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FORM 10-Q

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

(Mark one)

 

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

For the quarterly period ended    MARCH 31, 2005

 

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:  001-12648

 

UFP Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

04-2314970

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

172 East Main Street, Georgetown, Massachusetts 01833, USA

(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)

 

(978) 352-2200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

(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 requirements for the past 90 days.

 

Yes  ý;      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   ý

 

4,813,858 shares of registrant’s Common Stock, $.01 par value, were outstanding as of April 26, 2005.

 

 



 

UFP Technologies, Inc.

 

Index

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition & Results of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

 

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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1                  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

UFP Technologies, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

3/31/2005

 

12/31/2004

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

145,727

 

$

317,951

 

Receivables, less allowances of $536,738 and $543,317

 

11,672,266

 

11,818,906

 

Inventories

 

5,432,854

 

5,236,232

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

1,773,758

 

1,191,741

 

Total current assets

 

19,024,605

 

18,564,830

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

35,357,003

 

34,663,332

 

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(23,893,503

)

(23,278,982

)

Net property, plant and equipment

 

11,463,500

 

11,384,350

 

Goodwill

 

6,481,037

 

6,481,037

 

Other assets

 

3,134,800

 

3,201,987

 

Total assets

 

$

40,103,942

 

$

39,632,204

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable

 

$

8,107,337

 

$

7,923,470

 

Current installments of long-term debt

 

1,195,272

 

1,158,672

 

Current installments of capital lease obligations

 

402,459

 

401,469

 

Accounts payable

 

4,605,685

 

3,665,722

 

Accrued restructuring charge

 

1,591

 

36,433

 

Accrued expenses and payroll withholdings

 

3,221,715

 

3,948,454

 

Total current liabilities

 

17,534,059

 

17,134,220

 

Long-term debt, excluding current installments

 

5,557,063

 

5,850,352

 

Capital lease obligations, excluding current installments

 

1,546,255

 

1,646,723

 

Minority interest

 

547,797

 

433,809

 

Retirement and other liabilities

 

760,504

 

780,504

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock $.01 value, authorized 20,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 4,813,858 shares in 2005 and 4,678,566 shares in 2004

 

48,139

 

46,786

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

8,937,401

 

8,652,488

 

Retained earnings

 

5,172,724

 

5,087,322

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

14,158,264

 

13,786,596

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

40,103,942

 

$

39,632,204

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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UFP Technologies, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

31-Mar-05

 

31-Mar-04

 

Net sales

 

$

18,191,891

 

15,934,254

 

Cost of sales

 

14,568,927

 

12,692,072

 

Gross profit

 

3,622,964

 

3,242,182

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

3,050,009

 

2,981,472

 

Operating income

 

572,955

 

260,710

 

Interest expense

 

216,243

 

170,832

 

Minority interest earnings

 

218,981

 

15,447

 

Other income

 

 

(12,532

)

Income before income taxes

 

137,731

 

86,963

 

Income taxes

 

52,329

 

33,000

 

Net income

 

$

85,402

 

53,963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.02

 

0.01

 

Diluted

 

$

0.02

 

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

4,730,761

 

4,573,687

 

Diluted

 

5,256,815

 

4,821,405

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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UFP Technologies, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

31-Mar-05

 

31-Mar-04

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

85,402

 

53,963

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

623,134

 

631,574

 

Minority interest earnings

 

218,981

 

15,447

 

Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliate

 

 

(12,531

)

Stock issued in lieu of cash compensation

 

240,468

 

132,250

 

Deferred income tax

 

52,329

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables, net

 

146,640

 

(410,354

)

Inventories

 

(196,622

)

(390,225

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(582,017

)

(47,651

)

Accounts payable

 

446,296

 

344,903

 

Accrued restructuring charge, net of fixed asset write-offs

 

(34,842

)

(184,744

)

Accrued expenses and payroll withholdings

 

(726,739

)

316,379

 

Retirement and other liabilities

 

(20,000

)

 

Other assets

 

6,245

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

259,275

 

449,011

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment

 

(693,671

)

(92,885

)

Payments from affiliated company

 

 

12,531

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(693,671

)

(80,354

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings of notes payable

 

183,867

 

(340,877

)

Change in book overdrafts

 

493,667

 

287,691

 

Principal repayments of long-term debt

 

(256,689

)

(257,700

)

Principal repayments of capital lease obligations

 

(99,478

)

(100,479

)

Distribution to United Development Company partners

 

(104,993

)

(105,000

)

Net proceeds from sale of common stock

 

45,798

 

24,055

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

262,172

 

(492,310

)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(172,224

)

(123,653

)

Cash at beginning of period

 

317,951

 

310,137

 

Cash at end of period

 

$

145,727

 

$

186,484

 

Significant non-cash transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment acquired under capital lease

 

$

 

176,600

 

 

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NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 

(1)                      Basis of Presentation

 

The interim consolidated financial statements of UFP Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) presented herein, without audit, have been prepared pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and do not include all the information and note disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles.  These statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2004, included in the Company’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2005, the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, are unaudited but, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting of normal, recurring adjustments) necessary for fair presentation of results for these interim periods.

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.

 

The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2005, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2005.

 

(2)                      Stock Compensation

 

The Company applies Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (“APB 25”) and related interpretations in accounting for its stock option and employee stock purchase plans.  As a result, no compensation cost has been recognized in connection with these plans.

 

Since the Company accounts for its stock option plans under APB 25, certain pro forma information regarding net income and net income per share is required by Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“SFAS 123”), as if the Company had accounted for its stock option plans under the fair value approach of SFAS 123.  For purposes of the pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the stock options is fully amortized over the related vesting period of the options.

 

The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant, using the Black Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants made in 2005: no dividend yield, expected volatility of 91.2% risk-free interest of 4.2%, and expected life of 6.7 years.  There were no grants for the three months ended March 31, 2004.

 

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The Company’s pro forma information is as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

3/31/2005

 

3/31/2004

 

Net income as reported

 

$

85,402

 

$

55,963

 

Pro forma net income

 

60,502

 

33,280

 

Basic net income per share as reported

 

0.02

 

0.01

 

Pro forma basic net income per share

 

0.01

 

0.01

 

Diluted net income per share as reported

 

0.02

 

0.01

 

Pro forma diluted net income per share

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.01

 

 

The effect of applying SFAS 123 as shown above in the pro forma disclosures is not representative of the pro forma effect on net income (loss) in future years because it does not take into consideration pro forma compensation expenses related to stock options granted prior to 1995.

 

(3)                      New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a revision to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“FAS 123R”), that requires the Company to expense the value of employee stock options and similar awards. Under FAS 123R, shared-based payment (SBP) awards result in a cost that will be measured at fair value on the awards  grant date, based on the estimated number of awards that are expected to vest. Compensation cost for awards that vest would not be reversed if the awards expire without being exercised. As a public company, the Company is allowed to select from three alternative transition methods   each having different reporting implications. The effective date for FAS 123R is the annual period beginning after July 1, 2005, and FAS 123R will apply to all outstanding and unvested SBP awards at the Company’s adoption date. The Company has not completed its evaluation of the effect of adoption of FAS 123R.

 

However, due to the fact that the Company uses stock options as a form of compensation, the adoption of FAS 123R may have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In December 2003, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Staff) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104 (SAB 104), “Revenue Recognition”, which supercedes SAB 101, “Revenue Recognition” in Financial Statements.  SAB 104’s primary purpose is to rescind accounting guidance contained in SAB 101 related to multiple element revenue arrangements, superceded as a result of the issuance of EITF 00-21,  Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables.   Additionally, SAB 104 rescinds the SEC’s Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (the FAQ) issued with SAB 101 that had been codified in SEC Topic 13, Revenue Recognition.  Selected portions of the FAQ have been incorporated into SAB 104.  The Company’s current accounting policies conform to the requirements of this Staff Accounting Bulletin.

 

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(4)                      Inventory

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market, and consist of the following:

 

 

 

3/31/2005

 

12/31/2004

 

Raw materials

 

$

3,313,010

 

$

3,180,349

 

Work-in-process

 

620,118

 

532,108

 

Finished goods

 

1,499,726

 

1,523,775

 

Total inventory

 

$

5,432,854

 

$

5,236,232

 

 

Work-in-process and finished goods inventories consist of materials, labor and manufacturing overhead.

 

(5)                      Restructuring Reserve

 

On October 22, 2003, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a formal plan of restructure in response to continued losses in the Company’s Packaging plant in Visalia, California.  To that effect the Company recorded restructuring charges, in the fourth quarter of 2003, of $1,405,000, consisting of asset impairments of $640,000, severance of $40,000, and future lease commitments of $725,000.  Of this amount, approximately $2,000 remains on the balance sheet as of March 31, 2005.  During the third quarter of 2004, the Company executed a termination agreement for the lease for its Visalia, California, property for a lump-sum payment of approximately $100,000.  As a result, the Company reversed $280,000 of previously recorded restructuring reserve.

 

The following table summarizes the restructuring activity:

 

 

 

Total

 

Asset
Impairments

 

Severance

 

Future Lease
Commitments

 

Original provision

 

$

1,405,000

 

$

640,000

 

$

40,000

 

$

725,000

 

2003 non cash usage

 

(640,000

)

(640,000

)

 

 

December 31, 2003 balance remaining

 

765,000

 

 

40,000

 

725,000

 

2004 non cash usage

 

(280,000

)

 

 

 

 

(280,000

)

2004 cash usage

 

(449,000

)

 

(40,000

)

(409,000

)

December 31, 2004 balance remaining

 

36,000

 

 

 

36,000

 

2005 cash usage

 

(34,000

)

 

 

(34,000

)

March 31, 2005 balance remaining

 

$

2,000

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,000

 

 

(6)                      Stock Option and Employee Stock Purchase Plans

 

The Company maintains a stock option plan to provide long-term rewards and incentives to the Company’s key employees, officers, employee directors, consultants, and advisors.  The plan provides for either non-qualified stock options or incentive stock options for the issuance of up to 1,550,000 shares of common stock.  The exercise price of the incentive stock options may not be less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant, and the exercise price for non-qualified stock options shall be determined by the Stock Option Committee.  These options expire over five- to ten-year periods.  Options granted under the plan generally become

 

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exercisable with respect to 25% of the total number of shares subject to such options at the end of each 12-month period following the grant of the options.  At December 31, 2004, there were 694,825 options outstanding under the Company’s 1993 Employee Stock Option Plan (“1993 Plan”).  During the first three months of 2005, 62,500 options were granted, 80,750 options were exercised, and no options were canceled or expired under the 1993 Plan.  At March 31, 2005, there were 676,575 options outstanding under the Plan.

 

Through July 15, 1998, the Company maintained a stock option plan covering non-employee directors (the “1993 Director Plan”).  Effective July 15, 1998, with the formation of the 1998 Director Stock Option Incentive Plan (“1998 Director Plan”), the 1993 Director Plan was frozen.  The 1993 Director Plan provided for options for the issuance of up to 110,000 shares of common stock.  On July 1 of each year, each individual who at the time was serving as a non-employee director of the Company received an automatic grant of options to purchase 2,500 shares of common stock.  These options became exercisable in full six months after the date of grant and will expire ten years from the date of grant.  The exercise price was the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant.  During the first three months of 2005, no shares expired under the 1993 Director Plan.  At March 31, 2005, there were 50,000 options outstanding under the 1993 Director Plan.

 

Effective July 15, 1998, the Company adopted the 1998 Director Stock Option Incentive Plan (“1998 Director Plan”) for the benefit of non-employee directors of the Company.  The 1998 Director Plan provided for options for the issuance of up to 425,000 shares of common stock.    On June 2, 2004, the Company amended the Plan to increase the allowable amount to 725,000 shares.  These options become exercisable in full at the date of grant and expire ten years from the date of grant.  In connection with the adoption of the 1998 Director Plan, the 1993 Director Plan was frozen; however, the options outstanding under the 1993 Director Plan were not affected by the adoption of the new plan.  There were no options granted under the 1998 Director Plan during the three-month period ended March 31, 2005.  At March 31, 2005, there were 430,712 options outstanding under the 1998 Director Plan.

 

On April 18, 1998, the Company adopted the 1998 Stock Purchase Plan, which provides that all employees of the Company – who work more than twenty hours per week and more than five months in any calendar year, and who are employees on or before the applicable offering period – are eligible to participate.  The Stock Purchase Plan is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.  Under the Stock Purchase Plan participants may have up to 10% of their base salaries withheld during the six-month offering periods ending June 30 and December 31 for the purchase of the Company’s common stock at 85% of the lower of the market value of the common stock on the first or last day of the offering period.  The 1998 Stock Purchase Plan provides for the issuance of up to 400,000 shares of common stock.  Through March 31, 2005, there were 269,084 shares issued under this Plan.

 

In June 2003, the Company formally adopted the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).  The Plan is intended to benefit the Company by offering equity-based incentives to certain of the Company’s executives and employees, thereby giving them a permanent stake in the growth and long-term success of the Company and encouraging the continuance of their involvement with the Company’s businesses.  Two types of awards may be granted to participants under the Plan: restricted shares or other stock awards.  Restricted shares are shares of common stock awarded subject to restrictions and to possible forfeiture upon the occurrence of specified events.  Other stock awards are awards that are denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to or otherwise based on or related to shares of common stock.  Such awards may

 

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include, without limitation, unrestricted stock, nonqualified options, performance shares, or stock appreciation rights.  The Company determines the form, terms, and conditions, if any, of any awards made under the Plan.  The maximum number of shares of common stock, in the aggregate, that may be delivered in payment or in respect of stock issued under the Plan is 500,000 shares.  Through March 31, 2005, 136,755 shares of common stock have been issued under this Plan.

 

(7)                      Earnings Per Share

 

Basic earnings per share computations are based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding.  Diluted earnings per share is based upon the weighted average of common shares and dilutive common stock equivalent shares outstanding during each period.

 

The weighted average number of shares used to compute diluted income per share consisted of the following:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

3/31/2005

 

3/31/2004

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic

 

4,730,761

 

4,573,687

 

Weighted average common equivalent shares due to stock options

 

526,054

 

247,718

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

 

5,256,815

 

4,821,405

 

 

(8)                      Segment Reporting

 

The Company is organized based on the nature of the products and services that it offers.  Under this structure, the Company produces products within two distinct segments: Engineered Packaging and Component Products.  Within the Engineered Packaging segment, the Company primarily uses polyethylene and polyurethane foams, sheet plastics, and pulp fiber to provide customers with cushion packaging for their products.  Within the Component Products applications segment, the Company primarily uses cross-linked polyethylene foam to provide customers in the automotive, athletic, leisure and health and beauty industries with engineered product for numerous purposes.

 

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 1 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Company evaluates the performance of its operating segments based on net income.

 

Inter-segment transactions are uncommon and not material.  Therefore, they have not been separately reflected in the financial table below.  The totals of the reportable segments’ revenues and net income agree with the Company’s comparable amount contained in the interim financial statements.  Revenues from customers outside of the United States are not material.  No one customer in either group comprises greater than 10% of the Company’s consolidated revenues.  All of the Company’s assets are located in the United States.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 3/31/05

 

Three Months Ended 3/31/04

 

 

 

Engineered
Packaging

 

Component
Products

 

Total
UFPT

 

Engineered
Packaging

 

Component
Products

 

Total
UFPT

 

Net sales

 

$

8,955,367

 

$

9,236,524

 

$

18,191,891

 

$

7,160,436

 

$

8,773,818

 

$

15,934,254

 

Net income (loss)

 

367,781

 

(282,379

)

85,402

 

(25,794

)

79,757

 

53,963

 

 

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(9)                      Indebtedness

 

On February 28, 2003, the Company obtained a new credit facility, which has been amended effective December 31, 2003, to reflect, among other things, changes to certain financial covenants.  The amended facility is comprised of:  (i) a revolving credit facility of $12 million that is collateralized by the Company’s accounts receivable and inventory; (ii) a term loan of $5 million with a 6-year straight-line amortization that is collateralized by the Company’s property, plant and equipment (excluding UDT’s property, plant and equipment, and property under capital lease); (iii) a term loan of $1.5 million with a 5-year straight-line amortization that is also collateralized by the Company’s property, plant and equipment (excluding UDT’s property, plant and equipment, and property under capital lease); and (iv) a term loan of $2.5 million with a 15-year straight-line amortization that is collateralized by a mortgage on the Company’s real estate located in Georgetown, Massachusetts.  Extensions of credit under this facility are subject to available collateral based upon accounts receivable and inventory levels.  Therefore, the entire $12 million may not be available to the Company.  For example, as of March 31, 2005, based upon borrowings outstanding of $8.1 million and collateral levels, the Company had availability of $2.9 million of additional credit under this facility at March 31, 2005; actual interest rates ranged from 4.6% to 5.75% on these loans.  The amount of availability can fluctuate significantly.  The amended credit facility calls for interest of Prime or LIBOR plus 2.25% on the revolving credit facility, and Prime plus 0.25% or LIBOR plus 2.5% on all of the term debt.  Both components allow for a reduction in rates based upon the Company’s operating performance.  Under the amended credit facility, the Company is subject to certain financial covenants including maintaining minimum operating cash, maximum capital expenditures, fixed charge coverage and tangible net worth covenants.  As of March 31, 2005, the Company was in compliance with all of these covenants.  The Company’s new $12 million revolving credit facility, as amended, is due February 28, 2006, and the $5 million term loan and mortgage are due February 28, 2008.  The $1.5 million term loan is due June 30, 2010.  The Company is in the process of seeking an extension or securing a new credit facility prior to its expiration date.  There can be no guarantee that the Company will be successful in extending its existing credit facility or obtaining a new credit facility.

 

As a result of the consolidation of United Development Company Limited, a mortgage note collateralized by the Alabama and Florida facilities, dated September 4, 2002, originally for $470,313, is included within long-term debt in the consolidated financial statements.  The note calls for fifty principal payments of $3,406 and one payment of $300,013 due on December 4, 2006.  The note bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.75%, adjusted monthly.  At March 31, 2005, the outstanding balance was $416,000.  At March 31, 2005, the interest rate was approximately 5.6%.  Payments on this note are funded through rent payments that the Company makes on its Alabama and Florida facilities.  The Company is not subject to any financial covenants under this mortgage note.

 

The Company also has capital lease obligations of approximately $1,948,000 at March 31, 2005.  At March 31, 2005, the current portion of all debt including the revolving bank loan, term loans and capital lease obligations was approximately $9,705,000.

 

The Company has book overdrafts of approximately $1,939,000 and $1,445,000 at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 respectively. The Company classifies book overdrafts within Accounts Payable on its Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

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The Company believes that its existing resources, including its revolving line of credit facility together with cash expected to be generated from operations and funds expected to be available to it through any necessary equipment financing, will be sufficient to fund its cash flow requirements through at least the next twelve months.  However, there can be no assurances that the Company will be able to obtain such financing, or that such financing will be available at favorable terms, if at all.

 

As a component of consolidating UDT’s assets, the Company included $134,525 in cash.    Although this cash balance is not legally restricted, the Company does not use this cash in its operations.

 

(10)                Investment in Affiliated Partnership

 

The Company has a 26.32% ownership interest in a realty limited partnership, United Development Company Limited (“UDT”).  In accordance with the provisions of FIN 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of ARB No. 51,” the Company has consolidated the financial statements of UDT beginning at December 31, 2003, because it absorbs the majority of the expected losses and residual returns.  Prior to December 31, 2003, this investment was accounted for under the equity method at cost, plus the Company’s proportionate share of the limited partnership’s income, less any distributions received from the limited partnership.  As a result of consolidating UDT, total assets and total liabilities of the Company increased by $992,000 and $832,000, as of March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 

ITEM 2  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Forward-looking Statements:

 

This report contains certain statements that are “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined under the Act and releases issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The words “believe,”  “expect,”  “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate” and other expressions which are predictions of or indicate future events and trends and which do not relate to historical matters identify forward-looking statements. The Company’s plans, described below, to execute a program which launched in the fourth quarter of 2004 for an automotive supplier that could be as large as $95 million is an example of a forward looking statement.  Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

 

The $95 million revenue value of the automotive contract is an estimate, based on the automotive supplier’s projected needs.  The Company cannot guarantee that it will fully benefit from this contract, which is terminable by the automotive supplier for any reason, subject to a cancellation charge that includes, among others, a provision whereby the customer will reimburse the Company for its total capital investment less any depreciation taken.  The Company’s revenues from this contract are directly dependent on the ability of the automotive supplier to develop, market, and sell its products in a timely, cost-effective manner.  If the automotive supplier’s needs decrease over the course of the contract, the Company’s estimated revenues from this contract may also decrease.  Even if the Company generates revenue from the project, the Company cannot guarantee that the project will be profitable, particularly if revenues from the contract are less than expected.  Other examples of these risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, without limitation, the following: (i) economic conditions that affect sales of the

 

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products of the Company’s packaging customers, (ii) actions by the Company’s competitors and the ability of the Company to respond to such actions, (iii) the ability of the Company to obtain new customers and (iv) the ability of the Company to execute and integrate favorable acquisitions.  In addition to the foregoing, the Company’s actual future results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of the risk factors set forth elsewhere in this report and changes in general economic conditions, interest rates and the assumptions used in making such forward-looking statements.  The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Overview:
 

UFP Technologies is a leading designer and manufacturer of interior protective packaging solutions using molded fiber, vacuum-formed plastics and molded and fabricated foam plastic products.  The Company also designs and manufactures engineered component solutions using laminating, molding and fabricating technologies.  The Company serves, among others, the electronics, medical, military, automotive, consumer and industrial markets.

 

Over the past several years, the Company has downsized its operations in response to a general downturn in the economy as well as the loss of a large automotive program.  In particular, the Company has consolidated its molded fiber packaging division into a single, large design and manufacturing facility in Clinton, Iowa, which it believes has created a more efficient manufacturing structure.  It also consolidated three foam fabricating facilities in the southeast into two.  Both of these downsizing efforts were in response to soft demand, primarily in the computer electronics industry.

 

In 2004, the Company completed its consolidation efforts and throughout 2004 and the first quarter of 2005 has shifted its attention to initiatives to grow sales.  It strengthened its sales and marketing team, implemented a new sales compensation system, and invested in customer relations management software.  It also created market focused teams to develop strategic business plans for targeted markets.  The Company intends to become more market-focused in the future.

 

Late in 2004, the Company launched a portion of its new large eight-year, $95 million automotive program in the Southeast.  The total program, which has grown in potential scope from $77 million to $95 million due to design enhancements, will be implemented in phases.  Phase-in costs on this and other automotive programs were significant in the first quarter of 2005 and the Company expects further costs to be incurred throughout 2005.  The Company expects that sales from this program should ramp-up over the next couple of years.  The Company has met every milestone in this program to date, and will now focus on fulfilling increasing production demand while seeking complementary business for its Southeast manufacturing facility.

 

Sales:

 

Net sales for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005, were $18.2 million or 14.2% above sales of $15.9 million in the same period last year.  The increase in sales for the three month period ended March 31, 2005 is primarily a result of increased sales for the new automotive contract (Component Products segment) as well as increased sales of case insert product mostly for military applications (Engineered Packaging segment).

 

Gross Profit:

 

Gross profit as a percentage of sales (gross margin) decreased to 19.9% for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005, from 20.3 % in the same period last year.   The decline in gross margin for the

 

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three-month period ended March 31, 2005 is primarily due to higher material and labor costs associated with the phase-in of automotive programs (Component Products segment) partially offset by a gain on the settlement of an insurance claim associated with damages sustained in the Company’s Kissimmee, Florida manufacturing plant from Hurricane Charley in August, 2004.  The insurance claim gain was recorded on the books of UFP Technologies and United Development Limited in the amounts of $159,000 and $269,000, respectively.  Approximately 74% of the United Development Limited gain was then eliminated through minority interest.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses:

 

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses were $3.1 million or 16.7 % of net sales for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005, compared to $3.0 million or 18.7 % of net sales in the same period last year.    The decline in SG&A as a percentage of sales for the three month period ended March 31, 2005 is primarily due to higher sales measured against principally fixed SG&A costs.  The Company does expect to incur higher SG&A expenses through 2005 and 2006 as it complies with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

Other Expenses:

 

Minority interest earnings were $219,000 for the three month period ended March 31, 2005 compared to only $15,000 in the same period last year due primarily to a gain recorded on the books of United Development Limited (“UDT”) during the first quarter of 2005 for the settlement of an insurance claim associated with property damage sustained in the Company’s Kissimmee, Florida manufacturing plant from Hurricane Charley in August, 2004.  Because the Company owns 26% of UDT, the remaining 74% of the gain recorded is eliminated through minority interest.

 

Interest expense for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005, increased to approximately $216,000 from $171,000 in the same period last year, primarily due to rising interest rates.

 

The Company recorded a tax expense of approximately 38% of pre-tax income for the three month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources:

 

The Company funds its operating expenses, capital requirements, and growth plan through internally generated cash, bank credit facilities, and long-term capital leases.

 

At March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the Company’s working capital was approximately $1.5 million.  As a component of consolidating UDT’s assets, the Company included $134,525 in cash.    Although this cash balance is not legally restricted, the Company does not use this cash in its operations.

 

Net cash provided by operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, was approximately $259,000 and $449,000, respectively. The decrease in cash generated from operations is primarily attributable to an increase in prepaid expenses and a decrease in accrued liabilities.  Cash used in investing activities during the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 was approximately $694,000, which primarily was the result of additions to property, plant and equipment.  The capital expenditures were primarily related to the additions of manufacturing equipment.

 

The Company intends to continue to invest in capital equipment to support its operations.  In conjunction with recently awarded programs, the Company is committed to acquire certain equipment

 

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for a total of approximately $3.8 million.  As of March 31, 2005, the Company has incurred approximately $2.8 million of this commitment.  The remaining amount is expected to be procured within the next six months.  Through the amendment of its credit facility in June 2004, the Company has secured financing for the majority of this amount from its lead bank.  The Company, from time to time, is engaged in discussions regarding potential strategic acquisitions, but presently does not have any agreements in place.

 

On February 28, 2003, the Company obtained a new credit facility, which has been amended effective December 31, 2003, to reflect, among other things, changes to certain financial covenants.  The amended facility is comprised of:  (i) a revolving credit facility of $12 million that is collateralized by the Company’s accounts receivable and inventory; (ii) a term loan of $5 million with a 6-year straight-line amortization that is collateralized by the Company’s property, plant and equipment (excluding UDT’s property, plant and equipment, and property under capital lease); (iii) a term loan of $1.5 million with a 5-year straight-line amortization that is also collateralized by the Company’s property, plant and equipment (excluding UDT’s property, plant and equipment, and property under capital lease); and (iv) a term loan of $2.5 million with a 15-year straight-line amortization that is collateralized by a mortgage on the Company’s real estate located in Georgetown, Massachusetts.  Extensions of credit under this facility are subject to available collateral based upon accounts receivable and inventory levels.  Therefore, the entire $12 million may not be available to the Company.  For example, as of March 31, 2005, based upon borrowings outstanding of $8.1 million and collateral levels, the Company had availability of $2.9 million of additional credit under this facility at March 31, 2005; actual interest rates ranged from 4.6% to 5.75% on these loans.  The amount of availability can fluctuate significantly.  The amended credit facility calls for interest of Prime or LIBOR plus 2.25% on the revolving credit facility, and Prime plus 0.25% or LIBOR plus 2.5% on all of the term debt.  Both components allow for a reduction in rates based upon the Company’s operating performance.  Under the amended credit facility, the Company is subject to certain financial covenants including maintaining minimum operating cash, maximum capital expenditures, fixed charge coverage and tangible net worth covenants.  As of March 31, 2005, the Company was in compliance with all of these covenants.  The Company’s new $12 million revolving credit facility, as amended, is due February 28, 2006, and the $5 million term loan and mortgage are due February 28, 2008.  The $1.5 million term loan is due June 30, 2010.  The Company is in the process of seeking an extension or securing a new credit facility prior to its expiration date.  There can be no guarantee that the Company will be successful in extending its existing credit facility or obtaining a new credit facility.

 

As a result of the consolidation of United Development Company Limited, a mortgage note collateralized by the Alabama and Florida facilities, dated September 4, 2002, originally for $470,313, is included within long-term debt in the consolidated financial statements.  The note calls for fifty principal payments of $3,406 and one payment of $300,013 due on December 4, 2006.  The note bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.75%, adjusted monthly.  At March 31, 2005, the outstanding balance was $416,000.  At March 31, 2005, the interest rate was approximately 5.6%.  Payments on this note are funded through rent payments that the Company makes on its Alabama and Florida facilities.  The Company is not subject to any financial covenants under this mortgage note.

 

The Company also has capital lease obligations of approximately $1,948,000 at March 31, 2005.  At March 31, 2005, the current portion of all debt including the revolving bank loan, term loans and capital lease obligations was approximately $9,705,000.

 

The Company has book overdrafts of approximately $1,939,000 and $1,445,000 at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 respectively. The Company classifies book overdrafts within Accounts Payable on its Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

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The Company believes that its existing resources, including its revolving line of credit facility together with cash expected to be generated from operations and funds expected to be available to it through any necessary equipment financing, will be sufficient to fund its cash flow requirements through at least the next twelve months.  However, there can be no assurances that the Company will be able to obtain such financing, or that such financing will be available at favorable terms, if at all.

 

Contractual Obligations:

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s contractual obligations at March 31, 2005, and the effect such obligations are expected to have on its cash flow in future periods:

 

Payments
due in:

 

Operating
Leases

 

Capital
Leases

 

Term
Loans

 

Mortgage

 

United
Development
Company
Mortgage

 

Supplemental
Retirement
Plan

 

Total

 

2005

 

$

1,350,066

 

$

302,003

 

$

739,800

 

$

126,000

 

$

30,654

 

$

118,000

 

$

2,666,523

 

2006

 

1,480,739

 

400,117

 

986,400

 

168,000

 

385,069

 

152,000

 

$

3,572,325

 

2007

 

1,152,389

 

384,109

 

986,400

 

168,000

 

 

147,000

 

$

2,837,898

 

2008

 

297,542

 

304,803

 

986,400

 

168,000

 

 

147,000

 

$

1,903,745

 

2009 & thereafter

 

917,168

 

557,682

 

515,612

 

1,492,000

 

 

196,504

 

$

3,678,966

 

 

 

$

5,197,904

 

$

1,948,714

 

$

4,214,612

 

$

2,122,000

 

$

415,723

 

$

760,504

 

$

14,659,457

 

 

Payments on the United Development Company Limited note are funded through rent payments made by the Company on the Company’s Alabama and Florida facilities.

 

The Company requires cash to pay its operating expenses, purchase capital equipment, and to service the obligations listed above.  The Company’s principal sources of funds are its operations and its revolving credit facility.  Although the Company generated cash from operations in the year ended December 31, 2004 and through the first three months of 2005, it cannot guarantee that its operations will generate cash in future periods.

 

ITEM 3  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

The following discussion of the Company’s market risk includes forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties.  Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.  Market risk represents the risk of changes in value of a financial instrument caused by fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and equity prices.  At March 31, 2005, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents consisted of bank accounts in U.S. dollars, and their valuation would not be affected by market risk.  The Company has several debt instruments where interest is based upon either the prime rate or LIBOR and, therefore, future operations could be affected by interest rate changes.  However, the Company believes that the market risk of the debt is minimal.

 

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ITEM 4  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in SEC Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15), which have been designed to ensure that material information related to the Company is timely disclosed.  Based upon that evaluation, they concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

Since the last evaluation of the Company’s internal controls and procedures for financial reporting, the Company has made no significant changes in those internal controls and procedures or in other factors that could significantly affect the Company’s internal controls and procedures for financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

UFP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

Item 6                            Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are included herein:

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

31

 

Rule 13a-14d/15d-14(a Certifications)

32

 

Section 1350 Certifications

 

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UFP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

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.

 

 

UFP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Registrant)

 

 

/s/ May 12, 2005

 

/s/ R. Jeffrey Bailly

 

Date

 

R. Jeffrey Bailly
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director

 

 

 

/s/ May 12, 2005

 

/s/ Ronald J. Lataille

 

Date

 

Ronald J. Lataille
Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

31

 

Rule 13a-14a/15d-14(a) Certifications

32

 

Section 1350 Certifications

 

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