9,164 and generated cash of $80,782 from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.  For the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Company’s principal operating cash requirements were to fund its decrease in current liabilities, and increase in inventory, and other current assets, offset by a decrease in trade and other receivables and net income from operations.  For the six months ended June 30, 2002, the Company’s principal operating cash requirements were to fund its increase in inventories, prepaid expenses, and trade and other receivables, offset by net income from operations, and an increase in current liabilities.

 

The Company used cash of $16,768 and $18,797 in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.  Net cash used for investing activities for both the six

 

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months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively included the purchase of capital equipment, offset by the proceeds from sales of fixed assets. As of June 30, 2003, the Company had no material commitments for capital expenditures.

 

For financing activities, the Company generated cash of $24,073 for the six months ended June 30, 2003, consisting of proceeds from the line of credit, proceeds from a note receivable, and the issuance of common stock, offset by payments on both the term note and subordinated debt.  The Company generated cash of $36,463 for the six months ended June 30, 2002, consisting of proceeds from the line of credit, and the proceeds from the issuance of common stock, offset by payments on the term note and subordinated debt.

 

As of June 30, 2003, the Company had $83,097 in cash and cash equivalents, a decrease of $1,859 from the December 31, 2002 balance of $84,956.

 

As of June 30, 2003, the Company maintains a revolving credit and term loan agreement (the “Credit Facility”) with PNC Bank, N.A., providing the Company with a $4,475,000 three-year revolving credit and term loan facility. On February 19, 2003, the Company and PNC Bank, N.A. entered into a third amendment to the original agreement extending the credit facility for an additional year until February 28, 2004, with no change to the revised covenants agreed upon under the second amendment to the agreement of March 29, 2002.

 

Assuming that there is no significant change in the Company’s business, the Company believes that cash flows from operations, together with the Credit Facility, and the existing cash balances, will be sufficient to meet its working capital requirements for at least the next twelve months.

 

3.  FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This report may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties including statements relating to the Company’s plan to achieve revenue growth, to maintain and/or increase operating profitability, and to attain net income profitability.  Such statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results achieved by the Company to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.  The Company cautions investors that there can be no assurance that the actual results or business conditions will not differ materially from those projected or suggested in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including but not limited to, the following risks and uncertainties: (i) whether the performance advantages of the Company’s Microfluidizer® or Zinger® materials processing equipment will be realized commercially or that a commercial market for the equipment will continue to develop, and (ii) whether the Company will have access to sufficient working capital through continued and improving cash flow from sales and ongoing borrowing availability, the latter being subject to the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with the covenants and terms of the Company’s loan agreement with its senior lender.

 

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ITEM 3.                              QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

The Company’s exposure to market risk is principally confined to its financial instruments. The Company’s financial instruments are generally not subjected to changes in market value as a result of changes in interest rates due to the short maturities of the instruments. The Company’s fixed rate debt is not exposed to cash flow or interest rate changes but is exposed to fair market value changes in the event of refinancing this fixed rate debt. The Company does not have significant exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.

 

The Company had approximately $2,885,000 of variable rate borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit agreement at June 30, 2003. A hypothetical 10% adverse change in interest rates for this variable rate debt would have had an approximate $3,000 negative effect on the Company’s earnings and cash flows on an annual basis.

 

 

ITEM 4.                              CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 15d-15(e). Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s Principal Financial and Accounting Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in enabling the Company to record, process, summarize and report information required to be included in the Company’s periodic SEC filings within the required time period. There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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MFIC CORPORATION
PART II- OTHER INFORMATION

 

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

 

On June 17, 2003, the Company held its annual meeting of its stockholders.  The following matters were voted on at the annual meeting:

 

1.               The election of, Irwin J. Gruverman, Vincent B. Cortina, Edward T. Paslawski, Leo Pierre Roy and James N. Little, as directors of the Company;

 

2.               The ratification of the board of director’s selection of Brown & Brown, LLP, as independent public accountants for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2003.

 

The following chart shows the number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker nonvotes, as to each matter voted on at the special meeting:

 

Matter

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker
Nonvotes

 

Election of Mr. Gruverman

 

5,838,059

 

25,067

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Election of Mr. Paslawski

 

5,838,809

 

24,317

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Election of Mr. Cortina

 

5,838,809

 

24,317

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Election of Mr. Roy

 

5,838,809

 

24,317

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Election of Mr. Little

 

5,838,809

 

24,317

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Selection of Brown & Brown, LLP

 

5,836,706

 

13,400

 

13,020

 

N/A

 

 

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MFIC CORPORATION

PART II- OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 6.                              EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 

(a) Exhibits

 

Number

 

Description

31.1

 

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2003

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2003

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2003

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2003

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

MFIC CORPORATION

 

 

 

/s/ Irwin J. Gruverman

 

 

Irwin J. Gruverman

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date: July 30, 2003

 

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