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

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2009

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

Commission file number: 0-19049

FORTUNE INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

INDIANA
20-2803889
(State or other jurisdiction of
(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification Number)

6402 Corporate Drive
46278
Indianapolis, IN
(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
 

(317) 532-1374
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 
Large accelerated filer      ¨                                     Accelerated filer                                ¨

Non-accelerated filer        ¨                                     Smaller reporting company               x
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  
Yes ¨ No x

As of February 16, 2010, 12,196,156 shares of the Company’s $0.10 per share par value common stock were outstanding.

 

 

FORTUNE INDUSTRIES, INC.
FORM 10-Q
For The Quarterly Period Ended December 31, 2009

INDEX

 
Page
PART  I.    Financial Information
 
 
ITEM 1.  Financial Statements
 
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2009 (unaudited) and June 30, 2009
3
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2009 (unaudited) and February 28, 2009 (unaudited)
5
   
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the six month period ended December 31, 2009 (unaudited)
6
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six month periods ended December 31, 2009 and February 28, 2009 (unaudited)
7
   
Notes to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
9
 
ITEM 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
16
 
ITEM 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
23
 
ITEM 4.  Controls and Procedures
23
PART II.    Other Information
 
 
ITEM 1.    Legal Proceedings
23
 
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
24
 
ITEM 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
24
 
ITEM 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities
24
 
ITEM 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
24
 
ITEM 5.    Other Information
24
 
ITEM 6.    Exhibits
24
Signatures
24

 
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PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.

FORTUNE INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

   
December 31,
   
June 30,
 
   
2009
   
2009
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Audited)
 
             
ASSETS
           
CURRENT ASSETS
           
Cash and equivalents
  $ 3,506     $ 1,686  
Restricted cash (Note 1)
    3,342       3,142  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $22 and $137
    2,779       2,622  
Deferred tax asset
    1,750       1,750  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    1,213       1,496  
Assets of discontinued operations, net
    41       112  
Total Current Assets
    12,631       10,808  
                 
OTHER ASSETS
               
Property, plant & equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,373 and $2,193
    625       764  
Term note receivable related party (Note 2)
    2,527       2,546  
Deferred tax asset
    1,000       750  
Goodwill
    12,339       12,339  
Other intangible assets, net
    3,060       3,263  
Other long-term assets
    43       43  
Total Other Assets
    19,594       19,705  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 32,225     $ 30,513  

See Accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 
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FORTUNE INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

   
December 31,
   
June 30,
 
   
2009
   
2009
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Audited)
 
             
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
           
CURRENT LIABILITIES
           
Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt (Note 3)
  $ 274     $ 275  
Accounts payable
    1,040       1,037  
Health and workers' compensation reserves
    2,673       4,125  
Accrued expenses
    7,822       5,376  
Other current liabilities
    806       1,003  
Liabilities of discontinued operations, net
    -       1  
Total Current Liabilities
    12,615       11,817  
                 
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
               
Long-term debt, less current maturities (Note 3)
    -       11  
Total Long-Term Liabilities
    -       11  
                 
Total Liabilities
    12,615       11,828  
                 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (NOTE 5)
               
Common stock, $0.10 par value; 150,000,000 authorized; 12,196,156 and 12,082,173 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009, respectively
    1,198       1,187  
Series C Preferred stock, $0.10 par value; 1,000,000 authorized; 296,180 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009, respectively
    29,618       29,618  
Additional paid-in capital and warrants outstanding
    19,321       19,253  
Accumulated deficit
    (30,527 )     (31,373 )
Total Shareholders' Equity
    19,610       18,685  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
  $ 32,225     $ 30,513  

See Accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 
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FORTUNE INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
(UNAUDITED)
  
   
Three Month Period Ended
   
Six Month Period Ended
 
   
December 31,
   
February 28,
   
December 31,
   
February 28,
 
   
2009
   
2009
   
2009
   
2009
 
REVENUES
                       
Service revenues
  $ 14,985     $ 16,428     $ 29,814     $ 34,664  
Product revenues
    -       -       -       17,929  
TOTAL REVENUES
    14,985       16,428       29,814       52,593  
                                 
COST OF REVENUES
                               
Service cost of revenues
    11,799       13,119       23,227       27,228  
Product cost of revenues
    -       -       -       14,944  
TOTAL COST OF REVENUES
    11,799       13,119       23,227       42,172  
                                 
GROSS PROFIT
    3,186       3,309       6,587       10,421  
                                 
OPERATING EXPENSES
                               
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    2,707       2,807       5,383       9,176  
Depreciation and amortization
    182       215       383       591  
Total Operating Expenses
    2,889       3,022       5,766       9,767  
                                 
OPERATING INCOME
    297       287       821       654  
                                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
                               
Interest income
    28       72       56       70  
Interest expense
    (4 )     -       (8 )     (112 )
Loss on disposal of assets
    -       (24 )     -       (21 )
Exchange rate gain
    -       -       -       1  
Other income (expense)
    -       (39 )     -       34  
Total Other Income (Expense)
    24       9       48       (28 )
                                 
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
    321       296       869       626  
                                 
Provision for income taxes
    (21 )     16       (292 )     44  
                                 
NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
    342       280       1,161       582  
                                 
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
                               
Loss from discontinued operations
    (8 )     (18 )     (19 )     (78 )
                                 
NET INCOME
    334       262       1,142       504  
                                 
Preferred stock dividends
    148       247       296       445  
                                 
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
  $ 186     $ 15     $ 846     $ 59  
                                 
Basic Income Per Common Share-Continuing Operations
  $ 0.02     $ 0.00     $ 0.07     $ 0.01  
Basic Loss Per Common Share-Discontinued Operations
    -       -       -       -  
BASIC INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
  $ 0.02     $ 0.00     $ 0.07     $ 0.01  
                                 
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding
    12,192,859       12,015,506       12,141,124       11,700,131  
                                 
Diluted Income Per Common Share-Continuing Operations
  $ 0.01     $ 0.00     $ 0.06     $ 0.01  
Diluted Loss Per Common Share-Discontinued Operations
    -       -       -       (0.01 )
DILUTED INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
  $ 0.01     $ 0.00     $ 0.06     $ 0.00  
                                 
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding
    14,703,022       14,574,558       14,651,287       13,306,986  

See Accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 
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FORTUNE INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
(UNAUDITED)

               
Additional
             
               
Paid-in Capital
         
Total
 
   
Common
   
Preferred
   
and Warrants
   
Accumulated
   
Shareholders'
 
   
Stock
   
Stock
   
Outstanding
   
Deficit
   
Equity
 
                               
BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2009
  $ 1,187     $ 29,618     $ 19,253     $ (31,373 )   $ 18,685  
Issuance of 113,983 shares of common stock for compensation
    11       -       68       -       79  
Net income
    -       -       -       1,142       1,142  
Preferred stock dividends
    -       -       -       (296 )     (296 )
                                         
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2009
  $ 1,198     $ 29,618     $ 19,321     $ (30,527 )   $ 19,610  

See Accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 
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FORTUNE INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
(UNAUDITED)

   
Six Months Ended
 
   
December 31,
   
February 28,
 
   
2009
   
2009
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
           
Net Income
  $ 1,142     $ 504  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    383       759  
Provision for losses on accounts receivable
    13       (9 )
Loss on disposal of assets
    -       21  
Stock based compensation
    79       180  
Deferred income taxes
    (250 )     -  
Changes in certain operating assets and liabilities:
               
Restricted cash
    (200 )     204  
Accounts receivable
    (170 )     1,323  
Inventory, net
    -       116  
Prepaid assets and other current assets
    283       452  
Assets of discontinued operations
    (57 )     322  
Other long-term assets
    -       5  
Accounts payable
    3       553  
Health and workers' compensation reserves
    (1,452 )     (622 )
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    2,151       (2,164 )
Liabilities of discontinued operations
    (1 )     (23 )
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
    1,924       1,621  
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Capital expenditures
    (43 )     (107 )
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
    (43 )     (107 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Payments on long-term debt majority shareholder
    -       (300 )
Payments on long-term debt
    (12 )     (34 )
Payments on convertible debentures
    -       (3,405 )
Dividends paid on preferred stock
    (49 )     (198 )
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
    (61 )     (3,937 )
                 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS
    1,820       (2,423 )
                 
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS
               
Beginning of Period
    1,686       4,740  
                 
End of Period
  $ 3,506     $ 2,317  

See Accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 
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FORTUNE INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
(UNAUDITED)

   
Six Months Ended
 
   
December 31,
   
February 28,
 
   
2009
   
2009
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES
           
Interest paid
  $ 8     $ 77  
                 
Income taxes paid
  $ 48     $ 41  
                 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
               
Retirement of series B preferred stock in exchange for series C
    -       (7,918 )
Issuance of series C preferred stock in exchange for series B
    -       7,918  
Issuance of series C preferred stock for debt extinguishment
    -       21,700  
Term note receivable for disposition of assets
    -       (3,240 )
Reduction in term loan in exchange for disposition of assets
    -       (10,000 )
    $ -     $ 8,460  

See Accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 
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FORTUNE INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED,
EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
(UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1 - NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

General

Basis of Presentation: The financial data presented herein is unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Fortune Industries, Inc. (which, together with its subsidiaries unless the context requires otherwise, shall be referred to herein as the “Company”).  The consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2009 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information or footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. The Company’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2009, and the consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and shareholders’ equity for the periods ended December 31, 2009 and February 28, 2009, have been prepared by the Company without audit.  These unaudited financial statements contain, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal accruals and other recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the time these financial statements in the Form 10-Q report were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 16, 2010.  The operating results for the six-month period ended December 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for the full fiscal year.

Nature of Business: Fortune Industries, Inc. is an Indiana corporation, originally incorporated in Delaware in 1988.  The Company provides full service human resources outsourcing services through co-employment relationships with their clients.  As a holding company, the Company has historically invested in businesses that are undervalued, underperforming, or in operations that are poised for significant growth.  Management’s strategic focus is to support the revenue and earnings growth of its operations by creating synergies that can be leveraged to enhance the performance of the Company’s entities and by investing capital to fund expansion.  Effective November 30, 2008, the Company sold its subsidiaries in its Wireless Infrastructure, Transportation Infrastructure, Ultraviolet Technologies, and Electronics Integration business segments to a related party.  Refer to Note 2 for further details.  As of this date, management will focus all its financial and human capital resources on its subsidiaries in the Business Solutions segment.  The effect of this sale will impact the comparability of the Company’s financial information in future filings.

Restricted Cash: Restricted cash includes certificates of deposits and letters of credit issued to collateralize its obligations under its health and accident benefit program, its workers’ compensation program, and certain general insurance coverage related to the Company’s Business Solutions segment.  At December 31, 2009, the Company had $3,342 in total restricted cash.  Of this, $3,117 is restricted for various workers’ compensation programs in accordance with terms of insurance carrier agreements, and the remainder is restricted for certain standby letters of credits in accordance with various state regulations.

Goodwill and Other Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets: Goodwill and other intangible assets with indeterminate lives are assessed for impairment at least annually and more often as triggering events occur.  In making this assessment, management relies on a number of factors including operating results, business plans, economic projections, anticipated future cash flows, and transactions and market place data.  There are inherent uncertainties related to these factors and management’s judgment in applying them to the analysis of both goodwill and other intangible assets impairment.  Since management’s judgment is involved in performing goodwill and other intangible assets valuation analyses, there is risk that the carrying value of the goodwill and other intangible assets may be overstated or understated.

The Company has elected to perform the annual impairment test of recorded goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets as of the end of fiscal first quarter.  As of February 16, 2010, the annual impairment test is in process.   The Company provided all appropriate information within the annual requirement; however, delays occurred with completion due to unforeseen circumstances.  The Company expects to receive the final report within 30 days of the filing date. The results of the last completed annual impairment test indicated that the fair value of the Business Solutions segment, as of August 31, 2008, exceeded the carrying, or book value, including goodwill, and therefore recorded goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets were not subject to impairment.  The required annual impairment test may result in future periodic write-downs.

Self Insurance:  The Company’s PSM subsidiary maintains a loss-sensitive worksite employees’ health and accident benefit program.  Under the insurance policy, PSM’s self-funded liability is limited to $200 per employee, with an aggregate liability limit of approximately $9,400.  The aggregate liability limits are adjusted monthly based on the number of participants.

Workers’ Compensation: The Company’s PSM and CSM subsidiaries maintain partially self-funded workers’ compensation insurance programs.  Under the insurance policies established at each company, PSM and CSM’s deductible liability is limited to $250 per incident, with an aggregate liability limit of approximately $2,000.  Under the insurance policy established at ESG, the deductible liability is limited to $350 per incident, with no aggregate liability limit.

 
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NOTE 2 – DISPOSITION OF ASSETS AND PRO FORMA RESULTS

On December 11, 2008, the Company completed a transaction with an effective date as of November 30, 2008 to sell all of the outstanding shares of common stock of the following wholly-owned subsidiaries: James H Drew Corporation; Nor-Cote International, Inc.; Fortune Wireless, Inc.; and Commercial Solutions, Inc.  The subsidiaries were sold to related party entities owned by the Company’s two majority shareholders, the Chairman of the Board of Directors (“Chairman”) and the former Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”).  The shares were sold in exchange for a $10,000 reduction in the outstanding balance of the Term Loan Note due to the Chairman, and a three year Promissory Note receivable in the amount of $3,240 with a maturity date of November 30, 2011.  The Promissory Note bears interest at the prime rate plus 1% and is interest-only for the first twelve months, with $50,000 and $100,000 monthly principal payments due beginning December 30, 2009 and December 30, 2010, respectively.  The unpaid balance at maturity is due in a lump sum payment.

The Company did not recognize any gain from the sale as the consideration paid by the two largest shareholders as it was equal to the net book value of the sold subsidiaries.

As part of the terms of the sales transaction, the Chairman received 217,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock as consideration for cancellation of the Term Note Balance of $21,700. In addition, the Company converted 79,180 shares of Series B Preferred Stock previously issued to and held by the Chairman to 79,180 shares of Series C Preferred Stock. The Series C Preferred Stock with a par value of $0.10 per share is non-redeemable, non-voting cumulative preferred and bears annual dividends of $5 per share in years one and two subsequent to the transaction date, $6 per share in year three subsequent to the transaction date and $7 per share thereafter. The dividends will be paid on a pro-rata basis monthly. Additionally, as part of the terms of the sales transaction, the Company issued the Chairman 2,200,000 warrants with a ten-year term and an exercise price of $ .40 per share.

On September 25, 2009, the Company reached agreement with the Chairman to amend the dividend rates on the Series C Preferred Stock with an effective date of July 1, 2009. From the effective date forward the Series C Preferred Stock will bear annual dividends of $2 per share in years one and two subsequent to the effective date, $5 per share in year three subsequent to the effective date, $6 per share in year four subsequent to the effective date and $7 per share thereafter. All other terms of the Series C Preferred Shares remained unchanged.

At the request of the independent Directors, the Company received a fairness opinion from an independent financial advisor concluding that the consideration received by the Company in connection with the transaction is fair to the Company’s shareholders as a group from a financial point of view.

The transaction was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on December 10, 2008.

The following is a condensed balance sheet disclosing the amount assigned to each major asset and liability caption of the sold subsidiaries at the disposition date:

 
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Assets
     
Cash and equivalents
  $ 556  
Accounts receivable, net
    12,927  
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of
       
billings on uncompleted contracts
    3,292  
Inventory, net
    4,073  
Deferred tax asset
    46  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    790  
Property, plant & equipment, net
    3,527  
Goodwill
    152  
Other long term assets
    13  
Total Assets
    25,376  
         
Liabilities
       
Accounts payable
    4,248  
Accrued expenses
    1,510  
Billings in excess of costs and estimated
       
earnings on uncompleted contracts
    402  
Line of credit
    5,500  
Other liabilities
    476  
Total Liabilities
    12,136  
         
Net Assets
  $ 13,240  
         
Cash considertation - related party term note offset
  $ 10,000  
Term note receivable - three year
    3,240  
         
Total consideration
  $ 13,240  

Pro Forma Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of operations for the six months ended February 28, 2009 is presented as if the sale had been completed as of the beginning of the periods presented.  The unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of operations is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the six months ended February 28, 2009 that would have actually been reported had the sales transaction occurred at the dates indicated, nor is it indicative of future financial position or results of operations.  The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations are based upon the respective historical financial statements of the Company and the subsidiaries.  The pro forma data give effect to actual operating results as if the previous acquisitions occurred as of the beginning of the period presented.  The pro forma data give effect to actual operating results prior to the dispositions and adjustments for the following:

 
·
To eliminate the impact of consolidating Fisbeck-Fortune Development, LLC (“FFD”), which prior to completion of the sales transaction, was considered a variable interest entity in conjunction with FIN 46R.  With the sale of the subsidiaries described in Note 2 and the cancellation of the lease agreement between Fortune Industries, Inc. and FFD, the primary beneficiary relationship between the entities ceased to exist.
 
·
To eliminate the results of operations of the subsidiaries sold.
 
·
To adjust the dividends to the terms of the Series C Preferred shares that were issued in conjunction with the sales transaction.

 
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For the Six
Months Ended
 
   
February 28,
 
   
2009
 
       
Revenues
  $ 33,169  
Cost of Revenues
    26,459  
         
Gross Profit
    6,710  
         
Operating Expenses
       
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    5,850  
Depreciation and amortization
    335  
         
Total Operating Expenses
    6,185  
         
Operating Income
    525  
         
Other Income (Expense)
    (29 )
         
Income Before Provision for Income Taxes
    496  
         
Provision for income taxes
    44  
         
Net Income
    452  
         
Preferred stock dividends
    296  
         
Net Loss available to common shareholder
  $ 156  
         
Basic loss per common share
  $ 0.01  
         
Diluted loss per common share
  $ 0.01  


Term Note

Effective May 29, 2009, the Company entered into a $250 term loan note with a bank. The term loan note matures on October 28, 2009 and bears interest at the Prime Rate plus 2.0%. Effective October 27, 2009 the note was extended until December 28, 2009.  The note was collateralized by certain assets of the Company’s majority shareholders. The loan required the Company to maintain a minimum debt service coverage ratio of 1.25 to 1.0 among other covenants.

NOTE 4– EQUITY INCENTIVE PLANS AND OTHER STOCK COMPENSATION

Restricted Share Units

Effective April 13, 2006, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. Under terms of the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, the Company may grant options, restricted share units and other stock-based awards to its management personnel as well as other individuals for up to 1.0 million shares of common stock.  During the period ended December 31, 2009, 113,983 restricted share units were issued under this plan.

NOTE 5- SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock

There were a total of 113,983 shares issued for the period ended December 31, 2009.  There was no share retirements during the period ended December 31, 2009.

 
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Preferred Stock

Effective November 30, 2008, the Company exchanged the 79,180 shares non-voting Series B Preferred Stock with $0.10 par value and a dividend of $10.00 per share for 79,180 non-voting Series C Preferred Stock with $0.10 par value and annual dividends of $5 per share in twelve month period ending November 30, 2009 and 2010, $6 per share in the twelve month period ending November 30, 2011 and $7 per share thereafter. The dividends will be paid on a pro-rata basis monthly.

Effective November 30, 2008, the Company issued 217,000 shares of $0.10 par value non-voting Series C Preferred Stock to the Company’s majority shareholder as consideration for cancellation of certain debt obligations owed by the Company under a line of credit promissory note dated June 5, 2008.  The shares are not convertible to common stock and have various restrictions pertaining to their transferability as they are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

The shares issued are single class and pay on a monthly basis an annual cash dividend of $5 per share in years ending November 30, 2009 and 2010, $6 per share in the year ending November 30, 2011 and $7 per share thereafter. On September 25, 2009, the Company reached an agreement with the Chairman to amend the dividend rates on the Series C Preferred Stock with an effective date of July 1, 2009.  From the effective date forward the Series C Preferred Stock will bear annual dividend of $2 per share in the years ending June 30, 2010 and 2011, $5 per share in the year ending June 30, 2012, $6 per share in the year ending June 30, 2013 and $7 per share thereafter.  All other items of the Series C Preferred Shares remained unchanged.  Dividends of $296 and $445 were accrued for the six months ended December 31, 2009 and February 28, 2009, respectively.

NOTE 6 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

On September 25, 2009, the Board of Directors approved the Chairman’s request to utilize approximately $8.15 million of the Company’s net operating loss carryforward for individual tax purposes related to the Chairman’s personal loss on indebtedness associated with the sales transaction as described in Note 2.  The transaction had no effect on assets, liabilities, shareholders’ equity and net income as the gross deferred tax asset of approximately $3.3 million related to the net operating loss had a net asset value of $0 due to a corresponding ($3.3) million valuation allowance placed against the asset by management.

NOTE 7 - SEGMENT INFORMATION

Effective November 30, 2008, the Company sold or discontinued operations in its Wireless Infrastructure, Transportation Infrastructure, Ultraviolet Technologies, and Electronics Integration segments.  As a result, the Company currently has one reportable business segment, Business Solutions.  Prior to December 1, 2008, the Company was organized into five reportable business segments;  Business Solutions, Wireless Infrastructure, Transportation Infrastructure, Ultraviolet Technologies, and Electronics Integration.  The Company’s reportable business segments are organized in a manner that reflects how management reviews and evaluates those business activities.  Certain businesses have been grouped together for segment reporting based upon similar products or product lines, marketing, selling and distribution characteristics.  The segments are organized as follows:

Segment & Entity
 
Business Activity 
     
Business Solutions
   
Professional Staff Management, Inc. and subsidiaries; CSM, Inc. and subsidiaries and related entities; Employer Solutions Group, Inc. and related entities; Precision Employee Management, LLC
 
Provider of outsourced human resource services
     
Wireless Infrastructure
   
Fortune Wireless, Inc.; Magtech Services, Inc.; Cornerstone Wireless Construction Services, Inc.; James Westbrook & Associates, LLC
 
Provider turnkey development services for the deployment of wireless networks
     
Transportation Infrastructure
   
James H. Drew Corp. and subsidiaries
 
Installer of fiber optic, smart highway systems, traffic signals, street signs, high mast and ornamental lighting, guardrail, wireless communications, and fabrications of structural steel
     
Ultraviolet Technologies
   
Nor-Cote International, Inc. and subsidiaries
 
Manufacturer of UV curable screen printing ink products
     
Electronics Integration
   
Kingston Sales Corporation; Commercial Solutions, Inc.; Telecom Technology, Corp.
 
Distributor and installer of home and commercial electronics
 
 
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The following tables report data by segment and exclude revenues from transactions with other operating segments:

   
Business
   
Holding
   
Segment
 
   
Solutions (1)
   
Company
   
Totals
 
Three months ended December 31, 2009
                 
Revenue
  $ 14,985     $ -     $ 14,985  
Cost of revenue
    11,799       -       11,799  
Gross profit
    3,186       -       3,186  
Operating expenses
                       
Selling, general and administrative
    2,565       142       2,707  
Depreciation and amortization
    140       42       182  
Total operating expenses
    2,705       184       2,889  
                         
Segment operating income (loss)
  $ 481     $ (184 )   $ 297  

(1) Gross billings of $146,073 less worksite employee payroll costs of $131,088.

   
Business
   
Holding
   
Segment
 
   
Solutions (1)
   
Company
   
Totals
 
Three Months Ended February 28, 2009
                 
Revenue
  $ 16,428     $ -     $ 16,428  
Cost of revenue
    13,119       -       13,119  
Gross profit
    3,309       -       3,309  
Operating expenses
                       
Selling, general and administrative
    2,854       (47 )     2,807  
Depreciation and amortization
    166       49       215  
Total operating expenses
    3,020       2       3,022  
                         
Segment operating income (loss)
  $ 289     $ (2 )   $ 287  

(1) Gross billings of $141,056 less worksite employee payroll costs of $124,628.

   
Business
   
Holding
   
Segment
 
   
Solutions (1)
   
Company
   
Totals
 
Six months ended December 31, 2009
                 
Revenue
  $ 29,814     $ -     $ 29,814  
Cost of revenue
    23,227       -       23,227  
Gross profit
    6,587       -       6,587  
Operating expenses
                       
Selling, general and administrative
    5,086       297       5,383  
Depreciation and amortization
    299       84       383  
Total operating expenses
    5,385       381       5,766  
                         
Segment operating income (loss)
  $ 1,202     $ (381 )   $ 821  

(1) Gross billings of $276,226 less worksite employee payroll costs of $246,412.
 
 
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Business
   
Wireless
   
Transportation
   
Ultraviolet
   
Electronics
   
Holding
       
   
Solutions (1)
   
Infrastructure
   
Infrastructure
   
Technologies
   
Integration
   
Company
   
Totals
 
Six Months Ended February 28, 2009
                                         
Revenue
  $ 33,169     $ 3,312     $ 12,090     $ 2,771     $ 1,251     $ -     $ 52,593  
Cost of revenue
    26,459       2,458       10,747       1,596       912       -       42,172  
Gross profit
    6,710       854       1,343       1,175       339       -       10,421  
Operating expenses
                                                       
Selling, general and administrative
    6,014       650       781       1,320       238       173       9,176  
Depreciation and amortization
    335       11       5       59       1       180       591  
Total operating expenses
    6,349       661       786       1,379       239       353       9,767  
                                                         
Segment operating income (loss)
  $ 361     $ 193     $ 557     $ (204 )   $ 100     $ (353 )   $ 654  

(1) Gross billings of $290,604 less worksite employee payroll costs of $257,435.

   
Business
   
Electronics
   
Holding
       
   
Solutions
   
Integration
   
Company
   
Totals
 
As of December 31, 2009 (Unaudited)
                       
Current Assets
                       
Cash and equivalents
  $ 3,430     $ -     $ 76     $ 3,506  
Restricted cash
    3,342       -       -       3,342  
Accounts receivable, net
    2,776       -       3       2,779  
Deferred tax asset
    1,750       -       -       1,750  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    1,250       -       (37 )     1,213  
Assets of discontinued operations, net
    -       41       -       41  
Total Current Assets
    12,548       41       42       12,631  
                                 
Other Assets
                               
Property, plant & equipment, net
    434       -       191       625  
Term note receivable-related party
    -       -       2,527       2,527  
Deferred tax asset
    1,000       -       -       1,000  
Goodwill
    12,339       -       -       12,339  
Other intangible assets, net
    3,060       -       -       3,060  
Other long term assets
    22       -       21       43  
Total Other Assets
    16,855       -       2,739       19,594  
                                 
Total Assets
  $ 29,403     $ 41     $ 2,781     $ 32,225  
 
 
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Business
   
Electronics
   
Holding
       
   
Solutions
   
Integration
   
Company
   
Totals
 
As of June 30, 2009 (Audited)
                       
Current Assets
                       
Cash and equivalents
  $ 1,622     $ -     $ 64     $ 1,686  
Restricted cash
    3,142       -       -       3,142  
Accounts receivable, net
    2,619       -       3       2,622  
Deferred tax asset
    1,750       -       -       1,750  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    1,506       -       (10 )     1,496  
Assets of discontinued operations, net
    -       112       -       112  
Total Current Assets
    10,639       112       57       10,808  
                                 
Other Assets
                               
Property, plant & equipment, net
    489       -       275       764  
Term note receivable-related party
    -       -       2,546       2,546  
Deferred tax asset
    750       -       -       750  
Goodwill
    12,339       -       -       12,339  
Other intangible assets, net
    3,263       -       -       3,263  
Other long term assets
    22       -       21       43  
Total Other Assets
    16,863       -       2,842       19,705  
                                 
Total Assets
  $ 27,502     $ 112     $ 2,899     $ 30,513  

NOTE 8 – GOING CONCERN

The accompanying consolidated financials statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern.  As described in Note 2, by selling the subsidiaries in four segments that overall have been underperforming and require a higher level of working capital investment, management believes they will be able to start generating positive cash flows immediately.  The conversion of the outstanding debt to preferred stock by the Company’s majority shareholder will also result in a significant decrease in the debt service requirements in 2010.  With the Company’s human capital and financial resources all focusing on the profitability of a segment that historically has generated operating income and positive cash flows from operations, management believes the Company will have adequate cash to fund anticipated needs through June 30, 2010.  The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Statements contained in this document, as well as some statements by the Company in periodic press releases and oral statements of Company officials during presentations about the Company constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”).  Forward-looking statements include statements that are predictive in nature, depend on or refer to future events or conditions, which include words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “predict,” “believe” and similar expressions.  These statements are based on the current intent, belief or expectation of the Company with respect to, among other things, trends affecting the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.  These statements are not guaranties of future performance and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Actual events and results involve risks and uncertainties and may differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors.  Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences, include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties that are discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” disclosed within Form 10-K for the ten months  ended June 30, 2009.  Readers should carefully review the risk factors referred to above and the other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

OVERVIEW

As a holding company of various product and service entities, we have historically invested in businesses that we believe are undervalued or underperforming, and /or in operations that are poised for significant growth.  Management’s strategic focus is to support the growth of its operations by increasing revenues and revenue streams, managing costs and creating earnings growth.

Our operations are largely decentralized from the corporate office.  Autonomy is given to subsidiary entities, and there are few integrated business functions (i.e. sales, marketing, purchasing and human resources).  Day-to-day operating decisions are made by subsidiary management teams.  Our Corporate management team assists in operational decisions when deemed necessary, selects subsidiary management teams and handles capital allocation among our operations.
 
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We were incorporated in the state of Delaware in 1988, restructured in 2000 and redomesticated to the state of Indiana in May 2005.  Prior to 2001, we conducted business mainly in the entertainment industry.

Until November 30, 2008, we classified our businesses under five operating segments:  Business Solutions; Wireless Infrastructure; Transportation Infrastructure; Ultraviolet Technologies; and Electronics Integration.   Effective November 30, 2008, we approved the sale of all of our remaining operating subsidiaries within four of our five segments (Wireless Infrastructure, Transportation Infrastructure, Ultraviolet Infrastructure, and Electronics Integration).  Consequently, as of the effective date of the transaction, our Business Solutions segment is the Company’s remaining operating segment.  The sales transaction, combined with other significant events disclosed in Note 2 of our financial statements in Item 1, will change the focus of our Company in fiscal 2009 and thereafter.  This operational change in our Company will impact the comparability of our financial information compared to historical data presented in past filings.

Recent Developments

On January 15, 2010, our Board of Directors appointed Tena Mayberry to the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Company.  Ms. Mayberry is replacing John F. Fisbeck as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

On January 15, 2010, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement with its CEO John Fisbeck which included a) immediate resignation of Mr. Fisbeck as CEO of the company, b) immediate resignation of Mr. Fisbeck from the Company’s Board of Directors, and c) waiver of certain severance payments included in his Employment Agreement..

On April 13, 2009, our Board of Directors approved a change in the Company’s fiscal year end from August 31 st to June 30 th commencing with our fiscal year 2009.  This resulted in a ten month period for fiscal 2009.

Effective November 30, 2008, the Company completed a transaction to sell all of the outstanding shares of common stock of the following wholly-owned subsidiaries: James H Drew Corporation, Nor-Cote International, Inc., Fortune Wireless, Inc. and Commercial Solutions, Inc.  As of this date, the subsidiaries were sold to related party entities owned by the Company’s majority shareholders in exchange for a $10,000,000 reduction in the outstanding balance of the term loan note due to the majority shareholder and a three-year term note in the amount of $3,240,000.  The transaction also included the conversion of the remaining term loan note balance to Preferred Stock and the issuance of additional warrants.  For further discussion of this transaction, see Note 2 – Disposition of Assets in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.  The Company did not recognize any gain from the sale as the consideration paid by the two largest shareholders as it was equal to the net book value of the sold subsidiaries.

Effective November 30, 2008, the Company no longer operated in the Wireless Infrastructure, Transportation Infrastructure, Ultraviolet Technologies and Electronics Integration Segments.

Effective December 1, 2008, the Company devoted substantially all its resources on the growth and profitability of the Business Solutions segment.

Business Solutions Segment

The Business Solutions segment is comprised of Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) which provide full-service human resources outsourcing services through co-employment relationships with their clients.  Companies operating in the Business Solutions Segment include PSM, CSM, PEM, and ESG.  Our PEOs provide services typically managed by a company’s internal human resources and accounting departments, including payroll and tax processing and management, worker’s compensation and risk management, benefits administration, unemployment administration, human resource compliance services, 401k and retirement plan administration and employee assessments.  Clients represent a wide variety of industries from healthcare, professional services, software development, manufacturing logistics, telemarketing and construction. Combined, these organizations provide co-employment services to approximately 14,000 employees in 48 states.

Wireless Infrastructure Segment

Through November 30, 2008, we invested in wireless infrastructure businesses, having completed six acquisitions primarily related to infrastructure products and service offerings related to the development, marketing, management, maintenance and upgrading of wireless telecommunications sites.   Subsidiaries operating in the Company’s Wireless Infrastructure segment included Fortune Wireless, Magtech Services, Inc., Cornerstone Wireless Construction Services, Inc. and James Westbrook & Associates, LLC.

Effective November 30, 2008, the Company sold its subsidiaries operating in the Wireless Infrastructure segment.

 
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Transportation Infrastructure Segment

Through November 30, 2008, the Company owned subsidiaries in its Transportation Infrastructure segment that assist customers with the development, maintenance and upgrading of transportation infrastructure and commercial construction projects.  Transportation infrastructure products and services are performed by JH Drew.  JH Drew was acquired in April 2004 and has been operating for over fifty years servicing contractors and state departments of transportation throughout the Midwestern United States.  JH Drew is a leading specialty contractor in the field of transportation infrastructure, including guardrail, electrical components, and the fabrication and installation of structural steel for commercial buildings.

Effective November 30, 2008, the Company sold its subsidiaries operating in the Transportation Infrastructure segment.

Ultraviolet Technologies Segment

Through November 30, 2008, the Company owned subsidiaries in its Ultraviolet (UV) Technologies segment that manufactured UV curable screen printing inks.  UV Technologies products are manufactured by Nor-Cote, which we acquired in July 2003. These ink products are printed on many types of plastic, metals and other substrates that are compatible with the UV curing process.  Typical applications are plastic sheets, point-of-purchase (POP) signage, banners, decals, cell phones, bottles and containers, CD and DVD, rotary-screen printed labels, and membrane switch overlays for conductive ink.  Nor-Cote has operating facilities in the United States, United Kingdom, China, Singapore and Mexico, with worldwide distributors located in South Africa, Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States.

Effective November 30, 2008, the Company sold its subsidiaries operating in the Ultraviolet Technologies segment.

Electronics Integration Segment

Through November 30, 2008, the Company owned subsidiaries in its Electronics Integration segment that sell and install a variety of electronic products and equipment, including video, sound and security products.  Subsidiaries included Kingston, Commercial Solutions and Telecom Technology Corp. (TTC) d/b/a Audio-Video Revolution, Inc. (AVR).

Effective November 30, 2008, the Company sold its subsidiary Commercial Solutions and discontinued operations of its subsidiaries Kingston and TTC d/b/a AVR in its Electronics Integration segment.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Company’s accounting policies, which are in compliance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, require application of methodologies, estimates and judgments that have a significant impact on the results reported in the Company’s financial statements.  Those policies that, in the belief of management, are critical and require the use of complex judgment in their application, are disclosed on the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2009.  Since June 30, 2009, there have been no material changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 820-10 (formerly SFAS 157), “Fair Value Measurements” was issued.  ASC 820-10 establishes a framework for measuring fair value by providing a standard definition of fair value as it applies to assets and liabilities.  ASC 820-10, which does not require any new fair value measurements, clarifies the application of other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements.  The standard was effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.  However, the FASB delayed the effective date of ASC 820-10 for all non-financial assets and non-financials liabilities until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008.  Accordingly, we adopted ASC 820-10 for our financial assets and liabilities on September 1, 2008 and adopted ASC 820-10 for our non-financial assets and liabilities on July 1, 2009.  The adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB issued ASC No. 805-10 (formerly SFAS No. 141R) “Business Combinations”.  ASC No.805-10 establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree.  The statements also provides guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination and specifies what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. ASC No. 805-10 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008.  Our effective date for ASC 805-10 was July 1, 2009. The adoption of ASC No. 805-10 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2008, the FASB issued ASC 260-10 (formerly FASB Staff Position No. EITF 03-6-1), “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities”. ASC 260-10 concludes that unvested restricted share awards that pay nonforfeitable cash dividends are participating securities and are subject to the two-class method of computing earnings per share. Our effective date for ASC 260-10 was July 1, 2009. The adoption of ASC 260-10 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 
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 In April 2009, the FASB issued ASC No. 825-10-65-1 (formerly FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1), “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments. This ASC essentially expands the disclosure about fair value of financial instruments that were previously required only annually to also be required for interim period reporting. In addition, the ASC requires certain additional disclosures regarding the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments. These additional disclosures will be required beginning with the quarter ending September 30, 2009. The adoption of ASC No. 825-10-65-1 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2009, FASB ASC 855-10 (formerly SFAS No. 165), “Subsequent Events” was issued. ASC 855-10 establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date (“subsequent events”), but before the financial statements are issued or available to be issued and requires disclosure of the date through which the entity has evaluated subsequent events and the basis for that date. ASC 855-10 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009; the Company adopted ASC 855-10 for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. The Company evaluated subsequent events through the time we filed our Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 16, 2010 and will continue to evaluate subsequent events through the issuance date of future required filings.   The adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2009, FASB ASC 105-10 (formerly SFAS 168), “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” was issued. ASC 105-10 is the single official source of authoritative U.S. GAAP, superseding all other accounting literature except that issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. As of July 2009, only one level of authoritative U.S. GAAP exists. All other literature will be considered non-authoritative. The Codification does not change U.S. GAAP; instead, it introduces a new referencing system that is designed to be an easily accessible, user-friendly online research system. ASC 105-10 is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The Company adopted ASC 105-10 for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Other new pronouncements issued but not effective until after December 31, 2009, are not expected to have a significant effect on the company’s consolidated financial statements.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:  COMPARISON OF THE THREE AND SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND FEBRUARY 28, 2009

Executive Overview of Financial Results

Results of operations for the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2009 and February 28, 2009 are as follows:

   
Revenue for the
   
Operating income (loss) for the
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
December 31,
   
February 28,
   
December 31,
   
February 28,
 
   
2009
   
2009
   
2009
   
2009
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Business Solutions
  $ 14,985     $ 16,428     $ 481     $ 289  
Holding Company
    -       -       (184 )     (2 )
Segment Totals
  $ 14,985     $ 16,428     $ 297     $ 287  
                                 
Net Income Available to Common Shareholders
            $ 186     $ 15  
 
 
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Revenue for the
   
Operating income (loss) for the
 
   
Six Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
December 31,
   
February 28,
   
December 31,
   
February 28,
 
   
2009
   
2009
   
2009
   
2009
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Business Solutions
  $ 29,814     $ 33,169     $ 1,202     $ 361  
Wireless Infrastructure
    -       3,312       -       193  
Transportation Infrastructure
    -       12,090       -       557  
Ultraviolet Technologies
    -       2,771       -       (204 )
Electronics Integration
    -       1,251       -       100  
Holding Company
    -       -       (381 )     (353 )
Segment Totals
  $ 29,814     $ 52,593     $ 821     $ 654  
                                 
Net Income Available to Common Shareholders
            $ 846     $ 59  

Net income available to common stock shareholders was $0.2 million or $0.01 per diluted share on revenue of $15.0 million for the three month period ended December 31, 2009 compared with net income available to common stock shareholders of $0.02 million or $0.00 per diluted share on revenue of $16.4 million for the three month period ended February 28, 2009.  This represents a 9% decrease in revenue and a 1,140% percent increase in net income.

Net income available to common stock shareholders was $0.8 million or $0.06 per diluted share on revenue of $29.8 million for the six month period ended December 31, 2009 compared with net income available to common stock shareholders of $0.06 million or $0.00 per diluted share on revenue of $52.6 million for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.  This represents a 43% decrease in revenue and a 1,334% percent increase in net income.

The following factors primarily contributed to the decrease in revenue for the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2009:

·
Decrease in Business Solutions is due to a decrease in the total number of worksite employees related to client reductions in a) base payrolls, b) bonus programs, and c) overall staffing levels, all related to the downturn in economic conditions.
·
The Wireless Infrastructure, Transportation Infrastructure, Ultraviolet Technologies, and the Electronics Integration decreases are due to the sale and or discontinuation of operations for the subsidiaries in these divisions.

The following factors primarily contributed to the increase in segment operating income for the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2009:

·
Increases in the Business Solutions are due to an overall reduction of internal staffing and continued efficiency improvements and expense reductions in all aspects of the companies operations.
·
The Wireless Infrastructure, Transportation Infrastructure, Ultraviolet Technologies, and the Electronics Integration increases are due to the sale and or discontinuation of operations for the subsidiaries in these divisions.

Results by segment are described in further detail as follows:

Business Solutions

Business Solutions segment operating results for three and six month periods ended December 31, 2009 and February 28, 2009 are as follows:

 
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Three Month Period Ended
   
Six Month Period Ended
 
   
December 31, 2009
   
February 28, 2009
   
December 31, 2009
   
February 28, 2009
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Revenues
  $ 14,985       100 %   $ 16,428       100 %   $ 29,814       100 %   $ 33,169       100 %
Cost of revenues
    11,799       78.7 %     13,119       79.9 %     23,227       77.9 %     26,459       79.8 %
Gross profit
    3,186       21.3 %     3,309       20.1 %     6,587       22.1 %     6,710       20.2 %
                                                                 
Operating expenses
                                                               
Selling, general and administrative
    2,565       17.1 %     2,854       17.4 %     5,086       17.1 %     6,014       18.1 %
Depreciation and amortization
    140       0.9 %     166       1.0 %     299       1.0 %     335       1.0 %
Total operating expenses
    2,705       18.1 %     3,020       18.4 %     5,385       18.1 %     6,349       19.1 %
                                                                 
Segment operating income
  $ 481       3.2 %   $ 289       1.8 %   $ 1,202       4.0 %   $ 361       1.1 %

Revenue

Revenue for the three month period ended December 31, 2009 was $15.0 million, compared to $16.4 million for the three month period ended February 28, 2009, a decrease of $1.4 million or 9%.   Revenue decreased primarily due to attrition of customers and the impact of the economic slowdown on our customers.

Revenue for the six month period ended December 31, 2009 was $29.8 million, compared to $33.2 million for the six month period ended February 28, 2009, a decrease of $3.4 million or 10%.   Revenue decreased primarily due to attrition of customers and the impact of the economic slowdown on our customers.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the three month period ended December 31, 2009 was $3.2 million, representing 21% of revenue, compared to $3.3 million, representing 20% of revenue for the three month period ended February 28, 2009.  Gross profit as a dollar amount remained relatively unchanged.  Gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased due to an overall change in the customer mix and profile.

Gross profit for the six month period ended December 31, 2009 was $6.6 million, representing 22% of revenue, compared to $6.7 million, representing 20% of revenue for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.  Gross profit as a dollar amount remained relatively unchanged.  Gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased due to an overall change in the customer mix and profile.

Operating Income

Operating income for the three month period, ended December 31, 2009 was $0.5 million, compared to $0.3 million for the three month period ended February 28, 2009, an increase of $0.2 million or 66%.  Operating income increased due to overall efficiency improvements and expense reductions in all areas of the companies operations including reductions in internal staffing levels.

Operating income for the six month period, ended December 31, 2009 was $1.2 million, compared to $0.4 million for the six month period ended February 28, 2009, an increase of $0.8 million or 232%.  Operating income increased due to overall efficiency improvements and expense reductions in all areas of the companies operations including reductions in internal staffing levels.

Holding Company

Operating Expense

The Holding Company does not have any income producing operating assets.  As such, the operating loss was equal to operating expenses.  Operating expenses consist primarily of legal, accounting and consulting fees.  Operating expenses for the three month period ended December 31, 2009 were $0.2 million, compared to $0.02 million for the three month period ended February 28, 2009, an increase of $0.2 million or 9,100%.  Operating expense increased due to timing of accruing our legal, accounting, and consulting expenses.

The Holding Company does not have any income producing operating assets.  As such, the operating loss was equal to operating expenses.  Operating expenses consist primarily of legal, accounting and consulting fees.  Operating expenses for the six month period ended December 31, 2009 and February 28, 2009 were $0.4 million.

 
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Interest Expense

Interest expense was $0.004 million for the three month period ended December 31, 2009, compared to $0.0 million for the three month period ended February 28, 2009, an increase of $0.04 million or 100%.  The increase was due to obtaining a term note in May 2009.

Interest expense was $0.008 million for the six month period ended December 31, 2009, compared to $0.1 million for the six month period ended February 28, 2009, a decrease of $0.1 million or 93%.  The decrease was primarily due to the satisfaction of our related party debt.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense (benefit) was ($0.02) and $0.02 million for the three months ended December 31, 2009 and February 28, 2009, respectively.  A valuation allowance is necessary to reduce the deferred tax assets, if the Company had a federal tax operating loss and based on the weight of the evidence; it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.  Management has determined that a $3.3 million valuation allowance at December 31, 2009 is necessary to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount that will more likely than not be realized.  The change in the valuation allowance for the current period is approximately ($0.4) million.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our principal sources of liquidity include cash and equivalents and proceeds from debt borrowings.  We had cash and equivalents of $3.5 million at December 31, 2009 and $1.7 million at June 30, 2009.

We had working capital of $0.02 million at December 31, 2009 compared with ($1.0) million at June 30, 2009.  The increase in working capital was primarily due to the disposition of four of our five operating segments at November 30, 2008.  Current assets are primarily comprised of cash and equivalents, net accounts receivable, and prepaid expenses. Current liabilities are primarily comprised of accounts payable and accrued expenses.

The Company is required to collateralize its obligations under its workers’ compensation and health benefit plans and certain general insurance coverage. The Company uses its cash and cash equivalents to collateralize these obligations. Restricted cash was approximately $3.3 million and $3.1 million at December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009, respectively.

Total debt at December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009 was $0.3 million.

Cash Flows

Cash flows provided by operations for the six month period ended December 31, 2009 and February 28, 2009 were $1.9 million and $1.6 million, respectively.  This increase in operating cash flows was due primarily to the increase in accrued expenses and other current liabilities.

Net cash flow used in investing activities was $0.04 million for the six month period ended December 31, 2009 compared to $0.1 million for the six month period ended February 28, 2009.  The decrease was primarily due to the fact that no major fixed assets were acquired during the six month period ending December 31, 2009.

Net cash flow used in financing activities was $0.01 million for the six month period ended December 31, 2009 compared to $3.9 million for the six month period ended December 31, 2009.  The increase was primarily the result of making our final balloon payment for the Laurus convertible debt in November 2008.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMERCIAL COMMITMENTS

There have been no material changes to the Company’s contractual obligations from those disclosed in the Form 10-K under “Item 7-Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

As is common in the industries we operate in, we have entered into certain off-balance sheet arrangements in the ordinary course of business that result in risks not directly reflected in our balance sheets. Our significant off-balance sheet transactions include transactions with related parties, liabilities associated with guarantees, letter of credit obligations and surety guarantees.

 
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Transactions with Related Parties

We have entered into various acquisition agreements over the past three years which contain option agreements or rights between the sellers of the acquired entities and our two majority shareholders, the Chairman and the former CEO, related to the Company’s stock provided as consideration under the acquisitions.  The Company entered into an agreement in which the sellers of ESG may put (put option) the 217,143 shares issued at closing to the Company during the thirty (30) day period that begins on March 1, 2010. The Company recorded $814 related to the put options on the 217,143 shares as a current  liability, since the Company is not able to control whether such options will be put to the Company or sold on the open market during the required time period.   

Guarantees

Significant portions of our letters of credit are personally guaranteed by the Company’s Chairman.  Future changes to these guarantees would affect financing capacity of the Company.

Restricted Cash

Certain states and vendors require us to post letters of credit to ensure payment of taxes or payments to our vendors under health insurance and workers’ compensation contracts and to guarantee performance under our contracts.  Such letters of credit are generally issued by a bank or similar financial institution.  The letter of credit commits the issuer to pay specified amounts to the holder of the letter of credit if the holder demonstrates that we have failed to perform specified actions.  If this situation were to occur, we would be required to reimburse the issuer of the letter of credit.  Depending on the circumstances of such a reimbursement, we may also have to record a charge to earnings for the reimbursement.  We do not believe that it is likely that any claims will be made under a letter of credit in the foreseeable future.  As of December 31, 2009, we had approximately $3.3 million in restricted cash primarily to secure obligations under our PEO contracts in the Business Solutions segment.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There have been no material changes from the information previously reported under “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in the Form 10-K.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports the Company file pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its CEO, CFO, and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  The Company’s management, including the CEO, CFO, and COO, recognizes that, because the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events and also is subject to other inherent limitations, disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired objectives.

Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s CEO, CFO and COO the Company has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2009.  Based on this evaluation, the CEO, CFO, and COO have concluded that, for the reasons more fully set forth below, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective on December 31, 2009 in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports the Company file pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

More specifically, the Company’s management has concluded that: (i) additional accounting personnel were needed at certain subsidiaries at December 31, 2009 to ensure that certain disclosure controls and procedures were operating effectively; (ii) greater segregation of duties was needed in the accounting functions; and (iii) certain procedures should be documented to ensure that personnel turnover does not result in a failure of those procedures.  The Company will continue to evaluate the need for additional staff at the parent and subsidiary levels, but given the size and location of the Company’s subsidiaries the Company believes it will continue to face challenges in attracting and retaining qualified personnel.  Additionally, the Company is also in the process of evaluating ways in which the impact of personnel turnover on the implementation of disclosure controls and procedures can be reduced.  Management continues to evaluate the effectiveness of this segregation and the need for additional enhancements, including, but not limited to, the addition of accounting personnel.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION.

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

The Company is not involved in any legal proceedings or claims that management believes will have a material adverse effect on the Company's business or financial condition.

 
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Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes with regard to the risk factors previously disclosed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.

None
 
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

None

Item 5. Other Information.

None

Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are included herein:

31.1
Rule 15d-14(a) Certification of CEO
31.2
Rule 15d-14(a) Certification of CFO
32.1
Section 1350 Certification of CEO
32.2
Section 1350 Certification of CFO

SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
Fortune Industries, Inc.
 
(Registrant)
   
Date:  
By: /s/ Tena Mayberry
 
 
Tena Mayberry,
 
Chief Executive Officer
   
   
Date:  
By: /s/ Randy E. Butler
 
 
Randy E. Butler,
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
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