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

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended November 30, 2002

OR

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

For the transition period from ________ to ___________

Commission file number: 0-1460 

ANDERSEN GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

06-0659863

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

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

 

 

405 Park Avenue, New York, New York

10022

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

 

(212) 826-8942

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes 
x  No ____

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes ____   No x

As of January 4, 2003 there were 2,099,908 shares of the Registrant's $0.01 par value common stock outstanding.

Title

Outstanding

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

Authorized 6,000,000 shares; Issued 2,099,908


 

 

 

 


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ANDERSEN GROUP, INC.
FORM 10-Q

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Page No.

Part I.      Financial Information

 

Item 1:    Financial Statements:

 

                Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of November 30, 2002 and February 28, 2002

3

                Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended November 30, 2002 and 2001

4

                Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended November 30, 2002 and 2001

5

                Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements

6

 

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

10

 

 

Item 3:    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

12

 

 

Item 4:    Controls and Procedures

13

 

 

Part II.  Other Information

 

 

 

Item 6:  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

13

 

 

Signatures

14


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Part I.  Financial Information
Item 1.  Financial Statements

ANDERSEN GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
(unaudited)

 

November  30, 2002

February 28, 2002

ASSETS

 

 

Current assets:

 

    

   Cash and cash equivalents

$         7,162

$         1,152

   Marketable securities

1,333

455

   Accounts and other receivables less allowances of $14 and $96, respectively

40

3,820

   Inventories

-

23

   Prepaid expenses and other assets

33

648

   Net assets held for sale

           -

   6,974

 

     Total current assets

 8,568

 13,072

Property, plant and equipment, net

3,461

3,632

Prepaid pension expense

4,475

4,775

Investment in Moscow Broadband Communication Ltd.

2,171

2,683

Other assets

    1,037

       913

 

 

$       19,712

$       25,075

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

   Current maturities of long-term debt

$           420

$           435

   Short-term borrowings

-

2,366

   Accounts payable

401

1,041

   Other current liabilities

941

1,712

   Deferred income taxes

           26

       156

 

     Total current liabilities

1,788

5,710

 

 

 

Long-term debt, less current maturities

1,674

2,158

Other liabilities

874

1,842

Deferred income taxes

   1,697

    1,614

 

     Total liabilities

   6,033

  11,324

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

   Cumulative convertible preferred stock

3,497

3,497

   Common stock

21

21

   Additional paid-in capital

6,653

6,574

   Retained earnings

    3,508

    3,659

 

     Total stockholders' equity

  13,679

  13,751

 

 

$       19,712

$       25,075

 

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

 

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ANDERSEN GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

 

Three months ended

Nine months ended

 

November 30, 2002

November 30, 2001

November 30, 2002

November 30, 2001

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 Investment and other income

$           322  

$             76 

$           608 

$           467 

 





Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

   General and administrative

693 

439 

1,989 

1,300 

   Loss on sale of asset

197 

197 

   Interest expense

      65 

      94 

      201 

       300 

 





 

    758 

    730 

   2,190 

    1,797 

 



Loss from continuing operations
  before equity in losses of  unconsolidated
  subsidiary and income taxes

 

(436)

 

(654)

 

(1,582)

 

      (1,330)

         

Equity in losses of Moscow
  Broadband Communication Ltd.

                                 (172)

                            (183)

                            (512)

                                    (594)

 



Net loss from continuing operations before
  income taxes

                               (608)


(837)

                           (2,094)


    (1,924)

Income tax benefit

  (135)

  (275)

    (551)

    (505)

 





Net loss from continuing operations

(473)

        (562)

(1,543)

    (1,419)

Discontinued operations (Note 2):
  Income from discontinued segment,
   net of income taxes of $0; ($173);
   $80 and $608, respectively







283 




132 




945 

  Gain on sale of discontinued segment, net  
   of income taxes of $686

                                     - 


         -
 


   1,472
 


          -
  

 





Net (loss) income

(473)

(279)

61 

    (474)

Preferred dividends

     (71)

     (70)

    (212)

    (216)

 





(Loss) income applicable to common shares

 $         (544)

$         (349)

 $         (151)

$         (690)

 





(Loss) earnings per common share:
Basic and diluted:

 

 

 

 

Net loss from continuing operations

$        (0.26)

$        (0.30)

$        (0.83)

$        (0.79)

Income from discontinued operations

-  

0.13 

0.06 

0.46 

Gain on sale of discontinued operations

        -  

          - 

     0.70 

          - 

 





 

$        (0.26)

$        (0.17)

$       (0.07

$        (0.33)

 





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

 

 

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ANDERSEN GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(unaudited)

 

Nine Months ended

 

November 30, 2002

November 30, 2001

 

  

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

Net income ( loss)

$            61 

$       ( 474)

 

   

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash

 

 

provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

     Accrued loss on asset held for sale

197 

     Equity in losses of Moscow Broadband Communication Ltd.

512 

594 

     Gain on sale of JM Ney's operating assets

(1,472)

     Gain on settlement of retiree healthcare liability

(142)

     Depreciation, amortization and accretion

235 

1,238 

     Deferred income taxes

(75)

96 

     Pension (income) expense

(149)

44 

     Net losses (gains) from marketable securities and investments

                            (319)

     Purchases of marketable securities

(700)

(77)

     Proceeds from sales of marketable securities

141 

19 

 

 

 

     Changes in operating assets and liabilities net of charges
       from sale of JM Ney's net assets:

 

 

     Accounts and other receivables

3,780 

2,156 

     Inventories

(419)

4,656 

     Prepaid expenses and other assets

639 

319 

     Accounts payable

(640)

(324)

     Accrued expenses and other long-term obligations

 (1,448)

     (399)

 



     Net cash provided by operating activities

          4  

    8,047 

 



Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

     Purchases of property and equipment, net

        (9)

     (184)

     Proceeds from sale of JM Ney, net of escrow

10,390 

     Transaction expenses paid

 (1,172)

          - 

 



     Net cash used in investing activities

   9,209 

    (184)

 



Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

     Principal payments on long-term debt

(499)

(6,729)

     Repayment of short-term debt, net

(2,366)

(1,500)

     Purchase of subsidiary warrants

(160)

     Stock options exercised

34 

     Preferred dividends paid

   (212)

   (222)

 



     Net cash used in financing activities

(3,203)

(8,445)

 



     Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

6,010 

(582)

 

   

     Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period

   1,152 

 1,217  

 



     Cash and cash equivalents - end of period

$        7,162 

$          635  

 

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

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ANDERSEN GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)

(1)           Accounting Policies

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements of Andersen Group, Inc. (the "Company") and related notes as contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2002.  The interim condensed financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) and accruals necessary in the judgment of management for a fair presentation of such statements.  In addition, certain reclassifications of the consolidated balance sheet as of February 28, 2002 and the consolidated statement of operations for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2001 to reflect The J.M. Ney Company ("JM Ney") as a discontinued operation under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144 due to the sale of its operating assets effective March 22, 2002, have been made so that it conforms to the current period presentation.

(2)           Discontinued Operations - Sale of Assets of JM Ney

Effective March 22, 2002, the Company sold the operating assets of JM Ney to Deringer Mfg. Company ("Deringer") for which it received approximately $10,990,000, of which $600,000 was placed in an escrow account to satisfy potential claims relating to inventory and representations made by the Company to Deringer.  The Company has recorded a gain of $1,472,000 from this sale, after estimated income taxes of $686,000. The following summarizes the elements of the transaction (in thousands):

Proceeds

$       10,990 

Book value of net assets sold

(7,368)

Expenses of transaction

(1,540)

Curtailment gain - pension plan

76 

Income taxes

     (686)

 

Net gain on sale

 $        1,472 

 
Transaction expenses related to the sale of JM Ney are as follows (in thousands):
 
Settlement of JM Ney stock options $            275 

Severance and bonuses

           750 

Legal and accounting

365 

Other

    150 

 
Total transaction expenses $         1,540 
 

For the three and nine month periods ended November 30, 2002 and 2001, JM Ney's summarized results of operations were as follows (in thousands):

 

Three Months Ended November 30,

 

Nine Months Ended November 30,

 

2002

2001

 

2002

2001

Net sales and other revenues

$                -

$        6,233 

 

$         1,298 

$      21,739 

Cost of sales

-

(4,466)

 

(744)

(15,797)

Operating expenses

      -

 (1,192)

 

  (333)

  (3,718)

 

 

Operating income

-

575 

 

221 

2,224 

Interest expense

      -

    (119)

 

      (9)

     (624)

 

 

Net income before income taxes

-

456 

 

212 

1,600 

Income tax expense

      -

    (173)

 

     (80)

     (608)

 

 

Net income before cumulative effect accounting adjustment

                           -

                            283 

 

                             132 

                         992 

Cumulative effect accounting adjustment, net of income taxes

                           -

                               -  

 

                                -   

                      (47)

 



 



 

Net income

$                - 

$           283  

 

$           132  

$           945 

 





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The February 28, 2002 consolidated balance sheet has been reclassified to reflect the net assets of JM Ney which were held for sale, as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Inventory

$        4,144 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

182 

Property, plant and equipment, net

2,732 

Other assets

110 

Other current liabilities

   (194)

 


Total

$        6,974 

 

In connection with the asset sale, the Company entered into an eight-year lease with Deringer for the lease of JM Ney's manufacturing facility.  The lease calls for the Company to receive monthly rental payments at the annual rate of $290,000 with annual increases of the annual lease rate of $5,800.

 (3)           Investment in Moscow Broadband Communication Ltd.

The Company records its investment in Moscow Broadband Communication Ltd. ("Moscow Broadband") using the equity method of accounting.  Moscow Broadband has a December 31 year end and, as a result, the Company's equity in Moscow Broadband's results is reported on a two month lag.  For the nine months ended November 30, 2002 and 2001, the Company recorded losses of $506,000 and $591,000, respectively, which represent its 25% interest in Moscow Broadband's losses of $2,025,000 and $2,376,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively.  These losses include Moscow Broadband's recording of a 50% equity interest in the losses of ZAO ComCor-TV ("ComCor-TV"), a Russian company which delivers cable television, high speed data transmission and Internet services to its subscribers, for the same periods.

 In May 2002, Moscow Broadband contributed $5,000,000 to ComCor-TV's equity capital.  In July 2002, Moscow Telecommunications Company ("COMCOR") contributed operating equipment and shares of The Institute for Automated Systems ("IAS") with an aggregate agreed upon value of $17,374,000.  Such contributions were made in accordance with the provision of agreements, which if approved by the Company's stockholders and consummated, will result in the Company acquiring a 100% interest in ComCor-TV.  Until such transaction is closed, Moscow Broadband and COMCOR share voting control over ComCor-TV in accordance with agreements among the parties. Accordingly, Moscow Broadband continues to record a 50% equity interest in ComCor-TV's results of operations.

At November 30, 2002, the carrying value of the Company's investment in Moscow Broadband was $2,171,000, and the Company's 25% equity interest in the net assets of Moscow Broadband was $2,552,000.  The $381,000 difference is attributed to a non-depreciable asset that was contributed to ComCor-TV and will not result in the Company accreting the difference into its consolidated results of operations.

The following presents summarized financial information for Moscow Broadband as of September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 and its results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 (in thousands):

 



 September 30, 2002

December 31, 2001

Balance Sheet Data:

 

 

     Current assets

$         1,081

$         4,353

     Noncurrent assets

    9,174

    8,040

 



     Total assets

$       10,255

$       12,393

 



     Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$              46

$            137

     Stockholders' equity

  10,209

  12,256

 



     Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$       10,255

$       12,393



  

 

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Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

2002

2001

2002

2001

Statement of Operations Data:

 

 

 

 

     Net loss before equity in losses of ComCor-TV

$           (60)

$         (196)

$         (340)

$         (584)

     Equity in losses of ComCor-TV

(627)

(535)

(1,707)

(1,792)

 





     Net loss

$         (687)

$         (731)

$      (2,047)

$      (2,376)

 





 The following presents summarized financial information for ComCor-TV as of September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 (in thousands): 

 

September 30, 2002

December 31, 2001

Balance Sheet Data:

 

 

                Current assets

$         6,759

$         2,930

                Non-current assets

  28,099

  14,850

 



                Total assets

$       34,859

$       17,780

 



                Current liabilities

$         1,939

$         3,631

                Non-current liabilities and minority interest

  1,932

  2,124

                Stockholder's equity

  30,988

  12,025

 



              Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$       34,859

$       17,780

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

2002

2001

2002

2001

Statement of Operations Data:

 

 

 

 

  Revenues

$     443 

$     289 

$    1,308 

$     774 

  Cost of revenues, including amortization of intangibles

$   (882)

$   (685)

$  (2,535)

$(2,198)

  Loss from operations

$(1,262)

$(1,161)

$  (3,486)

$(3,906)

  Net loss

$(1,252)

$(1,071)

$  (3,412)

$(3,584)

 (4)           ComCor-TV and Moscow Broadband Transactions 

In April 2002, as amended in September 2002, the Company entered into agreements, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals, pursuant to which the Company will acquire the 50% equity ownership of ComCor-TV owned by COMCOR in exchange for 4,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock. The agreements require COMCOR to contribute defined operating assets and additional shares of  IAS to ComCor-TV.  Such contributions were made in July 2002.  In order to complete this transaction, the Company is required to acquire substantially all of the outstanding shares of Moscow Broadband that it currently does not own and to contribute Moscow Broadband's remaining shares of IAS and approximately $16.7 million of cash to ComCor-TV, of which $5 million was contributed by Moscow Broadband in May 2002. ComCor-TV is currently dependent upon outside sources of capital.  Without the capital to be provided by COMCOR, Moscow Broadband and the Company pursuant to the acquisition agreements, ComCor-TV may not be able to continue as a going concern, which could otherwise have a significant adverse affect on the reported value of the Company's investment in Moscow Broadband.  As further discussed in Note 11, the Company's board of directors has recommended that the Company close on these proposed transactions only if prior to closing the Company or Moscow Broadband shall have received commitments of $4 million or more of new capital.

 

 

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The agreements entered into in April 2002, as amended, pursuant to which the Company plans to increase its ownership of ComCor-TV require the Company and Moscow Broadband to make cash capital contributions to ComCor-TV totaling approximately $16.7 million, of which approximately $5 million was paid by Moscow Broadband in May 2002. In order to meet these payment obligations, the Company expects to raise funds by (i) obtaining a loan collateralized by JM Ney's real estate, (ii) selling certain short term investments or (iii) issuing shares of its stock or debt in a public or private offering, subject to the limitations contained in the acquisition agreements. The Company may also arrange for ComCor-TV or Moscow Broadband to raise funds through the issuance of equity securities, which, if successful, could result in the dilution of the Company's ownership of ComCor-TV.  However, depending on market conditions, such sources of cash may still be inadequate to meet the scheduled payments into ComCor-TV and still provide the Company with sufficient liquidity to meet its administrative expenses and debt service obligations.

(5)           Prepaid Pension Expense and Other liabilities

As a result of the sale of JM Ney's assets as discussed in Note 2, and the resultant decrease in work force, the Company recorded a curtailment gain of $76,000 relating to previously unrecognized prior service costs.  In addition, an actuarial gain of approximately $1,431,000 due to the reduction in the expected future pension benefits for plan participants has been recorded as an offset against previously unrecognized actuarial losses of the plan and, as a result, has not directly impacted the reported gain on sale.

In April 2002, the Company's defined benefit pension plan was amended to provide enhanced pension benefits to a group of retirees who previously had been receiving post-retirement health benefits from the Company.  The implementation of this plan amendment resulted in a net gain of $142,000 from the settlement of the post-retirement health liability and has been recorded as a reduction of general and administrative expenses in the Company's consolidated condensed statement of operations.

(6)           Income Taxes

Income tax expense represents an estimate of the effective income tax rate for the current fiscal year after considering valuation allowances with respect to the Company's ability to realize a tax benefit from its equity in the losses of Moscow Broadband.

(7)           Earnings  (Loss) Per Share

Earnings (loss) per share are computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding.  Diluted earnings per share assumes full conversion of all convertible securities into common stock at the later of the beginning of the year or date of issuance, unless antidilutive.   For the three and nine month periods ended November 30, 2002 and 2001 the effect of the assumed conversion of the Company's dilutive securities had an antidilutive effect on the Company's per share results from continuing operations.

(8)           Business Segments and Export Sales

  As discussed in Note 2, effective March 22, 2002, the Company sold the operating assets of JM Ney to Deringer.  The operations of JM Ney had comprised the Company's electronics segment.  As a result of the sale of these assets, the Company currently operates in one segment comprised of corporate, administrative and investment activities.

(9)           Litigation

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings generally incidental to its business.  The outcome of any litigation or regulatory issues contains an element of uncertainty.  Given the legal and factual issues that remain outstanding related to the Company's litigation, the Company currently has no basis to ascertain the range of loss, should any occur, with respect to an outcome that may be considered unfavorable.

(10)         Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

 In the prior fiscal year, during the nine months ended November 30, 2001, the Company issued 11,323 shares of its common stock from the conversion of 5,825 shares of its cumulative convertible preferred stock.

 

 

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

The accompanying Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") should be read in conjunction with the MD&A in the Company's Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2002.

Overview
From February 1991 through March 22, 2002, the Company owned JM Ney as its primary operating subsidiary.  The operating assets of JM Ney were sold effective March 22, 2002, and since that date the Company has substantially liquidated JM Ney's net current assets that were not sold, including accounts receivable and certain inventory balances.

The Company holds a 25% ownership interest in Moscow Broadband which in turn, holds a 50% interest in ComCor-TV, a Russian company which delivers cable television, high-speed data transmission and Internet services to its subscribers.  ComCor-TV is a start-up venture which is currently expanding its network and increasing its customer base to those homes and businesses to which it presently has access.

In April 2002, as amended in September 2002, the Company entered into agreements which, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals, will result in ComCor-TV being substantially wholly-owned by the Company through the purchase of the shares of ComCor-TV not presently owned by Moscow Broadband, and from the proposed purchase of substantially all of the shares of Moscow Broadband that the Company does not presently own.

Based upon the foregoing, the following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and the financial condition of the Company is not expected to be indicative of the Company's expectations of its future results of operations.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The MD&A discusses the Company's consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.  The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to product returns, bad debts, inventories, investments, income taxes, financing operations, retirement benefits, and contingencies and litigation.  Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.  Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Management believes the following critical accounting policies, among others, affect its more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements: 

Discontinued Operations
Under terms of the sale of JM Ney's operating assets, the Company remains exposed to losses from its inability to collect accounts receivable balances and from claims against the portion of the proceeds which are being held in escrow pending the satisfactory resolution of potential claims relating to certain inventories and representations made by the Company to Deringer.  The Company believes its reserves are adequate to meet these contingencies, but there can be no assurances until these matters have been fully resolved.

Deferred Tax Assets
The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce its deferred tax assets to the amount that it believes is more likely than not to be realized. The Company considers future taxable income and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in assessing the need for the valuation allowance.  When the Company determines that it may not be able to realize all or part of its net deferred tax assets, a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets to estimated recoverable amounts is charged to income in the period such determination is made.  Likewise, should the Company determine that it would be able to realize its deferred tax assets in the future in excess of its net recorded amount, a reduction in the valuation allowance would increase income in the period such determination is made.

Investment in Moscow Broadband
The Company records its investment in Moscow Broadband using the equity method which also requires that the carrying value of the investment be evaluated for impairment.   If ComCor-TV does not receive the planned increases to its equity capital or other sources of financing, the Company's carrying value of Moscow Broadband could be adversely impacted.

 

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2002 VS. THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2001

For the nine months ended November 30, 2002 and 2001 the Company reported net loss as follows (in thousands except per share amounts):



November 30, 2002

November 30, 2001

 

Amount

Per Share

Amount

Per Share

Net loss from continuing operations

$      (1,755)

$        (0.83)

$      (1,635)

$        (0.48)

Net income from discontinued operations

132 

0.06 

662 

0.32 

Gain on sale of JM Ney

     1,472 

     0.70 

            - 

          - 

 





 

$         (151)

$        (0.07)

$         (341)

$        (0.16)

 



Continuing Operations - Revenue
For the nine months ended November 30, 2002, revenues totaled $608,000 as compared to $467,000 in the comparable period in the prior fiscal year.  Significant components of revenue are as follows (in thousands):

 

November 30, 2002

November 30, 2001

Investment gains

$           311 

$             36 

Rental income

214 

254 

Interest and dividends

113 

12 

Ultrasonic royalties

37 

223 

Change in deferred compensation accounts

 (67)

  (58)

 



Total

$           608 

$            467 

 

 Current year rental income was earned from the lease of JM Ney's former manufacturing facility effective March 22, 2002, while the prior year's rental income relates to a property which the Company sold in December 2001.

Continuing Operations - General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses from continuing operations increased 53.0% to $1,989,000 for the nine months ended November 30, 2002, from $1,300,000 in the comparable period in the prior fiscal year. For the three months ended November 30, 2002, these expenses totaled $693,000, which was 57.9% more than the $439,000 of general and administrative expenses incurred in the comparable three-month period in the prior fiscal year.  Higher professional fees incurred in connection with the proposed acquisition of ComCor-TV and the preparation of regulatory reports in connection therewith, and depreciation expense on the JM Ney building which, prior to the sale of JM Ney's assets had been classified within cost of sales, were offset by a $142,000 gain from the settlement of retiree health care obligations through an amendment to the Company's deferred benefit pension plan.

Continuing Operations - Interest Expense
Interest expense from continuing operations for the nine months ended November 30, 2002 decreased 33% to $201,000 from $300,000 during the comparable period in the prior fiscal year.  For the three months ended November 30, 2002, interest expense totaled $65,000, which represented a 30.9% decrease from the $94,000 of interest expense incurred in the comparable three-month period in the prior fiscal year.  The prior year's annual sinking fund payment of the Company's 10 1/2% convertible subordinated debenture and the repayment in the prior fiscal year of a note payable to the Company's president lowered average debt levels which resulted in the decrease in this expense.

Equity in Losses of Moscow Broadband
The Company's equity in the losses of Moscow Broadband decreased 13.8% to $512,000 in the nine months ended November 30, 2002 from $594,000 in the comparable period of the prior fiscal year.  For the three months ended November 30, 2002, the Company's equity in Moscow Broadband's losses was $172,000, as compared to $183,000 equity in such losses for the comparable three-month period in the prior fiscal year.  Lower net operating costs at Moscow Broadband contributed to lowering the level of losses.

Income Tax Expense
Income taxes have been accrued based upon estimated effective tax rates for the fiscal year, after considering valuation allowances related to the Company's ability to realize a tax benefit from its equity in the losses of Moscow Broadband.

 

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Income from Discontinued Operations
During the nine month period ended November 30, 2002, the Company owned JM Ney for only 22 days until its sale effective March 22, 2002.  JM Ney's results for that period produced net income of $132,000 after income taxes.  During the three and nine month periods in the prior fiscal year, JM Ney's operations produced net income after income taxes of $283,000 and $945,000, respectively.

Gain on Sale of JM Ney
The sale of JM Ney's net assets in March 2002 produced a gain of $1,472,000 after a provision for income taxes of $686,000.  The components of the selling price resulted in proceeds which were higher than book value for inventory and fixed assets, which were partially offset by expenses of the transaction.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

At November 30, 2002 consolidated cash and marketable securities totaled $8,495,000 as compared to $1,607,000 as of February 28, 2002.  The increase of $6,888,000 is primarily attributable to the receipt of proceeds from the sale of JM Ney's operating assets, and to the subsequent realization of much of JM Ney's net current assets that were not sold to the buyer of its operating assets. The Company's consolidated net current assets increased from $4,520,000 at February 28, 2002 to $6,780,000 as of November 30, 2002.

In April 2002, as amended in September 2002, the Company entered into agreements, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals, under which the Company will acquire the 50% equity ownership of ComCor-TV owned by COMCOR in exchange for 4,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock.  The agreements require COMCOR to contribute defined operating assets and additional shares of IAS to ComCor-TV.  Such contributions were made in July 2002.  In order to complete this transaction, the Company is required to acquire substantially all of the outstanding shares of Moscow Broadband that it currently does not own and to contribute additional cash and Moscow Broadband's remaining shares of IAS to ComCor-TV.  ComCor-TV is currently dependent upon sources of capital from third parties.  Without the capital to be provided by COMCOR, Moscow Broadband and the Company pursuant to the agreements, ComCor-TV may not be able to continue as a going concern, which could otherwise have a significant adverse affect on the reported value of the Company's investment in Moscow Broadband.

Subject to shareholder approval, the Company expects to acquire the Moscow Broadband shares through the issuance of 2,250,000 shares of the Company's common stock.  The Company may issue further additional shares of its common stock to acquire additional Moscow Broadband shares that may be issued pursuant to a rights offering of its common stock.  At present, the Company does not know how much cash will be raised by the Moscow Broadband Rights Offering, or the exact terms of such offering.

For the balance of the current year and beyond, the Company is dependent upon its existing cash and short term investments and rental income from Deringer from the lease of JM Ney's manufacturing facility, to meet its operating expense, preferred dividend and debt service requirements. To the extent that such cash is used to fund additional investment activities of the Company, including, but not limited to investment in ComCor-TV, the Company will have fewer financial resources to meet such obligations.

The agreements entered into in April 2002, as amended, pursuant to which the Company plans to increase its ownership of ComCor-TV require the Company and Moscow Broadband to make cash capital contributions to ComCor-TV totaling approximately $16.7 million. Approximately $5 million of this amount was paid by Moscow Broadband in May 2002. The Company's board of directors has recommended that the Company close on the acquisition agreements only if prior to such closing of the acquisition the Company or Moscow Broadband shall have received commitments of $4 million or more of new capital.  In order to meet the payment obligations contained in the acquisition agreements and its own operating requirements, the Company expects to raise funds by obtaining a loan collateralized by JM Ney's real estate, by selling certain short term investments, or by issuing shares of its stock in a public or private offering, subject to the limitations contained in the acquisition agreements. The Company may also arrange for ComCor-TV or Moscow Broadband to raise funds, which, if successful, could result in the dilution of the Company's ownership of ComCor-TV.  However, depending on market conditions, such sources of cash may still be inadequate to meet the scheduled payments into ComCor-TV and still provide the Company with sufficient liquidity to meet its administrative expenses and debt service obligations.

OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

The Company has a contingent liability with respect to a $388,000 letter of credit issued by its bank to secure performance bonds issued in connection with an unresolved state income tax matter.


Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company is exposed to market risk from changes in equity security prices, interest rates and from factors that impact equity investments in Russia, as discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2002.  The following information is presented to update the status of the identified risks.
 

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EQUITY SECURITY RISK

At November 30, 2002, the Company has equity risk with respect to $1,328,000 of investments in publicly traded financial institutions, and it also has an equity investment in a Ukraine based utility company with a reported value of $5,000.

FOREIGN INVESTMENT RISK
The Company has an investment in Moscow Broadband with a carrying value of $2,171,000.  Moscow Broadband's primary asset is an investment in ComCor-TV, a Moscow, Russia-based broadband cable operator licensed to provide video, Internet and telephony to up to 1.5 million homes and businesses in Moscow. All such investments bear the specific economic, currency and political risks of this region.

In April 2002, as amended September 2002, the Company entered into agreements which, subject to stockholder and regulatory approvals, will result in ComCor-TV being substantially wholly-owned by the Company.   The consummation of these transactions will increase the concentration of both foreign investment risk and the venture capital risk associated with a start-up company which is experiencing operating losses and requires the commitment of funds to meet the capital expenditure needs of its business plan.  Such transactions are also expected to significantly reduce the Company's liquidity as discussed in the Liquidity and Capital Resource section of Item 2 of this report.

INTEREST RATE RISK

The Company currently has no variable rate obligations and its borrowing costs are not exposed to changes in interest rates.


Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), within the 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, the Company carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer along with the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Based upon that evaluation, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer along with the Company's Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective. There have been no significant changes in the Company's internal controls, or in other factors, which could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date the Company carried out its evaluation.

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in Company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in Company reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Part II.  Other Information

 
Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

Exhibit
                   Description

Exhibit 11               Statement re: Computation of Per Share Earnings.

(a)     Reports on Form 8-K:  During the three months ended November  30, 2002, the Company filed the following reports on Form 8-K:

(1)     On September 4, 2002, the Company reported that it had reached agreement to amend the terms of its planned acquisition of 50% of the outstanding stock of ComCor-TV for a fixed number of shares.  Pursuant to the amendment, the provision that the Company would issue $28 million of its common stock for the COMCOR  shares has been replaced with 4,000,000 shares.

 

 

 

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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.

ANDERSEN GROUP, INC.

 

By:          /s/ Oliver R. Grace, Jr.
                Oliver R. Grace, Jr.
                President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:       January 14, 2003

 

By:          /s/ Andrew M. O'Shea
                Andrew M. O'Shea
                Chief Financial Officer               

Date:       January 14, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Oliver R. Grace, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Andersen Group, Inc., certify that:

1.      I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Andersen Group, 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 statements 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-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a)    designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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 as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c)       presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.       The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a)       all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b)       any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6.       The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: January 14, 2003

/s/ Oliver R. Grace, Jr.

Oliver R. Grace, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

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CERTIFICATIONS

I, Andrew M. O'Shea, Chief Financial Officer of Andersen Group, Inc., certify that:

1.        I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Andersen Group, 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 statements 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-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a)       designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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 as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c)       presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.        The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a)       all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b)       any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6.       The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: January 14, 2003

/s/ Andrew M. O'Shea

Andrew M. O'Shea

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 11

ANDERSEN GROUP, INC.
Statement Re: Computation of Per Share Earnings
(In thousands, except per share data)

 

Three Months  Ended
November 30, 2002

Three Months  Ended
November 30, 2001

Nine Months  Ended
November 30, 2002

Nine Months  Ended
November 30, 2001

 Calculation of basic earnings  per share:

       

Numerator for basic and diluted earnings
   per share:

       

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$       (544)  

$      (349)   

$    (151)     

$    (690)     

 





Denominator for basic earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares     
   Outstanding during the period


2,100   


2,086     


2,100     


2,078      

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of dilutive securities

         - (a)

        - (a)

        - (a)

               -  (a)

 





Denominator for diluted earnings per share

  2,100   

  2,086     

  2,100     

  2,078      

 





Basic earnings per share

$      (0.26)  

$     (0.17)   

$     (0.07)   

$   (0.33)     

 





Diluted earnings per share

 $      (0.26)  

$     (0.17)   

$     (0.07)   

  $   (0.33)     

 



 (a)           For each of the three and nine month periods ended November 30, 2002 and 2001, the effect of outstanding stock options, or the assumed conversion of subordinated convertible notes or cumulative preferred stock, were anti-dilutive based upon the effects that the inclusion of the common stock equivalents would have had on the Company's reported results from continuing operations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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