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

 
FORM 10-Q
 

 
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED March 31, 2016.
 
Commission file number:   0-23336
 
AROTECH CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
95-4302784
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1229 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan
 
48108
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(800) 281-0356
(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 T No £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes T No £ 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
 
Large accelerated filer: o
Accelerated filer: x
Non-accelerated filer: o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company: o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes £   No T

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock as of May 6, 2016 was 26,557,623.
 


SEC 1296 (01-12)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
 PART I

ITEM 1.           FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(U.S. Dollars)

   
March 31,
2016
   
December 31,
2015
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
ASSETS
           
CURRENT ASSETS:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
11,414,010
   
$
10,608,420
 
Restricted collateral deposits
   
66,681
     
89,985
 
Trade receivables
   
14,957,216
     
17,401,479
 
Unbilled receivables
   
9,789,431
     
12,132,484
 
Other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses
   
1,291,747
     
1,007,358
 
Inventories
   
9,907,976
     
9,607,836
 
Total current assets
   
47,427,061
     
50,847,562
 
LONG TERM ASSETS:
               
Contractual and Israeli statutory severance pay fund
   
5,755,373
     
5,384,024
 
Other long term receivables
   
24,249
     
23,403
 
Property and equipment, net
   
6,483,985
     
6,440,270
 
Other intangible assets, net
   
8,594,678
     
9,334,730
 
Goodwill
   
45,614,293
     
45,463,027
 
Total long term assets
   
66,472,578
     
66,645,454
 
Total assets
 
$
113,899,639
   
$
117,493,016
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(U.S. Dollars, except share data)
 
   
March 31,
2016
   
December 31,
2015
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
           
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
           
Trade payables
 
$
5,230,720
   
$
5,914,042
 
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses
   
5,320,801
     
5,560,040
 
Current portion of long term debt
   
1,067,523
     
4,362,438
 
Short term bank credit
   
4,953,579
     
4,060,000
 
Deferred revenues
   
5,596,351
     
6,879,815
 
Total current liabilities
   
22,168,974
     
26,776,335
 
LONG TERM LIABILITIES:
               
Contractual and accrued Israeli statutory severance pay
   
8,007,570
     
7,516,980
 
Long term portion of debt
   
9,252,338
     
11,856,522
 
Deferred income tax liability
   
7,182,217
     
7,031,564
 
Other long term liabilities
   
80,042
     
264,244
 
Total long-term liabilities
   
24,522,167
     
26,669,310
 
Total liabilities
   
46,691,141
     
53,445,645
 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
Share capital –
               
Common stock – $0.01 par value each;
Authorized: 50,000,000 shares as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015;
Issued and outstanding: 26,470,457 shares and 24,697,335 shares as of
March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively
   
264,705
     
246,973
 
Preferred shares – $0.01 par value each;
Authorized: 1,000,000 shares as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015;
No shares issued or outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015
   
     
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
250,018,489
     
246,591,415
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(183,198,414
)
   
(182,554,637
)
Notes receivable from stockholders
   
(908,054
)
   
(908,054
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
   
1,031,772
     
671,674
 
Total stockholders’ equity
   
67,208,498
     
64,047,371
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
113,899,639
   
$
117,493,016
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
(U.S. Dollars, except share data)

   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2016
   
2015
 
Revenues
 
$
25,406,481
   
$
24,226,708
 
                 
Cost of revenues
   
17,712,174
     
17,329,479
 
Research and development expenses
   
1,097,728
     
1,094,264
 
Selling and marketing expenses
   
1,654,866
     
1,225,416
 
General and administrative expenses
   
4,292,413
     
3,648,442
 
Amortization of intangible assets
   
768,003
     
860,773
 
Total operating costs and expenses
   
25,525,184
     
24,158,374
 
                 
Operating income (loss)
   
(118,703
)
   
68,334
 
                 
Other income
   
26,037
     
15,978
 
Financial expense, net
   
(337,658
)
   
(327,608
)
Total other expense
   
(311,621
)
   
(311,630
)
Loss before income tax expense
   
(430,324
)
   
(243,296
)
                 
Income tax expense
   
213,453
     
239,381
 
Net loss
   
(643,777
)
   
(482,677
)
                 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax:
               
Foreign currency translation adjustment
   
360,098
     
(245,514
)
Comprehensive loss
 
$
(283,679
)
 
$
(728,191
)
                 
Basic net loss per share
 
$
(0.03
)
 
$
(0.02
)
                 
Diluted net loss per share
 
$
(0.03
)
 
$
(0.02
)
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic net loss per share
   
24,797,875
     
23,305,679
 
Weighted average number of shares used in computing diluted net loss per share
   
24,797,875
     
23,305,679
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(U.S. Dollars)
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2016
   
2015
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
Net loss
 
$
(643,777
)
 
$
(482,677
)
Adjustments required to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
Depreciation
   
407,035
     
479,460
 
Amortization of intangible assets
   
768,003
     
860,773
 
Loss on disposal of assets
   
     
57,840
 
Capital gain on sale of property and equipment
   
     
(895,000
)
Stock based compensation
   
491,806
     
158,874
 
Deferred tax provision
   
150,653
     
149,625
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Trade receivables
   
2,632,488
     
1,082,702
 
Unbilled receivables
   
2,353,344
     
1,482,840
 
Other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses
   
(279,914
)
   
(553,775
)
Inventories
   
(182,125
)
   
719,929
 
Severance pay, net
   
241,038
     
(52,427
)
Trade payables
   
(635,503
)
   
(2,107,658
)
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses
   
(367,644
)
   
(1,443,069
)
Deferred revenues
   
(1,283,464
)
   
(1,336,990
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
3,651,940
     
(1,879,553
)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Decrease in restricted collateral deposits
   
26,083
     
2,064
 
Purchase of property and equipment
   
(405,926
)
   
(470,255
)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
   
     
895,000
 
Additions to capitalized software
   
(27,951
)
   
 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
 
$
(407,794
)
 
$
426,809
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(U.S. Dollars)

   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2016
   
2015
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
           
Proceeds from long term debt
 
$
10,000,000
   
$
 
Repayment of long term debt
   
(15,889,151
)
   
(1,495,155
)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
   
2,952,999
     
 
Change in short term bank credit
   
893,579
     
3,726,762
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
(2,042,573
)
   
2,231,607
 
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
   
1,201,573
     
778,863
 
CASH DIFFERENCES DUE TO EXCHANGE RATE DIFFERENCES
   
(395,983
)
   
(111,051
)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD
   
10,608,420
     
11,291,784
 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
 
$
11,414,010
   
$
11,959,596
 
SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
               
Interest paid during the period
 
$
188,461
   
$
185,981
 
Taxes paid on income during the period
 
$
51,331
   
$
414,615
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1:                      BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
a.           Company:
 
Arotech Corporation (“Arotech”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”) provide defense and security products for the military, law enforcement, emergency services and homeland security markets, including advanced zinc-air and lithium batteries and chargers, and multimedia interactive simulators/trainers. The Company operates primarily through its wholly-owned subsidiaries FAAC Incorporated, a Michigan corporation located in Ann Arbor, Michigan (Training and Simulation Division) with locations in Royal Oak, Michigan and Orlando, Florida; Epsilor-Electric Fuel Ltd. (“Epsilor-EFL”), an Israeli corporation located in Beit Shemesh, Israel (between Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv) in Dimona, Israel (in Israel’s Negev desert area) and Sderot, Israel (near the Gaza Strip) (Power Systems Division); UEC Electronics, LLC (“UEC”), a South Carolina limited liability company located in Hanahan, South Carolina (Power Systems Division).

b.           Basis of presentation:
 
The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Arotech Corporation in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information, with the instructions to Form 10-Q and with Article 10 of Regulation S-X, and include the accounts of Arotech Corporation and its subsidiaries. Certain information and footnote disclosures, normally included in complete financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, have been condensed or omitted. In the opinion of the Company, the unaudited financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position at March 31, 2016, its operating results for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, and its cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.
 
The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.
 
The balance sheet at December 31, 2015 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.
 
c.           Goodwill and other long-lived assets:
 
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment at least annually and between annual tests in certain circumstances, and written down when impaired. Goodwill is tested for impairment by comparing the fair value of the Company’s reporting units with their carrying value. The Training and Simulation and the Power Systems reporting units have goodwill.  

As of its last annual impairment test as of December 31, 2015, the Company determined that the goodwill for both reporting units was not impaired.  

In concluding that goodwill for the Company’s Power Systems reporting unit was not impaired at December, 31, 2015, the Company determined the fair value of the reporting unit using a discounted cash flow model (“DCF model”).  The DCF model includes projections of future cash flows and assumptions in relation to future short-term and long-term growth rates and weighted average cost of capital (“WACC”).  Inherent in the valuation at December 31, 2015, were key variables, including the WACC and the terminal growth rates of approximately 12% and 3%, respectively. With all other assumptions remaining constant, if either the WACC increased by 0.5% or the terminal growth rate decreased by 0.5%, the Company may have determined that proceeding to step 2 of the impairment analysis, as indicated in ASC 350-10, was necessary.
 
Consistent with previous interim reporting periods, the Company monitors qualitative and quantitative factors, including internal projections, periodic forecasts, and actual results of the reporting unit.  Based upon this interim review, the Company does not believe that goodwill or its indefinite-lived intangible assets attributable to the Power Systems reporting unit are impaired.
 
d.           Reclassification:
 
Certain comparative data in these financial statements may have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.
 

e.           Contingencies

The Company is from time to time involved in legal proceedings and other claims. The Company is required to assess the likelihood of any adverse judgments or outcomes to these matters, as well as potential ranges of probable losses. The Company has not made any material changes in the accounting methodology used to establish its self-insured liabilities during the past three fiscal years.

A determination of the amount of reserves required, if any, for any contingencies is made after careful analysis of each individual issue. The required reserves may change due to future developments in each matter or changes in approach, such as a change in the settlement strategy in dealing with any contingencies, which may result in higher net loss.

f.            Certain relationships and related transactions

1. Officer loans: On February 9, 2000, one of the Company’s officers exercised 9,404 stock options. This officer paid the exercise price of the stock options and certain taxes that the Company paid on his behalf by giving the Company a non-recourse promissory note due in 2025 in the amount of $329,163, bearing annual interest at 1% over the then-current federal funds rate announced from time to time by the Wall Street Journal, secured by the shares of the Company’s common stock acquired through the exercise of the options and certain compensation due to this officer upon termination. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the aggregate amount outstanding pursuant to this promissory note was $482,461. Additionally, there is a former employee with the same arrangement with an outstanding promissory note of $455,059.

2. Consulting agreement with Sampen Corporation: The Company has a second amended and restated consulting agreement with Sampen Corporation that it executed in November 2014. Sampen is a New York corporation owned by members of the immediate family of one of the Company’s officers, and this officer is an employee of both the Company and of Sampen. The original term of this consulting agreement was through December 31, 2017.

Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s amended and restated agreement with Sampen, Sampen provides one of its employees to the Company for such employee to serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. The Company pays Sampen $8,960 per month, plus an annual bonus, on a sliding scale, in an amount equal to a minimum of 25% of Sampen’s annual base compensation then in effect if the results the Company actually attains for the year in question are 100% or more of the amount the Company budgeted at the beginning of the year, up to a maximum of 75% of Sampen’s annual base compensation then in effect if the results the Company actually attains for the year in question are 110% or more of the amount the Company budgeted at the beginning of the year. The Company also pays Sampen, to cover the cost of the Company’s use of Sampen’s offices as an ancillary New York office and the attendant expenses and insurance costs, an amount equal to 16% of each monthly payment of base compensation.

On February 16, 2016, the Company notified Sampen that it will terminate its consulting agreement effective June 30, 2016.

3.  Consulting agreement with Admiralty Partners:  On February 3, 2016, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Admiralty Partners, a business controlled by a member of the Board of Directors, for a period of three years.  In exchange, the Company will pay an annual fee equal to the difference between total accrued compensation of the Board member and $125,000.  The agreement can be terminated by either party upon sufficient written notice. 

h.           Accounting for stock-based compensation:
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 the compensation expense recorded related to restricted stock units and restricted shares was $116,806 and $158,874, respectively. The remaining total compensation cost related to share awards not yet recognized in the income statement as of March 31, 2016 was $482,461. The weighted average period over which this compensation cost is expected to be recognized is approximately one and one-half years. Income tax expense was not impacted since the Company is in a net operating loss position.

Additionally, on February 2, 2016, the Company and an investor (the “Investor”) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Investment Agreement”) providing for the sale to the Investor of a total of 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price valued at $1.99 per share. As the Investor was also given the right to nominate a member of the Board of Directors pursuant to the terms of the Investment Agreement, and the shares were issued at a discount to the then market price, this resulted in additional stock compensation expense of $375,000.
 
 
g.           Anti-dilutive shares for EPS calculation:
 
All non-vested restricted stock and non-vested restricted stock units have been excluded from the calculation of the basic and diluted net income per common share because all such securities do not participate in losses for the periods presented and the Company has excluded any restricted stock or restricted stock units that will never vest under the current program. The total weighted average number of shares related to the outstanding non-vested restricted stock and non-vested restricted stock units excluded from the calculations of basic and diluted net income per share for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 were 1,122,582 and 1,254,843 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2015.
 
NOTE 2:                      FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
 
The carrying value of short term assets and liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, restricted collateral deposits, trade receivables, unbilled receivables, inventories, prepaid and other assets, trade payables, accrued expenses, deferred revenues and other liabilities as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments. The carrying amounts of long term debt approximates the estimated fair values at March 31, 2016, based upon the Company’s ability to acquire similar debt at similar maturities.
 
NOTE 3:                      INVENTORIES
 
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is determined using the average cost method or the FIFO method. The Company periodically evaluates the quantities on hand relative to current and historical selling prices and historical and projected sales volume. Based on these evaluations, provisions are made in each period to write down inventory to its net realizable value. Inventory write-offs are provided to cover risks arising from slow-moving items, technological obsolescence, excess inventories, and for market prices lower than cost. Inventories in the Training and Simulation Division increased $670,000 from December 31, 2015 and decreased $370,000 in the Battery Division in that same time period:
 
   
March 31, 2016
   
December 31, 2015
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
Raw and packaging materials
 
$
8,065,153
   
$
8,184,476
 
Work in progress
   
1,188,620
     
760,585
 
Finished products
   
654,203
     
662,775
 
Total:
 
$
9,907,976
   
$
9,607,836
 
 
 
NOTE 4:                      SEGMENT INFORMATION
 
a.           The Company and its subsidiaries operate primarily in three business segments and follow the requirements of FASB ASC 280-10. Additionally, the three segments are also treated by the Company as reporting units for goodwill impairment evaluation purposes under FASB ASC 350-20-35. The goodwill amounts associated with the Training and Simulation Division and the Power Division was determined and valued when the specific businesses in the reportable segment were purchased.

Subsequent to December 31, 2015, the Company reassessed its reportable segments and established a third reportable segment herein referred to as the Flow Battery Division.  The Flow Battery Division is a research and development operating segment with the purpose of developing an iron flow battery for power grid storage.  The Flow Battery Division was previously accounted within the Power Systems Division.  No goodwill has been allocated to this reportable segment as the relative fair value was determined to be zero.
 
The Company’s reportable operating segments have been determined in accordance with the Company’s internal management structure, which is organized based on operating activities. The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as those used by the Company in the preparation of its annual financial statements. The Company evaluates performance based upon two primary factors, one is the segment’s operating income or loss and the other is the segment’s contribution to the Company’s future strategic growth.
 
b.           The following is information about reported segment revenues, income (losses), and total assets as of March 31, 2016 and 2015:
 
   
Training and
Simulation
Division
   
Power Systems
Division
   
 
Flow Battery Division
   
Corporate
Expenses
   
Total
Company
 
Three months ended March 31, 2016
                             
Revenues from outside customers
  $ 13,300,842     $ 12,105,639     $           $ 25,406,481  
Depreciation, amortization and impairment expenses(1)
    (272,660 )     (900,891 )           (1,487 )     (1,175,038 )
Direct expenses(2)
    (10,927,734 )     (11,101,609 )     (261,646 )   $ (2,033,120 )     (24,324,109 )
Segment net income (loss)
  $ 2,100,448     $ 103,139     $ (261,646 )     (2,034,607 )   $ (92,666 )
Financial income (expense)
    (11,061 )     (29,054 )           (297,543 )     (337,658 )
Income tax expense
    (62,800 )                 (150,653 )     (213,453 )
Net income (loss)
  $ 2,026,587     $ 74,085     $ (261,646 )   $ (2,482,803 )   $ (643,777 )
Segment assets(3)
  $ 51,101,611     $ 60,327,299     $     $ 2,470,729     $ 113,899,639  
Additions to long-lived assets
  $ 150,411     $ 283,466     $     $     $ 433,877  
Three months ended March 31, 2015
                                       
Revenues from outside customers
  $ 13,438,122     $ 10,788,586     $     $     $ 24,226,708  
Depreciation, amortization and impairment expenses(1)
    (207,176 )     (1,126,588 )           (6,469 )     (1,340,233 )
Direct expenses(2)
    (11,731,646 )     (10,377,587 )     (181,027 )     (511,903 )     (22,802,163 )
Segment net income (loss)
  $ 1,499,300     $ (715,589 )   $ (181,027   $ (518,372 )   $ 84,312  
Financial income (expense)
    (11,615 )     (24,631 )           (291,362 )     (327,608 )
Income tax expense
    (27,257 )                 (212,124 )     (239,381 )
Net income (loss)
  $ 1,460,428     $ (740,220 )   $ (181,027 )   $ (1,021,858 )   $ (482,677 )
Segment assets(3)
  $ 58,629,419     $ 62,437,020     $     $ 520,771     $ 121,587,210  
Additions to long-lived assets
  $ 95,659     $ 370,094     $     $ 4,502     $ 470,255  
 
(1)
Includes depreciation of property and equipment and amortization expenses of intangible assets.
(2)
Including, inter alia, sales and marketing, general and administrative.
(3)
Out of those amounts, goodwill in the Company’s Training and Simulation and Power Systems Divisions totaled $24,435,640 and $21,178,653, respectively, as of March 31, 2016 and $24,435,640 and $20,852,116, respectively, as of March 31, 2015.  There was no goodwill as of either date in the Flow Battery Division.
  
 
NOTE 5:                      BANK FINANCING

The Company maintains credit facilities with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“Chase”), whereby Chase provides (i) a $15,000,000 revolving credit facility (“Revolver”), (ii) a $10,000,000 Term Loan (the “Term Loan”), and has agreed to provide (iii) a $1,000,000 Mortgage Loan (the “Mortgage Loan” and, together with the Revolver and the Term Loan, the “Credit Facilities”) in respect of certain property located in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
 
The maturity of the Revolver is March 11, 2021. The Revolver maintains an interest rate on a scale ranging from LIBOR plus 1.75% up to LIBOR plus 3.00%.
 
The maturity of the Term Loan is March 11, 2021. The Term Loan maintains an interest rate on a scale ranging from LIBOR plus 2.0% up to LIBOR plus 3.25%. The repayment of the Term Loan will consist of 60 consecutive monthly payments of principal plus accrued interest based on annual principal reductions of 10% during the first year, 20% during the second through fourth years, and 30% during the fifth year.

The maturity of the Mortgage Loan is March 11, 2021 and maintains an interest rate on a scale identical to the Term Loan. The monthly payments on the Mortgage Loan are $5,555 in principal plus accrued interest, with a balloon payment due at the end of month 60.

The Credit Facilities maintain certain reporting requirements, conditions precedent, affirmative covenants and financial covenants. Effective for the quarterly reporting period ending June 30, 2016, the Company is required to maintain certain financial covenants that include a Maximum Debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.00 to 1.00 and a Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 1.20 to 1.00.

The Credit Facilities are secured by the Company’s assets and the assets of the Company’s subsidiaries.
 
NOTE 6:                      COMMON STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
 
In February 2009, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions of up to $1.0 million of the Company’s common stock.  The repurchase program was extended to August 2016 and the authorization expanded to repurchase up to $2.0 million of the Company’s common stock.  Through March 31, 2016, the Company repurchased an aggregate of 738,611 shares of its common stock for a total of $1,084,060, net of commissions.  There were no shares repurchased during the three months ended March 31, 2016.  The program is subject to the discretion of the Company’s management.
 
NOTE 7:                      SALE OF BUILDING

In March 2007, the Company purchased 16,700 square feet of space for the now-discontinued Armor Division in Auburn, Alabama for approximately $1.1 million pursuant to a seller-financed secured purchase money mortgage. Half of the mortgage was payable over ten years in equal monthly installments based on a 20-year amortization of the full principal amount, and the remaining half was payable at the end of ten years in a balloon payment. The building was leased to a third party and was listed for sale with a local real estate agent. Additionally, the carrying value of this property was written down to zero as part of the 2011 Armor Division impairment. As of December 31, 2014, the Company was marketing the facility for sale, and it had no recorded book value. On February 9, 2015, the Company sold the building to the tenant for $925,000, resulting in a gain (after fees) of $895,000 which was recorded in general and administrative expenses on the income statement.  On that same date, the existing mortgage and building sublease were terminated and this ended any obligation the Company had in relation to the property.
 
NOTE 8:                      IMPACT OF RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
 
In August 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606):  Deferral of the Effective Date.  This ASU formally deferred the implementation date of ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) from annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017.  The ASU completes the joint effort by the FASB and International Accounting Standards Board to improve financial reporting by creating similar revenue recognition guidance for U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards.  ASU 2014-09 applies to all companies that enter into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services.  The Company is currently evaluating the requirements of ASU 2014-09 and has not yet determined its impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statement or its adoption method.
 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases. The new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement.  The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements.  

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718):  Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.  The new standard introduces targeted amendments intended to simplify the accounting for stock compensation.  Among other things, the ASU requires all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies to be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement.  The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements.

For information about previous new accounting pronouncements and the potential impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements, see Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2015 Form 10-K.
 
 
 
 
 
ITEM 2.          MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
This report contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. When used in this discussion, the words “believes,” “anticipated,” “expects,” “estimates” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors including, but not limited to, those set forth elsewhere in this report. Please see “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Electric Fuel® is a registered trademark and Arotech™, SWIPES™ and MILO Range™ are all trademarks of Arotech Corporation. All company and product names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to us refer collectively to Arotech Corporation and its subsidiaries.
 
We make available through our internet website free of charge our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, amendments to such reports and other filings made by us with the SEC, as soon as practicable after we electronically file such reports and filings with the SEC. Our website address is www.arotech.com. The information contained in this website is not incorporated by reference in this report.
 
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the interim financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. We have rounded amounts reported here to the nearest thousand, unless such amounts are more than $1.0 million, in which event we have rounded such amounts to the nearest hundred thousand.
 
Executive Summary
 
We are a defense and security products and services company, engaged in two business areas: interactive simulation for military, law enforcement and commercial markets; and batteries and charging systems for the military, commercial and medical markets. We are organized into two operational business units and one research and development business unit:
 
Ø           We develop, manufacture and market advanced high-tech multimedia and interactive digital solutions for use-of-force training and driving training of military, law enforcement, security, emergency services and other personnel through our Training and Simulation Division.
 
Ø           We provide advanced battery solutions, innovative energy management and power distribution technologies and world-class product design and manufacturing services for the aerospace, defense, law enforcement, homeland security markets, and we manufacture and sell lithium and Zinc-Air batteries for defense and security products and other military applications, through our Power Systems Division.

Ø   We undertake innovative and leading edge research and development activities that are focused on developing an iron flow battery technology for power grid storage, through our Flow Battery Division.

Our results of operations below discuss only our operational units. Our research and development unit’s activities appear only as part of the discussion of research and development expenses below.

Overview of Results of Operations
 
Through the first three months of 2016 as compared to 2015, our revenues increased $1.2 million to $25.4 million.  This was as a result of revenue growth in our Power Systems Division.  For the first three months of 2016, we reported a loss from operations of ($119,000) as compared to income from operations for the first three months of 2015 of $68,000. Included in the loss from operations in 2016 is incremental stock compensation expense of $375,000 related to a non-recurring issuance of common stock during the quarter ended March 31, 2016.

Included in the 2015 income from operations amount of $68,000 was a non-recurring expense reduction of $895,000 related to the sale of a building used in our former Armor Division, partially offset by non-recurring costs of $803,000 related to the transition and move of our former Alabama operations to UEC based in South Carolina.
 

Excluding these significant non-recurring items, our income from operations improved $280,000 during the first three months of 2016 as compared to 2015. This was primarily attributable to increased revenues in our Power Systems Division as well as improvements in operating performance in our Training and Simulation Division.

Overview of Operating Performance and Backlog
 
Overall, our pre-tax loss for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was ($430,000) on revenues of $25.4 million, compared to pre-tax loss of ($243,000) on revenues of $24.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2015. Our overall backlog for the first quarter of 2016 totaled $57.7 million, compared to $63.4 million in the first quarter of 2015.
 
In our Training and Simulation Division, revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were $13.3 million, compared to $13.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2015. As of March 31, 2016, our backlog for our Training and Simulation Division totaled $24.3 million, compared to $38.7 million in the first quarter of 2015.
 
In our Power Systems Division, revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were $12.1 million, compared to $10.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2015. As of March 31, 2016, our backlog for our Power Systems Division totaled $33.4 million, compared to $24.7 million in the first quarter of 2015.
 
The table below details the percentage of total recognized revenue by type of arrangement for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
 
Type of Revenue
 
2016
   
2015
 
Sale of products
   
95.1
%
   
94.3
%
Maintenance and support agreements
   
4.8
%
   
5.2
%
Long term research and development contracts
   
0.1
%
   
0.5
%
Total
   
100.0
%
   
100.0
%
 
Common Stock Repurchase Program
 
In February 2009, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions of up to $1.0 million of our common stock. The repurchase program was extended to August 2016 and the authorization expanded to repurchase up to $2.0 million of our common stock. Through March 31, 2016, we repurchased an aggregate of 738,611 shares of our common stock for a total of $1,084,060, net of commissions. There were no shares repurchased during the three months ended March 31, 2016. The program is subject to the discretion of our management.  

Functional Currency
 
We consider the United States dollar to be the currency of the primary economic environment in which we and EFL operate and, therefore, both we and EFL have adopted and are using the United States dollar as our functional currency. Transactions and balances originally denominated in U.S. dollars are presented at the original amounts. Gains and losses arising from non-dollar transactions and balances are included in net income.
 
The majority of financial transactions of Epsilor is in New Israeli Shekels (“NIS”) and a substantial portion of Epsilor’s costs is incurred in NIS. Management believes that the NIS is the functional currency of Epsilor. Accordingly, the financial statements of Epsilor have been translated into U.S. dollars. All balance sheet accounts have been translated using the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Statement of comprehensive income amounts have been translated using the average exchange rate for the period. The resulting translation adjustments are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholders’ equity.
 
 
Results of Operations
 
Three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015.
 
Revenues. Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 totaled $25.4 million, compared to $24.2 million in the comparable period in 2015, an increase of $1.2 million, or 4.9%. In the first quarter of 2016, revenues were $13.3 million for the Training and Simulation Division as compared to $13.4 million in the first quarter of 2015, a decrease of $137,000, or 1.0%; and $12.1 million for the Power Systems Division as compared to $10.8 million in the first quarter of 2015, an increase of $1.3 million, or 12.2%, due primarily to higher revenues generated by the U.S. operations of our Power Division.
 
Cost of revenues. Cost of revenues totaled $17.7 million during the first quarter of 2016 as compared to $17.3 million in the first quarter of 2015, an increase of $383,000, or 2.2%, due primarily to increased revenue. Cost of revenues was $8.0 million for the Training and Simulation Division as compared to $9.1 million in the first quarter of 2015, a decrease of $1.1 million, or 11.9%, due primarily to lower costs associated with lower revenues; and $9.7 million for the Power Systems Division as compared to $8.2 million in the first quarter of 2015, an increase of $1.5 million, or 17.7%, due primarily to higher revenues by the U.S. operations of our Power Division.
 
Research and development expenses. Research and development expenses held flat at $1.1 million for the first quarter of 2016 as compared to the first quarter of 2015.

Included in research and development are expenses related to the Flow Battery Division.  Flow Battery Division expenses for the first three months of 2016 as compared to 2015 were $261,000 and $181,000, net of Israeli Office of Chief Scientist grants of $135,000 and none, respectively.
 
Selling and marketing expenses. Selling and marketing expenses for the first quarter of 2016 were $1.6 million, compared to $1.2 million in the first quarter of 2015, an increase of $429,000, or 35.0%, due primarily to increased focus on selling and marketing activities in the U.S. operations of our Power Systems Division as well as increases in sales and marketing staff costs in our Training and Simulation Division.

General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses for the first quarter of 2016 were $4.3 million, compared to $3.6 million in the first quarter of 2015, an increase of $644,000, or 17.7%,.  Included in the first quarter of 2015 was a non-recurring expense reduction of $895,000 related to the sale of a building used in our former Armor Division, partially offset by non-recurring costs related to the transition and move of our former Alabama operations to UEC based in South Carolina of $803,000.  This net reduction in 2015 as compared to an incremental increase in stock compensation of $375,000, comprise the increase during the first quarter of 2016 as compared to 2015.
 
Amortization of intangible assets. Amortization of intangible assets totaled $768,000 in the first quarter of 2016, compared to $861,000 in the first quarter of 2015, a decrease of $93,000, or 10.8%, due primarily to higher amortization expense being recognized in 2015 pertaining to shorter lived intangible assets.
 
Financial expense, net. Financial expense totaled $338,000 in the first quarter of 2016, compared to financial expense of $328,000 in the first quarter of 2015, an increase of $10,000.

Income taxes. We recorded $213,000 in tax expense in the first quarter of 2016, compared to $239,000 in tax expense in the first quarter of 2015, a decrease of $26,000, or 10.8%. This expense includes “naked” credits (“naked” credits occur when deferred tax liabilities that are created by indefinite-lived assets such as goodwill cannot be used as a source of taxable income to support the realization of deferred tax assets). This amount includes the required adjustment of taxes due to the deduction of goodwill “naked” credits for U.S. federal taxes, which totaled $151,000 and $150,000 in non-cash expenses in the first quarter of 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Net loss. Due to the factors cited above, we went from a net loss of ($483,000) in the first quarter of 2015 to a net loss of ($644,000) in the first quarter of 2016, an increase of $161,000.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
As of March 31, 2016, we had $11.4 million in cash and $67,000 in restricted collateral deposits, as compared to December 31, 2015, when we had $10.6 million in cash and $90,000 in restricted collateral deposits. We also had $10.1 million in available, unused bank lines of credit with our main bank as of March 31, 2016, under a $15.0 million credit facility.
 
 
We maintain credit facilities with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“Chase”), whereby Chase provides (i) a $15,000,000 revolving credit facility (“Revolver”), (ii) a $10,000,000 Term Loan (the “Term Loan”), and has agreed to provide (iii) a $1,000,000 Mortgage Loan (the “Mortgage Loan” and, together with the Revolver and the Term Loan, the “Credit Facilities”) in respect of certain property located in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
 
The maturity of the Revolver is March 11, 2021. The Revolver maintains an interest rate on a scale ranging from LIBOR plus 1.75% up to LIBOR plus 3.00%.
 
The maturity of the Term Loan is March 11, 2021. The Term Loan maintains an interest rate on a scale ranging from LIBOR plus 2.0% up to LIBOR plus 3.25%. The repayment of the Term Loan will consist of 60 consecutive monthly payments of principal plus accrued interest based on annual principal reductions of 10% during the first year, 20% during the second through fourth years, and 30% during the fifth year.

The maturity of the Mortgage Loan is March 11, 2021 and maintains an interest rate on a scale identical to the Term Loan. The monthly payments on the Mortgage Loan are $5,555 in principal plus accrued interest, with a balloon payment due at the end of month 60.

The Credit Facilities maintain certain reporting requirements, conditions precedent, affirmative covenants and financial covenants. Effective June 30, 2016, we will be required to maintain two financial covenants.  These covenant include a Maximum Debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.00 to 1.00 and a Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 1.20 to 1.  We were in compliance with all covenant requirements for the period ended March 31, 2016.

The Credit Facilities are secured by our assets and the assets of our subsidiaries.

We used available funds in the three months ended March 31, 2016 primarily for working capital needs and investment in fixed assets. We purchased approximately $406,000 of fixed assets during the three months ended March 31, 2016. Our net fixed assets amounted to $6.5 million at quarter end.

Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $3.7 million.  Net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was $1.9 million, representing a net change year over year of $5.6 million. This difference was due primarily to accounts receivable collections, as well as working capital performance.

Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $408,000.  Net cash provided by investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was $427,000, representing a net change year over year of ($835,000). This difference was due primarily to the sale of the building of our former Armor Division during the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $2.0 million.  Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was $2.2 million, respectively, a net change of $4.2 million. The decrease in 2016 was due primarily to repayment in long-term debt of $14.4 million and our line of credit of $2.8 million, offset by proceeds of long-term debt of $10 million and proceeds from the issuance of common stock of $3.0 million.

As of March 31, 2016, we had approximately $5.0 million in short-term bank debt under our credit facility and $10.3 million in long-term loans outstanding; which included $6.0 million in current debt and $9.3 million in long term debt. This is in comparison to December 31, 2015, when we had $4.1 million in short-term bank debt under our credit facility and $16.2 million in long-term debt outstanding, which included $4.3 million in current debt and $11.9 million in long term debt.

Subject to all of the reservations regarding “forward-looking statements” set forth above, we believe that our present cash position, anticipated cash flows from operations and lines of credit should be sufficient to satisfy our current estimated cash requirements through the next twelve months. In this connection, we note that from time to time our working capital needs are partially dependent on our subsidiaries’ lines of credit.
 
 
ITEM 3.          QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
It is our policy not to enter into interest rate derivative financial instruments, except for hedging of foreign currency exposures discussed below. We do not currently have any significant interest rate exposure.
 
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
 
Since a significant part of our sales and expenses are denominated in U.S. dollars, we have experienced only minor foreign exchange gains and losses to date, and do not expect to incur significant gains and losses in 2016. Certain of our research, development and production activities are carried out by our Israeli subsidiary, Epsilor-EFL, at its facility in Beit Shemesh, and accordingly we have sales and expenses in NIS. Additionally, our Epsilor-EFL subsidiary operates primarily in NIS. However, the majority of our sales are made outside Israel in U.S. dollars, and a substantial portion of our costs are incurred in U.S. dollars. Therefore, our functional currency is the U.S. dollar.
 
While we conduct our business primarily in U.S. dollars, some of our agreements are denominated in foreign currencies, which could have an adverse effect on the revenues that we incur in foreign currencies. We do not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
 
ITEM 4.          CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
 
As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was carried out by the Company’s management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report. In addition, no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
PART II

ITEM 6.          EXHIBITS.
 
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this report:
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
10.1
 
31.1
 
31.2
 
32.1
 
32.2
 
     
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 

 
 
 
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.
 
Dated:           May 10, 2016

 
AROTECH CORPORATION
 
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Steven Esses
   
Name:
Steven Esses
   
Title:
President and CEO
     
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
By:
/s/ Thomas J. Paup
   
Name:
Thomas J. Paup
   
Title:
Senior Vice President – Finance and CFO
     
(Principal Financial Officer)
 

 
 
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