UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
Amendment No. 1
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JULY 2, 2005
Commission File No. 0-17038
CONCORD CAMERA CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEW JERSEY 13-3152196
(State or other jurisdiction of (I. R. S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
4000 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD,
PRESIDENTIAL CIRCLE - 6TH FLOOR,
NORTH TOWER, HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA 33021
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(954) 331-4200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT: None
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
Common Stock, no par value per share
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(Title of class)
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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein and will not be contained, to the best
of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ___ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes |X| No |_|
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes |_| No |X|
The aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant on December 31, 2004 was approximately $51,694,000 based on the price
at which the Common Stock was last sold on NASDAQ/NMS on such date of $2.30 per
share. Solely for the purpose of this calculation, shares held by directors,
executive officers and 10% shareholders of the registrant have been excluded.
Such exclusion should not be deemed a determination or an admission by the
registrant that these individuals are, in fact, affiliates of the registrant.
As of December 15, 2005, there were 28,680,842 shares of the Company's Common
Stock outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
None
EXPLANATORY NOTE
We are filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A to our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended July 2, 2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") as of October 3, 2005 (the "Original Filing"), to:
o amend and restate Item 9A to include a Management's Report on Internal
Control Over Financial Reporting as of July 2, 2005 and include the
employment of an internal auditor in November 2005 to the list of our
on going remediation efforts; and
o includes Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
relating to our internal control over financial reporting;
This Amendment No. 1 includes certain conforming changes between Item 7,
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations, and Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. This
Amendment No. 1 also includes changes to Item 14, Principal Accountant Fees and
Services.
As a result of these amendments, the certifications pursuant to Section 302 and
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed as exhibits to the Original
Filing, have been re-executed and re-filed as of the date of this Form 10-K/A
and consents of our former and current independent registered public accounting
firms, which are required as a result of the revisions set forth above, have
been included.
For the convenience of the reader, this Amendment No. 1 sets forth the complete
text of the Form 10-K as so amended. This Amendment No. 1 does not reflect
events that have occurred after the Original Filing nor, except as indicated
above, does it update the information set forth in the Original Filing.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item Page
PART I
1. Business ........................................................................ 1
2. Properties ...................................................................... 7
3. Legal Proceedings ............................................................... 8
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ............................. 10
PART II
5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters
and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities........................................ 11
6. Selected Financial Data ......................................................... 12
7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations ....................................................... 13
7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk ...................... 39
8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data ..................................... 40
9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
on Accounting and Financial Disclosure .......................................... 40
9A. Controls and Procedures ......................................................... 41
9B. Other Information ............................................................... 45
PART III
10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant............................... 46
11. Executive Compensation .......................................................... 49
12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
and Management and Related Shareholder Matters .................................. 57
13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions .................................. 61
14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services .......................................... 61
PART IV
15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules ...................................... 63
Signatures ...................................................................... 72
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PART I
Unless the context indicates otherwise, when used in this report, "we," "us,"
"our," "Concord" and the "Company" refer to Concord Camera Corp. and its
subsidiaries. The Company's fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to June 30.
Fiscal 2006 refers to the fiscal year ending July 1, 2006; fiscal 2005 refers to
the fiscal year ended July 2, 2005; fiscal 2004 refers to the fiscal year ended
July 3, 2004; fiscal 2003 refers to the fiscal year ended June 28, 2003; fiscal
2002 refers to the fiscal year ended June 29, 2002; and fiscal 2001 refers to
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001. References to "Common Stock" mean the
common stock, no par value per share, of the Company.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
The statements contained in this report that are not historical facts are
"forward-looking statements" (as such term is defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995), which can be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as: "estimates," "projects," "anticipates,"
"expects," "intends," "believes," "plans," or the negative thereof or other
variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy that
involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from
those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of certain
factors. For a discussion of some of the factors that could cause actual results
to differ, see the discussion under "Risk Factors" below. We wish to caution the
reader that these forward-looking statements, including statements regarding
expected cost savings, anticipated or expected results, the implementation of
our restructuring plan and additional cost-reduction initiatives, anticipated
financial benefits of eliminating our reliance on internally designed and
manufactured digital cameras and increasing the design, co-development, and
purchase of digital cameras from contract manufacturers, the development and
growth of our business, anticipated revenues or capital expenditures, our
ability to improve gross profit margin on the sale of our digital products,
projected profits or losses and other statements contained in this report
regarding matters that are not historical facts, are only estimates or
predictions. No assurance can be given that future results will be achieved.
Actual events or results may differ materially as a result of risks facing us or
actual results differing from the assumptions underlying such statements. In
particular, our expected results could be adversely affected by production
difficulties or economic conditions negatively affecting the market for our
products or by our inability to successfully develop and maintain relationships
with contract manufacturers. Obtaining the results expected from the
introduction of any new products or product lines may require timely completion
of development, successful ramp-up of full-scale production on a timely basis
and customer and consumer acceptance of those products. In addition, any future
DMS relationships or agreements may require an ability to meet high quality and
performance standards, to successfully implement production at greatly increased
volumes and to sustain production at greatly increased volumes, as to all of
which there can be no assurance. There also can be no assurance that products
under consideration or development will be successfully developed or that once
developed such products will be commercially successful. Any forward-looking
statements contained in this report represent our estimates only as of the date
of this report, or as of such earlier dates as are indicated herein, and should
not be relied upon as representing our estimates as of any subsequent date.
While we may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the
future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if our estimates
change.
ITEM 1. BUSINESS.
OVERVIEW
We incorporated our Company in New Jersey in 1982 and relocated our executive
offices from New Jersey to Hollywood, Florida in January 1999. We design,
develop, manufacture, outsource and sell popularly priced, easy-to-use image
capture products worldwide. Our products include single-use, digital and 35 mm
traditional film cameras. We manufacture and assemble our products in the
Peoples Republic of China ("PRC") for sale to retail sales and distribution
("RSD") and design and manufacturing services ("DMS") customers. We sell our
private label and brand name products to our RSD customers worldwide (either
directly or through third-party distributors). During fiscal 2005, we
experienced a substantial reduction in DMS single-use camera sales primarily as
a result of the decision of Eastman Kodak Company ("Kodak") to cease purchases
under its two DMS contracts with us. Although we continue to seek and evaluate
DMS business opportunities, we expect DMS sales to be nominal in fiscal 2006. In
fiscal 2005, we increased purchases of digital cameras from outsourced
manufacturers, and we expect that our reliance on the outsourced manufacture of
the digital camera products we provide to our RSD customers will continue to
increase in fiscal 2006. We ceased manufacturing digital cameras at the end of
the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005.
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The primary causes of our loss in Fiscal 2005 were lower single-use camera sales
and production volumes, lower digital camera prices, digital camera and
component inventory charges and restructuring and other charges. In fiscal 2004
and continuing in fiscal 2005, we initiated a strategic review process to
determine how we may better compete in the digital camera market, increase sales
of our popular single-use cameras and reduce our costs of doing business. The
strategic review led to our initiating a restructuring plan. You can find more
information on our restructuring plan and cost-reduction initiatives and on our
fiscal 2005 results of operations in Item 7, Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
We anticipate that in fiscal 2006, we will make more extensive use of the
JENOPTIK brand, which we licensed in connection with our acquisition of Jenimage
Europe GmbH ("Jenimage"), a German corporation located in Jena, Germany, to
increase sales of our branded digital cameras. In late fiscal 2005, we initiated
a project to identify, assess and, as appropriate, commercialize new business
opportunities and products. There can be no assurances, however, that any new
business initiatives we may undertake will successfully reverse our losses,
increase our revenues, decrease costs or have a positive effect on our financial
position.
The mailing address of our headquarters is 4000 Hollywood Boulevard, 6th Floor,
North Tower, Hollywood, Florida 33021, and our telephone number is (954)
331-4200. Through a link on the Investor Relations section of our website,
www.concord-camera.com, we make available the following filings as soon as
reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with or furnished to
the SEC: our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q,
current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports filed or
furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. We also make available through a link in the Investor Relations section of
our website Section 16 reports filed with respect to our securities. All such
filings are available free of charge. The information found on our website is
not part of this or any other report we file with or furnish to the SEC.
THE PHOTOGRAPHY MARKET
There are three main types of cameras within the amateur photography market:
o SINGLE-USE CAMERAS - Single-use cameras are sold preloaded with film
and batteries and are designed to be used only once by the consumer.
After use, the consumer returns the entire camera to the photo
processor. The processor then extracts the film and either disposes of
the used camera or returns and/or sells it for recycling.
o DIGITAL CAMERAS - Digital cameras use an electronic sensor and other
components to capture and process an image electronically (versus
silver halide film), that is then stored within memory. Most digital
cameras possess an image review capability that enables instantaneous
viewing and/or deletion. In addition, images can be downloaded to a
computer for viewing, manipulation, storage, transmission (via the
Internet) or printing.
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o 35MM TRADITIONAL FILM CAMERAS - This category includes all other
(non-single-use) cameras that use silver halide film.
MARKET TRENDS
Market trends within the image capture industry include the following:
o SINGLE-USE CAMERAS - Single-use cameras are inexpensive, easy-to-use
and deliver high quality photographs. According to available
third-party market research data, after years of robust growth, the
single-use camera market is estimated to have reached a peak of 450
million units sold worldwide in calendar year 2004. Going forward,
growth in unit sales is expected to be essentially flat in calendar
year 2005, after which it is projected to decline over time, yet remain
a large and viable category.
o DIGITAL CAMERAS - Digital photography is one of the fastest growing
areas of the photography market. According to available third-party
market research data, worldwide consumer digital camera unit sales are
projected to grow 18% in calendar year 2005 but decrease an average of
3% per year from calendar year 2005 to 2009. Although lower mega pixel
("MP") cameras are declining in unit terms (2, 3 and 4 MP), most of the
growth is driven by products with 5 MP or greater (6, 7 and 8 MP). From
calendar year 2005 to 2009, Western Europe unit sales of 6, 7 and 8 MP
cameras are expected to grow at an annual rate of approximately 51%,
66% and 75%, respectively. In comparison, United States unit sales of
6, 7 and 8 MP cameras are expected to grow at an annual rate of
approximately 34%, 24% and 8%, respectively, during the same period.
o 35MM TRADITIONAL FILM CAMERAS - Although we expect 35mm traditional
film cameras to continue to be sold in certain markets and channels in
the foreseeable future, we believe that this market will decline
significantly over the next several years as consumers increasingly use
digital cameras and related digital capture products as substitutes for
35mm traditional film cameras.
In light of these market trends, we are focusing on increasing our sales of
single-use cameras through various sales and marketing initiatives and the
development of new single-use camera designs and products with lower costs,
improved performance, enhanced quality, greater consumer appeal and new
features. We plan on using the JENOPTIK brand more extensively to increase sales
of our branded digital cameras. We are also exploring various new business
opportunities and products.
PRODUCTS
Our products include single-use, digital and 35mm traditional film cameras. We
sell to our retail customers our own branded and private label products, a
number of which we have developed, designed and manufactured. We have also
served as an outsourced manufacturer of developed and co-developed products for
our customers.
We offer a complete line of single-use cameras, including outdoor, flash,
auto-wind and underwater models. We believe that we are uniquely structured to
provide encasements, finishes and packaging to accommodate different user and
customer preferences.
We offer a variety of digital cameras, including complementary metal-oxide
semiconductor (CMOS) and charge-coupled device (CCD)-imager based digital
cameras, ranging from video graphics array (VGA) resolution up to and including
8 MP.
Our 35mm traditional film cameras range from entry-level to higher priced, fully
featured zoom models and include models used by certain RSD customers to support
special promotion and loyalty programs offered to their customers.
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Our expenditures for product design and development decreased to $8.4 million in
fiscal 2005 from $10.5 million in fiscal 2004 and $8.5 million in fiscal 2003.
We expect design and product development expense to continue to decrease in
fiscal 2006 as we no longer rely on internally designed and manufactured digital
cameras. For additional information regarding product development costs, see
Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations.
SALES AND MARKETING
We sell to retailers on a worldwide basis through offices and/or representatives
in the Americas and offices in the United Kingdom, France and Germany ("Europe")
and Hong Kong, China and Japan ("Asia"). We currently market our products to
retailers on a private label basis and/or under the following brand names:
o Concord o Keystone
o EasyShot o Le Clic
o Fun Shooter o Polaroid
o Jenoptik
We have established our presence with our retail customers by offering
attractive, easy-to-use and popularly priced single-use, digital and 35mm
traditional film cameras. We produce and/or market many different styles of
cameras that are sold through thousands of retail outlets.
We have in-house sales and marketing personnel who make the majority of our
direct sales to our customers. We also have independent sales representatives
who serve specific geographic areas. Sales representatives generally receive
commissions ranging from 1.0% to 3.0% of net sales to retail customers,
depending on the type of customer and product, and may act as sales
representatives for manufacturers of other photographic and non-photographic
products. We also sell products to distributors on a wholesale basis who, in
turn, sell our products to retailers.
COMPETITION
The image capture industry, and particularly digital products, is highly
competitive with over 50 companies marketing products to the retail market. As a
producer and/or marketer of popularly priced image capture products, we
encounter substantial competition from a number of companies, many of which have
longer operating histories, more established markets and brand recognition, and
more extensive research, development and manufacturing capabilities than we
have. Key competitors include: Canon, Fuji, Hewlett-Packard, Kodak, Olympus,
Nikon, Sony, Pentax, Konica/Minolta, Panasonic, Samsung and Vivitar. Many of
these competitors have greater resources than we have or may reasonably be
expected to have in the foreseeable future. Maintaining a competitive advantage
depends on our ability to develop and manufacture or purchase from outsourced
manufacturers high quality products at the lowest cost.
BACKLOG
Due to the lead time required for production and shipping and the need to build
inventory to meet seasonal demand, we may at times have a backlog of orders for
products. We define backlog as unfulfilled orders supported by signed contracts
or purchase orders for delivery of our products generally within the next six
months. Our backlog at July 2, 2005 was approximately $32.8 million. We
experience fluctuations in our backlog at various times during our fiscal year.
We expect that approximately $27.5 million of the unfulfilled orders at July 2,
2005 will be shipped during the first quarter of fiscal 2006. Although we
believe that our entire backlog consists of firm orders, our backlog as of any
particular date may not be indicative of actual revenue for any future period
because of the possibility of customer cancellations, order changes, changes in
delivery schedules and delays inherent in the shipments of products. No
assurance can be given that the current backlog will necessarily lead to revenue
in any specific future period.
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MAJOR CUSTOMERS
In fiscal 2005, we had two retail customers each of whose purchases represented
in excess of 10% of our total net sales: (i) Wal-Mart represented 22.6% of total
net sales; and (ii) Walgreens represented 11.7% of total net sales. Kodak, our
largest DMS customer, ceased purchases under our two DMS contracts during fiscal
2005. In fiscal 2005, sales to Kodak accounted for $12.7 million, or 7.3%, of
our total net sales as compared to $39.7 million or, 19.5%, of our total net
sales in fiscal 2004. Although we continue to seek and evaluate DMS business
opportunities, we expect DMS sales to be nominal in fiscal 2006. See Note
22--Geographic Area and Significant Customer Information, in the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
SEASONALITY
Sales of our products are linked to the timing of vacations, holidays and other
leisure activities. Sales are normally strongest in the first and second
quarters (summer, fall and early winter) of our fiscal year when demand is high
as retailers prepare for the holiday season. Sales are also strong in the fourth
quarter of our fiscal year (spring to early summer) due to demand driven by
heavy vacation activity and events such as weddings and graduations. Sales are
normally lowest in the third quarter of our fiscal year (winter to early spring)
with the absence of holidays and fewer people taking vacations.
LICENSING ACTIVITIES
We have a worldwide non-exclusive license (which excluded Japan until January 1,
2005) to use certain of the single-use camera patents and patent applications of
Fuji Photo Film Ltd. ("Fuji") in connection with the manufacture, remanufacture
and sale of single-use cameras. The license extends until the later of February
26, 2021 or the expiration of the last of the licensed Fuji patents and provides
for payment of a license fee and certain royalty payments to Fuji. Our ability
to manufacture and sell single-use cameras depends on the continuation of our
right to use the Fuji patents. As a result, the loss of the Fuji license prior
to the expiration of the patents could have a material adverse effect on our
financial position and results of operation.
We have two license agreements with Polaroid Corporation ("Polaroid"), each of
which will expire in February 2006 and are renewable at our option for an
additional three-year term. These licenses provide for the exclusive (with the
exception of products already previously released by Polaroid into the
distribution chain), worldwide use of the Polaroid brand trademark in connection
with the manufacture, distribution, promotion and sale of single-use and 35mm
traditional film cameras and certain related accessories. The licenses do not
include instant or digital cameras. Each license agreement provides for our
payment of $3.0 million of minimum royalties, or $6.0 million in total, which
were paid in full as of August 2004 and are fully credited against percentage
royalties. We are currently in discussions with Polaroid regarding the renewal
of the license agreements. We believe that the loss of the Polaroid license
would not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of
operations.
As part of our acquisition of Jenimage, we entered into a twenty-year, worldwide
trademark license agreement with Jenoptik AG for the exclusive use of the
JENOPTIK brand name and trademark on non-professional consumer imaging products
including, but not limited to, digital, single-use and traditional cameras, and
other imaging products and related accessories. The license does not contain any
minimum guaranteed royalty payments.
For further discussion of our license and royalty agreements, see Note
17--Commitments and Contingencies, "License and Royalty Agreements," in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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MANUFACTURING
We conduct all of our manufacturing in the PRC. Our vertically integrated
manufacturing facilities include plastic injection molding of lenses and other
parts, stamping and machining of metal parts, manufacturing of printed circuit
boards ("PCBs"), assembly of PCBs using surface mount technology machinery and
manual insertion, application specific integrated circuit bonding, quality
control, quality assurance, painting and final assembly and testing. In
connection with our restructuring plan and cost-reduction initiatives, in fiscal
2005, our manufacturing facilities were transitioned from the manufacture of
digital, single-use and 35mm traditional film cameras to a factory focused on
the manufacture of high volume, low cost single-use and 35mm traditional film
cameras. We ceased manufacturing digital cameras at the end of the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2005.
Our manufacturing and related dormitory facilities in the PRC occupy over
600,000 square feet. See Item 2, Properties. Our PRC manufacturing facilities
have been certified under the Social Accountability 8000 standard ("SA8000")
since November 2001. The SA8000 is an international standard designed to ensure
safe working conditions, fair management practices and the protection of
workers' rights. Our PRC manufacturing facilities are ISO 9000 and 9001
accredited.
EQUIPMENT, COMPONENTS, RAW MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS FROM OUTSOURCED MANUFACTURERS
We own the tools and equipment necessary to manufacture a significant number of
our products and components used in our products. Manufacturers and suppliers
located in the Far East and other parts of the world supply us with raw
materials, components and finished products that we do not manufacture. In
fiscal 2005, we purchased raw materials and components such as film, batteries,
glass lenses, plastic resins, metal, packaging, electronic components, sensors,
digital signal processors, memory and displays. In fiscal 2006, we do not expect
to purchase components relating to the manufacture of digital cameras since we
have outsourced the manufacture of these products.
Digital camera procurement and component procurement for digital cameras is more
complex than for traditional and single-use cameras. Availability, longer
procurement lead times, delays in procurement, and price fluctuations of digital
cameras and the components for digital cameras, which are outside our control,
adversely impacted our business, inventory position, results of operations and
financial condition in fiscal 2005. In fiscal 2006, we do not expect to purchase
components relating to the manufacture of digital cameras since we have
outsourced the manufacture of these products. (See "Risk Factors" in Item 7,
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operation).
PRC OPERATIONS
Our operations are substantially dependent upon our manufacturing and assembly
activities in the PRC. Our current processing agreement with the PRC
governmental entities, which allows us to operate in the PRC, expires in October
2006. See Item 2, Properties, for information on the leases and land use
agreements related to our manufacturing facilities in the PRC. We expect to
continue manufacturing in the PRC after October 2006 either under a renewal of
our processing agreement or pursuant to some other form of legal authorization.
In 2002, we established, registered and commenced operations of a wholly foreign
owned enterprise, Concord Camera (Shenzhen) Company Limited ("Concord
Shenzhen"), pursuant to the laws of the PRC relating to enterprises with a sole
foreign investor. The business license of Concord Shenzhen, which is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Concord Camera HK Limited ("Concord HK"), permits it
to manufacture and sell its products both in the PRC and internationally.
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TRADEMARKS AND PATENTS
Our trademarks include, among others, CONCORD, CONCORD EYE Q, GO WIRELESS, FUN
SHOOTER, EASYSHOT, LE CLIC, KEYSTONE, APEX and GOLDLINE for cameras sold in the
United States and/or numerous foreign countries. We license the POLAROID
trademark for exclusive use worldwide in connection with the manufacture,
distribution, promotion and sale of single-use and 35mm traditional film cameras
(excluding instant and digital cameras). We also license the JENOPTIK trademark
for exclusive use worldwide for non-professional consumer imaging products and
accessories (both digital and film-based). We own numerous patents, certain of
which are used in our current products. We have applied for, and will continue
to apply for, in the United States and foreign countries, patents to protect the
inventions and technologies developed by or for the Company. We do not believe
our competitiveness and market share are dependent on the ultimate disposition
of our patent applications. We license patents and patent applications related
to single-use cameras from Fuji in connection with the manufacture and sale of
single-use cameras.
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
As of September 1, 2005, we had 181 employees, 42.5% of whom were located in
Hong Kong and the PRC. We currently have one collective bargaining agreement
covering six employees in France that has no stated expiration date. During
fiscal 2005, pursuant to our agreements with PRC governmental entities, and
based upon production demand, approximately 3,000 to 5,000 people worked in our
PRC manufacturing facilities, a reduction of approximately 2,000 to 2,500
workers from fiscal 2004 levels as a result of our restructuring plan and
cost-reduction initiatives. We believe that our relationship with our employees
and workers is satisfactory.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
For financial information about geographic areas, see Note 22--Geographic Area
and Significant Customer Information, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.
In Hollywood, Florida, we lease approximately 20,000 square feet of office
space. The lease expires on January 31, 2014.
In Hong Kong, we own approximately 6,600 square feet of office space occupying
one floor and lease approximately 13,200 square feet of office space comprised
of one floor under a lease expiring in 2047 and one floor under a lease expiring
in October 2006. In fiscal 2005, we sold an 11,000 square foot building on a
one-half acre parcel located in the United Kingdom. We also lease warehouse
and/or office space in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan in
connection with the activities of our subsidiaries in these jurisdictions. The
lease for our facility in Canada expires October 31, 2005 and is not expected to
be renewed or extended. We plan, instead, to use a third-party to provide
warehousing services.
In the PRC, we own manufacturing facilities in the Longgang District of Shenzhen
and we lease several employee dormitories, a cafeteria and warehouse space. The
size of the entire facility is in excess of 600,000 square feet. Pursuant to
land use agreements entered into with certain PRC governmental entities, we
obtained the title and rights to use approximately eight acres of land for
factory buildings, dormitories and related ancillary buildings. Under the land
use agreements, we have the right to use the land through 2038. At the end of
the term, a PRC governmental entity will own the facilities and we will have the
right to lease the land and improvements at then prevailing lease terms.
We also lease a 13,700 sq. ft. warehouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that we
previously used to warehouse and distribute products. We now sublease this space
to a subtenant through January 2009.
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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
In July 2002, a class action complaint was filed against the Company and certain
of its officers in the United States District Court for the Southern District of
Florida by individuals purporting to be shareholders of the Company. On August
20, 2002, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint and in December
2002, the Company's motion was granted by the court and the complaint was
dismissed. In January 2003, an amended class action complaint (the "Amended
Complaint") was filed adding certain of the Company's current and former
directors as defendants. The lead plaintiffs in the Amended Complaint sought to
act as representatives of a class consisting of all persons who purchased the
Company's Common Stock (i) issued pursuant to the Company's September 26, 2000
secondary offering (the "Secondary Offering") or (ii) during the period from
September 26, 2000 through June 22, 2001, inclusive. On April 18, 2003, the
Company filed a motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint and on August 27, 2004,
the court (i) dismissed all claims against the defendants related to the
Secondary Offering and (ii) ruled that the allegations occurring before January
2001 or after April 2001 were not actionable. On September 8, 2005, the court
granted the plaintiffs' motion for class certification and certified as
plaintiffs all persons who purchased the Common Stock between January 18, 2001
and June 22, 2001, inclusive, and who were allegedly damaged thereby (the period
January 18, 2001 through June 22, 2001 hereinafter referred to as the "Class
Period"). The allegations remaining in the Amended Complaint are centered around
claims that the Company failed to disclose in periodic reports it filed with the
SEC and in press releases it made to the public during the Class Period
regarding its operations and financial results, that a large portion of its
accounts receivable was represented by a delinquent and uncollectible balance
due from then customer KB Gear Interactive, Inc. ("KB Gear"), and that a
material portion of its inventory consisted of customized components for KB Gear
products that have no alternative usage. The Amended Complaint claims that such
failures artificially inflated the price of the Common Stock. The Amended
Complaint seeks unspecified damages, interest, attorneys' fees, costs of suit
and unspecified other and further relief from the court. Pursuant to a
scheduling order of the court, trial in this matter is scheduled to commence on
November 13, 2006. The Company intends to vigorously defend the lawsuit and will
continue to engage in motion practice to dismiss or otherwise limit the claims
set forth in the Amended Complaint. Although the Company believes this lawsuit
is without merit, its outcome cannot be predicted, and if adversely determined,
the ultimate liability of the Company, which could be material, cannot be
ascertained. On September 17, 2002, the Company was advised by the staff of the
SEC that it is conducting an informal inquiry related to the matters described
above and requested certain information and materials related thereto. On
October 15, 2002, the staff of Nasdaq also requested certain information and
materials related to the matters described above and as to matters related to
the previously reported embezzlement of Company funds by a former employee,
uncovered in April 2002. The Company provided the requested information to the
SEC and Nasdaq. The Company has not received any further communication from the
SEC with respect to the informal inquiry or from Nasdaq with respect to its
request since the Company last responded in February 2003.
Between September and November 2004, a number of related class action complaints
were filed against the Company and certain of its officers in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of Florida by individuals purporting to
be shareholders of the Company. In August 2005, an amended consolidated
complaint (the "Amended Complaint") was filed adding a former officer of the
Company as a defendant. The lead plaintiff in the Amended Complaint seeks to act
as a representative of a class consisting of all persons who purchased the
Company's Common Stock during the period from August 14, 2003 through August 31,
2004, inclusive (the "Class Period"), and who were allegedly damaged thereby.
The allegations in the Amended Complaint are centered around claims that the
Company failed to disclose, in periodic reports it filed with the SEC and in
press releases it made to the public during the Class Period regarding its
operations and financial results, (i) the full extent of the Company's excess,
obsolete and otherwise impaired inventory; (ii) the departure of a former
officer from the Company until several months after his departure; and (iii)
that Kodak would cancel its DMS contracts with the Company due to the Company's
alleged infringement of Kodak's patents. The Amended Complaint also alleges that
the Company improperly recognized revenue contrary to GAAP due to an inability
to reasonably estimate digital camera returns. The Amended Complaint claims that
such failures artificially inflated the price of the Common Stock. The Amended
Complaint seeks unspecified damages, interest, attorneys' fees, costs of suit
and unspecified other and further relief from the court. The Company intends to
vigorously defend the lawsuit. Although the Company believes the lawsuit is
without merit, the outcome cannot be predicted, and if adversely determined, the
ultimate liability of the Company, which could be material, cannot be
ascertained. In a letter dated November 19, 2004, the Company was advised by the
staff of the SEC that it is conducting an investigation related to the matters
described above. The Company has provided the requested information to the SEC
and has not received any further communication from the SEC with respect to its
request since the Company last responded in May 2005.
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On November 16, 2004, a shareholder derivative suit was initiated against
certain of the Company's current and former officers and directors, and the
Company as a nominal defendant, in the United States District Court for the
District of New Jersey by an individual purporting to be a shareholder of the
Company. The complaint alleges that the individual defendants breached their
duties of loyalty and good faith by causing the Company to misrepresent its
financial results and prospects, resulting in the class action complaints
described in the immediately preceding paragraph. The complaint seeks
unspecified damages, repayment of salaries and other remuneration from the
individual defendants, interest, attorneys' fees, costs of suit and unspecified
other and further relief from the court. In March 2005, the court granted a
motion by the individual defendants and the Company to transfer the action to
the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida where the
related class action suits are currently pending. In May 2005, the court
consolidated this case with the related class action suit for discovery purposes
only. Although the Company believes this lawsuit is without merit, its outcome
cannot be predicted, and if adversely determined, the ultimate effect on the
Company, which could be material, cannot be ascertained.
Pursuant to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, the personal
liability of the Company's directors is limited to the fullest extent permitted
under the New Jersey Business Corporation Act ("NJBCA"), and the Company is
required to indemnify its officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted
under the NJBCA. In accordance with the terms of the Certificate of
Incorporation and the NJBCA, the Board of Directors approved the payment of
expenses for each of the current and former officers and directors named as
defendants (the "individual defendants") in the above described class action and
derivative action litigations (collectively, the "actions") in advance of the
final disposition of such actions. The individual defendants have executed and
delivered to the Company written undertakings to repay the Company all amounts
so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the individual defendants
are not entitled to be indemnified by the Company under the NJBCA.
In April 2004, a patent infringement complaint was filed by Compression Labs,
Inc. against 28 defendants, including the Company, in the United States District
Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The complaint asserts that the
defendants have conducted activities which infringe U.S. Patent No. 4,698,672,
entitled, "Coding System for Reducing Redundancy." The complaint seeks
unspecified damages, interest, attorneys' fees, costs of suit and unspecified
other and further relief from the court. In February 2005, pursuant to an order
of the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation, this action was transferred
to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. It
is too early to assess the probability of a favorable or unfavorable outcome or
the loss or range of loss, if any, and therefore, no amounts have been accrued
relating to this action. The Company has notified several third parties of its
intent to seek indemnity from such parties for any costs or damages incurred by
the Company as a result of this action.
On October 6, 2004, a patent infringement complaint was filed by Honeywell
International, Inc. and Honeywell Intellectual Properties, Inc., against 27
defendants, including the Company, in the United States District Court for the
District of Delaware. The complaint asserts that the defendants have conducted
activities which infringe U.S. Patent No. 5,280,371, entitled, "Directional
Diffuser for a Liquid Crystal Display." The complaint seeks unspecified damages,
interest, attorneys' fees, costs of suit and unspecified other and further
relief from the court. The proceedings in this action against the Company and
other similarly situated defendants have been stayed by the court pending the
resolution of the infringement actions against the liquid crystal display
manufacturers. It is too early to assess the probability of a favorable or
unfavorable outcome or the loss or range of loss, if any, and therefore, no
amounts have been accrued relating to this action. The Company has notified
several third parties of its intent to seek indemnity from such parties for any
costs or damages incurred by the Company as a result of this action.
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The Company is involved from time to time in routine legal matters incidental to
its business. Based upon available information, the Company believes that the
resolution of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on its
financial position or results of operations.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
None.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our Common Stock has been quoted on the NASDAQ/NMS under the symbol "LENS" since
July 12, 1988. During part of fiscal 2005, we were subject to delisting
proceedings as a result of the late filing of all of our fiscal 2005 quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q with the SEC. Our symbol was "LENSE" while the delisting
proceedings were pending. Effective June 20, 2005, all delisting proceedings
were discontinued. The following table shows, for each quarter in fiscal 2005
and fiscal 2004, the high and low sales prices per share of our Common Stock as
reported by the NASDAQ/NMS.
Quarter Ended High Low
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July 2, 2005 $1.65 $1.12
April 2, 2005 $2.30 $1.55
January 1, 2005 $2.76 $1.47
October 2, 2004 $3.36 $1.62
July 3, 2004 $6.46 $2.64
March 27, 2004 $10.14 $5.53
December 27, 2003 $14.06 $9.62
September 27, 2003 $12.65 $6.84
The closing price of our Common Stock on the NASDAQ/NMS on September 14, 2005
was $1.40 per share. As of September 9, 2005, there were 974 shareholders of
record of our Common Stock, not including the number of persons whose stock is
held in nominee or "street name" accounts through brokers.
On December 30, 2004, a former employee of the Company exercised an option for
26,666 shares of our Common Stock pursuant to the Concord Camera Corp. Incentive
Plan (1993) at a price of $2.00 per share, following which he sold the
underlying shares of Common Stock in the open market for $2.1334 per share. We
had not timely filed our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended as of January 1, 2005, and inadvertently allowed the former employee to
exercise the option. As a result of the untimely filing of the Form 10-Q, the
shares issued to the employee upon exercise of the option may not have been
issued pursuant to an effective Form S-8 registration statement or pursuant to a
valid exemption from registration.
The Company has never paid cash dividends and does not presently intend to pay
cash dividends.
We did not repurchase any of our shares during the fourth quarter of fiscal
2005.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Fiscal Year Ended
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STATEMENT OF July 2, July 3, June 28, June 29, June 30,
OPERATIONS DATA: 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
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Net sales $174,348 $203,132 $189,783 $129,317 $180,061
Cost of products sold 180,130 188,954 153,532 110,345 152,598
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Gross (deficit) profit (5,782) 14,178 36,251 18,972 27,463
Operating expenses 39,794 43,426(c) 30,421(b) 26,161 42,262
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Operating (loss) income (45,576) (29,248) 5,830 (7,189) (14,799)
Interest expense 931 715 1,230 2,522 2,794
Other income, net (1,770) (500) (2,372) (3,060) (4,892)
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
(Loss) income before income taxes
and extraordinary item (44,737) (29,463) 6,972 (6,651) (12,701)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 186 7,537 569 (1,403) (931)
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
(Loss) income before extraordinary item (44,923) (37,000) 6,403 (5,248) (11,770)
Extraordinary gain - 5,778(d) - - -
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Net (loss) income $(44,923) $(31,222) $ 6,403 $ (5,248) $(11,770)
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Net (loss) income per common share:
Basic:
(Loss) income before extraordinary item $ (1.54) $ (1.29) $ 0.23 $ (0.19) $ (0.45)
Extraordinary gain - 0.20 - - -
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(Loss) income per common share $ (1.54) $ (1.09) $ 0.23 $ (0.19) $ (0.45)
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Diluted:
(Loss) income before extraordinary item $ (1.54) $ (1.29) $ 0.22 $ (0.19) $ (0.45)
Extraordinary gain - 0.20 - - -
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(Loss) income per common share $ (1.54) $ (1.09) $ 0.22 $ (0.19) $ (0.45)
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BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Working capital $ 61,761 $100,603 $121,077 $128,382 $131,003
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Total assets $146,756 $189,517 $205,814 $198,076 $213,666
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Total debt $ 2,936 $ 9,170 $ - $ 14,934(a) $ 15,416
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Total stockholders' equity $ 82,303 $127,125 $156,828 $149,156 $154,337
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(a) This debt was retired in August 2002. For further discussion, see Note
10--Senior Notes, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(b) Includes $0.9 million of variable stock-based compensation expense. For
further discussion, see Note 1 and Note 14--Description of Business and
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Stock Option Plans,
respectively, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(c) Includes $0.7 million of variable stock-based compensation income. For
further discussion, see Note 1 and Note 14--Description of Business and
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Stock Option Plans,
respectively, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(d) Represents the excess of estimated fair value of net assets acquired over
cost (negative goodwill) for the Jenimage acquisition. For further
discussion, see Note 2--Acquisition, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the
fiscal 2005 consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto.
Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed below
are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve
risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, economic, governmental,
political, competitive and technological factors affecting the Company's
operations, markets, products, prices and other factors discussed elsewhere in
this report and other reports filed with the SEC. See "Risk Factors" below.
These factors may cause results to differ materially from the statements made in
this report or otherwise made by or on behalf of the Company.
OVERVIEW
We design, develop, manufacture, outsource and sell popularly priced,
easy-to-use image capture products worldwide. Our products include single-use,
digital and 35mm traditional film cameras. We manufacture and assemble our
products in the Peoples Republic of China ("PRC") for sale to retail sales and
distribution ("RSD") and design and manufacturing services ("DMS") customers. We
sell our private label and brand name products to our RSD customers worldwide
(either directly or through third-party distributors). During fiscal 2005, we
experienced a substantial reduction in DMS single-use camera sales primarily as
a result of the decision of Eastman Kodak Company ("Kodak") to cease purchases
under its two DMS contracts with us. Although we continue to seek and evaluate
DMS business opportunities, we expect DMS sales to be nominal in fiscal 2006. In
fiscal 2005, we increased purchases of digital cameras from outsourced
manufacturers, and we expect that our reliance on the outsourced manufacture of
the digital camera products we provide to our RSD customers will continue to
increase in fiscal 2006. We ceased manufacturing digital cameras at the end of
the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005.
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During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004, we acquired Jenimage Europe GmbH, a
German Corporation ("Jenimage"). Accordingly, the fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2004
results include twelve months and approximately two months, respectively, of the
operating results of Jenimage. Pro forma results for fiscal 2004 are not
presented as the fiscal 2004 results of Jenimage were not significant.
Additionally, since Jenimage was operationally integrated and legally merged
into our existing German subsidiary and operations, we are unable to separately
present Jenimage's effect on results of operations for fiscal 2005.
The primary causes of our loss in fiscal 2005 were lower single-use camera sales
and production volumes, lower digital camera prices, digital camera and
component inventory charges and restructuring and other charges. In fiscal 2004
and continuing in fiscal 2005, we initiated a strategic review process to
determine how we may better compete in the digital camera market. As part of
this process, we evaluated and continue to evaluate a number of strategies
related to digital cameras. The strategic review process led to the
restructuring plan and other cost-reduction initiatives announced and initially
implemented in the second quarter of fiscal 2005. These initiatives were
designed to eliminate our reliance on internally designed and manufactured
digital cameras and increase the design, co-development and purchase of digital
cameras from outsourced manufacturers. We expect these initiatives to
significantly reduce costs and expenses in connection with our sales of digital
cameras and to achieve a more competitive business model. We ceased
manufacturing digital cameras at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005
and expect to realize the benefits of these initiatives in fiscal 2006.
We incurred costs in integrating Jenimage with our European operations and
consolidating certain European operations and departments at our offices in
Jena, Germany. Subsequent to the acquisition, Jenimage was merged with the
Company's subsidiary (Concord Camera GmbH) which is now a distributor and
marketer of JENOPTIK branded photographic and imaging products. The JENOPTIK
brand, which we have licensed from Jenoptik AG for a twenty-year period, is
recognized in Germany and other German-speaking countries. Other costs incurred
in fiscal 2005 included, among other things, restructuring charges incurred in
connection with our restructuring and cost-reduction initiatives, the cost of
implementing a new, worldwide Enterprise Resource Planning system ("ERP
System"), compliance costs associated with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002 (the "SOX 404 Project"), costs incurred in connection with potential
acquisitions, strategic planning consulting costs and additional audit and
review fees, including the SOX 404 Project.
Our worldwide, fully integrated ERP System was launched during the first quarter
of fiscal 2005 in part to improve the overall effectiveness of our internal
control over financial reporting and our disclosure controls and procedures.
During fiscal 2005, we identified ten material weaknesses in our internal
control over financial reporting. Two of the material weaknesses related to the
planning and implementation of the ERP System and to our financial statement
closing process. These material weaknesses resulted in significant delays in
accumulating data, performing analyses and evaluating results necessary to
support the timely preparation of our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q during
fiscal 2005. As a result, each of our quarterly reports for fiscal 2005 was not
timely filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The migration
of our Jenimage operations onto the ERP System in the third quarter of fiscal
2005 further exacerbated problems with the ERP System and the financial
statement closing process, and the material weaknesses in these and other areas
continued to exist as of the end of fiscal 2005. For further discussion
regarding our disclosure controls and procedures, internal control over
financial reporting and material weaknesses, see Item 9A, Controls and
Procedures.
Due to continuing losses in the first two quarters of fiscal 2005, in the third
and fourth quarters of fiscal 2005, we implemented additional cost-reduction
initiatives and adopted sales guidelines which were designed to mitigate
inventory risks and improve profitability. These initiatives included, among
other things, eliminating certain employee positions and consolidating certain
of our European operations and departments at our offices in Jena, Germany. As a
result, we reduced our operations in the United Kingdom and France and expanded
our operations in Jena, Germany. We expect the sales guidelines to improve
overall gross profit margins on the sale of digital cameras, but to decrease
sales volume of digital cameras in the United States, Canada and Latin America
(the "Americas"). We expect to realize the benefits of the sales guidelines and
additional cost-reduction initiatives in fiscal 2006. We are continuing to
review our strategies, including the implementation of additional cost-reduction
initiatives and possible new business initiatives. There can be no assurances
that implementing any such initiatives will successfully reverse our losses,
increase our revenues, decrease costs or have a positive effect on our financial
position.
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Significant factors affecting the change in year-over-year results of operations
are as follows:
1. lower single-use sales and production volumes;
2. lower digital camera prices;
3. digital camera and component inventory charges; and
4. restructuring and other charges.
1. Lower Single-Use Camera Sales and Production Volumes
During fiscal 2005, we experienced a substantial reduction in DMS single-use
camera sales primarily as a result of the decision of Kodak to cease purchases
under its two DMS contracts with us. This reduction in DMS single-use camera
sales had a material adverse effect on our results of operations in fiscal 2005,
and we expect it will continue to have a material adverse effect on our results
of operations in future periods unless we are able to substantially increase
sales to other customers or sales of other products. Although we continue to
seek and evaluate DMS business opportunities, we expect DMS sales to be nominal
in fiscal 2006. In addition, sales of single-use cameras to two of our
significant RSD customers declined. See Note 22--Geographic Area and Significant
Customer Information, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a
discussion of significant customers. These declines in single-use camera sales
volumes led to lower production volumes in our manufacturing facilities. The
lower production volumes created under absorption of manufacturing labor and
overhead and other costs and inefficiencies. These factors contributed to a
significant decrease in gross profit.
2. Lower Digital Camera Prices
During fiscal 2005, we experienced a significant decline in average digital
camera selling prices resulting from competitive pricing and weak end customer
sales of our products with certain retail customers. However, this decline was
partially offset by a year-over-year increase in digital camera sales volume
resulting from including a complete year of net sales related to Jenimage. Price
declines in digital cameras also led to significant inventory charges because we
lowered the carrying values of certain digital camera inventories below their
cost bases.
3. Digital Camera and Component Inventory Charges
We continue to experience significant competition and substantial price declines
in digital cameras. We decreased the carrying values of certain digital camera
components, finished goods and return camera inventory below their cost basis to
their estimated market values during fiscal 2005. In fiscal 2005, we recorded
inventory charges of approximately $8.7 million mainly related to digital camera
and component inventory. Sales of certain digital cameras whose carrying values
were lowered to estimated market values also resulted in significantly lower
gross profit. Further, we anticipate that sales of certain digital cameras whose
carrying values were lowered in fiscal 2005 will have an adverse effect on our
fiscal 2006 results of operations resulting from significantly lower and/or no
gross profit on these sales.
4. Restructuring and Other Charges
As a result of our restructuring and cost-reduction initiatives, we incurred
approximately $6.1 million in restructuring and other charges during fiscal
2005. During fiscal 2005, we recorded additional depreciation expense of $1.4
million related to the reduction in the remaining useful lives of certain
equipment, tooling and other fixed assets used in the manufacture of certain
digital cameras. See Note 20--Restructuring and Other Charges, in the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements. The benefits resulting from these initiatives
are expected to be realized in fiscal 2006. We expect to make payments relating
to the restructuring and other charges of approximately $0.5 million during
fiscal 2006 and plan to fund these disbursements from our cash and cash
equivalents.
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in
the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Our application of
accounting policies affects these estimates and assumptions. Actual results
could differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We
believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant
estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our consolidated financial
statements and accompanying notes:
REVENUE RECOGNITION
We recognize revenue, in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No.
101, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements, as amended by SAB No. 104,
Revenue Recognition: Corrected Copy, when title and risk of loss are transferred
to the customer, the sales price is fixed or determinable, persuasive evidence
of an arrangement exists, and collectibility is probable. Title and risk of loss
generally transfer when the product is delivered to the customer or upon
shipment, depending upon negotiated contractual arrangements. Sales are recorded
net of anticipated returns which we estimate based on historical rates of
return, adjusted for current events as appropriate, in accordance with Statement
of Financial Accounting Standard No. 48, Revenue Recognition When Right of
Return Exists ("SFAS No. 48"). If actual future returns are higher than
estimated, then net sales could be adversely affected. Management has assessed
the appropriateness of the timing of revenue recognition in accordance with SFAS
No. 48. After considering the requirements of SFAS No. 48, we concluded we would
defer recognition of revenue from certain customers until such customers'
transactions meet all of the requirements of SFAS No. 48.
We may enter into arrangements to offer certain pricing discounts and allowances
that do not provide an identifiable separate benefit or service or may enter
into arrangements to provide certain free products. In accordance with Emerging
Issues Task Force ("EITF") Issue No. 01-09, Consideration Given by a Vendor to a
Customer (Including a Reseller of the Vendor's Products), we record the pricing
discounts and allowances as a reduction of sales and record the cost of free
products ratably into cost of products sold based upon the underlying revenue
transaction.
SALES RETURNS
We establish a provision for estimated sales returns based on historical product
return trends. If the actual future returns are higher than we originally
estimated, which we based upon historical data, our net sales could be adversely
affected.
PROVISION FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS
We base the provision for doubtful accounts on our assessment of the
collectibility of specific customer accounts and the aging of accounts
receivable. If there is a deterioration of a major customer's credit worthiness
or actual defaults are higher than our historical experience, our estimates of
the recoverability of amounts owed to us could be adversely affected.
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INVENTORIES
Inventory purchases and commitments are based upon estimates of future demand
that are difficult to forecast. If (i) there is a sudden and significant
decrease in demand for our products; (ii) there is a higher rate of inventory
obsolescence because of rapidly changing technology and customer requirements;
and/or (iii) the market value and selling prices of our products to our
customers decline or the price at which these customers can purchase similar
products from other manufacturers is lower than ours, we may be required to
reduce our inventory values which would result in lower-of-cost-or-market value
adjustments. Such a reduction could have a material adverse effect on our
gross profit. The obsolescence risk related to digital cameras is more
significant than 35mm traditional film and single-use cameras due to, among
other factors, the shorter life cycles of digital products. See Risk Factors
below.
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
The deferred income tax asset valuation allowance is based on our assessment of
the realizability of our deferred income tax assets on an ongoing basis and may
be adjusted from time to time as necessary. In determining the valuation
allowance, we have considered future taxable income and the feasibility of tax
planning initiatives and strategies. We have a full valuation allowance on all
of our deferred income tax assets as of July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004. Should we
determine that it is more likely than not that we will realize certain of our
deferred income tax assets in the future, an adjustment would be required to
reduce the existing valuation allowance and increase income. Alternatively, if
we determine that we would not be able to realize a recorded deferred income tax
asset, an adjustment to increase our valuation allowance would be charged to the
results of operations in the period in which we reach such a conclusion.
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND OTHER ASSETS
Periodically, we review our long-lived assets for impairment. We record an
impairment loss when indications of impairment are present and undiscounted cash
flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets'
carrying values. Since we incurred significant operating losses in fiscal 2004
and fiscal 2005, a potential impairment indicator, we performed an impairment
test of our long-lived and other assets as of July 2, 2005 by summarizing the
undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual sale of our
long-lived and other assets, excluding goodwill. The sum of the undiscounted
cash flows exceeded the carrying values of these assets and, accordingly, we
concluded these carrying values are recoverable. Assets reviewed included
patents, prepaid amounts related to licensing and royalty agreements and
property, plant and equipment. No impairment charges were recorded for fiscal
2005, fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2003.
ACCOUNTING FOR LITIGATION AND SETTLEMENTS
We are involved in various legal proceedings. Due to their nature, such legal
proceedings involve inherent uncertainties including, but not limited to, court
rulings, negotiations between affected parties and the possibility of
governmental intervention. Management assesses the probability of loss for such
contingencies and accrues a liability and/or discloses the relevant
circumstances, as appropriate. While certain of these matters involve
substantial amounts, management believes based on available information that the
ultimate resolution of such legal proceedings will not have a material adverse
effect on our financial condition taken as a whole.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
Under SEC regulations, in certain circumstances, we are required to make certain
disclosures regarding the following off-balance sheet arrangements, if material:
- Any obligation under certain guarantee contracts;
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- Any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an
unconsolidated entity or similar arrangement that serves as
credit, liquidity or market risk support to that entity for such
assets;
- Any obligation under certain derivative instruments; and
- Any obligation arising out of a material variable interest held by
us in an unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity,
market risk or credit risk support to us, or engages in leasing,
hedging or research and development services with us.
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements pursuant to these regulations,
other than those described in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. We
do not have, nor do we believe we engage in, transactions with any special
purpose entities. We are not engaged in hedging activities and had no forward
exchange contracts or other derivatives outstanding at July 2, 2005. In the
ordinary course of business, we enter into operating lease commitments, purchase
commitments and other contractual obligations. These transactions are recognized
in our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States and are more fully discussed below under the
caption Liquidity and Capital Resources.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AS OF JULY 2, 2005
(IN MILLIONS)
PAYMENTS DUE BY PERIOD
LESS THAN 1-3 3-5 MORE THAN
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS TOTAL 1 YEAR YEARS YEARS 5 YEARS
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Purchase Obligations $14.1 $14.1 $ - $ - $ -
Operating Leases 4.1 1.0 1.2 0.7 1.2
Patent, Trademark, Licensing and Royalty Obligations 3.3 0.5 1.0 0.6 1.2
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Total $21.5 $15.6 $2.2 $1.3 $2.4
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RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
For a discussion of recently issued accounting pronouncements, see Note
1--Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,
"Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements", in the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FISCAL 2005 COMPARED TO FISCAL 2004
Net Sales
Net sales for fiscal 2005 were $174.3 million, a decrease of $28.8 million, or
14.2%, as compared to net sales for fiscal 2004. The decrease in net sales was
primarily due to a reduction in the sales volume of single-use cameras sold to
significant RSD and DMS customers and lower average selling prices for digital
cameras resulting from significant pricing competition and weak end customer
sales of our products with certain retail customers. This reduction in net sales
was partially offset by the inclusion of a complete fiscal year of net sales
related to Jenimage.
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RSD net sales were $160.7 million for fiscal 2005, an increase of $4.7 million,
or 3.0%, as compared to the same period last year, and accounted for 92.2% of
total net sales.
RSD net sales from our operations in the U.S., Canada and Latin America
("Americas") for fiscal 2005 were $87.2 million, a decrease of $18.8 million, or
17.7%, as compared to fiscal 2004. The decrease in RSD net sales was due
primarily to reduced sales of single-use and digital cameras to two significant
customers. This decrease in sales had a material adverse effect on fiscal 2005
results of operations. The reduction in sales to one significant RSD customer
was due to the customer's overstocked inventory levels of single-use cameras
during the first and second quarters of fiscal 2005. During the third and fourth
quarters of fiscal 2005, sales of single-use cameras to this customer increased
over the levels of the second quarter of fiscal 2005, and we expect sales of
single-use cameras to this customer will continue to increase as its inventory
levels decrease. The reduction in sales to the other significant RSD customer
was attributable to a reduction in sales of digital cameras partially offset by
an increase in sales of single-use cameras to such customer.
RSD net sales from our operations in Europe for fiscal 2005 were $68.2 million,
an increase of $20.8 million, or 44.1%, as compared to the same period last
year. This increase was principally attributable to the acquisition of Jenimage.
DMS net sales were $13.6 million for fiscal 2005, a decrease of $33.7 million,
or 71.2%, as compared to fiscal 2004, and accounted for 7.8% of total net sales.
The decrease in DMS net sales was primarily attributable to lower sales to
Kodak, for whom we manufactured products under two DMS agreements. Sales to
Kodak in fiscal 2005 accounted for 7.3% of total net sales, while in fiscal
2004, sales to Kodak accounted for 19.6% of total net sales. As previously
reported, Kodak advised us that it would cease purchases under the two DMS
contracts during the second quarter of fiscal 2005. The winding down of sales to
Kodak had a material adverse effect on our results of operations for fiscal
2005, and we expect that the cessation of sales to Kodak will have a material
adverse effect on our results of operations in future periods unless we are able
to substantially increase sales to other customers or sales of other products.
Net sales from our operations in Asia for fiscal 2005 were $18.9 million, a
decrease of $30.8 million, or 62.0%, as compared to fiscal 2004. Net sales from
our operations in Asia for fiscal 2005 include RSD sales of $5.3 million and all
of our DMS sales. The decrease was attributable primarily to a reduction in
sales to Kodak partially offset by sales from our subsidiary in Japan.
Gross (Deficit) Profit
Gross (deficit) for fiscal 2005 was $(5.8) million, or (3.3)% of net sales,
versus gross profit of $14.2 million, or 7.0% of net sales, in fiscal 2004.
During fiscal 2005, gross (deficit), in dollars and as a percentage of net
sales, was negatively affected by the following factors: (i) reduced sales
volume of single-use cameras and lower average selling prices for digital
cameras; (ii) a $8.7 million charge to reduce the carrying value of certain
finished goods, components, work-in-process, raw material and return camera
inventory below its cost basis to its estimated market value resulting from
price declines; (iii) restructuring and other charges of $5.6 million consisting
of a reduction in the carrying value of certain finished goods, components,
work-in-process, raw material and return camera inventory below its cost basis
to its estimated market value and employee severance costs attributable to our
Restructuring Initiatives and Cost Initiatives; (iv) lower production volumes in
our manufacturing facilities which created under-absorption of manufacturing
labor and overhead and other costs of $5.5 million; and (v) additional
depreciation expense of $1.4 million related to the reduction in the remaining
useful lives of certain molds and tooling used in the production of certain
digital cameras.
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Product engineering, design and development costs for fiscal 2005 and fiscal
2004, in dollars and as a percentage of net sales, were $8.4 million (4.8%) and
$10.5 million (5.2%), respectively. We expect engineering, design and product
development costs, excluding restructuring and other charges, to continue to
decrease as we increase our purchases of digital cameras from outsourced
manufacturers as a result of our Restructuring Initiatives. For further
discussion, see "Inventories" under the caption, Critical Accounting Policies
above, and Note 20-Restructuring and Other Charges, in the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.
Operating Expenses
Selling expenses for fiscal 2005 were $16.8 million, or 9.6% of net sales,
compared to $13.5 million, or 6.6% of net sales, for fiscal 2004. The increase
was primarily due to the cost of additional sales and marketing personnel and
increases in freight-related shipping costs. Selling expenses in fiscal 2005
also included costs incurred by Jenimage.
General and administrative ("G&A") expenses, excluding variable stock-based
compensation or income, for fiscal 2005 were $22.9 million, or 13.1% of net
sales, compared to $26.8 million, or 13.2% of net sales, for fiscal 2004. The
decrease in G&A expenses was primarily due to decreases in personnel costs and
decreases in professional fees associated with designing and installing our ERP
System, partially offset by increased costs and the recording of expenses
related to previously capitalized costs incurred in connection with potential
acquisitions. G&A expenses in fiscal 2005 also included costs incurred by
Jenimage. During the first quarter of fiscal 2006, we expect to incur
approximately $1.3 million of costs related to compliance with the SOX 404
Project.
We did not recognize any variable stock-based compensation expense for fiscal
2005 because the price of our Common Stock was lower than the exercise price of
$5.97 of our repriced options at the beginning and end of the fiscal year.
Variable stock-based compensation income for fiscal 2004 was $0.7 million
because the Company's stock price on July 3, 2004 was lower than the price of
our Common Stock used to compute variable stock-based compensation expense in
previous quarters. We consider all of our variable stock-based compensation or
income as a component of G&A expenses. See Note 1-Description of Business and
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, "Stock-Based Compensation", in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $0.9 million and $0.7 million for fiscal 2005 and fiscal
2004, respectively. The increase was primarily due to an increase in average
outstanding indebtedness under financing facilities during fiscal 2005 as
compared to fiscal 2004. See Hong Kong Financing Facilities included in
Liquidity and Capital Resources.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net was $1.8 million and $0.5 million for fiscal 2005 and fiscal
2004, respectively. The increase is primarily attributable to the gain on the
sale of an available-for-sale investment and the gain on the sale of a building
in the United Kingdom. See Note 1-Description of Business and Summary of
Significant Accounting Policies, "Investments," and Note 6-Property, Plant and
Equipment, Net, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Income Taxes
Income attributable to Hong Kong business activities is taxed separately from
the PRC. The Company's Hong Kong subsidiary's annual effective income tax rate
is 8.75%.
The Company has never paid any income or turnover tax to the PRC related to its
processing activities in the PRC, but there can be no assurance that the Company
will not be required to pay such taxes in the future. Existing PRC statutes can
be construed as providing for a minimum of 10% to 15% income tax and a 3%
turnover tax on the Company's business activities; however, the PRC has never
attempted to enforce those statutes. The Company has been advised that the PRC's
State Tax Bureau is reviewing the applicability of those statutes to processing
activities of the type engaged in by the Company, but it has not yet announced
any final decisions as to the taxability of those activities. After consultation
with its tax advisors, the Company does not believe that any tax exposure it may
have on account of its operations in the PRC will be material to the Company's
financial position or results of operations.
The Company has historically not provided for U.S. federal and state income
taxes on the undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries on the basis
that such earnings will be indefinitely reinvested outside the U.S. As a result
of current year losses realized by its foreign subsidiaries, the foreign
subsidiaries have an accumulated earnings deficit of approximately $19.6 million
as of July 2, 2005. Consequently, there is no basis to provide for U.S. federal
and state income taxes for the results of the foreign operations. It is not
practicable to estimate the amount of tax that might be payable if such earnings
were ever remitted. However, no foreign withholding taxes would be payable under
current law. As of July 2, 2005, the Company had net operating loss
carryforwards for U.S. tax purposes of approximately $12.6 million. The net
operating loss carryforwards are scheduled to expire between 2006 and 2025.
Additionally, the Company has approximately $39.5 million of net operating loss
carryforwards related to its foreign operations, of which $37.9 million relates
to Hong Kong. A significant portion of these net operating loss carryforwards
have no expiration dates.
In Fiscal 2005, management evaluated the realizability of the Company's deferred
income tax assets. As part of assessing the realizability of its deferred income
tax assets, management evaluated whether it is more likely than not that some
portion, or all of its deferred income tax assets, will be realized. The
realization of its U.S., Europe and Hong Kong deferred income tax assets relates
directly to the Company's tax planning initiatives and strategies for U.S.
federal and state, Europe and Hong Kong tax purposes In fiscal 2005, based on
all the available evidence, management determined that it is not more likely
than not that its deferred income tax assets will be fully realized.
Accordingly, a full valuation allowance was recorded against all of the
Company's deferred income tax assets in fiscal 2005. For fiscal 2005, fiscal
2004 and fiscal 2003, the Company's effective tax rate was 0.4%, 25.6% and 8.2%,
respectively. The Company's future effective tax rate will depend on the
apportionment between foreign and domestic taxable income and losses, the
statutory rates of the related tax jurisdictions and any changes to the
valuation allowance.
Net Loss
As a result of the matters described above, we incurred a net loss of $44.9
million, or $1.54 per basic and diluted common share, for fiscal 2005 as
compared to a net loss of $31.2 million, or $1.09 per basic and diluted common
share, for fiscal 2004.
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES
Restructuring Initiatives
During the second quarter of fiscal 2005, we announced Restructuring Initiatives
designed to eliminate our reliance on internally designed and manufactured
digital cameras and increase the design, co-development and purchase of digital
cameras from outsourced manufacturers to provide competitive products to the
retail market. We ceased manufacturing digital cameras at the end of the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2005. The Restructuring Initiatives are a result of our
previously announced strategic review process to determine how we may better
compete in the digital camera market.
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The Restructuring Initiatives were substantially implemented by the end of
second quarter fiscal 2005 and resulted in the termination of approximately
1,200 employees either as a result of voluntary or involuntary terminations.
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2005, approximately 1,700
and 3,300 employees, respectively, were terminated either as a result of
voluntary or involuntary terminations. These employees were primarily employed
in manufacturing, engineering, sales, marketing and administration functions in
the PRC. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2005, we incurred
approximately $0.2 million and $1.2 million, respectively, in expenses related
to employee severance costs incurred in connection with the Restructuring
Initiatives. At July 2, 2005, we had a restructuring reserve recorded in the
amount of $0.1 million representing the unpaid amount of the accrued employee
severance costs. Such liability is included under "accrued expenses" in the
accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
In connection with the Restructuring Initiatives, we also recorded
restructuring-related inventory charges in the amount of $4.3 million during
fiscal 2005 primarily related to raw material, component and finished goods
inventories related to digital cameras that we will no longer manufacture.
During the second quarter of fiscal 2005, we reduced the remaining useful lives
of certain molds and tooling used in the manufacture of these digital cameras
because we decided to exit the manufacture of digital cameras. The products were
either no longer in production or had a shortened product life and these
specific molds and tooling do not have alternative production uses. During the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2005, we recorded an additional $0.2
million and $1.4 million, respectively, in depreciation expense related to the
reduction in the useful lives of such molds and tooling. See Note 5--Inventories
and Note 6--Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, in the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements. Below, Table I--Restructuring Charges reconciles the
beginning and ending balances of the restructuring reserve and presents the
income statement classification of the restructuring charges.
Table I -- Restructuring Charges
(in thousands)
Restructuring Reserve
Fiscal Year Beginning Ending
2005 Balance Charges Payments Balance
---- ------- ------- -------- -------
Q2 $ - $ 702 $ (542) $ 160
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Q3 $ 160 $ 262 $ (242) $ 180
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Q4 $ 180 $ 253 $ (323) $ 110
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YTD $ - $ 1,217 $ (1,107) $ 110
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(in thousands)
Inventory
Expense Severance Impairment Total
------- --------- ---------- -----
Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2005
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Cost of products sold $ 227 $ - 227
Selling expense - - -
General and administrative expense 26 - 26
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Total $ 253 $ - $ 253
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Fiscal 2005 YTD
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Cost of products sold $1,176 $4,272 $5,448
Selling expense 4 - 4
General and administrative expense 37 - 37
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Total $1,217 $4,272 $5,489
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In connection with the Restructuring Initiatives, we also incurred other charges
related to retention costs of employees that were not terminated. The services
of these employees benefit parts of the business other than the manufacture of
digital cameras. Accordingly, these retention costs are classified as other
charges in Table II below. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 and fiscal
2005, we incurred approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, in
expenses related to employee retention costs and expect to incur additional
expenses of approximately $0.2 million related to retention costs through
December 31, 2005, provided such employees are retained through that date.
Cost-Reduction Initiatives. During the third quarter of fiscal 2005, as a result
of our continued evaluation of our cost structure and the strategic review
process, we implemented additional Cost-Reduction Initiatives including, among
other things, eliminating certain employee positions and consolidating certain
operations in the United Kingdom, France and Germany into our offices in Jena,
Germany. During the third quarter of fiscal 2005, we recorded a charge in the
amount of approximately $0.4 million related to employee severance costs
incurred in connection with the Cost-Reduction Initiatives. During the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2005, we decided to eliminate certain employee positions in
Canada and reverse certain decisions made at the end of the third quarter of
fiscal 2005 regarding the elimination of certain employee positions.
Accordingly, we recorded a net reduction in severance expense in the amount of
approximately $0.1 million. In addition, we entered into retention agreements
with certain employees affected by our decision to consolidate certain European
operations. As a result, we recorded an expense of approximately $0.1 million
related to the retention of certain European employees. The benefits of the
Cost-Reduction Initiatives initiated during the third quarter of fiscal 2005 are
expected to be realized in fiscal 2006. Below, Table II--Other Charges
reconciles the beginning and ending balances of the accrual (prepaid) amounts
related to other charges and presents the income statement classification of the
other charges.
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Table II -- Other Charges
(in thousands)
Accrual (Prepaid)
Fiscal
Year Beginning Charges Ending
2005 Item Balance (Reversals) Payments Balance
--------------- -------------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- ------------
Retention $ - $ 30 $ (73) $ (43)
Severance - - - -
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Q2 Total $ - $ 30 $ (73) $ (43)
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Retention $ (43) $ 100 $ (61) $ (4)
Severance - 377 - 377
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Q3 Total $ (43) $ 477 $ (61) $ 373
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Retention $ (4) $ 206 $ (73) $ 129
Severance 377 (117) (70) 190
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Q4 Total $ 373 $ 89 $ (143) $ 319
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Retention $ - $ 336 $ (207) $ 129
Severance - 260 (70) 190
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YTD Total $ - $ 596 $ (277) $ 319
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(in thousands)
Other Charges Retention Severance Total
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Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2005
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Cost of products sold $ 56 $ - $ 56
Selling expense 38 (29) 9
General and administrative expense 112 (88) 24
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Total $ 206 $ (117) $ 89
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Fiscal 2005
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Cost of products sold $ 142 $ - $ 142
Selling expense 47 107 154
General and administrative expense 147 153 300
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Total $ 336 $ 260 $ 596
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FISCAL 2004 COMPARED TO FISCAL 2003
Net Sales
Net sales for fiscal 2004 were $203.1 million, an increase of $13.3 million, or
7.0%, as compared to net sales for fiscal 2003. The increase in net sales was
primarily due to new single-use and 35mm traditional film cameras sold to our
RSD and DMS customers. RSD net sales were $156.0 million for fiscal 2004, an
increase of $10.2 million, or 7.0%, as compared to fiscal 2003, and accounted
for 76.8% of total net sales. The growth in RSD net sales was primarily due to
sales of private label 35mm traditional film cameras and Polaroid branded
single-use cameras, new customers and organic growth from customers due to
sell-through and new product introductions. DMS net sales were $47.3 million in
fiscal 2004, an increase of $3.1 million, or 7.0%, as compared to fiscal 2003,
and accounted for 23.3% of total net sales. The increase in DMS net sales was
primarily attributable to sales of single-use cameras to Kodak, partially offset
by lower sales to existing customers. In fiscal 2004, sales to Kodak accounted
for 19.6% of total net sales or $39.8 million as compared to $29.7 million, or
15.6%, of total net sales in fiscal 2003.
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RSD net sales in the Americas for fiscal 2004 were $106.0 million, an increase
of $4.1 million, or 4.0%, as compared to fiscal 2003. The increase in RSD net
sales in fiscal 2004 was due to sales of Polaroid branded and other single-use
and 35mm traditional film cameras to new and existing customers resulting in
increased market penetration, new digital camera product sales and organic
growth from existing customers due to sell-through and new product
introductions.
RSD net sales in Europe for fiscal 2004 were $47.4 million, an increase of $5.7
million, or 13.7%, as compared to fiscal 2003. This increase was primarily
attributable to offering new digital products to new and existing customers and
the inclusion of sales to customers of Jenimage for the last two months of
fiscal 2004.
Net sales in Asia for fiscal 2004 were $49.7 million, an increase of $3.5
million, or 7.6%, as compared to fiscal 2003. The increase was primarily
attributable to growth in sales to our DMS customers and, to a lesser extent,
sales by our new subsidiary in Japan which was established in fiscal 2004.
Gross Profit
Gross profit for fiscal 2004 was $14.2 million, or 7.0% of net sales, as
compared to $36.3 million, or 19.1% of net sales, in fiscal 2003. During fiscal
2004, gross profit was negatively affected by an $11.1 million pre-tax charge to
cost of products sold to lower the carrying value of certain digital camera and
component inventories below their cost basis to their estimated net realizable
value and increased depreciation expense by $1.8 million related to the
reduction of the remaining useful lives of molds and tooling related to certain
digital cameras. The lower carrying value resulted from the negative effect of
price declines in the digital camera market, competitive pricing pressure and
excess customer inventory levels. In addition, higher manufacturing costs mainly
resulting from production inefficiencies related to the production of digital
camera products contributed to the decrease in gross profit, in dollars and as a
percentage of sales. Incremental overhead costs associated with the costs
incurred in designing our ERP system throughout fiscal 2004 also contributed to
lower gross profit in fiscal 2004. Changing our method of applying manufacturing
labor and overhead costs to inventories during the first quarter of fiscal 2004
resulted in the cost of products sold and net loss in fiscal 2004 each being
approximately $1.7 million higher ($0.06 per diluted share) than under the prior
method of applying manufacturing labor and overhead costs to inventories. See
Note 5--Inventories, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The
comparable prior year period included a $2.2 million benefit resulting from the
favorable resolution of a previously disclosed disputed claim with a DMS
customer in the third quarter of fiscal 2003 partially offset by $0.8 million of
additional air freight costs resulting from a West Coast dock workers' labor
dispute. Product engineering, design and development costs for fiscal 2004 and
fiscal 2003, in dollars and as a percentage of net sales, were $10.5 million
(5.2 %) and $8.5 million (4.5%), respectively. For further discussion on
inventory valuation, see "Inventories" under the caption, Critical Accounting
Policies above.
Operating Expenses
Selling expenses for fiscal 2004 were $13.5 million, or 6.6% of net sales as
compared to $8.9 million, or 4.7% of net sales in fiscal 2003. The increase was
primarily due to the cost of additional sales and marketing personnel, royalties
related to the Polaroid brand licenses, the cost of attending tradeshows and
higher variable costs including freight and handling, all of which were
attributable to the year-over-year increase in sales. Selling expenses in fiscal
2004 included costs incurred by Jenimage during the last two months of fiscal
2004.
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G&A expenses were $26.8 million, or 13.2% of net sales, for fiscal 2004, as
compared to $20.6 million, or 10.9% of net sales, for fiscal 2003. The increase
in G&A expenses was primarily the result of increases in personnel, severance
costs, professional fees associated with designing and installing the ERP
System, costs associated with the SOX 404 Project, and additional costs
associated with our anticipated sales growth. G&A expenses in fiscal 2004
included costs incurred by Jenimage during the last two months of fiscal 2004.
During fiscal 2003, G&A expenses were reduced by a $0.5 million recovery of a
previously reserved accounts receivable amount due from Polaroid Corporation.
Variable stock-based compensation income for fiscal 2004 was $0.7 million
because our Common Stock price on July 3, 2004 was below the exercise price of
our repriced stock options of $5.97. Variable stock-based compensation income
cannot exceed the cumulative expense recorded to date of $0.9 million for the
outstanding repriced options. For fiscal 2003, we recorded $0.9 million of
variable stock-based compensation expense in the consolidated statement of
operations because our Common Stock price on June 28, 2003 was higher than the
exercise price of our repriced stock options of $5.97. See Note 1--Description
of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, "Stock-Based
Compensation," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further
discussion.
Interest expense for fiscal 2004 was $0.7 million as compared to $1.2 million
for fiscal 2003. The decrease of $0.5 million was attributable to the reduction
in interest expense related to the repurchase of Senior Notes in August 2002 and
the related non-recurring write-off of deferred finance costs of $0.3 million
recorded in fiscal 2003. See Note 10--Senior Notes, in the Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.
Goodwill Impairment
Goodwill impairment was $3.7 million for fiscal 2004 compared to no expense
incurred in fiscal 2003. Under FAS 142, goodwill impairment exists if the
carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value. We utilized our
market capitalization at July 3, 2004 to estimate the fair value of our
reporting units. As a result of the impairment tests, we recorded a $3.7 million
impairment charge for all of our goodwill.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net was $0.5 million and $2.4 million for fiscal 2004 and fiscal
2003, respectively. The decrease of $1.9 million related primarily to the loss
of $0.9 million recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2004 as a result of the
sale of short-term investments. Over the holding period of the short-term
investments, we realized a net positive return of $0.6 million after giving
effect to the dividend income received which more than offset the loss. See Note
1--Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in
the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Income Taxes
Income tax provision was $7.5 million and $0.6 million for fiscal 2004 and
fiscal 2003, respectively. The increase in income tax in fiscal 2004 compared to
fiscal 2003 is primarily due to the increase in our income tax valuation
allowance as a result of management's assessment of the realizability of its
deferred tax assets and an increase in losses generated from our foreign
operations. See Income Taxes under "Fiscal 2005 Compared to Fiscal 2004" for
additional income tax information.
Extraordinary Gain - Acquired Net Assets in Excess of Cost
We completed the acquisition of Jenimage in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004.
The acquisition, recorded under the purchase method of accounting, included the
purchase of 100% of the outstanding stock of Jenimage for $13.4 million in cash,
excluding any related acquisitions costs. A portion of the purchase price was
allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their
estimated fair market value at the date of acquisition. The $20.3 million of net
assets acquired exceeded the total purchase price of $14.5 million and, as a
result, $5.8 million was recorded as an extraordinary gain.
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Net (Loss) Income
As a result of the matters described above, we reported a net loss of ($31.2)
million, or ($1.09) per basic and diluted share, for fiscal 2004 as compared to
net income of $6.4 million, or $0.23 and $0.22 per basic and diluted share,
respectively, for fiscal 2003.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We are not engaged in hedging activities and had no forward exchange contracts
outstanding at July 2, 2005. In the ordinary course of business, we enter into
operating lease commitments, purchase commitments and other contractual
obligations. These transactions are recognized in our financial statements in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
and are more fully discussed below.
We believe that our cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments,
anticipated cash flow from working capital and amounts available under our
credit facilities provide sufficient liquidity and capital resources for our
anticipated working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least
the next twelve months.
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Cash and cash equivalents decreased by $10.3 million
from $18.3 million at July 3, 2004 to $8.0 million at July 2, 2005, primarily as
a result of cash used in operating activities of $7.8 million, a net repayment
of $6.2 million related to borrowings under credit facilities and $2.8 million
used for capital expenditures. These uses of cash, totaling $16.8 million, were
partially offset by $5.5 million of net proceeds provided by the sale of
short-term and available-for-sale investments.
Short-Term Investments - Short-term investments, including available-for-sale
investments, decreased by $4.4 million from $39.6 million at July 3, 2004 to
$35.2 million at July 2, 2005, primarily as a result of the sale of investments
to provide cash flow for operations and debt repayment. Net proceeds from sales
of short-term and available-for-sale investments resulted in total cash of $5.5
million including a net gain of $1.1 million.
Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities - Cash used in operations in
fiscal 2005 was ($7.8) million, which compared favorably to cash used in
operating activities of ($24.6) million for fiscal 2004 but unfavorably to cash
provided by operating activities of $5.0 million for fiscal 2003. The changes in
cash provided by operating activities for the respective fiscal years were
primarily attributable to net (loss) income, inventory charges, depreciation and
other non-cash items, and changes in accounts receivable, inventories and
accounts payable.
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities - Capital expenditures for
fiscal 2005, fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2003 were ($2.8) million, ($6.8) million,
and ($5.8) million, respectively, and related primarily to expenditures on plant
and equipment for our manufacturing facilities in the PRC. The decrease in
fiscal 2005 was primarily the result of significantly reduced expenditures
related to the ERP System purchased in fiscal 2004 and a reduction in
expenditures primarily related to digital camera production tooling and other
plant and equipment at our manufacturing facilities in the PRC. In fiscal 2005,
we received proceeds of approximately $0.9 million upon the sale of an 11,000
square foot building on a one-half acre parcel in Coalville, England that was
used in connection with our operations in the United Kingdom. For fiscal 2004,
the increase in cash from investing activities related to proceeds received from
the sale of short-term and available-for-sale investments, offset by cash used
in the Jenimage acquisition, net of cash received.
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Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities - Cash flow used in financing
activities in fiscal 2005 was ($6.2) million resulting from the repayments of
net borrowings under credit facilities. Cash provided from financing activities
in the amount of $10.7 million during fiscal 2004 resulted from proceeds of $9.2
million received from borrowings under our short-term financing facilities and
proceeds of $1.5 million received from the issuance of Common Stock from stock
option exercises.
Operating Leases - We enter into operating leases in the ordinary course of
business (e.g., warehouse facilities, office space and equipment). The effects
of outstanding leases are not material to us either in terms of annual cash flow
or in total future minimum payments. See Note 17--Commitments and Contingencies,
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Purchase Commitments -In the ordinary course of our business, we enter into
purchase commitments for components, raw materials, supplies, services, finished
camera products, and property, plant and equipment. In the aggregate, such
commitments are not at prices in excess of current market prices (except for
those instances in which the cost basis has been lowered to net realizable
value) and typically do not exceed one year.
Related Party Transactions - We engaged in related party transactions as
discussed in Note 19--Related Party Transactions, in the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements. These transactions do not materially affect our results of
operations, cash flows or financial condition.
Other Contractual Obligations - We do not have any material financial guarantees
or other contractual commitments that are reasonably likely to adversely affect
liquidity. See Hong Kong Financing Facilities below for information about our
financial guarantees.
Hong Kong Financing Facilities - Our Hong Kong subsidiary has various revolving
demand financing facilities with The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Limited ("HSBC") providing an aggregate of approximately $15.9 million in
borrowing capacity. The revolving financing facilities are comprised of: (i) an
import facility of approximately $14.0 million with a packing credit and export
sub-limit facility of approximately $2.6 million; and (ii) a foreign exchange
facility of approximately $1.9 million (collectively, the "Hong Kong Financing
Facilities"). The Hong Kong Financing Facilities are denominated in Hong Kong
Dollars. Since 1983, the Hong Kong Dollar has been pegged to the U.S. Dollar.
The Company guarantees all of the amounts under the Hong Kong Financing
Facilities. Pursuant to an agreement dated June 10, 2004, our Hong Kong
subsidiary granted a security interest in substantially all of its assets to
HSBC. Effective January 31, 2005, our Hong Kong subsidiary terminated and repaid
its then outstanding revolving facility, denominated in Euros, in an amount of
approximately $13 million (decreased from January 1, 2005 quarter-end due to
foreign currency rate fluctuations) constituting all obligations owed
thereunder. Neither the Company nor its Hong Kong subsidiary incurred any
termination fees or penalties in connection with the repayment and termination
of the revolving facility. On or around February 24, 2005, the Company and HSBC
agreed, among other things, to reduce the Company's borrowing capacity under the
import facility from approximately $24 million to approximately $14 million, and
to subordinate approximately $20 million in inter-company payables from the Hong
Kong subsidiary to the Company to any amounts owing or that may in the future
become owing to HSBC by the Hong Kong subsidiary. The Hong Kong Financing
Facilities are subject to certain covenants, and we were in compliance with all
such covenants as of July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004. The Hong Kong Financing
Facilities bear interest at variable rates. At July 2, 2005, we had $2.9 million
short-term borrowings under the import facility. At July 3, 2004, we had $6.2
million and $3.0 million in short-term borrowings outstanding under the
revolving facility and import facility, respectively. The weighted average
borrowing rates on the short-term borrowings as of July 2, 2005 and July 3,
2004, were 4.15% and 3.44%, respectively. We are currently in discussions with
HSBC regarding reducing the availability of the Financing Facilities and
providing additional security in the form of cash.
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Exchange Offer - On August 28, 2001, we launched an offer to exchange
outstanding stock options that had an exercise price of more than $7.00 per
share for new options to purchase 75% of the shares subject to the outstanding
options at an exercise price of $5.97 per share representing the closing price
of the Common Stock reported on the NASDAQ/NMS on the date the Board of
Directors approved the exchange offer. The exchange offer expired on October
16, 2001. We accepted for exchange and cancelled options to purchase a total of
1,375,876 shares of Common Stock and issued new options to purchase a total of
1,031,908 shares of Common Stock in exchange for the cancelled options. As a
result of the exchange offer, we are now required to apply variable accounting
to these new stock options until the options are exercised, cancelled or expired
unless the price of our Common Stock at fiscal year end is less than the
exercise price of the repriced stock options. For fiscal 2005, we did not record
any variable stock-based compensation expense in our consolidated statement of
operations because the stock price of our Common Stock on July 2, 2005 was below
the exercise price of $5.97. For fiscal 2004, variable stock-based compensation
income was $0.7 million because the Company's stock price on July 3, 2004 was
lower than the price of our Common Stock used to compute variable stock-based
compensation expense in previous quarters. For fiscal 2003, we recorded $0.9
million of variable stock-based compensation expense in the consolidated
statement of operations because our closing Common Stock price on June 28, 2003
was above the exercise price of $5.97. Because the determination of variable
accounting expense associated with the repriced stock options is dependent, in
part, on our closing stock price at the end of each prospective reporting
period, it is not possible to determine its future impact, either favorable or
unfavorable, on our results of operations.
Senior Notes - In fiscal 1999, we consummated a private placement of $15.0
million of unsecured senior notes that bore interest at 11%. During fiscal 2003,
we repurchased all of these senior notes at slightly below par.
License Agreements - See Note 17--Commitments and Contingencies, in the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
Intellectual Property Claims - See Note 17--Commitments and Contingencies and
Note 18--Litigation and Settlements, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
Growth Opportunities - We are evaluating various growth opportunities that could
require significant funding commitments. We have from time to time held, and
will continue to hold, discussions and negotiations with (i) companies that
represent potential acquisition or investment opportunities; (ii) potential
strategic and financial investors who have expressed an interest in making an
investment in or acquiring us; (iii) potential joint venture partners looking
toward formation of strategic alliances that would broaden our product base or
enable us to enter new lines of business; and (iv) potential new customers where
the design, development and production of new products, including certain new
technologies, would enable us to expand our existing business and enter new
markets. There can be no assurance, however, that any definitive agreement will
be reached regarding any of the foregoing.
RECENT EVENTS
It has recently come to our attention that in fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2004,
certain foreign subsidiaries inadvertently sold approximately $16,000 and
$22,000, respectively, of our products that were shipped to Cuba, Iran and
Syria. One of more of the shipments may be in violation of regulations of the
U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"). We intend
to inform the U.S. Treasury Department of these matters and to take steps to
ensure future compliance with all OFAC regulations. To the extent we violated
any regulations with respect to the above or other transactions, we may be
subject to civil fines or other sanctions, which we believe will not be
material. We do not expect these matters to have a material adverse effect on
our financial position and results of operations.
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RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the following risks regarding our Company. These
and other risks could materially and adversely affect our business, results of
operations or financial condition. You should also refer to the other
information contained or incorporated by reference in this report.
THERE ARE MATERIAL WEAKNESSES IN OUR INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING.
OUR INTERNAL CONTROL MAY BE INSUFFICIENT TO DETECT IN A TIMELY MANNER
MISSTATEMENTS THAT COULD OCCUR IN OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN AMOUNTS THAT MAY
BE MATERIAL.
During fiscal 2005, we identified ten material weaknesses in our internal
control over financial reporting. For a discussion of the material weaknesses,
see Item 9A, Controls and Procedures below.
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We have taken the following steps to remediate our material weaknesses:
ERP System. We have committed and continue to commit significant
financial resources and IT personnel resources, whose primary functions are to
identify and remediate ERP System issues to resolving issues.
IT Controls. Beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2005 and
continuing into fiscal 2006, we took certain remedial actions to address
deficiencies in our general IT controls, including changes to the configuration
of the system and implementation of security and data protection policies,
procedures and controls.
Additional Personnel. We are actively seeking to hire additional,
qualified finance and accounting staff with significant depth and expertise to
supplement existing personnel, including a Director of Internal Audit. During
the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, we also retained a financial consultant to
advise us on the organization and composition of the finance and accounting
department.
Foreign Currency Translation. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005,
we initiated training of our financial staff in the utilization of the foreign
currency functionality within the ERP System and implemented a system
enhancement designed to mitigate the possibility of errors.
Asset Impairment. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, we
implemented additional procedures and levels of approval to timely assess
impairment indicators of long-lived assets.
Engagement of Outside Consultants. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, we
engaged the services of a significant number of outside consultants to assist us
in documenting and testing our internal control over financial reporting.
Additional Steps. We performed significant additional manual controls,
processes and procedures designed to ensure the integrity of our financial
reporting process and to ensure that our financial statements fairly present in
all material respects the financial condition and results of operation of the
Company in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Despite these steps, we may experience significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting in the future,
which, if not remediated, may render us unable to detect in a timely manner
misstatements that could occur in our financial statements in amounts that may
be material. We cannot assure you that our independent registered public
accounting firm will determine that the material weaknesses have been remedied
by the end of fiscal 2006.
OUR BUSINESS STRATEGIES MAY NOT SUCCEED.
During the normal course of our business, we evaluate, develop and implement
various short-term and long-term business strategies. Some of these strategies,
if implemented, may require significant financial and human resources. There can
be no assurance that any such strategies, if implemented, will be successful. If
such strategies do not succeed, it could have a material adverse effect on our
business.
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SPECIFICALLY, WE MAY NOT BE SUCCESSFUL IN IMPLEMENTING OUR RESTRUCTURING
INITIATIVES AND COST-REDUCTION INITIATIVES.
In December 2004, we implemented Restructuring Initiatives that, among other
things, were designed to eliminate our reliance on internally designed and
manufactured digital cameras and increase the design, co-development and
purchase of digital cameras from outsourced manufacturers. We incurred
significant restructuring charges and expenses as a result of the Restructuring
Initiatives in fiscal 2005 and may incur additional charges. In addition, as a
result of our continued evaluation of our cost structure and the on-going
strategic review process, we reduced certain additional costs including, among
other things, eliminating certain employee positions and consolidating certain
of our operations in the United Kingdom, France and Germany to our offices in
Jena, Germany. The expected benefits from these initiatives are subject to many
estimates and assumptions, including, but not limited to, assumptions regarding
(i) the amount and timing of cost reductions we can achieve; (ii) our ability to
develop and maintain relationships with outsourced manufacturers for the design,
co-development and purchase of digital camera products; (iii) our ability to
meet customer demands and fulfill customer service obligations; and (iv) the
costs and timing of activities undertaken in connection with these initiatives.
In addition, these estimates and assumptions are subject to significant
economic, competitive and other uncertainties that are beyond our control. If
these assumptions are not realized, or if other unforeseen events occur, the
initiatives may not be successful and our results of operations and our ability
to compete in the image capture industry could be adversely affected. See Note
20-Restructuring and Other Charges, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
IF WE CONTINUE TO INCUR SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES, WE MAY NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT LIQUIDITY
TO MEET OUR WORKING CAPITAL NEEDS.
Although we believe that we have sufficient working capital to fund our
operations for at least the next twelve months, our ability to fund our
operating requirements and maintain an adequate level of working capital and
liquidity may be impaired if we continue to incur losses and fail to generate
substantial growth in sales of our products and fail to control operating
expenses. If we require funding to meet our cash flow needs, we may seek to
obtain such funding through, among other things, loans or the issuance of debt
or equity securities. To the extent we raise additional capital by issuing
equity securities or by issuing debt that is convertible into equity, existing
shareholders will experience dilution in their ownership percentage. Moreover,
additional funding or capital may not be available to us on acceptable terms or
at all.
WE FACE SIGNIFICANT RISKS RELATED TO THE DIGITAL, SINGLE-USE AND 35MM
TRADITIONAL FILM CAMERA MARKETS.
Based upon available third-party market research data, the digital camera market
is expected to continue to grow in the United States and Europe for a number of
years but then flatten, the 35mm traditional film camera market has been in
decline and is expected to continue to decline, and the single-use camera market
is expected to flatten through calendar 2005 and then decline. There is no
assurance that our digital and single-use camera sales will increase, or that,
even if they do increase, they will be profitable or that we will be able to
maintain our market share in each of the digital, single-use and 35mm
traditional film camera markets.
WE ARE DEPENDENT ON A SMALL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS.
We have a small number of customers that represent a high percentage of our
revenues. Our products are sold in very competitive markets. Our competitors may
adopt more aggressive policies and devote greater resources to the development,
promotion and sale of their products, which could result in a loss of sales or
of customers. The loss of sales or of one or more of these important customers
could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and
financial condition.
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THE CAMERA AND PHOTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY IS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE.
As a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of low cost, popularly priced image
capture products, we encounter intense competition from a number of companies,
including without limitation, Canon, Fuji, Hewlett-Packard, Kodak, Olympus,
Nikon, Sony, Pentax, Konica/Minolta, Panasonic, Samsung and Vivitar, each of
which has or may have longer operating histories, more established markets,
better brand recognition, more extensive facilities and, in some cases, greater
resources than us. Maintaining a competitive advantage against our competitors
depends on our ability to develop and manufacture or purchase from outsourced
manufacturers high quality products at the lowest cost. These competitive
pressures may result in decreased sales volumes, price reductions, and/or
increased operating costs, such as for marketing and sales incentives, resulting
in lower revenues, gross margins and income.
DIGITAL CAMERA PRODUCTS ARE SUBJECT TO RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES, PRICE
EROSION, OBSOLESCENCE AND HIGHER RATES OF RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES.
Digital camera products are subject to rapid technological changes, price
erosion, rapid obsolescence and rates of returns and allowances to a greater
extent than 35mm traditional film and single-use camera products. When our
average selling prices decline, our revenues decline unless we sell more units,
and our gross profits and margins decline unless we are able to reduce our
product costs by commensurate amounts and percentages or find new customers. To
be successful in the market, we have to respond quickly to technological
advances and market conditions and manage our inventory effectively to
accommodate price declines and erosion resulting from such factors as
competition and the short life span of such products. Due to price competition,
allowances for digital cameras are considerably higher than those provided to
customers for traditional and single-use cameras. These uncertainties,
individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on our
gross profits and profit margins.
DIGITAL CAMERA PRODUCTS INVOLVE MORE COMPLEX DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND
MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, AND WE ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE CONTINUED AVAILABILITY OF
FINISHED DIGITAL CAMERA PRODUCTS.
We currently purchase all of our digital camera products from outsourced
manufacturers for sale to our RSD customers worldwide. Digital cameras involve
more complex design, development, manufacturing and product procurement
processes and component procurement processes than 35mm traditional film and
single-use cameras. Production delays by outsourced manufacturers including
delays or shortages and their timely introduction and delivery of new products,
which may be outside our control, could adversely impact our business, results
of operations and financial condition. Any disruption in the availability of
products or in our suppliers' ability to deliver quality products in time to
meet critical distribution schedules could adversely affect our ability to
achieve our sales objectives. We may experience a short supply of certain
products as a result of problems experienced by our suppliers. If shortages or
delays persist, the price of products may increase, products may not be
available, and we may be exposed to component and/or product quality issues. We
may not be able to secure sufficient products at reasonable prices or acceptable
quality in a timely manner in the quantities needed. Accordingly, our revenue,
gross profits, margins and market share could suffer until other sources can be
developed.
WE DEPEND ON THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS, AND OUR REVENUE, GROSS PROFITS AND MARGINS
COULD SUFFER IF WE FAIL TO MANAGE SUPPLIER ISSUES PROPERLY.
Our manufacturing, sales and distribution operations depend on our ability to
anticipate our needs for components and products and our suppliers' ability to
deliver sufficient quantities of quality components and products at reasonable
prices in time to meet critical manufacturing, sales and distribution schedules.
Given the variety of products that we offer, the large number of our suppliers
and outsourced manufacturers that are dispersed across the globe, and the long
lead times that are required to manufacture, assemble and deliver certain
components and products, adverse circumstances, issues and problems could arise
in planning production, procurement and managing inventory levels that could
negatively impact our business and increase our financial exposure and risk.
Other supplier problems that we could face include component and product
shortages, excess supply, and risks related to fixed-price contracts that would
require us to pay more than the open market price, as more fully described
below.
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o Supply shortages. We may experience a short supply of, or a delay in
receiving, certain components and products as a result of strong demand,
capacity constraints or other problems experienced by suppliers. If
shortages or delays persist, the price of these components and products may
increase, we may be exposed to quality issues or the components and
products may not be available at all. We may not be able to secure enough
components and/or products at reasonable prices or of acceptable quality to
build, sell and distribute new products in a timely manner in the
quantities or configurations needed. Accordingly, our revenue, gross
profits and margins could suffer as we could lose time-sensitive sales,
incur additional freight costs or be unable to pass on price increases to
our customers. If we cannot adequately address supply issues, we may have
to reengineer and/or source some components and products, resulting in
further costs and delays.
o Oversupply. In order to secure products or components for the production
of new products, at times we may make advance payments to suppliers, or we
may enter into non-cancelable commitments with suppliers. If we fail to
adequately anticipate customer demand properly, an oversupply of products
and/or components could result in potential excess or obsolete inventory.
This potential excess or obsolete inventory may result in lowering the
carrying value of these components and/or products by recording an
inventory charge which could adversely affect our gross profits and
margins.
o Long-term pricing commitments. As a result of binding price or purchase
commitments with suppliers, we may be obligated to purchase components
and/or products at prices that are higher than those available in the
current market and be limited in our ability to respond to changing market
conditions. In the event that we become committed to purchase components
and/or products for prices in excess of the current market price, we may be
at a disadvantage to competitors who have access to components and/or
products at lower prices. This excess of current market price may result in
lowering the carrying value of those components and/or products by
recording an inventory charge which could adversely affect our gross
profits and margins.
In many instances we rely on offshore suppliers, including, but not limited to,
manufacturers in the PRC for the production of cameras and other suppliers in
Asia for product assembly and manufacture. Regional economic, business,
environmental, political, medical, or military conditions or events could
disrupt supplies in foreign locations.
We ceased manufacturing digital cameras at the end of fiscal 2005. We began
purchasing digital camera products exclusively from outsourced manufacturers in
the first quarter of fiscal 2006. The risks identified above will be significant
as a result of our purchases of products from these manufacturers.
WE ARE DEPENDENT ON THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE DISTRIBUTION
FACILITIES FOR ALL OF OUR OPERATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, LATIN AMERICA AND
EUROPE.
The warehousing and distribution services for our (i) United States and Latin
American operations are handled from a single distribution facility operated by
a third-party service provider in San Pedro, California; and (ii) European
operations are handled from a single distribution facility operated by a
third-party service provider in Moerdijk, The Netherlands. In fiscal 2006, we
plan to utilize a third-party service provider in Canada to service our Canadian
customers. Our products are prepared for shipment and shipped to our customers
by such third-party service providers at these distribution facilities. Any
failure by these third-party service providers to maintain a regular flow of
products from us to our customers or any significant interruption in the
business of these service providers or the operation of these distribution
facilities due to natural disasters, accidents, system failures, work stoppages
or other causes would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW ERP SYSTEM REPRESENTS A MATERIAL WEAKNESS IN OUR
INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING.
During August 2004, we converted from our existing legacy systems to a new ERP
System. This design and implementation project began in July 2003 and now
includes our accounting, financial and operating functions and systems,
including sales, supply chain and manufacturing systems. Implementing the ERP
System involved significant costs, in terms of both the financial and human
resources incurred and expended. As disclosed in this report and in earlier
reports filed with the SEC, the ineffective planning and implementation of the
ERP System constitutes a material weakness in our internal control over
financial reporting. See Item 9A, Controls and Procedures below. If we are
unsuccessful in remediating this material weakness within a reasonable time, our
reliance on the ERP System could continue to interfere with our ability to file
our periodic reports with the SEC on a timely basis and continue to have a
material adverse effect on our results of operations and our ability to manage
our business.
MOST OF OUR OPERATIONS IN THE PRC ARE SUBJECT TO REGULATION BY LOCAL
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.
The continuing viability of our PRC agreements is critical to our business
operations in the PRC. We manufacture a large number of the components used in
our cameras and assemble all of our own manufactured finished products at our
facilities in the PRC. During fiscal 2005, based upon production demand, we had
approximately 3,000 to 5,000 workers at our manufacturing facilities in the PRC
either employed by our PRC subsidiary or provided through our agreements with
various PRC government or quasi-government entities. We are responsible for
their wages, food and housing and must comply with a variety of local labor and
employee benefit laws covering these workers. While we believe we are in
substantial compliance with applicable laws as currently enforced, these laws
are subject to modification and interpretation by local governmental
authorities. We cannot predict the effect of any future modifications to or
strict enforcement of the existing laws. In addition, the termination or
material modification of any of our agreements with the PRC governmental or
quasi-government entities could have a material adverse impact on our revenues
and results of operations.
WE ARE EXPOSED TO CREDIT RISK ASSOCIATED WITH SALES TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
We sell a significant number of products to a small number of customers.
Receivables arising from these sales are generally not collateralized. We
monitor the creditworthiness of our customers and review outstanding receivable
balances for collectibility on a regular basis and record provisions for
doubtful accounts, allowances and returns, as necessary. In the past, we have
had customers file for protection from their creditors under Chapter 11 of the
U.S. Bankruptcy Code. As a result, we have recognized provisions related to
accounts receivable and inventory. See Item 7--Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations above. If we are
unable to collect or timely collect outstanding receivables from our customers
or our customers seek protection from their creditors under the Bankruptcy Code
or applicable foreign bankruptcy regulations, our business and results of
operations may be materially adversely affected.
WE ARE EXPOSED TO RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY USED IN IMAGE
CAPTURE DEVICES.
Image capture devices use technology which may be protected by United States or
foreign patents. The right to use such intellectual property is subject to the
availability of licenses from the owners of the intellectual property. If
licenses are not available, or are only available on onerous terms, our business
could be materially and adversely affected. In addition, the defense of
infringement claims could be time consuming and costly.
Third parties also may claim that we, or the customers we indemnify, are
infringing upon their intellectual property rights. Even if we believe that the
claims are without merit, the claims can be time-consuming and costly to defend
and divert management's attention and resources away from our business. Claims
of intellectual property infringement also may require us to redesign affected
products, enter into costly settlement or license agreements, pay costly damage
awards or cease marketing of certain products subject to the claims. Even if we
have an agreement with a third party to indemnify us against such costs, the
indemnifying party may be unable to uphold its contractual obligations to us. If
we cannot or do not license the infringed technology at all or on reasonable
terms or substitute similar technology from another source, our operations could
suffer.
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From time to time, we receive patent infringement claims which we analyze and,
if appropriate, take action to avoid infringement, settle the claim or negotiate
a license. Those claims for which legal proceedings have been initiated against
us are discussed in Item 3, Legal Proceedings and in Note 18--Litigation and
Settlements, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. We have also
received notifications from three entities, one of which was a significant
customer, alleging that certain of our digital cameras infringe upon those
entities' respective patents. We are engaged in discussions with these three
entities regarding resolution of the claims.
Based on our initial assessment of the first two claims, infringement of one or
more patents is probable if the patents are valid. Based upon the licensing
discussions to date, we preliminarily estimate the potential royalties due to
these two claimants for digital camera sales through July 2, 2005 to be between
$0 and approximately $5.6 million in the aggregate. The actual royalty amounts,
if any, for past and future sales are dependent upon the outcome of the
negotiations. We have notified certain of our suppliers of our right to be
indemnified by the suppliers in the event we are required to pay royalties or
damages to either claimant. We are unable to reasonably estimate the amount of
the potential loss, if any, within the range of estimates relating to these
claims. Accordingly, no amounts have been accrued related to these claims as of
July 2, 2005. With respect to the third claim, it is too early to assess the
probability of a favorable or unfavorable outcome or the loss or range of loss,
if any, and therefore, no amounts have been accrued relating to this claim as of
July 2, 2005. We are assessing potential claims of indemnification against
certain of our suppliers with respect to this claim.
OUR ABILITY TO MANUFACTURE AND SELL SINGLE-USE CAMERAS DEPENDS ON OUR LICENSING
AGREEMENT WITH FUJI.
Our business is substantially dependent on our license from Fuji, which granted
us a worldwide (excluding Japan until January 1, 2005), non-exclusive right to
use certain Fuji patents and patent applications related to single-use cameras.
The license extends until the later of the expiration of the last of the
licensed Fuji patents or February 26, 2021. After the term of the license
expires, we expect to continue to be able to manufacture and sell single-use
cameras without a license. If, however, the license is terminated prior to the
expiration of the patents, we may not be able to continue to manufacture and
sell single-use cameras and, as a result, our financial position and results of
operations could be materially adversely affected.
WE ARE EXPOSED TO POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND OTHER RISKS THAT ARISE FROM OPERATING
A MULTINATIONAL BUSINESS.
We have significant operations outside the United States. We currently have
operations in Hong Kong, Japan, the PRC, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and
Germany. Further, we obtain raw materials, components and finished camera
products from foreign suppliers. Accordingly, our business is subject to the
political, economic and other risks that are inherent in operating in foreign
countries. These risks include, but are not limited to:
o the difficulty of enforcing agreements, collecting receivables and
protecting assets through foreign legal systems;
o trade protection measures and import or export licensing requirements;
o the imposition of tariffs, exchange controls or other restrictions;
o difficulty in staffing and managing widespread operations and the
application of foreign labor regulations;
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o required compliance with a variety of foreign laws and regulations;
o changes in the general political and economic conditions in the
countries where we operate, particularly in emerging markets; and
o increased costs and risks of doing business in a number of foreign
jurisdictions.
Our business depends in part on our ability to successfully anticipate and
effectively manage these and other risks. We cannot assure you that such risks
will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
RELOCATION TIME AND EXPENSES COULD RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES.
If we determine it is necessary to relocate our manufacturing facilities from
the PRC, or to another location within the PRC, due to confiscation,
expropriation, nationalization, embargoes, governmental restrictions or for
other regulatory, business and/or financial reasons, we would incur substantial
operating and capital losses including losses resulting from business
interruption and delays in production. In addition, as a result of a relocation
of our manufacturing equipment and other assets, we may incur relatively higher
manufacturing costs, which could reduce sales and decrease the gross profits and
margins on the products we manufacture. Relocation of our manufacturing
operations could also result in disruption in the delivery of our products,
which could, in turn, reduce demand for our products in the future.
WE ARE EXPOSED TO INTEREST RATE AND EXCHANGE RATE RISK.
As a result of our global operating and financing activities, we are exposed to
fluctuation in currency exchange rates and interest rates, which may adversely
affect our results of operations and financial position. Exchange rates and
interest rates in certain markets in which we do business tend to be more
volatile than those in the United States and Western Europe. If there is a
significant devaluation of the currency in a specific country, the prices of our
products will increase relative to that country's currency and our products may
be less competitive in that country. We generally do not engage in currency
hedging activities.
The PRC government announced on July 21, 2005 that its currency will no longer
be pegged to the U.S. dollar. Instead, the exchange rates for the Chinese yuan,
or Renminbi, will be determined by a basket of foreign currencies. This change
effected a de facto revaluation of the yuan to the U.S. dollar from 8.28 yuan to
8.11 yuan per U.S. dollar. Currently, we generate nominal net sales valued in
Renminbi. Net sales recorded in Hong Kong are denominated in Hong Kong dollars,
the exchange rate of which has not been affected by the yuan revaluation and is
still pegged to the U.S. dollar. We expect that the revaluation may initially
have an immaterial negative effect on our manufacturing operations in the PRC
by immaterially increasing our cost of doing business in the PRC.
The interest rate related to our Hong Kong Financing Facilities is based on a
spread over the Singapore Interbank Offered Rate ("SIBOR"). A significant change
in the SIBOR rate could have an adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations. Currently, we are not utilizing any
interest rate protection agreements to limit our exposure to this risk.
WE MAY EXPERIENCE LIQUIDITY ISSUES IF OUR RELIANCE ON FINANCING FACILITIES
INCREASES.
Our primary source of liquidity has been provided by our short-term investments,
reductions in working capital balances and borrowing availability under our
$15.9 million Hong Kong Financing Facilities. We are currently in discussion
with HSBC regarding reducing the availability under the Hong Kong Financing
Facilities. Due to recent losses, our level of reliance on our Hong Kong
Financing Facilities could increase and, as a result, create liquidity issues
for us due to potential funding limits and debt service requirements imposed by
lenders. A significant increase in our indebtedness could increase costs and
interfere with our ability to operate our business effectively and have a
material adverse effect on our results of operations.
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A DELISTING OF OUR COMMON STOCK COULD HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL EFFECT ON THE PRICE AND
LIQUIDITY OF OUR COMMON STOCK AND ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO ACCESS CAPITAL
MARKETS.
As a result of the material weaknesses that we have identified in this report
and in earlier reports filed with the SEC, including, among others, the material
weaknesses in our financial statement closing process and in our ERP System, we
were unable to timely file our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q during fiscal
2005. Should we continue to experience such difficulties in filing our reports
on time, we cannot assure you that our Common Stock will not be delisted from
NASDAQ/NMS, that we will be able to meet or satisfy all conditions and
requirements for continued listing or that NASDAQ/NMS will not initiate
delisting proceedings in the future if we are unable to file future periodic
reports on time or comply with other listing requirements. A delisting of our
Common Stock could materially reduce the liquidity of our Common Stock that may
result in a material reduction in our per-share price of our Common Stock. In
addition, any such delisting could harm our ability to raise capital through
alternative financing sources on terms acceptable to us, or at all, and may
result in the loss of confidence in our financial stability by suppliers,
customers and employees. If our securities are delisted from NASDAQ/NMS, we may
face a lengthy process to relist our securities if we are able to relist them at
all.
WE ARE DEPENDENT ON A SMALL GROUP OF KEY PERSONNEL.
Our business is managed by a small number of key management and operating
personnel. The loss of key management and operating personnel could have a
material adverse impact on our business. We believe our future success will
depend in large part on our continued ability to attract highly skilled and
qualified personnel. Competition for such personnel is intense. We may not be
able to hire the necessary personnel to implement our business strategies, or we
may need to pay higher compensation for employees than currently budgeted and/or
anticipated in the future. Our inability to attract and retain such personnel
could limit our growth and affect our results of operations.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE RESTRICTIONS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS AND GROWTH.
The United States, the PRC, Hong Kong, the European Union or other countries
where we do business may impose trade restrictions that could adversely affect
our operations. In addition, the United States is currently monitoring various
PRC practices, including trade, investment and government procurement, as well
as the PRC's compliance with various multilateral and bilateral agreements. We
cannot predict whether the United States will take future trade actions against
the PRC that may result in increased tariffs against PRC products, including
products that we import.
OUR OPERATIONS MAY BE IMPAIRED AS A RESULT OF DISASTERS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTIONS
OR SIMILAR EVENTS.
Disasters such as hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, or acts of nature or God,
terrorist attacks, water, fire, electricity failure, or accidents affecting our
operating activities, facilities, and employees' and customers' health could
materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial
condition. In particular, our operations in the PRC, as well as most of our
outsourced manufacturers, suppliers and service providers involved in the
manufacturing of components and products are located within a relatively close
proximity of one another in the PRC. Therefore, any disaster that strikes within
close proximity of that geographic area could disrupt our business and could
materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial
condition. We do not currently have a disaster recovery plan.
In the event of another outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS,
or some other disease or health-related issue, our facilities and/or the
facilities of our outsourced manufacturers and service providers located in Hong
Kong, the PRC and other parts of the world could be quarantined, temporarily
closed or disrupted. If such an outbreak occurs, it could delay or prevent us
from developing new products or manufacturing, testing or shipping our current
or future products, and may require us to find other providers of such services
and/or products, which may be unavailable or more expensive. Further, if a SARS
outbreak has an adverse impact on the businesses of our customers, it could
reduce the size and/or frequency of our customers' purchases, which could
adversely impact our results of operations.
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OUR FUTURE INCOME TAX RATES COULD INCREASE.
A number of factors will affect our income tax rate in the future, and the
combined effect of these factors could result in an increase in our effective
income tax rate as compared to our effective income tax rate in fiscal 2005.
This potential increase in future effective income tax rates would adversely
affect net income in future periods. We operate in different countries that have
different income tax rates. Based upon our apportionment of income, our
effective income tax rate could fluctuate. Changes in income tax laws in the
United States or countries where we presently have operations may further limit
our ability to utilize our net operating losses. Any further limitation on our
ability to utilize our net operating losses could adversely affect our results
of operations.
WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND INTEGRATE FUTURE ACQUISITIONS.
We may pursue strategic acquisitions that we consider reasonable in light of the
revenues and the results of operations we believe we will be able to achieve,
from these acquisitions, once combined and integrated with the Company. The cost
of acquisitions within the industry has generally increased over time.
Additionally, we compete for acquisitions with certain other industry
competitors, some of which have greater financial and other resources than us.
Increased demand for acquisitions may result in fewer acquisition opportunities
for us as well as higher acquisition prices. Although we believe opportunities
may exist for us to grow through acquisitions, we may not be able to identify
and consummate acquisitions on acceptable terms. If we do acquire another
company or companies, we may not be able to profitably manage and successfully
integrate the acquired company or companies with our operations, sales and
marketing efforts without substantial costs or delays. Acquisitions involve a
number of potential risks, including the potential loss of customers and
contracts, increased leverage and debt service requirements, combining disparate
company cultures and facilities and operating in geographically diverse markets.
An inability to identify and/or integrate future acquisitions may have a
material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
THE MARKET PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK MAY FLUCTUATE.
The stock markets, and in particular the NASDAQ/NMS, have experienced extreme
price and volume fluctuations that have affected the market prices of equity
securities of many companies and that often have been unrelated or
disproportionate to the operating results of such companies. These broad market
movements may adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock. In many
instances, securities class action litigation has been instituted following
periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities. Such
litigations have been instituted against us and could continue to result in
substantial costs and a diversion of management's attention and resources, which
could harm our business. See Note 18--Litigation and Settlements, in the Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
As a result of our global operating and financial activities, we are exposed to
changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates that may adversely
affect our results of operations and financial condition. In seeking to minimize
the risks and/or costs associated with such activities, we manage exposures to
changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates through our
regular operating and financing activities.
At July 2, 2005, our exposure to changes in interest rates was limited, since we
had no significant debt outstanding. Since we have no significant debt
outstanding, we do not deem interest rate risk to be significant or material to
our financial condition or results of operations. We do not presently use
derivative instruments to adjust our interest rate risk profile. We do not
utilize financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes, nor do we
utilize leveraged financial instruments.
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Each of our foreign subsidiaries purchases their inventories in U.S. Dollars and
certain of their sales are in foreign currency, thereby creating an exposure to
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. We have purchased and continue
to purchase in foreign currencies certain components, products, raw materials
and services needed to manufacture and sell our products. The impact of foreign
exchange transactions is reflected in our statements of operations. Although we
continue to analyze the benefits and costs associated with hedging against
foreign currency fluctuations, as of July 2, 2005, we were not engaged in any
hedging activities, and we had no forward exchange contracts outstanding.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
The financial statements listed in Item 15(a)(1) and (2) are included in this
report beginning on page F-3.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
On June 16, 2005, the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors engaged BDO
Seidman, LLP ("BDO") to serve as our independent registered public accounting
firm effective immediately and we dismissed Ernst & Young LLP ("E&Y") as our
independent registered public accounting firm. Our Audit Committee approved the
decision to dismiss E&Y.
The reports of E&Y on our financial statements for the fiscal years ended July
3, 2004 and June 28, 2003 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion
and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting
principle.
During the fiscal years ended July 3, 2004 and June 28, 2003, and through June
16, 2005, there were no disagreements with E&Y on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or
procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of E&Y,
would have caused E&Y to make reference thereto in its reports on the financial
statements of the Company for such periods.
During the fiscal years ended July 3, 2004 and June 28, 2003, and through June
16, 2005, there were no reportable events (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of
Regulation S-K), except that in connection with our audit for the fiscal year
ended July 3, 2004 and the review of the Company's quarterly results for the
first, second and third quarters of fiscal 2005, our management and E&Y
identified several deficiencies, including deficiencies that rose to the level
of material weaknesses, in our internal control over financial reporting
("Internal Control"). A complete description of the material weaknesses in
Internal Control and our efforts to remediate them can be found under Item 9A,
Controls and Procedures of this report. The material weaknesses identified by
our management and E&Y relate to the following areas:
o Planning and implementation of the Company's Enterprise Resource
Planning System;
o Financial Statement closing process;
o Ineffective Information Technology control environment, including
the design of the Company's information security and data protection
controls;
o Untimely detection and assessment of impairment of long-lived assets
where indicators of impairment are present;
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o Inadequate review of the valuation of certain inventory balances in
its worldwide inventory that resulted in post-closing journal
entries to write down certain inventory items to market value;
o Foreign currency translation, including the ability of certain
managers to record journal entries without adequate review or
supporting documentation and an inability by management to
adequately explain fluctuations in quarterly analyses;
o Inadequate resources and senior management's involvement in the
detailed compilation and preparation of the Company's financial
reports and analysis, as a result of which senior management is
unable to provide quality assurance in the financial statement
review process; and
o Lack of the necessary depth of personnel with sufficient technical
accounting experience with U.S. GAAP to perform an adequate and
effective secondary review of technical accounting matters.
We furnished a copy of the above disclosures to E&Y and requested that E&Y
furnish us with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not E&Y agrees
with the above disclosures, and if not, stating the respects in which it does
not agree. E&Y's response was attached as Exhibit 16.1 to the Current Report on
Form 8-K that we filed with the SEC on June 20, 2005.
Prior to the engagement of BDO, neither we nor anyone on our behalf consulted
with BDO during our two most recent fiscal years, or the first three fiscal
quarters of fiscal 2005, in any manner regarding either: (i) the application of
accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed,
or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company's financial
statements; or (ii) any matter that was the subject of either a disagreement or
a reportable event with E&Y.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Principal
Financial Officer, has performed an evaluation of our disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")). This evaluation included
consideration of the controls, processes and procedures that comprise our
internal control over financial reporting. Based on such evaluation, our Chief
Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that, as of July 2,
2005, our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective in providing
reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and were not effective to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file
or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in the rules and forms promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting since the
end of fiscal 2005 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
MANAGEMENT'S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting as defined in rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)
under the Exchange Act. Our internal control is designed to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation
of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States ("U.S. GAAP"). Our internal
control includes those policies and procedures that:
i. pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions
of our assets;
ii. provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and
that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in
accordance with authorizations of our management and directors;
and
iii. provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely
detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our
assets that could have a material effect on the financial
statements.
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Management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Principal Financial
Officer, do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or internal
control over financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud. A control
system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable,
not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.
Because of the limitations in any and all control systems, no evaluation of
controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of
fraud or error, if any, within the Company have been detected. Further, the
design of any control system is based in part upon certain assumptions about the
likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will
succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Because of these inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system,
misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial
reporting as of July 2, 2005. In conducting its assessment of internal control
over financial reporting, management based its evaluation on the framework in
Internal Control--Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO"). A material weakness is
defined as a significant deficiency (within the meaning of Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standard No. 2), or combination of
significant deficiencies, that results in there being more than a remote
likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial
statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by employees in
the normal course of performing their assigned functions.
Based on its assessment, management identified the following material weaknesses
in its internal control over financial reporting as of July 2, 2005:
o ERP System
After ineffective planning and execution of the conversion from our legacy
systems to a world-wide, fully integrated ERP System beginning in the first
quarter of fiscal 2005, we did not provide our employees with effective
training on use of the system and identified certain configuration
deficiencies in the system that resulted in operational inefficiencies.
Such inefficiencies adversely affected, among other business processes, the
financial statement closing process, the control of inventory valuation,
revenue recognition and collection of accounts receivable and management's
financial statement review process.
o Information Technology
We had inadequate controls related to application access, system
administrator rights and master data maintenance. We lacked effective
segregation of duties between information technology management and other
functional departments. In certain instances, an improper number of, or
inappropriate personnel were, assigned system administrator rights or had
excessive system rights, which impairs our ability to maintain adequate
segregation of duties.
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o Financial Statement Closing Process
We had inadequate controls related to our financial statement closing
process, including limited evidence of review of reconciliations, account
analysis and journal entries by an individual with direct oversight of the
process. This material weakness adversely affected the efficiency and
timeliness of our financial reporting.
o Accounting Personnel
We lacked the ability to recruit and retain a sufficient number of
accounting personnel with knowledge of, and technical expertise in, U.S.
GAAP for certain of our U.S. operations and certain of our foreign offices.
In addition, we identified inadequate controls related to the training and
supervision of our accounting staff and to the segregation of duties
necessary throughout the organization to ensure that all our key internal
controls are and remain effective.
o Inadequate Evidence of Review
Because of inadequate financial and human resources, including an
inadequate number of accounting personnel, management was overly involved
in the detailed compilation and preparation of our financial reports and
analyses. As a result, management was unable to provide the necessary
evidence of review in the financial statement review process.
o Inventory
We had inadequate controls related to valuation of certain inventory
balances in our worldwide inventory which could adversely affect data
integrity. In particular, the lack of certain ERP System functionality
required complex manual processes to compile data necessary to determine
the fair market value of our inventory. Additionally, we had inadequate
controls regarding the review and approval of inventory movement and
record keeping.
o Sales, Accounts Receivable and Revenue Recognition
We had inadequate controls related to the sale and returns and allowances
of our products, collection of receivables and recognition of revenue,
including the ability to verify the completeness and accuracy of sales
orders shipped and invoiced.
o Value Added Tax
We had inadequate controls related to the collection, remittance,
reconciliation, preparation and filing of value added taxes at a foreign
subsidiary.
o Foreign Currency Translation
We had inadequate controls related to foreign currency translation,
including the ability of certain managers to record journal entries without
adequate review or supporting documentation and an inability of management
to adequately explain fluctuations in quarterly analyses.
o Asset Impairment
We identified inadequate controls related to the untimely assessment of
impairment of long-lived assets where indicators of impairment were
present.
Because of the material weaknesses described above, we concluded that, as of
July 2, 2005, we did not maintain effective internal control over financial
reporting based on the COSO criteria.
In light of the material weaknesses, we performed additional manual controls,
procedures and analyses and other pre- and post-closing procedures designed to
ensure that our consolidated financial statements are presented fairly in all
material respects in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We relied on increased
monitoring and review to compensate for the weaknesses noted above in the
preventative and detective controls. Accordingly, management believes that the
consolidated financial statements and schedules included in this report fairly
present in all material respects our financial position, results of operations
and cash flows for the periods presented.
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We have taken the following steps to remediate our material weaknesses:
ERP System. We have committed and continue to commit significant
financial resources and IT personnel resources, whose primary functions are to
identify and remediate ERP System issues.
IT Controls. Beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2005 and
continuing into fiscal 2006, we took certain remedial actions to address
deficiencies in our general IT controls, including changes to the configurations
of the system and implementation of security and data protection policies,
procedures and controls.
Additional Personnel. We are actively seeking to hire additional,
qualified finance and accounting staff with significant depth and expertise to
supplement existing personnel, including a Director of Internal Audit. During
the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, we also retained a financial consultant to
advise us on the organization and composition of the finance and accounting
department. During the second quarter of fiscal 2006, we employed a Director of
Internal Audit to oversee our internal audit function.
Foreign Currency Translation. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005,
we initiated training of our financial staff in the utilization of the foreign
currency functionality within the ERP System and implemented a system
enhancement designed to mitigate the possibility of errors.
Asset Impairment. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, we
implemented additional procedures and levels of approval to timely assess
impairment indicators of long-lived assets.
Engagement of Outside Consultants. In the fourth quarter of fiscal
2005, we engaged the services of a significant number of outside consultants to
assist us in documenting and testing our internal control over financial
reporting.
We have assigned a high priority to remediating the material weaknesses in our
internal control over financial reporting.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Concord Camera Corp.
Hollywood, Florida
We have audited management's assessment, included in the accompanying
Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
appearing under Item 9A, that Concord Camera Corp. ("Concord" or the "Company")
did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of July
2, 2005, because of the effect of the material weaknesses identified in
management's assessment, based on the criteria established in Internal
Control--Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the "COSO Criteria"). The Company's
management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over
financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
management's assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's
internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all
material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal
control over financial reporting, evaluating management's assessment, testing
and evaluating the design and operation effectiveness of internal control, and
performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the
circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process
designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal
control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1)
pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and
fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;
(2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are
being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of
the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely
detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's
assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial
reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any
evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that
controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the
degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
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A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control
deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material
misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented
or detected. As of July 2, 2005, the following material weaknesses have been
identified and included in management's assessment:
o ERP System
The Company's conversion from its legacy systems to a world-wide, fully
integrated ERP System beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2005 was not
effective. The Company did not provide its employees with effective
training on use of the system. Certain configuration deficiencies in the
system resulted in an ineffective design of controls. The above
deficiencies had a pervasive adverse effect on the effectiveness of
controls within all of the Company's business processes, including the
financial statement closing process, including the control of inventory
valuation, revenue recognition and collection of accounts receivable and
management's financial statement review process.
o Information Technology
The Company had inadequate controls related to application access, system
administrator rights and master data maintenance. The Company lacked
effective segregation of duties between information technology management
and other functional departments. In certain instances, an improper number
of, or inappropriate personnel were, assigned system administrator rights
or had excessive system rights, which impairs the Company's ability to
maintain adequate segregation of duties. This material weakness adversely
affects the Company's ability to prevent improper access and changes to its
accounting records, including management override.
o Financial Statement Closing Process
The Company had inadequate controls related to its financial statement
closing process, including limited evidence of review of reconciliations,
account analysis and journal entries by those responsible for the oversight
of the process. This material weakness adversely affects the accuracy and
completeness of the Company's financial reporting.
o Accounting Personnel
The Company lacked a sufficient number of accounting personnel with
knowledge of, and technical expertise in, U.S. GAAP for certain of its U.S.
operations and foreign offices. In addition, the Company had inadequate
controls related to the training and supervision of its accounting staff
and to the segregation of duties necessary throughout the organization to
ensure that all of its key internal controls are and remain effective.
o Inadequate Evidence of Review
The Company had inadequate financial and human resources, including an
inadequate number of accounting personnel. This led to the Company's
management spending an excessive amount of time in the detailed compilation
and preparation of its financial reports and analyses. As a result, the
Company's management was unable to provide the necessary evidence of review
in the financial statement review process.
o Inventory
The Company had inadequate controls related to valuation of certain
inventory balances in its worldwide inventory which could adversely affect
data integrity. In particular, the lack of certain ERP System functionality
required complex manual processes to compile data necessary to determine
the fair market value of the Company's inventory. Additionally, the Company
had inadequate controls regarding the review and approval of inventory
movement and record keeping.
o Sales, Accounts Receivable and Revenue Recognition
The Company had inadequate controls related to the sale and returns and
allowances of its products, collection of receivables and recognition of
revenue, including the ability to verify the completeness and accuracy of
sales orders shipped and invoiced.
o Value Added Tax
The Company had inadequate controls related to the collection, remittance,
reconciliation, preparation and filing of value added taxes at a foreign
subsidiary.
o Foreign Currency Translation
The Company had inadequate controls related to foreign currency
translation, including the ability of certain managers to record journal
entries without adequate review or supporting documentation and an
inability of management to adequately explain fluctuations in quarterly
analyses.
o Asset Impairment
The Company had inadequate controls related to the performance of a timely
assessment of impairment of long-lived assets where indicators of
impairment were present.
These material weaknesses were considered in determining the nature,
timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the 2005 consolidated
financial statements, and this report does not affect our report dated September
29, 2005 on those financial statements, which expressed an unqualified opinion.
In our report dated September 29, 2005, we stated that the Company had
not reported on its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting and, accordingly, the scope of our work was not sufficient
to enable us to express, and we did not express, an opinion on the effectiveness
of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. The Company has now
reported on its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting and we have completed our audit thereof. Accordingly, our
present report insofar as it relates to the Company's internal control over
financial reporting as of July 2, 2005, as presented herein, is different from
our previous report.
In our opinion, management's assessment that the Company did not maintain
effective internal control over financial reporting as of July 2, 2005 is fairly
stated, in all material respects, based on the COSO Criteria. Also, in our
opinion, because of the effect of the material weaknesses described above on the
achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, the Company has not
maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of July 2,
2005, based on the COSO Criteria.
We do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance on management's
statements regarding corrective actions taken by the Company after July 2, 2005.
/s/ BDO Seidman, LLP
Miami, FL
December 14, 2005
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Our executive officers and directors, their respective ages and positions as of
September 1, 2005, are as follows:
Name Age Position
---- --- --------
Ira B. Lampert(3)(4) 60 Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
(principal executive officer)
Gerald J. Angeli 52 Vice President of Worldwide Engineering and
Technology for the Company and Managing Director of
Concord Camera HK Limited ("Concord HK")
Robert A. Bosi 49 Interim Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (principal financial officer)
Keith L. Lampert 35 Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Harlan I. Press 41 Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
Blaine A. Robinson 46 Corporate Controller (principal accounting officer)
Alan Schutzman 49 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Urs W. Stampfli 54 Senior Vice President and Director of Global Sales
and Marketing
Ronald S. Cooper(1)(2) 67 Director
Morris H. Gindi(1)(5) 60 Director
William J. O'Neill, Jr.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5) 63 Director
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(1) Member of Audit Committee.
(2) Member of Compensation and Stock Option Committee.
(3) Member of Executive Committee.
(4) Member of Director Affairs Committee.
(5) Member of Marketing and Product Development Committee.
Ira B. Lampert has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
since July 13, 1994. For the calendar year 1995 and again from July 31, 1998
through the present, Mr. Lampert also served as President of the Company. Mr.
Lampert is a member of the Queens College Foundation Board of Trustees (Queens
College is part of the City University system of New York), is a member of the
Advisory Board of the Boys & Girls Republic, a nonprofit organization for
underprivileged children, and serves on the Boards of Trustees of the Mount
Sinai Medical Center Foundation, Inc. and the Mount Sinai Medical Center of
Florida, Inc.
Gerald J. Angeli joined the Company in April 2000 as Vice President, DMS Product
Supply. Since March 2001, he has served as the Company's Vice President of
Worldwide Engineering and Technology. In addition, from March to August 2004,
Mr. Angeli served as a Co-Managing Director of Concord HK and became its sole
Managing Director in August 2004. From July 1997 to April 2000, Mr. Angeli was
Vice President, Global Manufacturing and Products Supply for NCR Corporation's
Systemedia Group, where he was responsible for manufacturing, customer service,
distribution and logistics. Prior to that, Mr. Angeli was employed by Eastman
Kodak Company for 20 years in various capacities, most recently as Manager of
Worldwide Manufacturing and Supply Chain and Vice President, Consumer Imaging.
Robert A. Bosi has been Interim Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of the Company since October 21, 2004. Mr. Bosi is affiliated with Tatum
CFO Partners, LLP, a nationwide partnership that provides financial and
information technology leadership. Mr. Bosi was Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Vesper Corporation from September 2002 to December 2003.
From 1991 to 2001, he was Vice President of Finance/Chief Financial Officer of
Curtiss-Wright Corporation, having joined the company as Treasurer in 1989. Mr.
Bosi is a member of the New Jersey State Society of Certified Public
Accountants, the Institute of Management Accountants and the Financial
Executives Institute.
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Keith L. Lampert, who is a son of Ira B. Lampert, has been Executive Vice
President since February 2002 and Chief Operating Officer since January 1, 2003.
From February 2002 until January 2003, he also served as the Company's Director
of Worldwide Operations and was Managing Director of Concord HK from April 2000
until December 2002. From March 2001 to February 2002, Mr. Lampert also served
as the Company's Vice President of Worldwide Operations. He became a Vice
President of the Company in August 1998, having joined the Company in 1993.
Harlan I. Press has been Vice President and Treasurer since April 2000 and
Assistant Secretary of the Company since October 1996. Mr. Press served as the
Corporate Controller of the Company from October 1996 through April 2000, as
Chief Accounting Officer from November 1994 to September 20, 2004 and Principal
Financial Officer from October 31, 1997 to July 22, 2002 and from September 20,
2004 to October 21, 2004. Mr. Press is a member of the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants, the New York State Society of Certified Public
Accountants and the Financial Executives Institute.
Blaine A. Robinson has been Corporate Controller of the Company since February
2003 and Principal Accounting Officer since September 20, 2004. Prior to joining
the Company, from May 2002 to February 2003, Mr. Robinson was employed by
Spherion Corporation and served as a financial and accounting consultant to the
Company. Previously, Mr. Robinson was Chief Financial Officer of Green2go.com,
Inc. from March 2000 to September 2001 and Assistant Corporate Controller of
AutoNation, Inc. from March 1997 to March 2000. Mr. Robinson is a member of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Florida Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and Financial Executives Institute.
Alan Schutzman joined the Company in September 2003 as Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary. From January 2001 until joining the Company, Mr.
Schutzman was Associate General Counsel of Jacuzzi Brands, Inc. ("Jacuzzi"), and
Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Jacuzzi
since September 2001. From July 1996 to December 2000, he served as Vice
President and General Counsel of various operating subsidiaries of Jacuzzi,
including Ames True Temper and Keller Ladders, Inc. Mr. Schutzman is an Adjunct
Professor of Law at the Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the Fall 2005 semester.
Urs W. Stampfli has been Senior Vice President since February 2002 and Director
of Global Sales and Marketing for the Company since April 2000. Mr. Stampfli
joined the Company in May 1998 as Director of Global Sales and Marketing, and
became a Vice President of the Company in April 2000. From 1990 to April 1998,
Mr. Stampfli was Vice President, Marketing, Photo Imaging Systems of Agfa
Division, Bayer Corporation.
Ronald S. Cooper has been a director of the Company since January 2000. Mr.
Cooper is a co-founder and principal of LARC Strategic Concepts, LLC, a
consulting firm focusing on emerging growth companies. Mr. Cooper retired from
Ernst & Young LLP in September 1998, having joined the firm in 1962. He became a
partner in 1973 and was Managing Partner of the firm's Long Island office from
1985 until he retired.
Morris H. Gindi has been a director of the Company since 1988. Mr. Gindi has
served as the Chief Executive Officer of Notra Trading Inc., an import agent in
the home textiles industry, since 1983 and as Chief Executive Officer of Morgan
Home Fashions, a manufacturer and distributor of home textiles, since 1995.
These two businesses import and distribute merchandise to all levels of the
retail trade. Mr. Gindi's career in the home textiles industry has spanned four
decades.
William J. O'Neill, Jr. has been a director of the Company since August 2001.
Mr. O'Neill is a founder and principal of O'Neill Group, Inc., a consulting firm
focused on developing business strategies, operational execution, financial
evaluations and fundraising activities. From 1969 to 1999, Mr. O'Neill held
various management positions at Polaroid Corporation, most recently as Executive
Vice President and President, Corporate Business Development. Since July 2001,
he has served as Dean of the Frank Sawyer School of Management at Suffolk
University in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition, Mr. O'Neill is a director of
CardioTech International, Inc., a manufacturer of cardiovascular devices.
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AUDIT COMMITTEE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERTISE
The Company has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee established in
accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The members of the
Audit Committee are Ronald S. Cooper (Chairman), Morris H. Gindi and William J.
O'Neill, Jr.
The Board of Directors has determined that the Company has two "audit committee
financial experts" serving on its Audit Committee, as that term is defined in
Item 401(h)(2) of Regulation S-K, namely Ronald S. Cooper and William J.
O'Neill, Jr. Mr. Cooper has over 35 years of experience in the field of public
accounting, retiring in 1998 from Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. O'Neill was Chief
Financial Officer (and Executive Vice President) of Polaroid from 1990 to 1998,
having held various other positions with Polaroid including that of Corporate
Controller for four years. All of the members of the Audit Committee are
independent, as that term is used in Item 7(d)(3)(iv) of Schedule 14A under the
Exchange Act.
CODE OF ETHICS
The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to its principal executive
officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and
controller, as well as all other employees and the directors of the Company. The
Code of Ethics, which the Company calls its Code of Conduct, is posted on the
Company's website at www.concord-camera.com on the Investor Relations page. If
the Company makes any substantive amendments to, or grants a waiver (including
an implicit waiver) from, a provision of its Code of Ethics that applies to its
principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting
officer or controller, and that relates to any element of the Code of Ethics
definition enumerated in Item 406(b) of Regulation S-K, the Company will
disclose the nature of such amendment or waiver on the aforementioned website or
in a current report on Form 8-K.
SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), requires our directors, executive officers and ten percent (10%)
shareholders ("Reporting Persons") to file initial reports of ownership and
reports of changes in ownership of the Common Stock and any other equity
securities with the SEC. Reporting Persons are required to furnish us with
copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file. Based on a review of the copies
of the reports furnished to us and written representations from our directors
and executive officers that no other reports were required, with respect to
Fiscal 2005, we believe that the Reporting Persons timely complied with all
Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to them, except that Blaine
Robinson filed a Form 4 one date late reporting one transaction.
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
The following table contains certain information regarding aggregate
compensation earned, paid or payable during fiscal 2005, fiscal 2004 and fiscal
2003, for services rendered to the Company during these fiscal years, to: (a)
the Chief Executive Officer; (b) each of the other four most highly compensated
executive officers who were serving as executive officers at the end of fiscal
2004; and (c) one former executive officer, Richard Finkbeiner, who would have
been among the executive officers described in (b) had he still been serving as
an executive officer of the Company at the end of fiscal 2005 (collectively, the
"Named Executive Officers").
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Long-Term
Compensation
Annual Compensation Awards
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Shares LTIP
Other Annual Underlying Payouts All Other
Name and Fiscal Salary Bonus(e) Compensation Options (f) Compensation
Principal Position Year ($) ($) ($) (#) ($) ($)
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Ira B. Lampert(a) 2005 $853,333(1) - $816,855(2) - - $53,892(7)
Chairman, Chief 2004 975,000(1) - 696,508(2) - - 54,102(7)
Executive Officer 2003 916,667(1) $424,834 715,109(2) - 235,919 982,595(7)
and President
Robert A. Bosi(b) 2005 207,994
Interim Senior Vice
President and Chief
Financial Officer
Richard M. Finkbeiner(c) 2005 268,245(1) - 21,068(3) - - 65,270(8)
Senior Vice President 2004 262,500 - 13,391(3) - - 29,621(8)
and Chief Financial 2003 243,110 94,459 16,825(3) 75,000 - 13,643(8)
Officer
Keith L. Lampert 2005 350,000 - 227,376(4) - - 137,956(9)
Executive Vice 2004 350,000 - 43,583(4) - - 33,136(9)
President and Chief 2003 317,070 158,762 136,049(4) 100,000 76,674 402,555(9)
Operating Officer
Alan Schutzman(d) 2005 275,000 - 22,000(5) - - 49,173(10)
Senior Vice President, 2004 218,766 - 19,500(5) 60,000 - 3,510(10)
General Counsel and 2003 - - - - - -
Secretary
Urs W. Stampfli 2005 250,000 - 32,787(6) - - 104,582(1)
Senior Vice President 2004 257,245 - 19,310(6) - - 10,273(11)
and Director of Global 2003 264,320(1) 119,685 21,805(6) - 69,449 48,322(11)
Sales and Marketing
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(a) Ira B. Lampert voluntarily reduced his base salary by $100,000 for the
period from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005, and the amount of the annual
credit for January 2005 under his supplemental executive retirement plan
and agreement ("SERP") by $150,000, for a total of $250,000. See Executive
Employment Contracts, Termination of Employment and Change in Control
Arrangements below.
(b) Mr. Bosi joined the Company on October 21, 2004 (in the first quarter of
fiscal 2005).
(c) Mr. Finkbeiner's employment with the Company terminated as of July 27,
2004. See Executive Employment Contracts, Termination of Employment and
Change in Control Arrangements below.
(d) Mr. Schutzman joined the Company on September 15, 2003 (in the first
quarter of fiscal 2004).
(e) For fiscal 2003, represents bonuses awarded on August 6, 2003 under the
Annual Incentive Compensation Plan ("AICP") in effect for fiscal 2003. No
bonuses were awarded under the AICP in effect for fiscal 2005 or fiscal
2004.
(f) Represents payments received in September 2003 under awards approved on
August 6, 2003 under the Company's Amended and Restated 2002 Long-Term Cash
Incentive Plan (the "LTCIP") in effect for the fiscal 2002-2003 performance
period. The LTCIP awards made to certain Named Executive Officers (each, an
"NEO") for this performance period were in the form of contingent deferred
compensation to be earned over three years and governed by the terms and
conditions of the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan ("SERP") of each
such NEO. The contingent deferred portion of these awards is included under
"All Other Compensation." in the Summary Compensation Table as and when the
conditions to vesting have been met and the amounts have been earned and/or
paid out. See Executive Employment Contracts, Termination of Employment and
Change in Control Arrangements-"Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans for
Named Executive Officers" and "Deferred Long-Term Compensation" below.
(1) Includes payment for accrued but unused vacation.
(2) Includes: (a) auto allowances and costs, partial housing costs and
reimbursement of taxes, respectively, of $30,000, $48,000 and $76,694 in
fiscal 2005; of $30,000, $48,000 and $105,114 in fiscal 2004; and $30,000,
$48,000 and $120,911 in fiscal 2003; (b) the yearly credit under the
Lampert SERP (described below under Executive Employment Contracts,
Termination of Employment and Change in Control Arrangements) of $350,000
in fiscal 2005, and $500,000 in fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2003; (c) for fiscal
2005, $302,209 in earnings on vested amounts under the Lampert SERP; (d)
for fiscal 2005, payment of $9,952 in expenses pursuant to Mr. Lampert's
employment agreement; and (e) for fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2003,
reimbursements under the Company's Flexible Perquisite Spending Account
Program for Corporate Officers (the "Flexible Perquisite Program").
(3) For fiscal 2005, this amount represents (a) a $937 auto allowance; (b)
payment of $10,131 under the Company's Executive Management Tax
Equalization Policy (the "Tax Equalization Policy"); and (c) $10,000
reimbursed under the Flexible Perquisite Policy. For fiscal 2004 and fiscal
2003, this amount represents auto allowances of $7,500 and $6,825,
respectively, and reimbursements under the Flexible Perquisite Program.
(4) For fiscal 2005, this amount represents (a) earnings of $193,774 on amounts
vested under Mr. Lampert's SERP; (b) earnings of $2,111 on the vested
portion of Mr. Lampert's August 6, 2003 LTCIP award; (c) an $18,000 auto
allowance; (d) payment of $7,001 in home closing costs under the terms of
Mr. Lampert's employment agreement; (e) payment of $15,583 under the Tax
Equalization Policy, offset by a repayment of $19,047 under such policy;
and (f) reimbursements of $9,954 under the Flexible Perquisite Policy. For
fiscal 2004, this represents $18,000 in auto allowance paid, reimbursement
of $15,583 in taxes, and reimbursements under the Flexible Perquisite
Policy. For fiscal 2003, this includes: (a) amounts paid pursuant to the
Tax Equalization Policy of $23,700; (b) an overseas allowance of $25,000
per annum for fiscal 2002, $12,500 of which was received for fiscal 2003;
(c) overseas housing costs of $84,599; (d) a $5,250 auto allowance; and (e)
reimbursements under the Flexible Perquisite Program.
(5) This amount represents a $12,000 and $9,500, auto allowance in each of
fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2004, respectively, and $10,000 reimbursed under the
Flexible Perquisite Program in each of fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2004.
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(6) For fiscal 2005, this amount includes $9,829 in earnings on Mr. Stampfli's
SERP (all of which has vested) and earnings of $1,485 on the vested portion
of his August 6, 2003 LTCIP award. For each of fiscal 2005, fiscal 2004 and
fiscal 2003, this amount represents $12,000 in auto allowance and
reimbursements under the Flexible Perquisite Program of $9,473, $7,310 and
$9,805, respectively.
(7) For fiscal 2005, this amount represents earnings of $10,899 on the August
6, 2003 LTCIP award, no portion of which had vested as of July 2, 2005, and
payments by the Company of $42,993 of insurance premiums. For fiscal 2004,
this amount represents payments by the Company for insurance premiums. For
fiscal 2003, this amount represents: (a) $516,666, the final installment of
the April 19, 2000 grant of deferred compensation that vested in three
equal annual installments beginning January 1, 2001 (as described under
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans for Names Executive Officers
below); (b) payments by the Company for insurance premiums of $37,939; (c)
payments by the Company for companion travel; and (d) $404,883 repaid to
Ira B. Lampert as deferred compensation pursuant to the conditional release
program (which, as described under Management Equity Provisions of 1993
Incentive Plan below, began in May 1999 and continued on January 1 each
year through January 1, 2003) because he prepaid the total amount of the
indebtedness before it was scheduled to be forgiven by the Company.
(8) Pursuant to the Separation Agreement between the Company and Mr. Finkbeiner
dated as of August 18, 2004 (the "Separation Agreement") (see Executive
Employment Contracts, Termination of Employment and Change in Control
Arrangements below), Mr. Finkbeiner was paid a total of $75,000 of the
$100,000 granted to him on July 22, 2002, which vested in four equal annual
installments beginning on July 22, 2003 (the "2002 Grant"). The remaining
$25,000 of the 2002 Grant was forfeited. For fiscal 2005, this amount
represents payment of $2,770 in insurance premiums, $12,500 of additional
compensation under the Separation Agreement and $50,000 paid out
representing the $25,000 installment of the 2002 Grant that vested in
fiscal 2005 and half of the remaining two installments ($25,000) that were
to have vested in fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2007. For fiscal 2004, this amount
represents $25,000, the amount of the 2002 Grant that vested on July 22,
2003 and was paid in fiscal 2005, for a total payout in fiscal 2005 of
$75,000 in accordance with the Separation Agreement, and insurance premiums
of $6,025 paid by the Company. For fiscal 2003, this amount represents
$7,618 of housing benefits received by Mr. Finkbeiner in connection with
his relocation, and insurance premiums paid by the Company.
(9) For fiscal 2005, this amount represents (a) $129,876, the portion of the
August 6, 2003 LTCIP award that vested on August 6, 2004 pursuant to Mr.
Lampert's SERP; and (b) earnings of $4,223 on the unvested portion of Mr.
Lampert's August 6, 2003 LTCIP award; (c) insurance premiums of $3,857 paid
by the Company. For fiscal 2004, this amount represents $28,878 in housing
benefits received in connection with Mr. Lampert's promotion to Chief
Operating Officer and as an inducement to his repatriation to the United
States, and payments for insurance premiums. For fiscal 2003, this amount
represents: (a) $150,000, the amount of the April 19, 2000 grant of
deferred compensation that vested in fiscal 2003 (as described under
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans for Names Executive Officers below,
this grant vested in three equal annual installments beginning January 1,
2001); (b) payments by the Company for insurance premiums; (c) $78,857
repaid to Keith L. Lampert in fiscal 2003, as deferred compensation
pursuant to the conditional release program (which, as described under
Management Equity Provisions of 1993 Incentive Plan below, began in May
1999 and continued on January 1 each year through January 1, 2003) because
he prepaid the total amount of the indebtedness before it was scheduled to
be forgiven by the Company; and (d) for fiscal 2003, a one-time grant of
$100,000 in deferred compensation, a $58,333 relocation payment, and
certain housing benefits, all of which were received in connection with Mr.
Lampert's promotion to Chief Operating Officer and as an inducement to his
repatriation to the United States. See Executive Employment Contracts,
Termination of Employment and Change in Control Arrangements below.
(10) For fiscal 2005, this amount represents (a) $33,333 that vested and was
paid out pursuant to a grant made under Mr. Schutzman's SERP (see
Supplement Executive Retirement Plans for Named Executive Officers below);
(b) earnings of $12,132 on the unvested unpaid portion of Mr. Schutzman's
SERP; and (c) $3,708 in insurance premiums paid by the Company. For fiscal
2004, this amount represents insurance premiums paid by the Company.
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(11) For fiscal 2005, this amount represents (a) $91,340, the portion of the
grant of the August 6, 2003 LTCIP award that vested on August 6, 2004
pursuant to Mr. Stampfli's SERP; (b) earnings of $2,969 on the unvested
portion of Mr. Stampfli's August 6, 2003 LTCIP award; and (c) insurance
premiums of $10,273 paid by the Company. For fiscal 2004, this amount
represents insurance premiums paid by the Company. For fiscal 2003, this
amount represents $36,667, the final installment of the April 19, 2000
grant of deferred compensation that vested in three equal annual
installments beginning January 1, 2001 (as described under Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plans for Named Executive Officers below), and
insurance premiums of $11,655 paid by the Company.
STOCK OPTIONS
The following table sets forth information concerning stock option exercises
during fiscal 2005 by each of the NEOs and the fiscal year-end value of
unexercised options held by such officers, based on the closing price of $1.21
for the Common Stock on July 1, 2005, the last trading day before fiscal year
end.
AGGREGATED STOCK OPTION EXERCISES IN FISCAL 2005
AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
Value of Unexercised
Shares Value Number of Shares Underlying In-the-Money Options
Acquired on Realized Unexercised Options at FY End at FY End ($)
Name Exercise (#) ($) Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable
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Ira B. Lampert 314,312(a) $373,375(b) 640,660 - $114,694 -
Gerald J. Angeli - - 67,500 - - -
Richard M. Finkbeiner - - - - - -
Keith L. Lampert - - 283,022 33,334 $ 5,200 -
Alan Schutzman - - 20,000 40,000 - -
Urs W. Stampfli - - 63,665 - - -
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(a) On August 9, 2004, Ira B. Lampert tendered 136,269 fully paid and
owned shares of Common Stock to the Company in payment of the
exercise price of these options and deferred delivery of the
remaining 178,043 of those shares under the Company's Deferred
Delivery Plan.
(b) No shares were sold upon exercise of the referenced options. A
monetary value was assigned to the option exercises for accounting
purposes only.
EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS, TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
AND CHANGE IN CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS
The following is a summary of the employment agreements between the Company and
each of the NEOs. The employment agreements provide for each named executive to
serve in the respective capacities indicated in the Summary Compensation Table.
Effective as of July 1, 2005, the employment agreement between the Company and
Ira B. Lampert (the "Lampert Agreement") was amended to provide a four-year term
that expires on July 1, 2009 and to end the Company's obligation to make
$500,000 annual contributions to a SERP adopted for the benefit of Ira B.
Lampert. The term of the employment agreements between the Company and each of
Keith L. Lampert and Urs W. Stampfli expires on January 1, 2006, inclusive, and
between the Company and Alan Schutzman on September 14, 2006, inclusive, unless
renewed by mutual agreement of the parties, and may be terminated by the Company
on thirty (30) days' notice at any time or by the executive after the expiration
of the stated term. The Company and Mr. Bosi entered into an employment
agreement signed on October 21, 2004, which was extended beginning June 2, 2005
and may be terminated by either party for any reason or no reason with 30 days'
prior written notice to the other party. Mr. Finkbeiner's employment terminated
effective as of July 27, 2004 pursuant to the terms of a separation agreement,
which is described below.
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The employment agreements provide that the Company will pay Ira B. Lampert and
Keith L. Lampert annual base salaries of $900,000 and $350,000, respectively,
effective as of January 1, 2003; an annual base salary of $250,000 to Urs W.
Stampfli effective as of July 1, 2003; an annual base salary of $275,000 to Alan
Schutzman effective as of September 15, 2003; and a monthly salary to Robert A.
Bosi of $24,990 effective as of October 21, 2004. Ira B. Lampert voluntarily
reduced his base salary from $900,000 to $800,000 per annum for the period from
July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005. The employment agreement of Richard M.
Finkbeiner, which terminated effective as of July 27, 2004, provided for an
annual base salary of $262,500.
In connection with Keith L. Lampert's promotion to Chief Operating Officer, the
Board granted him an option to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company's common
stock at $5.18 per share (the closing price on the grant date of November 11,
2002) with vesting in equal installments over three years from the grant date,
approved a relocation package, and authorized a one-time grant, effective as of
January 1, 2003, of $100,000 in fully vested deferred compensation as an
inducement for his repatriation to the United States. Mr. Lampert was also
provided with housing at the Company's expense while he was on overseas
assignment and tax equalization in accordance with the Company's Executive
Management Tax Equalization Policy.
Pursuant to their employment agreements, Mr. Finkbeiner was provided with a
relocation package; and Messrs. Finkbeiner and Schutzman were each provided with
a one-time grant of $100,000 in deferred compensation. These grants of deferred
compensation are described below under "Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans
for NEOs."
The Lampert Agreement provides that if his employment with the Company is
terminated by reason of death or disability, Mr. Lampert, or his legal
representative, would be entitled to receive, in addition to accrued
compensation (including, without limitation, any earned but unpaid bonus or
long-term incentive awards, any amount of base salary accrued or earned but
unpaid, any deferred compensation earned but unpaid, any earnings on deferred
compensation under the Lampert SERP (as defined below), any accrued but unused
vacation pay and unreimbursed business expenses (the "Accrued Amounts")), his
base salary for the scheduled balance of the term (payable in the case of death
in a lump sum), a prorated bonus for the year in which the death or disability
occurred, and any other or additional benefits owed to the executive under the
then applicable employee benefit plans or policies of the Company, subject in
the case of disability to offset against the base salary payment by the amount
of any disability benefits provided to him by the Company or under any
disability insurance provided by or paid for by the Company.
The Lampert Agreement entitles Ira B. Lampert to participate generally in all
pension, retirement, insurance, savings, welfare and other employee benefit
plans and arrangements and fringe benefits and perquisites maintained by the
Company from time to time for senior executives of a comparable level. In
addition to any life insurance provided pursuant to one of the Company's plans,
Mr. Lampert is also provided with term life insurance, for such beneficiaries as
are designated by Mr. Lampert, of $5 million face value, and long-term
disability coverage with a $600,000 annual benefit payable in the event that Mr.
Lampert's employment with the Company is terminated due to his disability (the
"Additional Life and Disability Insurance"). In addition, the Company may
purchase key person life insurance on the life of Mr. Lampert, which may be used
to satisfy the Company's obligations under the Lampert Agreement in the event of
Mr. Lampert's death. The Company currently maintains $5 million in key person
life insurance on the life of Mr. Lampert.
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If Mr. Lampert's employment is terminated by the Company without cause or if
there is a constructive termination without cause, Mr. Lampert would be entitled
to receive the Accrued Amounts, his base salary and continuation of his benefits
(or the economic equivalent of such benefits), the Additional Life and
Disability Insurance and certain perquisites for the scheduled balance of the
term and for an additional twelve months thereafter, and a prorated bonus for
the year in which the termination occurred. If such termination followed a
change of control of the Company, Mr. Lampert would be entitled to receive the
salary continuation benefit as a lump sum payment without any discount and,
subject to limited exceptions, any benefits, including options, in which he is
not at such time fully vested would become fully vested and any options would
remain exercisable for the full stated term of the option. If the automatic
extensions of the term of the Lampert Agreement are discontinued at the request
of the Company and Mr. Lampert's employment is terminated upon expiration of the
term, Mr. Lampert would be entitled to receive the Accrued Amounts, his base
salary and continuation of his benefits (or the economic equivalent of such
benefits), the Additional Life and Disability Insurance and certain perquisites
for twelve months after the end of the term, and a prorated bonus for the year
in which the termination occurred. In addition, if the severance payments to Mr.
Lampert under the Lampert Agreement follow a change in control and, together
with other amounts paid to Mr. Lampert, exceed certain threshold amounts and are
determined to constitute a parachute payment (as defined in Section 280G(b)(2)
of the Internal Revenue Code), Mr. Lampert is to receive an additional amount to
cover the federal excise tax with respect thereto on a "grossed up" basis. If
Ira B. Lampert is terminated for cause, or he voluntarily resigns, he will only
receive the Accrued Amounts and benefits provided in benefit plans.
Pursuant to the employment agreements for Keith L. Lampert, Urs W. Stampfli and
Alan Schutzman, if the Company terminates the executive's employment at any time
without cause, or if the executive terminates his employment after the stated
term of his employment agreement, the executive is entitled to severance
payments equal to one year of the executive's then base salary and his
automobile allowance, payable in installments in accordance with the normal
payroll schedule.
Pursuant to Mr. Bosi's employment agreement, the Company will reimburse Mr. Bosi
for all documented reasonable expenses he incurs in the performance of his
duties. In addition, the Company reimburses Mr. Bosi (i) for the cost of one (1)
round-trip, economy class flight per month during the term of the agreement
between the Company's Florida offices and his out-of-state residence; and (ii)
$1,000 for the cost of an automobile rental for his use while in Florida. The
Company also leases an apartment for Mr. Bosi in Florida.
Mr. Finkbeiner's employment agreement provided that, if the Company terminates
his employment without cause, Mr. Finkbeiner is entitled to severance payments
equal to twelve months' of his then base salary, a provision memorialized under
his separation agreement, which is described below. The employment agreement for
Keith L. Lampert also provides that if his employment were to be terminated by
the Company without cause, or upon a change of control, the stock option for
100,000 shares granted to Mr. Lampert on November 11, 2002 would automatically
become exercisable in full. In accordance with its vesting terms, the option
will vest in full and become exercisable on November 11, 2005.
The employment agreement of each NEO prohibits him from competing with the
Company for one year following the termination of his employment with the
Company; however, if Ira B. Lampert's employment is terminated without cause,
the duration of his non-compete covenants would extend throughout the period in
which his base salary and other benefits are continued if such period exceeds
twelve months.
Richard M. Finkbeiner's employment with the Company terminated effective as of
July 27, 2004. Mr. Finkbeiner and the Company entered into a separation
agreement, dated as of August 18, 2004, pursuant to which, in addition to any
other benefits he is entitled to receive under the Company's 401(k) plan, he was
to receive: (a) the equivalent of his base salary of $262,500 per annum (in
installments in accordance with the normal payroll schedule) through July 26,
2005, in accordance with the severance provisions of his employment agreement;
(b) a lump sum payment of $12,500; (c) pay for accrued but unused vacation; and
(d) a lump sum payment of $75,000, representing the funds in his SERP that had
vested prior to or as a result of the termination of his employment.
Under the separation agreement, Mr. Finkbeiner is prohibited from competing with
the Company for one year and is required to provide the Company with certain
cooperation and assistance (without receiving additional compensation for same
during the period covered by the severance payments). As a condition to
receiving any severance payments, Mr. Finkbeiner released the Company from any
and all liability.
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Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans for Named Executive Officers
Pursuant to the Lampert Agreement, the Company adopted a SERP for the benefit of
Ira B. Lampert (the "Lampert SERP"). A specified amount of deferred
compensation, which was $500,000 through June 30, 2005, was credited to the
Lampert SERP account each year. These yearly credits are 100% vested and not
subject to forfeiture. Mr. Lampert voluntarily reduced the amount of the credit
that was made in January 2005 from $500,000 to $350,000. Effective as of July 1,
2005, the Company will no longer be obligated to make $500,000 annual
contributions to the Lampert SERP. However, if a change of control of the
Company occurs and Mr. Lampert remains employed by the Company thereafter, the
Company will be obligated to pay Mr. Lampert $500,000 within 30 days after the
date of the change of control and annually during the remaining term of his
employment with the Company on the first business day of each calendar year
following the change of control.
Effective as of April 19, 2000, in connection with a one-time grant of deferred
compensation to certain executive officers, the Company adopted certain SERPs,
including those with respect to deferred compensation in the following amounts
for the following NEOs (the "Executive SERPs"): (i) Keith L. Lampert, $450,000;
and (ii) Urs W. Stampfli, $110,000. The amounts in the Executive SERP accounts
vested in three equal annual installments on January 1st of 2001, 2002 and 2003.
The Company simultaneously approved a one-time grant of deferred compensation to
Ira B. Lampert in the amount of $1,549,998 with the same vesting schedule as
under the Executive SERPs, and the Lampert SERP was amended to include
appropriate terms to govern this one-time grant of deferred compensation.
In connection with a one-time grant of $100,000 in deferred compensation to
Richard M. Finkbeiner as of July 22, 2002, the Company adopted a SERP for his
benefit (the "Finkbeiner SERP"). Pursuant to his SERP, the amounts in the SERP
accounts vested, so long as Mr. Finkbeiner continued to be employed by the
Company, in four annual installments of $25,000 each on July 22nd of 2003, 2004,
2005 and 2006. Under the terms of his SERP, if the Company terminated Mr.
Finkbeiner's employment without cause, half of each year's installment would
immediately become vested. When Mr. Finkbeiner's employment terminated on July
27, 2004, half of the installments scheduled to vest on July 22, 2005 and July
22, 2006 were forfeited and the other half, representing an amount of $37,500,
immediately vested. Following his termination, the Company paid out a total of
$75,000 to Mr. Finkbeiner in a lump sum. The remaining $25,000 of the $100,000
award was forfeited.
In connection with a one-time grant of $100,000 in deferred compensation to Alan
Schutzman as of September 15, 2003, the Company adopted a SERP for his benefit.
Pursuant to Mr. Schutzman's SERP, the amounts in the SERP accounts vest, so long
as he continues to be employed by the Company, in three equal annual
installments on September 15th of 2004, 2005 and 2006, or immediately upon: (i)
a change in control; or (ii) the termination of his employment as a result of
his death or disability, or by the Company without "cause."
Each time the Company credits an executive's account under a SERP agreement, the
Company simultaneously contributes an equal amount to a trust established for
the purpose of accumulating funds to satisfy the obligations incurred by the
Company pursuant to the SERP. In addition, each account under a SERP agreement
is subject to adjustment for income, expenses, gains or losses sustained as a
result of investment of the SERP funds as directed by the executive (or an
investment manager chosen by the executive) in his sole discretion, except that
the Company directs the investment, in accordance with its Cash Investment
Policy, of any unvested balances in an account established as a result of the
deferred LTCIP awards to Ira B. Lampert and Keith L. Lampert described under the
caption Deferred Long-Term Compensation below.
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Deferred Long-Term Compensation
During fiscal 2004, certain NEOs were awarded the following amounts of
contingent deferred compensation under the 2002 LTCIP with respect to the fiscal
2002-2003 performance period (the "Deferred LTCIP Awards"): (i) Ira B. Lampert,
$670,474; (ii) Richard M. Finkbeiner, $224,722; (iii) Keith L. Lampert,
$389,629; and (iv) Urs W. Stampfli, $274,021.
The Deferred LTCIP Awards to Keith L. Lampert and Urs W. Stampfli vest, so long
as the executive continues to be employed by the Company, in three equal annual
installments on August 6, 2004, 2005 and 2006, or immediately upon: (i) a change
of control of the Company; or (ii) the executive's death or disability. The
Deferred LTCIP Award to Richard M. Finkbeiner was forfeited when his employment
terminated before any vesting occurred.
Ira B. Lampert voluntarily agreed to delay the vesting of his Deferred LTCIP
Award by one year, such that it vests in three equal installments beginning on
August 6, 2005, 2006 and 2007 instead of August 6, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
Otherwise, the Deferred LTCIP Award granted to Ira B. Lampert has substantially
the same terms and conditions as the other Deferred LTCIP Awards, except that,
in addition to the events that will accelerate the vesting of the other Deferred
LTCIP Awards, it provides for immediate vesting in the event of termination
without cause, a constructive termination of employment without cause, or the
non-renewal of his employment contract.
The Lampert SERP, the Executive SERPs and the Finkbeiner SERP were all amended
to include appropriate terms to govern the Deferred LTCIP Awards. The Company
contributed the foregoing amounts to trusts established for the purpose of
holding funds to satisfy the Company's obligations under the Deferred LTCIP
Awards. The Company anticipates amending certain provisions of each SERP in
response to the tax treatment of non-qualified deferred compensation required by
the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 after the Internal Revenue Service
provides further guidance.
MANAGEMENT EQUITY PROVISIONS OF 1993 INCENTIVE PLAN
In August 1995, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved stock purchase
awards under the Management Equity Provisions ("MEP") of the Company's 1993
Incentive Plan. The Company received commitments for the purchase of 888,000
shares (the "Purchased Shares"). Each purchaser was also granted the right to
receive a contingent restricted stock award covering a number of shares equal to
the number of shares he had purchased based upon attainment of increases in
shareholder value in accordance with the plan.
In November 1995, each then participating member of the MEP Group entered into a
Voting Agreement pursuant to which each member agreed to vote all of his
Purchased Shares and contingent restricted stock awarded pursuant to the MEP in
accordance with the determination of the holder of a majority of all of the
Purchased Shares and contingent restricted stock held by the purchasers. To
effect the foregoing, each of the members delivered an irrevocable proxy to Ira
B. Lampert. In February 1997, the Voting Agreement and the irrevocable proxies
were amended and restated to govern the options to purchase shares of Common
Stock ("Option Shares") awarded to the then members of the MEP Group in December
1996 in lieu of the contingent restricted stock.
At the end of fiscal 2004, the MEP Group consisted of the following employees or
former employees of the Company: Ira B. Lampert, Keith L. Lampert, Harlan I.
Press, Brian F. King, whose employment with the Company terminated as of July 1,
2004, and Arthur Zawodny, whose consulting services to the Company terminated as
of January 1, 2005. During fiscal 2005, Messrs. Press and King ceased to be
members of the MEP Group when they sold all of their Purchased Shares and Option
Shares in August 2003 and August 2004, respectively, and Mr. Zawodny ceased to
be a member of the MEP Group when he forfeited his Option Shares in April 2005
and sold his Purchased Shares in May 2005.
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As of August 4, 2005, Ira B. Lampert held 432,344 Purchased Shares and 377,656
Option Shares and Keith L. Lampert held 110,000 Purchased Shares. Ira B. Lampert
holds an irrevocable proxy entitling him to vote, in addition to his own voting
shares of Common Stock, the Purchased Shares held by Keith L. Lampert.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
During fiscal 2005, each non-employee member of the Board was paid the
following: (i) an annual fee of $15,000 for serving on the Board; (ii) a $2,500
annual fee for each Board committee on which he served ($3,500 for serving as
Chairman); and (iii) $1,000 for each Board or committee meeting attended. The
Company reimburses all reasonable expenses incurred by both employee and
non-employee directors in connection with such meetings. Independent directors
do not receive additional compensation for meetings held separately from Board
meetings. Effective as of July 4, 2004, the annual fee for serving as Chairman
of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Compensation and Stock Option
Committee was increased to $10,000 and $5,000, respectively, in light of the
additional duties and responsibilities associated with chairing those
committees.
In addition, pursuant to the formula award provisions of the Company's 1993
Incentive Plan, as amended, prior to January 20, 2003, each non-employee
director automatically received the following options to purchase shares of the
Common Stock. Upon appointment to the Board, each non-employee director
received: (i) an option to purchase up to 40,000 shares, vesting as to 8,000
shares on the following January 1 and on each January 1 thereafter (provided
that, if a director fails to attend at least 75% of the Board meetings in any
calendar year, then the portion of the option that would have vested on the next
January 1 is forfeited); and (ii) an immediately exercisable option to purchase
13,000 shares. On each anniversary of his appointment, each non-employee
director received another immediately exercisable option to purchase 13,000
shares. All of the foregoing options have an exercise price equal to the closing
price of the Common Stock on the date of grant and expire on the earlier of: (i)
five years from the grant date; or (ii) one year after the recipient ceases to
be a member of the Board. On January 20, 2003, the 1993 Incentive Plan was
amended to remove the provisions regarding formula awards to non-employee
directors and, in lieu of the anniversary grant that would have been received in
2003, each non-employee director was granted an option to purchase 26,000 shares
of Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.52 per share. The foregoing options
were immediately exercisable as to 13,000 shares and vested as to the remaining
13,000 shares on January 20, 2004 provided the director continued to serve on
the Board.
Effective July 31, 2003, the Company amended each option held by William J.
Lloyd, who was a member of the Board until such date, to extend its exercise
period until its expiration and to permit the continued vesting of an unvested
option to purchase 12,000 shares of Common Stock through January 2005, in light
of the valuable years of advice and service that Mr. Lloyd provided during his
tenure as a member of the Board. The foregoing amendments did not apply to the
portion of an option representing the right to purchase 13,000 shares that would
have vested on January 20, 2004 under the grant made to him on January 20, 2003,
which was forfeited. Effective December 1, 2004, in light of the valuable years
of advice and service that J. David. Hakman provided during his tenure as a
member of the Board, the Company amended each option to purchase shares of
Common Stock that he held to extend its exercise period until its expiration.
All the options held by Mr. Hakman had vested and become exercisable prior to
his resignation from the Board as of December 1, 2004.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND
RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS.
The following table sets forth certain information as of August 4, 2005 about
the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock by: (i) each person or group who we
know beneficially owns more than 5% of our Common Stock; (ii) each director;
(iii) each NEO; and (iv) all directors and executive officers as a group:
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Amount and Nature of Percent
Name of Beneficial Owner Beneficial Ownership(1) of Class (1)
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(i) Beneficial Owners of More Than 5% of the Common Stock
MT Trading LLC, Sondra Beit, RH Trading LLC and 4,700,002(2) 16.4%
LTC Racing LLC as a group
c/o MT Trading LLC
530 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 130
Wethersfield, CT 06109
MT Trading LLC 3,930,862(2) 13.7%
530 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 130
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc. 1,798,561(2) 6.3%
1299 Ocean Avenue, 11th Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90401
"MEP Group" of Company Officers or 2,366,468(3) 7.9%
Employees as described in note (3) below
(ii) Directors
Ira B. Lampert 1,983,446(3)(4) 6.6%
Ronald S. Cooper 61,750(5) *
Morris H. Gindi 67,000(6) *
William J. O'Neill, Jr. 84,000(7) *
(iii) Named Executive Officers
Robert A. Bosi - 0 - *
Keith L. Lampert 493,022(3)(8) 1.7%
Alan Schutzman 43,000(9) *
Urs W. Stampfli 63,665(7) *
Richard M. Finkbeiner - 0 - *
(iv) Directors and executive officers as a group (11 persons)(10) 2,893,581 9.5%
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* Indicates less than one percent (1%).
(1) For purposes of this table, beneficial ownership was determined in
accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act based upon
information furnished by the persons listed or contained in
filings made by them with the SEC; the inclusion of shares as
beneficially owned should not be construed as an admission that
such shares are beneficially owned for purposes of Section 16 of
the Exchange Act. As of August 4, 2005, the Company had 28,680,842
shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. All shares were
owned directly with sole voting and investment power unless
otherwise indicated.
(2) Based on information contained in Schedule 13D/A filed December 2,
2004 by MT Trading LLC and the other members of the group as to
their beneficial ownership at December 2, 2004, a Form 4 filed on
May 13, 2005 by LTC Racing LLC as to its beneficial ownership at
May 11, 2005 and a Schedule 13G filed February 6, 2004 by
Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc. as to its beneficial ownership at
December 31, 2003. The 3,930,862 shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by MT Trading LLC at December 2, 2004
constitute the majority of the 4,700,002 shares beneficially owned
by MT Trading LLC and the other members of the group listed first
in this table.
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(3) As of August 4, 2005, a group comprised of Messrs. Ira B. Lampert
and Keith L. Lampert (collectively, the "MEP Group") beneficially
owned, in the aggregate, 1,442,786 shares and options to purchase
923,682 shares of Common Stock, or 7.9% of 30,113,578 shares,
consisting of the 28,680,842 shares of Common Stock outstanding on
that date plus the 923,682 shares of Common Stock that would have
been outstanding if the fully vested options held by the members
of the MEP Group were exercised and the 509,054 shares deferred by
Ira B. Lampert were outstanding). Of that total, 542,344 shares
and an option to purchase 377,656 shares of Common Stock were
purchased under the Management Equity Provisions ("MEP") of the
Company's 1993 Incentive Plan and are subject to the terms of an
Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, dated February 28, 1997, as
amended (the "Voting Agreement") pursuant to which MEP shares are
voted in accordance with the will of the holders of a majority of
the shares governed by the Voting Agreement. The balance of
900,442 shares and options to purchase 546,026 shares of Common
Stock were purchased or held outside the MEP. See "Management
Equity Provisions of 1993 Incentive Plan" above. The MEP Group's
address is c/o Concord Camera Corp., 4000 Hollywood Boulevard,
Presidential Circle - 6th Floor, North Tower, Hollywood, Florida
33021.
(4) Represents: (i) 640,660 shares that may be acquired pursuant to
stock options exercisable within 60 days after August 4, 2005;
(ii) 695,732 shares owned, as to all of which Mr. Lampert has sole
dispositive power; (iii) 509,054 shares, the delivery of which was
deferred by Mr. Lampert into future years under the Company's
Deferred Delivery Plan, but which could be acquired by him within
60 days after August 4, 2005 under certain limited circumstances
described in that plan; (iv) 28,000 shares held by a ss.501(c)(3)
charitable trust of which Mr. Lampert is a trustee with voting and
dispositive power; and (v) 110,000 additional MEP shares held by
Keith L. Lampert that Ira B. Lampert has the right to vote since
he currently owns a majority of the shares governed by the Voting
Agreement. The MEP Group is deemed to have acquired the shares
beneficially owned by any member of the MEP Group described in
footnote (3) above. Since Mr. Lampert is part of the MEP Group,
the shares beneficially owned by him are included in footnote (3)
above.
(5) Includes 48,750 shares that may be acquired pursuant to stock
options exercisable within 60 days after August 4, 2005.
(6) Represents 52,000 shares that may be acquired pursuant to stock
options exercisable within 60 days after August 4, 2005, and
shares held by the Notra Trading Inc. Profit Sharing Plan & Trust,
a retirement plan of which Mr. Gindi is a co-trustee and
participant.
(7) Represents shares that may be acquired pursuant to stock options
exercisable within 60 days after August 4, 2005.
(8) Represents 283,022 shares of Common Stock that may be acquired
pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days after August
4, 2005 and 210,000 shares owned, as to all of which Keith Lampert
has sole dispositive power. The MEP Group is deemed to have
acquired the shares beneficially owned by any member of the MEP
Group described in footnote (3) above. Since Mr. Lampert is part
of the MEP Group, the shares beneficially owned by him are
included in footnote (3) above.
(9) Represents 40,000 shares that may be acquired pursuant to stock
options exercisable within 60 days after August 4, 2005 and 3,000
shares owned by an IRA account of Mr. Schutzman.
(10) The group is comprised of Messrs. Ira B. Lampert, Cooper, Gindi,
O'Neill, Angeli, Bosi, Keith L. Lampert, Press, Robinson,
Schutzman and Stampfli. The group does not include any securities
of the Company beneficially owned by Mr. Finkbeiner.
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FISCAL YEAR-END EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
The following table sets forth aggregated information concerning our equity
compensation plans outstanding at July 2, 2005.
No. of Securities
No. of Securities to Remaining Available
be Issued upon for Future Issuance
Exercise of Weighted-Average under Equity
Options, Warrants Exercise Price of Compensation Plans
and Rights Options, Warrants and (excluding shares
Outstanding Rights Outstanding reflected in
Plan Category at FY End (#) at FY End ($) the 1st column)
------------- ------------- --------------------- ---------------
Equity Compensation Plans
Approved by Shareholders 1,623,805 $4.15 --
Equity Compensation Plans
Not Approved by
Shareholders 642,084 5.04 620,500
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Total 2,265,889 $4.40 620,500
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At July 2, 2005, we had a total of fourteen (14) compensation plans under which
Common Stock was authorized for issuance that were adopted without shareholder
approval: (i) the 2002 Incentive Plan for Non-Officer Employees, New Recruits
and Consultants (the "First 2002 Incentive Plan") and the 2002 Incentive Plan
for New Recruits (the "Second 2002 Incentive Plan", collectively with the First
2002 Incentive Plan, the "2002 Plans"); and (ii) twelve (12) individual stock
option plans, eleven (11) of which were issued to employees (two of whom are
executive officers) as an inducement to their employment with the Company and
one (1) of which was issued to a consultant as a retention inducement. None of
the options issued under any of these plans qualifies as an incentive stock
option for federal tax purposes.
At July 2, 2005, 498,000 and 500,000 shares of Common Stock were reserved for
issuance pursuant to outstanding options granted under and options available for
grant under the First 2002 Incentive Plan and the Second 2002 Incentive Plan,
respectively. New recruits (including officers), non-officer employees and
consultants in our service are eligible to participate in the First 2002
Incentive Plan. Only new recruits (including officers) are eligible to
participate in the Second 2002 Incentive Plan. The 2002 Plans generally provide
for the granting of stock, stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted
shares or any combination of the foregoing to eligible participants. Shares
subject to any outstanding options under each of these plans which expire or
otherwise terminate prior to exercise will be available for subsequent issuance
under the plan. Except as otherwise required by law or the plan, the
Compensation and Stock Option Committee or our Board of Directors determine
which eligible individuals are to receive option grants, the number of shares
subject to each such grant, the vesting schedule for the option grant, the
maximum term for which any granted option is to remain outstanding, and the
exercise price. The exercise price may not be less than the fair market value of
the option shares on the grant date.
At July 2, 2005, 264,584 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate were reserved
for issuance under individual stock option plans that were issued to employees
(two of whom are executive officers) as an inducement to their becoming employed
by the Company, and to a consultant as an inducement for his continued services,
or were subsequently received by the employee or consultant, in exchange for
their inducement option, in connection with a stock option repricing program.
These plans were adopted for inducement of new employees and consultants and
have substantially the same terms and conditions as options issued under the
2002 Plans. These stock options generally vest in three annual installments
beginning on the first anniversary of the employee's start date or the grant
date, have an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Common Stock on
the date of grant, and expire ten years after the grant date. For those stock
options that were received in exchange for the person's inducement option, the
vesting schedule and expiration date of the inducement option were carried
forward into the person's repriced stock option. The consultant's stock option
began vesting on the date of grant, continued vesting in annual installments and
became vested in full on April 24, 2004 since the consultant continued to make
his services available to the Company.
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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
None.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
Fees for professional services provided by BDO Seidman LLP to the Company are
$1,876,000 of which all constitute fiscal 2005 audit fees.
Fees for professional services provided by Ernst & Young LLP to the Company
during fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2004 are (in thousands):
FY 2005 FY 2004
------- -------
Audit Fees $ 858 $ 1,422
Audit Related Fees 228 421
Tax Fees - -
All Other Fees - -
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Total $ 1,086 $ 1,843
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Audit Fees include fees for services rendered for the audit of the Company's
annual financial statements, advisory services related to Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reviews of financial statements included in the Company's
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and consents and other services normally
provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for
those fiscal years.
Audit-Related Fees principally include fees for due diligence in connection with
the Jenimage acquisition and other possible transactions, and accounting
consultations.
Tax Fees would include fees for services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice
and tax planning. The Company obtains these types of services from an accounting
firm other than Ernst & Young LLP and BDO Seidman, LLP.
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All Other Fees would include fees for all other services rendered to the Company
that do not constitute Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees or Tax Fees.
In considering the nature of the services provided by BDO Seidman, LLP and Ernst
& Young LLP, the Audit Committee determined that such services are compatible
with the provision of independent audit services. The Audit Committee discussed
these services with each of BDO Seidman, LLP and Ernst & Young LLP and
management to determine that they are permitted under the rules and regulations
concerning auditor independence promulgated by the SEC to implement the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants.
APPROVAL POLICY
All services rendered by the Company's independent auditors are pre-approved by
the Audit Committee in accordance with the Company's Audit and Non-Audit
Pre-Approval Policy for independent auditor services and are monitored both as
to spending level and work content by the Audit Committee to maintain the
appropriate objectivity and independence of the core service of the independent
registered public accounting firm, which is the audit of the Company's
consolidated financial statements. Under the policy, the terms and fees of
annual audit services, and any changes thereto, must be approved by the Audit
Committee.
The policy also sets forth detailed pre-approved categories of other audit,
audit-related and other non-audit services that may be performed by the
Company's independent auditors during the fiscal year, subject to the dollar
limitations set by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee may, in accordance
with the policy, delegate to any of its members the authority to approve audit
and non-audit services to be performed by the independent auditors. Any Audit
Committee member who exercises this delegated authority must report any approval
decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The foregoing
pre-approval requirements are subject to the de minimis exceptions for non-audit
services described in Section 10A(i)(1)(B) of the Exchange Act which are
approved by the Audit Committee prior to completion of the audit.
All of the services described above were approved by the Audit Committee in
accordance with its approval policy.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
(a) (1) and (2) Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule
The following consolidated financial statements of the Company and the notes
thereto, the related reports thereon of the independent registered public
accounting firm and financial statement schedule are filed under Item 8 of this
report:
(a)(1) Financial Statements Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-1
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets at July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004 F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended F-4
July 2, 2005, July 3, 2004 and June 28, 2003 Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the years
ended July 2, 2005, July 3, 2004 and June 28, 2003 F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years
ended July 2, 2005, July 3, 2004 and June 28, 2003 F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-7
(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedule
Schedule II--Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves F-44
All other financial statement schedules for which provision is made in the
applicable accounting regulations of the SEC are not required under the
instructions to Item 8 or are inapplicable and therefore have been omitted.
(A)(3) EXHIBITS
No. Description Method of Filing
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2.1 Purchase of Share and Claims and Transfer Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Agreement, dated May 10, 2004, by and between current report on Form 8-K filed on May
Concord Camera GmbH and 4MBO International 25, 2004.
Electronic AG for the purchase of Jenimage
Europe GmbH and Jenimage UK Limited
3.1 Certificate of Incorporation, as amended Incorporated by reference to the Company's
through May 9, 2000 annual report on Form 10-K ("10-K") for
the year ended July 1, 2000.
3.2 Restated By-Laws, as amended through July Incorporated by reference to the Company's
12, 2004 10-K for the year ended July 3, 2004.
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4.1 Form of Common Stock Certificate Incorporated by reference to the Company's
registration statement on Form 8-A filed
September 20, 2000.
9.1* Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, Incorporated by reference to the Company's
dated February 28, 1997, among the parties 10-K for the year ended July 1, 2000.
signatory thereto, including among others,
Ira B. Lampert, Brian King and Arthur
Zawodny, as amended on various dates in
1998 to add certain additional shares of
the Company's Common Stock owned by Ira B.
Lampert, Brian King and Keith Lampert and
as further amended on January 6, 2000
10.1 Settlement Agreement between the Company Incorporated by reference to the Company's
and the Commission effective September 1, 10-K for the year ended June 28, 2003.
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10.2 Second renewal agreement of Master Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Processing Contract No. (86)507, dated quarterly report on Form 10-Q ("10-Q") for
March 15, 1996, and approval notice issued the quarter ended September 30, 2000.
by the Longgang Economic Development Bureau
(English translations)
10.3 Contract for Grant of State-Owned Land Use Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Right, dated November 8, 1994, with the 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
Shenzhen Land Bureau (English translation) 2000.
10.4 Hong Kong Credit Facility and Factoring Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Agreement, dated September 8, 1999, between 10-Q for the quarter ended January 1, 2000.
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited ("HSBC") and Concord HK
10.5 Letter agreements between HSBC and Concord Incorporated by reference to the Company's
HK dated June 1, 2002 and June 4, 2002, 10-K for the year ended June 29, 2002.
relating to and amending the Hong Kong
Credit Facility and Factoring Agreement
10.6 Letter agreement between HSBC and Concord Incorporated by reference to the Company's
HK dated December 13, 2003, relating to 10-K for the year ended July 3, 2004.
cancellation of Hong Kong Factoring
Facility
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10.7 Letter agreement between HSBC and Concord Incorporated by reference to the Company's
HK, dated as of November 7, 2003, relating 10-Q for the quarter ended December 27,
to the provision of certain banking 2003.
facilities and the guarantee of same by the
Company
10.8 Letter agreement between HSBC and Concord Incorporated by reference to the Company's
HK, dated as of April 23, 2004, relating to 10-K for the year ended July 3, 2004.
the provision of certain banking facilities
and the guarantee of same by the Company
10.9 Debenture, dated June 10, 2004, by Concord Incorporated by reference to the Company's
HK in favor of HSBC 10-K for the year ended July 3, 2004.
10.10 Form of Guarantee from the Company to HSBC Incorporated by reference to the Company's
in connection with the Hong Kong credit 10-K for the year ended July 3, 2004.
facilities, with schedule of outstanding
Guarantees
10.11 Renewal of Business License of Concord Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Camera (Shenzhen) Company Limited, issued 10-K for the year ended July 3, 2004.
by the Shenzhen Municipal Administration
for Industry and Commerce on May 17, 2004
(English translation)
10.12* Incentive Plan (1993), as amended through Incorporated by reference to the Company's
April 24, 2000 10-K for the year ended July 1, 2000.
10.13* Amendments to Incentive Plan (1993) dated Incorporated by reference to the Company's
as of April 19, 2001 and August 2, 2001 Schedule TO/A-1 filed August 28, 2001
10.14* Amendment to Incentive Plan (1993) dated as Incorporated by reference to the Company's
of January 20, 2003 10-Q for the quarter ended March 29, 2003.
10.15* Amendments to Incentive Plan (1993) dated Incorporated by reference to the Company's
as of February 10, 2003 and June 2, 2003 10-K for the year ended June 28, 2003.
10.16* 2002 Incentive Plan for Non-Officer Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Employees, New Recruits and Consultants, 10-K for the year ended June 29, 2002.
and Amendment No. 1 to same dated September
4, 2002
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10.17* Amendment No. 2 dated as of June 2, 2003 to Incorporated by reference to the Company's
2002 Incentive Plan for Non-Officer 10-K for the year ended June 28, 2003.
Employees, New Recruits and Consultants
10.18* 2002 Incentive Plan for New Recruits, and Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Amendment No. 1 to same dated as of June 2, 10-K for the year ended June 28, 2003.
2003
10.19* Stock Option (Plan and) Agreement, dated as Incorporated by reference to the Company's
of May 15, 1998, between Urs W. Stampfli 10-K for the year ended June 29, 2002.
and the Company
10.20* Amendment, effective as of February 11, Incorporated by reference to the Company's
2003, to Stock Option (Plan and) Agreement, 10-K for the year ended June 28, 2003.
dated as of May 15, 1998, between Urs W.
Stampfli and the Company
10.21* Amended and Restated Deferred Delivery Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Plan, as amended through June 30, 2004 10-K for the year ended July 3, 2004.
10.22* Amended and Restated Annual Incentive Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Compensation Plan, as amended through June 10-K for the year ended July 3, 2004.
30, 2004
10.23* Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Plan Commencing Fiscal 2004, as amended 10-K for the year ended July 3, 2004.
through June 30, 2004, and 2004-2006
Performance Criteria
10.24* Restated Flexible Perquisite Spending Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Account Program for Corporate Officers, as 10-K for the year ended July 3, 2004.
amended through July 12, 2004
10.25* Appendix A, dated June 6, 2002, to Flexible Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Perquisite Spending Account Program quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended December 28, 2002.
10.26* Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, Incorporated by reference to the Company's
dated as of May 1, 1997, between the 10-K for the year ended July 3, 2004.
Company and Ira B. Lampert
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10.27* Amendment No. 1 dated as of August 25, Incorporated by reference to the Company's
1998, Amendment No. 3 dated as of April 19, 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2001.
2000, and Amendment No. 4 dated as of
January 1, 2001, to Amended and Restated
Employment Agreement dated as of May 1,
1997, between Ira B. Lampert and the Company
10.28* Amendment No. 2, dated as of January 1, Incorporated by reference to the Company's
1999, to Amended and Restated Employment 10-Q for the quarter ended January 2,
Agreement dated as of May 1, 1997, between 1999.
Ira B. Lampert and the Company
10.29* Amendment No. 5, dated as of December 2, Incorporated by reference to the Company's
2002, to Amended and Restated Employment 10-Q for the quarter ended December 28,
Agreement dated as of May 1, 1997, between 2002.
Ira B. Lampert and the Company
10.30* Amendment No. 6, dated February 10, 2003, Incorporated by reference to the Company's
to Amended and Restated Employment 10-Q for the quarter ended March 29, 2003.
Agreement dated as of May 1, 1997, between
Ira B. Lampert and the Company
10.31* Memorandum from Ira B. Lampert dated July Incorporated by reference to the Company's
28, 2004 to the Company regarding the 10-K for the year ended July 3, 2004.
waiver of certain compensation and
modification to vesting dates, along with
releases signed by Ira B. Lampert
10.32* Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Retirement Plan and Agreement ("SERP") for 10-K for the year ended July 3, 2004.
Ira B. Lampert, dated as of August 18,
2004, between Ira B. Lampert and the Company
10.33* Amended and Restated SERP for Keith L. Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Lampert, dated as of August 18, 2004, 10-K for the year ended July 3, 2004.
between Keith L. Lampert and the Company
10.34* Terms of Employment between Brian F. King Incorporated by reference to the Company's
and the Company, effective as of January 1, 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2001.
2000
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10.35* Amendment, dated as of November 20, 2002, Incorporated by reference to the Company's
to Terms of Employment dated as of January 10-Q for the quarter ended December 28,
1, 2000, between Brian F. King and the 2002.
Company
10.36* Amendment No. 2 dated as of February 26, Incorporated by reference to the Company's
2003, and Amendment No. 3 dated as of March 10-Q for the quarter ended March 29, 2003.
30, 2003, to Terms of Employment dated as
of January 1, 2000, between Brian F. King
and the Company
10.37* Separation Agreement dated as of March 29, Incorporated by reference to the Company's
2004 between Brian F. King and the Company 10-K for the year ended July 3, 2004.
10.38* Terms of Employment between Urs W. Stampfli Incorporated by reference to the Company's
and the Company, effective as of January 1, 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2001.
2000
10.39* Amendment, dated as of November 20, 2002, Incorporated by reference to the Company's
to Terms of Employment dated as of January 10-Q for the quarter ended December 28,
1, 2000, between Urs W. Stampfli and the 2002.
Company
10.40* Amendment No. 2 dated as of February 26, Incorporated by reference to the Company's
2003, and Amendment No. 3 dated as of March 10-Q for the quarter ended March 29, 2003.
30, 2003, to Terms of Employment dated as
of January 1, 2000, between Urs W. Stampfli
and the Company
10.41* Terms of Employment between Keith L. Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Lampert and the Company, effective as of 10-Q for the quarter ended December 28,
November 11, 2002 2002.
10.42* Amendment No. 1, dated as of March 2, 2004, Incorporated by reference to the Company's
to Terms of Employment effective as of 10-Q for quarter ended March 27, 2004.
November 11, 2002, between Keith Lampert
and the Company
10.43* Terms of Employment between Richard Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Finkbeiner and the Company, effective as of 10-K for the year ended June 28, 2003.
July 22, 2002, and Amendment No. 1 to same
dated as of January 1, 2003
10.44* Separation Agreement dated as of August 18, Incorporated by reference to the Company's
2004 between Richard Finkbeiner and the 10-K for the year ended July 3, 2004.
Company
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10.45* Terms of Employment between Alan Schutzman Incorporated by reference to the Company's
and the Company, effective as of September 10-K for the year ended July 3, 2004.
15, 2003, and Amendment No. 1 to same dated
January 23, 2004
10.46* Form of SERP, dated as of April 19, 2000, Incorporated by reference to the Company's
between the Company and each of certain 10-K for the year ended July 1, 2000.
executive officers
10.47* Form of Amendment to the SERP, dated as of Incorporated by reference to the Company's
April 19, 2000, between the Company and 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2001.
each of certain executive officers
10.48* Form of Amendment No. 2, dated as of June Incorporated by reference to the Company's
1, 2002, to the SERP between the Company 10-K for the year ended June 29, 2002.
and each of Brian King, Urs Stampfli and
Harlan Press
10.49* Form of Amendment No. 3, dated as of August Incorporated by reference to the Company's
6, 2003, to the SERP between the Company 10-Q for quarter ended March 27, 2004.
and each of Brian King, and Urs Stampfli
10.50* SERP, dated as of July 22, 2002, between Incorporated by reference to the Company's
the Company and Richard M. Finkbeiner 10-K for the year ended June 28, 2003.
10.51* Amendment No. 1, dated as of August 6, Incorporated by reference to the Company's
2003, to SERP dated as of July 22, 2002, 10-Q for quarter ended March 27, 2004.
between Richard Finkbeiner and the Company
10.52* SERP, dated as of September 15, 2003, Incorporated by reference to the Company's
between the Company and Alan Schutzman 10-K for the year ended July 3, 2004.
10.53* Concord Camera Corp. Executive Management Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Tax Equalization Policy 10-K for the year ended June 29, 2002.
10.54 Lease Agreement, undated between Prologis Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Trust, a Maryland real estate investment 10-Q for the quarter ended January 2,
trust, and the Company 1999.
10.55 Lease Agreement, dated as of August 12, Incorporated by reference to the Company's
1998, between CarrAmerica Realty Corp. and 10-Q for the quarter ended January 2,
the Company 1999.
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10.56 First Amendment, dated October 12, 1999, to Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Lease dated as of August 12, 1998, between 10-Q for the quarter ended October 2, 1999.
CarrAmerica Realty Corp. and the Company
10.57 Second Amendment, dated January 3, 2000, to Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Lease dated as of August 12, 1998, between 10-K for the year ended July 1, 2000.
CarrAmerica Realty Corp. and the Company
10.58 Third Amendment, dated January 6, 2003, to Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Lease dated as of August 12, 1998, between 10-Q for the quarter ended December 28, 2002.
CRD Presidential, LLC and the Company
10.59 Tenancy Agreement, dated September 18, Incorporated by reference to the Company's
2002, between Southnice Investments Limited 10-Q for the quarter ended December 28, 2002.
and Concord Camera HK Limited
10.60* Terms of Employment between Robert Bosi and Terms of Employment incorporated by
the Company, effective as of October 21, reference to the Company's 10-Q for the
2004 and Amendment to same extending the quarter ended October 2, 2004 and Amendment
Terms of Employment beginning June 2, 2005. to same incorporated by reference to the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on June 3, 2005.
10.61* Terms of Employment between Blaine Robinson Incorporated by reference to the Company's
and the Company, effective as of February 10-Q for the quarter ended October 2, 2004.
11, 2003 and Amendment No. 1 to same dated
as of January 7, 2005.
10.62* Amendment No. 7 to the Employment Agreement Incorporated by reference to the Company's
and Amendment No. 1 to the Supplemental Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Executive Retirement Plan, dated as of July SEC on September 9, 2005.
1, 2005, between Ira B. Lampert and the
Company.
16.1 Letter from Ernst & Young LLP to the Incorporated by reference to the Company's
Securities and Exchange Commission dated Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
June 20, 2005. SEC on June 20, 2005.
17.1 Resignation of J. David Hakman as a member Incorporated by reference to the Company's
of the Board of Directors Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
SEC on November 23, 2004.
21 Subsidiaries of the Company Filed herewith.
23.1 Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP Filed herewith.
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23.2 Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP Filed herewith.
31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Filed herewith.
Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
31.2 Certification of Principal Financial Filed herewith.
Officer pursuant to Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
32.1 Certification of Principal Executive Filed herewith.
Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350
32.2 Certification of Principal Financial Filed herewith.
Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350
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* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
The Financial Statement Schedules required to be filed pursuant to this Item
15(c) are listed above.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
CONCORD CAMERA CORP.
Date: December 16, 2005 By: /s/ Ira B. Lampert
-------------------------------------
Ira B. Lampert, Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities indicated, and on the date set forth above.
Signature Title
--------- -----
/s/ Ira B. Lampert Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
------------------------------ and President
Ira B. Lampert (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Harlan I. Press Vice President, Treasurer, and
------------------------------ Assistant Secretary
Harlan I. Press
/s/ Blaine A. Robinson Corporate Controller
------------------------------ (Principal Accounting Officer)
Blaine A. Robinson
/s/ Morris H. Gindi Director
------------------------------
Morris H. Gindi
/s/ Ronald S. Cooper Director
------------------------------
Ronald S. Cooper
/s/ William J. O'Neill, Jr. Director
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William J. O'Neill, Jr.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Concord Camera Corp.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Concord Camera
Corp. and subsidiaries as of July 2, 2005 and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then
ended. We have also audited the schedule for the year ended July 2, 2005 listed
in the accompanying index. These financial statements and schedule are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements and the schedule are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements and the schedule, assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall presentation of the financial statements and the schedule. We believe
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Concord
Camera Corp. and subsidiaries at July 2, 2005, and the results of its operations
and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Also, in our opinion, the 2005 schedule presents fairly, in all material
respects, the information set forth therein.
We were also engaged to audit, in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of Concord
Camera Corp.'s internal control over financial reporting as of July 2, 2005,
based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)
and our report dated December 14, 2005 expressed an unqualified opinion on
management's assessment of, and an adverse opinion on the effective operation
of, internal control over financial reporting.
/s/ BDO Seidman, LLP
Miami, Florida
September 29, 2005, except for paragraph five herein which is dated December 14,
2005
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Concord Camera Corp.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Concord Camera
Corp. and subsidiaries as of July 3, 2004, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the
two years in the period ended July 3, 2004. Our audits also included the
financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a). These financial
statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and
schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to
perform an audit of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Our
audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a
basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances,
but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the
Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no
such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Concord
Camera Corp. and subsidiaries as of July 3, 2004, and the consolidated results
of operations and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended July
3, 2004, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also
in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in
relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
As discussed in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements, in the year
ended July 3, 2004, the Company changed its method of accounting with respect to
the allocation of manufacturing labor and overhead costs to inventories.
/s/Ernst & Young LLP
Certified Public Accountants
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
September 28, 2004
F-2
CONCORD CAMERA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
JULY 2, JULY 3,
2005 2004
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ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 8,016 $ 18,323
Short-term investments 35,200 39,600
Accounts receivable, net 31,860 29,367
Inventories 36,382 52,418
Deferred compensation assets 8,711 -
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 2,708 11,563
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Total current assets 122,877 151,271
Property, plant and equipment, net 16,672 20,597
Other assets 7,207 17,649
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Total assets $ 146,756 $ 189,517
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings under credit facilities $ 2,936 $ 9,170
Accounts payable 32,257 18,783
Accrued expenses 14,108 16,395
Deferred compensation liabilities 8,688 -
Other current liabilities 3,127 6,320
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Total current liabilities 61,116 50,668
Other long-term liabilities 3,337 11,724
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Total liabilities 64,453 62,392
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
Blank check preferred stock, no par value,
1,000 shares authorized, none issued - -
Common stock, no par value, 100,000 shares
authorized; 30,925 and 30,572 shares issued
as of July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004, respectively 143,518 143,073
Additional paid-in capital 4,853 4,853
Deferred stock-based compensation - (29)
Deferred share arrangement 624 413
Accumulated deficit (61,075) (16,152)
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87,920 132,158
Less: treasury stock, at cost, 1,735 and 1,599 shares as
of July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004, respectively (4,993) (4,620)
Less: common stock held in trust, 509 and 331 shares as
of July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004, respectively (624) (413)
--------- ---------
Total stockholders' equity 82,303 127,125
--------- ---------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 146,756 $ 189,517
========= =========
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-3
CONCORD CAMERA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
Fiscal Year Ended
------------------------------
July 2, July 3, June 28,
2005 2004 2003
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Net sales $ 174,348 $ 203,132 $ 189,783
Cost of products sold 180,130 188,954 153,532
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Gross (deficit) profit (5,782) 14,178 36,251
Selling expenses 16,846 13,522 8,905
General and administrative expenses 22,948 26,842 20,616
Goodwill impairment - 3,721 -
Variable stock-based compensation
(income) expense - (659) 900
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Operating (loss) income (45,576) (29,248) 5,830
Interest expense 931 715 1,230
Other income, net (1,770) (500) (2,372)
--------- --------- ---------
(Loss) income before income taxes (44,737) (29,463) 6,972
Provision for income taxes 186 7,537 569
--------- --------- ---------
(Loss) income before extraordinary item (44,923) (37,000) 6,403
Extraordinary gain - acquired net assets in
excess of cost - 5,778 -
--------- --------- ---------
Net (loss) income $ (44,923) $ (31,222) $ 6,403
========= ========= =========
Net (loss) income per common share:
Basic:
(Loss) income before extraordinary item $ (1.54) $ (1.29) $ 0.23
Extraordinary gain - 0.20 -
--------- --------- ---------
(Loss) income per common share $ (1.54) $ (1.09) $ 0.23
========= ========= =========
Diluted:
(Loss) income before extraordinary item $ (1.54) $ (1.29) $ 0.22
Extraordinary gain - 0.20 -
--------- --------- ---------
(Loss) income per common share $ (1.54) $ (1.09) $ 0.22
========= ========= =========
Weighted average 29,157 28,716 27,874
common shares outstanding - basic
Dilutive effect of common stock options - - 1,571
--------- --------- ---------
Weighted average
common shares outstanding - diluted 29,157 28,716 29,445
========= ========= =========
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-4
CONCORD CAMERA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(in thousands)
(Accumulated
Common Stock Additional Deferred Deferred Deficit)
Issued Stated Paid-in Stock-Based Share Retained
Shares Value Capital Compensation Arrangement Earnings
----- ------- --------- ----------- ---------- ----------
Balance as of June 29, 2002 29,029 $140,547 $4,412 $(332) $ - $8,667
Exercise of stock
options and warrants 435 562 - - - -
Deferred stock-based
compensation - - - 142 - -
Officers' notes forgiven on
stock purchases - - - - - -
Stock-based compensation - - 995 - - -
Net income - - - - - 6,403
Unrealized loss on securities - - - - - -
Comprehensive income - - - - - -
------------------------------ -------- -------- --------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Balance as of June 28, 2003 29,464 141,109 5,407 (190) - 15,070
Exercise of stock options and
warrants 1,108 1,964 - - - -
Deferred stock-based
compensation - - - 161 - -
Purchase of treasury stock - - - - - -
Common stock held in Trust - - - - - -
Deferred share arrangement - - - - 413 -
Stock-based compensation - - (554) - - -
Net loss - - - - - (31,222)
Realized loss on securities - - - - - -
Comprehensive loss - - - - - -
------------------------------ -------- -------- --------- ---------- ----------- --------
Balance as of July 3, 2004 30,572 143,073 4,853 $ (29) $ 413 (16,152)
Exercise of stock options
and warrants 353 445 - - - -
Deferred stock-based
compensation - - - 29 - -
Purchase of treasury stock - - - - - -
Common stock held in Trust - - - - - -
Deferred share arrangement - - - - 211 -
Net loss - - - - - (44,923)
------------------------------ -------- -------- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------
Balance as of July 2, 2005 30,925 $143,518 $4,853 $- $ 624 $(61,075)
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Notes
Receivable
arising
from
Common Accumulated
Stock Common Stock Other
Purchase Treasury Stock Held in Trust Comprehensive
Agreements Shares Cost Shares Cost Loss Total
--------- --------- ------- -------- ------- ------------- --------
Balance as of June 29, 2002 $(1) 1,543 $(4,137) - $- $ - $149,156
Exercise of stock
options and warrants - - - - - - 562
Deferred stock-based
compensation - - - - - - 142
Officers' notes forgiven on
stock purchases 1 - - - - - 1
Stock-based compensation - - - - - - 995
Net income - - - - - - 6,403
Unrealized loss on securities - - - - - (431) (431)
Comprehensive income - - - - - - 5,972
------------------------------ -------- -------- -------- --------- ------ --------- ---------
Balance as of June 28, 2003 - 1,543 (4,137) - - (431) 156,828
Exercise of stock options and
warrants - - - - - - 1,964
Deferred stock-based
compensation - - - - - - 161
Purchase of treasury stock - 56 (483) - - - (483)
Common stock held in Trust - - - 331 (413) - (413)
Deferred share arrangement - - - - - - 413
Stock-based compensation - - - - - - (554)
Net loss - - - - - - (31,222)
Realized loss on securities - - - - - 431 431
Comprehensive loss - - - - 0 - (30,791)
------------------------------ -------- -------- -------- --------- ------ --------- ---------
Balance as of July 3, 2004 - 1,599 (4,620) 331 (413) - 127,125
Exercise of stock options
and warrants - - - - - - 445
Deferred stock-based
compensation - - - - - - 29
Purchase of treasury stock - 136 (373) - - - (373)
Common stock held in Trust - - - 178 (211) - (211)
Deferred share arrangement - - - - - - 211
Net loss - - - - - - (44,923)
------------------------------ -------- -------- -------- --------- ------ --------- ---------
Balance as of July 2, 2005 - 1,735 $(4,993) 509 $(624) $ - $82,303
======== ======== ======== ========= ====== ========= =========
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-5
CONCORD CAMERA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
Fiscal Year Ended
----------------------------------------------------
July 2, 2005 July 3, 2003 June 28, 2003
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net (loss) income $ (44,923) $ (31,222) $ 6,403
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net
cash (used in) provided by operating
activities:
Provision for specific inventory obsolescence 12,954 11,100 22
Depreciation and amortization 8,823 7,872 6,068
(Gain) loss on sale of short-term investments (1,124) 916 -
Gain on sale of building (450) - -
Deferred income taxes - 7,204 340
Extraordinary gain - (5,778) -
Goodwill impairment - 3,721 -
Variable stock-based compensation (income)
expense - (659) 900
Settlement of net accrued product costs - - (2,234)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net (2,493) 11,643 (9,510)
Inventories 3,081 (23,021) (9,854)
Deferred compensation assets (34) (2,206) (1,378)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 3,806 (6,310) 73
Other assets 1,159 2,976 (1,083)
Accounts payable 13,474 (3,694) 9,603
Accrued expenses (2,289) 1,159 3,249
Deferred compensation liabilities 773 957 2,325
Other current liabilities (75) 1,893 351
Other long-term liabilities (473) (1,146) (289)
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Net cash (used in) provided by operating (7,791) (24,595) 4,986
activities
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale
investments 13,401 - -
(Purchases) proceeds from sale of short-term
investments, net (1,846) 40,254 (74,616)
Purchase of available-for-sale investments (6,031) (6,155) -
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (2,819) (6,806) (5,795)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and
equipment 941 - -
Acquisition, net of cash received - (9,097) -
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing
activities 3,646 18,196 (80,411)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
(Repayments) borrowings under financing
facilities, net (6,234) 9,170 -
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock 72 1,481 562
Repayments of senior notes - - (14,934)
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Net cash (used in) provided by financing
activities (6,162) 10,651 (14,372)
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Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash (10,307) 4,252 (89,797)
equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year 18,323 14,071 103,868
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year $ 8,016 $ 18,323 $ 14,071
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See Note 3, "Supplemental Cash Flow Information," and accompanying notes to
consolidated financial statements.
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CONCORD CAMERA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Concord Camera Corp., a New Jersey corporation, and its consolidated
subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the "Company" or "Concord") designs,
develops, manufactures, outsources and sells on a worldwide basis popularly
priced, easy-to-use image capture products. Its products include single-use,
digital and 35mm traditional film cameras. The Company manufactures and
assembles products in its manufacturing facilities located in the People's
Republic of China ("PRC") for sale to its retail sales and distribution ("RSD")
customers and to its design and manufacturing services ("DMS") customers. The
proportion of DMS customers to RSD customers decreased during the fiscal year
ended July 2, 2005 ("Fiscal 2005"). The Company expects sales to DMS customers
to be nominal in Fiscal 2006. The Company's products consist of private label
and brand name image capture products sold to retailers worldwide. The Company
purchases a significant amount of products from outsourced manufacturers for
sale to its RSD customers and offers product and package design to its retail
customers.
FISCAL PERIODS
The Company's fiscal year is comprised of 52 or 53 weeks, ending on the Saturday
closest to June 30. Fiscal 2005 and Fiscal 2003 were each comprised of 52 weeks
whereas, Fiscal 2004 was comprised of 53 weeks.
For reference purposes, the Company's Fiscal 2005 quarters are defined as the
quarter ended: October 2, 2004 ("First Quarter Fiscal 2005"), January 1, 2005
("Second Quarter Fiscal 2005"), April 2, 2005 ("Third Quarter Fiscal 2005"), and
July 2, 2005 ("Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2005"). Also for reference purposes, the
Company's fiscal year ending on July 1, 2006 is designated as "Fiscal 2006."
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
and include the accounts of the Company. All significant intercompany balances
and transactions have been eliminated.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates. The more significant of the
Company's estimates includes sales returns and allowances, provision for bad
debts, inventory valuation charges, realizability of intangibles including
goodwill, realizability of deferred tax assets, and accounting for litigation
and settlements, among others.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS
The Company operates on a worldwide basis and its results may be adversely or
positively affected by fluctuations of various foreign currencies against the
U.S. Dollar, specifically, the Canadian Dollar, European Euro, British Pound
Sterling, PRC Renminbi, Hong Kong Dollar and the Japanese Yen. Although certain
net sales to customers and purchases of certain components and services are
transacted in local currencies, each of the Company's foreign subsidiaries
purchases substantially all of its finished goods inventories in U.S. Dollars.
Therefore, the Company has determined the U.S. Dollar is the functional currency
for all of its subsidiaries. The accounting records for subsidiaries that are
maintained in a local currency are remeasured into the U.S. Dollar. Accordingly,
most non-monetary balance sheet items and related income statement accounts are
remeasured from the applicable local currency to the U.S. Dollar using average
historical exchange rates, producing substantially the same result as if the
entity's accounting records had been maintained in the U.S. Dollar. Adjustments
resulting from the remeasurement process are recorded into earnings. Gains or
losses resulting from foreign currency transactions and remeasurement are
included in "Other income, net" in the accompanying consolidated statements of
operations. For Fiscal 2005, Fiscal 2004 and Fiscal 2003 included in "Other
income, net" in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations are
approximately $0.4 million, ($0.7) million, and ($1.4) million, respectively, of
net foreign currency losses (gains).
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HEDGING ACTIVITIES
During Fiscal 2005, Fiscal 2004 and Fiscal 2003 the Company had no forward
exchange contracts or other derivatives outstanding and did not participate in
any other type of hedging activities.
CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
The Company sells a significant percentage of its products to a relatively small
number of customers. These customers operate in markets located principally in
the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Japan.
Receivables arising from these sales are generally not collateralized. The
Company's credit terms extended to customers are generally 60 days or less. The
Company does not charge interest on amounts outstanding. The Company monitors
the credit-worthiness of its customers and reviews outstanding receivable
balances for collectibility on a regular basis and records allowances for
doubtful accounts, sales returns and allowances, as necessary. Customers that
individually account for greater than 10% of the Company's total net sales
create a concentration of credit risk. During Fiscal 2005, there were two such
customers. See Note 22, "Geographic Area and Significant Customer Information,"
for further discussion of significant customers.
ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents; short-term investments;
accounts receivable, net; short-term borrowings under credit or revolving
facilities; accounts payable; and accrued expenses approximate fair value
because of their liquidity, short duration to maturity or short repayment term.
Deferred compensation related assets and liabilities are valued at fair market
value based upon the fair market value of their underlying investments. Because
judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of fair
value, the estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be
realized or would be paid in a current market exchange. The effect of using
different market assumptions or estimation methodologies may be material to the
estimated fair value amounts.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of
three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
INVESTMENTS
At July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004, the Company's "Short-term investments" as
classified in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet consisted of auction
rate debt securities and are considered to be available-for-sale securities.
During Fiscal 2005, no other comprehensive income or loss is recorded because
the variable interest rate feature and short maturities of the auction rate debt
securities cause their carrying values to approximate market value. Realized
gains and losses, interest and dividends are classified as investment income in
"Other income, net" in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
During Fiscal 2005, the Company recorded a $1.1 million gain on the sale of a
short-term investment denominated in European Central Bank Euros. During Fiscal
2004, the Company recorded a $0.9 million loss as a result of its sale of
short-term investments. The (gain) loss on the sale of short-term investments is
included in "Other income, net" in the accompanying consolidated statement of
operations. Investment income of $1.0 million, $1.3 million and $1.5 million
related to the short-term investments is included in "Other income, net" for
Fiscal 2005, Fiscal 2004 and Fiscal 2003, respectively. See "Comprehensive
Income (Loss)" below for further discussion of unrealized losses related to
available-for-sale securities. Investments held in deferred compensation rabbi
trusts directed by participants are classified as trading, and changes in the
fair value of such investments are recorded in earnings.
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INVENTORIES
Inventories, consisting of raw materials, components, work-in-progress and
finished goods, are stated at the lower of cost or market value and are
determined on a first-in, first-out basis. Work-in-process and component
inventory costs include materials, labor and manufacturing overhead. The Company
records lower of cost or market value adjustments based upon changes in market
pricing, customer demand, technological developments or other economic factors
and for on-hand excess, obsolete or slow-moving inventory.
See Note 5, "Inventories," for discussion of the change in the method of
applying manufacturing labor and overhead costs charged to inventory implemented
in fiscal 2004.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property, plant and equipment, net are carried at cost less accumulated
depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is computed by use of the
straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets.
Small tools and accessories used in production in the PRC are charged to
operations when purchased. Leasehold costs and improvements are amortized on a
straight-line basis over the term of the lease or the estimated useful lives of
such improvements, whichever is shorter. Depreciation expense for Fiscal 2005,
Fiscal 2004 and Fiscal 2003 was approximately $8.2 million, $7.5 million and
$5.4 million, respectively. Depreciation expense for Fiscal 2005 and Fiscal 2004
includes $1.4 million and $1.8 million, respectively, related to a reduction in
the remaining useful lives of certain molds and tooling. See Note 6, "Property,
Plant and Equipment, Net," and Note 20, "Restructuring and Other Charges." for
further discussion.
Useful Lives
Asset Class (in years)
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Buildings 30-50
Equipment, including tooling 1-10
Office furniture and equipment 3-7
Transportation equipment 5-7
Leasehold improvements 3-11
GOODWILL, NET
Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over the fair value of net
assets acquired. Effective July 1, 2001, the Company adopted Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets, ("SFAS No. 142") and ceased amortizing its remaining goodwill balances.
Under SFAS No. 142, the Company's goodwill is subject to an impairment test, at
least annually. The Company determined its remaining goodwill of $3.7 million at
July 3, 2004 was impaired and, accordingly, this goodwill was written-off during
Fiscal 2004. Identifiable intangible assets that have finite useful lives will
continue to be amortized over their useful lives. The Company's amortizable
intangible assets include patents, trademarks and licenses and their respective
costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives.
See Note 7, "Goodwill, Net," and Note 8, "Other Assets".
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IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND OTHER ASSETS
In accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of
Long-Lived Assets, the Company records impairment losses when indications of
impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated
by those assets are less than the assets' carrying amounts. Since the Company
incurred a significant operating loss during Fiscal 2005 and Fiscal 2004, a
potential impairment indicator, it performed an impairment test of its
long-lived assets as of July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004. The Company performed the
impairment tests by summarizing the undiscounted cash flows expected to result
from the use and eventual sale of its long-lived assets for each year tested,
excluding goodwill. The sum of the undiscounted cash flows exceeded the carrying
values of these assets and, accordingly, the Company concluded these carrying
values are recoverable. Assets reviewed include patents, prepaid amounts related
to licensing and royalty agreements and property, plant and equipment. No
impairment charges were recorded for Fiscal 2005, Fiscal 2004 and for Fiscal
2003.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
The Company recognizes revenue, in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin
("SAB") No. 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements, as amended by SAB
No. 104, Revenue Recognition: Corrected Copy, when title and risk of loss are
transferred to the customer, the sales price is fixed or determinable,
persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, and collectibility is probable.
Title and risk of loss generally transfer when the product is delivered to the
customer or upon shipment, depending upon negotiated contractual arrangements.
Sales are recorded net of anticipated returns which the Company estimates based
on historical rates of return, adjusted for current events as appropriate, in
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 48, Revenue
Recognition When Right of Return Exists ("SFAS No. 48"). If actual future
returns are higher than estimated, then net sales could be adversely affected.
Management has assessed the appropriateness of the timing of revenue recognition
in accordance with SFAS No. 48. After considering the requirements of SFAS No.
48, the Company concluded it would defer recognition of revenue from certain
customers until such customers' transactions meet all of the requirements of
SFAS No. 48.
The Company may enter into arrangements to offer certain pricing discounts and
allowances that do not provide an identifiable separate benefit or service or
may enter into arrangements to provide certain free products. In accordance with
Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") Issue No. 01-09, Consideration Given by a
Vendor to a Customer (Including a Reseller of the Vendor's Products), the
Company records the pricing discounts and allowances as a reduction of sales and
records the cost of free products ratably into cost of products sold based upon
the underlying revenue transaction.
In Fiscal 2003, net sales included reimbursements of $1.7 million, for certain
development costs incurred in connection with joint development agreements with
third parties. During Fiscal 2005 and Fiscal 2004, the Company did not receive
any such reimbursements. Revenue is recognized on these arrangements as
contractual milestones are achieved.
SHIPPING, HANDLING AND RELATED COSTS
The Company incurred shipping, handling and related costs of approximately $3.6
million, $2.4 million and $2.1 million during Fiscal 2005, Fiscal 2004 and
Fiscal 2003, respectively, which are included in the accompanying consolidated
statements of operations under the caption "Selling expenses." Shipping,
handling and related costs incurred by the Company that ready products for sale
(i.e., freight, duty and custom charges incurred to deliver products to the
Company's manufacturing facilities and warehouses) are included in the
accompanying consolidated statements of operations under the caption "Cost of
products sold."
PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS
Product design and development costs, which include costs in connection with new
product development, product design, fundamental and exploratory research,
process improvement, product use technology, and product quality assurance, are
part of the production process and are expensed as incurred. Certain of the
Company's products are developed, designed and engineered by its own engineers
in the Company's facilities located in the U.S., Hong Kong and the PRC. The
Company incurred $8.4 million, $10.5 million and $8.5 million during Fiscal
2005, Fiscal 2004 and Fiscal 2003, respectively, for product design and
development. These costs are included in the accompanying consolidated
statements of operations under the caption, "Cost of products sold."
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ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL ALLOWANCES
Advertising and promotional costs, which include advertising allowances and
other discounts, have been expensed as incurred. In accordance with EITF Issue
No. 01-09, Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer (Including a Reseller
of the Vendor's Products), which addresses the statement of operations
classification of consideration between a vendor and a retailer, the Company has
recorded certain revenue net of certain allowances provided to customers,
including those related to advertising, discounts and other promotions.
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
As currently permitted by SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
("SFAS No. 123"), as amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation and Disclosure ("SFAS No. 148"), the Company has elected to follow
Accounting Principles Board Opinion ("APB Opinion") No. 25, Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees ("APB No. 25"), using the intrinsic value method and related
interpretations in accounting for its employee stock-based transactions and has
complied with the disclosure requirement of SFAS No. 148. See Note 12,
"Stockholders' Equity" and Note 14, "Stock Option Plans." Under APB No. 25,
compensation expense is calculated at the time of option grant, based upon the
difference between the exercise price of the option and the fair market value of
the Company's no par value common stock ("Common Stock"). Compensation expense
is recognized over the option's vesting period. No compensation expense for
stock options is recognized for stock option awards granted at or above fair
market value.
In Fiscal 2002, the Company consummated an exchange offer for certain
outstanding stock options and, as a result, is required to apply variable
stock-based compensation accounting for the new options issued in the exchange
until they are exercised, cancelled or expired. For the repriced options, the
Company is only subject to variable stock-based compensation expense when the
Company's stock price is greater than $5.97. In Fiscal 2005 the Company recorded
$0 variable stock-based compensation expense in the consolidated statement of
operations because its Common Stock price on July 2, 2005, was below the new
repriced stock options exercise price of $5.97 at the beginning and end of the
fiscal year. For Fiscal 2004, the Company recorded $0.7 million in variable
stock-based compensation income in the consolidated statement of operations
because its Common Stock price on July 3, 2004 was lower than the Common Stock
price used to compute variable stock-based compensation expense earlier in the
previous quarters. For Fiscal 2003, the Company recorded $0.9 million of
variable stock-based compensation expense in the consolidated statement of
operations because its Common Stock price on June 28, 2003 was higher than the
new repriced stock options' exercise price of $5.97. Because the determination
of variable stock-based compensation expense or income associated with the
repriced stock options is significantly dependent upon the market price of the
Common Stock price at the end of the applicable reporting period, it is not
possible to determine its future impact, either favorable or unfavorable, on the
Company's consolidated financial statements for prospective reporting periods.
The Company considers all of its variable stock-based compensation expense or
income as a component of general and administrative expenses.
Pro forma information regarding net (loss) income and (loss) income per share
required by SFAS No. 123, as amended by SFAS No. 148, has been determined as if
the Company had accounted for its employee stock options under the fair value
method. The effects of applying SFAS No. 148 for either recognizing compensation
expense or providing pro forma disclosures are not likely to be representative
of the effects on reported net income or loss for future years. The fair value
for these options was estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes
option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions for the
three years ended July 2, 2005:
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Fiscal Year
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2005 2004 2003
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Risk-Free Interest Rates 3.8% 2.8% 2.5%
Expected Option Lives 3-5 years 3-5 years 3-5 years
Expected Volatilities 75.1 75.6 84.9
Expected Dividend Yields 0% 0% 0%
Weighted Average Fair Value
of Options Granted $1.16 $5.82 $3.39
The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the
fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully
transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly
subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because
the Company's employee stock options have characteristics significantly
different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective
input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management's
opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single
measure of the fair value of the Company's employee stock options.
For purposes of pro forma disclosures under SFAS No. 123, as amended by SFAS No.
148, the estimated fair value of the equity awards is amortized to expense over
the options' vesting period. The following table illustrates the effect on net
(loss) income and (loss) income per share if the fair value based method had
been applied to all outstanding and unvested awards in each period (in
thousands, except per share amounts):
Fiscal Year
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2005 2004 2003
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Net (loss) income, as reported $ (44,923) $ (31,222) $ 6,403
Deduct/Add: variable stock-based compensation (income)
expense, net of related tax effects, included in the
determination of net (loss) income as reported - (659) 743
Deduct: total stock-based compensation
expense determined under fair value based
method for all awards, net of related tax effects (858) (1,319) (1,712)
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Pro forma net (loss) income $ (45,781) $ (33,200) $ 5,434
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(Loss) income per share:
Basic - as reported $ (1.54) $ (1.09) $ 0.23
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Basic - pro forma $ (1.57) $ (1.16) $ 0.19
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Diluted - as reported $ (1.54) $ (1.09) $ 0.22
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Diluted - pro forma $ (1.57) $ (1.16) $ 0.18
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INCOME TAXES
The provision (benefit) for income taxes is based on the consolidated United
States entities' and individual foreign companies' estimated tax rates for the
applicable year. Deferred taxes are determined utilizing the asset and liability
method based on the difference between financial reporting and tax bases of
assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws
that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred
income tax provisions and benefits are based on the changes in the net deferred
tax asset or liability from period to period. Valuation allowances are
established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected
to be realized. See Note 16, "Income Taxes."
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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Comprehensive income in accordance with SFAS No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive
Income, ("SFAS No. 130") includes net (loss) income adjusted for certain
revenues, expenses, gains and losses that are excluded from net (loss) income
under accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. Unrealized gains and
losses related to the Company's available-for-sale investments are included as a
component of "Accumulated other comprehensive loss" reported in the accompanying
consolidated statement of stockholders' equity as of June 28, 2003. Unrealized
gains related to the Company's available-for-sale investments are excluded from
net (loss) income. During Fiscal 2005, Fiscal 2004 and Fiscal 2003 the Company's
comprehensive (loss) income was ($44.9) million, ($30.8) million and $6.0
million. During Fiscal 2005, the Company did not have any items of other
comprehensive income or (loss). During Fiscal 2004 and Fiscal 2003, the Company
had items of other comprehensive income or (loss) of $0.4 million and $(0.4)
million, respectively, related to realized and unrealized loss, respectively, on
available-for-sale securities. See "Investments" above for a further discussion
of available-for-sale securities.
(LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE
Basic and diluted (loss) income per share are calculated in accordance with SFAS
No. 128, Earnings per Share ("SFAS No. 128"). All applicable (loss) income per
share amounts have been presented in conformity with SFAS No. 128 requirements.
During the past three fiscal years, the Company has issued shares of Common
Stock upon the exercise of stock options as follows: Fiscal 2005 (353,478
shares), Fiscal 2004 (1,107,679 shares), and Fiscal 2003 (434,665 shares). In
Fiscal 2005, Fiscal 2004 and Fiscal 2003, potentially dilutive securities
comprised of options to purchase 2,265,889 shares, 3,325,944 shares, and 120,000
shares of Common Stock, respectively, were not included in the calculation of
diluted (loss) income per share because their impact was antidilutive.
For Fiscal 2005, the weighted average effect of 509,054 shares for which
delivery has been deferred under the Company's Deferred Delivery Plan, was
included in the denominator of both basic and diluted loss per share
calculations. For Fiscal 2004, the weighted average effect of 331,011 shares for
which delivery has been deferred under the Company's Deferred Delivery Plan, was
included in the denominator of both basic and diluted loss per share
calculations. See Note 13--Deferred Share Arrangement.
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 2005, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections SFAS No. 154. FAS 154 replaces APB
Opinion No. 20, "Accounting Changes" and FAS No. 3, Reporting Accounting Changes
in Interim Financial Statement". FAS 154 requires that a voluntary change in
accounting principle be applied retrospectively with all prior period financial
statements presented on the new accounting principle. FAS 154 also requires that
a change in method of depreciating or amortizing a long-lived non-financial
asset be accounted for prospectively as a change in estimate, and correction of
errors in previously issued financial statements should be termed a
"restatement". FAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and correction of
errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The
implementation of FAS 154 is not expected to have a material impact on the
Company's consolidated financial statements.
On December 16, 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based
Payment, which revised SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.
SFAS No. 123(R) supersedes APB No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,
and amends SFAS No. 95, Statement of Cash Flows. Generally, the approach in SFAS
No. 123(R) is similar to the approach described in SFAS 123. However, SFAS No.
123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of
employee stock options, to be recognized in the income statement based on their
fair values. Pro forma disclosure is no longer an alternative. SFAS No. 123(R)
must be adopted no later than the first annual period beginning after June 15,
2005. The Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R) on July 3, 2005.
SFAS No. 123(R) permits public companies to adopt its requirements using one of
two methods:
1. A "modified prospective" method in which compensation cost is
recognized beginning with the effective date (a) based on the
requirements of SFAS No. 123(R) for all share-based payments granted
after the effective date and (b) based on the requirements of SFAS No.
123 for all awards granted to employees prior to the effective date of
SFAS No. 123(R) that remain unvested on the effective date.
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2. A "modified retrospective" method which includes the requirements of
the modified prospective method described above, but also permits
entities to restate based on the amounts previously recognized under
SFAS No. 123 for purposes of pro forma disclosures either (a) all prior
periods presented or (b) prior interim periods of the year of adoption.
The Company adopted SFAS No. 123 in Fiscal 2006 using the modified prospective
method.
As permitted by SFAS No. 123, the Company currently accounts for share-based
payments to employees using the intrinsic value method per APB No. 25,
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and, as such, generally recognizes no
compensation cost for employee stock options. Accordingly, the adoption of
Statement 123(R)'s fair value method may have a significant impact on our
results of operations, although it will have no impact on our overall financial
position. The impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) cannot be predicted at
this time because it will depend on levels of share-based awards granted in the
future. However, had we adopted SFAS No. 123(R) in prior periods, the impact of
that standard would have approximated the impact of SFAS No. 123 as described in
the disclosure of pro forma net loss and loss per share in "Stock-Based
Compensation" in Note 1--"Description of Business and Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies" in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. SFAS
No. 123(R) also requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized
compensation cost to be reported as a financing cash flow rather than as an
operating cash flow as required under current literature. This requirement may
reduce net operating cash flows and increase net financing cash flows in periods
after adoption. While the Company cannot estimate what those amounts will be in
the future (because they depend on, among other things, when employees exercise
stock options), the Company has not recognized any operating cash flows in prior
periods for such excess tax deductions.
In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, Inventory Costs, an amendment of
ARB No. 43, Chapter 4. SFAS No. 151 amends ARB 43, Chapter 4 to clarify that
abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted
material (spoilage) should be recognized as current-period charges. In addition,
the statement requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to the cost
of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. The
provisions of the statement will be effective for inventory costs incurred
during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company adopted SFAS No.
151 on July 3, 2005.
RECLASSIFICATIONS
Certain amounts in prior years have been reclassified to conform to the current
year presentation.
NOTE 2 - ACQUISITION
(tables in thousands)
On May 10, 2004, the Company completed the acquisition of Jenimage Europe GmbH
("Jenimage"), a German corporation. Jenimage, based in Jena, Germany, was merged
with the Company's subsidiary, Concord Camera GmbH, which is now a distributor
and marketer of JENOPTIK branded photographic and imaging products including
digital cameras, APS and 35mm cameras, binoculars and accessories. The
acquisition expanded the Company's retail sales and distribution business in
Germany and other parts of Europe and resulted in the consolidation of certain
European operations and departments at our office in Jena, Germany. The
acquisition, recorded under the purchase method of accounting, included the
purchase of 100% of the outstanding stock of Jenimage plus acquisition costs
together totaling approximately $14.5 million in an all cash transaction. The
assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at estimated fair market
value at the date of acquisition which resulted in an excess of estimated fair
value of net assets acquired over cost, or negative goodwill, of $5.8 million,
which was recorded as an extraordinary gain. As the negative goodwill is a
permanent income tax difference, no income taxes have been provided relating to
the extraordinary gain.
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The operating results of Jenimage have been included in the accompanying
consolidated statements of operations beginning on its date of acquisition.
The components of the purchase price and its allocation are as follows:
Consideration and Acquisition Costs:
Cash paid for Jenimage common stock $ 13,382
Acquisition costs 1,162
----------
$ 14,544
==========
Allocation of purchase price:
Current assets, including cash of $4,285 $ 25,499
Liabilities assumed (5,177)
Excess of estimated fair value of net assets acquired
over cost (5,778)
----------
$ 14,544
==========
Proforma amounts as if the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the
earliest period presented are not required as the acquisition was not
significant.
NOTE 3 - SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
(in thousands)
Fiscal Year
-----------------------------------------
2005 2004 2003
----------- ------------- ------------
Cash paid for interest $ 442 $ 6 $ 212
=========== ============= ============
Cash paid for income taxes $ - $ 353 $ -
=========== ============= ============
Non-cash Investing Activities:
Deferred Share Arrangement 2005 2004
----------- ----------
Common stock issued to participant and trust $ 373 $ 483
Treasury stock received by Company (373) (483)
Deferred share arrangement obligation to participant 211 413
Common stock received and held in trust (211) (413)
----------- ----------
$ - $ -
=========== ==========
The Company did not have any non-cash investing activities in Fiscal 2003. See
Note 13-"Deferred Share Arrangement" for a description of the deferred share
arrangement transactions in Fiscal 2005 and Fiscal 2004.
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NOTE 4 - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET:
(in thousands)
Accounts receivable, net consist of the following:
July 2, July 3,
2005 2004
---------- -----------
Trade accounts receivable $ 39,971 $ 39,098
Less: allowances for sales returns and allowances,
discounts, and doubtful accounts (8,111) (9,731)
---------- -----------
Total accounts receivable, net $ 31,860 $ 29,367
========== ===========
NOTE 5 - INVENTORIES:
(table in thousands)
Inventories consist of the following:
July 2, July 3,
2005 2004
----------- -----------
Raw material, components and work-in-process $ 6,507 $ 12,378
Finished goods 29,875 40,040
----------- -----------
Total inventories $ 36,382 $ 52,418
=========== ===========
During Fiscal 2005 and Fiscal 2004, the Company recorded inventory related
pre-tax charges of approximately $13.0 million and $11.1 million, respectively,
primarily attributable to price declines in the digital camera market, increased
competitive pricing pressures and excess customer inventory levels that
adversely affected the value of the Company's digital camera inventories of
finished goods, components, work-in-process and raw material. The Company
reduced the carrying value of inventories below their cost basis to their
estimated net realizable value at July 2, 2005. The Fiscal 2005 pre-tax charge
of $13.0 million includes restructuring related charges of $4.3 million
attributable to the Company's decision to eliminate its reliance on internally
designed and manufactured digital cameras and, to a lesser extent, price
declines. For Fiscal 2005, the inventory related pre-tax charges had the effect
of decreasing inventory by $13.0 million and increasing cost of products sold by
$13.0 million. For Fiscal 2004, the inventory related pre-tax charges had the
effect of decreasing inventory by $11.1 million and increasing cost of products
sold by $11.1 million. See Note 20-- "Restructuring and Other Charges."
During the First Quarter Fiscal 2004, the Company changed its method of applying
manufacturing labor and overhead costs to inventories. Previously, the Company
used the ratio of labor and overhead costs compared to material costs incurred
during a twelve-month period to estimate labor and overhead costs to be applied
to material costs in inventories at the end of the period. Under this method,
manufacturing labor and overhead costs are applied to inventories using a
standard cost approach to estimate the costs incurred during the procurement and
production processes.
The standard cost approach was made possible by the Company's efforts to update
its information systems and capture additional information related to its
standard costs of manufacturing. Management believes that applying manufacturing
labor and overhead costs to inventories improves the matching of costs incurred
to manufacture the product with their flow through the production process. Under
APB Opinion No. 20, Accounting Changes, this accounting change was considered to
be a change in accounting estimate inseparable from a change in accounting
method. The effect of changing its method of applying manufacturing labor and
overhead costs to inventories during the Fiscal 2004, resulted in an increase in
each of cost of products sold and net loss in Fiscal 2004 of approximately $1.7
million ($0.06 per diluted common share) compared to the prior method.
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NOTE 6 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
(in thousands)
Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following:
July 2, July3,
2005 2004
----------- -----------
Buildings $ 6,804 $ 7,385
Equipment, including tooling 35,686 35,884
Office furniture and equipment 15,440 12,621
Transportation equipment 567 688
Leasehold improvements 5,571 6,538
----------- -----------
64,068 63,116
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization (47,396) (42,519)
----------- -----------
Total property, plant and equipment, net $ 16,672 $ 20,597
=========== ===========
In Fiscal 2005, the Company sold an 11,000 square foot building on a one-half
acre parcel in Coalville, England that was used in connection with its
operations in the UK. Under the terms of sale, the building was sold for
approximately $0.9 million with a carrying value of approximately $0.5 million.
Accordingly, in Fiscal 2005, the Company recorded a gain on the sale of the
building in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations of
approximately $0.4 million.
During Fiscal 2005 and Fiscal 2004, the Company reduced the carrying value and
the remaining useful lives of certain molds and tooling used in the production
of certain digital cameras since the Company believed these products had a
shortened product life due to market conditions and these specific molds and
tooling did not have alternative production uses. In Fiscal 2005 and Fiscal
2004, the reduction of the remaining useful lives of the molds and tooling had
the effect of decreasing property, plant and equipment, net by $1.4 million and
$1.8 million, respectively, and increasing depreciation expense by $1.4 ($.05
per diluted common share) and $1.8 million, respectively, which amounts are
included in the cost of products sold. See Note 20--"Restructuring and Other
Charges."
NOTE 7 - GOODWILL, NET
The Company currently does not present any indefinite-lived intangible assets in
its balance sheets. Intangible assets that have finite useful lives will
continue to be amortized over their useful lives. During Fiscal 2004 and in
accordance with SFAS No. 142, the Company performed its annual impairment test
of its existing goodwill on a date established by the Company to be the first
day of the fourth quarter, March 28, 2004, and concluded that no impairment
existed at that date. Subsequent to that date, the Company's stock price
experienced a significant decline in market value indicating the possible
existence of impairment. Since the Company evaluates goodwill impairment at the
entity level utilizing a single reporting unit approach, it used the market
value of its common stock as the basis to compute the fair value of the entity.
Accordingly, the Company reassessed the realizability of goodwill as of July 3,
2004 and concluded its goodwill was impaired. As a result, the Company recorded
an impairment charge in the amount of $3.7 million for the full carrying value
of goodwill during Fiscal 2004.
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NOTE 8 - OTHER ASSETS
(tables in thousands)
Other assets consists of:
July 2, July 3,
2005 2004
---------- ----------
Patents, trademarks and licenses, net $ 5,227 $ 5,863
Deferred compensation assets 1,878 10,555
Prepaid royalties - 1,174
Other 102 57
---------- ----------
Total other assets $ 7,207 $ 17,649
========== ==========
Patents, trademarks, and licenses, net
consist of the following:
Useful Lives July 2, July 3,
(in Years) 2005 2004
-------------- ---------- ----------
Patents, trademarks and licenses 5 - 20 $ 10,486 $ 10,486
Less: accumulated amortization (5,259) (4,623)
---------- ----------
Patents, trademarks and licenses, net $ 5,227 $ 5,863
========== ==========
As of July 2, 2005, the aggregate weighted average amortization period for
patents, trademarks, and licenses was approximately 15 years. For Fiscal 2005,
Fiscal 2004 and Fiscal 2003, intangible asset amortization expense was $0.6
million, $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively. Estimated future aggregate
annual amortization expense is as follows:
Estimated Aggregate
Fiscal Year Amortization Expense
----------------- --------------------------
2006 $386
2007 353
2008 326
2009 326
2010 326
The current portion of total deferred compensation assets is recorded in
"Deferred compensation asset" in the accompanying balance sheets as of July 2,
2005 and July 3, 2004.
See Note 11, "Other Long-Term Liabilities," for a description of deferred
compensation, Note 16, "Income Taxes," for a description of deferred income tax
assets, and Note 17, "Commitments and Contingencies," for a description of
license and royalty agreements.
NOTE 9 - SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS AND FINANCING FACILITIES
HONG KONG FINANCING FACILITIES
The Company's Hong Kong subsidiary has various revolving demand financing
facilities with The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited ("HSBC")
providing an aggregate of approximately $15.9 million in borrowing capacity. The
revolving financing facilities are comprised of: (i) an approximate $14.0
million import facility with an approximate $2.6 million packing credit and
export sub-limit facility, and (ii) an approximate $1.9 million foreign exchange
facility (collectively, the "Hong Kong Financing Facilities"). The Hong Kong
Financing Facilities are denominated in Hong Kong Dollars. Since 1983, the Hong
Kong Dollar has been pegged to the U.S. Dollar. The Company guarantees all of
the amounts under the Hong Kong Financing Facilities. Pursuant to an agreement
dated June 10, 2004, the Company's Hong Kong subsidiary granted a security
interest in substantially all of its assets to HSBC.
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On January 31, 2005, the Company's Hong Kong subsidiary terminated and repaid
its former revolving facility with HSBC, denominated in European Central Bank
Euros, in an amount of approximately $13.0 million (decreased from January 1,
2005 quarter end due to foreign currency rate fluctuations) constituting all
obligations owed thereunder. In February 2005, the Company and HSBC agreed,
among other things, to reduce the Company's borrowing capacity under the Import
Facility from approximately $24 million to approximately $14 million, and to
subordinate approximately $20 million in inter-company payables from the
Company's Hong Kong subsidiary to the Company to any amounts owing or which may
in the future become owing to HSBC by the Company's Hong Kong subsidiary and
further agreed to recapitalize the Hong Kong subsidiary. All of the Hong Kong
Financing Facilities are subject to certain covenants, and the Company was in
compliance with such covenants as of July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004,
respectively. The Hong Kong Financing Facilities bear interest at variable
rates. At July 2, 2005, the Company had $2.9 million in short-term borrowings
outstanding under the import facility. At July 3, 2004, the Company had $6.2
million and $3.0 million in short-term borrowings outstanding under the
revolving facility and import facility, respectively. The weighted average
borrowing rates on the short-term borrowings for the fiscal years ended July 2,
2005 and July 3, 2004 were 4.15% and 3.44%, respectively.
NOTE 10 - SENIOR NOTES
On July 30, 1998, the Company consummated a private placement of $15.0 million
of unsecured senior notes ("Senior Notes"). The notes bore interest at 11%,
payable quarterly maturing on July 15, 2005. The amortization of the deferred
costs associated with the Senior Notes was included in interest expense in the
accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
During the first quarter of Fiscal 2003, the Company repurchased the Senior
Notes. The Company paid slightly below par to repurchase and canceled the Senior
Notes. At the time of repurchase, the Company incurred $0.3 million of expenses
associated with the write-off of deferred finance costs related to the Senior
Notes, which was included in interest expense in the accompanying consolidated
statement of operations for Fiscal 2003.
NOTE 11 - OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
(tables in thousands)
Other long-term liabilities consist of the following:
July 2, July 3,
2005 2004
---------- ----------
Deferred compensation liabilities $ 1,228 $ 9,317
Licensing and royalty related obligations 1,891 2,170
Other 218 237
---------- ----------
Total other long-term liabilities $ 3,337 $ 11,724
========== ==========
Deferred compensation obligations represent the total vested account balances
for all participants included in the Company's supplemental executive retirement
plans ("SERPs") and for those participants who have individual deferred
compensation arrangements under SERPs between the Company and certain of its
executive officers. The current portion related to deferred compensation
liabilities is recorded in "Deferred Compensation Liabilities" in the
accompanying balance sheets as of July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004. Current and
long-term assets associated with such deferred compensation arrangements were
also recorded in "Deferred Compensation Assets" and "Other assets",
respectively, in the accompanying balance sheets as of July 2, 2005 and July 3,
2004, respectively. In connection with the SERPs, the Company contributed funds
into separate trusts established for the purpose of satisfying the Company's
obligations under each SERP. The underlying assets are recorded at fair value
and primarily represent cash, marketable equity and fixed income securities
invested at the participants' direction. Changes in the vested account balances
of the deferred compensation obligations as well as changes in the fair value of
the underlying assets are recorded in earnings. Licensing and royalty related
obligations represent the total of future minimum royalty payment amounts and an
amount equal to the present value of future payments related to various
licensing agreements. See Note 17, "Commitments and Contingencies."
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NOTE 12 - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
In the fourth quarter of the year ended July 1, 2000 ("Fiscal 2000"), the
shareholders authorized the Company to issue up to 1.0 million shares of blank
check preferred stock, with such rights and preferences as may be determined by
the Board from time to time. No preferred stock has been issued to date.
The Company has not declared or paid any cash dividends for any of the fiscal
years presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 13 - DEFERRED SHARE ARRANGEMENT
The Company's Deferred Delivery Plan allows designated executive officers to
elect, subject to the approval of the Compensation and Stock Option Committee of
the Company's Board of Directors (the "Compensation Committee"), to defer the
gains on certain stock option exercises by deferring delivery of the "profit"
shares to be received upon exercise.
Pursuant to the Deferred Delivery Plan and an election previously made
thereunder, on August 9, 2004, the Company's Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
and President ("Chairman") tendered 136,269 fully paid and owned shares of
Common Stock to the Company in payment of the exercise price (the "Payment
Shares") of his option to purchase 314,312 shares of Common Stock ("2005
Delivery Plan Transaction"). Upon consummation of the 2005 Delivery Plan
Transaction, the 136,269 Payment Shares were classified as "Treasury stock" and
recorded at a cost of $373,375. The Company issued 314,312 new shares of Common
Stock and classified them as "Common stock" at a cost of $373,375, of which
136,269 shares were issued to the Chairman in exchange for the Payment Shares.
The remaining 178,043 shares, the delivery of which was deferred by the
Chairman, were issued to a rabbi trust. The 178,043 shares held in the rabbi
trust have been recorded at a cost of $211,500 and are classified as "Common
stock held in trust." The corresponding liability to the Chairman has been
recorded at $211,500 and is classified as "Deferred share arrangement" in the
stockholders' equity section of the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
Pursuant to an election previously made under the Deferred Delivery Plan on July
14, 2003, the Chairman exercised an option to purchase 387,000 shares of Common
Stock and tendered 55,989 fully paid and owned shares of Common Stock to the
Company in payment of the exercise price ("2004 Delivery Plan Transaction").
Upon the consummation of 2004 Delivery Plan Transaction, the 55,989 Payment
Shares were classified as "Treasury stock" and recorded at a cost of $482,625.
The Company issued 387,000 new shares of Common Stock and classified them as
"Common stock" at a cost of $482,625, of which 55,989 shares were issued to the
Chairman in exchange for the Payment Shares. The remaining 331,011 shares, the
delivery of which was deferred by the Chairman, were issued to a rabbi trust.
The 331,011 shares held in the rabbi trust have been recorded at a cost of
$412,825 and have been classified as "Common stock held in trust." The
corresponding liability to the Chairman has been recorded at $412,825 and is
classified as "Deferred share arrangement" in the stockholders' equity section
of the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
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NOTE 14 - STOCK OPTION PLANS
On September 4, 2002, the Company adopted a non-qualified stock option plan that
provides for a maximum number of 500,000 shares of Common Stock for awards
issuable to new employees ("SEP 2002 Plan"). The SEP 2002 Plan permits the
Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors (the "Board") to grant, at
their discretion, a variety of Common Stock awards on a stand-alone,
combination, or tandem basis. The SEP 2002 Plan expires in September 2012.
On April 26, 2002, the Company adopted a non-qualified stock option plan that
provides for a maximum number of 500,000 shares of Common Stock for awards
issuable to non-officer employees, new employees, and consultants ("APR 2002
Plan"). The APR 2002 Plan permits the Compensation Committee or the Board to
grant, at their discretion, a variety of Common Stock awards on a stand-alone,
combination or tandem basis. The APR 2002 Plan expires in April 2013.
On August 28, 2001, the Company launched an offer to exchange outstanding stock
options with an exercise price of more than $7.00 per share for new options to
purchase 75% of the shares subject to the outstanding options at an exercise
price of $5.97 per share (the closing price of the Common Stock as reported on
the NASDAQ/NMS on the date the Board approved the exchange offer). The exchange
offer expired on October 16, 2001. The Company accepted for exchange and
cancelled options to purchase a total of 1,375,876 shares of Common Stock and
issued new options to purchase a total of 1,031,908 shares of Common Stock in
exchange for the cancelled options. As a result of the exchange offer, the
Company is required to apply variable accounting for these new stock options
until the options are exercised, cancelled or expired. See "Stock-Based
Compensation" in Note 1, "Description of Business and Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies.".
The Company's 1993 Incentive Plan permitted the Compensation Committee to grant
a variety of Common Stock awards. As amended as of July 2, 2005, 1,623,805
shares of Common Stock were subject to the 1993 Incentive Plan. The 1993
Incentive Plan expired on December 1, 2003.
In addition, the Company, from time to time, has granted stock options to
certain individuals as an inducement to employment.
For all plans, options granted have a maximum term of ten years and generally
vest annually over a three- to five-year period, provided that the optionee
remains a full-time employee of the Company.
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Stock option activity was as follows:
1993 Plan APR 2002 Plan
----------------------------- ---------------------------
Weighted Weighted
Number of Average Number of Average
Shares Exercise Price Shares Exercise Price
----------------------------- ---------------------------
Outstanding at June 29, 2002 3,211,342 $3.18 6,000 $5.35
Canceled (23,300) $3.63 (40,000) $4.65
Granted 309,999 $5.30 143,000 $4.45
Exercised (348,665) $0.99 - -
----------------------------- ---------------------------
Outstanding at June 28, 2003 3,149,376 $3.59 109,000 $4.43
Canceled (79,169) $6.48 - -
Granted 63,000 $10.49 24,000 $7.52
Exercised (596,513) $1.71 (2,000) $4.87
----------------------------- ---------------------------
Outstanding at July 3, 2004 2,536,694 $4.11 131,000 $4.99
Canceled (559,411) $5.81 (87,500) $3.81
Granted - - 53,000 $2.14
Exercised (353,478) $1.26 - -
----------------------------- ---------------------------
Outstanding at July 2, 2005 1,623,805 $4.15 96,500 $4.50
============================= ===========================
Exercisable at July 2, 2005 1,559,806 $4.03 33,001 $6.10
============================= ===========================
Exercisable at July 3, 2004 2,366,694 $3.93 40,334 $4.59
============================= ===========================
Exercisable at June 28, 2003 2,780,927 $3.33 1,000 $5.35
============================= ===========================
SEP 2002 Plan Individual Plans
----------------------------- ---------------------------
Weighted Weighted
Number of Average Number of Average
Shares Exercise Price Shares Exercise Price
----------------------------- ---------------------------
Outstanding at June 29, 2002 - - 1,150,166 $3.44
Canceled - - (147,916) $2.46
Granted 42,000 $5.24 - -
Exercised - - (86,000) $1.52
----------------------------- ---------------------------
Outstanding at June 28, 2003 42,000 $5.24 916,250 $4.13
Canceled (14,500) $5.93 (47,334) $6.58
Granted 271,000 $6.76 - -
Exercised - - (509,166) $2.78
----------------------------- ---------------------------
Outstanding at July 3, 2004 298,500 $6.58 359,750 $5.71
Canceled (135,000) $6.19 (95,166) $6.49
Granted 117,500 $2.01 - -
Exercised - - - -
----------------------------- ---------------------------
Outstanding at July 2, 2005 281,000 $4.86 264,584 $5.43
============================= ===========================
Exercisable at July 2, 2005 64,534 $6.65 264,134 $5.43
============================= ===========================
Exercisable at July 3, 2004 13,334 $5.24 335,349 $5.68
============================= ===========================
Exercisable at June 28, 2003 - - 790,314 $3.77
============================= ===========================
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1993 Plan Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
--------- -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Weighted
Average
Number Remaining Weighted Number Weighted
Range of Exercise Prices Outstanding Contractual Average Outstanding Average
At Least Less Than July 2, 2005 Life Exercise Price July 2, 2005 Exercise Price
-------- --------- -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------
$0.50 $1.00 397,656 1.5 $0.91 397,656 $0.91
$1.00 $2.00 171,000 1.7 $1.44 171,000 $1.44
$2.00 $4.00 109,000 3.5 $2.68 109,000 $2.68
$4.00 $6.00 726,149 3.7 $5.73 684,816 $5.75
$6.00 $8.00 141,000 3.2 $6.73 141,000 $6.73
$8.00 $9.00 45,000 2.5 $8.23 45,000 $8.23
$9.00 $11.00 34,000 8.4 $10.49 11,334 $10.49
-------------- -------------- ------------------ ----------------- --------------
$0.50 $11.00 1,623,805 3.0 $4.15 1,559,806 $4.03
============== ============== ================== ================= ==============
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APR 2002 Plan Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------
Weighted
Average
Number Remaining Weighted Number Weighted
Range of Exercise Prices Outstanding Contractual Average Outstanding Average
At Least Less Than July 2, 2005 Life Exercise Price July 2, 2005 Exercise Price
-------- --------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------
$1.00 $2.00 12,000 9.5 $1.59 - -
$2.00 $6.00 65,500 8.4 $3.83 26,666 $5.49
$6.00 $9.00 19,000 8.1 $8.67 6,335 $8.67
-------------- -------------- ------------------ ----------------- --------------
$2.00 $9.00 96,500 8.5 $4.50 33,001 $6.10
============== ============== ================== ================= ==============
SEP 2002 Plan Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
------------- -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Weighted
Average
Number Remaining Weighted Number Weighted
Range of Exercise Prices Outstanding Contractual Average Outstanding Average
At Least Less Than July 2, 2005 Life Exercise Price July 2, 2005 Exercise Price
-------- --------- -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------
$0.50 $2.00 62,000 9.5 $1.60 - -
$2.00 $4.00 122,000 9.1 $2.86 21,867 $3.06
$4.00 $6.00 37,000 7.9 $5.54 22,667 $5.50
$6.00 $12.00 60,000 8.2 $11.87 20,000 $11.87
-------------- -------------- ------------------ ----------------- --------------
$0.50 $12.00 281,000 8.8 $4.86 64,534 $6.65
============== ============== ================== ================= ==============
Individual Plans Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
---------------- -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Weighted
Average
Number Remaining Weighted Number Weighted
Range of Exercise Prices Outstanding Contractual Average Outstanding Average
At Least Less Than July 2, 2005 Life Exercise Price July 2, 2005 Exercise Price
-------- --------- -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------
$2.00 $4.00 45,000 2.8 $2.75 45,000 $2.75
$4.00 $6.00 174,584 4.9 $5.83 174,134 $5.83
$6.00 $8.00 40,000 5.3 $6.34 40,000 $6.34
$8.00 $9.00 5,000 6.8 $8.31 5,000 $8.31
-------------- -------------- ------------------ ----------------- --------------
$2.00 $9.00 264,584 4.6 $5.43 264,134 $5.43
============== ============== ================== ================= ==============
1993 APR 2002 SEP 2002 Individual
At July 2, 2005: Plan Plan Plan Plans Total
---------------- --------------- --------------- -------------- -------------- ---------------
Shares of Common Stock -- 401,500 219,000 -- 620,500
available for future grants
Shares of Common Stock
reserved for future issuances 1,623,805 96,500 281,000 264,584 2,265,889
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NOTE 15 - DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN
The Company maintains a defined contribution plan ("401(k)") that covers
substantially all United States employees meeting certain service requirements.
The Company, at its sole discretion, makes matching cash contributions up to
specified percentages of employees' contributions and makes additional
discretionary contributions if the Company achieves certain profitability
requirements.
For Fiscal 2005 and Fiscal 2004, the Company did not make any contribution to
the 401(k). For Fiscal 2003, the Company's expenses related to the 401(k) were
$268,000.
NOTE 16 - INCOME TAXES
(in thousands)
(Loss) income before income taxes in the accompanying consolidated statements of
operations consists of the following:
Fiscal Year
--------------------------------------
2005 2004 2003
---------- -------------- ------------
United States $ (4,451) $ (1,138) $ (241)
Foreign (40,286) (28,325) 7,213
---------- ----------- ----------
$ (44,737) $ (29,463) $ 6,972
========== =========== ==========
The provision (benefit) for income taxes is comprised of the following:
Fiscal Year
------------------------------------
2005 2004 2003
------------------------------------
Current:
United States $ -- $ 293 $ 61
Foreign 186 40 168
Deferred
United States -- 7,298 (149)
Foreign -- (94) 489
---------- ----------- ---------
$ 186 $ 7,537 $ 569
========== =========== =========
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Deferred income tax assets and liabilities reflect the net tax effects of (a)
temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for
financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes and
(b) operating loss carry forwards. The tax effects of significant items
comprising the Company's deferred income tax assets as of July 2, 2005, were as
follows:
UNITED STATES FOREIGN
------------- -------
FEDERAL STATE HONG KONG EUROPE TOTAL
------- ----- --------- ------ -----
DEFERRED INCOME TAX ASSETS:
Operating loss carryforwards $ 4,411 $ 115 $ 6,640 $ 472 $ 11,638
Reserves not currently deductible 56` 4 -- -- 60
Alternative minimum tax 138 -- -- -- 138
Depreciation 415 31 -- -- 446
Compensation accruals 4,200 316 -- -- 4,516
Difference between book and tax
basis of property 2,420 182 -- -- 2,602
Amortization (639) (48) -- -- (687)
Contributions carryover 58 4 -- -- 62
Other deferred income tax assets 2 -- -- 126 128
---------- --------- ---------- ------------ ----------
Total deferred income tax assets 11,061 604 6,640 598 18,903
Less: valuation allowance (11,061) (604) (6,640) (598) (18,903)
---------- --------- ---------- ------------ ----------
Net deferred income tax assets $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
========== ========= ========== ============ ==========
The Company has no deferred income tax liabilities as of July 2, 2005.
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The tax effects of significant items comprising the Company's deferred income
tax assets as of July 3, 2004, were as follows:
UNITED STATES FOREIGN
------------- -------
FEDERAL STATE HONG KONG EUROPE TOTAL
------- ----- --------- ------ -----
DEFERRED INCOME TAX ASSETS:
Operating loss carryforwards $ 778 $ - $ 2,088 $ 156 $ 3,022
Reserves not currently deductible 1,787 136 - - 1,923
Alternative minimum tax 255 - - - 255
Fixed assets 277 21 - - 298
Compensation accruals 3,978 299 - - 4,277
Difference between book and tax
basis of property 749 56 - - 805
Intangible assets 950 45 - - 995
Capital loss 321 24 - - 345
Contributions carryover 57 23 - - 80
Other deferred income tax assets 15 4 - 123 142
------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------
Total deferred income tax assets 9,167 608 2,088 279 12,142
Less: valuation allowance (9,167) (608) (2,088) (279) (12,142)
------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------
Net deferred income tax assets $ - $ - $ - $ $ -
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The Company has no deferred income tax liabilities as of July 3, 2004.
Income attributable to Hong Kong business activities is taxed separately from
the PRC. The Company's Hong Kong subsidiary's annual effective income tax rate
is 8.75%.
The Company has never paid any income or turnover tax to the PRC related to its
processing activities in the PRC, but there can be no assurance that the Company
will not be required to pay such taxes in the future. Existing PRC statutes can
be construed as providing for a minimum of 10% to 15% income tax and a 3%
turnover tax on the Company's business activities; however, the PRC has never
attempted to enforce those statutes. The Company has been advised that the PRC's
State Tax Bureau is reviewing the applicability of those statutes to processing
activities of the type engaged in by the Company, but it has not yet announced
any final decisions as to the taxability of those activities. After consultation
with its tax advisors, the Company does not believe that any tax exposure it may
have on account of its operations in the PRC will be material to the Company's
financial position or results of operations.
The Company has historically not provided for U.S. federal and state income
taxes on the undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries on the basis
that such earnings will be indefinitely reinvested outside the U.S. As a result
of current year losses realized by its foreign subsidiaries, the foreign
subsidiaries have an accumulated earnings deficit of approximately $19.6 million
as of July 2, 2005. It is not practicable to estimate the amount of tax that
might be payable if such earnings were ever remitted. However, no foreign
withholding taxes would be payable under current law. As of July 2, 2005,
Concord had net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. tax purposes of
approximately $12.6 million. The net operating loss carryforwards are scheduled
to expire between 2010 and 2025. Additionally, the Company has approximately
39.5 million of net operating loss carryforwards related to its foreign
operations, of which 37.9 million relates to Hong Kong. A significant portion of
these net operating loss carryforwards have no expiration dates.
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In Fiscal 2005, management evaluated the realizability of the Company's deferred
income tax assets. As part of assessing the realizability of its deferred income
tax assets, management evaluated whether it is more likely than not that some
portion, or all of its deferred income tax assets, will be realized. The
realization of its U.S., Europe and Hong Kong deferred income tax assets relates
directly to the Company's tax planning initiatives and strategies for U.S.
federal and state, Europe and Hong Kong tax purposes. In Fiscal 2005, based on
all the available evidence, management determined that it is not more likely
than not that its deferred income tax assets will be fully realized.
Accordingly, a full valuation allowance was recorded against all of the
Company's deferred income tax assets in Fiscal 2005. For Fiscal 2005, Fiscal
2004 and Fiscal 2003, the Company's effective income tax rate was 0.4%, 25.6%
and 8.2%, respectively. The Company's future effective income tax rate will
depend on the apportionment between foreign and domestic taxable income and
losses, the statutory rates of the related tax jurisdictions and any changes to
the valuation allowance.
A reconciliation of income tax expense computed at the statutory U.S. federal
rate to the actual provision for income taxes is as follows:
Fiscal Year
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2005 2004 2003
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Computed (benefit) tax at U.S. federal statutory
tax rate of 35% $ (15,658) $ (10,312) $ 2,440
Increase in valuation allowance 6,761 11,616 --
Income (loss) of foreign subsidiaries subject to
a different tax rate 10,832 6,653 (1,752)
Previously unrecorded benefit (1,641) -- --
Tax effect of adjustment to U.S. net operating
loss carryforwards -- (1,825) --
Permanent differences (12) 1,183 100
Utilization of European valuation allowance -- -- (283)
State income tax, net of federal benefit -- (14) 40
Other (96) 236 24
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Provision for income taxes $ 186 $ 7,537 $ 569
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In Fiscal 2005, the Company identified adjustments totaling approximately $1.6
million related to prior years, primarily related to foreign operating loss
carryforwards. In Fiscal 2004, the Company identified an adjustment to its net
U.S. operating loss carryforwards with a tax effect of $1.8 million related to
prior years. These amounts were fully offset by a valuation allowance in Fiscal
2005 and 2004 and would have been similarly offset by a valuation allowance had
they been reflected in the appropriate prior periods, which, accordingly, have
not been reclassified.
The U.S. net operating loss carryforwards includes a portion arising from the
exercise of stock options and will be credited to additional paid-in-capital
when the related tax benefit is realized.
As the negative goodwill relating to the Jenimage acquisition is a permanent
income tax difference, no income taxes have been provided relating to the
extraordinary gain.
NOTE 17 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
OFFICES AND WAREHOUSES
UNITED STATES
The Company leases approximately 20,000 square feet of office space at 4000
Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Florida. The Company leases, but no longer uses,
a warehouse of approximately 13,700 square feet in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The
Company's leases for these facilities provide for rent of approximately $25,800
and $8,200 per month, respectively, with annual increases ranging from 2-3% and
3%, respectively, and expire on January 31, 2014, and January 31, 2009,
respectively. As of July 3, 2004, the Company ceased operations in the Fort
Lauderdale warehouse facility. The Company sublet these premises at the
prevailing market rate which is $0.1 million lower than the existing contractual
rate. Accordingly, at July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004, the Company had recorded an
accrued liability in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets related to the
present value of the unfavorable rent differential between the total future
lease expense offset by the estimated total future sublease income.
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HONG KONG
The Company owns a total of 6,600 square feet of office space on one floor at
Concord Technology Centre, Texaco Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong.
In the same facility, the Company leases a total of approximately 13,200 square
feet of office space comprised of one floor under a lease expiring in 2047, and
one floor under a lease expiring in October 2006, at a cost of approximately
$10,200 per month including rent and maintenance.
PRC OPERATIONS
The Company manufactures its products at its facilities located in the Longgang
District of Shenzhen, PRC (the "Company Facility"). The Company leases three
employee dormitories and a canteen (the "Dormitories") at a cost of
approximately $46,000 per month. The aggregate square footage of the Company
Facility and the Dormitories is in excess of 600,000 square feet.
The current processing agreement with the PRC expires in October 2006. The
Company expects to renew its agreement but there can be no assurance that the
processing agreement will be extended or renewed and the Company will be able to
continue to operate in the PRC. Pursuant to a land use agreement, the Company
has the title and right to use the land upon which the Company Facility sits
through the year 2038. At the end of the term, title and ownership to the land
and Company Facility transfer to a PRC governmental agency. At that time, the
Company expects to be able to lease the PRC land and improvements thereon at
then prevailing rates.
OTHER JURISDICTIONS
In Fiscal 2005, the Company sold an 11,000 square foot building on a one-half
acre parcel in Coalville, England that was used in connection with its
operations in the United Kingdom. Under the terms of sale, the building was sold
for approximately $0.9 million with a carrying value of approximately $0.5
million. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $0.9 million and
recorded a gain on the sale of the building in the accompanying consolidated
statement of operation of approximately $0.4 million. The Company also leases
warehouse and/or office space in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and
Japan. The Company's lease for its facility in Canada expires October 31, 2005.
The Company intends to relocate its Canadian warehousing activity to another
location by October 31, 2005 and this lease is not expected to be renewed or
extended. The Company plans, instead, to use a third-party to provide
warehousing services.
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LEASES
Future minimum rental payments for operating leases as of July 2, 2005 are as
follows: (in thousands)
Fiscal Year
2006 $ 1,047
2007 657
2008 535
2009 410
2010 320
Thereafter 1,170
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Total minimum payments $ 4,139
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Rental expense for operating leases of approximately $2.1 million, $2.6 million
and $1.6 million was incurred for Fiscal 2005, Fiscal 2004 and Fiscal 2003,
respectively.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS AND EXECUTIVE SERPS
Effective as of July 1, 2005, the employment agreement between the Company and
Ira B. Lampert was amended (the "Lampert Agreement") to provide a four-year term
that expires on July 1, 2009 and to end the Company's obligation to make a
$500,000 annual contribution to a SERP adopted for the benefit of Ira B.
Lampert. The Lampert Agreement provides for an annual base salary of $900,000.
Effective as of January 1, 2003, Mr. Lampert voluntarily reduced his base salary
from $900,000 to $800,000 per annum for the period from July 1, 2004 to June 30,
2005.
The Lampert Agreement provides that if his employment with the Company is
terminated by reason of death or disability, Mr. Lampert or his legal
representative would be entitled to receive, in addition to accrued compensation
(including, without limitation, any earned but unpaid bonus or long-term
incentive awards, any amount of base salary accrued or earned but unpaid, any
deferred compensation earned but unpaid, any accrued but unused vacation pay and
unreimbursed business expenses (the "Accrued Amounts")), his base salary for the
scheduled balance of the term (payable in the case of death in a lump sum), a
prorated bonus for the year in which the death or disability occurred, and any
other or additional benefits owed to the executive under the then applicable
employee benefit plans or policies of the Company, subject in the case of
disability to offset against the base salary payment by the amount of any
disability benefits provided to him by the Company or under any disability
insurance provided by or paid for by the Company.
The Lampert Agreement entitles Ira B. Lampert to participate generally in all
pension, retirement, insurance, savings, welfare and other employee benefit
plans and arrangements and fringe benefits and perquisites maintained by the
Company from time to time for senior executives of a comparable level. In
addition to any life insurance provided pursuant to one of the Company's plans,
Mr. Lampert is also provided with term life insurance, for such beneficiaries as
are designated by Mr. Lampert, of $5 million face value, and long-term
disability coverage with a $600,000 annual benefit payable in the event that Mr.
Lampert's employment with the Company is terminated due to his disability (the
"Additional Life and Disability Insurance"). In addition, the Company may
purchase key man life insurance on the life of Mr. Lampert, which may be used to
satisfy the Company's obligations under the Lampert Agreement in the event of
Mr. Lampert's death. The Company currently maintains $5 million in key life
insurance on the life of Mr. Lampert.
If Mr. Lampert's employment is terminated by the Company without cause or if
there is a constructive termination without cause, Mr. Lampert would be entitled
to receive the Accrued Amounts, his base salary and continuation of his benefits
(or the economic equivalent of such benefits), the Additional Life and
Disability Insurance and certain perquisites for the scheduled balance of the
term and for an additional twelve months thereafter, and a prorated bonus for
the year in which the termination occurred. If such termination followed a
change of control of the Company, Mr. Lampert would be entitled to receive the
salary continuation benefit as a lump sum payment without any discount and,
subject to limited exceptions, any benefits, including options, in which he is
not at such time fully vested would become fully vested and any options would
remain exercisable for the full stated term of the option. If the automatic
extensions of the term of the Lampert Agreement are discontinued at the request
of the Company and Mr. Lampert's employment is terminated upon expiration of the
term, Mr. Lampert would be entitled to receive the Accrued Amounts, his base
salary and continuation of his benefits (or the economic equivalent of such
benefits), the Additional Life and Disability Insurance and certain perquisites
for twelve months after the end of the term, and a prorated bonus for the year
in which the termination occurred. In addition, if the severance payments to Mr.
Lampert under the Lampert Agreement follow a change in control and, together
with other amounts paid to Mr. Lampert, exceed certain threshold amounts and are
determined to constitute a parachute payment (as defined in Section 280G(b)(2)
of the Internal Revenue Code), Mr. Lampert is to receive an additional amount to
cover the federal excise tax with respect thereto on a "grossed up" basis. If
Ira B. Lampert is terminated for cause, or he voluntarily resigns, he will only
receive the Accrued Amounts and benefits provided in benefit plans.
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The Company also has employment agreements with its other executive officers
that provide for annual salaries ranging from approximately $159,000 to
$350,000, plus certain other fringe benefits. These agreements prohibit the
executives from competing with the Company for one year following termination of
employment with the Company. Most of these agreements contain, among other
things, termination provisions that may result in the Company being obligated to
make severance payments equal to one year's base salary plus certain other
fringe benefits.
Pursuant to the Lampert Agreement, the Company adopted a supplemental executive
retirement plan and agreement (a "SERP") for the benefit of Ira B. Lampert (the
"Lampert SERP"). A specified amount, currently $500,000, is credited to the
Lampert SERP account each year. These yearly credits are 100% vested and not
subject to forfeiture. Mr. Lampert voluntarily reduced the amount of the credit
to be made in January 2005 from $500,000 to $350,000. Effective as of July 1,
2005, the Company will no longer be obligated to make $500,000 annual
contributions to the Lampert SERP. However, if a change of control of the
Company occurs and Mr. Lampert remains employed by the Company thereafter, the
Company will be obligated to pay Mr. Lampert $500,000 within 30 days after the
date of the change of control and annually during the remaining term of his
employment with the Company on the first business day of each calendar year
following the change of control. Pursuant to a one-time grant to Mr. Lampert of
$1,549,998 in deferred compensation, made as of April 19, 2000, an additional
$1,549,998 was credited to the Lampert SERP. It vested in three equal annual
installments beginning January 1, 2001 and, as such, became fully vested on
January 1, 2003. Additional credits were made to the Lampert SERP for the
Deferred LTCIP Award of August 6, 2003 (described below under "Deferred
Long-Term Compensation") and the deferred compensation awarded to him pursuant
to the conditional release program because he prepaid the total amount of the
indebtedness before it was scheduled to be forgiven by the Company.
In connection with grants of deferred compensation to five of its executive
officers other than Ira B. Lampert, the Company has adopted various SERPs for
the benefit of those executives. A total of $1,090,000 has been contributed to
rabbi trusts established by the Company in connection with the executive SERPs
(other than the Lampert SERP), which range from $100,000 to $550,000 per
executive, before giving effect to the Deferred LTCIP Awards added to the SERPs
of those executive officers who were granted a Deferred LTCIP Award on August 6,
2003. Generally, the amounts in the executive SERPs vest in installments over a
period of not less than three years, subject to the executive's continued
employment, and many provide for accelerated vesting, in whole or in part, if
the executive's employment is terminated by the Company without cause.
Additionally, Mr. Lampert and another executive officer have elected to defer
compensation from time to time, pursuant to their respective SERP agreements
with the Company.
Each time the Company makes an initial credit to an executive's account under a
SERP agreement, the Company simultaneously contributes an equal amount to a
trust established for the purpose of accumulating funds to satisfy the
obligations incurred by the Company pursuant to the SERP.
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SERP and other deferred compensation account balances, including investment
earnings, are recorded as a deferred compensation asset and the related vested
balances are recorded as a deferred compensation liability. See Note 8, "Other
Assets," and Note 11, "Other Long-Term Liabilities."
DEFERRED LONG-TERM COMPENSATION
On August 6, 2003, the following executive officers were awarded the following
amounts of contingent deferred compensation under the Company's Amended and
Restated 2002 Long Term Cash Incentive Plan ("2002 LTCIP") with respect to the
Fiscal 2002-2003 performance period (the "Deferred LTCIP Awards"): (i) Ira B.
Lampert, $670,474; (ii) Brian F. King, $335,237; (iii) Keith L. Lampert,
$389,629; (iv) Urs W. Stampfli, $274,021; and (v) Richard M. Finkbeiner,
$224,722. The Deferred LTCIP Awards to Keith L. Lampert and Urs W. Stampfli
vest, so long as the executive continues to be employed by the Company, in three
equal annual installments on August 6, 2004, 2005 and 2006, or immediately upon:
(i) a change of control of the Company; or (ii) the executive's death or
disability. The Deferred LTCIP Awards to Brian King and Rick Finkbeiner were
forfeited when their employment terminated before any vesting had occurred. Ira
B. Lampert voluntarily agreed to delay the vesting of his Deferred LTCIP Award
by one year, such that it vests in three equal installments on August 6, 2005,
2006 and 2007 instead of August 6, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Otherwise, the Deferred
LTCIP Award granted to Ira B. Lampert has substantially the same terms and
conditions as the other Deferred LTCIP Awards, however, in addition to the
events that will accelerate the vesting of the other Deferred LTCIP Awards, it
provides for immediate vesting in the event of termination without cause, a
constructive termination of employment without cause, or the non-renewal of his
employment contract. The Lampert SERP, the Executive SERPs and the Finkbeiner
SERP were all amended to include appropriate terms to govern the Deferred LTCIP
Awards. The Company contributed the foregoing amounts to trusts established for
the purpose of holding funds to satisfy the Company's obligations under the
Deferred LTCIP Awards.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION DISTRIBUTION ELECTION
Effective April 5, 2005, the Company's Chairman and its Chief Operating Officer
made elections to have their vested deferred compensation account balances which
were earned and vested prior to December 31, 2004 under their respective Amended
and Restated Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and Agreement established by
the Company (the "SERPs"), paid to them in one lump sum payment on the business
day following the first anniversary of the effective date of the election. The
Company's Chairman and the Chief Operating Officer have advised the Company that
they made these elections, due primarily to the potential exposure to penalties
and the uncertainty of tax consequences related to the deferred compensation
arrangements as a result of The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. The amounts
payable to the Company's Chairman and the Chief Operating Officer under their
respective SERPs and Deferred LTCIP Awards are $7.0 million and $1.6 million,
respectively. An amount equal to the current deferred compensation account
balances of the SERPS is held in "rabbi trusts" previously established by the
Company to fund its obligations under the SERPs. As a result of these elections,
the assets held in the rabbi trusts and the obligations of the Company have been
reclassified from "Other assets" and "Other long-term liabilities" to "Deferred
compensation" and "Deferred compensation obligations" respectively, in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of July 2, 2005.
EXECUTIVE SEPARATION AGREEMENTS
The Company and Brian F. King entered into a separation agreement, dated as of
March 29, 2004, pursuant to which Mr. King's employment terminated effective
July 1, 2004. Pursuant to this agreement, in addition to any other benefits he
was entitled to receive under any employee benefit plan or deferred compensation
plan (including his supplemental executive retirement plan and agreement
("SERP"), which is described below), Mr. King is to receive: (a) the equivalent
of his base salary of $450,000 per annum and auto allowance of $18,000 per annum
(in installments in accordance with the normal payroll schedule) through June
30, 2005, in accordance with the severance provisions of his employment
agreement; (b) pay for accrued but unused vacation, accrued as though he had
remained employed through December 31, 2004; (c) reimbursement of premiums for
continuation of his health insurance coverage through June 30, 2005 under COBRA;
and (d) reimbursement of premiums for substantially similar life and disability
insurance coverage through June 30, 2005.
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Richard M. Finkbeiner's employment with the Company terminated effective as of
July 27, 2004. Mr. Finkbeiner and the Company entered into a separation
agreement, dated as of August 18, 2004, pursuant to which, in addition to any
other benefits he was entitled to receive under the Company's 401(k) plan, he is
to receive: (a) the equivalent of his base salary of $262,500 per annum (in
installments in accordance with the normal payroll schedule) through July 26,
2005, in accordance with the severance provisions of his employment agreement;
(b) a lump sum payment of $12,500; (c) pay for accrued but unused vacation; and
(d) a lump sum payment of $75,000, representing the funds in his SERP that had
vested prior to or as a result of the termination of his employment.
Under these separation agreements, Messrs. King and Finkbeiner must not compete
with the Company for one year, must provide the Company with certain cooperation
and assistance (without receiving additional compensation for same during the
period covered by the severance payments), and were required to execute a
release prior to receiving any severance payments.
LICENSE AND ROYALTY AGREEMENTS
On May 10, 2004, the Company entered into a twenty year, worldwide trademark
license agreement with Jenoptik AG for the exclusive use of the JENOPTIK brand
name and trademark on non-professional consumer imaging products including, but
not limited to, digital, single-use and traditional cameras, and other imaging
products and related accessories. The license agreement provides for a royalty
of one-half of one percent (0.5%) of net sales of non-professional consumer
imaging products bearing the JENOPTIK brand name for the first ten (10) years of
the license and a royalty fee of six-tenths of one percent (0.6%) for the second
ten (10) years of the license. There are no minimum guaranteed royalty payments.
On August 26, 2002, the Company entered into two Polaroid licensing agreements.
The two license agreements provide for the exclusive (with the exception of
products already released by Polaroid into the distribution chain), worldwide
use by the Company of the Polaroid brand trademark in connection with the
manufacture, distribution, promotion and sale of single-use cameras and
traditional film based cameras, including zoom cameras, and certain related
accessories. The licenses do not include instant or digital cameras. Each
license includes an initial term of three and a half years and may be renewed
under the same economic terms at the Company's option, for an additional
three-year period. Each license agreement provides for the payment by the
Company of $3.0 million of minimum royalties, or $6.0 million in total, which
will be fully credited against percentage royalties. Pursuant to the terms of
the license agreements, as of August 2004, the Company paid a total of $6.0
million, which represented $3.0 million for each license agreement, as payment
of the minimum royalties and has recorded these payments as prepaid assets.
These assets are amortized based upon a percentage of sales.
Effective January 1, 2001, the Company entered into a new twenty-year license
agreement with Fuji Photo Film Ltd ("Fuji"). Under the new license agreement,
Fuji granted to the Company a worldwide non-exclusive license (excluding Japan
until January 1, 2005) to use certain of Fuji's patents and patent applications
related to single-use cameras. The license extends until the later of the
expiration of the last of the licensed Fuji patents or February 26, 2021. In
consideration of the license, the Company agreed to pay a license fee and
certain royalty payments to Fuji. Accordingly, a significant portion of the
balance for patents, trademarks and licenses, net in "Other assets" in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheets at July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004, was
an asset associated with the Fuji license. The Company has also recorded as a
liability a corresponding amount that was included in licensing related
obligations in "Other liabilities" in the accompanying consolidated balance
sheets at July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004 which was equal to the present value of
future license fee payments. These assets are amortized based upon quantities of
units produced.
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Additionally, the Company has other license and royalty agreements that require
the payment of royalties based on the manufacture and/or sale of certain
products. The Company's license and royalty agreements expire at various dates
through Fiscal 2023. Total amortization and royalty expense for all licensing
and royalty agreements for Fiscal 2005, Fiscal 2004 and Fiscal 2003 was $6.9
million, $5.6 million and $4.5 million, respectively.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CLAIMS
From time to time, the Company receives patent infringement claims which it
analyzes and, if appropriate, takes action to avoid infringement, settle the
claim or negotiate a license. Those claims for which legal proceedings have been
initiated against the Company are discussed in Note 18--Litigation and
Settlements. The Company has also received notifications from three entities,
one of which was a significant customer of the Company, alleging that certain of
the Company's digital cameras infringe upon those entities' respective patents.
The Company is engaged in discussions with these three entities regarding
resolution of the claims.
Based on our initial assessment of the first two claims, infringement of one or
more patents is probable if the patents are valid. Based upon the licensing
discussions to date, we preliminarily estimate the potential royalties due to
these two claimants for digital camera sales through July 2, 2005 to be between
$0 and approximately $5.6 million in the aggregate. The actual royalty amounts,
if any, for past and future sales are dependent upon the outcome of the
negotiations. The Company has notified certain of its suppliers of the Company's
right to be indemnified by the suppliers in the event the Company is required to
pay royalties or damages to either claimant. The Company is unable to reasonably
estimate the amount of the potential loss, if any, within the range of estimates
relating to these claims. Accordingly, no amounts have been accrued related to
these claims as of July 2, 2005. With respect to the third claim, it is too
early to assess the probability of a favorable or unfavorable outcome or the
loss or range of loss, if any, and therefore, no amounts have been accrued
relating to this claim as of July 2, 2005. The Company is assessing potential
claims of indemnification against certain of its suppliers with respect to this
claim.
PURCHASE COMMITMENTS
At July 2, 2005, the Company has $14.1 million in non-cancelable purchase
commitments relating to the procurement of raw materials, components, and
finished goods inventory from various suppliers.
NOTE 18 - LITIGATION AND SETTLEMENTS
In July 2002, a class action complaint was filed against the Company and certain
of its officers in the United States District Court for the Southern District of
Florida by individuals purporting to be shareholders of the Company. On August
20, 2002, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint and in December
2002, the Company's motion was granted by the court and the complaint was
dismissed. In January 2003, an amended class action complaint (the "Amended
Complaint") was filed adding certain of the Company's current and former
directors as defendants. The lead plaintiffs in the Amended Complaint sought to
act as representatives of a class consisting of all persons who purchased the
Company's Common Stock (i) issued pursuant to the Company's September 26, 2000
secondary offering (the "Secondary Offering") or (ii) during the period from
September 26, 2000 through June 22, 2001, inclusive. On April 18, 2003, the
Company filed a motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint and on August 27, 2004,
the court (i) dismissed all claims against the defendants related to the
Secondary Offering and (ii) ruled that the allegations occurring before January
2001 or after April 2001 were not actionable. On September 8, 2005, the court
granted the plaintiffs' motion for class certification and certified as
plaintiffs all persons who purchased the Common Stock between January 18, 2001
and June 22, 2001, inclusive, and who were allegedly damaged thereby (the period
January 18, 2001 through June 22, 2001 hereinafter referred to as the "Class
Period"). The allegations remaining in the Amended Complaint are centered around
claims that the Company failed to disclose, in periodic reports it filed with
the SEC and in press releases it made to the public during the Class Period
regarding its operations and financial results, that a large portion of its
accounts receivable was represented by a delinquent and uncollectible balance
due from then customer, KB Gear Interactive, Inc. ("KB Gear"), and that a
material portion of its inventory consisted of customized components that have
no alternative usage. The Amended Complaint claims that such failures
artificially inflated the price of the Common Stock. The Amended Complaint seeks
unspecified damages, interest, attorneys' fees, costs of suit and unspecified
other and further relief from the court. Pursuant to a scheduling order of the
court, trial in this matter is scheduled to commence on November 13, 2006. The
Company intends to vigorously defend the lawsuit and will continue to engage in
motion practice to dismiss or otherwise limit the claims set forth in the
Amended Complaint. Although the Company believes this lawsuit is without merit,
its outcome cannot be predicted, and if adversely determined, the ultimate
liability of the Company, which could be material, cannot be ascertained. On
September 17, 2002, the Company was advised by the staff of the SEC that it is
conducting an informal inquiry related to the matters described above and
requested certain information and materials related thereto. On October 15,
2002, the staff of Nasdaq also requested certain information and materials
related to the matters described above and as to matters related to the
previously reported embezzlement of Company funds by a former employee,
uncovered in April 2002. The Company provided the requested information to the
SEC and Nasdaq. The Company has not received any further communication from the
SEC with respect to the informal inquiry or from Nasdaq with respect to its
request since the Company last responded in February 2003.
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Between September and November 2004, a number of related class action complaints
were filed against the Company and certain of its officers in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of Florida by individuals purporting to
be shareholders of the Company. In August 2005, an amended consolidated
complaint (the "Amended Complaint") was filed adding a former officer of the
Company as a defendant. The lead plaintiff in the Amended Complaint seeks to act
as a representative of a class consisting of all persons who purchased the
Company's Common Stock during the period from August 14, 2003 through August 31,
2004, inclusive (the "Class Period"), and who were allegedly damaged thereby.
The allegations in the Amended Complaint are centered around claims that the
Company failed to disclose, in periodic reports it filed with the SEC and in
press releases it made to the public during the Class Period regarding its
operations and financial results, (i) the full extent of the Company's excess,
obsolete and otherwise impaired inventory; (ii) the departure of a former
officer from the Company until several months after his departure; and (iii)
that Kodak would cancel its DMS contracts with the Company due to the Company's
alleged infringement of Kodak's patents. The Amended Complaint also alleges that
the Company improperly recognized revenue contrary to GAAP due to an inability
to reasonably estimate digital camera returns. The Amended Complaint claims that
such failures artificially inflated the price of the Common Stock. The Amended
Complaint seeks unspecified damages, interest, attorneys' fees, costs of suit
and unspecified other and further relief from the court. The Company intends to
vigorously defend the lawsuit. Although the Company believes the lawsuit is
without merit, the outcome cannot be predicted, and if adversely determined, the
ultimate liability of the Company, which could be material, cannot be
ascertained. In a letter dated November 19, 2004, the Company was advised by the
staff of the SEC that it is conducting an investigation related to the matters
described above. The Company has provided the requested information to the SEC
and has not received any further communication from the SEC with respect to its
request since the Company last responded in May 2005.
On November 16, 2004, a shareholder derivative suit was initiated against
certain of the Company's current and former officers and directors, and the
Company as a nominal defendant, in the United States District Court for the
District of New Jersey by an individual purporting to be a shareholder of the
Company. The complaint alleges that the individual defendants breached their
duties of loyalty and good faith by causing the Company to misrepresent its
financial results and prospects, resulting in the class action complaints
described in the immediately preceding paragraph. The complaint seeks
unspecified damages, repayment of salaries and other remuneration from the
individual defendants, interest, attorneys' fees, costs of suit and unspecified
other and further relief from the court. In March 2005, the court granted a
motion by the individual defendants and the Company to transfer the action to
the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida where the
related class action suits are currently pending. In May 2005, the court
consolidated this case with the related class action suit for discovery purposes
only. Although the Company believes this lawsuit is without merit, its outcome
cannot be predicted, and if adversely determined, the ultimate effect on the
Company, which could be material, cannot be ascertained.
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Pursuant to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, the personal
liability of the Company's directors is limited to the fullest extent permitted
under the New Jersey Business Corporation Act ("NJBCA"), and the Company is
required to indemnify its officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted
under the NJBCA. In accordance with the terms of the Certificate of
Incorporation and the NJBCA, the Board of Directors approved the payment of
expenses for each of the current and former officers and directors named as
defendants (the "individual defendants") in the above described class action and
derivative action litigations (collectively, the "actions") in advance of the
final disposition of such actions. The individual defendants have executed and
delivered to the Company written undertakings to repay the Company all amounts
so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the individual defendants
are not entitled to be indemnified by the Company under the NJBCA.
In April 2004, a patent infringement complaint was filed by Compression Labs,
Inc. against 28 defendants, including the Company, in the United States District
Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The complaint asserts that the
defendants have conducted activities which infringe U.S. Patent No. 4,698,672,
entitled, "Coding System for Reducing Redundancy." The complaint seeks
unspecified damages, interest, attorneys' fees, costs of suit and unspecified
other and further relief from the court. In February 2005, pursuant to an order
of the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation, this action was transferred
to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. It
is too early to assess the probability of a favorable or unfavorable outcome or
the loss or range of loss, if any, and therefore, no amounts have been accrued
relating to this action. The Company has notified several third parties of its
intent to seek indemnity from such parties for any costs or damages incurred by
the Company as a result of this action.
On October 6, 2004, a patent infringement complaint was filed by Honeywell
International, Inc. and Honeywell Intellectual Properties, Inc., against 27
defendants, including the Company, in the United States District Court for the
District of Delaware. The complaint asserts that the defendants have conducted
activities which infringe U.S. Patent No. 5,280,371, entitled, "Directional
Diffuser for a Liquid Crystal Display." The complaint seeks unspecified damages,
interest, attorneys' fees, costs of suit and unspecified other and further
relief from the court. The proceedings in this action against the Company and
other similarly situated defendants have been stayed by the court pending the
resolution of the infringement actions against the liquid crystal display
manufacturers. It is too early to assess the probability of a favorable or
unfavorable outcome or the loss or range of loss, if any, and therefore, no
amounts have been accrued relating to this action. The Company has notified
several third parties of its intent to seek indemnity from such parties for any
costs or damages incurred by the Company as a result of this action.
The Company is involved from time to time in routine legal matters incidental to
its business. Based upon available information, the Company believes that the
resolution of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on its
financial position or results of operations.
NOTE 19 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
From May 1, 2002 through June 15, 2003, William J. Lloyd, who was a member of
the Company's Board of Directors during that time, provided consulting services
to the Company on an as needed basis in exchange for a $5,000 per month retainer
and reimbursement of all reasonable business expenses. The Company accepted Mr.
Lloyd's resignation from the Board of Directors, effective July 31, 2003, and
the consulting relationship was terminated effective June 15, 2003. In
connection with Mr. Lloyd's resignation, the Board approved an extension of the
expiration dates of certain options held by Mr. Lloyd, and the continued vesting
through January 2005 of 12,000 shares subject to one of his options. The
modification of the options' terms resulted in a non-recurring charge of
$105,000 to compensation expense recorded in the First Quarter Fiscal 2004. In
accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 44, Accounting for Certain Transactions
Involving Stock Compensation, an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25, the
modification of the options' terms did not affect any other options granted
under the relevant stock option plan and did not result in the application of
variable accounting to these options.
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Effective December 1, 2004, J. David Hakman resigned from the Company's Board of
Directors. In connection with Mr. Hakman's resignation, the Board approved an
extension of the expiration dates of certain options held by Mr. Hakman. The
modification of the options' terms did not result in any compensation expense.
In accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 44, Accounting for Certain
Transactions Involving Stock Compensation, an interpretation of APB Opinion No.
25, the modification of the options' terms did not affect any other options
granted under the relevant stock option plan and did not result in the
application of variable accounting to these options.
NOTE 20 - RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES
RESTRUCTURING INITIATIVES
During Second Quarter Fiscal 2005, the Company announced Restructuring
Initiatives designed to eliminate its reliance on internally designed and
manufactured digital cameras and increase the design, co-development and
purchase of digital cameras from outsourced manufacturers to provide competitive
products to the retail market. The Company's reliance on internally designed and
manufactured digital cameras ended at the end of Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2005. The
Restructuring Initiatives are a result of the Company's previously announced
strategic review process to determine how we may better compete in the digital
camera market.
The Restructuring Initiatives were substantially implemented by the end of
Second Quarter Fiscal 2005 and resulted in the termination of approximately
1,200 employees either as a result of voluntary or involuntary terminations.
During Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2005 and Fiscal 2005, approximately 1,700 and 3,300
employees, respectively, were terminated either as a result of voluntary or
involuntary terminations. These employees were primarily employed in
manufacturing, engineering, sales, marketing and administration functions in the
PRC. During Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2005 and Fiscal 2005, the Company incurred
approximately $0.2 million and $1.2 million, respectively, in expense related to
employee severance costs incurred in connection with the Restructuring
Initiatives. At July 2, 2005, the Company had a restructuring reserve recorded
in the amount of $0.1 million representing the unpaid amount of the accrued
employee severance costs. Such liability is included under "accrued expenses" in
the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
In connection with the Restructuring Initiatives, the Company also recorded
restructuring-related inventory charges in the amount of $4.3 million during
fiscal 2005 primarily related to raw material, component and finished goods
inventories related to digital cameras that we will no longer manufacture.
During Second Quarter Fiscal 2005, the Company reduced the remaining useful
lives of certain molds and tooling used in the manufacture of these digital
cameras because the Company decided to exit the manufacture of digital cameras.
The products were either no longer in production or had a shortened product
life. These specific molds and tooling do not have alternative production uses.
During Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2005 and Fiscal 2005, the Company recorded an
additional $0.2 million and $1.4 million, respectively, in depreciation expense
related to the reduction in the useful lives of such molds and tooling. See Note
5--Inventories and Note 6--Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, in the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements. Below, Table I--Restructuring Charges
reconciles the beginning and ending balances of the restructuring reserve and
presents the statement of operations classification of the restructuring
charges.
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Table I -- Restructuring Charges
(in thousands)
Restructuring Reserve
---------------------
Fiscal Year Beginning Ending
------
2005 Balance Charges Payments Balance
---- ------- ------- -------- -------
Q2 $ - $ 702 $ (542) $ 160
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Q3 $ 160 $ 262 $ (242) $ 180
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Q4 $ 180 $ 253 $ (323) $ 110
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YTD $ - $ 1,217 $ (1,107) $ 110
============= ============ ============= ==============
(in thousands)
Inventory
Expense Severance Impairment Total
-------
---------- ---------- --------
Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2005
Cost of products sold $ 227 $ - 227
Selling expense - - -
General and administrative expense 26 - 26
---------- ---------- --------
Total $ 253 $ - $ 253
========== ========== ========
Fiscal 2005 YTD
---------------
Cost of products sold $ 1,176 $ 4,272 $ 5,448
Selling expense 4 - 4
General and administrative expense 37 - 37
---------- ---------- --------
Total $ 1,217 $ 4,272 $ 5,489
========== ========== ========
In connection with the Restructuring Initiatives, the Company also incurred
other charges related to retention costs of employees that were not terminated.
The services of these employees benefit parts of the business other than the
manufacture of digital cameras. Accordingly, these retention costs are
classified as other charges in Table II below. During Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2005
and Fiscal 2005, we incurred approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million,
respectively, in expenses related to employee retention costs and expect to
incur additional expenses of approximately $0.2 million related to retention
costs through December 31, 2005, provided such employees are retained through
that date.
COST-REDUCTION INITIATIVES
During Third Quarter Fiscal 2005, as a result of our continued evaluation of our
cost structure and the strategic review process, we implemented additional
Cost-Reduction Initiatives including, among other things, eliminating certain
employee positions and consolidating certain operations in the United Kingdom,
France and Germany into our operations in Jena, Germany. During Third Quarter
Fiscal 2005, we recorded a charge in the amount of approximately $0.4 million
related to employee severance costs incurred in connection with the
Cost-Reduction Initiatives. During Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2005, we decided to
eliminate certain employee positions in Canada and reverse certain decisions
made at the end of Third Quarter Fiscal 2005 regarding the elimination of
certain employee positions. Accordingly, we recorded a net reduction in
severance expense in the amount of approximately $0.1 million. In addition, we
entered into retention agreements with certain employees affected by our
decision to consolidate certain European operations. As a result, we recorded an
expense of approximately $0.1 million related to the retention of certain
European employees. The benefits of the Cost-Reduction Initiatives initiated
during Third Quarter Fiscal 2005 are expected to be realized in fiscal 2006.
Below, Table II--Other Charges reconciles the beginning and ending balances of
the accrual (prepaid) amounts related to other charges and presents the
statement of operations classification of the other charges.
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Table II -- Other Charges
(in thousands)
Accrual (Prepaid)
-----------------
Fiscal
Year Beginning Charges Ending
2005 Item Balance (Reversals) Payments Balance
--------------- ---------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- ------------
Retention $ - $ 30 $ (73) $ (43)
Severance - - - -
--------------- --------------- ---------------- ------------
Q2 Total $ - $ 30 $ (73) $ (43)
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Retention $ (43) $ 100 $ (61) $ (4)
Severance - 377 - 377
--------------- --------------- ---------------- ------------
Q3 Total $ (43) $ 477 $ (61) $ 373
=============== =============== ================ ============
Retention $ (4) $ 206 $ (73) $ 129
Severance 377 (117) (70) 190
--------------- --------------- ---------------- ------------
Q4 Total $ 373 $ 89 $ (143) $ 319
=============== =============== ================ ============
Retention $ - $ 336 $ (207) $ 129
Severance - 260 (70) 190
--------------- --------------- ---------------- ------------
YTD Total $ - $ 596 $ (277) $ 319
=============== =============== ================ ============
(in thousands)
Other Charges Retention Severance Total
------------- --------------- ------------------ ------------
Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2005
--------------------------
Cost of products sold $ 56 $ - $ 56
Selling expense 38 (29) 29
General and administrative expense 112 (88) 24
--------------- ------------------ ------------
Total $ 206 $ (117) $ 89
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Fiscal 2005
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Cost of products sold $ 142 $ - $ 142
Selling expense 47 107 154
General and administrative expense 147 153 300
--------------- ------------------ ------------
Total $ 336 $ 260 $ 596
=============== ================== ============
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NOTE 21 - OTHER INCOME, NET
Included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations under the
caption, "Other income, net" is the following:
Fiscal Year
-------------------------------------------
2005 2004 2003
----------- -------------- ------------
(Gain) loss on sale of securities $ (1,124) $ 916 $ -
Investment income (947) (1,282) (1,527)
Gain on sale of building (450) - -
Foreign currency loss (gain), net 426 (691) (1,406)
Other expense, net 325 557 561
----------- -------------- ------------
Other income, net $ (1,770) $ (500) $ (2,372)
=========== ============== ============
NOTE 22 - GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION:
Pursuant to SFAS No. 131, Disclosure About Segments of a Business Enterprise and
Related Information, the Company is required to report segment information. The
Company operates in only one business segment, imaging equipment, and sells only
one type of product, image capture devices. Accordingly, the Company's reported
consolidated annual net sales reflects the revenue from the sale of such image
capture devices from external customers and no additional segment reporting is
required. SFAS No. 131 also requires certain revenue disclosures of geographic
information based upon the Company's determination as to which regions such
revenues were attributed. Accordingly, for purposes of this disclosure, the
Company attributed RSD sales to the region where the customer's home office was
located and all DMS sales were attributed to Asia. A summary of selected
financial information regarding the Company's geographic operations (the
Americas consist of the United States, Canada, and Latin America; Europe
consists of Germany, the United Kingdom, France and certain other countries in
the European Union; Asia consists of Hong Kong and the PRC) is set forth below:
(in thousands)
Fiscal Year
---------------------------------------------
Sales made to unaffiliated customers: 2005 2004 2003
------------- -------------- ------------
Americas $ 87,211 $ 106,025 $ 101,866
Asia 18,860 49,723 46,240
Europe 68,277 47,384 41,677
------------- -------------- ------------
Total $ 174,348 $ 203,132 $ 189,783
============= ============== ============
July 2, July 3,
Identifiable assets: 2005 2004
------------ --------------
Americas $ 82,173 $ 96,396
Asia 47,054 58,738
Europe 17,529 34,383
------------ --------------
Total $ 146,756 $ 189,517
============ ==============
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(Percentage of net sales)
Product groups: Fiscal Year
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2005 2004 2003
-------------- --------------- ---------------
Single-use cameras 45.9% 54.2% 47.1%
Digital cameras 41.1 29.4 30.5
35mm traditional film cameras 13.0 16.4 22.4
-------------- --------------- ---------------
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
============== =============== ===============
In Fiscal 2005, each of the following customers accounted for at least 10% of
net sales: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ("Wal-Mart") and Walgreen Co. ("Walgreens").
These companies represented the Company's two largest customers generating net
sales in Fiscal 2005 of approximately $39.3 million (22.6% of total net sales)
and $20.4 million (11.7% of total net sales), respectively. As previously
reported in our Form 10-K for Fiscal 2004, we received notification from the
third customer, Eastman Kodak Company ("Kodak"), of its intent to cease
purchases under our two design and manufacturing services ("DMS") contracts by
the end of Second Quarter Fiscal 2005. The winding down of sales to Kodak had a
material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations for Fiscal 2005.
The loss of any other significant customers or substantially reduced sales to
any other significant customers could have a material adverse impact on results
of operations.
In Fiscal 2004, each of the following customers accounted for at least 10% of
net sales: Kodak, Wal-Mart and Walgreens. These companies represented the
Company's three largest customers generating net sales in Fiscal 2004 of
approximately $39.7 million (19.5% of total net sales), $39.1 million (19.1% of
total net sales) and $23.1 million (11.3% of total net sales), respectively.
In Fiscal 2003, each of the following customers accounted for at least 10% of
net sales: Walgreens, Wal-Mart and Kodak. These companies represented the
Company's three largest customers generating net sales in Fiscal 2003 of
approximately $36.3 million (19.1% of total net sales), $32.7 million (17.2% of
total net sales) and $29.7 million (15.6% of total net sales), respectively.
No other customer accounted for 10% or more of consolidated net sales during
Fiscal 2005, Fiscal 2004 or Fiscal 2003.
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NOTE 23 - QUARTERLY RESULTS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except per share data)
Quarter Ended
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Oct. 2, Jan. 1, Apr. 2, July 2,
2004 2005 2005 2005
------------- ------------ ------------- -----------
Net sales $ 43,014 $ 54,333 $ 26,150 $ 50,851
Gross profit (deficit) 465 (3,398) (5,707) 2,858
Loss before income taxes (9,261) (12,929) (14,762) (7,785)
Net loss (9,321) (13,009) (14,872) (7,721)
Basic loss per share $ (0.32) $ (0.44) $ (0.51) $ (0.26)
Diluted loss per share $ (0.32) $ (0.44) $ (0.51) $ (0.26)
Quarter Ended
------------------------------------------------------
Sept. 27, Dec. 27, Mar. 27, July 3,
2003 2003 2004 2004
------------ ----------- ------------- ------------
Net sales $ 57,401 $ 65,063 $ 28,280 $ 52,388
Gross profit (deficit) 10,740 6,461 (5,672) 2,649
Loss before income taxes (702) (3,327) (11,853) (13,581)
Loss before extraordinary item (614) (2,911) (17,596) (15,879)
Net loss (614) (2,911) (17,596) (10,101)
Basic and diluted loss before
extraordinary item per share $ (0.02) $ (0.10) $ (0.61) $ (0.56)
Basic and diluted loss per share $ (0.02) $ (0.10) $ (0.61) $ (0.36)
During Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2004, the Company determined that net sales for
Third Quarter Fiscal 2004 had been overstated by $4.0 million due to certain
errors including the timing of recognizing revenue from certain customers and
the estimation of sales returns and allowances. After taking into consideration
the corresponding overstatement of cost of products sold, these errors had the
impact of overstating gross profit and understating net loss in Third Quarter
Fiscal 2004 by $140,000. In accordance with APB Opinion No. 28, Interim
Financial Reporting, these items were corrected in Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2004
and no material effect to the consolidated net sales, gross profit or net loss
for Fiscal 2004.
See Note 20, "Restructuring and Other Charges," for a description of items that
had a significant effect on certain fiscal quarters.
See Note 2, "Acquisition," for a description of the extraordinary item.
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SCHEDULE II
CONCORD CAMERA CORP.
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
(in thousands)
Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E
Additions
--------------------------------
Balance at Charged to Charged to Balance at
beginning of costs and other end
Description period expenses accounts Deductions of period
-------------- ---------------- --------------- ------------- --------------- ----------------
1. Allowances for sales returns and allowances, discounts, and doubtful accounts
FISCAL YEAR:
2003 $ 2,592 8,518 - 7,999 $ 3,111
2004 $ 3,111 17,589 - 10,969 $ 9,731
2005 $ 9,731 24,225 - 25,845 $ 8,111
2. Deferred income tax valuation allowance
FISCAL YEAR:
2003 $ 1,154 - 162 790 $ 526
2004 $ 526 11,616 - - $ 12,142
2005 $ 12,142 6,761 - - $ 18,903
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