UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
ý QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004
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 1-14227
AMERICAN BANK NOTE HOLOGRAPHICS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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13-3317668 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
or organization) |
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Identification No.) |
399 Executive Boulevard
Elmsford, New York, 10523
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(914) 592-2355
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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 for the past 90 days.
ýYes oNo
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
oYes ýNo
The aggregate number of shares of common stock, $.01 par value, outstanding on November 5, 2004 was 18,488,845.
AMERICAN BANK NOTE HOLOGRAPHICS, INC.
FORM 10-Q
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
AMERICAN BANK NOTE HOLOGRAPHICS, INC.
(In thousands, except share data)
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September 30, 2004 |
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December 31, 2003 |
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(Unaudited) |
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(Note A) |
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ASSETS |
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Current Assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
12,803 |
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$ |
11,341 |
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $180 |
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4,214 |
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3,174 |
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Inventories |
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2,765 |
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2,386 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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1,038 |
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981 |
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Prepaid expenses |
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423 |
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385 |
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Other |
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150 |
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Total current assets |
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21,243 |
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18,417 |
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Machinery, equipment and leasehold improvements, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $9,729 and $9,238 |
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2,683 |
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2,490 |
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Other assets |
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76 |
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113 |
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Total Assets |
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$ |
24,002 |
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$ |
21,020 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current Liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
1,373 |
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$ |
687 |
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Accrued expenses |
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1,807 |
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1,627 |
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Customer advances |
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71 |
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49 |
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Income taxes payable |
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745 |
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Total current liabilities |
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3,996 |
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2,363 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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1,213 |
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1,208 |
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Total liabilities |
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5,209 |
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3,571 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders Equity: |
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Preferred stock, authorized 5,000,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding |
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Common stock, par value $.01 per share, authorized 40,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 18,483,720 shares |
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185 |
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185 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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23,994 |
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23,994 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(5,386 |
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(6,730 |
) |
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Total Stockholders Equity |
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18,793 |
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17,449 |
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders Equity |
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$ |
24,002 |
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$ |
21,020 |
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See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements.
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AMERICAN BANK NOTE HOLOGRAPHICS, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - UNAUDITED
(In thousands, except per share data)
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Three Months Ended September 30, |
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Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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2004 |
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2003 |
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2004 |
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2003 |
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Revenue: |
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Sales |
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$ |
5,808 |
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$ |
4,629 |
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$ |
15,749 |
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$ |
13,442 |
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Royalty income |
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13 |
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47 |
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5,808 |
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4,629 |
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15,762 |
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13,489 |
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Costs and expenses: |
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Cost of goods sold |
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2,413 |
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2,090 |
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6,943 |
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6,094 |
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Selling and administrative |
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1,939 |
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1,520 |
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5,373 |
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4,911 |
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Research and development |
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319 |
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339 |
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967 |
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903 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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171 |
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184 |
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495 |
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547 |
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4,842 |
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4,133 |
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13,778 |
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12,455 |
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Operating income |
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966 |
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496 |
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1,984 |
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1,034 |
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Other income: |
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Interest income |
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29 |
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22 |
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77 |
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73 |
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Patent agreement |
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178 |
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29 |
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22 |
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255 |
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73 |
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Income before provision for income taxes |
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995 |
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518 |
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2,239 |
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1,107 |
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Provision for income taxes |
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397 |
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220 |
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895 |
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470 |
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Net income |
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$ |
598 |
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$ |
298 |
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$ |
1,344 |
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$ |
637 |
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Net income per share: |
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Basic and diluted |
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$ |
0.03 |
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$ |
0.02 |
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$ |
0.07 |
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$ |
0.03 |
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See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements.
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AMERICAN BANK NOTE HOLOGRAPHICS, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - UNAUDITED
(In thousands)
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Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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2004 |
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2003 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income |
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$ |
1,344 |
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$ |
637 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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495 |
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547 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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(52 |
) |
470 |
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Provision for doubtful accounts |
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(30 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
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(1,040 |
) |
477 |
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Inventories |
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(379 |
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331 |
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Prepaid expenses and other |
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145 |
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272 |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
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866 |
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(655 |
) |
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Customer advances |
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22 |
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24 |
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Income taxes payable |
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745 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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2,146 |
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2,073 |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Capital expenditures |
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(684 |
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(201 |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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(684 |
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(201 |
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Increase in cash and cash equivalents |
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1,462 |
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1,872 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
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11,341 |
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8,659 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
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$ |
12,803 |
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$ |
10,531 |
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Supplemental cash payments: |
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Taxes |
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$ |
181 |
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$ |
5 |
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See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements.
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AMERICAN BANK NOTE HOLOGRAPHICS, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE A - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
American Bank Note Holographics, Inc. (the Company) originates, mass-produces, and markets secure holograms. Holograms are used for security, packaging and promotional applications. The Company operates in one reportable industry segment.
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2004.
The balance sheet at December 31, 2003 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.
For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
REVENUE RECOGNITION
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the provisions of the SECs Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 104, Revenue Recognition (an amendment of SAB 101, Revenue Recognition). Specifically, sales and the related cost of goods sold are generally recognized at the latter of the time of shipment or when title passes to customers. In some situations, the Company has shipped product where the sale is contingent upon the customers use of the product. In these situations, the Company does not recognize sales upon product shipment, but rather when the buyer of the product informs the Company that the product has been used. Additionally, pursuant to terms with a certain customer, completed items are stored on behalf of the customer at the Companys on-site secured facility and, in that instance, sales are recognized when all of the following have occurred: the customer has ordered the goods, the manufacturing process is complete, the goods have been transferred to the on-site secured facility and are ready for shipment, the risk of ownership has passed to the customer and the customer has been billed for the order.
Customer advances represent payments received from customers for products which have not yet been shipped. These customer advances are classified as current liabilities on the accompanying balance sheets.
Shipping and handling amounts billed to customers are included in sales and amounted to $92,000 and $316,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, respectively, and $105,000 and $270,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003, respectively. Shipping and handling costs are included in selling and administrative expenses.
BASIC AND DILUTED NET INCOME PER SHARE
Basic net income per share is computed based on the weighted average number of outstanding shares of common stock. The basic weighted average number of shares outstanding were 18,483,720 in each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding and dilutive potential shares of common stock. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, the diluted number of weighted average shares outstanding was 18,808,489 and 18,823,452, respectively, which includes dilutive stock options of 324,769 shares and 339,732 shares, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003, the diluted number of
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weighted average shares outstanding was 18,608,109 and 18,509,767, respectively, which includes dilutive stock options of 124,389 shares and 26,047 shares, respectively.
BUSINESS INFORMATION
Sales to MasterCard were approximately 37% and 45% of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and 36% and 28% of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The Company entered into an agreement with MasterCard dated February 28, 2003, which replaced the agreement dated February 1, 1996, as amended. The Company and MasterCard entered into an amendment to this agreement on September 29, 2003, in which MasterCard retained the Company to produce a new hologram for the Debit MasterCard and extended the agreement to February 28, 2011, subject to automatic renewal if not terminated by either party. The loss of all or a substantial portion of the sales to MasterCard would have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company. At September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, accounts receivable from this customer totaled $1.4 million and $1.0 million, respectively.
Sales of VISA holograms to manufacturers of VISA credit cards were approximately 28% and 34% of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and 31% and 31% of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The loss of a substantial portion of the sales to manufacturers of VISA credit cards would have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company. Accounts receivable from these customers approximated $1.3 million at both September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003.
The Company purchases certain key materials used in the manufacture of its holograms and outsources certain key processes from third party suppliers, some of which are sole source relationships, with whom the Company does not have supply contracts. Any problems that occur with respect to the delivery, quality or cost of any such materials or processes could have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company.
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS
As allowed by SFAS No. 123, the Company has elected to continue to apply the intrinsic value-based method of accounting prescribed in APB Opinion No. 25 and, accordingly, does not recognize compensation expense for stock option grants made at an exercise price equal to or in excess of the fair market value of the stock at the date of grant.
Had compensation costs for the Companys outstanding stock options been determined based on the fair value at the grant dates for those options consistent with SFAS No. 123, the Companys net income and basic and diluted net income per share would have differed as reflected by the pro forma amounts indicated below:
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Three Months Ended September 30, |
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Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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2004 |
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2003 |
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2004 |
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2003 |
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(In thousands, except per share data) |
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Net income, as reported |
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$ |
598 |
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$ |
298 |
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$ |
1,344 |
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$ |
637 |
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Add: Non-cash employee compensation, as reported |
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Deduct: Stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of taxes |
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18 |
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12 |
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54 |
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34 |
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Pro forma, net income |
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$ |
580 |
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$ |
286 |
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$ |
1,290 |
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$ |
603 |
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Basic and diluted net income per share, as reported |
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$ |
0.03 |
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$ |
0.02 |
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$ |
0.07 |
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$ |
0.03 |
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Basic and diluted net income per share, pro forma |
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$ |
0.03 |
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$ |
0.02 |
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$ |
0.07 |
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$ |
0.03 |
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WARRANTY COSTS
The Company provides for warranty costs in amounts it estimates will be needed to cover future warranty obligations for products sold. Estimates of warranty costs are based on historical experience and are periodically reviewed and adjusted, when necessary. The Companys product warranty provision is included in accrued expenses in the accompanying balance sheets. Changes in the Companys warranty provision are as follows:
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Three Months Ended September 30, |
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Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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2004 |
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2003 |
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2004 |
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2003 |
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(In thousands) |
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(In thousands) |
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Balance at beginning of period |
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$ |
486 |
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$ |
513 |
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$ |
510 |
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$ |
605 |
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Warranties issued |
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40 |
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40 |
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120 |
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120 |
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Settlements made |
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(56 |
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(83 |
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(160 |
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(255 |
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Balance at September 30 |
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$ |
470 |
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$ |
470 |
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$ |
470 |
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$ |
470 |
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NOTE B - INVENTORIES
Inventories consist of the following:
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September 30, 2004 |
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December 31, 2003 |
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(Unaudited) |
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(Note A) |
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(In thousands) |
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Finished goods |
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$ |
1,205 |
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$ |
800 |
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Finished goods on consignment with customers |
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308 |
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417 |
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Work in process |
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932 |
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764 |
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Raw materials |
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320 |
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405 |
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$ |
2,765 |
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$ |
2,386 |
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NOTE C - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company currently and from time to time is involved in litigation (as both plaintiff and defendant) incidental to the conduct of its business; however, the Company is not a party to any lawsuit or proceeding which, in the opinion of management of the Company, could have a material impact on the Companys financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Companys unaudited financial statements, including the notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this report.
OVERVIEW
The Company originates, mass-produces and markets holograms. The Companys holograms are used primarily for security applications such as counterfeiting protection for credit and other transaction cards, identification cards and documents of value, as well as for tamper resistance and authentication of high-value consumer and industrial products. The Company also produces non-secure holograms for packaging and promotional applications. The Companys sales of holograms for security applications generally carry higher gross margins than sales for non-security applications.
A significant portion of the Companys business is derived from orders placed by certain credit card companies, including MasterCard and manufacturers of VISA brand credit cards, and variations in the timing of such orders can cause significant fluctuations in the Companys sales. Sales to MasterCard were approximately 37% and 45% of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and 36% and 28% of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The Company entered into an agreement with MasterCard dated February 28, 2003, which replaced the agreement dated February 1, 1996, as amended. The Company and MasterCard entered into an amendment to this agreement on September 29, 2003, in which MasterCard retained the Company to produce a new hologram for the Debit MasterCard and extended the agreement to February 28, 2011, subject to automatic renewal if not terminated by either party. Sales of VISA holograms to manufacturers of VISA credit cards were approximately 28% and 34% of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and 31% and 31% of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The Company does not have long-term purchase contracts with VISA and supplies holograms to approximately 50 VISA authorized card manufacturers pursuant to purchase orders. Currently the Company is one of two companies authorized to manufacture and sell VISA brand holograms to manufacturers of VISA brand credit cards. If either MasterCard or VISA were to terminate its respective relationship with the Company or substantially reduce their orders, there would be a material adverse effect on the Companys business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Holograms are sold under purchase orders and contracts with customers. Sales and the related cost of goods sold are generally recognized at the latter of the time of shipment or when title passes to customers. In some situations, the Company has shipped product where the sale is contingent upon the customers use of the product. In these situations, the Company does not recognize sales upon product shipment, but rather when the buyer of the product informs the Company that the product has been used. Additionally, pursuant to terms with a certain customer, completed items are stored on behalf of the customer at the Companys on-site secured facility and, in that instance, sales are recognized when all of the following have occurred: the customer has ordered the goods, the manufacturing process is complete, the goods have been transferred to the on-site secured facility and are ready for shipment, the risk of ownership has passed to the customer and the customer has been billed for the order. At September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, accounts receivable from this customer totaled $1.4 million and $1.0 million, respectively.
The Company purchases certain key materials used in the manufacture of its holograms and outsources certain key processes from third party suppliers, some of whom are sole source relationships, with which it does not have supply contracts. Any problems that occur with respect to the delivery, quality or cost of any such materials or processes could have a material adverse effect on the Companys financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Sales may fluctuate from quarter to quarter due to changes in customers ordering patterns. Customers do not typically provide the Company with precise forecasts of future order quantities. Quarterly demand for holograms may be materially influenced by customers promotions, inventory replenishment, card expiration patterns, delivery schedules and other factors which may be difficult for the Company to anticipate.
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Cost of goods sold includes raw materials such as nickel, foils, films and adhesives; labor costs; manufacturing overhead; and hologram origination costs (which represent costs of a unique master hologram that is made to customer specifications and is an integral part of the production process). As a result, costs of goods sold are affected by product mix, manufacturing yields, costs of hologram originations and changes in the cost of raw materials and labor.
Selling and administrative expenses primarily consist of salaries, benefits and commissions for the Companys corporate, sales, marketing and administrative personnel, marketing and promotion expenses, legal and accounting expenses and expenses associated with being a public company.
COMPARISON OF THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 TO THREE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2003
Sales. Sales increased by $1.2 million, or 25.5%, from $4.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 to $5.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004. The increase was primarily due to the implementation of new customer programs in the transaction card, identity document and product authentication markets.
Cost of Goods Sold. Cost of goods sold increased by $0.3 million, from $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 to $2.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004. As a percentage of sales, cost of goods sold decreased from 45.2% in the three months ended September 30, 2003 to 41.5% for the same period in 2004. The decrease of 3.7% was primarily due to the increase in sales volume.
Selling and Administrative. Selling and administrative expenses increased $0.4 million from $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 to $1.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004. As a percentage of sales, selling and administrative expenses increased from 32.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2003 to 33.4% for the same period in 2004. The increase was primarily due to an increase in selling expenses of $0.1 million primarily related to selling salaries, commissions, benefits and outside sales agent expenses and administrative expenses of $0.3 million, primarily due to salaries and benefits, professional fees, travel and recruitment.
Research and Development. Research and development expenses remained relatively unchanged.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization remained relatively unchanged.
Interest Income. Interest income remained relatively unchanged.
COMPARISON OF NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 TO NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2003
Sales. Sales increased by $2.3 million, or 17.2%, from $13.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 to $15.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The increase was primarily due to the expansion of certain existing customer accounts and the implementation of new customer programs in the transaction card, identity document and product authentication markets.
Royalty Income. Royalty income remained relatively unchanged.
Cost of Goods Sold. Cost of goods sold increased by $0.8 million, from $6.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 to $6.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. As a percentage of sales, cost of goods sold decreased from 45.3% in the nine months ended September 30, 2003 to 44.1% for the same period in 2004. The decrease of 1.2% was primarily due to the increase in sales volume.
Selling and Administrative. Selling and administrative expenses increased $0.5 million from $4.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 to $5.4 million in the current period. As a percentage of sales, selling and administrative expenses decreased from 36.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 to 34.1% for the nine
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months ended September 30, 2004. The increase in expenses was primarily due to an increase in selling expenses of $0.1 million, primarily related to increases in selling salaries, commissions, benefits and outside sales agent expenses and administrative expenses of $0.4 million, primarily due to salaries and benefits, professional fees, travel and recruitment.
Research and Development. Research and development expenses increased $0.1 million from $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 to $1.0 million for the same period in 2004. The increase was primarily due to an increase in research and development testing expenses in the current period.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization remained relatively unchanged.
Interest Income. Interest income remained relatively unchanged.
Patent Agreement. On April 13, 2004, the Company entered into an agreement with a third party in which the Company was paid $0.2 million and the Company granted a limited release and a limited license to use certain of the Companys patents for certain products that were previously produced by the third party.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
At September 30, 2004, the Company had $12.8 million in cash and cash equivalents and working capital of $17.2 million.
The Companys operating activities provided cash of $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, compared to $2.0 million of cash provided for the nine months ended September 30, 2003. Cash flows provided by net income and adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities were $1.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2004. Cash flows provided by changes in operating assets and liabilities were $0.3 in the nine months ended September 30, 2004 primarily due to changes in accounts payable and accrued expenses, income taxes payable and prepaid expenses and other assets being offset by changes in accounts receivable and inventories. For the nine months ended September 30, 2003, cash flows provided by net income and adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities provided cash of $1.6 million and cash flows provided by the net changes in operating assets and liabilities were $0.4 million, primarily due to changes in accounts receivable, inventories and prepaid expenses and other assets being offset by changes in accounts payable and accrued expenses.
Investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 used cash of $0.7 million and $0.2 million, respectively, for capital expenditures.
There were no financing activities for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003.
The Company is implementing a capital investment program which is intended to enhance the efficiency of its operations and expand its product line and production capability.
The Company has long-term operating leases for offices, manufacturing facilities and equipment, which expire through 2007. The Company has renewal options on some locations, which provide for renewal rents based upon a fixed annual rate or the greater of a fixed annual rate or increases tied to the consumer price index.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD - LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this Form 10-Q constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the Reform Act). Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors are more fully described under the caption Business Risk Factors in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, which should be considered in connection with a review of this report.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Company does not engage in significant activity with respect to market risk sensitive instruments. Accordingly, our risk with respect to market risk sensitive instruments is immaterial.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures were effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company required to be included in the Companys periodic Securities and Exchange Commission filings. There were no changes in the Companys internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Companys most recent fiscal quarter that would have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITIES HOLDERS
On August 3, 2004, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders. For more information on the following proposals, refer to the Companys proxy statement dated May 28, 2003, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
1. The stockholders elected each of the five nominees to the Companys Board of Directors who will serve until the 2004 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified:
Director |
|
For |
|
Withheld |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kenneth H. Traub |
|
13,148,193 |
|
933,268 |
|
Salvatore F. DAmato |
|
14,009,217 |
|
132,244 |
|
Fred J. Levin |
|
13,682,074 |
|
459,387 |
|
Douglas A. Crane |
|
13,571,802 |
|
569,659 |
|
Mark J. Bonney |
|
13,688,796 |
|
452,665 |
|
2. The stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditors of the Company:
For |
|
14,064,892 |
|
Against |
|
63,587 |
|
Abstain |
|
12,982 |
|
Broker No Vote |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
14,141,461 |
|
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(a) Exhibits
31.1 Certification of Kenneth H. Traub pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2 Certification of Alan Goldstein pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1 Certification of Kenneth H. Traub pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2 Certification of Alan Goldstein pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
AMERICAN BANK NOTE
HOLOGRAPHICS, INC.
By: /s/ Kenneth H. Traub
_______________
Kenneth H. Traub
President and Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/ Alan Goldstein
_______________
Alan Goldstein
Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and
Chief Accounting Officer
Date: November 12, 2004
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