-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, NDKyCcEPoZeYls4pNmRRJFeEed/n55rjvob8+ZmKY6cD0t0Q/P/Y6UUK8l7LSEzt g+gde4ZnGiwinJ1nSYmLQw== 0001104659-04-014788.txt : 20040517 0001104659-04-014788.hdr.sgml : 20040517 20040517142229 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-04-014788 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10QSB PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040517 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: XPONENTIAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001048142 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES [5940] IRS NUMBER: 752520896 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10QSB SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13919 FILM NUMBER: 04811494 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2175 OLD CONCORD ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: SMYRNA STATE: GA ZIP: 30080 BUSINESS PHONE: 6783057211 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2175 OLD CONCORD ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: SMYRNA STATE: GA ZIP: 30080 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PAWNMART INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19971020 10QSB 1 a04-6173_110qsb.htm 10QSB

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-QSB

 

ý

QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004.

 

 

 

 

o

TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

for the transition period from              to             .

 

Commission File No. 1-13919

 

Xponential, Inc.

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

75-2520896

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

2175 Old Concord Road SE, Suite 200, Smyrna, Georgia  30080

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(678) 305-7211

(Issuer’s telephone number)

 

Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days Yes ý No o

 

Check whether the registrant filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ý No o

 

The Company has 2,322,862 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of March 31, 2004.

 

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check one):  Yes o No ý

 

 



 

XPONENTIAL, INC.

 

INDEX

 

PART I  -  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1

Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2004 and June 30, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended March 31, 2004, the Two Months Ended August 31, 2002, the Seven Months and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2003 and the Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 and 2003

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended March  31, 2004, the Two Months Ended August 31, 2002, and the Seven Months and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

Item 2

Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation

 

 

 

 

Item 3

Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

 

PART II  -  OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1

Legal Proceedings

 

 

 

 

Item 2

Changes in Securities

 

 

 

 

Item 3

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

 

 

 

Item 4

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

 

 

 

Item 5

Other Information

 

 

 

 

Item 6

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

 

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.          FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

XPONENTIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

March 31, 2004

 

June 30, 2003

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

800

 

$

220

 

Accounts receivable

 

67

 

176

 

Pawn service charges receivable

 

483

 

503

 

Pawn loans

 

4,386

 

4,571

 

Inventories, net

 

2,740

 

2,540

 

Investments, including $2,500 pledged to secure notes payable

 

3,293

 

7,725

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

309

 

245

 

Total current assets

 

12,078

 

15,980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

903

 

889

 

Intangible assets, net of amortization of $33 and $6 at March 31, 2004 and June 30, 2003, respectively

 

46

 

41

 

Investment in AIMC (note 8)

 

2,725

 

 

Other assets

 

221

 

107

 

Total assets

 

$

15,973

 

$

17,017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

655

 

$

1,009

 

Current installments of notes payable

 

3,108

 

4,074

 

Total current liabilities

 

3,763

 

5,083

 

Long term liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable –  net of current portion

 

298

 

396

 

Redeemable Preferred Stock:

 

 

 

 

 

Series A; par value $0.01; 5% cumulative dividend, liquidation preference $5.00 per share; 1,071,636  shares issued at March 31, 2004 and June 30, 2003

 

5,358

 

5,358

 

Total long term liabilities

 

5,656

 

5,754

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

9,419

 

10,837

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock – $0.01 par value, 2,500,000 authorized:

 

 

 

 

 

Series B; 5% cumulative dividend, liquidation preference $5.00 per share ($2,500,210); 500,042 issued.

 

5

 

5

 

Common stock  $0.01 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares, 2,322,862 and 2,079,948 issued and outstanding. March 31, 2004 and June 30, 2003, respectively

 

23

 

21

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

5,083

 

4,206

 

Retained earnings

 

1,236

 

190

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

247

 

1,758

 

Less treasury stock, at cost; 25,000 common shares at March 31, 2004

 

(40

)

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

6,554

 

6,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

15,973

 

$

17,017

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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XPONENTIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Reorganized
Company

 

Predecessor

 

Reorganized
Company

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months
Ended
March 31, 2004

 

Two Months
Ended
August 31, 2002

 

Seven Months
Ended
March 31, 2003

 

Nine Months
Ended
March 31, 2003

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchandise sales

 

$

10,715

 

$

1,578

 

$

7,497

 

$

9,075

 

Pawn service charges and related fee income

 

5,102

 

891

 

3,196

 

4,087

 

Management advisory and related fee income

 

301

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

16,118

 

2,469

 

10,693

 

13,162

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

8,936

 

1,075

 

5,342

 

6,417

 

Store operating expenses

 

4,680

 

896

 

3,168

 

4,064

 

Corporate administrative expenses

 

2,217

 

336

 

1,816

 

2,152

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

355

 

63

 

171

 

234

 

Total expenses

 

16,188

 

2,370

 

10,497

 

12,867

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

 

(70

)

99

 

196

 

295

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and dividend income

 

319

 

 

95

 

95

 

Interest expense including redeemable preferred stock dividends of $201 for the nine months ended March 31, 2004

 

(523

)

(83

)

(176

)

(259

)

Gain on disposition of assets

 

5

 

 

6

 

6

 

Reorganization expenses

 

 

(241

)

 

(241

)

Gain on sale of investments

 

2,018

 

 

631

 

631

 

Net income (loss) before extraordinary items and income taxes

 

1,749

 

(225

)

752

 

527

 

Income tax provision

 

613

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) before extraordinary item

 

1,136

 

225

 

752

 

527

 

Extraordinary item:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on debt discharge

 

 

11,810

 

 

11,810

 

Net income

 

1,136

 

11,585

 

752

 

12,337

 

Preferred stock dividend requirement

 

(94

)

 

(229

)

(229

)

Net income allocable to common stockholders

 

$

1,042

 

$

11,585

 

$

523

 

$

12,108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) per common share (note 5):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

0.45

 

$

(0.09

)

$

0.25

 

$

 

*

Extraordinary item

 

 

4.72

 

 

 

*

 

 

$

0.45

 

$

4.63

 

$

0.25

 

$

 

*

Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

0.28

 

$

(0.09

)

$

0.16

 

$

 

*

Extraordinary item

 

 

4.72

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

$

0.28

 

$

4.63

 

$

0.16

 

$

 

*

 


* Loss per share for period includes periods prior to and after Plan consummation and merger are therefore not meaningful.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2004

 

Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Merchandise sales

 

$

3,414

 

$

3,203

 

Pawn service charges and related fee income

 

1,687

 

1,388

 

Management advisory and related fee income

 

149

 

 

Total revenues

 

5,250

 

4,591

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

2,953

 

2,288

 

Store operating expenses

 

1,579

 

1,386

 

Corporate administrative expenses

 

776

 

868

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

126

 

73

 

Total expenses

 

5,434

 

4,615

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating (loss)

 

(184

)

(24

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and dividend income

 

64

 

53

 

Interest expense including redeemable preferred stock dividends of $67 for the three months ended March 31, 2004

 

(198

)

(69

)

Gain on disposition of assets

 

9

 

 

Gain on sale of investments

 

72

 

543

 

Net income (loss) before income taxes

 

(237

)

503

 

Income tax (benefit)

 

(81

)

 

Net income (loss)

 

(156

)

503

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock dividend requirement

 

(31

)

(98

)

Net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders

 

$

(187

)

$

405

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) per common share (note 5):

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

(0.07

)

$

0.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

(0.07

)

$

0.11

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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XPONENTIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Reorganized
Company

 

Predecessor

 

Reorganized
Company

 

 

 

 

 

For the
Nine Months
Ended
March 31,
2004

 

For the
Two Months
Ended
August 31,
2002

 

For the
Seven Months
Ended
March 31,
2003

 

For the
Nine Months
Ended
March 31,
2003

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

1,136

 

$

11,585

 

$

752

 

$

12,337

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

355

 

63

 

171

 

234

 

Gain on debt discharge

 

 

(11,810

)

 

(11,810

)

Gain on sale of investments

 

(2,018

)

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

595

 

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisition:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

109

 

(24

)

8

 

(16

)

Net decrease (increase) in pawn loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories, net

 

(200

)

62

 

440

 

502

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(182

)

(3

)

25

 

22

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

(354

)

(56

)

132

 

76

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

(559

)

(183

)

1,528

 

1,345

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pawn loans made, net

 

205

 

(459

)

(233

)

(692

)

Proceeds from sale of investments

 

8,200

 

 

871

 

871

 

Purchase of investments

 

(6,010

)

 

 

 

Cash acquired in merger (1)

 

 

 

2,565

 

2,565

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(338

)

 

(304

)

(304

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

2,057

 

(459

)

2,899

 

2,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Principal payments)/borrowings on notes payable

 

(1,065

)

455

 

(2,415

)

(1,960

)

Sale of common stock

 

281

 

 

 

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

(40

)

 

 

 

Dividends paid

 

(94

)

 

(229

)

(229

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(918

)

455

 

(2,644

)

(2,189

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

580

 

(187

)

1,783

 

1,596

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

220

 

377

 

190

 

377

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

800

 

$

190

 

$

1,973

 

$

1,973

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

152

 

$

83

 

$

164

 

$

247

 

 


(1)   Non cash financing activities - Company acquired CMHI on August 30, 2002 including $2.6 million in cash and $5.1 million in marketable securities in exchange for preferred stock.  See note 2 for more complete explanation.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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XPONENTIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

(1)       Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position 90-7: “Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization Under the Bankruptcy Code” (“SOP 90-7”) and generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and therefore do not include all disclosures necessary for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments have been made that are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations as of and for the periods presented.

 

The Board of Directors of the Company determined in May 2002 that it was in the Company’s best interest to change its fiscal year end from the Saturday nearest January 31 to June 30 to more accurately reflect the Company’s post-bankruptcy operating results. The results of operations for the interim periods ended March 31, 2004 and March 31, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year or any other interim period.

 

The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003 included in the Company’s Form 10-KSB which has been previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Xponential, Inc., formerly PawnMart, Inc. (the “Company”), was incorporated in Delaware on January 13, 1994.  Effective February 28, 2003, the Company changed its name to “Xponential, Inc.” The Company is a specialty finance and retail enterprise principally engaged in establishing and operating stores which advance money secured by the pledge of tangible personal property, and buying and selling pre-owned merchandise.  As of March 31, 2004, the Company owned and operated 27 stores in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.  The South Carolina store is scheduled to close in July 2004.

 

On July 9, 2001 the Company filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division (the “Bankruptcy Court”) in the case of PawnMart, Inc., Debtor, Case No. 01-44957-BJH-11.  The Plan of Reorganization was filed on February 15, 2002 and was amended on April 3, 2002 (the “Plan”).  A confirmation hearing for the Plan was held on May 20, 2002 and the Plan was confirmed by order of the Bankruptcy Court as of that date (“Confirmation Date”).  The Plan became effective on May 31, 2002 (the “Effective Date”).

 

The Company successfully emerged from bankruptcy on August 30, 2002 when it consummated a merger (the “Merger”) with C/M Holdings, Inc. (“CMHI”).  The reorganized Company adopted fresh-start reporting (Note 2) and gave effect to its emergence from bankruptcy and consummation of the Plan on August 30, 2002, including recognition of certain reorganization expenses associated with the Merger in the Company’s Statement of Operations for the two months ended August 31, 2002.

 

Fresh-start reporting as set forth in SOP 90-7 required that the reorganized Company restate its assets and liabilities to reflect their reorganization value, which approximates fair value at the date of the reorganization.  In so restating, SOP 90-7 required the reorganized Company to allocate its reorganization value to its assets based upon their estimated fair value.  Each liability existing on the Confirmation Date is to be stated at the present value of amounts to be paid, determined using an appropriate discount rate.

 

The fresh-start reporting reorganization value of approximately $7.6 million resulted in a net value of approximately $1.9 million to the new common equity holders after allowance for post confirmation liabilities of the reorganized Company of $5.7 million.  The reorganization value was determined in consideration of several factors and by reliance on various valuation methods including discounted cash flow, book value multiples of comparable companies in its industry, net realizable value of asset sales and other applicable methods.  The calculated reorganization value was based on estimates and assumptions about

 

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circumstances in a relatively high-risk investment scenario that have not yet taken place in which there are significant economic and competitive uncertainties beyond the control of the reorganized Company.

 

In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity” (“SFAS 150”). This statement was effective for interim periods after June 15, 2003 and required that mandatorily redeemable preferred stock be classified as a liability and related dividends be charged to the Company’s statement of operations.  Prior to June 15, 2003, the charges related to the mandatorily redeemable preferred stock were not reflected in net income (loss), but were reflected in determining net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders. At March 31, 2004, the carrying value of the Company’s mandatorily redeemable preferred stock was $5,358,000.  The related dividends that would have been reflected as interest expense for the three months and seven months ended March 31, 2003 were $67,000 and $156,000, respectively.  Subsequent to the adoption of SFAS 150, the Company has reflected $67,000 and $201,000 as interest expense for the three months and nine months ended March 31, 2004, respectively.

 

(2)       Plan of Reorganization - Fresh-Start Accounting

 

Under the terms of the Plan, the Company cancelled all equity interests of its common and preferred stockholders and interests of any holders of options and warrants.  The Company issued 2,079,948 shares of Common Stock to its unsecured creditors in exchange for release of indebtedness and in connection with the Merger of the Company with CMHI, which is owned in part by Dwayne A. Moyers and Jeffrey A. Cummer, officers and directors of the Company, issued 1,071,636 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 500,042 Series B Preferred Stock to the former shareholders of CMHI.  At the time of the Merger with CMHI, CMHI did not have any business operations and principally held investments.

 

The Company is paying the prepetition priority tax claims over a six year period from the assessment date with interest at 7% per annum in quarterly installments of approximately $35,000 in accordance with the Plan.

 

The Bankruptcy Court confirmed the Plan on May 20, 2002 with an Effective Date of May 31, 2002.  The consummation of the Plan was contingent on several material events including consummation of the Merger which occurred on August 30, 2002 which was reported as a material business combination.

 

The Company acquired 100 percent of the outstanding common stock of CMHI on August 30, 2002.  The results of CMHI’s operations have been included in the financial statements since the date of the Merger.

 

The Company’s reorganization value, computed immediately before the Merger, was $7,567,000.

 

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The Company adopted fresh-start reporting because holders of existing voting shares immediately before confirmation of the Plan received less than 50% of the voting shares of the emerging entity (all pre-confirmation equity interests were cancelled), and the reorganization value is less than the postpetition liabilities and allowed claims, as shown below.

 

The reorganization value was determined in consideration of several factors and by reliance on various valuation methods including discounting cash flow, book value multiples of comparable companies in the Company’s industry, net realizable value of asset sales and other applicable methods.  The Company assigned no value to its net operating loss carryovers in the calculation of its reorganization value due to the lack of certainty of utilizing the net operating losses based on historical operating results and the potential limitations on use resulting from the Plan.

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Postpetition current liabilities

 

$

5,145

 

Liabilities deferred pursuant to the Plan

 

700

 

Liabilities exchanged for equity in the reorganized Company

 

11,810

 

Total postpetition liabilities and allowed claims

 

17,655

 

Reorganization value

 

7,567

 

Excess of liabilities over reorganization value

 

$

10,088

 

 

After consideration of the Company’s debt capacity, extensive negotiations among parties in interest, projected earnings before interest and taxes, free cash flow to interest and debt service and other capital considerations, it was agreed that the Company’s organization capital structure prior to the Merger, is as follows:

 

 

 

At August 30, 2002

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Postpetition current liabilities

 

$

1,274

 

Notes payable – priority tax claims (1)

 

700

 

Post confirmation bank line of credit

 

3,720

 

Common stock

 

1,873

 

 

 

$

7,567

 

 


(1)   Approximately $95,000 due in cash and $605,000 payable in quarter installments of approximately $100,000  per year at 7% interest per annum.

 

On August 30, 2002, the Company acquired 100 percent of the outstanding common shares of CMHI pursuant the Plan.

 

The aggregate purchase price for CMHI was approximately $7.8 million which was paid through the issuance of Series A and Series B Preferred Stock valued at $5.3 million and $2.5 million, respectively.  The value of the Preferred Stock was based on liquidation preferences and dividend and conversion features.

 

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The following table summarizes the estimated value of the acquired assets and liabilities assumed at the date of the Merger.

 

 

 

At August 30, 2002

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Current assets

 

$

2,725

 

Property and equipment, net

 

36

 

Other assets and marketable securities

 

5,117

 

Total assets acquired

 

7,878

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

20

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

7,858

 

 

Of the $5.1 million in other assets, $5.0 million are investments in marketable securities.

 

The following is a condensed consolidated balance sheet August 30, 2002 (unaudited), which reflects the Merger:

 

(in thousands)

 

Xponential, Inc.
Reorganized
Balance Sheet
Prior to Merger

 

CMHI Assets
Acquired and
Liabilities
Assumed as of
August 30, 2002

 

Reorganized
Balance Sheet
After Merger

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

$

6,772

 

$

2,725

 

$

9,497

 

Property and equipment, net

 

674

 

36

 

710

 

Other assets

 

121

 

5,117

 

5,238

 

Total assets

 

$

7,567

 

$

7,878

 

$

15,445

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

$

1,469

 

$

170

(1)

$

1,639

 

Notes Payable

 

4,225

 

 

4,225

 

 

 

5,694

 

170

 

5,864

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

 

5,358

 

5,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

5

 

5

 

Common Stock

 

21

 

 

21

 

Additional Paid In Capital

 

1,852

 

2,345

 

4,197

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

7,567

 

$

7,878

 

$

15,445

 

 


(1)   Includes $150,000 investment banking fee to related parties payable on completion of Merger.

 

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(3)       Notes Payable

 

Revolving Credit Facility-

 

The Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, PawnMart, Inc. (“PawnMart”) currently have a credit facility with Comerica Bank (the “Bank”) in the amount of $4,000,000 that matures on June 30, 2004 and bears interest at 9% per annum (the “Credit Facility”), subject to monthly mandatory principal reductions each in the amount of $100,000 commencing February 1, 2004 through and including June 1, 2004.  Amounts available under the Credit Facility are limited to certain percentages of pawn loans, inventories, and pawn service charges receivable.  The Credit Facility is collateralized by substantially all of the unencumbered assets of the Company and PawnMart.  The Company also pledged additional collateral in the form of marketable and other securities to the Bank in the amount of $2,500,000. At March 31, 2004, $2,955,000 was outstanding under the Credit Facility and an additional $845,000 was available pursuant to the available borrowing base.  Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Company and PawnMart are required to maintain certain financial ratios and to comply with certain other covenants.  The Company and PawnMart paid fees associated with the Credit Facility totaling $80,000 during the nine months ended March 31, 2004.

 

In April 2004, PawnMart entered into a commitment agreement for a $4,500,000 senior credit facility with First Capital Corporation. (the “Senior Credit Facility”) to replace the current Credit Facility with Comerica Bank on more favorable terms.  The Senior Credit Facility will mature three years from closing and will bear interest at a rate of the prevailing prime rate plus 2%.  The Company paid a fee of $15,000 in connection with the commitment. Although the Company anticipates that the transaction with First Capital Corporation will be completed, there can be no assurance that the Senior Credit Facility will be funded.

 

(4)       Stock Option Plan

 

Effective January 1, 2003, the Company adopted the fair value method defined in SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” in accounting for the Company’s stock option plans. Previously the Company applied Accounting Principles Board’s Opinion No. 25 (“APB No. 25”), “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related Interpretations. SFAS No. 123 indicates that the fair value method is the preferable method of accounting, and the Company has elected to apply it for all options granted for the reorganized Company.  Under APB No. 25, compensation costs related to stock options issued pursuant to compensatory plans are measured based on the difference between the quoted market price of the stock at the measurement date (ordinarily the date of grant) and the exercise price and should be charged to expense over the periods during which the grantee performs the related services.  All stock options outstanding on the Confirmation Date were cancelled in accordance with the Plan.

 

The Company adopted its 2003 Stock Option Plan (“Stock Option Plan”) and 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (“Incentive Plan”) effective January 1, 2003.  Under the Stock Option Plan stock options have been awarded to directors, officers and employees.  These stock options vest either immediately or over a period two years from the date certain contingency conditions are satisfied and expire ten years thereafter.  A total of 675,000 shares of common stock are reserved for grant under the Stock Option Plan and a total of the greater of 325,000 or the number of shares equal to 5% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding are reserved for issuance under the Incentive Plan.  In February 2003, the Company granted options covering 455,000 common shares from the Stock Option Plan of which 299,000 shares were immediately exercisable. The remaining options for the grant of 156,000 shares were contingent upon achieving $500,000 EBITDA for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003, which the Company achieved.  These options vest 2/3rds on June 30, 2004 and 1/3rd on June 30, 2005.  The $8,000 cost of these options is being amortized over the vesting period described above.  The Company recognized $1,200 and $3,700 of compensation expense for options granted during the three month and nine month periods ended March 31, 2004, respectively.

 

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The Incentive Plan provides an opportunity to employees of the Company to purchase common shares directly from the Company through payroll deductions.  As of March 31, 2004, 18,914 shares have been issued under the Incentive Plan.  The following table summarizes the stock option activity of the reorganized Company from the time it emerged from bankruptcy:

 

 

 

Number of
Options

 

Exercise
Price

 

Weighted
Average
Price

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2003

 

455,000

 

$

1.00

 

$

1.00

 

Granted

 

30,000

 

$

1.60

 

$

1.60

 

Exercised

 

249,000

 

$

1.00

 

$

1.00

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2004

 

236,000

 

 

$

1.08

 

Exercisable at March 31, 2004

 

80,000

 

 

$

1.23

 

 

(5)       Weighted Average Shares and Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share

 

Net income (loss) per common share is calculated as required by FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, “Earnings Per Share” (“Statement No. 128”).  Statement No. 128 requires dual presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share and a reconciliation between the two amounts.  Basic earnings per share excludes dilution, and diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that would occur if securities for the purchase of Common Stock were exercised.  In loss periods, dilutive common equivalent shares are excluded as the effect would be antidilutive.

 

The Company issued 2,079,948 shares of Common Stock upon consummation of the Plan and  500,042 shares of Series B Preferred Stock which is convertible at the option of the holders into 1,720,130 shares of the Company’s Common Stock.  In loss periods, dilutive common equivalent shares are excluded as the effect would be antidilutive.

 

The reconciliation of basic and diluted weighted average common shares and the reconciliation for the basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2003 following consummation of the Plan and the issuance of the new common and convertible preferred stock pursuant to the Plan is as follows:

 

For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2003

 

Net Income
Allocable to
Common
Shareholders

 

Shares

 

Per Share

 

Basic earnings per common share

 

$

405,000

 

2,079,948

 

$

0.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assumed conversion of Series B Preferred Stock

 

31,000

 

1,720,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share

 

$

436,000

 

3,800,078

 

$

0.11

 

 

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The reconciliation of basic and diluted weighted average common shares and the reconciliation for the basic and diluted earnings per common share for the nine months ended March 31, 2004 and for the seven months ended March 31, 2003, respectively, following consummation of the Plan and the issuance of the new common and convertible preferred stock pursuant to the Plan is as follows:

 

For the Nine Months Ended
March 31, 2004

 

Net Income
Allocable to
Common
Shareholders

 

Shares

 

Per Share

 

Basic earnings per common share

 

$

1,042,000

 

2,322,862

 

$

0.45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assumed conversion of Series B Preferred Stock

 

94,000

 

1,720,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share

 

$

1,136,000

 

4,042,992

 

$

0.28

 

 

For the Seven Months
Ended March 31, 2003

 

Net Income
Allocable to
Common
Shareholders

 

Shares

 

Per Share

 

Basic earnings per common share

 

$

523,000

 

2,079,948

 

$

0.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assumed conversion of Series B Preferred Stock

 

74,000

 

1,720,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share

 

$

597,000

 

3,800,078

 

$

0.16

 

 

Exercisable stock options for the purchase of 80,000 shares of Common Stock for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2004 have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because they are antidilutive.

 

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(6)       Investments in Marketable Securities

 

Marketable equity securities have been categorized as available-for-sale and carried at fair value.  Unrealized gains and losses for available-for-sale securities are included as a component of shareholders’ equity net of tax until realized.  Realized gains and losses on the sale of securities are based on the specific identification method.  The Company continually reviews its investments to determine whether a decline in fair value below the cost basis is other than temporary.  If the decline in the fair value is judged to be other than temporary, the cost basis of the security is written down to fair value and the amount of the write-down is included in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

As of March 31, 2004, the Company owned the following marketable securities:

 

(in thousands)

 

Cost

 

Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)

 

Market Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stocks

 

$

7

 

$

(6

)

$

1

 

Bonds

 

3,039

 

253

 

3,092

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

3,046

 

$

247

 

$

3,293

 

 

As of June 30, 2003, the Company owned the following marketable securities:

 

(in thousands)

 

Cost

 

Unrealized
Gain

 

Market Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stocks

 

$

3,415

 

$

1,686

 

$

5,101

 

Bonds

 

2,552

 

72

 

2,624

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

5,967

 

$

1,758

 

$

7,725

 

 

(7)       Comprehensive Income

 

Comprehensive income is as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

For the Three
Month Period
Ended
March 31, 2004

 

For the Nine Month
Period Ended
March 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(156

)

$

1,136

 

Unrealized gain from available-for-sale securities

 

(77

)

231

 

Reclassification of realized gains included in net income, net of tax

 

(7

)

(1,150

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

(240

)

$

217

 

 

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(8)       Investment in AIMC

 

In October 2003 the Company provided financing to American IronHorse Motorcycle Company, Inc. (“AIMC”), a Texas corporation, in the amount of $1,000,000.  The note evidencing the financing provided for interest at the rate of 12% per annum and was payable in monthly installments of interest only until September 30, 2004, when all outstanding principal plus accrued interest matured.  In connection with the financing the Company also received warrants for the purchase of 100,000 shares of common stock of AIMC at $15.00 per share.  Pursuant to the financing arrangement AIMC agreed to retain Xponential Advisors, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, as managers and to pay Xponential Advisors, Inc. a management fee of $5,700 per week for the services of John R. Boudreau and twenty-five (25) shares of common stock of AIMC for each hour worked by Robert W. Schleizer up to a maximum of 24 hours per week under a management agreement.  On April 1, 2004 John R. Boudreau became a full time employee of AIMC and AIMC discontinued paying Xponential Advisors, Inc. $5,700 per week under the management agreement.  The management agreement will terminate on July 31, 2004.  On January 30, 2004, the Company converted the $1,000,000 note into common stock of AIMC at a rate of one share for each $6.00 of principal converted, for a total of 166,666 shares.  The Company received a $50,000 investment fee at the time the financing was provided and an additional $50,000 investment fee in connection with the conversion of the $1,000,000 note.  Dwayne A. Moyers, a director and officer of the Company, is a director and principal shareholder of AIMC, and Robert W. Schleizer, a director and officer of the Company, is an officer of AIMC.

 

In December 2003 the Company participated in the AIMC rights offering by purchasing 225,000 shares of AIMC common stock for $6.00 per share, totaling $1,350,000.

 

In March 2004 the Company entered into a stock purchase and stock option agreement with a shareholder of AIMC to purchase up to 84,000 shares of AIMC common stock for $6.00 per share, of which 28,000 shares have been purchased.  The Company has an option to purchase up to an additional 56,000 shares in installments through August 31, 2004 at the same per share purchase price.

 

At April 30, 2004 the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Xponential Advisors, Inc. collectively owned 463,248 common shares of AIMC, or approximately a 9.1% ownership interest, exclusive of the warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of AIMC common stock at $15.00 per share received in connection with the financing.

 

As of April 30, 2004 directors and officers of the Company, directly and through affiliates, own 18.92% of the common stock of AIMC, calculated on a fully diluted basis.

 

(9)           Store Closing

 

In March 2004, the Company decided to close its South Carolina location due to unfavorable changes in the state’s pawn regulations.  The total revenues for the store for the nine months and three months ended March 31, 2004 were $476,000 and $130,000, respectively.  Net operating income for the store for the nine months and three months ended March 31, 2004 did not have a material effect on operating income.  Store closing expenses are not anticipated to be material.

 

(10)     Restatement of Quarterly Financial Statements

 

The financial statements for the quarters ended September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2003 have been restated from amounts previously reported to reflect the correction of an understatement of income tax expense related to the utilization of the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards not previously recorded on adoption of fresh-start accounting, as more fully described in Note 2.  The restatements increased income tax expense and reduced net income by $540 and $130 for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2003, respectively with a corresponding credit to paid in capital.  There is no effect on cash flows of the Company for this restatement.

 

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ITEM 2.          MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION

 

Statements appearing in the following discussion that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements (“forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created by those sections.  Such forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting the best judgment of the Company’s management based upon current information and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Such risks, uncertainties and other factors, include, but are not limited to, those set forth and those appearing from time to time in filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  These risks, uncertainties and other factors should not be construed as exhaustive and the Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

 

In addition, the following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and notes thereto and other financial data included in the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003.

 

GENERAL

 

Xponential, Inc. (the “Company”) is a specialty finance and retail enterprise principally engaged in establishing and operating stores which advance money secured by the pledge of tangible personal property and sell pre-owned merchandise to value-conscious consumers.  The Company generates income through collection of a monthly service charge from advancing money to individuals based primarily upon the estimated resale value of pledged personal property such as jewelry, consumer electronics, tools, musical instruments, automobiles and other miscellaneous items and through profit realized on the retail sale of the unredeemed or other purchased pre-owned merchandise.

 

The Company also provides management advisory services in conjunction with financing and investments provided to other companies.  In October 2003 the Company provided financing to American IronHorse Motorcycle Company, Inc. (“AIMC”), a Texas corporation, in the amount of $1,000,000. The note evidencing the financing provided for interest at the rate of 12% per annum and was payable in monthly installments of interest only until September 30, 2004, when all outstanding principal plus accrued interest matured.  In connection with the financing the Company also received warrants for the purchase of 100,000 shares of common stock of AIMC at $15.00 per share.  Pursuant to the financing arrangement AIMC agreed to retain Xponential Advisors, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, as managers and to pay Xponential Advisors, Inc. a management fee of $5,700 per week for the services of John R. Boudreau and twenty-five (25) shares of common stock of AIMC for each hour worked by Robert W. Schleizer up to a maximum of 24 hours per week.  On April 1, 2004 Mr. Boudreau became a full time employee of AIMC and AIMC discontinued paying Xponential Advisors, Inc. $5,700 per week under the management agreement.  The management agreement will terminate on July 31, 2004. On January 30, 2004, the Company converted the $1,000,000 note into common stock of AIMC at a rate of one share for each $6.00 of principal converted, for a total of 166,666 shares. The Company received a $50,000 investment fee at the time the financing was provided and an additional $50,000 investment fee in connection with the conversion of the $1,000,000 note.

 

As of April 30, 2004 directors and officers of the Company, directly and through affiliates, own 18.92% of the common stock of AIMC, calculated on a fully diluted basis.

 

The Company’s total revenues are derived primarily from service charges on loans, proceeds from the sales of merchandise inventory and management and investment fees. The Company’s pawn loans are generally made on the pledge of tangible personal property for one month, with an automatic sixty-day extension period.  All pawn loans are collateralized by tangible personal property placed in the possession of the Company, except for automobile (“car”) title loans.  During the term of an car title loan, the borrower is allowed to maintain possession of the collateral.  Pawn service charges are recognized when loans are repaid or renewed.  If a loan is not repaid, the principal amount advanced on the loan, exclusive of any uncollected pawn service charges, becomes the carrying value of the forfeited collateral (inventory), which is recovered through subsequent sales.  The Company recognizes losses on unpaid car title loans where collateral is not recovered as a cost of sales.

 

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The Company filed for protection under the Bankruptcy Code on July 9, 2001.  The Company operated as debtor in possession throughout the bankruptcy proceedings. The Plan was filed on February 15, 2002 and was amended on April 3, 2002.  A confirmation hearing for the Plan was held on May 20, 2002 and the Plan was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court as of that date with an effective date of May 31, 2002.

 

Pursuant to the Plan, the Company issued 2,079,948 shares of Common Stock to its unsecured creditors in exchange for release from indebtedness.  The Company also completed a merger with C/M Holdings, Inc., a Texas corporation (“CMHI”), whereby the equity holders of CMHI received two new classes of Preferred Stock, 1,071,636 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 500,042 shares of Series B Preferred Stock.  The 500,042 shares of Series B Preferred Stock are convertible into 1,720,130 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 45% of the total Common Stock.  The Company also negotiated a post-confirmation credit facility with a bank in the amount of $4,500,000.  Terms of the Plan are set forth in the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2003.

 

Selected elements of the Company’s unaudited statements of operations are shown below for the nine months ended March 31, 2004 and March 31, 2003 as a percentage of total revenues.  The following table, as well as the discussion following, should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and notes thereto and other financial data included in the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003.

 

 

 

For the
Nine Months
Ended
March 31, 2004

 

For the
Nine Months
Ended
March 31, 2003

 

Merchandise sales

 

65.0

%

68.9

%

Pawn service charges and related fee income

 

32.1

 

31.1

 

Management advisory and related fee income

 

2.9

 

0.0

 

Total revenues

 

100.0

 

100.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

55.4

 

48.8

 

Store operating expenses

 

29.0

 

30.9

 

Corporate administrative expenses (excluding gain on debt discharge) (1)

 

13.8

 

16.3

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

2.2

 

1.8

 

Operating income

 

(0.4

)

2.2

 

Interest and dividend income

 

2.0

 

0.7

 

Interest expense (2)

 

(3.2

)

(2.0

)

Gain of sale of investments

 

12.5

 

4.8

 

Income tax provision

 

(3.8

)

 

Net income

 

7.1

%

5.7

%

 


(1)   Extraordinary gain on debt discharge of $11,810,000 excluded from calculation.

(2)   Interest expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2004 includes $201,000 of dividends on redeemable preferred stock in accordance with SFAS 150.  Dividends paid on redeemable preferred stock prior to the June 15, 2003 effective date of SFAS 150, which includes the $157,000 for the nine months ended March 31, 2003, were not reclassified as interest expense.

 

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Selected elements of the Company’s unaudited statements of operations are shown below for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and March 31, 2003 as a percentage of total revenues.  The following table, as well as the discussion following, should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and notes thereto and other financial data included in the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003.

 

 

 

For the
Three Months
Ended
March 31 2004

 

For the
Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2003

 

Merchandise sales

 

65.0

%

69.8

%

Pawn service charges and related fee income

 

32.1

 

30.2

 

Management advisory and related fee income

 

2.9

 

 

Total revenues

 

100.0

 

100.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

56.2

 

49.8

 

Store operating expenses

 

30.1

 

30.2

 

Corporate administrative expenses

 

14.8

 

18.9

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

2.4

 

1.6

 

Operating (loss)

 

(3.5

)

(0.5

)

Interest and dividend income

 

1.2

 

1.2

 

Interest expense (1)

 

(3.8

)

(1.5

)

Gain on disposition of assets

 

0.2

 

 

Gain on sale of investments

 

1.4

 

11.8

 

Income tax benefit

 

1.5

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

(3.0

)%

11.0

%

 


(1)  Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2004 includes $68,000 of dividends on redeemable preferred stock in accordance with SFAS 150.  Dividends paid on redeemable preferred stock prior to the June 15, 2003 effective date of SFAS 150 which includes the $68,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 were not reclassified as interest expense.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2004 Compared to Nine Months Ended March  31, 2003

 

Total revenues increased 22.5% to $16,118,000 during the nine months ended March 31, 2004 (the “Nine Month 2004 Period”) as compared to $13,162,000 during the nine months ended March 31, 2003 (the “Nine Month 2003 Period”).  The overall increase was attributable primarily to increases in pawn service charges, increased merchandise sales and increased jewelry scrap sales.  The 25 stores that remained open for the full 12 months or more as of March 31, 2004 (the “Comparable Stores”) experienced a net increase in revenues of $2,651,000 or 20.2%.

 

Merchandise sales increased 18.1% to $10,715,000 during the Nine Month 2004 Period from $9,075,000 during the Nine Month 2003 Period primarily due to more aggressive discounting on merchandise sales and increased jewelry scrap sales.  Sales in Comparable Stores for the Nine Month 2004 Period increased $1,424,000 or 15.7%.

 

Pawn service charges increased $1,015,000 or 24.8% to $5,102,000 during the Nine Month 2004 Period from $4,087,000 during the Nine Month 2003 Period primarily due to increased pawn service charges for the Nine Month 2004 Period.  Pawn service charges from Comparable Stores increased $926,000 or 22.7% for the Nine Month 2004 Period as compared to the Nine Month 2003 Period.

 

In March 2004, the Company decided to close its store in South Carolina due to an unfavorable change in regulations effective January 2004 affecting car title loans.  The impact on the Company’s ability to recover defaulted collateral under the new regulations made the viability of operating one store in that market unfeasible.  Store closing costs and impact on the Company’s operations are insignificant.

 

The Company earned management advisory and investment fees totaling $301,000 during the Nine Month 2004 Period related to financing provided to AIMC.

 

Cost of sales increased 39.3% to $8,936,000 during the Nine Month 2004 Period from $6,417,000 during the Nine Month 2003 Period primarily due to increased costs associated with the recovery and sale of cars on defaulted car title loans, write offs of defaulted car title loans, increased merchandise sales and higher related costs resulting from aggressively discounting sales prices.  Cost of sales as a percentage of merchandise sales increased to 83.4%

 

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from 70.7% for the Nine Month 2004 Period as compared to the Nine Month 2003 Period. The cost of sales related to recovery and sale of recovered cars and for car title loan write offs totaled $1,541,000 during the Nine Months 2004 Period as compared to $268,000 during the Nine Month 2003 Period.  Cost of sales for merchandise other than cars as a percentage of merchandise sales for the Nine Month 2004 Period were 73.0% as compared to 68.8% during the Nine Month 2003 Period.

 

Store operating expenses increased to $4,680,000 for the Nine Month 2004 Period from $4,064,000 during the Nine Month 2003 Period primarily due to increased personnel expenses for additional car title and compliance personnel.  On a Comparable Store basis, store operating expenses were 28.2% of total revenues during the Nine Month 2004 Period compared to 29.6% of total revenues during the Nine Month 2003 Period primarily due to lower personnel and occupancy costs as a percentage of total revenue.

 

Corporate administrative expenses increased 2.9% to $2,217,000 during the Nine Month 2004 Period from $2,152,000 during the Nine Month 2003 Period primarily due to costs related to additional personnel.  Corporate administrative expenses decreased to 13.8% of total revenues during the Nine Month 2004 Period as compared to 16.3% during the Nine Month 2003 Period.

 

Interest expense increased $264,000 from $259,000 during the Nine Month 2004 Period as compared to the Nine Month 2003 Period primarily due to the reclassification of dividends as interest expense on redeemable preferred stock issued in conjunction with the Plan in accordance with SFAS 150.

 

The Company also recognized a gain of $2,018,000 on the sale of securities during the Nine Month 2004 Period primarily due to the sale of its holdings in Sanders Morris Harris Group, Inc. for $4,998,000 in July 2003 which resulted in a $1,630,000 gain.

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2003

 

Total revenues increased 14.4% to $5,250,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2004 (the “Three Month 2004 Period”) as compared to $4,591,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2003 (the “Three Month 2003 Period”).  The overall increase was attributable primarily to increases in pawn service charges, increased merchandise sales and increased jewelry scrap sales.  Stores that remained open for the full 12 months or more as of March 31, 2004 (the “Comparable Stores”) experienced a net increase in revenues of $556,000 or 12.1%.

 

Merchandise sales increased 6.6% to $3,414,000 during the Three Month 2004 Period from $3,203,000 during the Three Month 2003 Period primarily due to more aggressive discounting on merchandise sales and increased jewelry scrap sales.  Sales in Comparable Stores for the Three Month 2004 Period increased $148,000 or 4.6%.

 

Pawn service charges increased $299,000 or 21.5% to $1,687,000 during the Three Month 2004 Period from $1,388,000 during the Three Month 2003 Period primarily due to increased pawn service charges for the Three Month 2004 Period.  Pawn service charges from Comparable Stores increased $250,000 or 18.0% for the Three Month 2004 Period as compared to the Three Month 2003 Period.

 

The Company earned management and investments fees totaling $149,000 during the Three Month 2004 Period related to financing provided to AIMC.

 

Cost of sales increased 29.1% to $2,953,000 during the Three Month 2004 Period from $2,288,000 during the Three Month 2003 Period primarily due to increased costs associated with the recovery and sale of cars recovered on defaulted car title loans, write offs of defaulted car title loans, increased merchandise sales and higher related costs resulting from aggressively discounting off sales prices.  Cost of sales as a percentage of merchandise sales increased to 86.5% from 71.4% for the Three Month 2004 Period as compared to the Three Month 2003 Period. The cost of sales related to disposing of recovered cars and for car title loan write offs totaled $738,000 during the Three Month 2004 Period compared to $97,000 during the Three Month 2003 Period.  Excluding the effect cost of sales related to defaulted title pawn loans, the Company’s cost of sales for the Three Month 2004 Period was 71.4% as compared to 69.4% during the Three Month 2003 Period.

 

Store operating expenses increased to $1,579,000 for the Three Month 2004 Period from $1,386,000 during the Three Month 2003 Period primarily due to increased personnel expenses for additional car title and compliance

 

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personnel.  On a Comparable Store basis, store operating expenses were 28.6% of total revenues during the Three Month 2004 Period compared to 30.0% of total revenues during the Three Month 2003 Period primarily due to lower personnel and occupancy costs as a percentage of total revenue.

 

Corporate administrative expenses decreased 10.6% to $776,000 during the Three Month 2004 Period from $868,000 during the Three Month 2003 Period primarily due to reduced costs related to incentive compensation.  Corporate administrative expenses decreased to 14.8% of total revenues during the Three Month 2004 Period as compared to 18.9% during the Three Month 2003 Period.  Corporate administrative expenses did not increase at the same rate as revenues increased during the comparable period.

 

Interest expense increased $129,000 from $69,000 during the Three Month 2004 Period as compared to the Three Month 2003 Period primarily due to the reclassification of dividends as interest expense on redeemable preferred stock issued in conjunction with the Plan in accordance with SFAS 150.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

The Company’s operations and growth have been financed with funds provided by the Merger in conjunction with the Plan, bank borrowings and funds generated from operations.

 

Under the terms of the Plan, the Company cancelled all equity interests as of the Confirmation Date, which included all common and preferred shareholder interests, and interests of any holders of options or warrants, and issued 2,079,948 shares of Common Stock to its unsecured creditors in exchange for cancellation of indebtedness upon completion of the Merger on August 30, 2002.  The equity holders of CMHI received 1,071,636 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 500,042 shares of Series B Preferred Stock.  The Series B Preferred Stock is convertible at a ratio of approximately 3.44 shares of Common Stock for each share of Series B Preferred Stock to a total of 1,720,130 shares of Common Stock.  As a result of the Merger, the Company received $2,565,000 in cash and $5,084,000 in marketable securities.

 

The Company and PawnMart currently have a credit facility with Comerica Bank (the “Bank”) in the amount of $4,000,000 that matures on June 30, 2004 and bears interest at 9% per annum (the “Credit Facility”), subject to monthly mandatory principal reductions each in the amount of $100,000 commencing February 1, 2004 through and including June 1, 2004.  Amounts available under the Credit Facility are limited to certain percentages of pawn loans, inventories, and pawn service charges receivable.  The Credit Facility is collateralized by substantially all of the unencumbered assets of the Company and PawnMart.  The Company also pledged additional collateral in the form of marketable and other securities to the Bank in the amount of $2,500,000. At March 31, 2004, $2,955,000 was outstanding under the Credit Facility and an additional $845,000 was available pursuant to the available borrowing base.  Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Company and PawnMart are required to maintain certain financial ratios and to comply with certain other covenants.  The Company and PawnMart paid fees associated with the Credit Facility totaling $80,000 during the nine months ended March 31, 2004.

 

In April 2004 PawnMart entered into a commitment agreement for a $4,500,000 senior credit facility with First Capital Corporation (the “Senior Credit Facility”) to replace the current Credit Facility with Comerica Bank on more favorable terms. The Senior Credit Facility will mature three years from closing and will bear interest at a rate of the prevailing prime rate plus 2%.  The Company paid a $15,000 fee in connection with the commitment.  Although the Company anticipates that the transaction with First Capital Corporation will be completed, there can be no assurance that the Senior Credit Facility will be funded.

 

As of March 31, 2004 the Company’s sources of liquidity were $800,000 in cash and cash equivalents, $3,293,000 in marketable securities of which $2,500,000 are pledged as collateral for the Credit Facility, $67,000 in trade accounts receivable, $483,000 in pawn service charges receivable, $4,386,000 in pawn loan receivables and $2,740,000 in inventories.

 

The Company’s profitability and liquidity is affected by the amount of loans outstanding, which is controlled in part by the Company’s lending decisions.  The Company is able to influence the frequency of forfeiture of collateral by increasing or decreasing the amount loaned in relation to the sales value of the pledged property.  Tighter credit decisions generally result in smaller loans in relation to the estimated sales value of the pledged property and can thereby decrease the Company’s aggregate loan balance and, consequently, decrease pawn service charges.

 

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Additionally, lower loans in relation to the pledged property’s estimated sales value tend to slightly increase loan redemptions and improve the Company’s liquidity.  Conversely, providing higher loans in relation to the estimated sales value of the pledged property can result in an increase in the Company’s pawn service charge income.  Higher average loan balances can also result in a slight increase in loan forfeitures, which increases the quantity of goods on hand and, unless the Company increases inventory turnover, reduces the Company’s liquidity.

 

The Company believes it has sufficient working capital to fund its current operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004.  The Company’s ability to expand through the acquisition of new stores and other businesses will be dependent on its ability to replace its existing Credit Facility.  Management believes the new Senior Credit Facility will close in May 2004. In the event a new credit facility is unavailable, the Company has sufficient working capital on hand as of March 31, 2004 to pay off the Credit Facility.

 

The Series A Preferred Stock must be redeemed for cash at $5.00 per share by the Company beginning April 30, 2005 in amounts of at least $500,000 per year.  Each April 30 thereafter through 2009 an additional 100,000 shares must be redeemed for cash at $5.00 per share.  On April 30, 2010 any unredeemed shares must be redeemed for cash at $5.00 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends.

 

ITEM 3.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Under the supervision of, and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company has evaluated its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report as required by Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Based on this evaluation, the Company has concluded that its disclosure controls and procedures were operating effectively as designed.  As required, the Company will continue to evaluate the effectiveness of these controls and procedures on a quarterly basis.

 

There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) during its most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.          LEGAL PROCEEDINGS - None

 

ITEM 2.          CHANGES IN SECURITIES - None

 

ITEM 3.          DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES - None

 

ITEM 4.          SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS - None

 

ITEM 5.          OTHER INFORMATION

 

On January 26, 2004 the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form SB-2 offering $20,000,000 in original principal amount of 8% Limited Recourse Secured Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2014.

 

The Company has undertaken steps to achieve a listing on the OTC Bulletin Board.  Although the Company is confident that it will achieve such listing, no assurance can be given that the Company will be successful in such efforts.

 

ITEM 6.          EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 

(a)           Exhibits

 

Number

 

Description

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended *

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended *

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *

 


*        Filed herewith.

 

(b)           Reports on Form 8-K

 

On February 19, 2004 the Company filed a Form 8-K reporting the resignation of John R. Boudreau as a director of the Company effective February 12, 2004.

 

On March 12, 2004 the Company filed a Form 8-K reporting the resignation of John R. Boudreau as President and Chief Executive Officer and the appointment of Dwayne A. Moyers as Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective March 5, 2004.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

XPONENTIAL, INC. (Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 17, 2004

By:

 /s/ Dwayne A. Moyers

 

 

Dwayne A. Moyers, Chief

 

 

Executive Officer

 

 

 

May 17, 2004

By:

 /s/ Robert W. Schleizer

 

 

Robert W. Schleizer, Executive Vice

 

 

President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Number

 

Description

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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EX-31.1 2 a04-6173_1ex31d1.htm EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

 

Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, Dwayne A. Moyers, certify that:

 

1.             I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Xponential, Inc.;

 

2.             Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statement made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

3.             Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

4.             The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)           Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

 

(b)           Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(c)           Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.             The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)           All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)           Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date: May 17, 2004

/s/ Dwayne A. Moyers

 

Dwayne A. Moyers,

 

Chief Executive Officer

 


EX-31.2 3 a04-6173_1ex31d2.htm EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

 

Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, Robert W. Schleizer, certify that:

 

1.             I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Xponential, Inc.;

 

2.             Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statement made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

3.             Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

4.             The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)           Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

 

(b)           Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(c)           Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.             The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)           All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)           Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date: May 17, 2004

/s/ Robert W. Schleizer

 

Robert W. Schleizer, Executive

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 


EX-32.1 4 a04-6173_1ex32d1.htm EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

 

Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

In connection with the quarterly report of Xponential, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Dwayne A. Moyers, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

1.             The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2.             The information contained in this Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial conditions and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

Date: May 17, 2004

 

/s/ Dwayne A. Moyers

 

 

Dwayne A. Moyers

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 


EX-32.2 5 a04-6173_1ex32d2.htm EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

 

Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

In connection with the quarterly report of Xponential, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Robert W. Schleizer, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

1.             The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2.             The information contained in this Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial conditions and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

Date: May 17, 2004

 

/s/ Robert W. Schleizer

 

 

Robert W. Schleizer

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief

 

 

Financial Officer

 


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